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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24602988, member: 101855&quot;]I would be more inclined to say that Christian Gobrecht designed the large cents from the late 1837s. The general concept was still there, but the treatment of the &quot;Liberty&quot; crown and profile were different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Matron Head Large Cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1563118[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Large cent from the late 1830s when Gobrecht was modifying the designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1563119[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the problem the mint officials had was that they were not ready to go to the copper-nickel composition and the much smaller cent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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