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1803 S-257 R2 Large Fraction F12. Slightly sharper but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness under the rather glossy chocolate and dark steel toni

1803 S-258 R1 Large Fraction VF20. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive and steel mixed with lighter chocolate brown. There ar

1803 S-258 R1 Large Fraction VG10. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth surfaces with only a few minor marks consistent with the grade. The notabl

Pair of 1803 Cents with Large Fraction grading G6. Includes S-259 R4 EDS and S-260 R1 MDS. Both are sharper with defects but have a clear date. Lot of

1804 S-266c R2 G4. Considerably sharper where the designs were protected by strong cud breaks, but very fine roughness covers the fields and protected

1805 S-268 R3 VG8. Sharpness VF25 but covered with far too many contact marks for the sharpness grade. A dull nick on the rim left of the lowest curl

1806 S-270 R1 VG10. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there is some light corrosion in the field behind the portrait plus raised verdigris behind t

1807 S-275 R3 Large Fraction. PCGS graded AU-58. Very attractive frosty chocolate brown with lustrous lighter steel brown faded down from mint color i

1808 S-279 R1 F15+. Turban Head. Sharpness VF25 with traces of extremely fine roughness well hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. The hi

1809 S-280 R2 PCGS graded XF40. PCGS graded EF-40. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with a small splash of darker olive brown toning at s

1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 VF20. Turban Head. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there are some light contact marks scattered over both s

1810 S-283 R2. PCGS graded EF-40. Turban Head. Frosty dark chocolate and steel with a tiny splash of reddish chocolate toning at the top of the bust a

1810 S-283 R2 F15. Turban Head. Glossy olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the obverse devices. No defects, but there is quite a bi

1810 S-283 R2 VG10. Turban Head. Slightly sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are myriad faint hairline scratches covering the obverse and e

1811/10 S-286 R3 Overdate 11 over 10 VF20. Turban Head. Sharpness EF40 but the obverse of this cent was lightly burnished to minimize microscopic roug

1812 S-288 R2 Large Date VF35. Turban Head. Attractive frosty chocolate brown with subtle overtones of bluish steel. Two light nicks on star 4 are the

1812 S-289 R1 Large Date VF25. Turban Head. Glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown and steel toning on the highpoints. The only defe

1812 S-291 R2 Small Date G4. Turban Head. Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown with smooth but heavily worn surfaces. The only mark is a rather deep str

1813 S-293 R2 VF30. Turban Head. Glossy light olive and steel blending to chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a vertical ni

1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4 F12. Turban Head. Sharpness VF20 but there is some very light corrosion at the top of the reverse affecting TES-OF-AM, and a