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