1834 Matron Head Cent. N-5. Rarity-4+. Large 8 and Stars, Medium Letters. Fine-12 (PCGS). Deep charcoal-copper patina with tinges of olive evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. Peripheral detail on the obverse is quite soft, but the date is fully legible, and the central design elements retain more or less bold outline detail. The reverse periphery is also somewhat soft, this feature on both sides at least partially attributable to die state. The scarce Newcomb-5 pairing is the only die marriage that corresponds to the Large 8 and Stars, Medium Letters emGuide Book/em variety of the 1834 cent issue.
