1795 Liberty Cap Cent. S-76B. Rarity-1. Plain Edge. MS-63 BN (PCGS). CAC.

1795 Liberty Cap Cent. S-76B. Rarity-1. Plain Edge. MS-63 BN (PCGS). CAC.，This 1795 cent offers simply outstanding quality and eye appeal for a Liberty Cap cent irrespective of date or variety. Both sides are ideally centered on the planchet with complete denticulation around both sides, that on the reverse is just a bit less uniform than on the obverse. Warm golden-brown patina dominates, although we do note glints of rose and steel-gray on both sides, the latter mostly confined to the protected areas around the peripheral devices. With the aid of a strong light remnants of salmon pink luster can be seen at the letter L in LIBERTY and around several of the letters in the words UNITED STATES. This remarkably smooth coin offers great eye appeal and will be just right for an advanced cabinet.<p>Sheldon-76B is the most available variety in the entire Liberty Cap cent series of 1793 to 1796. It is likely the first cent struck to Mint Director Elias Boudinots reduced weight standard of 10.89 grams approved by President Washington on December 27, 1795. According to numismatic researcher R.W. Julian, approximately half of the 501,500 Plain Edge cents of the 1795 date were struck on planchets cut from sheet copper purchased from various sources. The initial delivery for the issue, 20,000 coins struck on December 27 and probably all of the S-76B variety, are on blanks cut from John Anthonys shipment received in the Mint the previous day. Coinage of 1795-dated Plain Edge examples continued through March 12, 1796, using both rolled copper sheets and planchets made from remelted clippings. The former are usually of much higher quality and free of significant planchet defects, as here.<p>While a number of Mint State S-76B cents have survived, they are rare in an absolute sense and hold tremendous appeal for high grade type and variety purposes. The present example is included in the Condition Census list for the variety as published in the 2000 reference <em>Walter Breens Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents: 1793-1814</em>. The provenance given therein is incorrect, however, for this coin was acquired for the present collection from our (Stacks) October 1967 sale and has been off the market since that auction.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Charles Jay Collection, October 1967, lot 92. Lot tag included.，