The Pre Long Beach Auction

1796 S-103 R4+ Draped Bust with LIHERTY Error G6. A few points sharper but covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth.

1796 S-108 R4 Draped Bust F15. Five points sharper but the planchet is covered with extremely faint roughness under a slightly glossy dark steel and o

1796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust G4. The obverse is slightly sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker. No roughness or verdigris and only a few trivial mark

1796 S-111 R5- Draped Bust VG8. Sharpness near VF30 but the surfaces are dull thanks to uniform fine granularity. In addition, there are shallow pitma

1796 S-111 R5- Draped Bust. PCGS graded VG-8. Mostly glossy light olive and steel brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. No corrosion o

1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust G4. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. The devices are smooth and glossy whi

1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust G6. A few points sharper, especially on the upper half of the obverse and lower half of the reverse, but the planchet is co

1796 S-115 R3 Draped Bust VG7. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine porosity. There are hints of light greenish verdigris in a few of the protected ar

1796 S-119 R3 Draped Bust AG3. Sharpness VG7 but dull from moderate granularity that covers both sides. No marks or notable signs of verdigris. The da

1797 S-120a R3 Reverse of 1796 with Plain Edge G6. Very slightly sharper but there are traces of extremely fine roughness on both sides. No notable ve

1797 S-120b R2 Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge G4. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. No roughness or verdigris, just a few trivial marks. A sm

1797 S-121b R3- Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge G4. The obverse is a couple points sharper while the reverse is weaker, as usual on this variety. Th

1797 S-124 R5+ G5. Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but lightly corroded with numerous patches of moderate porosity on the obverse. There are areas o

1797 S-127 R4 VG8. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with darker olive and steel toning in the protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only a few ligh

1797 S-128 R3 M over E in AMERICA F12. Sharpness VF30 but there is a large patch of fine corrosion covering the lower left quadrant of the obverse and

1797 S-130 R2 VG7. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown with overtones of light bluish steel. No roughnes

1797 S-131 R2 Stemless Wreath VG7. A few points sharper but there is a deep gash through the O in ONE reaching down to the E in CENT. Glossy olive bro

1797 S-138 R1 G6. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, just a few rim bruises including one under the bust tip. LDS with strong swelling

1797 S-139 R1 G6. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness, just a few nicks on both sides, the strongest one at the F in OF. LDS with strong swelling and

1797 S-140 R1 VG10. Sharpness VF30 with fine roughness under a glossy dark greenish olive patina. A rim bruise at the L in LIBERTY is the only notable

1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath AG3. Sharpness VG8 but dull from light to moderate corrosion, strongest on the reverse. No marks or verdigris, but this

1797 NC-3 R6-. ANACS graded Good-6. Very slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive patina. The highpoints are a

1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8 VG10. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris, just a few contac

1798 S-149 R4+ Style I Hair with Large 8 G5. Several points sharper but covered with very fine porosity. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends a

1798/7 S-150 R5 Overdate 8 over 7 AG3. A couple points sharper but there are numerous pitmarks on the upper half of the reverse plus a couple more at

1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 G5. Mostly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. There are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields and protec

1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 F12. Sharpness VF20 but there are too many light contact marks for that grade including a hairline scratch fro

1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 VG8. Slightly sharper with a half dozen fine, old scratches on the portrait and another from the second S in S

1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8 F12. Sharpness VF20 with too many contact marks for that grade, including a small rim dent left of the date, a

1798 S-155 R3 Style I Hair with Small 8, Reverse of 1796 VG7. Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris, only scattered small contact marks co

1798 S-157 R2 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG10. Ten points sharper but covered with fine granularity that dulls the natural gloss. No verdigris, and the

1798 S-161 R2 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG7. Sharpness near F12 but lightly corroded, then gently burnished and retoned. No verdigris or notable conta

1798 S-162 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG8. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine porosity, strongest on the upper edge of the bust and at D-S. No mark

1798 S-163 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG10. Sharpness VF25 but dark and covered with uniform moderately strong granularity. No marks or verdigris. S

1798 S-163 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 G6. Sharpness VG10 but dull thanks to uniform extremely fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark greenish o

1798 S-165 R4 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG7. Several points sharper with tiny pits scattered over both sides, strongest near the rim before the chin

1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG10. A couple points sharper but there are two shallow digs in the field before the nose and another under t

1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG8. Sharpness F15 but the obverse is covered with light contact marks including a stronger scratch from the

1798 S-167 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG10. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. A small planchet void on the bust, a couple tiny splashes of da

1798 S-170 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth with no notable defects, only minor contact marks consistent with

1798 S-174 R2 Style II Hair with Small 8 F15. Sharpness VF35 with a half dozen small patches of light corrosion and shallow greenish verdigris on both

1798 S-174 R2 Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Sharpness VF20 but there are numerous light rim dents on both sides and the surfaces are covered with fi

1798 S-179 R2 VF20+. Variety with E over Inverted E in AMERICA. Slightly sharper but there is a collection of very tiny scratches at RTY and a barely

1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 EF40. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there is hairline scratch from just under the earlobe to the jaw

1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth showing extrem

1798 S-185 R2 Small 8 with Style II Hair. ANACS graded VF-20. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. No roughness or verdigris, only trivial contact marks,

1798 S-185 R2 Small 8 with Style II Hair G6. Slightly sharper but covered with very fine roughness that dulls the natural gloss. No notable verdigris

1799/8 S-188 R4 Overdate 9 over 8 VG7. Very slightly sharper but there is a light rim bruise left of the lower end of the hair ribbon and over the opp

1799 S-189 R2 VG8. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces that are void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Only trivial co

1799 S-189 R2 PCGS "Genuine". Sharpness VG10 but covered with uniform moderate granularity. Traces of shallow dark scale can be found in a...