1826 Matron Head Cent. N-9. Rarity-3. MS-65 BN (PCGS).<strong>Type:</strong> Matron Head.<p><strong>Design:</strong> Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1826 below. Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a plain cord. Rev: A circular wreath encloses the denomination ONE CENT with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border.<p><strong>Weight Standard:</strong> 10.89 grams.<p><strong>Diameter:</strong> 28-29 mm.<p><strong>Die Variety:</strong> Newcomb-9. Obv: Wide date with even spacing between the digits. The letter T in LIBERTY is boldly repunched, star 11 less so. The 1826 N-9 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: Readily identifiable by defects at the upper left and base of the letter T in CENT, as well as close spacing between the words STATES and OF in the legend. The 1826 N-9 also represents the only use of this reverse die.<p>Seven of the eight known die marriages of this issue correspond to the normal date <em>Guide Book</em> listing of the 1826 Matron Head cent: N-1, N-3, N-4, N-5, N-6, N-7 and N-9.<p><strong>Die State:</strong> Noyes B/B. Obv: Faintly cracked from the border between star 1 and the date into the end of Libertys bust. There is also a narrow border break that covers three of the denticles between stars 7 and 8. The die is worn with light flowlines around the border. Close inspection with a loupe reveals light spalling from die rust on Libertys portrait behind the eye, around the ear and on the back of the neck. Rev: A diagonal crack nearly bisects center of the coin, originating at the border below the ribbon end and continuing through the lower wreath and the denomination ONE CENT before terminating in the leaves above the letters NE in ONE. The reverse die is also worn in this state with light flowlines around the border.<p><strong>Edge:</strong> Plain.<p><strong>Mintage for the Issue:</strong> 1,517,425 coins.<p><strong>Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety:</strong> Rarity-3: 301 to 400 coins in all grades.<p><strong>Strike:</strong> Well struck for the late die state, both sides exhibit razor sharp to full detail to the central design elements. The individual strands of Libertys hair are crisp, as are the leaves in the wreath. Peripheral detail is also exceptional, virtually all stars on the obverse with full centrils, the letters in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on the reverse crisp, even if a few of the latter are drawing toward the border. The impression is well centered, although we do note slightly broader denticulation along the right obverse border and from 8 to 5 oclock on the reverse than elsewhere.<p><strong>Surfaces:</strong> A lustrous, satiny example with rich copper-brown patina throughout. Direct lighting reveals iridescent steel-blue undertones, as well as the barest trace of faded mint color in the form of golden-brown outlines to many of the letters on the reverse. Even under close scrutiny the surfaces present as virtually pristine, the only worthwhile identifiers a tiny obverse toning spot in the field above the inner hair bun and a few speckles of carbon in the reverse field above the letter E in CENT.<p><strong>Commentary:</strong> Newcomb-9 vies with N-3 as the scarcest die marriage of the 1826 Matron Head cent issue. This is far and away the finest example from these dies that we have offered in the past decade, and by a full ten grading points since the prior record holder was a PCGS/CAC AU-55. Tied for CC#1 in the Bland census with an EAC grade of MS-63, Noyes also says MS-63, but tied for CC#3. In his cataloging for the Naftzger Collection Bob Grellman also graded this coin MS-63. A noteworthy significant rarity whose offering in the ESM Collection represents a fleeting bidding opportunity for the advanced large cent enthusiast.PCGS# 36832. NGC ID: 225G.PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 8; 5 finer in this category (all MS-66 BN).From the ESM Collection. Earlier ex Henry Chapman; Dr. George P. French; B. Max Mehls Fixed Price List of 1929, lot 467; T. James Clarke, 1954; R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr.; Ira & Larry Goldbergs sale of the R.E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr. Collection, Part II, February 2009, lot 186.
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