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My Small Collection of 1794 Large Cents

EddiEddi Posts: 509 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 21, 2022 12:47PM in U.S. Coin Forum

There is something quite special about 1794 Large Cents

It is difficult to define precisely what it is, but to me it has something to do with the 'warmth' the various die varieties irradiate, the simple but endearing designs, the fact one can imagine the dedication with which the engravers worked, bent over their wooden benches carving their designs into steel in those long ago days in 1794.

As a foreign collector of US coins I have not been immune to this special attraction, and have managed to assemble this small collection of 1794 cents as I could find them and was able to afford them, all of them but one found locally in Europe.

I hope you like them.








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  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 835 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice collection! and interesting that they were all found in Europe

  • oilers99oilers99 Posts: 223 ✭✭✭

    Great looking 1794s

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,540 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful!
    Agree that finding most of them in Europe is very surprising.
    Though low grade, I really like and appreciate that head of ‘93 example.

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,961 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice @Eddi :)

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  • bennybravobennybravo Posts: 1,950 ✭✭✭

    Wonderful collection!

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  • OmegaraptorOmegaraptor Posts: 540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 21, 2022 1:36PM

    Wonderful pieces and congratulations on acquiring them all in Europe. The third to last piece shown is incredible! Nice head of 93 as well. They definitely aren't easy to come by!

    Many early copper collectors focus on a specific year and I feel much the same way about 1796 cents as you do about the 1794 cents. There are many rare die pairings for those coins and there tends to be a lot of variation from variety to variety, in addition to the multiple engraving and denticulation techniques used to create the dies in 1796 - it gives them so much character to me. I know you have quite a few 1796 cents as well.

    Either way a wonderful way to learn, hands-on, how things worked at America's first official mint during its infancy.

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  • TimNHTimNH Posts: 179 ✭✭✭

    Very cool when folks outside of the US collect old American coins. Of all the countries to pick it seems a rather costly one :)

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Excellent! Love those '94's...

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  • WilliamFWilliamF Posts: 831 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Early Copper! Yummy! :tongue:
    They look amazing, and I can tell that wasn't the cheapest set to build either, those are pretty nice for lower grade 1794's!

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice. Someday I will get one.

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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful group, Eddi. A pleasure to see them all together.

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,373 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No wonder I can't find one...seriously, nice set of old large coppers!

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Eddi... Very nice set of coins. I would love to find one like the fifth coin a reasonable price. Cheers, RickO

  • jacrispiesjacrispies Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful set. Thanks for sharing!!

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  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Small collection?

    great stuff

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,827 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A nice little group.

  • coinnutcoinnut Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fantastic set. I also love the 1794 date as well as the cap. Thanks for posting.

  • EddiEddi Posts: 509 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Beautiful!
    Agree that finding most of them in Europe is very surprising.
    Though low grade, I really like and appreciate that head of ‘93 example.

    Thank you. That head of '93 is a Sheldon 18b, the variety most commonly found.
    As you note, the reverse is extremely weak - from what I have seen this is very often the case. All in all, however, I was very happy to come across it.

  • EddiEddi Posts: 509 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    @Eddi... Very nice set of coins. I would love to find one like the fifth coin a reasonable price. Cheers, RickO

    It is Interesting you picked that one. It is a Sheldon-45. This variety is quite scarce, considered to be a high rarity 5. It appeared in an auction in Spain which really surprised me.

  • EddiEddi Posts: 509 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 23, 2022 5:12AM

    @Omegaraptor said:
    Wonderful pieces and congratulations on acquiring them all in Europe. The third to last piece shown is incredible! Nice head of 93 as well. They definitely aren't easy to come by!

    Many early copper collectors focus on a specific year and I feel much the same way about 1796 cents as you do about the 1794 cents. There are many rare die pairings for those coins and there tends to be a lot of variation from variety to variety, in addition to the multiple engraving and denticulation techniques used to create the dies in 1796 - it gives them so much character to me. I know you have quite a few 1796 cents as well.

    Either way a wonderful way to learn, hands-on, how things worked at America's first official mint during its infancy.

    Thank you very much. I share your enthusiasm for 1796 cents as well - I particularly like the Draped Bust type, which appeared for the first time in that year. I have found those very difficult to find in good condition, as I am sure you have as well.
    That 1794 you point out showed up in an antique fair in Antwerp, Belgium. I could not believe it!

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Eddi... I did not know about the Sheldon attribution... Just like the quality of the coin. Thanks for the information. Cheers, RickO

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