The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1803 C-2 R4 VG7. Several points sharper but there is a dull pinch on the rim under the bust tip that caused a slight bend in the planchet at that spot

1803 C-2 R4 G6. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive fading to chocolate brown in protected areas. The only marks are a faint spot of darker

1803 C-3 R2 VF25. Choice glossy chocolate brown with traces of lighter brown and chocolate toning in protected areas on both sides. Smooth and very at

1803 C-3 R2 VF25+. Sharpness near VF35 but there are too many small contact marks scattered over the obverse for the sharpness grade. A small, dull ri

1803 C-3 R2 AG3. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Glossy dark chocolate and steel. Smooth and free of defects, just worn. The date and legends are all read

Trio of 1803 C-3 Die States. Includes EDS (Manley 1.0) VG10 net VG8 for some hairlines (Davy #03.3.1), M-LDS (Manley 4.0 late) F15 net VG10 for some s

1803 C-4 R4 VF30. Glossy light olive and steel brown with underlying mint frost peeking through in the fields and protected areas on both sides. An at

1804 C-1 R3 F15. Sharpness near EF40 but the obverse is peppered with small contact marks, mostly in the form of pinpricks, while the reverse is quite

1804 C-2 R6 AG3. Sharpness VG10 or better where the details were properly struck up, but this piece has problems that go way beyond the strike. The co

1804 C-2 R6 G6. Sharpness F12 but covered with fine uniform granularity. No verdigris or notable marks. Slightly glossy very dark steel brown with tra

1804 C-3/5 R7 Without Spike From Chin F12. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth, void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris.

1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin F12. Choice glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth and quite nice for the grade with just a couple minor contact marks. The notabl

1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin EF45. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty light brown toning in the protected areas. The only notable defect is a light

1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin EF40. Very attractive glossy light chocolate brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning covering the devices and frost

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VG8. A couple points sharper but there is a line of microscopic ticks across the chin, a few nicks at the E in CENT, and trace

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VG7. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine porosity on all but the highpoints. No verdigris, only a few light rim bumps on both

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF25+. At least five points sharper with too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a trio of dull nicks

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF20. Glossy chocolate brown with reddish chocolate toning on the leaves below the first A in AMERICA. A smooth, very attracti

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF25. Sharpness near EF40 with fine porosity covering much of the planchet, strongest on the upper right part of the reverse.

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF30. At least ten points sharper but there is a dull a scratch in the hair left of the earlobe extending into the field below

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF30. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with a bit of dirt in the most-protected areas. The best identifying mark is a ti

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF20. Ten points sharper with a pair of small pinpricks in the field behind the head. Lightly cleaned, now recolored glossy bl

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin AU50+. Glossy dark chocolate brown with frost in protected areas. The only notable defects are a spot of reddish verdigris und

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF30. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty steel toning in protected areas on the reverse. Great surfaces with only a

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF20. Glossy chocolate and steel. No defects, just a few trivial marks on smooth surfaces. Very nice for the grade. M-LDS, Man

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin F15. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. There are a couple shallow struck-through voids in the field left of the hair ribbon, a

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin F12. Slightly sharper with a hairline scratch down the face plus additional faint hairline scratches on the portrait. Mostly g

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin F12. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. There is a tiny flake in the dentils over E in LIBERTY and a couple faint hairline scra

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF30. Glossy chocolate brown blending to olive brown in protected areas on the reverse. Attractive for the grade with only a f

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VG10. A couple points sharper with a few light scratches or thin scuff marks that barely break the toning in the right obverse

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin Cast Copy of Fictional Die State EF40. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive with traces of lighter toning in protected areas.

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VF25. Sharpness EF40 but lightly whizzed, then nicely retoned a very attractive and natural-looking glossy chocolate and olive

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VG10. Slightly sharper but there is a fine hairline scratch off the chin to the rim opposite the nose tip and a pair of small

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VF20. Sharper by at least 5 points but there are a few small nicks on the neck and some pinpricks in the field off the eyebrow

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VF20. Sharper by 10 points but there are numerous contact marks scattered over both sides, especially on the obverse. The most

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G4. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few contact marks consistent with the grade.

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VF30. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas on the left half of the obverse. A hint of reddish c

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VF25. Glossy chocolate brown blending to lighter steel brown in the obverse fields. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G4. Slightly sharper with light corrosion covering the fields and crusty dark steel scale nestled into the protected areas. Ch

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 20% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 5% on the reverse. Wo

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VF35. At least 5 points sharper but there are some faint hairline scratches on the obverse. The only marks visible without a s

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VF25. Slightly sharper but the obverse was very lightly cleaned and has retoned glossy medium chocolate blending to darker cho

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VF20. Nice glossy chocolate brown. No defects, only a few trivial ticks offering no distraction. MDS, Manley state 3.0. The di

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin F12. Glossy medium chocolate brown fading to slightly darker chocolate toning in protected areas. The only notable mark is a d

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VG7. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown. Very nice for the grade. A small rim nick left of the lower end of the hair ribb

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin EF40. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Very attractive. The only marks are a tiny rim bruise left of the lower curls, another un

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin EF40. Glossy chocolate brown with steel and light olive brown toning on the highpoints. Frosty flowline luster shows in protec

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VF30. Glossy chocolate and steel with slightly lighter brown toning in protected areas around the portrait. Close to VF35 but

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VF20. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with traces of lighter chocolate toning in protected areas on the reverse. A small nick

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin F15. Slightly sharper but there are a few faint hairline scratches on the obverse, strongest in the field before the neck. Glo

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin Obverse Brockage. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Very attractive with just a few minor marks, inclu

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin AG3. Double Struck Off Center. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. Many of the details are sharper than the assigned grade, but

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VG7. Double Struck with Small Offset. Very slightly sharper but the surfaces are covered with extremely faint roughness. No ve

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin VG10. Double Struck with Small Offset. Sharpness near F15 but there is a barely perceptible dent hidden in the hair in the cen

1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel and light olive with hints of reddish steel brown toning in a f

1804 C-9 R2 VF25. Ten points sharper but lightly burnished and retoned a rather glossy dark steel and olive. No roughness, and the only marks are a li

1804 C-9 R2 EF40. Glossy olive and lighter chocolate brown, the obverse a rather mottled mixture of the two tones while the reverse is a more uniform

1804 C-9 R2 F12. Very attractive light olive and chocolate blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and attractive f

1804 C-9 R2 VG10+. Glossy mixture of chocolate and darker olive brown with hints of reddish chocolate in the field at TY and before the face. A rim ni

1804 C-9 R2 VG10. Double Struck Off Center. Sharpness VF25 but covered with very fine roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No marks

1804 C-9 R2 VG10. Double Struck Off Center, Reverse Brockage Maker. Mostly glossy light olive and steel with a small splash of reddish chocolate tonin

1804 C-9 R2 VG8. Double Struck Off Center. Sharpness VF25 but covered with very fine corrosion and the fields have been crudely abraded to remove some

1804 C-9 R2 VG7. Triple Struck with Small Offset. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown. Smooth and attractive, very nice for the grade. This piece

1804 C-9 R2 VG7. Heavily Blunted Reverse. Slightly sharper but the surfaces are covered with microscopic roughness. No verdigris or notable marks. Sli

1804 C-10 R1 EF45. Double Struck with Small Offset over Off Center Brockage. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with flowline luster covering the fields

1804 C-10 R1 VF20. Triple Strike with Small Offset. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many tiny nicks for the higher grade. A short, thin verti

1804 C-10 R1 VG8. Double Struck with Rotation, Reverse Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but there are some hairline scratches on both sides, strongest

1804 C-10 R1 F12. Double Struck with Small Offset. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with traces of frost showing in protected areas. The only de

1804 C-10 R1 AG3. Double Struck with Small Offset. Very slightly sharper but the portrait is covered with hairline scratches. In addition, there is a

1804 C-10 R1 F12. Struck Through Wire or Thread. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform fine roughness. No notable contact marks but there are traces

1804 C-10 R1 AG3. Altered into a High-Quality Gear. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with a small hole in the center. The surfaces are not perfect, but

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VG8. Glossy dark steel and olive with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Virtually flawless except fo

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems F15+. Sharpness VF25 but there are traces of extremely faint roughness well hidden under the glossy dark olive and ste

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VG10. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with very fine roughness. There is a pitmark right of the date and an area of mo

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VG7. Glossy steel brown and chocolate fading to olive brown in protected areas. Smooth and attractive for the grade, j

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems F12. Flipover Off Center Double Strike. Sharpness near EF40 but harshly cleaned and covered with microscopic porosity.

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VG10. Double Struck with Small Offset. Slightly sharper but the planchet displays a very subtle bend causing a bulge a

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VG10. Double Struck with Small Offset. Slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness covering the fields and protecte

1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems G5. Double Struck Obverse. Very slightly sharper with some fine hairline scratches left of the lowest curls, all blend

1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems VF35. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness EF45 but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and steel brown.

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF20. Double Struck Off Center, Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with a splash

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F12. Double Struck with Rotation, Reverse Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper with a few faint hairline scratches on t

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG8. Double Struck Off Center with Rotation, Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but there is a min

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF35. Double Struck over Off Center Reverse Brockage. Very attractive glossy olive brown and steel with frost in pr

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG10. Double Struck with Off Center Reverse Brockage. Sharpness near VF25 but dark and covered with extremely fine

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F15. Double Struck over Centered Reverse Brockage. Nice glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter chocolate toni

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG8. Double Struck over Slightly Off Center Reverse Brockage. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with smooth, proble

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems AG3. Double Struck over Reverse Brockage. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No defects other than a few minor conta

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF20. Tab Double Strike. Sharpness near VF35 but the tab from the badly off center second strike was tapped down to

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF20. Tab Double Strike. Sharpness EF40 but the tab from the off center second strike was tapped down to restore th

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems G4. Tab Double Strike, Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but the surfaces are covered with extrem

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG7. Multiple Strikes over Reverse Brockages. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with generous traces of lighter bro

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F12. Double Struck with Minor Rotation, Reverse Brockage Maker. Sharpness VF20 but there are some small contact mar

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems G5. Double Struck with Minor Rotation, Reverse Brockage Maker. Very slightly sharper but there is a significant nic

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF30. Double Struck with Minor Rotation, Reverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate and steel with underlying flowlin

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F15. Double Struck with Minor Shift. Ten points sharper but the planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness t

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF25. Triple Struck with Minor Shift. Sharpness AU50 but there is an obvious dig high on the neck that is really th

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F15. Double Profile/Chatter Strike. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with hints of bluish steel overtones on the re

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF20. Clipped Planchet. Ten points sharper but there are several small, shallow spots of carbon scattered over both

1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems G6. Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but the surfaces are covered with minor roughness. No notable marks or verdi