The Pre Long Beach Auction

1849 N-26 R3 AU58. An attractive cent that is free of any trace of wear, but it was softly struck on the coronet over LIB, as usual, and the obverse i

1849 N-27 R4+ AU55. Lustrous light bluish steel brown and chocolate. The obverse fields are satiny while the reverse fields are smooth and slightly mo

1849 N-27 R4+ AU50. Frosty steel brown with lustrous light steel brown toning in protected areas and tiny splashes of darker steel toning mottled on b

1849 N-28 R3 MS60. Glossy light olive brown with lustrous sea-green overtones on the reverse. There is a small vertical nick left of star 7, a tiny ti

1849 N-29 R2 MS62. Glossy bluish steel brown with hints of iridescent rose tones on the obverse and faded mint red covering about 20% of the reverse.

1849 N-29 R2 EF45+. Slightly sharper with a pair of small rim nicks at star 8 and a tiny pinprick under the left side of star 7. Attractive glossy med

1849 N-30 R6 AU55. Frosty light olive and golden brown with darker steel overtones, especially on the obverse. The fields are smooth and slightly refl

1850 N-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Frosty bright original mint red faded to light olive brown and steel, more than a third of the origi...

1850 N-2 R1 MS63. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with 25% of the mellowed mint red remaining. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excell

1850 N-3 R1 MS63+. Frosty mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown, half the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a higher grade except fo

1850 N-3 R1 VF35. Choice glossy medium brown. Smooth and very attractive for the grade. A thin, light scuff in the field before the chin is the notabl

1850 N-4 R1 MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown, a lighter shade of brown inside the wreath, with hints of very faded underlying mint red on the obverse

1850 N-5 R4+ MS63. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with at least 10% of the mint red remaining on each side. Outstanding eye appeal with virtually

1850 N-5 R4+ AU58. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with a splash of darker steel brown toning at the coronet tip and traces of very faded mint red i

1850 N-6 R1 MS63. Slightly faded mint red toning to bluish steel brown, a third of the red remaining. The only marks, and they are barely noticeable,

1850 N-7 R2 MS64+. Mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown, about half the red remaining, although it has faded down considerably from its original b

1850 N-9 R2. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints, two-thirds of the original color remainin...

1850 N-11 R7+ (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Light bluish steel brown with underlying faded red covering the fields and protect...

1850 N-11 R3+ MS60+. Frosty light brown with smooth, satiny surfaces and traces of mint red on the obverse, 10% on the reverse. Would rate a slightly

1850 N-12 R1 MS60. Glossy medium brown and steel with some underlying lighter brown on both sides, probably from an old cleaning. The only marks are a