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1837 Hard Times Hoken Low-49 Rulau HT-73 R2. VF-20. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No defects, attractive for the grade. This is the only un

1849 C-1 R2-. EF-45. Five points sharper but there is a small carbon spot in the field between the chin and star 2. Otherwise this piece is choice, es

1851 C-1 R1. AU-50. Choice glossy light chocolate and steel brown with satiny mint frost covering the fields and protected areas. A beautiful example,

1793 S-1 R4 Chain AMERI. NGC graded VF Details, corrosion. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No marks or verdigris, and the

1793 S-1 Chain AMERI. Electrotype Copy. AU-50. Nice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. A tiny spot of underlying base metal shows at the top of t

1793 S-2 R4+ Chain AMERICA NGC graded VG Details, environmental damage. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate steel toning on th

1793 S-6 R3 Wreath Cent. ICG graded EF-40. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel, possibly retoned. The planchet is covered with microscopic granularity w

1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent. VG-10. Glossy light olive and steel brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. May have been lightly cleaned long ago bu

1793 S-11b R4 Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge. VG-10. Variety with two leaves following "DOLLAR" on the edge. Slightly sharper but covered ...

1793 S-13 R4- Liberty Cap. VG-10. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is lightly eroded showing faint parallel planchet striations across both sides, clea

1794 S-29 R2. VF-25. Slightly sharper, especially on the reverse which is always sharper than the obverse on this variety thanks to a high rim on that

1794 S-65 R1 NGC graded AU details, scratches, corroded. Matte dark olive and steel with a subtle overtone of greenish olive suggesting this cent was

1795 S-73 R5- Lettered Edge ICG graded F15 details, corroded. Slightly glossy dark reddish olive and steel. The surfaces are covered with fine granula

1795 S-76b Plain Edge R1. Fine-15. Sharpness VF35 but there is a patch of shallow planchet erosion weakening ITED in UNITED plus a couple small spots

1796 S-92 R3 Draped Bust. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but the fields and protected areas are covered with very fine roughness, strongest on the reverse. N

1796 S-93 R3 Draped Bust. VG-10. Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but covered with microscopic roughness under a mostly glossy chocolate brown patin

1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with some areas displaying the details of a slightly higher grade, but uniform extremely faint roughnes

1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust. Good-5. Sharpness VF20 but moderately corroded with the look of a piece that was lost in soil for some time. No marks or ve

1796 S-97 R3 Draped Bust. VG-10. Sharpness VF30 but dull and covered with microscopic roughness. There are traces of hard greenish patina in a few pro

1796 S-98 R4 Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness VF30 or better but moderately rough. No verdigris and only a few contact marks, including a dull scrape on t