1837 Modified Matron Head Coronet Head Cent - Plain Cords, Medium Letters
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Coin Details
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026, from published price guides and, in some cases, recorded auction sales. For most coins the range runs from a well-worn example (around G-4) to an uncirculated one, but individual coins can sell for more or less depending on grade, eye appeal and demand. Compare recent sales of similar coins for a closer estimate.
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $9,775
- Sold
- Grade
- MS67
- Auction house
- Goldberg Auctioneers
Description
The 1837 Modified Matron Head Coronet Head Cent - Plain Cords, Medium Letters is a cent from the Philadelphia Mint, belonging to the Modified Matron Head Coronet Head Cents 1835-1839 series. Philadelphia's 1837 cents numbered 5.6 million in all; the Plain Cords, Medium Letters share is not recorded. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a hair ribbon inscribed LIBERTY, with a coronet of stars around her head and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT. Minted during the age of Jacksonian democracy; Congress authorized branch mints at Charlotte, Dahlonega and New Orleans in 1835, and they opened in 1838. Struck in copper, weighing 10.89 grams, 28 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #1735.
External References
Error Varieties(4)
1837 Matron Head Large Cent Newcomb-2 Obverse Retained Interior Die Break
CU-1C-1837-01 Cud
PC-1c-1837-01R Pre-Cud
PC-1c-1837-05 Pre-Cud
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