The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1793 C-1 R3+ VF25. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with slightly darker chocolate and olive brown toning on the highpoints. A truly beautiful exam

1793 C-2 R3 VF25. Frosty dark steel brown with lighter brown and tan toning in the most-protected areas. The surfaces are excellent but not perfect as

1793 C-3 R3 F15. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter chocolate toning in protected areas on both sides. The planchet is smoot

1793 C-4 R3 VF25. Beautiful glossy medium brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. A faint area of reddish brown toning show

1794 C-1a R3 Large Edge Letters VF30. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are smooth and offer great eye appeal. The only marks are a faint

1794 C-1b R6 Small Edge Letters F12. Slightly sharper but there are a few fine old scratches at the top of the reverse with a couple extending down in

1794 C-2a R2+ Small Edge Letters VF30. Choice glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and very attractive, virtually perfect for the grade. Finding a

1794 C-2b R6 Large Edge Letters G4. Sharpness VG7 but there are a few dull dents on the portrait that were strong enough to cause bulges at the opposi

1794 C-3a R5 Small Edge Letters VF25+. Beautiful glossy medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The planchet is smooth

1794 C-4a R3 Small Edge Letters VF25. Sharpness EF40 but there is a very subtle dent under the M in AMERICA that caused an equally subtle bulge in the

1794 C-4b R7 Large Edge Letters VG8+. Glossy light to medium brown blending to light chocolate brown on the devices. The surfaces are smooth and the o

1794 C-5a R4+ Small Edge Letters VF25. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned uniform glossy reddish chocolate brown. The surfaces ar

1794 C-6a R5+ Small Edge Letters VG10. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely fine granularity under a rather glossy dark steel and olive

1794 C-7 R5+ EF40. Attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are

1794 C-8 R5 VG10. Sharpness F12 but there are a too many light contact marks for the higher grade. These include myriad light hairline scratches on th

1794 C-9 R2 EF45. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. Great eye appeal for the grade. The only &quo...

1795 C-1 R2 Lettered Edge VF30. Sharper by at least 5 points but there are a few very light hairline scratches on the cap and a couple of these extend

1795 C-2a R3 Punctuated Date with Lettered Edge EF45. Very glossy dark chocolate and steel fading to light brown in the protected areas. Subtle tones

1795 C-2b R6+ Punctuated Date with Plain Edge G6. Lightly cleaned and retoned a rather glossy chocolate and steel brown fading to a slightly lighter s

1795 C-3 R5+ Punctuated Date with Plain Edge VG10. Slightly sharper but this piece was lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark chocolate and steel ble

1795 C-4 R3 EF40. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker chocolate brown toning outlining the devices on both sides. This piece of

1795 C-5a R3 No Pole on Thin Planchet EF45. Sharper by at least 5 points but this piece was lightly cleaned and has retoned glossy dark olive and stee

1795 C-5b R4 No Pole on Thick Planchet VF20. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning covering the devices. A

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole on Thin Planchet AU55. Struck over a cut-down Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned...

1795 C-6b R6 No Pole on Thick Planchet VF25+. Glossy reddish chocolate and steel with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth an

1796 C-2 R4 With Pole F15. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but there are small rim nicks on both sides, strongest at the top of the obverse. In addi

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 EF45. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Frosty mint luster covers the protec

1797 C-2 R3 EF45. Lustrous chocolate brown and steel with traces of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The fields are hard and slig

1797 C-2 R3 VF25+. Struck over a cut-down Talbot Allum & Lee (TAL) Cent. Sharpness at least 5 points better but the obverse displays very fine h...

1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge VF20. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smoo

1797 C-3b R4 Low Head with Lettered Edge F12. Slightly sharper but the planchet is covered with very fine roughness that is partially hidden under a r

1800 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous slightly faded mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown. More than half the mint color rema...

1802/0 C-1 R6 Overdate 2 over 0 with Reverse of 1800 G4. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker. Glossy chocolate and steel

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0 with Reverse of 1803 VG7. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with smooth, corrosion-free surfaces. Would grade a p

1803 C-1 R1 MS60. Lustrous olive and chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especi

1803 C-2 R4 VF25. Glossy dark chocolate brown delicately mottled with small splashes of slightly lighter steel brown toning on the obverse. The surfac

1803 C-3 R2 AU50. Choice frosty chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lustrous lighter brown and tan in protected areas

1803 C-4 R4 EF45+. Very attractive lustrous steel and chocolate brown mixed with frosty lighter brown toning on both sides. A subtle hint of reddish c

1803 C-4 R4 EF45. Five points sharper but there is a fine hairline scratch hidden in the hair right of the hair ribbon. Otherwise this piece is choice

1804 C-1 R3 VF35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas. A beautiful half cent, just a few tin

1804 C-2 R6 AG3+. Slightly sharper, especially on the right sides where the strike was stronger, but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate ro

1804 C-4 R5 F15+. Choice glossy chocolate and light olive brown. Smooth and very attractive, close to VF20. The only marks, and they are trivial, are

1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin EF40. Slightly sharper but there are a few light pinscratches in the field before the neck and several more left of the lowest

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin EF45. Choice glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth and very attractive nearly flawless. Underlying frosty mint luster covers the

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin EF40. Nice glossy chocolate and steel with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on both sides. The only defect

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Choice lustrous bluish steel and olive. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless offering grea

1804 C-9 R2 AU50. Sharpness near mint state but very lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy dark chocolate brown and steel with frosty lighter st

1804 C-9 R2 EF45. Sharpness at least 5 points better but this piece was very lightly cleaned and retoned a very attractive and natural-looking medium

1804 C-10 R1 AU58+. Very close to mint state, just the barest hint of friction on the highpoints. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with darker

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VF35. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces

1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems AU55. Frosty steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter steel brown and tan faded

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the devices. The obverse ...

1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath AU50. Repunched 5. Frosty light olive and medium brown blending into areas of darker chocolate and olive brown on both si

1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath AU50. Repunched 5. Lustrous chocolate and steel with satiny fields on both sides. The surfaces are nearly flawless and th

1805 C-2 R5 Small 5 with Stems VG8. A couple points sharper but there is a rim bruise under the bust tip. The planchet is mostly smooth and glossy wit

1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 with Stems VG10. Choice glossy chocolate and light olive brown with slightly lighter brown toning around the date and lower curls.

1805 C-4 R2- Large 5 with Stems AU50+. Sharpness very close to mint state but there is a faint hairline scratch across the upper part of the neck from

1806 C-1 R1 Stemless Wreath. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty dark steel brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. Reddish tan faded down fr

1806 C-2 R4 Small 6 with Stems VF35. Sharpness near EF45 but there is a fine planchet lamination that meanders through the hair ribbons extending into

1806 C-3 R6 Small 6 with Stems AG3. Sharpness VG7, perhaps even better on the reverse, but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate corrosion. T

1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems MS60. Repunched 6. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with mellowed mint red covering 15% of the planchet, mos

1807 C-1 R1 EF45+. Very attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color covering the protected

1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7. PCGS graded AU-53. Glossy medium chocolate brown mixed with darker chocolate and olive brown on both sides. The surfa

1808 C-3 R1 AU50. Glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate blending to light olive on the reverse. Traces of golden tan faded down from mint color can

1809 C-1 R4 VF25+. Sharpness VF35 but there are a half dozen fine nearly vertical hairline scratches down the portrait, but most of these are hidden i

1809 C-2 R3 VF20. Five points sharper but there is a dull, barely visible dent hidden in the hair over ER in LIBERTY. There are no additional defects

1809 C-3 R1 AU50. Lustrous medium chocolate brown with a small splash of darker chocolate toning at the chin and bluish steel overtones on the reverse

1809 C-4 R2 Repunched 0 in Date, Large over Small AU58. Glossy tan and light brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. Amp

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9 EF45. Attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown. A choice, virtually flawless example that saw only l

1809 C-6 R1 AU58. Choice glossy chocolate brown mixed with lighter brown and chocolate tones on both sides. Frosty luster shows through in the fields

1810 C-1 R1 VF20. Choice glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and flawless, although ther

1811 C-1 R4 VF25. Choice glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless. The only notable marks, and they are microscop

1811 C-2 R3. PCGS graded EF-45. Attractive glossy chocolate brown mixed with lighter brown on both sides. There is a hint of reddish chocolate toning

1825 C-1 R3 AU50+. Rotated Reverse. Very attractive frosty medium brown with slightly darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. The f

1825 C-2 R1 AU50+. Beautiful lustrous brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. A subtle splash of slightly

1826 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous light steel brown blending to chocolate brown toning on the highpoints with frosty lighter golden brown and tan toning in p

1826 C-2 R3+ EF40. Slightly sharper but there are too many tiny contact marks for the higher grade. None of these marks is at all distracting or visib

1828 C-1 R1 AU55. Choice lustrous light to medium chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. This piece offers superio

1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse MS63. Highly lustrous light chocolate brown blending to olive and bluish steel. The eye appeal of this half cent is except

1828 C-3 R1 MS63+. Lustrous slightly mellowed mint red fading to light steel brown on the devices. About 70% of the mint color remains on the obverse,

1829 C-1 R1 MS63. Lustrous chocolate brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel on the obverse. Nearly 10% of the faded mint color remains intact o

1832 C-1 R2 MS62. Lustrous medium chocolate with bluish steel brown overtones. At least 10% of the planchet shows mellowed mint red, mostly on the obv

1832 C-2 R2 MS63+. Beautiful lustrous steel brown and chocolate with 20% of the slightly faded mint color remaining on both sides. The surfaces are vi

1832 C-3 R2 AU55. Frosty medium chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown in protected areas and a few small wisps of darker olive and steel t

1833 C-1 R5 as a Proof PCGS graded PR63 Red & Brown. PCGS graded Proof 63 Red & Brown. Mellowing mint red shifting to light bluish steel and...

1834 C-1 R1 MS63. Very attractive lustrous light olive and chocolate with overtones of darker bluish steel on the reverse. About 25% of the planchet r

1835 C-1 R1 MS64. Lustrous mellowed mint red fading to bluish steel brown and olive on the devices, about two-thirds of the red remaining. The only ma

1835 C-2 R1 MS63. Lustrous mint red fading to steel and light olive brown on the devices, at least a third of the mint color remaining on both sides.

1849 C-1 R7+ as a Proof Large Date. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Very attractive light olive and chocolate with subtle overtones of bluish steel and at

1850 C-1 R2- MS60. Glossy steel and light olive with lots of frosty lighter brown toning in the protected areas, especially on the reverse. Frosty fad

1851 C-1 R1 Second 1 Repunched MS63. Mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, at least half the red remaining on both sides. The only m

1853 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Choice lustrous mellowed mint red fading to bluish steel and olive on the highpoints with half the r...

1853 C-1 R1 MS63+. Lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown faded down from mint color with more than a third of the mint color remaining, mostly o

1854 C-1 R1+ MS63+. Frosty mint red fading to light steel brown, at least a third of the mint color remaining on both sides. A beautiful, sharply stru

1854 C-1 R1+, CAC Certified. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous frosty mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints with more tha...

1855 C-1 R1 MS63+. Frosty mint red fading to light steel brown with half of the red remaining on both sides. Would rate a higher grade except for a sp

1856 C-1 R2 MS64 Prooflike. Very impressive bright original mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, at least two-thirds of the mint co

1857 C-1 R2 MS63. Glossy medium chocolate and light steel brown with at least a third of the slightly faded mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse.

Super-deluxe leather-bound edition of the Whister Collection catalog. There are only five copies of this catalog: one for our consignor, one for Bob G

1793 C-3 R3 Liberty Cap, Head Left Counterstamped G5. Counterstamped "R.C" in relatively large letters in the center of the obverse. The s...