The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

(1782) Libertas Americana Medal in Bronze Betts-615 NGC graded Unc Details, Environmental Damage. Glossy light chocolate brown. The strike is deep and

(1667-69) St Patrick Farthing Breen-208, Griffee G1-2/1b Rarity-7 F12. Type with nothing below the king. Sharpness VF20 but there is a rather deep scr

1773 Virginia Halfpenny Breen-181, Newman 8-H AU50. Choice glossy chocolate brown with underlying frosty luster showing through in the fields and prot

Group of 8 Connecticut Coppers grading G4 to VG10. Includes one dated 1786 and seven dated 1787. Average grade is VG7. Some are slightly sharper with

Pair of 1787 Connecticut Coppers. Includes Maris 8-O R3 G5 and Maris 33.37-Z.9 R6 LDS G6. Both have a complete, clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated

1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 13-N Rarity-2 EF40. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown with underlying frosty luster showing through in prote

1787 New Jersey Maris 42-c R5 VG10. Slightly sharper but the fields are covered with microscopic roughness while the devices are smooth. No verdigris,

Pair of 1787 New Jersey Maris-48-g. Includes an EDS example grading VG7 and a very late state example with a bisecting die crack across the reverse gr

Trio of State Colonial Coppers. Includes 1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 12-I R4 VG10, 1787 New Jersey Maris 43-d R1 VF20, and 1788 Vermont Ryder-20 R3

Quartette of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.61-Gc.7 R5 VF25, 1760 Voce Populi Nelson-4 EDS R3 F12, 1767 Fren...

Group of 7 Colonial Coppers. Includes 1724 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny G5, 1773 Virginia Halfpenny AG3, 1783 Nova Constellatio with pointed rays A...

Trio of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1760 Voce Populi AG3, 1787 New Jersey VG10, and 1785 Vermont VERMONTIS landscape EF40 but corroded and holed. All h

Pair of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.38-Gc.25 R4 VF20 net VG7 for granularity and 1783 Nova Constellatio C...

1783 Washington & Independence Cent with Large Military Bust Breen-1203 AU50. Choice frosty chocolate and light olive with lighter golden brown ...

Trio of Washington Colonial Copper Cents. Includes UNITY STATES Breen-1188 VF30, Washington & Independence with Small Military Bust Breen-1202 V...

Quartette of Washington Copper Cents. Includes 1783 Washington & Independence Draped Bust without button Breen-1189 F12, another with button Bre...

1787 Fugio Cent Newman 13-R Rarity-4. ANACS graded VF-20. Mostly glossy chocolate and darker olive brown. Probably lightly cleaned and retoned. The su

Trio of 1723 Wood's Hibernia Coppers. Includes one farthing grading F15 choice, a halfpenny in EF40 net F12 for light roughness, and another hal...

Group of 5 Colonial Copies. Includes a Sommer Islands Sixpence VF, 1652 NE Shilling in silver VF, 1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling in silver XF,

1794 C-2a R2+ ANACS graded VG details net G4 for corrosion. Small Edge Letters. Slightly glossy dark olive with lighter chocolate brown toning coverin

1794 C-3a R5 G4+. Small Edge Letters. A couple points sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are a half dozen pitmarks on the obverse, the larg

1794 C-4a R3 F12. Small Edge Letters. Sharpness near EF40 but the planchet is dull and covered with uniform microscopic roughness. No contact marks or

1794 C-5a R4+ G6+. Small Edge Letters. Sharpness near VG10 but there are a few fine, old scratches in the hair right of the cap. Otherwise this piece

1794 C-6a R5+ G4. Small Edge Letters. Several points sharper but there are a few shallow pitmarks or planchet voids on both sides, mostly at TY into t

1794 C-8 R5 G4. The obverse is slightly better but the reverse is weaker, mostly as a result of that die being badly misaligned to K-5 causing an unev

1794 C-9 R2 G4. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, just worn. The date and LIB

1795 C-1 R2 Lettered Edge. ANACS graded VG-10. Sharpness F12 but covered with light to moderate corrosion, strongest at the top of the head. No verdig

1795 C-2a R3 Punctuated Date with Lettered Edge G4. Sharpness VF35 or so but much of the planchet is pitted. No marks or verdigris, but the pitting de

1795 C-3 R5+ Punctuated Date Fair-2. A couple points sharper but covered with fine granularity and slightly bent causing the obverse to bulge outward

1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date with Plain Edge ANACS graded G6. ANACS graded Good-6. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with darker olive and steel toning

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole. ANACS graded VG-8. Rather glossy dark olive and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The planchet is relat

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole VG7. Several points sharper but there are a few tiny patches of microscopic corrosion on the obverse, the largest of these a

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole G6. Clamshell Lamination. Glossy chocolate brown. A couple small rim nicks at the bottom of the obverse and a tiny rim bruis

Trio of ANACS graded Half Cents, 1795-1797. Includes 1795 C-6a without pole ANACS graded Fine details net G6 for damage, corrosion and cleaning (our g

1800 C-1 R2. NGC graded EF-40. Frosty dark chocolate and steel brown. No corrosion and just a few minor marks, including a small rim nick under the ri

1800 C-1 R2 VF25. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. Smooth and very nice f

1800 C-1 R2 F15. Sharper by at least 5 points but there are a few small rim nicks at AT in STATES. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth wi

1802/0 C-2 Overdate with Reverse of 1803. ANACS graded Good-4. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. Rather smooth and attractive for the grade, and

1803 C-1/2/4 Obverse Brockage. NGC graded VG-10. Chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are covered with very

Pair of 1803 Half Cents. Includes C-2 R4 VG10 net G5 for light corrosion and a bend, plus C-4 R4 VF25 net F12 for marks and a slight bend. Lot of 2 co

1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin F15. Glossy dark chocolate and steel. Smooth and attractive with only trivial contact marks. M-LDS, Manley state 5.0. The bise

1804 C-10 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty light brown and steel with darker steel and olive toning on the highpoints, especially on the reverse. Th

1804 C-10 R1 VF35. Frosty steel brown and chocolate blending to light olive brown on the reverse. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected area

Pair of Half Cents, 1804 & 1849. Includes 1804 C-11 Plain 4 with Stems M-LDS (Manley 2.0) VG8, and 1849 C-1 with sharp strike doubling on the da...

1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems EF40. Glossy chocolate brown delicately mixed with some light brown tones on both sides. A splash of darker oliv

1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems VF30. Ten points sharper but there is a vertical trail of a half dozen tiny nicks from the hair left of the eye

1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 with Stems G5. Slightly sharper but the planchet is very delicately bent on the left side. There is a dull contact mark just left

1806 C-1 R1 Stemless Wreath. NGC graded EF-40. Frosty chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning in some of the protected areas. The su

Pair of Half Cents with Stemless Wreath, 1805 & 1806. Includes 1805 C-1 VG10 and 1806 C-1 VG10. Both are glossy and attractive with only minor m...

1807 C-1 R1. NGC graded VF-30. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Traces of frosty flowline luster can be found in some of the protected areas, especia