The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1851 C-1 R1 F15. Underweight Planchet and Weakly Struck. Slightly sharper in those areas that were reasonably well struck, but this piece was lightly

1851 C-1 R1 Counterstamped EF40. Glossy chocolate brown with greenish olive toning in protected areas on the reverse. There are a few tiny rim nicks a

1855 C-1 Breen 1-A R6 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 64 Red. Slightly mellowed mint red shifting to steel brown on the highpoints. The fields are mod

1855 C-1 Breen 1-A R6 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 62 Brown. Glossy medium brown with hints of very faded mint red on the reverse. There is a planc

1855 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red Plus. Slightly faded mint red just starting to mellow from its original brilliance, 95% of the original lustrous re

1855 C-1 R1 Counterstamped AU58. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate with frosty sea-green overtones in the protected areas on both sides. Essentia

1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4. PCGS graded Proof 64 Plus. Glossy golden tan and light steel. The only defect is a tiny speck of dark ton

1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4 Proof-50. Sharpness near mint state but this piece was lightly polished and is covered with microscopic ha

1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4 Proof-12. Glossy light steel with microscopic specks of darker toning on the lower two-thirds of the obver

Quartette of Half Cents. Includes 1829 C-1 Fair-2 with a faux rim cud created by damage (Davy #29.1.16), 1832 C-2 VF20 but carefully flattened to a di