The Pre Long Beach Auction

1837 N-17 R4 VF35. VF-35. Glossy light to medium reddish brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth, defect-free surfaces

1837 N-17 R4 VF30. VF-30. Five points sharper with a sharp nick or small dig on the neck near the throat. The only other mark of any consequence is a

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown with woodgrained darker steel brown tones on the obverse. No spots or cont

1838 N-1 R1 MS60. MS-60. The obverse is lustrous light steel brown with bluish steel overtones covering the protected areas. The reverse is equally lu

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. The obverse is frosty light steel brown with 10% of the original mint red remaining. The ...

1838 N-2 R1 VF35. VF-35. Glossy chocolate brown, the obverse delicately woodgrained with darker chocolate brown tones. Two tiny, closely spaced pinpri

1838 N-3 R1 EF40. EF-40. Glossy reddish brown and chocolate. A small nick on the right side of the O in ONE and a speck of dark toning under the right

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red remaining in protected areas, mostly on the

1838 N-3 R1 EF45. EF-45. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty light brown toning in protected areas. Smooth, attractive surfaces. Just a few t

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice glossy light to medium brown with satiny mint frost in protected areas and a couple tiny peeps

1838 N-4 R2 VF30. VF-30. Slightly sharper with too many small nicks for the higher grade. Glossy chocolate brown with a couple small splashes of darke

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown delicately woodgrained with slightly darker chocolate brown toning on the reverse

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Lustrous medium brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and faded mint red covering about 15% o

1838 N-4 R2 EF45. EF-45. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster in protected areas and a few clouds of darker steel toning on the obverse, the largest

1838 N-4 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice glossy light steel brown and chocolate with frosty luster in protected areas and some reddish brown tonin

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-55. Slightly sharper but the highpoints have been lightly touched with a sulfur-based substance causing them to

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Nice lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the red remaining on the obverse. The only marks are a l

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with peeps of very faded mint red on the obverse. Choice except for

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Very attractive lustrous light bluish steel brown with 15% of the very faded mint color remaining, mo

1838 N-7 R1 AU50. AU-50. Five points sharper with a light scrape on the rim from below the date to star 1 plus a few smaller ones elsewhere around the

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. Bot

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with generous traces of slightly faded mint red remaining

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous chocolate brown. A dull rim nick over star 7 is the notable mark. LDS with a rim cud break f

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty olive brown toning in protected areas. The fi

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate. Satiny and very attractive. The only marks are a tiny tick on the

1838 N-10 R1 VF25. VF-25. Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness on both sides. No marks other than a shallow low spot over the C in CENT, as str

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty light to medium brown with obvious small splashes of darker olive toning on the obverse. The reverse

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. A lustrous mint state cent that has a shallow, dull scratch from the right side of the second S in ST

1838 N-11/13 R5 VF35. VF-35. Slightly sharper with a few nicks on the obverse, including a thin one right of star 2 and another over star 4, plus a li

1818 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous uniform steel brown with satiny mint frost covering the fields and peeps of very faded

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with delicate hints of bluish steel overtone. The obverse field

1838 N-14 R4 F15. Fine-15. Glossy dark chocolate brown mixed with some lighter chocolate tones. A dull pinch on the rim at star 6 and the opposing are

1838 N-14 R7 F12. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown. Some light nicks scattered about both sides, including three sharp ones on the rim at the E in UNIT

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Very attractive frosty medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and mint luster coverin

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light steel brown with lustrous tan and hints of faded mint red in protected areas and a dozen

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-53. Beautiful glossy olive and chocolate brown. The obverse fields are smooth and slightly reflective while the

1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-55. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas, especially on the r

1839/6 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded EF-45. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate, the reverse a few shades lighter than the obverse. The obverse i

1839 N-2 R2. Head of 1838. AU-58. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with light bluish steel overtones in protected areas. Just a hint of rub on the hi

1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Beautiful lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint red covering the protected areas of the reverse

1839 N-3 R1 AU55. Head of 1838. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but there are some very faint pinscratches on the first A in AMERICA where someone tried t

1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown with very faded mint color in protected areas on both sides. No spots or s

1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty chocolate and bluish steel brown with generous traces of slightly faded mint color remaining.

1839 N-4 R1 EF45. Silly Head. Misaligned Dies. EF-45. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty luster covering the protected areas, es

1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of mint red in protected areas. A tiny nick on the chee

1839 N-6 R2 AU50. Booby Head. AU-50. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a dull rim dent over star 5 plus a few other very light contact marks

1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy bluish steel and light olive brown with slightly faded mint red covering the protected areas o

1839 N-8 R1 EF40. Head of 1840. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy medium brown. The only mark is a small area of slig

1839 N-8 R1 AU50+. Head of 1840. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. A mint state cent that was dipped, now retoned frosty light to medium brown with a patch of

1839 N-9 R2 EF40. Silly Head. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a shallow planchet lamination under star 7 and a patch of extremely fine roughness at the E

1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The fields are satiny and att

1839 N-10 R3 AU55. Booby Head. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy medium brown with underlying frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected a

1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish chocolate and dark olive. The toning is a bit blotchy whic

1839 N-11 R1 VF35. Booby Head. VF-35. Five points sharper with a nick on the jawline and a small rim bruise just right of the date, plus a long nick o

1839 N-12 R4+ VF30. Booby Head. VF-30. Ten points sharper with many tiny contact marks on the reverse, including a nick on the T in CENT, plus a few r

1839 N-12 R4+ VF20. Booby Head. VF-20. Five points sharper but there are some old hairline scratches from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1, a

1839 N-13 R2 MS60. Booby Head. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Attractive lustrous light olive brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and generous tra

1839 N-14 R3 MS60. Booby Head. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown and chocolate with traces of mint red remaining on the reverse. The fields

1839 N-15 R6- EF45. Booby Head. EF-45. Attractive glossy light to medium steel brown with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas. There i

1835-1843 Large Cent Blank Planchet, Stage II, AU50. Glossy medium brown. A few very minor planchet imperfections (the minor flaws nearly always prese

Howard R. Newcomb Medal from the California Coin Club January 29, 1929 MS60. A 38-millimeter medal struck in brassy-looking copper commemorating the f

Super-deluxe edition of the Dan Homles Collection PT. II auction catalog. This catalog has been specially bound in full morroccan leather. Only 5 such