1834 Matron Head Large Cent (Small 8) N-2 Clipped Planchet

Description

This 1834 Matron Head large cent of the Small 8 date variety — catalogued as Newcomb N-2 — exhibits a clipped planchet error, placing it at the intersection of die variety attribution and pre-strike mint error. Clipped planchets occur when the blanking press punches a new planchet from a strip of copper that partially overlaps a hole left by a previously punched blank, producing a coin with a characteristic curved or straight void along one edge. The Small 8 designation refers to the smaller-punched 8 digit in the date, a variant that distinguishes several 1834 die marriages in the Newcomb classification system. Newcomb N-2 is a specific die pairing within that system, the definitive reference for Matron Head — later termed Coronet Head — large cents struck from 1816 through 1839. The 1834 Matron Head cent was produced in pure copper at the Philadelphia Mint. The coexistence of the Newcomb die variety and the clipped planchet error makes this a specimen of dual numismatic significance.

Attribution History

• Discovered by NumisDexDealer
• Newcomb N-2