The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1835 C-1 R1 VF30. Struck on a planchet without upset rims (Stage I). Sharpness AU50 but there is a cut out of the rim over AT in STATES and a few very

1835 C-2 R1 VF35. Glossy light chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter tan and steel toning in protected areas. Smooth and attractive, only triv

1837 Hard Times Token Low-49 Rulau HT-73 R2 VF35. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and very attractive for the grade with just a

1844 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6 F15. Sharpness near mint state but the planchet is lightly eroded with a few patches of shallow pitting on the revers

1849 C-1 R2 EF40. Five points sharper but there are a few light contact marks on the neck and in the field off the chin. The marks are trivial and the

Pair of Half Cents, 1849 & 1856. Includes 1849 C-1 R2- MDS VF35 and 1856 C-1 R2 MDS VF30. Both are slightly sharper with a few too many tiny nic...

1850 C-1 R2 AU50. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Sharply struck with smooth, attractive surfaces. The only marks are a tiny scratch hidden in the h

1851 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous medium brown with traces of mint color remaining in protected areas on both sides. Nice eye appeal, just a hint of friction

1853 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Frosty chocolate brown with bluish steel overtones on the obverse. Traces of faded mint red show on both sides. N

1854 C-1 R1+ MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive with faded mint red bleeding through in the fields and protected areas on both sides. No spot

1854 C-1 R1+ MS60+. Lustrous light greenish olive brown with overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas. Very sharply struck showing needle-sh

1854 C-1 R1+ AU50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with satiny lighter steel brown in protected areas. A puff of darker chocolate toning in th

1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel, nearly a third of the mellowed mint color remaining. The on...

1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Light chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. Traces of very faded mint red remain on both s

1855 C-1 R1 MS60. Lustrous light chocolate and steel with a vertical swipe of reddish chocolate toning right of T in CENT. Satiny mint frost covers th

1855 C-1 R1 AU55. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned light golden brown and tan fading to darker steel brown. A collection of tiny s

1856 C-1 R2 AU58. A frosty mint state piece but there are several microscopic pinscratches in the field at the inner curl. Frosty olive and bluish ste

1857 C-1 R2 EF45. Glossy light greenish olive and steel with satiny mint frost in protected areas. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic ticks of

1857 C-1 R2 EF45. Five points sharper but there are a few tiny nicks on the tip of the chin, and these are easy to miss. The best identifying mark is

Quartette of Half Cents, 1826-1851. Includes 1826 C-1 MDS Manley 3.0 with the reverse rotated 50 degrees CCW VF25, 1828 C-2 12-Star Obverse VF30, 1828

Pair of Half Cents, 1850 & 1856. Includes 1850 C-1 EDS MS60 net EF45 for whizzing and retoning plus 1856 C-1 MDS MS60 net AU50 for cleaning. A s...

1793 S-3 R3- Chain AMERICA G5. A few points better, especially on the reverse where the legends are strong, but there are spots of shallow reddish ver

1793 S-4 R3 Chain AMERICA with Periods AG3. Rather glossy chocolate and steel. There are myriad fine, light scratches covering both sides. The fields

1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Type with Vine & Bars Edge G5. Sharpness VF20 or better but most of the planchet is covered with moderate corrosion. A few sp...

1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Type with Vine & Bars Edge AG3. Several points sharper but there are a few patches of deep pitting on both sides, the largest...

1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Type with Vine & Bars Edge VG7. A few points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with minor roughness whil...

1793 S-11a R4+ Wreath Type with Vine & Bars Edge G6. Sharpness F15 but granular, strongest in the field behind the head. No verdigris. The only ...

1793 S-11b R4 Wreath Type with Lettered Edge F15. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but the right two-thirds of the obverse is covered with light to m

1794 S-19a R5+ Fair-2. Head of 1793 with the Edge Device of 1793 (leaf points down). Blundered edge reading "ONE HUNDRED D FOR A DOLLAR." ...

1794 S-22 R1 F15. Five points sharper except for a half dozen small rim nicks at the bottom of the obverse and a fine scratch across the throat. Gloss

1794 S-22 R1 F12. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine roughness with a few areas of moderate roughness in the mix. No verdigris or contact marks. Rat

1794 S-26 R2 VF25. Attractive glossy chocolate brown, the highpoints a shade or two lighter than the protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and this

1794 S-26 R2 VG7. Counterstamped "H. HEIDLER" across the obverse, Brunk H-458. Sharpness VG10 or better but the stamp was strongly impress...

1794 S-28 R2 VG7. Sharpness F12 but the planchet is covered with uniform very fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigr

1794 S-29 R2 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but there are dozen of very tiny pinpricks scattered over both sides, none notable but far too many to ignore. A lig

1794 S-31 R1 VG10. Blundered Edge Letters. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but the planchet is dark and covered with light roughness, strongest on t

1794 S-32 R2 VG7. Rotated Reverse. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine corrosion. No notable contact marks. Dark greenish olive and steel with areas o

1794 S-38 R5 G6. Several points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with light roughness. The devices are smooth and there is no ve

1794 S-41 R3 NGC graded VF25. Mostly glossy olive brown and dark chocolate. The only notable defects are a rim nick before the forehead and a dull one

1794 S-41 R3 VG10. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is covered with uniform microscopic granularity and there is a dull dent on the cap that caused a b

1794 S-42 R4 F12. Sharpness VF30 but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris and the only mark is a barely visible rim bruise at AM in AMERICA.

1794 S-43 R2 NGC graded AU53. Double Profile. Frosty steel brown and tan. The surfaces are smooth and void of any trace of corrosion, but they are not

1794 S-44 R1 VF20. Glossy dark chocolate brown with frosty steel overtones in protected areas. The devices are perfectly smooth while extremely faint

1794 S-44 R1 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but there is a sharp rim nick at IC in AMERICA. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals e

1794 S-45 R5+ VG7. Slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with uniform very fine roughness while the devices are smooth. No m

1794 S-47 R4 VG10. Five points sharper but covered with very fine porosity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris, and the only mar

1794 S-47 R4 G4. Sharpness F12 but moderately rough, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris, and the only mark is a dull nick on the eyebrow into the

1794 S-49 R2 VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a dull rim bruise at ED in UNITED

Trio of Early Cents, 1794-1798. Includes 1794 S-49 R2 G4 (stronger on the obverse, weaker on the reverse, but smooth and attractive), 1797 S-130 R2 AG

1794 S-55 R2 NGC graded AU55. Attractive glossy olive brown with traces of slightly lighter chocolate brown toning on both sides. The color appears to