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