1817 Matron Head Coronet Head Cent - 15 Stars
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $50,600
- Sold
- Grade
- MS65
- Auction house
- Goldberg Auctioneers
Description
The 1817 Matron Head Coronet Head Cent - 15 Stars, struck at the Philadelphia Mint, is part of the Matron Head Coronet Head Cents 1816-1835 collection. Philadelphia struck 3.9 million cents dated 1817 in all; how many carry 15 stars is not recorded. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, with stars around the border, and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT. The 15-Star and 13-Star obverse varieties exist. The 15 Stars obverse (N-16) is an engraving error: the stars were spaced too closely, and two more were added to fill the gap. Struck in copper, weighing 10.89 grams, 28 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #1597.
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