Welcome. You will want to read this page before you begin. It will help you to understand this guide.

We will have you quickly and efficiently attributing 1793, 1794, and 1795 large cents in no time. The sole purpose of this guide is to help you rapidly identify the Sheldonnumber of any example you encounter at a coin show, on the internet, etc. Current census data, pricing information, and other information can easily be found online, or in thePenny Prices publication.

Attributing large cents may seem like a complicated business, but it doesn't have to be. Humans tend to be visual learners. Therefore, it is far more efficient to identifydie varieties by simply looking at the coin rather than to read a long description which describes what is easier seen.

For example, the first things (key points) that you should look at when looking every large cent are the position of LIBERTY above the head, the date spacing and position, andthe leaf positions on the reverse. You will then follow up by verifying that every other feature of the coin is in the correct position, shape, size, etc. Check all of your dentilalignments (that's a big one) relative to your letters and numbers in the date. Gather a mental picture. If you find yourself stumped, go through all of the die marriageslooking for a reason that the coin in your hand cannot be that variety (ruling out, narrowing the list down). Are you following me? It won't be long before you begin torecognize varieties like you recognize someone's face. These "routine" observations need not be described in detail for each die marriage. In this guide, you willfind that most descriptions will focus on unique or unusual features of a given die variety which could be overlooked during your "routine" mental picturing of thecoin.

Please note that within this book, you will find coins pictured in which the obverse and reverse do not look like the same coin. This is simply because a better photo wasavailable from a different die marriage that shares the same obverse or reverse die, and the pictures were put together as a "Frankenstein" coin. This will be especiallyhelpful on the rare varieties, of which typically only very poor quality photos have been available in the past.

Although this volume covers 1793, 1794, and 1795's, we will be placing a special emphasis on the 1794, because it is far more challenging (and rewarding) to attribute, inmost cases, than a '93 or '95. On the following four pages, you will find what is known as the "Crack Finder." If you can detect a die crack, you should be ableto find it on the Crack Finder.

To order, see:
U.S.Large Cent, 1793-1795, Vol. 1: Variety Identification Guide for United Stated Large Cents, by Robert Powers(https://www.davidkahnrarecoins.com/catalog/product/view/id/1318/s/u-s-large-cent-1793-1795-vol-1-variety-identification-guide-for-united-stated-large-cents/category/122/)