The Pre Long Beach Auction

1844 N-6 R3. VF-35. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade. A dull pinprick midway between star 2 and the ch

1844 N-7 R2. EF-40. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and golden light olive brown. A collection of tiny contac

1845 N-1 R4. EF-40. Five points sharper but the obverse was lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel and olive brown. The reverse is a more natur

1845 N-1 R4. VF-35 Plus. Sharper but there are a few light contact marks on the obverse, including a fine pinscratch from star 7 into the hair over th

1845 N-2 R1. MS-63. Very attractive glossy light olive and chocolate brown with original mint red covering 10% of the obverse, 25% of the reverse. Gre

1845 N-3 R4. EF-45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with olive brown toning in protected are

1845 N-3 R4. EF-45. Sharpness close to mint state but there is a rather large low spot (caused by debris on the die) covering the mouth and jaw with a

1845 N-4 R1. MS-60. Repunched 5. Frosty bluish steel and olive brown with generous traces of mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. Nearly flawl

1845 N-5 R1. AU-55. A mint state cent that has a thin, dull scrape on the chin, a diagonal nick in the field closes before the chin, and a small splas

1845 N-7 R5. AU-50. Repunched 84. Close to AU55 but there is a tiny speck of reddish carbon on the throat and another between the date and star 13, pl