The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1814 S-295 R1 Turban Head, Plain 4 VF30. Sharpness EF45 with extremely fine roughness on both sides. No marks or verdigris. Frosty chocolate and steel

Group of 6 Turban Head Cents, 1808-1814. Includes 1808 S-277 G4, 1809 S-280 G4, 1812 S-288 Large Date G6, 1812 S-289 Large Date G6, 1813 S-293 VG8, an

Group of 5 Cents, 1797-1851. Includes 1797 S-120b Plain Edge AG3, 1833 N-6 MDS VF30, 1846 N-11 Medium Date LDS (b) VF35, 1848 N-27 MDS (d) VF35, and 1

Quartette of Cents, 1803-1854. Includes 1803 Small Date and Fraction VG8, 1820 Large Date VG8, 1848 VG8, and 1854 F15. All are sharper with defects bu

1816 N-1 R4 VG10. At least 5 points sharper but much of the planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness, strongest at stars 10-13. There are tra

1816 N-2 R1 MS63. Lustrous steel brown and olive with 10% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are covered with sat

1816 N-2 R1 MS60+. Attractive glossy steel and chocolate brown with satiny mint luster covering the protected areas. The only marks are a diagonal nic

1816 N-3 R4 VF25. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but the line under CENT has been crudely scraped in an unsuccessful attempt to remove it. Otherwis

1816 N-4 R2 AU55. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate, the obverse delicately mottled with some darker olive brown tones. Satiny mint frost cover

1816 N-4 R2 AU50. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with some slightly lighter brown toning on the obverse. Underlying flowli

1816 N-4 R2 VF35+. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter steel brown toning in protected areas

1816 N-5 R3 AU50. Lustrous mix of olive, chocolate, and light steel brown with peeps of faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas on the rev

1816 N-6 R2 AU50. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a splash of reddish chocolate toning in the wreath under the first A in AMERICA. Otherwi

1816 N-7 R3 EF40. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter reddish steel toning faded down from mint color in protected are

1816 N-7 R3 VF30. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and very attractive. The best identifying m

1816 N-8 R3 EF40+. Choice glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. Ver

1816 N-9 R3 EF45. Five points sharper but there is a small dig on the front edge of the neck and three small nicks at star 6. Otherwise this piece is

Group of Seven 1816 Cents, all Different Varieties. Grades range from AG3 to Fine-12 with an average grade of G6 to VG7. A few are slightly sharper wi

1817 N-1 R4 VF30. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but this piece was lightly cleaned long ago and is now nicely retoned an attractive glossy light o

1817 N-2 R3 VF35. At least 5 points sharper but there is a fine pinscratch from the bottom of star 7 down to the throat where it fades away. Otherwise