The Pre Long Beach Auction

1850 N-13 R4 MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of mint red on the obverse, nearly 10% of the mint color remaining on the reverse. There is

1850 N-13 R4 EF45+. Glossy steel brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas and hints of bluish steel overtone. Very attractive, close

1850 N-14 R4 MS60+. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with wisps of reddish olive toning on the obverse and traces of faded mint color remaining on t

1850 N-14 R4 MS62. Lustrous steel brown with 20% underlying faded mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a choice grade except for an e

1850 N-14 R4 VF35. Ten points sharper with light abrasions on the reverse rim from K-6 clockwise to K-2. Otherwise the only defects are a couple very

1850 N-14 R4 VF30. Five points sharper but recolored glossy olive and steel brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Smooth surfaces

1850 N-14 R4 EF40. Glossy light to medium olive brown. Smooth and attractive, but possibly lightly cleaned and nicely retoned long ago. There are a fe

1850 N-15 R2 MS63. Slightly faded mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown, at least a third of the original red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The

1850 N-17 R4+ MS62. Frosty light bluish steel brown with generous traces of faded mint red, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and highly

1850 N-17 R4+ VF30. Sharpness AU50 but lightly corroded leaving fine granularity over much of both sides. There is fine verdigris dusted on both sides

1850 N-18 R4 AU55. Lustrous light steel brown. The only marks are a light diagonal nick under star 10, a tiny planchet flake right of star 6 (as struc

1850 N-19 R2 MS60. Lustrous light to medium steel brown with faded mint color remaining in protected areas of the obverse. Excellent eye appeal for th

1850 N-19 R2 MS63. Mint red toning down to bluish steel brown on the highpoints, at least a third of the bright original mint color remaining, mostly

1850 N-20 R6 VF25+. Slightly sharper with a few too many tiny nicks on the obverse for the sharpness grade. The only notable marks are a trio of small

1850 N-21 R2+ MS63. Frosty light steel brown with 15% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. The only marks are a tiny speck of darker toni

1850 N-21 R2+ MS63. Mellowed mint red fading to steel brown, about half the red remaining. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a spot of dar

1850 N-22 R4 MS62. Lustrous light steel brown with overtones of bluish steel and generous traces of mint red remaining on the reverse. There is a patc

1850 N-23 R2 MS63. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with delicate overtones of bluish steel. There are traces of mint red on the obverse and a third

1850 N-24 R5 MS60+. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with faded mint red covering at least 25% of both sides. Would grade a few points higher except

1850 N-25 R4 MS64. The obverse is slightly faded mint red, about 75% of the mint color remaining, while the reverse is lustrous bluish steel brown wit