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

1798 S-182 R4 Style II Hair with Small 8 F15. Sharpness VF35 but there are numerous old scratches on both sides, mostly on the left side of the obvers

1798 S-183 R5 Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many small contact marks for the higher grade. These include a

1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 VF20. Sharpness near VF30 but there is a patch of very light corrosion left of the fraction and a smaller one

1798 S-187 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 VF35. Sharpness slightly better but there are a few small contact marks on otherwise very attractive surfaces

Group of Six 1798 Cents with Style II Hair grading G5 to VG7. Includes S-167 (2), S-172 (2), and one of these is the rare terminal die state), S-184,

Group of Seven 1798 Cents grading G4. Includes S-160, S-165, S-172 (2), S-184, S-185, and S-186. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a

Group of Seventeen 1798 Cents grading Fair-2 to AG3. Includes S-166, S-167, S-169, S-170 (2), S-176, S-177, S-183, S-186 (2), S-187, and 6 more that a

1799 S-189 R2 VG10. Sharpness VF25 or so where the details were struck properly, but the dies were not axially aligned (the die faces were not paralle

1800/798 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798 Style I Hair VG7. Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth with only trivial contact marks, just worn. The date an

1800/798 S-191 R3 Overdate 800 over 798 Style I Hair F12. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, incl

1800/179 S-192 R3 Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair VF20. Sharpness EF45 but covered with uniform fine granularity under a glossy dark chocolat

1800/179 S-194 R3 Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair PCGS graded VF25 with CAC. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with underlying frost in protec

1800/179 S-194 R3 Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair VG10. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with small nicks. The obverse is void of any hint of

Group of Eleven 1800/798 Overdate Cents grading AG3 to VG7. Including S-191, S-193 (2), S-194 (2), S-195, and S-196 (5). Average grade is G4. Most are

1800 S-197 R1 VF30. The so-called "Q Variety" for its distinctive die crack through the first 0 in the date. Very slightly sharper but the...

1800 S-197 R1 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with extremely fine roughness, strongest at ERTY where there are microscopic specks of reddish verdigris

1800 S-200 R3 VF20. Slightly sharper but there is a splash of glue at the date and traces of similar glue in protected areas on the reverse. The surfa

1800 S-201 R4+ G5. Sharpness near F12 but tiny pits are scattered over both sides. There are specks of greenish verdigris in a few of the pits but no

1800 S-202 R4+ G5. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. No significant marks or other defects. Impressive late die stat

1800 S-203 R3 VG10. Sharpness VF20 but there are a couple small patches of light corrosion and verdigris on both sides, strongest at ONE. The only sig

1800 S-208 R3 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but the obverse is covered with uniform moderate granularity while the reverse shows uniform very fine roughness un

1800 S-211 R3 F15. Sharpness near VF35 but there is a patch of shallow roughness at TY. The roughness was not significant at all, but someone crudely

1800 S-212 R3 F15. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with lighter frosty steel brown in protected areas.

1800 S-212 R3 VF20. Five points sharper but there is a fine horizontal hairline scratch through the neck into the field on either side. Otherwise ther

Group of Five 1800 Cents grading G5 to VG7. Includes S-200, S-208 terminal die state, S-209, and S-212 (2). Some are slightly sharper with minor defec

Group of Six 1800 Cents grading G4. Includes S-204 (2), S-206, S-207 (2), and S-211. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 6

Group of Eleven 1800 Cents grading Fair-2 to AG3. Includes S-200 (2), S-201, S-202, S-203, S-204, S-207, S-208, S-209, and S-211 (2). Some are sharper

1801 S-213 R2 F15. Sharpness EF40 but there is a deep scratch from the neck down along the top of the bust. The surfaces are nice but not perfectly sm

1801 S-215 R4+ VG8. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there is some fine roughness at the date and more scattered over the reverse, mostly at OF AM

1801 S-215 R4+ G5. Glossy chocolate and steel with a splash of darker chocolate on the neck and bust. No notable defects, just worn. Later die state w

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse AG3. Slightly sharper but there are traces of glue on the obverse thanks to an old piece of tape across the coin. There

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse G4. Slightly sharper but covered with very fine roughness. Dark steel with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. MDS.

1801 S-221 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 VG10. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness VF30 but covered with light to moderate roughness under a slightly glo

1801 S-224 R1 VF30. Sharpness near EF40 but the right half of the obverse is covered with extremely faint granularity, strongest on the cheek, and the

Pair of 1801 S-224 Cents grading VG8. Includes an early die state example with no rim cuds and another in the terminal die state showing a narrow rim

Group of Seven 1801 Cents grading G4 to G6. Includes S-213, S-214, S-216, S-219 (3-error reverse) S-221 (corrected fraction 100 over 000) (2), and S-2

Group of Eight 1801 Cents grading Fair-2 to AG3. Includes S-214, S-215, S-216, S-219 (3-error reverse), S-220 (error fraction 1/000), S-221 (corrected

1802 S-225 R3 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine granularity. The obverse was cleaned and is covered with lacquer while the reverse is dark and

1802 S-227 R2 VF30. Very attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and nearly choice for

1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 VF25. Slightly sharper and quite attractive for the grade, but there are a few tiny scratches at the fraction. Thes

1802 S-230 R1 VF25. Clipped Planchet. Glossy dark olive with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints on both sides. Smooth and void of any

1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath F12. Sharpness VF20 but there are numerous small contact marks on the obverse, none distracting but far too many for the

1802 S-232 R1 VF30. Ten points sharper with uniform extremely faint roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks or verdigris

1802 S-235 R3 VF30. Slightly sharper but there is a horizontal nick in the hair under the earlobe and a rim bruise opposite the nose. No roughness or

1802 S-237 R2 VF30. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive, just a few trivial contact marks from choice for the grade. A tiny p

1802 S-238 R4 F15. Five points sharper but there is a light rim bruise left of the lowest curl and some nicks on the edge over LIBE. Glossy chocolate

1802 S-240 R3 VF25. Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade showing only trivial contact marks, none notable. A tiny planche

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F15. Sharpness near VF25 with microscopic roughness under the slightly glossy dark steel and o

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar VF30. Sharpness EF45 but cleaned and retoning frosty steel brown and olive. The surfaces are n

1802 NC-1 R5+ VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with very fine roughness and many small contact marks. There are traces of shallow verdigris at LIB and