The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1808/7 C-2 Overdate 8 over 7 VG10+. Choice glossy chocolate and olive brown. The planchet is smooth and this piece offers excellent eye appeal for the

1808/7 C-2 Overdate 8 over 7 Fair-2. Very slightly sharper but there is a strong dent or concentration of dull digs just right of the D in UNITED plus

1808/7 C-2 Overdate 8 over 7 VG7. Sharpness F15 or so but dark with small areas of roughness at the rim on the right and left sides of the obverse. Th

1808/7 C-2 Overdate 8 over 7 G6. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is covered with uniform moderate roughness, mostly in the form of granularity. The su

Pair of 1807 & 1808 Half Cents. Includes 1807 C-1 MDS (Manley 2.0) VG8 (Davy #07.1.13) and 1808/7 C-2 EDS (Manley 1.0 but with a faux die crack ...

1808 C-3 R1 VF30. Ten points sharper but there is a small spot of raised hard verdigris at the dentils left of the date. The remainder of the planchet

1808 C-3 R1 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but harshly cleaned and retoned glossy olive and steel brown with artificial faded red covering the protected areas o

1808 C-3 R1 VG7. A point or two sharper with microscopic roughness in protected areas of the reverse, a vertical hairline scratch through the N in CEN

1808 C-3 R1 G4 but Holed. Off Center. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with smooth surfaces and no defects other than a small hole drilled through th

1808 C-3 R1 AG3. Off Center Obverse Brockage. Sharpness VG8 or so but there are several dull dents on the obverse and the surfaces are covered with fi

1808 C-3 R1 F12. Double Struck over Off Center Obverse Brockage. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade. Free of

1808 C-3 R1 G5. Triple Struck over Off Center Obverse Brockage. A point or two sharper but there are a couple dozen tiny pits scattered over the right

1808 C-3 R1 G5. Double Struck Off Center, Off Center Obverse Brockage Maker. Sharpness VG10 but covered with light to moderate granularity. No verdigr

1808 C-3 R1 G5. Double Struck over Off Center Uniface Obverse. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas.

1808 C-3 R1 VF25. Double Struck over Off Center Brockage. Five points sharper and quite attractive, but there is a dull contact mark through AT in STA

1808 C-3 R1 G5. Double Struck over Slightly Off Center Obverse Brockage. The obverse is very slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker. Rather

1808 C-3 R1 G6. Double Struck Obverse, Reverse Brockage Maker. Sharpness F12 or a bit better but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate roughn

1808 C-3 R1 VF25. Chatter Struck Obverse. Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive, free of any trace of roughness or verdigris. The only m

1808 C-3 R1 F15. Chatter Struck Obverse. Ten points sharper but there are too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade. These include a fine h

1808 C-3 R1 VG8. Clipped Planchet. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and very nice for the gra

1808 C-3 R1 AG3. Clipped Planchet. Slightly glossy light olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are not perfectly smooth, particularly in the fields

1808 C-3 R1 AU50. Elongated Souvenir of 1994 Detroit ANA Convention. The host half cent may have graded Good or so before being rolled out at the conv

1809 C-2 R3. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty chocolate and bluish steel brown with the luster and eye appeal of a mint state piece. Just a hint of rub

1809 C-2 R3 VG10. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly darker olive brown toning on the reverse. Attractive for the grade. The only notable mark is a

1809 C-3 R1 VF25. Double Struck with Minor Shift. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy light olive and steel. No corrosio

1809 C-3 R1 VG8. Double Struck with Minor Shift. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The only significant m

1809 C-3 R1 VG10. Chatter Struck Obverse. Sharper by at least 5 points but there is a small splash of fine corrosion mixed with verdigris under the 18

1809 C-4 R2 Repunched 0 in Date VF30+. Small 0 inside Larger 0 in Date. Attractive light olive brown and chocolate with slightly lighter steel brown t

1809 C-4 R2 Repunched 0 in Date AG3. Off Center. A point or two sharper where properly struck but the surfaces are covered with light roughness that...

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 or Inverted 9 EF45. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned. The e

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 or Inverted 9 G5. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No notable defects and a very ordinary piece except for the unique

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 or Inverted 9 G5. Double Struck Off Center, Off Center Reverse Brockage Maker. Rather glossy light olive and steel wit

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 or Inverted 9 AG3. Tab Double Strike. A point or two sharper but covered with moderate granularity and there are a few

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 or Inverted 9 VF25. Clipped Planchet. Ten points sharper but there are a couple small splashes of very fine roughness

1809 C-6 R1 EF45+. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate with lots of frosty tan and light steel brown faded down from mint color in the protected a

1809 C-6 R1 F12. Glossy olive brown and steel. No defects, only a few minor contact marks consistent with the grade. A small nick under the right foot

1809 C-6 R1 F12. Tab Double Strike. Slightly sharper but there is a small spot of very light corrosion close under star 8. Otherwise this piece is smo

1809 C-6 R1 Fair-2. Tab Double Strike. A couple points sharper, especially on the reverse, but the surfaces are granular and the obverse is covered wi

1809 C-6 R1 VG10. Double Struck over Brockage. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel brown mixed with some darker shades of reddish chocolate at stars 2-7

1809 C-6 R1 VF30. Impressed Off Center Planchet Arc on Obverse. Slightly sharper with a couple fine hairline scratches from the nose to the rim over s

1809 C-6 R1 G4. Off Center. A couple points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with very fine granularity while the devices are fa

Trio of Half Cents. Includes 1809 C-2 E-MDS (Manley 2.0) F12 (Davy #09.2.1), 1825 C-2 LDS (Manley 3.0) F12 (Davy #25.2.12), and 1826 C-1 E-MDS (Manley

1811 C-1 R4 G5. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and virtually free of defects. Virtually perfect for the grade. Ident

1811 C-1 R4 VG8. Sharpness F12 but covered with light corrosion that has been partially smoothed. Lightly burnished and nicely retoned glossy dark ste

1811 C-1 R4 AG3. Several points sharper with many small pitmarks, a dull dent on the rim below star 13, and a slightly bent planchet. Cleaned bright c

1811 C-2 R3. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy dark chocolate brown. There are a few microscopic contact marks, including rim nicks at M and RI in AMERICA. MD

1811 C-2 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF40 with uniform microscopic roughness under a slightly glossy dark steel brown patina. No verdigris, and the only mark i

1825 C-2 R1 Counterstamped F15. Mostly glossy chocolate brown. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The tip of the wreath stem is strong. The obverse is nearly cove

1825 C-2 R1 AG3 but Holed. Off Center. Nice glossy light chocolate and medium brown. The surfaces are smooth and attractive. A dull dent under the fir

1825 C-2 R1 VG8. Clipped Planchet. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely faint granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark o