The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date, Plain Edge G6. Clipped Planchet. A couple points sharper but there are two very dull vertical scratches in the field befo

1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date, Plain Edge AG3. Flipover Double Strike. Sharpness VG8 but banged up a bit and plugged at BE in LIBERTY. Both BE and the f

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Off Center. Sharpness F12 but there is a dull dent in the field left of the lower curls and the dentils

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Off Center. A couple points sharper but very slightly rough and there are light scratches covering the l

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Struck over Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Sharpness VG7 but there are some strong rim dents on both sid...

Trio of Half Cents, 1794 & 1795. Includes 1794 C-4a Fair-2, 1795 C-1 Lettered Edge F12 net G5 plugged, and 1795 C-6a Plain Edge Without Pole AG3...

1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. With pole. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. A gorgeous reddish-brown example. It is believed that the Edwards copies were produced

1797 C-1 R2 Fair-2. 1 Above 1 Variety. Struck over Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate. No rou...

1797 C-2 R3 Centered Head PCGS graded F12. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with slightly lighter steel brown toning covering the device

1797 C-3b R4 Lettered Edge Fair-2. The obverse is slightly sharper but the reverse is weaker, and both sides show minor porosity scattered about. No v

1800 C-1 R2 VF30. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there is some extremely faint roughness on both sides. The microscopic roughness is visible on

Quartette of Half Cents, 1800-1804. Includes 1800 C-1 E-MDS Manley state 2.0 AG3, 1800 C-1 M-LDS Manley state 4.0 VG8, 1804 C-1 LDS Manley state 2.0 V

1803 C-1 R1 F15. Sharpness VF35 but there is a scuff of fine scratches across the portrait, a couple small rim dents at the bottom of the obverse, and

1804 C-1 R3 VF20. Sharpness VF30 but there are several light rim bruises on both sides, notably a couple left of the head and one over the M in AMERIC

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF20. Double Struck over Obverse Brockage. Mostly glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive with only a fe

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin NGC graded XF40. Frosty chocolate and steel with traces of lighter steel toning in protected areas. There is a faint spot of d

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin F12. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. A nice example with smooth surfaces that show only trivial contact marks. LDS, Manley s

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G5. Glossy light olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just well worn. The date is strong and the legend

1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Lustrous chocolate and light olive brown. The obverse fields are hard and very slightly reflective while the reverse fields are cove

1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Slightly sharper but there are too many microscopic contact marks scattered over the obverse for the higher grade. Frosty chocolate

1804 C-9 R2 VF25. Glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. No roughness or notable marks, just light wear. Frost

1804 C-10 R1 EF40. Slightly sharper but the toning is a bit dark and uneven. No roughness or marks. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. LDS, Manley stat

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 With Stems VF30. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas. The only mark is an

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 With Stems VF30. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive and chocolate brown with traces of reddish

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems AU50. Sharpness near mint state but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and bluish steel with traces of

1805 C-1 R2 Small 5 with Stems EF40. Sharpness AU50 but there are a few small splashes of dark olive toning on both sides. A couple of these dark area

1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 With Stems VG8. Attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate. Looks perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a good glass reveals t

1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 With Stems AG3. Slightly sharper but dark and covered with very fine roughness. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive and steel with a

1805 C-4 R2 Large 5 EF45. Sharpness near mint state but this piece was lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and chocolate with overtones of

1806 C-4 R1 Large Repunched 6 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Ten points sharper but both sides are coated with a thin layer of lacquer or some similar protect

1806 C-4 R1 Large Repunched 6 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are a few shallow, darkly toned planchet voids on the

1807 C-1 R1 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty light olive and golden brown mixed with some chocolate and sea-green tones. No marks or other distractions, only

1807 C-1 R1 VF35. Ten points sharper but there are several fine scratches hidden in the hair plus a couple more on the neck. None of these scratches i

1807 C-1 R1 VF30. Sharpness EF40 but there are several small rim nicks on the obverse, none distracting but too many to ignore, plus a shallow planche

1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 VG10. Very slightly sharper but there are few light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest one well right of the Y i

1808 C-3 R1 VF35. Rotated Reverse. Ten points sharper with a light vertical scratch down the neck and another from the hair ribbon into the field left

1808 C-3 R1 F15. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with some lighter brown tones in protected areas on the obverse. No roughness or marks, and t

Quartette of Half Cents, 1808-1855. Includes 1808 C-3 E-MDS Manley state 2.0 F12, 1828 C-1 13-Star Obverse LDS Manley state 3.0 VF35, 1828 C-1 13-Star

1809 C-1 R4 Fair-2. A few points sharper but covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No marks or verdigris. Dark steel and olive brown. The date is s

1811 C-2 R3 VG10. A few points sharper but there are a half dozen short scratches on both sides. No roughness or verdigris. Slightly glossy light oliv

1825 C-1 R3 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Very attractive for the grade, just a few tiny marks from choice. The only

1825 C-1 R3 VF25. Rotated Reverse. Slightly sharper but there are a few more tiny nicks than you like to see for the sharpness grade, none notable. Gl

1826 C-1 R1 AU50. Lustrous chocolate and olive brown with a small spot of reddish chocolate toning at star 12. Satiny mint frost covers the protected

1826 C-2 R3+ VF30. Repunched 6. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and quite attractive for the grade. The only notable mark is a thin diagonal

1828 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS64 Brown. 13-Star Obverse. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sid

1828 C-3 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. 13-Star Obverse. Frosty steel brown with a hint of bluish steel overtone in the fields and peeps of faded mint red

1829 C-1 R1 EF40. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive brown with subtle overtones of sea-green in the fields and prote

1832 C-2 R2 MS60. Lustrous olive brown mixed with some lighter chocolate brown tones. Faded mint red shows in the protected areas on both sides. Satin

1832 C-2 R2 AU58. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas. There are a few tiny spots of darker toning,

1835 C-1 R1 AU50. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with a couple puffs of light reddish chocolate toning on both sides. Satiny mint luster covers the