Lustrous warm chocolate patina evenly covers both sides of the problem-free planchet, serving as a perfect background for the classic portrait of Miss Liberty as well as the wreath and legends of the reverse. The strike is perfectly centered with the dentils on both sides all present and complete. The strike is deeply impressed, bold and even in all areas of the design with every element presented in sharp definition.<br />S-76B is a popular variety with type collectors as several examples are known that grade AU or finer. The obverse is distinctive with the tip of the 5 embedded in the base of the portrait, and the L of LIBERTY almost touching the cap. The high positioning of ONE CENT within the wreath makes identification of the reverse almost immediate. The first 37,000 Cents struck in 1795 had the traditional lettered edge, but the price of copper was rapidly rising and soon it cost well more than a cent to strike the coins in the old standard. Legislation was quickly accomplished to allow for the reduction in weight of both the Half Cent and Cent, resulting in coins of the same diameter, but not thick enough to allow the edge to be lettered. While the Plain Edge 1795 large cents are the most readily available of the 1795 issues, superior examples such as the present coin quickly find their way into high-grade collections and often spend decades in such cabinets.Typically seen well-worn and with defects affecting the planchet and/or design, the present coin is a pleasing exception to that rule. This splendid example is the sort of large cent that attracts considerable attention, so be at the top of your game when this one comes up for bid.<br />,,PCGS# 1380. NGC ID:223T.,NGC Census: 8; just 3 finer through MS-65 BN.,
