The Pre Long Beach Auction

1854 N-21 R2. AU-55. Repunched 185. Choice lustrous chocolate brown. Outstanding eye appeal, virtually flawless in every respect. A faint spot of very

1854 N-23 R2. AU-58. Lustrous golden brown with chocolate brown toning on the devices and peeps of faded mint color in a few of the protected areas on

1854 N-25 R3. MS-64. Choice lustrous light chocolate and olive brown with bluish steel overtones. A third of the obverse shows underlying faded mint c

1854 N-26 R3. EF-45. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with satiny mint frost showing in the protected areas. Close to AU50 but there are some l

1854 N-28 R5. VF-25. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and problem-free. Just a few trivial contact marks consistent with the grade, including

Quartette of 1854 Cents grading EF40 to EF45. Includes N-1 MDS (b), N-20 MDS (b), N-22 M-LDS (b), and N-26 MDS. The last is near mint state sharpness

Group of Five 1854 Cents grading VF30 to VF35. Includes N-4 E-MDS (a), N-7 MDS (b), N-10 LDS (e), N-14 MDS (b), and N-27 M-LDS (c) with the reverse ro

Pair of Scarce to Rare 1854 Varieties. Includes N-11 EDS (a) VF20 and N-28 MDS (b) VF20. The first is a very rare die state of a relatively common die

Quartette of 1854 Cents grading F15 to VF25. Average grade is VF20. Includes N-10 E-MDS (b), N-16 LDS (c), N-24 LDS (b), and N-29 LDS (c). Most are sl

1855 N-2 R2+. AU-58. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster cover the protected areas on both sides. A tiny splash of darker oliv