The Pre Long Beach Auction

1804 Restrike. EF-40. Mint state sharpness, but there is a "C" cut or punched into the planchet under the U in UNITED. The only other defe...

1805 S-267 R1. VF-25. Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris or marks. Frosty dark olive and steel. Nicely struck

1806 S-270 R1. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but there are two dull contact marks in the field before the portrait and traces of minor verd

1806 S-270 R1. VG-8. Sharpness F12 but covered with faint granularity on all but the highpoints. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy reddish chocol

1807 S-271 R1. VG-10. Comet Obverse. Slightly sharper but there is microscopic roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina

1807/6 S-272 R4+. SEGS graded VF-20 with Heavy Corrosion. Small Overdate 7 over 6. Sharpness F15 or so but this cent is rough, the roughness varying f

1807/6 S-273 R1. VG-10. Large Overdate 7 over 6. Slightly sharper with fine hairline scratches on the portrait and a dull nick over the N in ONE. Most

1807 S-274 R2. Fine-12. Small Fraction. Sharpness VF25 with uniform faint granularity covering the fields and protected areas. The roughness is well h

1807 S-276 R1. Fine-12. Large Fraction. Sharpness VF35 but uniform moderate granularity covers both sides. No marks or verdigris, essentially flawless

1807 S-276 R1. VG-8. Large Fraction. Rotated Reverse. A couple points sharper with a couple very shallow pitmarks in the field before the face and a m

Group of 5 Early Cents, 1796-1806. All grade Fair-2 to G4, average grade AG3. Includes 1796 S-81, 1801 S-224, 1803 S-261 LDS, 1805 S-267, and 1806 S-2

1808 S-278 R3. VG-8. Turban Head. Slightly glossy olive and dark steel brown. No marks or other defects, only shallow dirt in protected areas of the r

1809 S-280 R2. NCI graded VF-25 Scratched and Corroded. Turban Head. Sharpness F15 or slightly better (the reverse is much better, perhaps VF35) with

1810/09 S-281 R1. VG-7. Double Struck. Turban Head. Sharpness VF20 but the strike is uneven and there is raised corrosion covering nearly half of the

1811 S-287 R2. VG-10. Turban Head. Five points sharper with dull contact marks on the rim at stars 1 & 4 and over ST in STATES, plus tiny pinpri...

1812 S-288 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Large Date. Ten points sharper with faint traces of extremely fine roughness hidden in the mostly glossy dark choco

1812 S-289 R1. VG-10. Turban Head. Large Date. Slightly sharper but the planchet is very slightly bent and there is a small patch of microscopic pinsc

1813 S-293 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate and steel with traces of reddish chocolate brown toning around the date and lower stars. There are

1814 S-294 R1. Fine-15. Turban Head. Crosslet 4. Ten points sharper with a streak of planchet roughness across the obverse from the dentils above the

1814 S-295 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Turban Head. Plain 4. Lustrous dark bluish steel brown. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and th

Quartette of Early Large Cents, 1796-1819. Includes 1796 S-84 (Liberty Cap) AG3, 1796 S-108 (Draped Bust) AG3, 1814 S-295 G4, and 1819 N-10 VG10. A co

Trio of 1798 Large Cents. Includes S-145 (Style I Hair with Large 8) R3 AG3, S-147 (Style I Hair with Large 8) R5- AG3, and S-184 (Style II Hair with

Trio of 1800 Large Cents. Includes S-190 (1800 over 798 overdate with Style I Hair) R3 AG3, S-196 (1800 over 179 overdate with Style II Hair) R1 G6, a

Trio of Early Cents, 1800-1803. Includes 1800 S-211 R3 G5, 1802 S-239 G6, and 1803 S-261 G6. All are from the late state of the dies showing the requi

Quartette of 1801 & 1802 Large Cents. Includes 1801 S-216 G4, 1801 S-219 (3-Error Reverse) Fair-2, 1802 S-230 G5, and 1802 S-237 G4. A couple ar...

Trio of 1807 Cents. Includes S-271 "Comet Obverse" G5 (the Comet die flaw is strong), S-273 (Large 7 over 6 overdate) VG8, and S-276 (Larg...

Quartette of Early Large Cents, 1803-1812. Includes 1803 S-260 (Large Fraction) G4, 1806 S-270 G5, 1810 S-282 (Turban Head) G5, and 1812 (Turban Head

Trio of Early Cents, 1806-1812. Includes 1806 S-270 VF35 net VG8 for corrosion, 1808 S-279 EDS EF45 net VG10 for corrosion, and 1812 S-291 Small Date

Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1810-1813. Includes 1810 S-282 G6, 1811 S-287 G4, 1812 S-288 Large Date VG7, and 1813 S-292 G4. A couple are slightly

Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1810-1814. Includes 1810 S-283 VG10, 1811/10 S-286 G5, 1813 S-293 VG10, and 1814 S-295 Plain 4 F15. All are sharper wi

Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1813 & 1814. Includes 1813 S-292 G5, 1814 S-294 Crosslet 4 VG7, 1814 S-295 Plain 4 VG8, and an undated cull that...

Trio of Large Cents, 1797-1831. Includes 1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge G4, 1806 S-270 R1 VG8, and 1831 N-11 R2 Terminal Die State with a cud break at TE

1816 N-3 R4. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 with a few scratches in the field before the portrait. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of any notable de

1816 N-8 R3. VF-30. Glossy chocolate with frosty steel brown in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal, just a few trivial contact marks from choice. M

1817 N-2 R3. VF-30 Plus. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in the protected areas. Outstanding eye appeal for the g

1818 N-10 R1. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but dipped and retoning frosty olive and bluish steel. Most of the toning is coming in from the rims, which

1819/8 N-1 R1. VF-30. Overdate 9 over 8. Sharper by 10 points but recolored glossy chocolate brown with frosty light greenish olive in protected areas

1819 N-2 R1. VF-35. Large Date. Slightly sharper and very attractive except for a few small patches of very fine carbon dusted on the obverse, the lar

1820 N-13 R1. NGC graded MS-67 Brown. Large Date. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with faded mint color showing through in protected

1820 N-13 R1. MS-63. Large Date. Choice lustrous medium steel brown with traces of faded mint red in protected areas on the reverse and light bluish s

1823/2 N-1 R2. VG-10. Overdate 3 over 2. Glossy dark steel brown and olive. A couple long, thin nicks on the neck under the earlobe and a rim bruise a

1823 N-2 R2. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine corrosion on all but the highpoints. No marks or verdigris. Recolored a slightly glossy mix of

1823 Restrike. MS-60 Plus. Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Two small spots of very fine carbon at the

1824/2 N-1 R1. Fine-15. Overdate 4 over 2. Five points sharper but covered with small nicks, none notable or distracting but too many for the sharpnes

1829 N-8 R1. VF-30. Sharpness EF45 but there are traces of extremely fine roughness in the obverse fields with similar roughness at the top of the rev

1830 N-10 R4+. VG-8 Plus. Glossy olive and chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the obverse highpoints. The only notable mark is a horizontal

1831 N-5 R4. SEGS graded AU-55 Scratches and Corrosion. Small Letters Reverse. Sharpness EF40 but there are patches of shallow verdigris on the obvers

1834 N-5 R5. NGC graded VF-30. Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters Reverse. Glossy olive and chocolate brown, the reverse a couple shades lighte...

1835 N-10 R4+ F12. Fine-12. Head of 1834. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Close to F15 except for a rim bruise above star 9 and a tiny one abo

1835 N-19 R5. Fine-12. Head of 1836. Glossy olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, just a few trivial contact marks from choice for the gra