The Pre Long Beach Auction

1796 S-110 R3. VG-10. Draped Bust. Slightly sharper with a smoothed pitmark or planchet flake just left of the L in LIBERTY and minor roughness in pro

1796 S-112 R4+. VG-8. Draped Bust. Mostly glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are decent but do show traces of extremely fine roughness in

1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge. VG-8 Plus. Very slightly sharper with extremely faint roughness under a glossy dark olive patina with slightly lighter st

1797 S-122 R5+. About Good-3. Slightly sharper but the surfaces are dull from uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a du

1797 S-125 R5. VG-10. A few points sharper but there are some faint hairline scratches on the portrait, all blending perfectly into the natural toning

1797 S-126 R3. PCGS graded VF-25. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and very attractive except for a patch of extremely faint

1797 S-128 R3. VF-25. M over E in AMERICA. Ten points sharper but there are numerous very tiny rim nicks around both sides, none significant but too m

1797 S-131 R2. PCGS graded VF-35. Stemless Wreath. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The only notable mark is a small dig on the bust tip and a thin n

1797 S-136 R3. Fine-12. Slightly sharper with a few minor contact marks, including a pair of pinpricks off the bust tip and another in the field behin

1797 S-140 R1. VG-7. A few points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness under a slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate patina. No ver

1798/7 S-150 R5. Good-6. Overdate 8 over 7 with Style I Hair. Close to VG7 but there is a rim dent at UN plus a couple additional contact marks on bot

1798 S-157 R2. Fine-15 Plus. Style I Hair with Small 8. Close to VF20 but there are a few microscopic contact marks on both sides, including a couple

1798 S-157 R2. VG-8. Style I Hair with Small 8. Glossy olive and dark steel brown with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. No roughness or verdig

1798 S-160 R3. Good-5. Style I Hair with Small 8. Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. No notable defects.

1798 S-161 R2. Fine-12. Style I Hair with Small 8. Sharpness VF25 but covered with very fine roughness and there are a couple small spots of shallow r

1798 S-163 R4. VG-8. Style I Hair with Small 8. Very slightly sharper with microscopic roughness hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No

1798 S-166 R1. PCGS graded EF-40. Style II Hair with Large 8. Attractive glossy chocolate and olive brown with flowline luster covering the protected

1798 S-166 R1. VF-25 Plus. Style II Hair with Large 8. Close to VF30. The surfaces are attractive and free of verdigris or notable marks, but the glos

1798 S-166 R1. VF-20. Style II Hair with Large 8. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive and steel. No marks or verdigr

1798 S-167 R1. VF-30. Style II Hair with Large 8. Slightly sharper with a few too many tiny contact marks for the sharpness grade, none significant or