Featuring the United States Large Cents of the year 1794. The book is hardbound with 139 pages, including 63 of color plates, and a riveting prologue by John W. Adams.

An overview of the formation of the United States monetary system and the Philadelphia Mint as well as the conditions surrounding the production of what many consider the ultimate numismatic subject: The fifty-eight collectible varieties of the Large Cents of 1794 comprised of five distinct styles, a myriad of obverse/reverse combinations, fascinating die breaks, etc.

A brief history of large cent collecting and the collectors who collected and cherished them. Descriptions of all collectible obverse & reverse designs as well as colorful photographic plates of each coin featured in the "Provenance Exhibit" at the 2004 EAC convention in San Diego.