1820 Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-4. Small Date. AU-50 (PCGS). Deep olive and chocolate-brown with accents of steel. Glossy and pleasing with a few marks that mostly require magnification. A subtle old spot, long inactive, may be seen at the E of STATES and serves as a good identifier. Evenly struck. A scarce variety in high grade with only a single Mint State coin listed in the Noyes Census. Noyes photo #36698. PCGS# 36688. NGC ID: 2256. From the John McBride Collection. Earlier ex D. Gershenson; McCawley & Grellmans sale of the John Schoentag Collection, January 1996, lot 324; our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection, Part II, March 2016 Baltimore Auction, lot 10048.