The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems MS60. Repunched 6. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with mellowed mint red covering 15% of the planchet, mos

1807 C-1 R1 EF45+. Very attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color covering the protected

1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7. PCGS graded AU-53. Glossy medium chocolate brown mixed with darker chocolate and olive brown on both sides. The surfa

1808 C-3 R1 AU50. Glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate blending to light olive on the reverse. Traces of golden tan faded down from mint color can

1809 C-1 R4 VF25+. Sharpness VF35 but there are a half dozen fine nearly vertical hairline scratches down the portrait, but most of these are hidden i

1809 C-2 R3 VF20. Five points sharper but there is a dull, barely visible dent hidden in the hair over ER in LIBERTY. There are no additional defects

1809 C-3 R1 AU50. Lustrous medium chocolate brown with a small splash of darker chocolate toning at the chin and bluish steel overtones on the reverse

1809 C-4 R2 Repunched 0 in Date, Large over Small AU58. Glossy tan and light brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. Amp

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9 EF45. Attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown. A choice, virtually flawless example that saw only l

1809 C-6 R1 AU58. Choice glossy chocolate brown mixed with lighter brown and chocolate tones on both sides. Frosty luster shows through in the fields

1810 C-1 R1 VF20. Choice glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and flawless, although ther

1811 C-1 R4 VF25. Choice glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless. The only notable marks, and they are microscop

1811 C-2 R3. PCGS graded EF-45. Attractive glossy chocolate brown mixed with lighter brown on both sides. There is a hint of reddish chocolate toning

1825 C-1 R3 AU50+. Rotated Reverse. Very attractive frosty medium brown with slightly darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. The f

1825 C-2 R1 AU50+. Beautiful lustrous brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. A subtle splash of slightly

1826 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous light steel brown blending to chocolate brown toning on the highpoints with frosty lighter golden brown and tan toning in p

1826 C-2 R3+ EF40. Slightly sharper but there are too many tiny contact marks for the higher grade. None of these marks is at all distracting or visib

1828 C-1 R1 AU55. Choice lustrous light to medium chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. This piece offers superio

1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse MS63. Highly lustrous light chocolate brown blending to olive and bluish steel. The eye appeal of this half cent is except

1828 C-3 R1 MS63+. Lustrous slightly mellowed mint red fading to light steel brown on the devices. About 70% of the mint color remains on the obverse,