Just dug the finest large cent I have ever seen come out of the ground! 1826 Matron Head Cent

[Fugio]

So today, after extensive rains thawed the frozen ground here in New England, I thought I would bust out the Legend for a little night time adventure. I went to the same spot on my property where I recently dug a 1788 Mass Copper, and within 15 minutes, about 15 feet from where I found the Mass Copper, I got a nice sounding 52 on the Legend. Pulled up the soaking wet plug, and I could tell right away I just found a nice large cent! The details were quite visible before even attempting to remove any soil. I quickly brought her into the house to be cleaned up, and I simply could not believe the fantastic state of preservation of this coin; I have never found a copper coin of comparable age in such fantastic shape. I will be out looking for more at the first opportunity! Results to follow!

 

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[sibbley]

Beautiful coin. Amazing find for sure.

 

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[Silvermonkey]

Wow......Great detail! You sure scored one beautiful large cent. Congrats!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Wow! Beauty... eh?!

 

[Fugio]

Coronet Head Cent.

Hey ARC, thanks for checking this one out. Interestingly, it appears we are either both right or one of us is wrong. The Red Book refers to this series as the "Matron Head Cent." PCGS however, refers to the same series as the "Cornet Head" cents. I never noticed this discrepancy before--very interesting.

 

[dig deeper now]

So today, after extensive rains thawed the frozen ground here in New England, I thought I would bust out the Legend for a little night time adventure. I went to the same spot on my property where I recently dug a 1788 Mass Copper, and within 15 minutes, about 15 feet from where I found the Mass Copper, I got a nice sounding 52 on the Legend. Pulled up the soaking wet plug, and I could tell right away I just found a nice large cent! The details were quite visible before even attempting to remove any soil. I quickly brought her into the house to be cleaned up, and I simply could not believe the fantastic state of preservation of this coin; I have never found a copper coin of comparable age in such fantastic shape. I will be out looking for more at the first opportunity! Results to follow!

Carrying around 20 cents like this would wear a hole in your pocket. Happy Hunting

 

[JeffInMass]

Immaculate! Looks like it went from a bank to someones hand to where you found it- just a beautiful Matron- Big time Congrats!

 

[Merf]

So today, after extensive rains thawed the frozen ground here in New England, I thought I would bust out the Legend for a little night time adventure. I went to the same spot on my property where I recently dug a 1788 Mass Copper, and within 15 minutes, about 15 feet from where I found the Mass Copper, I got a nice sounding 52 on the Legend. Pulled up the soaking wet plug, and I could tell right away I just found a nice large cent! The details were quite visible before even attempting to remove any soil. I quickly brought her into the house to be cleaned up, and I simply could not believe the fantastic state of preservation of this coin; I have never found a copper coin of comparable age in such fantastic shape. I will be out looking for more at the first opportunity! Results to follow!

That is a beauty Jeff.

 

[pickaway]

So today, after extensive rains thawed the frozen ground here in New England, I thought I would bust out the Legend for a little night time adventure. I went to the same spot on my property where I recently dug a 1788 Mass Copper, and within 15 minutes, about 15 feet from where I found the Mass Copper, I got a nice sounding 52 on the Legend. Pulled up the soaking wet plug, and I could tell right away I just found a nice large cent! The details were quite visible before even attempting to remove any soil. I quickly brought her into the house to be cleaned up, and I simply could not believe the fantastic state of preservation of this coin; I have never found a copper coin of comparable age in such fantastic shape. I will be out looking for more at the first opportunity! Results to follow!

Nice coin, congrats

 

[sandchip]

Incredible! What a beauty.

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on an exceptional recovery!

 

[ARC]

Hey ARC, thanks for checking this one out. Interestingly, it appears we are either both right or one of us is wrong. The Red Book refers to this series as the "Matron Head Cent." PCGS however, refers to the same series as the "Cornet Head" cents. I never noticed this discrepancy before--very interesting.

"Coronet Head sometimes is used to describe the large cents of 1816 to 1857 in general, but most often is applied to those struck from 1816-39. Coronet cents also are divided into subtypes, such as the Matron Head, coined as late as 1835; the Young Head of 1835-39; and finally, the so-called Silly Head and Booby Head subtypes, unique to 1839."

"Curiously, The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins places the Young Head cents in the grading section with the Braided Hair subtype of 1839-57. I don't understand the reasoning behind this decision, but it coincides with the breakdown of subtypes in the "Red Book" (Whitman's A Guide Book of United States Coins). This seems to be more a matter of semantics than numismatics."

PS... Sorry i did not respond to you quicker... i never saw it... been steady busy these days.... hope this explained it.

Link to more and Ref - https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-gradin...lso are divided,Head subtypes, unique to 1839.

 

[oldmxrat]

Sweet recovery, congrats!

 

[jewelerguy]

that's pretty sweet

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is an extremely nice looking LC. Congrats on a great looking coin.

 

[kmk]

So today, after extensive rains thawed the frozen ground here in New England, I thought I would bust out the Legend for a little night time adventure. I went to the same spot on my property where I recently dug a 1788 Mass Copper, and within 15 minutes, about 15 feet from where I found the Mass Copper, I got a nice sounding 52 on the Legend. Pulled up the soaking wet plug, and I could tell right away I just found a nice large cent! The details were quite visible before even attempting to remove any soil. I quickly brought her into the house to be cleaned up, and I simply could not believe the fantastic state of preservation of this coin; I had never found a copper coin of comparable age in such fantastic shape. I will be out looking for more at the first opportunity! Results to follow!

Very nice, the condition is in great shape!

 

[Gofish73]

So today, after extensive rains thawed the frozen ground here in New England, I thought I would bust out the Legend for a little night time adventure. I went to the same spot on my property where I recently dug a 1788 Mass Copper, and within 15 minutes, about 15 feet from where I found the Mass Copper, I got a nice sounding 52 on the Legend. Pulled up the soaking wet plug, and I could tell right away I just found a nice large cent! The details were quite visible before even attempting to remove any soil. I quickly brought her into the house to be cleaned up, and I simply could not believe the fantastic state of preservation of this coin; I have never found a copper coin of comparable age in such fantastic shape. I will be out looking for more at the first opportunity! Results to follow!

Beautiful LC, congrats

 

[igloo777]

Beautiful indeed, congrats!

 

[ModernMiner]

What a beautiful LC.
Congrats to you,
MM

 

[Fugio]

Immaculate! Looks like it went from a bank to someones hand to where you found it- just a beautiful Matron- Big time Congrats!

That's what I was thinking after I cleaned this one off. Must have been dropped pretty soon after being released into circulation.

 

[Fugio]

"Coronet Head sometimes is used to describe the large cents of 1816 to 1857 in general, but most often is applied to those struck from 1816-39. Coronet cents also are divided into subtypes, such as the Matron Head, coined as late as 1835; the Young Head of 1835-39; and finally, the so-called Silly Head and Booby Head subtypes, unique to 1839."

"Curiously, The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins places the Young Head cents in the grading section with the Braided Hair subtype of 1839-57. I don't understand the reasoning behind this decision, but it coincides with the breakdown of subtypes in the "Red Book" (Whitman's A Guide Book of United States Coins). This seems to be more a matter of semantics than numismatics."

PS... Sorry i did not respond to you quicker... i never saw it... been steady busy these days.... hope this explained it.

Link to more and Ref - https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading-guide/grading-coronet-head-cents/#:~:text=Coronet cents also are divided,Head subtypes, unique to 1839.

I hear you, I have been staying busy lately myself! Thanks for the info and the link; I appreciate it! Always love learning something new. Hope you have an excellent Christmas and New Years.