The Pre Long Beach Auction

1758 French Jeton Silver Restrike. MS-65. Beautiful lustrous bright silver with dark bluish steel toning in protected areas. Diameter 30mm, weight 194

1793 C-2 R3. PCGS graded Fine-15. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. The fields and protected areas a

1794 C-9 R2. PCGS graded AU-53. Very attractive glossy chocolate and steel with a narrow swipe of slightly darker chocolate toning at the dentils off

1800 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with specks of darker olive and steel on the obverse and a swipe of lighter tan

1804 C-9 R2. NGC graded VG-10. Slightly sharper with minor roughness under a glossy chocolate and olive brown patina. No verdigris, only a few small c

1804 C-10 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Crosslet 4 with Stems. Lustrous chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas and darker

1807 C-1 R1. PCGS graded AU-55. Choice frosty tan and light brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning covering the devices and a couple hints

1811 C-2 R3. VG-7. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine corrosion mixed with traces of greenish verdigris. The only marks are a half dozen old scratch

1826 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown and olive. The toning on both sides is a bit mottled, and this piece may have been lightly c

1833 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown CAC Approved. Lustrous light steel brown with overtones of bluish steel, especially on the reverse. There is a sm

1835 C-2 R1. AU-50. Frosty chocolate and olive brown. No defects, only very light wear on the highpoints. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a fine die crack

1853 C1 R1 MDS. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty steel brown with a splash of reddish brown toning at star 9. The surfaces are attractive and the detai

1853 C-1 R1. EF-45. Frosty light chocolate brown. Satiny luster covers the protected areas. No defects other than a few trivial ticks on both sides. M

1854 C-1 R1+. NGC graded MS-65 Red. Highly lustrous mellowed mint red fading to dark bluish steel, about 75% of the red remaining. The only marks are

Pair of NCS slabbed Half Cents, 1794 & 1804. Includes 1794 C-4a R3 NCS graded Good Details, Damaged (the damage is a large counterstamp "AO...

Trio of PCGS certified Half Cents, 1833-1857, all graded "Genuine". Includes 1833 C-1, 1850 C-1, and 1857 C-1. All have AU50 sharpness but...

Pair of Half Cents. Includes 1834 C-1 EF45 net VF25 for whizzing and 1851 C-1 EF45 net VF35 for light cleaning and retoning. Lot of 2 coins. Estimat

1793 S-3 R3- Chain AMERICA. VG-7. Slightly sharper but there are a few contact marks, including a dig under the B in LIBERTY, a rim nick under the 1 i

1793 S-6 R3 Wreath Cent. PCGS graded VG-10. Glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in the most-protected areas on both sides. The s

1793 S-6 R3 VG10. Wreath Cent. Sharpness VF20 but the hair details have been lightly strengthened on the highpoints. The fields are covered with fine

1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent. Good-5. Sharpness F12 but this cent was damaged and repaired in several places. The damage may have been holes that were plug

1793 S-9 R2 NCS graded Fair Details, Damaged. Wreath Cent. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are reasonably smooth and void of any

1794 S-18b R4 Head of 1793. PCGS graded Good-4. Glossy olive and dark steel brown. The surfaces are quite nice for the grade with just a hint of micro

1794 S-26 R2 PCGS graded "Genuine". Very attractive glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and this cent is choice except for a s...

1794 S-42 R4. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet has a very subtle bend from a dull dent across the bottom edge of the bust that caused a barely

1794 S-49 R2. Fine-12. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or marks. Lightl

1794 S-63 R2 NCS graded VF Details, Corrosion. Sharpness VF30 but lightly corroded, strongest at the bust tip and on the right side of the reverse. No

1794 S-72 R2 Exact Head of 1795. PCGS graded VF-25. Choice glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive, just a couple trivial ticks from

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge. VF-30. Slightly sharper but extremely fine roughness covers the reverse while the obverse is smooth and choice. No verdigris

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge. VG-8. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and very attractive for the grade, nearly flawless. The only notable ma

1795 S-78 R1 Boldly Double Struck. PCGS graded VF-30. Choice glossy chocolate and medium brown. The surfaces are smooth and virtually flawless offerin

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge. VG-10. Choice glossy chocolate and light olive brown with a hint of reddish chocolate brown toning in the obverse fields. A t

Quartette of 1795 Large Cents with Plain Edge. Includes S-76b (2), S-77, and S-78. Grades range from Basal State-1 to AG3. All have a readable date.

1796 S-88 R4 Flipover Double Strike. PCGS graded VF-20. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown with hints of frosty luster showing in protected areas

1796 S-91 R3. Fine-15 Plus. Liberty Cap. Sharpness near VF30 with a shallow pitmark on the neck and microscopic roughness scattered over most of the p

1796 S-91 R3. Fine-15. Liberty Cap. Sharpness VF30 with uniform extremely fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks

1796 S-101 R5-. About Good-3. Draped Bust. Slightly sharper with a dent on the E in CENT. Glossy chocolate brown with a swipe of darker olive brown on

1796 S-102 R4. VG-7. Draped Bust. Sharpness at least F12 but covered with fine roughness. No marks, just traces of reddish verdigris in protected area

1796 S-109 R3. Fine-12. Draped Bust. Sharpness VF20 with uniform extremely fine roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris. A

1796 S-109 R3. VG-8 Plus. Draped Bust. Close to VG10 but there are too many microscopic contact marks on the reverse for the higher grade. The only no

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