The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge VG8+. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and this piece offers excellent eye appeal for

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge G6. The obverse is very slightly sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker, as often seen on this variety. No defects, just h

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge G5. Clipped Planchet. A couple points sharper but fine roughness covers the fields and protected areas while the highpoints a

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge G4. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker, the G4 grade an average of the two sides. The surfaces are mo

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge Fair-2. Off Center. Glossy chocolate and steel brown, the devices a lighter shade than the fields. There are areas of fine ro

1795 S-77 R3 Plain Edge F12. A few points sharper but there is a shallow pit or planchet chip on the bust and specks of shallow verdigris at STA in ST

1795 S-77 R3 Plain Edge VG8. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark

1795 S-77 R3 Plain Edge G4. A couple points sharper but there are some relatively strong scratches on the reverse, the strongest of these forming what

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge EF45. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy olive brown and chocolate with underlying reddish choc

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge VG7. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness F12 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity under a rather glossy dark olive patina.