I'm kinda new to Large Cents. I know the 8 and stars are small. Can anyone tell if it's the Matron Head or Head of 1836? Thanks.
If you would post larger pics of the obverse and reverse, we might be able to attribute the variety (and therefore its rarity).
Yea I'll be able to get some more pics tomorrow. Seems like every year of these Large Cents had 3-4 versions. Will be an adventure to collect haha.
There are only three years that have only one variety, 1804, 06, and 09. There are only a few years that only have two varieties, 1799, 1811, 1813, 1814, 1821, and 1823. Every other year could have anywhere from 3 to 69 varieties.
Yep - head of 1836, small 8 and stars. Looks like it could be an n-14, can really tell - the coronet line looks straight.
Most of the early American Coinage has recognizable die varieties. Redbook varieties are usually groups of coins with similar characteristics rather than a specific die variety unless there is something extraodinary about a particular variety. Sheldon (S) numbers are the most common variety identifier for early date Large Cents (1793-1814); Newcomb (N) picks up for Middle Date (1816-1839) and Late Dates (1840-1857). In Newcombs system, every year starts over so N-14 would be the 14th known variety of 1835.
I could believe Newcomb-14. As Mark mentioned, it's impossible to tell from these photos. Here's an interesting thought, AOmonsta... it's also possible it is Newcomb-19, which shared the same reverse die but a different obverse die. If it is N-19, it's a very rare die variety (r.6). It's worth getting better pictures; take it out of the 2x2 and shoot it raw.
