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New release 2026! This stellar publication is a 154-page hard cover, full color book. This book diverts somewhat from the author\'s usual theme and expands into the origins of variety attribution, to include the works of Maris, Hays, Frossard, and so much more. In addition, many of the famous discovery pieces are profiled in terms of the story of their discovery, provenance, etc.
\"This book aims to bring together the story of the Mint, how the study of die marriages came about, the history of ownership, and to shed light on prominent historical personalities ranging from well-known to lesser known. It is both practical and narrative—meant to help you identify your coins while also giving a broader sense of the people, processes, and circumstances that shaped them.
Whether you are chasing rare varieties or holding your first worn cent, the 1794 large cent offers rewards on every level. It is a coin born of human labor, used in everyday life, and preserved through centuries by collectors who recognized its value. Every die crack, every slight variation, and every slight detail is a story waiting to be discovered.
The year 1794 may have been just a single year in early American coinage, but it is a chapter full of surprises, quirks, and history. The large cents struck that year are more than money—they are a direct, tangible link to the people and the young nation that created them, and to the collectors who have treasured them ever since.
In short, this book combines all the best aspects of the author’s prior ‘cut and dry’ variety identification guides (which are, of course, mandatory reading), while also offering a great deal of additional perspective for those readers who wish to also ‘enjoy’ the who, what, when, where, and why of the coin they are holding in their hand.\"
