Pre Long Beach Coin Auction

1796 S-93 R3 Draped Bust F12. Choice glossy light chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and this piece offers outstanding eye appeal for the grade.

1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust Fair-2. Very slightly sharper but lightly corroded and smoothed to minimize the roughness. The devices are smooth while fine

1796 S-98 R4 Draped Bust F15. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and steel. No roughness or marks, and the eye a

1796 S-101 R5- Draped Bust F12. Sharpness VF20 but there is a patch of minor corrosion and reddish verdigris at the date with similar very light rough

1796 S-106 R4+ Draped Bust VG7. Sharpness VG10 but covered with light roughness, mostly in the protected areas. There are numerous small nicks scatter

Group of Six 1796 Draped Bust Cents grading Fair-2 to G5. Includes S-92, S-93, S-98, S-102, S-112, and S-119. Average grade is AG3. Some are sharper

Pair of Rare 1796 Draped Bust Cents grading AG3. Includes S-105 (R5-) and S-117 (R5+). Both are slightly sharper with defects but have a readable date

Pair of 1796 S-104 LIHERTY Obverse Cents grading AG3. Both are slightly sharper with defects but have a readable date and clear LIHERTY error. Lot of

1797 S-120b R2 Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge F12. Slightly sharper but there are traces of extremely fine roughness on the reverse, strongest at t

1797 S-122 R5+ VG8+. Sharpness VF20 but dark with fine roughness under a mostly glossy dark chocolate brown and olive patina. The highpoints are a lig

1797 S-126 R3 VF30. Nice glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Virtually flawless offering excellent eye appeal f

1797 S-127 R4 G4. A point sharper on the obverse, a point weaker on the reverse, so the G4 grade is an average. Glossy chocolate and steel. The date i

1797 S-129 R5 VG8+. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with very fine porosity. No verdigris and only a few insignificant marks. The best id

1797 S-131 R2 Stemless Wreath F15. Sharpness near VF30 but there is a patch of shallow reddish corrosion covering much of the reverse above ONE. The r

1797 S-136 R3 AU50. The obverse is a beautiful lustrous chocolate with traces of frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas around the portrait, an

1797 S-138 R1 NGC graded XF40. Glossy dark olive and steel with underlying frosty luster covering the protected areas. Subtle hints of reddish olive t

1797 S-138 R1 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with very fine roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. Traces of greenish verdigris show i

1797 S-140 R1 VF35. Slightly sharper but there are a couple fine planchet voids on the bust tip (as struck) and a thin vertical nick near the dentils

Trio of Rare 1797 Cents grading AG3 to G4. Includes S-124 (R5+), S-127 (R4), and S-133 Stemless Wreath (R5). Some are slightly sharper with defects bu

Trio of Rare 1797 Cents grading AG3. Includes S-133 Stemless Wreath (R5), S-142 (R5+), and S-143 Stemless Wreath (R5). All are slightly sharper with m

Group of Six 1797 Cents grading G5 to VG8. Includes S-135, S-136, S-137, S-138, S-140, and S-141. Most are sharper with defects but all have a readabl

Group of Seven 1797 Cents grading G4 to G5. Includes S-120a Plain Edge, S-121b Gripped Edge, S-126 (2), S-128 (M over E in AMERICA), S-131 Stemless Wr

Group of Nine 1797 Cents grading Basal State-1 to AG3. Includes S-120a Plain Edge, S-120b Gripped Edge, S-131 Stemless Wreath, S-136, S-137 (2), S-138

1798 S-146 R5- Style I Hair with Large 8 F12. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there are a half dozen parallel scratches on the obverse, clearest

1798 S-147 R5- Style I Hair with Large 8 VG8. Sharpness F15 but there are small patches of reddish corrosion at the lips, above the hair ribbon, and a

1798 S-148 R2 Style I Hair with Large 8 VG10. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned a rather glossy dark olive and steel with lighter choco

1798 S-149 R4+ Style I Hair with Large 8 AG3. Sharpness VG7 or better but covered with moderate to strong granularity under a slightly glossy very dar

Trio of 1798 Cents with Style I Hair and Large 8 grading AG3. Includes S-145 and S-147 (2). All are slightly sharper with minor defects but have a cle

1798/7 S-150 R5 Overdate 8 over 7 G5. Double Struck. Slightly sharper with minor roughness on both sides. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a

1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 VG7. A few points sharper but recolored glossy chocolate and darker olive with lighter steel brown highpoints. No co

1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate 8 over 7 VF25. Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a highly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina.

Quartette of 1798/7 Overdate Cents grading Fair-2 to G5. Includes S-151 (2) and S-152 (2). Average grade is AG3+. Some are slightly sharper with mino

1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8 VF25. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but the planchet is covered with extremely faint granularity. No marks

1798 S-154 R4+ Style I Hair with Large 8 PCGS graded AU50. Sharpness near mint state but the highpoints are covered with microscopic scuffmarks and ha

1798 S-157 R2 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG10. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness F15 with a patch of shallow reddish corrosion on the forehead and another on

1798 S-158 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 VF25. Sharpness near EF40 but there is a patch of very fine reddish chocolate corrosion in the field left of t

1798 S-159 R3 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG8. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity under a slightly glossy dark olive a

1798 S-163 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG8. Sharpness F12 but there is a deep scrape across NE in ONE. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smoo

Group of Nine 1798 Cents with Style I Hair and Small 8 grading Fair-2 to G6. Includes S-157, S-160 (3), S-161 (2), S-163 (2), and S-164. Some are shar

1798 S-165 R4 Style II Hair with Large 8 F12. Sharpness VF25 but most of the planchet is covered with microscopic roughness, strongest on the numerato

1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VF30. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. A choice, very attractive example except for a planchet delamination

1798 S-168 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with small contact marks, including a scuff of faint hairlines on the cheek.

1798 S-169 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 VF25. Slightly sharper with a pair of short pinscratches in the field near the dentils right of the forehead

1798 S-169 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 F15. Five points sharper with extremely faint roughness well hidden under an attractive glossy dark olive bro

1798 S-170 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 NGC graded AU55 Brown. Frosty olive and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, especia

1798 S-172 R2 Style II Hair with Small 8 ICG graded VF30. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. Smooth and attractive with only a few contact marks.

1798 S-175 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 VF25. Ten points sharper but coated with a thin layer of lacquer to protect the surfaces. The planchet is ver

1798 S-177 R4+ Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but lightly corroded with a few patches of reddish verdigris, mostly o

1798 S-180 R5+ Style II Hair with Small 8 VG10. Sharpness F15 but covered with uniform very fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel

1798 S-181 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but covered with very fine granularity, strongest on the reverse. The roughness is mostl