1837 Coronet Head Large Cent (Porous Surfaces / Green Verdigris Patina 185

Denomination: Large Cent

Coin: Coronet Head

Composition: Copper

Year: 1837

Color: BN

Strike Type: Business

Fineness: 0.95

Mint Location: Philadelphia

KM Number: 109

Country of Origin: United States

Up for auction/sale is a piece of genuine pre-Civil War American history—an 1837 Coronet Head (Matron Head Modified) Large Cent, offered as a raw details piece due to environmental porosity and natural green verdigris undertones.

Struck at the Philadelphia Mint during the historic Panic of 1837 and the height of the Hard Times era, this large cent represents classic early U.S. copper circulation. While this coin exhibits environmental surface porosity and subtle, natural green oxidation (verdigris) in protected areas, it retains bold overall outlines, a clear date, and distinct design features on both sides. It makes a budget-friendly, character-rich addition for any collector filling a slot in an Early American Coppers (EAC) type set or Whitman folder.