The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse F15. Sharpness VF30 but burnished and retoned an attractive glossy light chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter g

1801 S-223 R1 VF25. Ten points sharper but there are traces of shallow verdigris on both sides, mostly at ES-OF into the leaves below. Otherwise the s

1801 S-224 R1 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but there is an area of light to moderate corrosion on the right side of the reverse, and spots of green verdigris

1802 S-227 R2 F15. Glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. An attractive cent. There are a couple very faint h

1802 S-229 R2 F15. Sharpness VF30 with very fine roughness covering the obverse. The reverse is smooth except for traces of corrosion around the numer

1802 S-233 R2 F15. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness EF40 but covered with very fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive brown patina. There is wax

1802 S-237 R2 VF25. Ten points sharper with traces of extremely fine roughness in protected areas on the reverse. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and s

1802 S-238 R4 VG10. Sharpness VF25 with a scuff of hairline scratches across the portrait and left half of the reverse. In addition there is a small p

1802 S-239 R3 F15. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned leaving the highpoints a glossy shade of medium brown while the protected areas ar

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F15. Sharpness VF30 with uniform light roughness under the glossy dark chocolate brown patina.

1802 NC-1 R5+ AG3. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate with a few overtones of faded rose that betray the earlier cleaning. S

1802 NC-2 R6 Fair-2. Sharpness G6 but moderately corroded. There is shallow greenish verdigris in many of the protected areas with myriad light scratc

Trio of Slabbed 1802 Cents. Includes S-225 R3 E-MDS, Breen state II ANACS graded F12 (our grade VG10); S-230 R1 SEGS graded XF40 corroded (our grade V

Quartette of 1802 Cents. Includes S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 VG7, S-232 R1 VG7 (2 pieces), and S-242 R2 VG7. Most are slightly sharper with minor d

1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F12. Sharpness VF25 with shallow corrosion and reddish chocolate verdigris on the left half of

1803 S-244 R4 F12. Glossy medium chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, only small contact marks scattered over both sides, none notable. An attr

1803 S-245 R3 VF20. Sharpness EF45 but there is shallow pitting and planchet erosion scattered over the obverse while the reverse is smooth and very a

1803 S-246 R3 VF30. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there are three rim bruises at the bottom of the reverse, the strongest of these under the 1

1803 S-247 R3 VF30. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty chocolate and steel brown with traces of lighter reddish steel

1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine roughness, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No verd