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