The Pre Long Beach Auction

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