1826 Matron Head Cent. N-5. Rarity-2. AU Details--Tooled (PCGS). Glossy bluish olive-brown with a bit of frosty luster remaining in the fields. A sharp and fairly attractive piece with no obvious impairments. The PCGS qualifier concerns some removed corrosion, most notably above the head under stars 8 and 9. PCGS# 36823. NGC ID: 225G. From the John McBride Collection. Earlier ex Chris McCawley, May 2012.