The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1856 N-2 R1 Italic 5 AU55. A mint state cent that has three small but sharp rim nicks on the obverse. One is located above star 10, another at star 11

1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5 MS63+. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel and olive brown with nearly half the coin retaining mint color. The only defects

1856 N-13 R2 Italic 5 MS60. Frosty steel brown with underlying very faded mint color bleeding through in a few of the protected areas. A hint of light

1856 N-14 R1 Italic 5 MS60. Frosty medium chocolate and steel with traces of mint red remaining on both sides. No spots or stains. The best identifyin

1856 N-18 R1 Italic 5 AU50. Frosty steel and light chocolate brown with lighter tan toning on the highest points. No defects, only very light friction

1856 N-21 R2 Italic 5 MS60. Lustrous light chocolate brown blending to light olive brown in a few places on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the

1857 N-1 R1 Large Date MS62. Frosty olive brown and steel with 10% of the mint color remaining. The only notable marks are a tiny spot of darker tonin

1857 N-1 R1 Large Date EF40. At least ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoning with light steel brown and tan on the devices and darker oli

1857 N-1 R1 Large Date VF25. Slightly sharper but very lightly cleaned. No notable marks or other defects. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. MD

1857 N-2 R1+ Small Date EF45. Sharpness close to mint state but there are a few small spots of shallow carbon on the obverse including one in the fiel