1818 Matron Head Cent. N-9. Rarity-3. AU-58 (PCGS). A lovely cent with glossy chocolate-brown and tan surfaces. Subtle frosty luster remains in the fields on each side and a few spots of darker tone on the obverse are the only minor blemishes. Later die state with a rim break above star 8 and probably some reverse rim crumbling as well. A superior example and comes with quite the provenance. PCGS# 36625. NGC ID: 2253. From the John McBride Collection. Earlier from B. Max Mehls 1929 Fixed Price List sale of the Dr. George P. French Collection, lot 406; Carl Wurtzbach; Harry DeVore; Superiors sale of the Russell Wyatt Collection, September 1985, lot 414; our (Stacks) sale of the Herman Halpern Collection, March 1988, lot 359; Superiors sale of the Dennis Mendelson Collection, February 1991, lot 265; McCawley & Grellmans sale of the Walter Dudgeon Collection, July 1994, lot 28; Heritages sale of the Stuart MacDonald Collection, September 1997, lot 5197; Superiors sale of the March Wells Collection, February 2000, lot 1793; Superiors sale of the Dr. Wallace Lee Collection, May 2003, lot 627; Phil Moore; 2020 EAC Convention Sale, lot 242.
