The Pre Long Beach Auction

1847 N-32 R4 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with microscopic roughness, strongest in the fields. No marks or other defects. Slightly glossy dark ste

1847 N-34 R5+ F12+. Slightly sharper with a rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA. Bluish steel brown and chocolate. There is some minor roughness on

1847 N-34 R5+ G5. A couple points sharper with a faint X scratched across the obverse. Otherwise free of marks. Lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy da

1847 N-34 R5+ AU50. Sharpness closer to mint state but lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with bluish steel overton

1847 N-35 R3+ MS63. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 30% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. No spots or contact marks, but there are so

1847 N-35 R3+ VF20. Sharpness VF35 with a half dozen light pinscratches across the jawline and neck, a couple extending into the field under the chin.

1847 N-36 R6- EF40. Ten points sharper but there is a patch of very fine roughness at stars 8-9 and a dull rim nick or tiny rim bruise under star 13.

1847 N-37 R1 MS60. Glossy bluish steel and olive with 15% of the red remaining. The only notable mark is a light diagonal nick just right of the lips.

1847 N-38 R1 MS63. Frosty light steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There is

1847 N-38 R1 VF35. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a dull vertical nick in the middle of t

1847 N-38 R1 MS62+. Lustrous light steel brown with hints of bluish steel overtones and 25% of the mint red remaining. Would rate a slightly higher gr

1847 N-39 R3- MS63. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the red remaining on the obverse, 25% on the reverse. A small, very faint scuff bar

1847 N-41 R4- VF30. Slightly sharper with too many small nicks on the obverse for the sharpness grade, plus a small carbon spot near the dentils right

1847 N-41 R3+. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with 20% of the original mint color remaining, mostly on th...

1847 N-42 R6+ Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Mint red fading to bluish steel brown with subtle overtones of iridescent rose and h...

1847 N-43 R8+ (Unique) Repunched 1 F15. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better with very fine microscopic porosity covering most of the planchet. There is

1848 N-1 R1 Repunched 184 VF20. Five points sharper with some light nicks and extremely fine roughness on the obverse. The reverse is glossy and free

1848 N-1 R1 Repunched 184 EF45. Attractive glossy medium brown with frosty light steel brown toning in the protected areas. There is a thin vertical n

1848 N-1 R1 Repunched 184 MS60. Choice glossy chocolate brown with underlying frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. No spots or contact mar

1848 N-2 R1+ Repunched 18 EF40. Five points sharper with a light stain of grayish-steel toning in the field at stars 1-5. Otherwise a nice glossy medi