The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1794 S-42 R4 F12. Sharpness VF30 but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris and the only mark is a barely visible rim bruise at AM in AMERICA.

1794 S-43 R2 NGC graded AU53. Double Profile. Frosty steel brown and tan. The surfaces are smooth and void of any trace of corrosion, but they are not

1794 S-44 R1 VF20. Glossy dark chocolate brown with frosty steel overtones in protected areas. The devices are perfectly smooth while extremely faint

1794 S-44 R1 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but there is a sharp rim nick at IC in AMERICA. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals e

1794 S-45 R5+ VG7. Slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with uniform very fine roughness while the devices are smooth. No m

1794 S-47 R4 VG10. Five points sharper but covered with very fine porosity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris, and the only mar

1794 S-47 R4 G4. Sharpness F12 but moderately rough, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris, and the only mark is a dull nick on the eyebrow into the

1794 S-49 R2 VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a dull rim bruise at ED in UNITED

Trio of Early Cents, 1794-1798. Includes 1794 S-49 R2 G4 (stronger on the obverse, weaker on the reverse, but smooth and attractive), 1797 S-130 R2 AG

1794 S-55 R2 NGC graded AU55. Attractive glossy olive brown with traces of slightly lighter chocolate brown toning on both sides. The color appears to

1794 S-55 R2 VF25. Ten points sharper but the surfaces are a bit dull thanks to uniform extremely faint granularity that covers the planchet. No verdi

1794 S-59 R3 F15. Sharpness VF35 but dark with very fine roughness under the glossy dark olive and steel patina. The roughness is very light on the ob

1794 S-63 R2 F15. Sharpness VF25 but there are numerous small rim bruises or rim nicks on both sides, mostly over UNITED STA. None of these marks is s

1794 S-65 R1 F15. Five points sharper but there are a couple light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest one above the O in OF, plus a few tiny nic

1794 S-65 R1 F12. Slightly sharper but there are fine pinscratches on the reverse, the notable ones from the A in STATES to the E in CENT and a couple

1794 S-71 R2 G4. Head of 1795. A couple points sharper but dull and covered with fine porosity, strongest on the face into the field at right. Lightly

1794 S-72 R2 Exact Head of 1795 F12. Sharpness VF20 but there is a planchet chip out of the hair near the back of the head, a rim dent just right of t

1795 S-75 R3 Lettered Edge VG7. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. There are traces of dark crud or verdigris in protected are

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge PCGS graded VF25. Very attractive medium brown with a swipe of light chocolate brown at the top of the reverse. Smooth surfac

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge VG10. Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown and light chocolate with