1816 - 1839 Liberty Head (Matron or Coronet) Large Cent

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Liberty Head (Matron or Coronet) Large Cent General Grading Standards

G4 Good - Head details partly visible. Even wear in date and legends. VG8 Very Good - LIBERTY, date, stars, legends clear. Part of hair cord visible. F12 Fine - All hairlines show. Hair cords show uniformly. VF20 Very Fine - Hair cords only slightly worn. Hairlines only partly worn, all well defined. EF40 Extremely Fine - Both hair cords stand out sharply. All hairlines sharp. AU50 About Uncirculated - Only traces of wear on the hair and the highest point on leaves and bow. MS60 Uncirculated - Typical brown to red surface. No trace of wear. MS63 Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Luster may be impaired.

Liberty Head (Matron) Large Cent Specifications

Content: 100% copper Weight: 10.89 grams Diameter: 28-29 millimeters

Edge: Plain Designer 1816-1838: Robert Scot Designer 1839: Robert Scot, modified by Christian Gobrecht. (Obverse of the one Braided Hair variety.)

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1816	2,820,982	0
1817	3,948,400	About 10
1818	3,167,000	0
1819	2,671,000 (includes some dated 1820)	About 10
1820	4,407,550 (plus some minted in 1819)	About 10
1821	389,000	About 20
1822	2,072,339	About 20
1823	1,262,000	About 10
1824		About 10
1825	1,461,100	About 10
1826	1,517,425	0
1827	2,357,732	About 20
1828	2,260,624	About 10
1829	1,414,500	About 20
1830	1,711,500	About 20
1831	3,359,260	About 20
1832	2,362,000	About 10
1833	2,739,000	About 10
1834	1,855,100	About 20
1835	3,878,400	About 10
1836	2,111,000	About 10
1837	5,558,300	About 20
1838	6,370,200	About 20
1839	3,128,661 (includes one Braided Hair variety)	0

Mint Mark Legend

There are no mintmarks on these coins, all coins were minted in Philadelphia.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present

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