The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1803 S-250 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF45 but covered with uniform fine granularity under a rather glossy dark olive brown and chocolate patina. There are a

1803 S-252 R2 F12. Very slightly sharper but there is a dull scratch in the field behind the head. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent

1803 S-253 R2 VF20. Ten points sharper but burnished and retoned glossy steel brown. No roughness or verdigris, only a few trivial marks, none notable

1803 S-254 R1 VF35. Sharpness close to mint state but there are two small patches of microscopic roughness off the lower end of the hair ribbon and se

1803 S-254 R1 F15. Sharpness EF45 but very dull thanks to extremely fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. This cent appears to have been exposed to

1803 S-255 R1 G5. Double Struck. Sharpness F15 but dark and covered with fine porosity. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy dark steel. The diamete

1803 S-256 R3 VG10. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields

1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction VF35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with overtones of light bluish st

1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction VF20. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but there is microscopic roughness hidden under the rather glossy dark olive and

1803 S-262 R3 VG8. Sharpness F12 or a bit better but covered with fine roughness on all but the highpoints. No verdigris. The only marks are a small r

1803 S-263 R3 EF40. At least ten points sharper with traces of extremely faint roughness on both sides. No notable signs of verdigris and only a few l

1803 S-263 R3 F15. Sharpness EF40 but slightly rough with specks of verdigris scattered over both sides. The notable marks are a faint scuff of hairli

1803 S-265 R4 Large Date and Fraction G5. Five points sharper but covered with uniform very fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive brown an

Quartette of 1803 Cents. Includes S-247 R3 "Mumps Obverse" VG8, S-257 R2 Large Fraction VG8, S-258 R1 Large Fraction VG10, and S-261 R2 La...

Group of Five 1803 Cents. Includes S-245 G4, S-250 AG3, S-251 G4, S-252 G4, and S-256 G4. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date.

1804 S-266b R5 G5. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely faint roughness and there is a swipe of stronger roughness extending from the fa

1804 S-266c R2 Fair-2+. Slightly sharper but there is a collection of small but relatively strong digs left of the L in LIBERTY that caused a bulge on

1805 S-267 R1 VF25. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The notable marks are a very light rim bru

1805 S-268 R3 VF20. Sharper by at least 5 points but the surfaces are slightly dull due to underlying extremely faint roughness that is only visible u

1806 S-270 R1 NGC graded AU50. Frosty medium chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter brown and golden tan toning showing

1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 VF25. Sharpness EF45 with a dusting of dark greenish olive verdigris in the protected areas on both sides. Muc

Quartette of 1807 Cents. Includes S-271 Comet Obverse AG3 (the "Comet" is clear), S-274 Small Fraction G6, S-276 Large Fraction with the r...

1808 S-277 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. Cleaned and poorly retoned frosty

1808 S-277 R2 Turban Head VG7. Several points sharper but extremely fine roughness covers much of the planchet and there are a few very old, light scr

1808 S-279 R1 Turban Head VF35. Frosty dark steel and olive mottled with lustrous tan and light brown on the obverse. Attractive cartwheel luster cove

1809 S-280 R2 Turban Head F15. Sharpness VF35 or better but covered with fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive brown patina. No marks or v

1810/09 S-281 R1 Turban Head, Overdate 10 over 09 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but dark and covered with fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris.

1810 S-283 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness near EF40 but the surfaces are a bit dull and there are faint traces of microscopic roughness in a few place

1810 S-283 R2 Turban Head VG10. Slightly sharper with some contact marks on both sides. No corrosion or verdigris. Glossy chocolate brown. Estimated

1810 S-284 R3 Turban Head VG10. Sharpness VF20 with a patch of corrosion at the bust tip, faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait, a

1811 S-287 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness VF35 with traces of extremely fine roughness on both sides and verdigris caked into the protected areas on t

1811 S-287 R2 Turban Head F15. Five points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity under a slightly glossy dark olive brown patina. The only

1811 S-287 R2 Turban Head G5 Plugged. Off Center. Recolored glossy dark olive and chocolate with a swipe of golden brown toning outside stars 10-12. T

1812 S-288 R2 Turban Head, Large Date F15. Five points sharper but there is a planchet void at star 6, as struck. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appea

1812 S-290 R1 Turban Head, Small Date VF25. Sharpness near EF40 but lightly cleaned and retoned a mottled mix of dark olive and steel with lighter bro

1812 S-291 R2 Turban Head, Small Date NGC graded XF Details with scratches. Lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with sli

1813 S-292 R2 Turban Head F15. Sharper by at least 10 points but there are light pinscratches on both sides, strongest on the face and neck, plus an o

1814 S-294 R1 Turban Head, Crosslet 4 PCGS graded AU50. Frosty olive brown and steel with reddish chocolate brown toning in protected areas on the lef

1814 S-294 R1 Turban Head, Crosslet 4 EF40. Five points sharper but there are a couple thin nicks on the chin and a few faint scratches above CEN in C

1814 S-295 R1 Turban Head, Plain 4 VF35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with flowline luster covering the protected areas. Great eye appeal, nearly per

1814 S-295 R1 Turban Head, Plain 4 VF30. Sharpness EF45 with extremely fine roughness on both sides. No marks or verdigris. Frosty chocolate and steel

Group of 6 Turban Head Cents, 1808-1814. Includes 1808 S-277 G4, 1809 S-280 G4, 1812 S-288 Large Date G6, 1812 S-289 Large Date G6, 1813 S-293 VG8, an

Group of 5 Cents, 1797-1851. Includes 1797 S-120b Plain Edge AG3, 1833 N-6 MDS VF30, 1846 N-11 Medium Date LDS (b) VF35, 1848 N-27 MDS (d) VF35, and 1

Quartette of Cents, 1803-1854. Includes 1803 Small Date and Fraction VG8, 1820 Large Date VG8, 1848 VG8, and 1854 F15. All are sharper with defects bu

1816 N-1 R4 VG10. At least 5 points sharper but much of the planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness, strongest at stars 10-13. There are tra

1816 N-2 R1 MS63. Lustrous steel brown and olive with 10% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are covered with sat

1816 N-2 R1 MS60+. Attractive glossy steel and chocolate brown with satiny mint luster covering the protected areas. The only marks are a diagonal nic

1816 N-3 R4 VF25. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but the line under CENT has been crudely scraped in an unsuccessful attempt to remove it. Otherwis

1816 N-4 R2 AU55. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate, the obverse delicately mottled with some darker olive brown tones. Satiny mint frost cover

1816 N-4 R2 AU50. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with some slightly lighter brown toning on the obverse. Underlying flowli