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

Trio of Half Cents. The first is an 1804 C-9 R2 VG8 net AG3 for being pressed into something round leaving the appearance of a double strike against a

Trio of Half Cents with Altered Dates. The first is an 1833 C-1 R1 VG10 net VG8 with the date altered to 1830. The workmanship is decent but easily de

Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, AU50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No defects other than the usual tiny planchet chips th

Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, AU50. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Virtually flawless with smoother surfaces than

Blank Planchet, Stage II, VF35. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. The only defects are a shallow planchet flake or void on one side and the usual coll

Blank Planchet, Stage II, VF20. Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a couple splashes of darker olive brown. Both sides display a fe

Blank Planchet for 2-Cent Piece, Stage I EF40. Glossy light chocolate brown with splashes of darker chocolate brown on both sides. No roughness or oth

Super-deluxe leather-bound edition of the Davy II catalog. There are only five copies of this special catalog: one for our consignor, one for Bob Grel