1831 Matron Head Coronet Head Cent - Large Letters - CU-1C-1831-03 Cud

Description

Struck at the Philadelphia Mint nearly two centuries ago, this 1831 Matron Head Coronet Head cent carries a cud cataloged as CU-1C-1831-03 by Cuds on Coins. The cross-reference entry simply repeats the catalog number itself, indicating no independent attribution in other reference systems. The Matron Head large cent, part of the broader Coronet Head series (1816-1835), was designed by Robert Scot and features a stately Liberty portrait with a coronet inscribed LIBERTY on the obverse and a wreath encircling ONE CENT on the reverse. Philadelphia was the sole U.S. mint in 1831, and large cent production that year totaled approximately 3.36 million pieces, struck on the screw presses that predated the steam-powered coining equipment that would arrive later in the decade. Die steel produced in the early 1830s relied on crucible-forged alloys with less uniform metallurgical properties than modern tool steels, making rim fractures a common byproduct of production.

Cross References

• CU-1C-1831-03

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