The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

Group of 8 Cents, 1848-1852, grading VF25. All are attributed to the Newcomb number, and there are no duplicate varieties. Includes 1848 (1), 1849 (1)

Group of Sixteen 1848 Cents. Grades range from VG8 to VF20 with an average grade of F12 to F15. All different die varieties with a few duplicates. Som

Trio of Cents, 1848-1853, grading VF35. Includes 1848 N-27 E-MDS (b), 1849 N-14 LDS (d), and 1853 N-14 rare EDS (a). A nice group, all with attractive

1849 N-2 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Frosty medium chocolate brown. Satiny mint luster covers the fields on both sides and this piece offers excellent

1849 N-3 R3 MS62+. Very attractive lustrous chocolate brown and olive with generous traces of mint red remaining on both sides. The only marks, and th

1849 N-7 R3 EF45. Five points sharper but there are a few nicks on the face and one more on the edge at star 6. Otherwise this piece is choice. Frosty

1849 N-7 R3 EF45. Sharpness AU50 but there are too many small nicks for the higher grade including a nearly vertical one left of star 12. Glossy light

1849 N-11 R1 Repunched 1 MS60. Glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate brown toning on the devices. Frosty luster shoes in the protected ar

1849 N-17 R3 MS60. The obverse is lustrous mint red fading to steel and chocolate brown with nearly a third of that side showing mint red. The reverse

1849 N-27 R4 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with peeps of faded mint color remaining on both sides. Satiny mint f

Group of 18 Cents, 1849 & 1850. Grades range from VG7 to F15 with an average grade of VG10 to F12. Most are different die varieties with a few d...

1850 N-1 R2 MS60. A sharply struck mint state cent that was dipped and retoned frosty dark bluish steel and olive with lighter steel brown toning on t

1850 N-2 R1 AU55. Frosty light to medium brown fading to chocolate brown on the highpoints. A splash of slightly darker reddish chocolate toning insid

1850 N-4 R1 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty light chocolate brown with traces of mint red on the reverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas on

1850 N-9 R2 AU55. A mint state cent that has a couple small spots of very shallow verdigris on the obverse, one under the chin and the second over sta

1850 N-18 R3 NGC graded MS66 Brown. Frosty golden steel brown. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a small nick on the coronet over the B

1851 N-2 R1 MS62. Lustrous mint red mellowing to steel brown on the devices. Half the mint color remains, mostly on the reverse. The only marks are a

1851 N-2 R1 MS60. Lustrous light greenish olive and steel with hints of very faded red in protected areas. No spots or marks. A tiny struck-through li

1851/81 N-3 R1 Overdate 51 over Inverted 18 PCGS graded AU58+. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with satiny mint luster covering the protected

1851 N-10 R1 MS62. Lustrous mellowing mint red fading to bluish steel and olive brown on the devices. At least a third of the planchet displays some o