The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge VG8. Sharpness F15 with myriad light scratches hidden under the toning on the obverse and traces of minor roughness and ve

1797 S-121b R3- Gripped Edge, Double Struck F12. Sharpness EF45 but lightly corroded and there is a patch of shallow reddish verdigris behind the head

1797 S-121b R3- Gripped Edge VG8. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris and the only mark

1797 S-121b R3- Gripped Edge G6. Very slightly sharper but there is a patch of fine reddish roughness on the hair ribbon. Otherwise the surfaces are s

1797 S-122 R5+ Fair-2. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. No marks or verdigris, but the fields and protected areas are covered with light to

1797 S-124 R5+ AG3. Sharpness F12 but dark and rough with moderately strong granularity covering both sides. Has the look of a cent that was lost in s

1797 S-128 R3 M over E in AMERICA VG8. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there are a few patches of shallow corrosion and pitting on both sides, pa

1797 S-128 R3 M over E in AMERICA Fair-2. Off Center. Nice glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth but there are three dull punchmarks on the

1797 S-130 R2 VG7. Sharpness F15 or a bit better but there are fine scratches on both sides, strongest in the center of the reverse, and the scratches

1797 S-132 R5+ Stemless Wreath G5. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine roughness and the face of Ms Liberty has been crudely scraped. Not the most at

1797 S-133 R5 Stemless Wreath AG3. A few points sharper but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris, just a fine scratch from the hair ribbon t

1797 S-134 R4 VG10. Ten points sharper but marked up a bit with small nicks on the portrait and some faint hairline scratches on both sides. Lightly c

1797 S-137 R2 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but the planchet is covered with fine granularity and there are many light scratches hidden in the patina on the ob

1797 S-137 R2 VG10. Five points sharper but there are a couple corrosion pits on the reverse, one at the first T in STATES and another in the leaves r

1797 S-142 R5+ AG3. A couple points sharper but covered with small nicks, and a stronger nick on the cheek has been smoothed a bit. Rather glossy dark

1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath VG8. Misaligned Reverse. Sharpness F12 with microscopic granularity covering the fields and protected areas. No verdigri

1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath VG7. Sharpness VG10 but very fine granularity covers the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, but there are a few r

1798 S-146 R5- Large 8, Style I Hair G5. A few points sharper but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only marks are a tiny pinprick

1798 S-148 R2 Large 8, Style I Hair G5. Perhaps a point sharper but the surfaces are covered with extremely faint roughness. No verdigris or notable m

1798 S-153 R3 Large 8, Style I Hair VG10. Sharpness VF20 but slightly rough with a few small spots of verdigris on both sides. The notable marks are a

1798 S-153 R3 Large 8, Style I Hair VG8. Off Center. Sharpness VF30 but there is a dull, strong dent on the throat that caused a bulge at the bottom o

1798 S-154 R4+ Large 8, Style I Hair VG10+. Five points sharper with very fine roughness under glossy dark chocolate brown toning. No marks or verdigr

1798 S-155 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796 F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform fine granularity under a slightly glossy light olive

1798 S-155 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796 G5. Sharpness VG10 but most of the planchet is covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdig

1798 S-156 R5+ Small 8, Style I Hair, Reverse of 1796 Basal State-1. Heavily worn and there are strong contact marks covering the face and a deep cut

1798 S-157 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair F12. Slightly sharper with extremely faint granularity in the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. S

1798 S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair F12. Glossy medium brown blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. A splash of chocolate toning in th

1798 S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair VG7. Sharpness F12 but rather dull from uniform extremely fine roughness under the dark olive and steel patina. No

1798 S-160 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair VG7. Off Center. Very slightly sharper but there is a diagonal scratch through the 17 and a dull but strong rim ni

1798 S-161 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair VF30. Nice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and there are only a few minor marks,

1798 S-161 R2 Small 8, Style I Hair VF20. Sharpness VF35 but cleaned and retoned glossy light chocolate brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel.

1798 S-163 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair VG10. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris. The best identify

1798 S-163 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair VG10. Ten points sharper but a bit dull from uniform extremely fine roughness. No notable contact marks or verdigr

1798 S-164 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair F15. Ten points sharper but there is some extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas on both side

1798 S-165 R4 Large 8, Style II Hair F12. Sharpness near VF20 with uniform extremely fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas while the

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VF30. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light greenish olive and chocolate mixed with som

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VF30. Ten points sharper but there is a dull scratch in the field before the neck, a planchet chip out of the che

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VF25. Misaligned Dies. Sharpness EF40 but there is some extremely faint roughness under the rather glossy dark st

1798 S-166 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VG10. Sharpness VF25 but lightly corroded and there is a small patch of raised verdigris in the field before the

1798 S-167 R1 Large 8, Style II Hair VG10. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with uniform fine granularity under the slightly glossy dark steel toning.

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

1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG8. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with a subtle splash of reddish chocolate verdigris at the back of the head

1798 S-183 R5 Small 8, Style II Hair G5. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine to moderate roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patin

1798 S-184 R1 Small 8, Style II Hair VF30. Glossy chocolate brown blended with reddish chocolate toning, mostly on the upper half of the obverse. The

1798 S-186 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10. A couple points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness that's partially hidden under the glos...

1798 S-187 R1 Small 8, Style II Hair NGC graded VF35. Glossy olive brown and steel with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas on the rever

1800/798 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair VG10. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but covered with uniform very fine granularity under the

1800/798 S-191 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair VF20. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there are a few patches of shallow corrosion on the

1800/79 S-194 R3 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only ma

1800/79 S-194 R3 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair VG8. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with very fine granularity on all but the highpo

1800 S-199 R4 F12. Sharpness near VF20 but there are small spots of reddish verdigris on both sides, mostly at the second 0 in the date. Otherwise fre

1800 S-199 R4 G5. Off Center. Glossy chocolate and steel with darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and attractive for the grade. A

1800 S-200 R3 VG10. Rather glossy olive and steel. No marks, but there are traces of verdigris or soft crud in some of the protected areas. E-MDS with

1800 S-200 R3 G5. Glossy dark olive and chocolate with slightly lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. No roughness or verdigris, only minor cont

1800 S-201 R4+ F12. Sharpness VF30 but the obverse is covered with fine porosity and the reverse is covered with lighter microscopic roughness. No ver

1800 S-201 R4+ G6. A couple points sharper but there is a patch of shallow corrosion with verdigris at the lowest curl and a trail of fine roughness e

1800 S-203 R3 VF30. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The obverse is delicately mottled with some lighter and darker shades of brown while the toning

1800 S-203 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF40 but there is extremely fine roughness on most of the obverse. Most of the reverse is smooth, but there are a few pa

1800 S-204 R4 VG10. Sharpness VF35 but covered with fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive. The dat

1800 S-205 R4 F15. Ten points sharper but there is a planchet crease through the top of ER in LIBERTY with a corresponding planchet fold at the ribbon

1800 S-205 R4 F12. Sharpness VF25 with fine granularity covering both sides under a slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown patina. The color is dec

1800 S-206 R3 F15+. Sharpness VF30 with microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris and just a few light contact marks, incl

1800 S-211 R3 VF20. Ten to fifteen points sharper but covered by uniform microscopic roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina with lighter

1800 Obverse Brockage, Style II Hair Fair-2. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. There is some very light roughness in protected areas and a few

Group of 5 Cents, 1796-1800. Includes 1796 S-92 Draped Bust Fair-2, 1797 S-128 M over E in AMERICA AG3, 1797 S-141 Fair-2+, 1798 S-146 Large 8 with St

Group of 5 Cents, 1798-1807. Includes 1798 S-155 Style I Hair with Small 8 and Reverse of 1796 AG3, 1798 S-167 Large 8 with Style II Hair AG3, 1798 S-

Quartette of Cents, 1800 & 1801. Includes 1800/798 S-191 Overdate with Style I Hair AG3, 1800/79 S-196 Overdate with Style II Hair G4, 1800 S-20...

Group of 5 Cents, 1800-1805. Includes 1800 S-197 G6, 1801 S-222 G6, 1802 S-232 G5, 1803 S-255 G5, and 1805 S-269 VG7. Most are slightly sharper with d

1801 S-213 R2 PCGS graded VF30. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with a couple splashes of reddish chocolate toning on the reverse. Nice surface

1801 S-216 R1 F12. Slightly sharper but there is an old, shallow scratch slanting through the hair right of the hair ribbon. Glossy dark chocolate and

1801 S-216 R1 VG8. A couple points sharper but there a half dozen small, very shallow spots of microscopic roughness on the head. No verdigris or cont

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse F15. Sharpness VF30 but burnished and retoned an attractive glossy light chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter g

1801 S-223 R1 VF25. Ten points sharper but there are traces of shallow verdigris on both sides, mostly at ES-OF into the leaves below. Otherwise the s

1801 S-224 R1 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but there is an area of light to moderate corrosion on the right side of the reverse, and spots of green verdigris

1802 S-227 R2 F15. Glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. An attractive cent. There are a couple very faint h

1802 S-229 R2 F15. Sharpness VF30 with very fine roughness covering the obverse. The reverse is smooth except for traces of corrosion around the numer

1802 S-233 R2 F15. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness EF40 but covered with very fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive brown patina. There is wax

1802 S-237 R2 VF25. Ten points sharper with traces of extremely fine roughness in protected areas on the reverse. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and s

1802 S-238 R4 VG10. Sharpness VF25 with a scuff of hairline scratches across the portrait and left half of the reverse. In addition there is a small p

1802 S-239 R3 F15. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned leaving the highpoints a glossy shade of medium brown while the protected areas ar

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F15. Sharpness VF30 with uniform light roughness under the glossy dark chocolate brown patina.

1802 NC-1 R5+ AG3. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate with a few overtones of faded rose that betray the earlier cleaning. S

1802 NC-2 R6 Fair-2. Sharpness G6 but moderately corroded. There is shallow greenish verdigris in many of the protected areas with myriad light scratc

Trio of Slabbed 1802 Cents. Includes S-225 R3 E-MDS, Breen state II ANACS graded F12 (our grade VG10); S-230 R1 SEGS graded XF40 corroded (our grade V

Quartette of 1802 Cents. Includes S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 VG7, S-232 R1 VG7 (2 pieces), and S-242 R2 VG7. Most are slightly sharper with minor d

1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F12. Sharpness VF25 with shallow corrosion and reddish chocolate verdigris on the left half of

1803 S-244 R4 F12. Glossy medium chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, only small contact marks scattered over both sides, none notable. An attr

1803 S-245 R3 VF20. Sharpness EF45 but there is shallow pitting and planchet erosion scattered over the obverse while the reverse is smooth and very a

1803 S-246 R3 VF30. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there are three rim bruises at the bottom of the reverse, the strongest of these under the 1

1803 S-247 R3 VF30. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty chocolate and steel brown with traces of lighter reddish steel

1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine roughness, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No verd