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