The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1800 C-1 R2 VF30. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there is some extremely faint roughness on both sides. The microscopic roughness is visible on

Quartette of Half Cents, 1800-1804. Includes 1800 C-1 E-MDS Manley state 2.0 AG3, 1800 C-1 M-LDS Manley state 4.0 VG8, 1804 C-1 LDS Manley state 2.0 V

1803 C-1 R1 F15. Sharpness VF35 but there is a scuff of fine scratches across the portrait, a couple small rim dents at the bottom of the obverse, and

1804 C-1 R3 VF20. Sharpness VF30 but there are several light rim bruises on both sides, notably a couple left of the head and one over the M in AMERIC

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF20. Double Struck over Obverse Brockage. Mostly glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive with only a fe

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin NGC graded XF40. Frosty chocolate and steel with traces of lighter steel toning in protected areas. There is a faint spot of d

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin F12. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. A nice example with smooth surfaces that show only trivial contact marks. LDS, Manley s

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G5. Glossy light olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just well worn. The date is strong and the legend

1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Lustrous chocolate and light olive brown. The obverse fields are hard and very slightly reflective while the reverse fields are cove

1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Slightly sharper but there are too many microscopic contact marks scattered over the obverse for the higher grade. Frosty chocolate

1804 C-9 R2 VF25. Glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. No roughness or notable marks, just light wear. Frost

1804 C-10 R1 EF40. Slightly sharper but the toning is a bit dark and uneven. No roughness or marks. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. LDS, Manley stat

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 With Stems VF30. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas. The only mark is an

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 With Stems VF30. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive and chocolate brown with traces of reddish

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems AU50. Sharpness near mint state but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and bluish steel with traces of

1805 C-1 R2 Small 5 with Stems EF40. Sharpness AU50 but there are a few small splashes of dark olive toning on both sides. A couple of these dark area

1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 With Stems VG8. Attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate. Looks perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a good glass reveals t

1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 With Stems AG3. Slightly sharper but dark and covered with very fine roughness. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive and steel with a

1805 C-4 R2 Large 5 EF45. Sharpness near mint state but this piece was lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and chocolate with overtones of

1806 C-4 R1 Large Repunched 6 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Ten points sharper but both sides are coated with a thin layer of lacquer or some similar protect