The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems AU55. Frosty steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter steel brown and tan faded

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the devices. The obverse retain

1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath AU50. Repunched 5. Frosty light olive and medium brown blending into areas of darker chocolate and olive brown on both si

1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath AU50. Repunched 5. Lustrous chocolate and steel with satiny fields on both sides. The surfaces are nearly flawless and th

1805 C-2 R5 Small 5 with Stems VG8. A couple points sharper but there is a rim bruise under the bust tip. The planchet is mostly smooth and glossy wit

1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 with Stems VG10. Choice glossy chocolate and light olive brown with slightly lighter brown toning around the date and lower curls.

1805 C-4 R2- Large 5 with Stems AU50+. Sharpness very close to mint state but there is a faint hairline scratch across the upper part of the neck from

1806 C-1 R1 Stemless Wreath. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty dark steel brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. Reddish tan faded down fr

1806 C-2 R4 Small 6 with Stems VF35. Sharpness near EF45 but there is a fine planchet lamination that meanders through the hair ribbons extending into

1806 C-3 R6 Small 6 with Stems AG3. Sharpness VG7, perhaps even better on the reverse, but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate corrosion. T

1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems MS60. Repunched 6. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with mellowed mint red covering 15% of the planchet, mos

1807 C-1 R1 EF45+. Very attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color covering the protected

1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7. PCGS graded AU-53. Glossy medium chocolate brown mixed with darker chocolate and olive brown on both sides. The surfa

1808 C-3 R1 AU50. Glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate blending to light olive on the reverse. Traces of golden tan faded down from mint color can

1809 C-1 R4 VF25+. Sharpness VF35 but there are a half dozen fine nearly vertical hairline scratches down the portrait, but most of these are hidden i

1809 C-2 R3 VF20. Five points sharper but there is a dull, barely visible dent hidden in the hair over ER in LIBERTY. There are no additional defects

1809 C-3 R1 AU50. Lustrous medium chocolate brown with a small splash of darker chocolate toning at the chin and bluish steel overtones on the reverse

1809 C-4 R2 Repunched 0 in Date, Large over Small AU58. Glossy tan and light brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. Amp

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9 EF45. Attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown. A choice, virtually flawless example that saw only l

1809 C-6 R1 AU58. Choice glossy chocolate brown mixed with lighter brown and chocolate tones on both sides. Frosty luster shows through in the fields

1810 C-1 R1 VF20. Choice glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and flawless, although ther

1811 C-1 R4 VF25. Choice glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless. The only notable marks, and they are microscop

1811 C-2 R3. PCGS graded EF-45. Attractive glossy chocolate brown mixed with lighter brown on both sides. There is a hint of reddish chocolate toning

1825 C-1 R3 AU50+. Rotated Reverse. Very attractive frosty medium brown with slightly darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. The f

1825 C-2 R1 AU50+. Beautiful lustrous brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. A subtle splash of slightly

1826 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous light steel brown blending to chocolate brown toning on the highpoints with frosty lighter golden brown and tan toning in p

1826 C-2 R3+ EF40. Slightly sharper but there are too many tiny contact marks for the higher grade. None of these marks is at all distracting or visib

1828 C-1 R1 AU55. Choice lustrous light to medium chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. This piece offers superio

1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse MS63. Highly lustrous light chocolate brown blending to olive and bluish steel. The eye appeal of this half cent is except

1828 C-3 R1 MS63+. Lustrous slightly mellowed mint red fading to light steel brown on the devices. About 70% of the mint color remains on the obverse,

1829 C-1 R1 MS63. Lustrous chocolate brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel on the obverse. Nearly 10% of the faded mint color remains intact o

1832 C-1 R2 MS62. Lustrous medium chocolate with bluish steel brown overtones. At least 10% of the planchet shows mellowed mint red, mostly on the obv

1832 C-2 R2 MS63+. Beautiful lustrous steel brown and chocolate with 20% of the slightly faded mint color remaining on both sides. The surfaces are vi

1832 C-3 R2 AU55. Frosty medium chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown in protected areas and a few small wisps of darker olive and steel t

1833 C-1 R5 as a Proof PCGS graded PR63 Red & Brown. PCGS graded Proof 63 Red & Brown. Mellowing mint red shifting to light bluish steel and olive on

1834 C-1 R1 MS63. Very attractive lustrous light olive and chocolate with overtones of darker bluish steel on the reverse. About 25% of the planchet r

1835 C-1 R1 MS64. Lustrous mellowed mint red fading to bluish steel brown and olive on the devices, about two-thirds of the red remaining. The only ma

1835 C-2 R1 MS63. Lustrous mint red fading to steel and light olive brown on the devices, at least a third of the mint color remaining on both sides.

1849 C-1 R7+ as a Proof Large Date. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Very attractive light olive and chocolate with subtle overtones of bluish steel and at

1850 C-1 R2- MS60. Glossy steel and light olive with lots of frosty lighter brown toning in the protected areas, especially on the reverse. Frosty fad

1851 C-1 R1 Second 1 Repunched MS63. Mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, at least half the red remaining on both sides. The only m

1853 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Choice lustrous mellowed mint red fading to bluish steel and olive on the highpoints with half the red rem

1853 C-1 R1 MS63+. Lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown faded down from mint color with more than a third of the mint color remaining, mostly o

1854 C-1 R1+ MS63+. Frosty mint red fading to light steel brown, at least a third of the mint color remaining on both sides. A beautiful, sharply stru

1854 C-1 R1+, CAC Certified. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous frosty mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints with more than half

1855 C-1 R1 MS63+. Frosty mint red fading to light steel brown with half of the red remaining on both sides. Would rate a higher grade except for a sp

1856 C-1 R2 MS64 Prooflike. Very impressive bright original mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, at least two-thirds of the mint co

1857 C-1 R2 MS63. Glossy medium chocolate and light steel brown with at least a third of the slightly faded mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse.

Super-deluxe leather-bound edition of the Whister Collection catalog. There are only five copies of this catalog: one for our consignor, one for Bob G

1793 C-3 R3 Liberty Cap, Head Left Counterstamped G5. Counterstamped "R.C" in relatively large letters in the center of the obverse. The s...