The Pre Long Beach Auction

1794 S-70 R2. VF-30. Sharpness EF45 but there are a half dozen light pinscratches on the obverse and one more on the reverse. These scratches are old

1794 S-72 Exact Head of 1795 R2. VG-10. Slightly sharper but there are some tiny marks on the portrait and a dull diagonal nick on the left top of the

1794 S-72 Exact Head of 1795 R2. NCS graded VF Details, Repaired and Cleaned. Sharpness VF25 but the planchet is covered with uniform microscopic roug

Pair of 1794 Cents. Includes S-19b Head of 1793 R4 in Basal State-1 and S-32 Head of 1794 R2 in AG3. The S-19b has no date and is lightly corroded. Th

1795 S-74 R4-. PCGS graded VF-25. Lettered Edge. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with traces of lighter frosty brown toning in protected areas

1795 S-74 R4-. Fine-12. Lettered Edge. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are mostly

1795 S-74 R4-. Good-5. Lettered Edge. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine corrosion mixed with a few hairline scratches and rim bruises. Slightly glo

1795 S-76b R1. PCGS graded AU-55. Plain Edge. Glossy chocolate brown with microscopic specks of darker olive and chocolate covering both sides, the re

1795 S-76b R1. VG-7. Plain Edge. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine granularity and there is a strong rim dent under the date plus a weaker one over

1795 S-76b R1. VG-7. Plain Edge. Very slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely fine roughness. No verdigris, and

1795 S-78 R1. VF-25. Plain Edge. Five points sharper but there is a dull nick on the shoulder and a tiny pitmark in the hair at the forehead. Mostly g

1796 S-81 R3. PCGS graded AU-50. Liberty Cap. Very attractive glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with slightly lighter toning in the protected area

1796 S-92 R3. VG-8. Draped Bust. Sharpness near F12 but slightly rough. No verdigris, only minor contact marks of no significance. Slightly glossy cho

1796 S-92 R3. Good-4. Draped Bust. A few points sharper but covered with very fine corrosion, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris or contact marks.

1796 S-104 LIHERTY Obverse R3. VG-7. Draped Bust. Sharper by several points but dull from extremely fine granularity that covers the fields and protec

1796 S-115 R3. NCS graded Fine Details, Corroded. Draped Bust. Sharpness F15 but covered with moderate granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is

Pair of 1796 Cents. Includes S-83 Liberty Cap R4 AG3 and S-111 Draped Bust R5- AG3. Both are sharper but lightly corroded. The dates are clear and the

1797 S-121a Plain Edge R7-. Fair-2. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris, but the

1797 S-121b Gripped Edge R3-. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with light contact marks, including a tiny rim bruise at the L in LIBERTY. No corros

1797 S-128 R3. SEGS graded VF-20. M over E in AMERICA variety. The obverse is uniform glossy chocolate brown offering smooth, nearly flawless surfaces

1797 S-133 R5. VG-10. Stemless Wreath. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better (which is quite sharp for this variety) but both sides are covered with fine

1797 S-135 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty steel brown and light olive faded down from original mint red, at least 10% of the red rema...

1797 S-143 R5. Good-6. Stemless Wreath. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine porosity and small pitmarks, and there is a larger patch of shallow corros

Pair of 1797 & 1798 Large Cents. Includes 1797 S-140 VF20 net VG7 for dents and a light cleaning and a 1798 S-174 with the date expertly altered...

1798/7 S-151 R3. Good-6. Overdate 8 over 7. Style I Hair. Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness under a rather glossy dark olive patina. There i

1798 S-153 R3. Fine-12. Style I Hair with Large 8. Glossy olive with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. The surfaces are decent and appear perfe

1798 S-155 Reverse of 1796 R3. VG-7. Style I Hair with Small 8. Clipped Planchet. A few points sharper but the planchet is very slightly bent. The wea

1798 S-175 R3. VG-8. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness F12 but uniform extremely fine granularity covers both sides of the planchet. No verdigris

1798 S-179 R2. VG-8. Style II Hair with Small 8. Glossy olive brown with hints of reddish chocolate toning in the hair at the back of the head. No rou

1798 S-185 R2. Fine-15. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness EF40 with several small patches of raised corrosion in the field before the portrait plu

Pair of 1798 Cents. Includes S-153 Style I Hair with Large 8 R3 EF45 net VG10 for uniform granularity and S-166 Style II Hair with Large 8 R1 EF40 net

1799/8 S-188 R4. ANACS graded VF Details net G4 for corrosion. Overdate 9 over 8. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but this cent was lost in soil for

1799 S-189 R2. ANACS graded Details of VG-8, Corroded. Sharpness near VG8 but dark with extremely fine roughness under the slightly glossy dark olive

1800/798 S-190 R3. VG-7. Overdate 1800 over 798 with Style I Hair. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel. No corrosion or verdigris, but both sides displa

1800/179 S-196 R1. VG-8. Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair. Mostly glossy olive and chocolate brown. There is microscopic roughness in the fiel

1800 S-208 R3. Fine-15. Sharpness near EF40 but covered with uniform fine granularity that's hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. ...

1801 S-216 R1. VG-8. Very slightly sharper but there are several vertical pinscratches hidden in the hair plus a couple more elsewhere on the obverse.

1801 S-219 R2. VG-7. 3-Error Reverse. A few points sharper but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. No

1801 S-221 R2. VG-7. Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. A bit sharper but covered with microscopic granularity under a slightly glossy dark chocolate an

1801 S-223 R1. VG-10. Error Fraction 1/000. Rather glossy olive and steel brown. Traces of reddish verdigris show in protected areas on the obverse bu

1802 S-228 R2. Fine-15. Error Fraction 1/000. Sharpness VF30 but there is some extremely fine roughness hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel pat

1802 S-228 R2. VG-7. Error Fraction 1/000. Very slightly sharper but there are some dull nicks on the bust and in the field before the portrait, plus

Pair of 1802 Cents. Includes S-227 R2 VF20 net VG10 for minor roughness and S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath VF20 net G6 for dents and a bend in the planchet.

1803 S-243 R2. Fine-12. Stemless Wreath. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel and light olive mixed with chocolate bro

1803 S-258 R1. VG-10. Large Fraction. Very slightly sharper but there are a few old pinscratches over CENT, all hidden in the natural toning. Glossy o

1803 S-264 R4+. VF-20. Large Date with Small Fraction. Sharpness near EF40 but covered with very fine granularity, strongest in the field behind the p

1803 S-265 R4. VG-8. Large Date and Fraction. Slightly sharper but covered with fine granularity, strongest in the obverse fields. No verdigris and on

Trio of 1803 Cents. Includes S-249 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 R2 EDS VG7, S-252 R2 EDS VF20 net VG10 for cleaning, and S-260 M-LDS VF20 net VG8 f

1804 S-266a R4+. Fine-15. Five points sharper but there is uniform extremely faint roughness covering the planchet, and this roughness subdues the nat

1804 S-266c R2. PCI graded VG-10 Corroded. Sharpness near VF20 but this cent is covered with uniform moderate to strong granularity that dulls the sur