1839 Modified Matron Head Coronet Head Cent

About This Coin

The 1839 Modified Matron Head Coronet Head Cent is a United States cent from the Modified Matron Head Coronet Head Cents 1835-1839 series. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a hair ribbon inscribed LIBERTY, with a coronet of stars around her head, while the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT. Designed by Robert Scot. Struck in copper, weighing 10.89 grams, 28 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. The Matron Head (or Coronet) large cent represented the next evolution in cent design, produced during the "Era of Good Feelings" through the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The large cent was a workhorse of everyday American commerce. Common by large cent standards but still collected avidly. Many die varieties exist, cataloged in the Newcomb reference system.