1819 Matron Head Cent. N-10. Rarity-4. Small Date. AU Details--Corrosion Removed (PCGS). A high quality example of this scarce variety with sharp detail and mostly original surfaces that are a natural mix of reddish dark-olive and light tan. There were perhaps a few tiny corrosion spots around the portrait that were carefully tooled away, but it requires some work to find them. Graded NGC AU-58 in the Reiver sale. PCGS# 36655. NGC ID: 2254. From the John McBride Collection. Earlier ex George Ramont, 1971; Heritages sale of the Jules Reiver Collection, January 2006, lot 28159; Rod Burress, January 2010.
