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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 3877174, member: 8959&quot;]I like early copper<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, and specially those of the years 1793 to 1814.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I cannot say that I particularly &#039;wildly&#039; prefer any particular type out of the various types minted between these years, i.e 1793 Chains, 1793 Wreaths, 1793 to 1796 Liberty Caps, 1796 to 1807 Draped Busts, or the 1808 to 1814 Classic Heads.&nbsp; I like them all.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I have to admit that the cents of 1794 do have a &#039;special something&#039; to them, something difficult to define. Perhaps the way the busts were cut, the aesthetics of the bust which have a special &#039;warmth&#039; to it, or something else. So much so, that within the early American Copper collecting community a group of collectors collect nothing more than the cents of 1794.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have managed to build a small group of 94&#039;s within my early copper collection, unfortunately too few, but firmly intend to continue with this endeavour. As I said, there is something special to them. Here are some of my examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any &#039;94&#039;s you may have!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1794, Head of 1793:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1024273[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1024274[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1794, Heads of 1794:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1024276[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1024277[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1024278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1024279[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1794, Heads of 1795:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1024280[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1024283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1024285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1024286[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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