The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

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