1835 Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-4 (Rarity-7 for die state). Small 8 and Stars. Fine Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). Deep olive and steel with a few flecks of brick on the reverse. Microporosity throughout, but still with pleasing aesthetic quality, all things considered. A section of the obverse die has broken and is sinking at star 5, connecting it to the rim. While no known coins exhibit a strike from a state after the full cud has broken out, it stands to reason that such a coin could exist. At present this is the terminal state, and the Noyes Census lists only five examples with the series of breaks seen here. This one is listed as the fourth finest. PCGS# 37099. NGC ID: 225S. From the John McBride Collection. Earlier ex Dick Punchard, February 1991; Wes Rasmussen; Dennis Mendelson, July 1998; our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection, Part I, July 2015 Baltimore Auction, lot 2263.
