The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1798 S-153 R3 Large 8, Style I Hair VG8. Off Center. Sharpness VF30 but there is a dull, strong dent on the throat that caused a bulge at the bottom o

1798 S-154 R4+ Large 8, Style I Hair VG10+. Five points sharper with very fine roughness under glossy dark chocolate brown toning. No marks or verdigr

1798 S-155 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796 F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform fine granularity under a slightly glossy light olive

1798 S-155 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796 G5. Sharpness VG10 but most of the planchet is covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdig

1798 S-156 R5+ Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796 Basal State-1. Heavily worn and there are strong contact marks covering the face and a deep cut

1798 S-157 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair F12. Slightly sharper with extremely faint granularity in the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. S

1798 S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair F12. Glossy medium brown blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. A splash of chocolate toning in th

1798 S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair VG7. Sharpness F12 but rather dull from uniform extremely fine roughness under the dark olive and steel patina. No

1798 S-160 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair VG7. Off Center. Very slightly sharper but there is a diagonal scratch through the 17 and a dull but strong rim ni

1798 S-161 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair VF30. Nice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and there are only a few minor marks,

1798 S-161 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair VF20. Sharpness VF35 but cleaned and retoned glossy light chocolate brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel.

1798 S-163 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair VG10. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris. The best identify

1798 S-163 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair VG10. Ten points sharper but a bit dull from uniform extremely fine roughness. No notable contact marks or verdigr

1798 S-164 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair F15. Ten points sharper but there is some extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas on both side

1798 S-165 R4 Large 8, Style II Hair F12. Sharpness near VF20 with uniform extremely fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas while the

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VF30. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light greenish olive and chocolate mixed with som

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VF30. Ten points sharper but there is a dull scratch in the field before the neck, a planchet chip out of the che

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VF25. Misaligned Dies. Sharpness EF40 but there is some extremely faint roughness under the rather glossy dark st

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VG10. Sharpness VF25 but lightly corroded and there is a small patch of raised verdigris in the field before the

1798 S-167 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VG10. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with uniform fine granularity under the slightly glossy dark steel toning.