The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1794 C-1c R7+ Liberty Cap, Head Right with Plain (Unlettered) Edge AG3+. Missing Edge Letters. Sharpness G5 with fine roughness under a dark chocolate

1794 C-2a R2+ Liberty Cap, Head Right G6. Small Edge Letters. The obverse is a couple points better while the reverse is a couple points weaker, G6 be

1794 C-2c R7+ Liberty Cap, Head Right with Plain (Unlettered) Edge G5. Missing Edge Letters. Sharpness several points better where properly struck up

1794 C-4a R3 Liberty Cap, Head Right F12. Small Edge Letters. Choice glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and virtually flawless offering ou

1794 C-4a R3 Liberty Cap, Head Right. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown Plus. Small Edge Letters. Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive with faded mint red cove

1794 C-4a R3 Liberty Cap, Head Right AG3. Blundered Edge. Small Edge Letters. Sharpness VG10 but the rim is damaged (flattened) before the face and on

1794 C-4a R3 Liberty Cap, Head Right VF35+. Small Edge Letters. Five points sharper but there is a tiny, very light rim bruise opposite the chin, a sh

1794 C-4a R3 Liberty Cap, Head Right VF30. Small Edge Letters. Sharpness EF40 with patches of microscopic pitting, strongest at the 94, L, and TY. Oth

1794 C-5a R4+ Liberty Cap, Head Right EF45. Small Edge Letters. Choice frosty medium chocolate brown. A fantastic piece for the grade offering outstan

1794 C-5a R4+ Liberty Cap, Head Right VG7. Small Edge Letters. Rather glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning covering the devices. The

1794 C-8 R5 Liberty Cap, Head Right VG10. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many small contact marks for the higher grade. None of these marks

1794 C-8 R5 Liberty Cap, Head Right F12. Sharpness VF20 but dark olive and covered with extremely fine roughness that's mostly hidden under the ...

1794 C-8 R5 Liberty Cap, Head Right G6. Sharpness near VF30 but corroded, strongest on the obverse. The entire obverse is covered with fine to moderat

1794 C-9 R2 Liberty Cap, Head Right VF25+. Close to VF30 and very attractive, nearly choice. Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown t

1794 C-9 R7 Liberty Cap, Head Right VG8+. Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge. Sharpness F12 with microscopic porosity in the fields and protected areas

1794 C-9 R7 Liberty Cap, Head Right G5. Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge. Several points sharper but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigr

1794 C-9 R7 Liberty Cap, Head Right G4. Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge. The obverse is slightly sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker, which is

1794 C-9 R2 Liberty Cap, Head Right VG7. Thick Planchet with Plain (Unlettered) Edge. A few points sharper with too many nicks on both sides for the s

1794 C-9 R8 Liberty Cap, Head Right AG3+. Thin Planchet with Plain (Unlettered) Edge. The obverse is a point or two better while the reverse is weaker

1794 C-9 R2 Liberty Cap, Head Right Electrotype Copy in White Metal VG8. Slightly sharper, especially on the obverse, but the surfaces are covered wit

1795 C-1 R7+ Lettered Edge G5. Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge. Glossy dark olive brown with medium brown highpoints creating an attractive two-tone

1795 C-1 R7+ Lettered Edge G5. Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge. Slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with very fine roughn

1795 C-1 R2 Lettered Edge Fair-2. Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge. No defects, just heavily worn. The surfaces are smooth and there are no notable ma

1795 C-1 R2 Lettered Edge Counterstamped G4. Lettered Edge. Counterstamped "RR" in the center on both sides. Glossy chocolate and steel, s...

1795 C-1 R2 Plated Cast Copy EF40. Glossy reddish chocolate brown with steel gray highpoints where the plating has worn down into the base metal. Othe

1795 C-2a R3 Punctuated Date, Lettered Edge. PCGS graded AU-58 Plus. Mint state sharpness with a couple fine hairline scratches on the cheek, a dull n

1795 C-2a R3 Punctuated Date, Lettered Edge AU50. Frosty light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and a couple splashes of darker

1795 C-2a/b R7+ Punctuated Date, Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge AG3. Thin, Underweight Planchet. A couple points sharper but lightly corroded, mostl

1795 C-2a/b R7+ Punctuated Date, Thin Planchet with Lettered Edge AG3. Thin, Underweight Planchet. Very slightly sharper with a dozen pitmarks on the

1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date, Plain Edge G6. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. There are a few faint hairline scratches hidden under the attracti

1795 C-4 R3 Punctuated Date, Plain Edge G5. Off Center. A couple points sharper but there are shallow dents in the obverse dentils from K-3 to K-5 wit

1795 C-5a R3 No Pole, Thin Planchet EF40+. Glossy olive brown and steel with frosty lighter brown and chocolate toning in the protected areas. The sur

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet G5. Double Struck with Rotation. Very slightly sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are faint hairlines c

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet G5. Double Struck over TAL Cent. Glossy dark chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth with only a couple traces of

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Double Struck Off Center. A couple points sharper but the surfaces are a bit uneven and covered with extremel

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Double Struck with Small Offset. Sharpness VF20, perhaps slightly better on the reverse, but the planchet dis

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Double Struck with Small Offset. Slightly sharper but the planchet is uneven near the rim before the portrait

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Flipover Double Strike. Several points sharper but the obverse is covered with hairline scratches and there i

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Flipover Double Strike over 1794 TAL Cent. Very slightly sharper but there are a few very faint hairlines acr

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet AG3+. Off Center. Several points sharper where properly struck up and there are no significant defects. The planch

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet AG3+. Off Center over TAL Cent. The obverse is slightly weaker while the reverse is clearly sharper and would grad

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Off Center. Sharpness VG7 but this piece is banged up a bit, including a dull dent across the eye and small c

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet Fair-2. Off Center. Sharper but covered with pitmarks and contact marks. There is some reddish planchet slag in re

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG8. Struck on a planchet cut from a copper die trial of the 1795 half dollar Overton-117, Judd-22, variety. Gloss

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Struck on a planchet cut from a copper die trial of the 1794 half dollar Overton-104, Judd-17 variety. Sharpn

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VF20. Struck over 1794 TAL Cent. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark chocolate and stee

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG10. Struck over 1794 TAL Cent. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but covered with very fine roughness under a sl

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Struck over 1794 TAL Cent. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate and olive toning in

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG7. Struck over 1794 TAL Cent. Glossy chocolate and steel. No roughness or verdigris. The only notable marks are

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet Fair-2. Struck over 1794 TAL Cent. Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but there is a rather large, ugly hole throug

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Off Center with Straight-Edge Planchet Clip. Glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet G4. Incomplete Planchet. A couple points sharper with some shallow pitting and fine hairline scratches on both sid

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet G5. Split Planchet. Very slightly sharper but the surfaces are dull thanks to extremely fine granularity or porosi

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet G4. Diagonal Edge Reeding or Grips, Probably Added Post-Minting. Sharpness F12 but the planchet is dull and covere

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet AG3. Faux Brockage. Sharpness VG8 or slightly better but damaged by smashing this piece into another half cent. Th

1795 C-6b R6- No Pole, Thick Planchet VG7. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris and only a few minor marks. These include a pa

1795 C-6b R6- No Pole, Thick Planchet Fair-2+. The obverse is slightly weaker while the reverse is a bit stronger. The highpoints are rather smooth wh

1796 C-1 No Pole Cast or Electrotype Copy VG8. An impossible copy mating the obverse of 1796 C-1 with the reverse of 1795 C-1 & 2. This piece is...

1796 Edwards Copy Kenny-1 R7. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice glossy light brown. The only defects are a small carbon spot over the A in HALF and anot

1796 Edwards Copy Kenny-1 R7 VF35. Considerably sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with faint diagonal striations that are hidden

1796 Edwards Copy Kenny-1 R7 (R8+ as Uniface Reverse). PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Uniface Reverse. Choice and highly lustrous chocolate brown with attra

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety G6. Double Struck Off Center. Sharpness F15, perhaps even better in some areas, but covered with light corrosion that we

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety AG3. Double Struck with Rotation. Glossy chocolate brown. The planchet is reasonably smooth but there is an obvious patc

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety AG3. Double Struck Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. The

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety G4. Double Struck with Small Offset. Sharpness at least VG8 but covered with fine roughness. There are a few short scrat

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety AG3. Double Struck with Small Offset. Rather glossy dark olive and steel with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning c

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety VG7. Double Struck with Tiny Offset. Glossy light olive and steel blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. Cleane

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety Fair-2. Struck over a 1794 TAL Cent with Edge Lettering. Several points sharper but banged up and scratched. This one wa

1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety AG3. The obverse is slightly better and the reverse a bit weaker. Glossy chocolate brown with medium brown highpoints an

1797 C-2 R3 EF40. Struck over cut-down 1794 TAL Cent with NEW YORK. Sharpness AU50 but the right half of the obverse is a bit dull thanks to extremely

1797 C-2 R3 VG7. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Sharpness F12 but the reverse is covered with uniform fine granularity. The obverse is mostly smooth

1797 C-2 R3 VG8. Attractive glossy steel and chocolate. Smooth with only trivial contact marks, including a tiny dig just left of the numerator. LDS.

1797 C-2 R3 G6. Double Struck Off Center. Several points sharper but there are shallow pitmarks on both sides, mostly on the right half. No verdigris

1797 C-2 R3 AG3. Double Struck Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, just some hairline scratches in the obverse fields, all

1797 C-2 R3 VG7. Double Struck with Small Offset. Glossy light chocolate and olive. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, void of any notable defect

1797 C-2 R3 Fair-2. Double Struck with Rotation. Slightly sharper but the edge has been filed all the way around and the planchet displays a subtle be

1797 C-2 R3 Fair-2. Double Struck with Small Offset. Slightly sharper but the planchet is covered with very light roughness and there are three dull b

1797 C-2 R3 Basal State-1. Double Struck with Small Offset. Slightly sharper on the obverse where the portrait is complete, but most everything else i

1797 C-2 R3 AG3. Off Center. Very slightly sharper, especially on the obverse, but this piece is covered with fine roughness and porosity. No verdigri

1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge Fair-2. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Slightly glossy chocolate and darker steel brown. The surfaces are decen

1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge AG3. Off Center. The obverse is slightly sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker, which is typical for well wo

1797 C-3b R4 Low Head with Lettered Edge VG7. Blundered Edge Letters. A few points sharper, especially on the obverse, but the planchet is covered wit

1797 C-3c R7- Low Head with Gripped Edge. PCGS graded Good-6. The obverse is sharper while the reverse is weaker. Attractive glossy chocolate brown an

1800 C-1 R2 VF20. Five points sharper but there are four small rim bruises on the reverse, the largest of these at f-a, plus a light scratch or struck

1800 C-1 R2 VG10. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker steel toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and free of defects except for

1800 C-1 R2 VF25. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and steel fading to reddish chocolate brown. Traces of lighter r

1800 C-1 R2 VF25. Ten points sharper but there is a scuff of very fine scratches on the bust tip, a couple more left of the lower curls, and traces of

1800 C-1 R2 G5. Double Struck with Rotation. Very slightly sharper but there are too many contact marks for the higher grade, including a shallow scra

1800 C-1 R2 Fair-2. Double Struck with Rotation. Sharpness VG10 but banged up with several strong rim dents plus other dents that left an uneven planc

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 VG7. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Sharpness VF30 but there is a large, very significant depression

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 G5. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. A couple points sharper but covered with light roughness under a

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 G5. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Very slightly sharper but there are numerous scratches inside the

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 VF20 but Holed. Struck over Spoiled Large Cent. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown on a smooth, c

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 Cast Copy VF35. Glossy light reddish chocolate brown. A well-executed cast copy of the famous Brobsto

1803 C-1 R1 VG8. Double Struck with Small Offset. Rather glossy dark chocolate brown with slightly lighter chocolate and steel toning on the devices.

1803 C-1 R1 EF40. Slightly sharper but there are a few shallow contact marks on the numerator and a small nick on the edge above the B in LIBERTY. Oth

1803 C-1 R1 EF40. Ten points sharper but there is a dull scrape that skips from the rim over the A in STATES through the wreath to the HA in HALF. A d

1803 C-1 R1 VF30. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with some darker olive brown toning in protected areas around the devices. A pair of light ri

1803 C-1 R1 F15+. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with a few small puffs of darker chocolate toning on the left side of the obverse. Flawless except

1803 C-2 R4 VG10. Nice glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth surfaces showing only a few small contact marks. The nota