2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 1

1838 1C MS65 Brown NGC. N-10, R.1. Light purple-brown in color, but with a pleasing amount of original mint luster in protected areas. Well struck wit

1839 1C Booby Head MS66 Brown NGC. N-5, R.3. Pristine chocolate-brown surfaces maintain glimmers of faded red about the peripheral devices and, as is

1839 1C Type of 1840 MS63 Brown NGC. N-8, R.1. Four somewhat different effigies of Liberty were used in 1839. This Cent is an example of the 'P...

1847 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. The glossy chocolate-brown surfaces are pleasing. Well struck in the centers, with a few obverse stars not fully detailed. T

1847 1C MS65 Brown NGC. N-3, R.3. Well struck with pleasing chocolate-brown patina. Traces of the original red color occasionally outline Liberty&#...

1848 1C MS62 Brown ANACS. N-41. The otherwise chocolate-brown patina assumes a somewhat brighter, cherry-red sheen on the obverse. Well defined in all

1848 1C MS64 Brown NGC. N-17, High R.1. The strike is good with sharp details in the portrait, but a pair of stars lack centril details, as struck. T

1848 1C MS64 Brown NGC. N-20, R.3. Reddish purple-brown in color with moderate luster and pleasing surfaces. The 48 in the date has been repunched. T

1848 1C MS65 Brown NGC. N-6, R.1. The grape-purple patina has ample hints of the original crimson luster. A well struck Cent with a legendary pedigre

1848 1C MS64 Red and Brown NGC. N-20, R.3. Orange luster glows on much of the obverse and dominates the reverse. Well struck with smooth, well-preser