The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1798 S-169 R3 Small8, Style II Hair F15. Sharpness VF30 with uniform faint granularity well hidden under a glossy dark steel and olive brown patina. N

1798 S-170 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VF20. Slightly sharper with a couple light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest one off the lower end of the

1798 S-171 R4 Small 8, Style II Hair F15. At least ten points sharper with microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas, strongest around t

1798 S-173 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair F15. Sharpness near VF35 but there are very tiny pits covering most of the obverse, strongest in the field left o

1798 S-174 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VF20. Sharpness VF35 with extremely faint granularity covering the planchet, strongest in the field left of the h

1798 S-175 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10. Five points sharper with areas of fine roughness on both sides, strongest in the field left of the portrait

1798 S-176 R4 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10. Very slightly sharper with several light rim bruises at the bottom of the obverse. The only other marks are

1798 S-177 R4+ Small 8, Style II Hair VG8. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine roughness under the rather glossy dark steel and olive brown patina. Th

1798 S-177 R4+ Small 8, Style II Hair G5. Five points sharper but covered with very fine porosity with a patch of moderate roughness at UNIT. No verdi

1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair F15. Five points sharper with a few too many tiny nicks scattered over both sides for the higher grade. None of t

1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG8. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with a subtle splash of reddish chocolate verdigris at the back of the head

1798 S-183 R5 Small 8, Style II Hair G5. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine to moderate roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patin

1798 S-184 R1 Small 8, Style II Hair VF30. Glossy chocolate brown blended with reddish chocolate toning, mostly on the upper half of the obverse. The

1798 S-186 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10. A couple points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness that's partially hidden under the glos...

1798 S-187 R1 Small 8, Style II Hair NGC graded VF35. Glossy olive brown and steel with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas on the rever

1800/798 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair VG10. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but covered with uniform very fine granularity under the

1800/798 S-191 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair VF20. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there are a few patches of shallow corrosion on the

1800/79 S-194 R3 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only ma

1800/79 S-194 R3 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair VG8. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with very fine granularity on all but the highpo

1800 S-199 R4 F12. Sharpness near VF20 but there are small spots of reddish verdigris on both sides, mostly at the second 0 in the date. Otherwise fre