1795 1C Lettered Edge, BN
1795 1C Reeded Edge, BN

1795 1C S-76b, Plain Edge, BN (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Cap Cents 1793-1796

PCGS MS66BN

PCGS MS66BN

PCGS MS65BN

PCGS MS65BN

PCGS MS63+BN

PCGS MS63+BN

PCGS #:
35723
Designer:
Attributed to Robert Scot
Edge:
Plain
Diameter:
28.00 millimeters
Weight:
10.89 grams
Mintage:
N/A
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
Copper
Auction Record:
$79,313 • MS66BN • 02-01-2016 • Goldberg Auctioneers

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Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 PCGS MS66BN

Rodney T. Grove; Robert Nofal and Lewis Kling; “Auction '81,” Superior Galleries, July 1981, Lot 511; Heritage, June 1989, Lot 959;' Anthony Terranova; William Shamhart, sold privately in June 2005; "The Thomas D. Reynolds Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, June 2016, Lot 55 -  $79,312.50. S-76b.
2 PCGS MS65BN

Allison W. Jackman; Allison W. Jackman Estate, 1917; “The Allison W. Jackman Collection,” Henry Chapman, June 1918, Lot 703 – $29; Henry Chapman; Dr. George P. French; French Collection to B. Max Mehl, by sale en bloc, 1929; “The Dr. George P. French Collection,” B. Max Mehl, Fixed Price List, 1930, Lot 88 – $75; Henry A. Sternberg; J.C. Morgenthau & Company, April 1933, Lot 12 – $17; T. James Clarke; Dr. William H. Sheldon; R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.; The R.E. ‘Ted’ Naftzger, Jr. Collection, by sale en bloc, April 1972; Eric Streiner, by sale en bloc via Stack’s, February 1992; Jay Parrino; W.M. “Jack” Wadlington, April 1996; Richard Burdick, by sale, December 2008. As PCGS MS65BN #32189854. “The D. Brent Pogue Family Collection, Part V,” Stack’s Bowers / Sotheby’s March 31, 2017, Lot 5102 – $51,700. S-76b.
3 PCGS MS64BN

As ANACS MS63BN. "The Medio and Da Costa Gomez Collections," Stack's, June 2004, Lot 2161; "The Johnson-Blue Collection," Stack's, August 8, 2010, Lot 198 - $10,350. As PCGS MS64BN #06623056. Heritage Auctions, August 12, 2015, Lot 3924 – $22,325. As PCGS MS64BN #25644762. Heritage Auctions, December 3, 2015, Lot 3014 – $24,686.75. S-76b. Sheldon number not attributed on the holder.
4 PCGS MS63+BN

Goldberg Auctioneers, February 1, 2016, Lot 56 - $16,450. S-76b.
5 PCGS MS63BN

Heritage Auctions, March 30, 1989, Lot 14 - $3190; Heritage Rare Coin Galleries; Heritage Auctions, October 5, 1989, Lot 31 - $3850; Del N. Bland, October 1989; "The G. Lee Kuntz Collection," Superior Galleries, October 6, 1991, Lot 86 - $5,500; "The Robinson S. "Robbie" Brown, Jr. Collection," Superior Galleries, Janaury 27, 1996, Lot 107 - $8,250; Chris Kromer; Superior Galleries, February 18, 2001, Lot 2154 - $7,187.50. As PCGS MS63BN #15004993. "The Colonel Steven Ellsworth Collection of U.S. Large Cents, 1793-1796," Heritage Auctions, Janaury 8, 2026, Lot 2083 - $16,470; "The Kirby Major US Coin Design Set" (PCGS Set Registry). S-76b.
5 PCGS MS63BN

“The Charles Jay Collection,” Stack’s, October 1967, Lot 92 – $1,300; unknown intermediaries; Ed Milas; Jerry A. Bobbe; “The A.J. Vanderbilt Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, March 22, 2018, Lot 10006 – $20,400. S-76b. Sheldon number not attributed on the holder.
7 PCGS MS62+BN

Anthony Terranova, 1997; Heritage Auctions, August 3, 2012, Lot 5022 – $16,450. S-76b. Die State IV.
7 PCGS MS62+BN
8 PCGS MS62BN

Heritage Auctions, July 31, 2008, Lot 1010 – $23,000. S-76b. 
8 PCGS MS62BN

New England Rare Coin Auctions, July 1976, Lot 413 – $825; Gary Sturtridge (The House of Stuart, Ltd.); later, Vintage Auctions, February 1989, Lot 148 – $2,850; Julian Leidman; Superior Galleries, February 1991, Lot 675; Julian Leidman; Joe Dooley; McCawley and Grellman, January 1997, Lot 208 – $4,620; “The Stuart MacDonald Collection,” Heritage Auctions, September 1997, Lot 5085 – $5,060; Thomas D. Reynolds; PCGS MS62BN #13470606. “The Wes Rasmussen Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 2005, Lot 3088 – $6,900. “The Walter J. Husak Collection,” Heritage Auctions, February 15, 2008, Lot 2079 – $19,550. As PCGS MS62BN #25594334. S-76b.
#1 PCGS MS66BN

Rodney T. Grove; Robert Nofal and Lewis Kling; “Auction '81,” Superior Galleries, July 1981, Lot 511; Heritage, June 1989, Lot 959;' Anthony Terranova; William Shamhart, sold privately in June 2005; "The Thomas D. Reynolds Collection," Goldberg Auctioneers, June 2016, Lot 55 -  $79,312.50. S-76b.
#2 PCGS MS65BN

Allison W. Jackman; Allison W. Jackman Estate, 1917; “The Allison W. Jackman Collection,” Henry Chapman, June 1918, Lot 703 – $29; Henry Chapman; Dr. George P. French; French Collection to B. Max Mehl, by sale en bloc, 1929; “The Dr. George P. French Collection,” B. Max Mehl, Fixed Price List, 1930, Lot 88 – $75; Henry A. Sternberg; J.C. Morgenthau & Company, April 1933, Lot 12 – $17; T. James Clarke; Dr. William H. Sheldon; R.E. “Ted” Naftzger, Jr.; The R.E. ‘Ted’ Naftzger, Jr. Collection, by sale en bloc, April 1972; Eric Streiner, by sale en bloc via Stack’s, February 1992; Jay Parrino; W.M. “Jack” Wadlington, April 1996; Richard Burdick, by sale, December 2008. As PCGS MS65BN #32189854. “The D. Brent Pogue Family Collection, Part V,” Stack’s Bowers / Sotheby’s March 31, 2017, Lot 5102 – $51,700. S-76b.
#3 PCGS MS64BN

As ANACS MS63BN. "The Medio and Da Costa Gomez Collections," Stack's, June 2004, Lot 2161; "The Johnson-Blue Collection," Stack's, August 8, 2010, Lot 198 - $10,350. As PCGS MS64BN #06623056. Heritage Auctions, August 12, 2015, Lot 3924 – $22,325. As PCGS MS64BN #25644762. Heritage Auctions, December 3, 2015, Lot 3014 – $24,686.75. S-76b. Sheldon number not attributed on the holder.
#4 PCGS MS63+BN

Goldberg Auctioneers, February 1, 2016, Lot 56 - $16,450. S-76b.
#5 PCGS MS63BN

Heritage Auctions, March 30, 1989, Lot 14 - $3190; Heritage Rare Coin Galleries; Heritage Auctions, October 5, 1989, Lot 31 - $3850; Del N. Bland, October 1989; "The G. Lee Kuntz Collection," Superior Galleries, October 6, 1991, Lot 86 - $5,500; "The Robinson S. "Robbie" Brown, Jr. Collection," Superior Galleries, Janaury 27, 1996, Lot 107 - $8,250; Chris Kromer; Superior Galleries, February 18, 2001, Lot 2154 - $7,187.50. As PCGS MS63BN #15004993. "The Colonel Steven Ellsworth Collection of U.S. Large Cents, 1793-1796," Heritage Auctions, Janaury 8, 2026, Lot 2083 - $16,470; "The Kirby Major US Coin Design Set" (PCGS Set Registry). S-76b.
#5 PCGS MS63BN

“The Charles Jay Collection,” Stack’s, October 1967, Lot 92 – $1,300; unknown intermediaries; Ed Milas; Jerry A. Bobbe; “The A.J. Vanderbilt Collection,” Stack’s Bowers, March 22, 2018, Lot 10006 – $20,400. S-76b. Sheldon number not attributed on the holder.
#7 PCGS MS62+BN

Anthony Terranova, 1997; Heritage Auctions, August 3, 2012, Lot 5022 – $16,450. S-76b. Die State IV.
#7 PCGS MS62+BN
#8 PCGS MS62BN

Heritage Auctions, July 31, 2008, Lot 1010 – $23,000. S-76b. 
#8 PCGS MS62BN

New England Rare Coin Auctions, July 1976, Lot 413 – $825; Gary Sturtridge (The House of Stuart, Ltd.); later, Vintage Auctions, February 1989, Lot 148 – $2,850; Julian Leidman; Superior Galleries, February 1991, Lot 675; Julian Leidman; Joe Dooley; McCawley and Grellman, January 1997, Lot 208 – $4,620; “The Stuart MacDonald Collection,” Heritage Auctions, September 1997, Lot 5085 – $5,060; Thomas D. Reynolds; PCGS MS62BN #13470606. “The Wes Rasmussen Collection,” Heritage Auctions, January 2005, Lot 3088 – $6,900. “The Walter J. Husak Collection,” Heritage Auctions, February 15, 2008, Lot 2079 – $19,550. As PCGS MS62BN #25594334. S-76b.
Charles Morgan:

The 1795 Liberty Cap Cent, Sheldon-76b

The Sheldon-76 die marriage (combining Obverse 3 and Reverse C) was used to strike both lettered-edge cents (Sheldon-76a, BN #35720) and plain-edge cents (Sheldon-76b, BN #35723). The lettered-edge variety is the scarcest die marriage among 1795 Lettered Edge cents, whereas the plain-edge version is the most common among Plain Edges. This is a classic early-date variety that knowledgeable copper collectors loved cherrypicking from unsuspecting coin shops in the 1950s and 1960s.

The obverse die features the flag of the "5" tucked into Liberty's bust truncation (a feature also shared Sheldon-73 (BN #35711)), alongside a shifted placement of LIBERTY over the head. However, the true giveaway for this variety is the high placement of ONE CENT on the reverse: ONE is tucked high, just below the upper inner leaves, with the left serif of the "N" in CENT positioned near the center point. Normally, ONE CENT is centered symmetrically within the wreath.

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