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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25389297, member: 101855"]I have own three 1794 large cents during my time as a collector. The first one had fairly nice obverse, but the reverse was virtually blank. It was my type coin when I was in high school. Here is the second one. The grading services kicked this one back to my in a "body bag" as a no grade. [ATTACH=full]1625859[/ATTACH] My current piece is a Sheldon 20. This coin has a long pedigree. It's most famous recent owner was Dan Holmes. It's in a PCGS MS-62, Brown holder, but the official EAC grade is AU-50. [ATTACH=full]1625860[/ATTACH] I think that this coin is very elegant for a simple large cent. Yes, it had a lot more buying power in its day than cents do today, but it still cuts quite an image for the second most humble coin among the ten denominations that the first mint issued. This piece is a plate coin in David Bowers' A Guide Book of Half Cents and Large Cents. It is located at the top of page 312, "Flat Pole, Reverse Letters Close to Denticles." In late 1794 and for 1795, the obverse relief was lowered. This resulted in prolonging the life of the dies, but the design eye appeal suffered. Here is a high grade 1795 large cent. This one is a Sheldon 76b which is the most common variety among the Liberty Cap large cents. [ATTACH=full]1625861[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]