The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

(1859) Washington PRO PATRIA Medal in Copper Baker-268A NGC graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel with at least a th...

Group of 5 Colonial Coppers. Includes (1640) French Colonial counterstamped billon douzain Breen-271 VG, 1739 French Colonial billon sou marque AG, 17

Quartette of Early Coppers. Includes a 1787 Vermont halfpenny Ryder-13 R1 (Britannia type) LDS VG10, a George II "Bungtown" counterfeit ha...

1739 Admiral Vernon Portobello Betts Medal, McCormick-Goodhart #96 Gold-Plated Copper EF45. Choice frosty bright gold fading to slightly darker copper

1793 C-2 R3 F15. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform extremely fine granularity under attractive glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. No verdi

1793 C-4 R3 VG7. Very slightly sharper but there is a dull pinch on the rim left of the fraction. The only additional marks are a minor rim nick befor

1794 C-3a R5 G5. Small Edge Letters. Misaligned Obverse Die. Sharpness F15 but lightly corroded on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. There are

1794 C-5a R4+ F12. Small Edge Letters. Glossy reddish chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the highpoints. The surfaces are attractive a

1794 C-9 R2 F12. Several points sharper and quite attractive for the grade, but there are a few light scratches in the field before the portrait. Othe

1794 C-9 R2 G5. A few points sharper but covered with fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and easily readable b

1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date, Plain Edge G6. Clipped Planchet. A couple points sharper but there are two very dull vertical scratches in the field befo

1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date, Plain Edge AG3. Flipover Double Strike. Sharpness VG8 but banged up a bit and plugged at BE in LIBERTY. Both BE and the f

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Off Center. Sharpness F12 but there is a dull dent in the field left of the lower curls and the dentils

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Off Center. A couple points sharper but very slightly rough and there are light scratches covering the l

1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Struck over Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Sharpness VG7 but there are some strong rim dents on both sid...

Trio of Half Cents, 1794 & 1795. Includes 1794 C-4a Fair-2, 1795 C-1 Lettered Edge F12 net G5 plugged, and 1795 C-6a Plain Edge Without Pole AG3...

1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. With pole. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. A gorgeous reddish-brown example. It is believed that the Edwards copies were produced

1797 C-1 R2 Fair-2. 1 Above 1 Variety. Struck over Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate. No rou...

1797 C-2 R3 Centered Head PCGS graded F12. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with slightly lighter steel brown toning covering the device

1797 C-3b R4 Lettered Edge Fair-2. The obverse is slightly sharper but the reverse is weaker, and both sides show minor porosity scattered about. No v