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1795 1C Plain Edge, S-78, B-8, R.1, MS65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS63. Considerable reddish-orange mint luster is present on this Gem chestnut-brown Liberty Cap cent. A bold, well-centered strike presents complete border details. A full cartwheel effect is evident on both sides. This highly appealing cent is ideal for a type set, date collection, or specialized cabinet. Variety: S-78, B-8. The 1795 Plain Edge cents were minted early in 1796 from dies likely engraved late in 1795. Walter Breen attributes this die pairing, using dies that made no other appearances in the series, to John Smith Gardner. This appears to be Breen's Die State IV, with a tiny lump under the jaw, and faded clash marks mostly on the reverse. Population Data (3/15): NGC reports 23 Mint State 1795 Plain Edge cents, including four Red and Brown. This example is the sole finest of those four. PCGS has never graded a 1795 Plain Edge cent as Red and Brown and shows only three MS65 Brown. The Gardner specimen is the finest certified 1795 Plain Edge large cent. Heritage Commentary: Tied for second finest in Del Bland's Condition Census with a grade of MS63. Bill Noyes also grades this piece MS63 and tied for finest known. Dr. William H. Sheldon cataloged the Dupont cents, including this example that appeared as lot 107: {blockquote}"Uncirculated. Mint State. A superb coin, with reverse in about full 70 condition-blazing red. Obverse similar but slightly mottled with developing light olive."{/blockquote} Provenance: Charles J. Dupont; Stack's (9/1954), lot 107; Gene Reale (Sotheby's, New York, 1/1998), lot 22.