1795 Large Cent - 1795 1C Plain Edge PCGS VF25 CAC. 1795 Large Cent, Plain Edge. Hard, glossy surfaces characterize this 1795 Plain Edge Large Cent. Chocolate brown predominates on the obverse and highlights the devices on the reverse. The colors attest to the coins originality. Surface abrasions are minimal and in keeping with the grade. While Libertys upper hair is outlined, her lower hair is detailed and distinct. The CAC sticker indicates that this is a coin of premium quality that fully merits the assigned grade.

The S-76B, a plain edge variety, is identified by about half of the top of the 5 in the date being imbedded in the bust. The pole is close but does not touch the bust, and the juncture of the hair and forehead is just below the right foot of the T in LIBERTY. The second and upper half of the third hair locks are severed from the hair. The reverse shows ONE CENT high in the wreath. Three leaves are under the D in UNITED. Both branches of the wreath end in a single leaf. There is a short fraction bar. The right stem of the wreath points to the right foot of the second A in AMERICA. The die shows crumbling at OF, at the N of ONE, and at the CEN of CENT.

The Liberty Cap Large Cent was designed by Joseph Wright and modified by John Smith Gardner. It was minted from 1793 to 1796. It shows a head of Liberty in profile facing left. Her hair falls in separated strands behind her shoulder. The wavy hair from her forehead is brushed back. A Phrygian or Liberty cap is in on a pole over her left shoulder. The end of the pole is visible alongside of the bust. The reverse shows an open wreath of laurel tied with a bow. Within the wreath, on two lines, is the denomination, ONE CENT. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounds the wreath at the periphery. At the bottom, between the ribbon ends is the fraction 1/100. There are dentils on both sides of the coin, and the edge is plain.

Joseph Wright was a skilled engraver, painter, and sculptor. He painted several portraits of Benjamin Franklin that were lost at sea when a ship he was on ran aground during his return voyage to America from France. When he returned home, he created a bronze bust of George Washington. Later he moved to Philadelphia where he began working at the Mint in 1792. He was commissioned as a draughtsman and die sinker; although, everyone considered him to be the Chief Engraver. Unfortunately both he and his wife died in September 1793 as a result of the yellow fever epidemic that annually plagued Philadelphia.

In its population report, as of June 2013, CAC has confirmed 3 1795 Plain Edge Large Cents at the VF25 grade level. They do not list Large Cents by die variety.