1834 & 1839 varieties

[gription]

can someone point me towards some info on getting these straight?

all the large this, small that, medium yadda yadda stars and beaded cords with different head styles has my head in knots..

there's a port in the dansco album for a '34 sm8, sm stars, md letters... doesn't seem to exist? is that a typo?

[GarryN]

The Coin Facts page on the 1834 cent includes a list of finest known 1834 cents and there are references to Large and Small 8, Large Letters, Med. Letters.

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/matron_head_large_cents/1834_large_cents/1834_large_cent_varieties.htm