The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 VF25. Sharpness EF45 with a dusting of dark greenish olive verdigris in the protected areas on both sides. Muc

Quartette of 1807 Cents. Includes S-271 Comet Obverse AG3 (the "Comet" is clear), S-274 Small Fraction G6, S-276 Large Fraction with the r...

1808 S-277 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. Cleaned and poorly retoned frosty

1808 S-277 R2 Turban Head VG7. Several points sharper but extremely fine roughness covers much of the planchet and there are a few very old, light scr

1808 S-279 R1 Turban Head VF35. Frosty dark steel and olive mottled with lustrous tan and light brown on the obverse. Attractive cartwheel luster cove

1809 S-280 R2 Turban Head F15. Sharpness VF35 or better but covered with fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive brown patina. No marks or v

1810/09 S-281 R1 Turban Head, Overdate 10 over 09 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but dark and covered with fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris.

1810 S-283 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness near EF40 but the surfaces are a bit dull and there are faint traces of microscopic roughness in a few place

1810 S-283 R2 Turban Head VG10. Slightly sharper with some contact marks on both sides. No corrosion or verdigris. Glossy chocolate brown. Estimated

1810 S-284 R3 Turban Head VG10. Sharpness VF20 with a patch of corrosion at the bust tip, faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait, a

1811 S-287 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness VF35 with traces of extremely fine roughness on both sides and verdigris caked into the protected areas on t

1811 S-287 R2 Turban Head F15. Five points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity under a slightly glossy dark olive brown patina. The only

1811 S-287 R2 Turban Head G5 Plugged. Off Center. Recolored glossy dark olive and chocolate with a swipe of golden brown toning outside stars 10-12. T

1812 S-288 R2 Turban Head, Large Date F15. Five points sharper but there is a planchet void at star 6, as struck. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appea

1812 S-290 R1 Turban Head, Small Date VF25. Sharpness near EF40 but lightly cleaned and retoned a mottled mix of dark olive and steel with lighter bro

1812 S-291 R2 Turban Head, Small Date NGC graded XF Details with scratches. Lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with sli

1813 S-292 R2 Turban Head F15. Sharper by at least 10 points but there are light pinscratches on both sides, strongest on the face and neck, plus an o

1814 S-294 R1 Turban Head, Crosslet 4 PCGS graded AU50. Frosty olive brown and steel with reddish chocolate brown toning in protected areas on the lef

1814 S-294 R1 Turban Head, Crosslet 4 EF40. Five points sharper but there are a couple thin nicks on the chin and a few faint scratches above CEN in C

1814 S-295 R1 Turban Head, Plain 4 VF35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with flowline luster covering the protected areas. Great eye appeal, nearly per