The Pre Long Beach Auction

1849 N-4 R1 EF45. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with light brown toning in protected areas. No defects. Rare EDS, die state a, without any cracks o

1849 N-4 R1 MS62. Frosty light steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the obverse, 15% of the red remaining on the reverse. The only mark, and i

1849 N-4 R1 EF45. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty mint luster in protected areas. The only marks are a light nick on the rim over F in OF

1849 N-4 R1 MS60. Highly lustrous golden light olive brown. Would rate a higher grade except for a light scrape in the dentils at TES plus a tiny rim

1849 N-5 R4- MS60. Frosty bluish steel brown with 5-10% of the mint red remaining. The fields are covered with attractive satiny mint luster. There is

1849 N-5 R4- EF40. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks on the obverse for the higher grade, including a tiny scratch just left

1849 N-7 R4 Repunched 18 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with satiny surfaces and hints of very faded mint red in a couple protected areas. No spots

1849 N-7 R4 Repunched 18 AU50. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with a few peeps of faded mint red on both sides and a swipe of darker steel toning on

1849/8 N-8 R2 So-called Overdate 9 over 8 MS62. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of mint red in protected areas. There is a small spot o

1849/8 N-8 R2 So-called Overdate 9 over 8 VF25+. Sharpness VF35 with a rim bruise above star 6 and several light rim nicks, strongest at CA in AMERICA

(1849) Blank Planchet, probably made for 1849 cents, with beveled edges like those found in die state b of 1849 Newcomb-8 and die state c of 1849 New.

1849 N-9 R4+ F15. Sharpness at least 5 points better with many light nicks on the obverse plus a small rim bruise at star 11. Glossy medium brown. ED

1849 N-9 R4+ MS60+. Frosty bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. No spots or stains, only very lig

1849 N-10 R3 F15+. Sharpness VF25 with some nicks and light rim bruises, including a vertical nick just right of star 4, a rim bruise under star 13, a

1849 N-10 R3 MS60+. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of mint red in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. The fields are satiny and lustrous.

1849 N-11 R1 Repunched 1 MS62+. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red, especially on the obverse. Just a few very trivial s

1849 N-11 R1 Repunched 1 VF35. Slightly sharper but there are several tiny nicks around star 1 plus other insignificant ticks scattered in the obverse

1849 N-11 R1 Repunched 1 MS60. Frosty bluish steel brown. The only defects are a tiny planchet void at the dentil roots under star 1, as struck, and a

1849 N-11 R1 Repunched 1 MS60+. Frosty light steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. There are so

1849 N-11 R1 Repunched 1 EF45. Attractive glossy medium brown with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas. Just a few trivial contact mar