Pre Long Beach Coin Auction

1850 C-1 R2- PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Chatter Strike. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Most likely lightly cleaned and nicely retoned. There is a trac

1851 C-1 R1 VF30. Boldly Broadstruck. Slightly sharper but there is a fine scratch from star 3 to the cheek where it fades out plus traces of crud in

1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Railroad Rim with Clipped Planchet. Five points sharper but there is a dull mark on the rim at TE in UNITED and a tiny rim nick off

1851 C-1 R1 PCGS graded MS60 Brown. Chatter Strike. Frosty bluish steel brown with delicate overtones of sea green, especially on the reverse. A small

1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Chatter Strike. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy medium brown. Excellent surfaces and eye appeal. Th

1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Thin, Lightweight Planchet. Glossy medium brown with frosty mint luster in protected areas. A tiny rim bruise at star 11.5 is the on

1851 C-1 R1 VG8. Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but there are a few dull, light scratches in the obverse fields. Smooth and attractive in spite of

1851 C-1 R1 VF30. Double Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but there is a small rim bruise at the U in UNITED. Glossy chocolate brown. The planchet h

1853 C-1 R1 EF40. Railroad Rim or Partial Collar Strike. Five points sharper but there is a spot of reddish corrosion covering the R in AMERICA and a

1853 C-1 R1 EF45. Tilted Partial Collar Strike. Sharpness near mint state but cleaned and nicely retoned frosty steel brown and light chocolate. There

1853 C-1 R1 AU55. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Very attractive frosty steel brown with chocolate toning on the high points. Just a hint of friction on

1853 C-1 R1 EF40. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive. The only notable mark is a very light rim bruise at ST in

1854 C-1 R1+ AU58. Large Planchet Delamination or Struck-Through Void on Obverse. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with satiny luster covering the fie

1854 C-1 R1+ VF30. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Ten points sharper but covered with tiny nicks, none notable but far too many for the sharpness grade.

1855 C-1 R1 EF45. Incuse Stars on Reverse Rim. Frosty light olive brown and chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Gr

1857 C-1 R2 EF45. Clipped Planchet. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with traces of faded red in protected areas, possibly from an old cleaning.

Blank Planchet for Half Cent EF40. Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris, only trivial marks, mostly the usual pre-striking flaws always p

Blank Planchet for Half Cent VF20. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. There are some light scratches on both sides and traces of microscopic rou

1794 S-24 R1 G6. Double Struck Off Center with Planchet Clip. A bit sharper with some minor roughness and a few contact marks including a pair of dull

1794 S-28 R2 EF45. Misaligned Dies on Egg-Shaped Planchet. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in the protected areas.

1794 S-31 R1 G6. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip/Blundered Edge Letters. Glossy light to medium brown. The obverse is slightly sharper than the reverse, as

1794 S-56 R3 Office Boy Reverse VG8. Off Center. Sharpness F12 with several dull, very old scratches at the throat, a few more behind the portrait, an

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge VG7. Broadstruck. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive. The only notable mark is a rim dent left of

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge F15. Double Struck with Rotation. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. The only marks are a couple faint hairline scratches

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge VG10. Double Struck with Rotation. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. Virtually perfect except for a small patch of shallow ro

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge NGC graded VF25. Off Center with Planchet Clip. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate, the devices a few shades lighter than t

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge F15. Heavyweight Planchet with Curved Clip. Ten points sharper but there is a patch of very fine roughness at the top of the c

1796 S-82 R5 Liberty Cap VG10. Off Center. Sharpness VF25 or better but covered with moderate granularity. No verdigris, but there is a relatively str

1796 S-83 R4 Liberty Cap G5. Flipover Double Strike. Glossy very dark olive and steel with chocolate toning on the high points, the contrast helping b

1796 S-84 R3 Liberty Cap G6. Off Center. A couple points sharper with fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. No ver

1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VG7. Clipped Planchet. A few points sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness. Slightly glossy very dark steel and

1797 S-128 R3 M over E in AMERICA VG7. Off Center. Glossy dark steel brown with olive brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and attractive with only

1797 S-137 R2 PCGS graded F12. Double Struck with Rotation. Slightly glossy very dark olive and steel, nearly black. Covered with fine granularity. No

1797 S-138 R1 F12. Double Struck. Sharpness VF20 with several light rim bruises on both sides, and most of these have been smoothed to minimize the di

1797 S-139 R1 PCGS graded AU58. Double Struck Slightly Off Center with Rotation. Choice glossy chocolate brown with very attractive surfaces. Nearly f

1797 S-139 R1 G6. Double Struck Off Center. Sharpness VG10 but covered with very fine roughness on all but the high points, which are smooth. No verdi

1798 S-145 R3 Large 8, Style I Hair VG8. Double Struck. Slightly sharper but the obverse is covered with very fine porosity. No verdigris or notable s

1798 S-154 R4+ Large 8, Style I Hair G5. Double Struck. Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown high points. No roughness or notable defects, just som

1798 S-157 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair G5. Off Center. A couple points sharper but covered with fine roughness that dulls the natural gloss of the surfac

1798 S-160 Small 8, Style I Hair G5. Off Center. Mostly glossy dark olive and steel. No significant marks or other defects, just worn. A planchet flak

1798 S-161 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair VG8. Off Center. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with fine to moderate roughness that dulls the surfa

1798 S-165 R4 Large 8, Style II Hair F12. Off Center. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces with only a few minor contact marks, mostly on

1798 S-169 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10+. Double Struck over Obverse Brockage. Nice glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and r

1798 S-170 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair G4. Struck over Lettered Edge Token from the British East India Company. Rather glossy dark steel brown and choco

1798 S-172 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG8. Off Center. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine roughness, strongest on the reverse. There is some very fine

1798 S-174/175 R2/3 Small 8, Style II Hair G4. Obverse Brockage. Slightly sharper with a trio of shallow dents on the lower portion of the obverse, th

1798 S-177 R4+ Small 8, Style II Hair G5. Off Center. Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown with hints of reddish chocolate on both sides. The surfa

1798 S-177 R4+ Small 8, Style II Hair PCGS graded VG8. Off Center. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker olive brown toning nestled into the pr

1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair G6. Double Struck over Off Center Obverse Brockage. Sharpness near F12 but covered with fine to moderate roughnes

1798 Small 8 Fair-2. Delaminated Planchet. Glossy chocolate brown. There are some marks, but the major feature of this cent is a large lamination from