1825 Large Cent - 1825 1C PCGS XF45 CAC. This eye-appealing, chocolate and dark brown 1825 Matron Head Large Cent has hard, glossy surfaces that are clean for the grade. The colors confirm the coins originality. It is a well struck piece with strong details on Libertys hair and the wreaths leaves. About half the dentils show on each side. Both hair cords stand out sharply as does the wavy strand of hair that follows the inner hair cord. The CAC sticker confirms that the coin is a premium quality piece that fully merits the assigned grade. 

Designed by Robert Scot, the Matron Head Large Cent shows Liberty in profile facing left. Her hair is tied in the back in a bun and also flows down her neck. She wears a LIBERTY inscribed coronet. She is surrounded by thirteen six-pointed stars with the date below. The reverse shows the denomination ONE CENT written in two lines within a laurel wreath tied at the bottom with a bow. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the wreath. Dentils are at the periphery of both sides of the coin, and the edge is plain.

Scot was born in 1744. It is uncertain if he was born in Edinburgh, Scotland or in England. He was trained as a watchmaker in England and learned engraving afterwards. He moved to the United States in 1777, where he worked as an engraver of plates, bills of exchange, and office scales. During the Revolution, he was an engraver of paper money. In 1781 he moved to Philadelphia. He was appointed Chief Engraver of the United States Mint on November 23, 1793 by David Rittenhouse, Mint Director.

His salary in 1795 was $1,200 per year. The Mint Director received only $800 dollars per year more. Scots ability to make dies was limited, and in his advanced years he had failing eyesight. His work was somewhat less than that done in Europe at the time, and Scot was criticized for its poor quality. Despite these limitations, he was responsible for designs of most of Americas first coins. These include the Flowing Hair and the Draped Bust motifs used on early silver coins and the Capped Bust gold coins. Scot also designed the 1794-1797 half-cent, the 1800-1808 draped bust half-cent, and the Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal.

In its population report, PCGS shows 11 1825 Large Cents certified at the XF45 grade level. At CAC, as of July 2013, there is 1 1825 Large Cent, the present coin, confirmed in XF45.