The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1806 C-4 R1 Large Repunched 6 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are a few shallow, darkly toned planchet voids on the

1807 C-1 R1 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty light olive and golden brown mixed with some chocolate and sea-green tones. No marks or other distractions, only

1807 C-1 R1 VF35. Ten points sharper but there are several fine scratches hidden in the hair plus a couple more on the neck. None of these scratches i

1807 C-1 R1 VF30. Sharpness EF40 but there are several small rim nicks on the obverse, none distracting but too many to ignore, plus a shallow planche

1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 VG10. Very slightly sharper but there are few light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest one well right of the Y i

1808 C-3 R1 VF35. Rotated Reverse. Ten points sharper with a light vertical scratch down the neck and another from the hair ribbon into the field left

1808 C-3 R1 F15. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with some lighter brown tones in protected areas on the obverse. No roughness or marks, and t

Quartette of Half Cents, 1808-1855. Includes 1808 C-3 E-MDS Manley state 2.0 F12, 1828 C-1 13-Star Obverse LDS Manley state 3.0 VF35, 1828 C-1 13-Star

1809 C-1 R4 Fair-2. A few points sharper but covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No marks or verdigris. Dark steel and olive brown. The date is s

1811 C-2 R3 VG10. A few points sharper but there are a half dozen short scratches on both sides. No roughness or verdigris. Slightly glossy light oliv

1825 C-1 R3 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Very attractive for the grade, just a few tiny marks from choice. The only

1825 C-1 R3 VF25. Rotated Reverse. Slightly sharper but there are a few more tiny nicks than you like to see for the sharpness grade, none notable. Gl

1826 C-1 R1 AU50. Lustrous chocolate and olive brown with a small spot of reddish chocolate toning at star 12. Satiny mint frost covers the protected

1826 C-2 R3+ VF30. Repunched 6. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and quite attractive for the grade. The only notable mark is a thin diagonal

1828 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS64 Brown. 13-Star Obverse. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sid

1828 C-3 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. 13-Star Obverse. Frosty steel brown with a hint of bluish steel overtone in the fields and peeps of faded mint red

1829 C-1 R1 EF40. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive brown with subtle overtones of sea-green in the fields and prote

1832 C-2 R2 MS60. Lustrous olive brown mixed with some lighter chocolate brown tones. Faded mint red shows in the protected areas on both sides. Satin

1832 C-2 R2 AU58. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas. There are a few tiny spots of darker toning,

1835 C-1 R1 AU50. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with a couple puffs of light reddish chocolate toning on both sides. Satiny mint luster covers the