The Pre Long Beach Auction

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