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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3473607, member: 101855&quot;]Here is an example of the next generation of Pole to Cap cents, a 1795. This is a Sheldon 76b which is the most common variety in the series. The artwork is not as elegant here as it is on the 1794 cent I posted earlier.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]924007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]924008[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is an early die state, which means that it may have been struck during the last week in December 1795. Many of these coins were sturck in 1796.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an example of the Plain Edge 1795 cent. Earlier these coins were struck on heavier, thicker plancets which allowed for edge lettering. In an effort to improve the first mint&#039;s financial situation, Congress passed a bill that allowed George Washington to lower the weights for the half cent and large cent by executive order. He did that in late 1795 which explains why variety 76 comes in two subvarieties, the thick planchet (a) and the thin planchet (b).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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