The Pre Long Beach Auction

1818 N-2 R4+ G5. Good-5. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. A few trivial rim bruises and nicks consistent with the grade. There is a light dusting of

1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty golden light brown in the protected areas plus hints of

1818 N-3 R3 F15. Rotated Reverse. Fine-15. Five points sharper (even better on the reverse) but lightly burnished, now nicely retoned glossy bluish st

1818 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with a splash of reddish chocolate toning under star 6, and

1818 N-4 R4+ G5. Good-5. Glossy olive and chocolate brown. The planchet is smooth, just a few small nicks including a light rim nick off the stem tip.

1818 N-4 R4+ VF30. VF-30. Glossy light olive and steel brown. Corrosion free surfaces showing only minor contact marks, including light nicks around O

1818 N-4 R4+ EF45. Equal Finest Known. EF-45. Choice glossy olive and chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The s

1818 N-5 R3 VF30+. VF-30+. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better with a few too many light contact marks for that sharpness grade, including rim nicks at

1818 N-5 R3 VF30. VF-30. Slightly sharper with a few light nicks on each side and a fine planchet lamination at the dentils left of star 2, as struck.

1818 N-5 R3 EF40. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned a glossy medium brown with frosty lighter golden brown in protect