The Pre Long Beach Auction

1847 N-24 R1 MS62+. Lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown. The only defects, and they are barely visible, are a very faint horizontal hairline s

1847 N-26 R3+ VF30. Sharpness EF45 with microscopic roughness, mostly in the fields, and traces of light verdigris in protected areas. Slightly glossy

1847 N-26 R3+ MS60+. Frosty bluish steel brown with nearly a third of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There is a small nick on

1847 N-26 R3+ VF35. Glossy medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and mint frost in protected areas. Marks include a small, very light

1847 N-26 R3+ EF40. Sharpness AU55 with patches of very fine granularity mixed in with the fine granularity found on the later states of this obverse

1847 N-26 R3+ F12. Several points sharper but there are very tiny nicks scattered about the obverse and some digs in the E in CENT. Rather glossy redd

1847 N-26 R3+ VG10. Close to F12 with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a couple small rim nicks at STA. Attractive g

1847 N-27 R4 MS63. Lustrous mint red delicately mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints, about two-thirds of the original color remaining. Wo

1847 N-27 R4 F15. Glossy medium brown. Very nice for the grade, a couple faint hairlines over ONE the only notable defects. LDS, die state c. The die

1847 N-28 R4+ VF20. Sharpness VF30 with several light contact marks, including a few hairline scratches in the right obverse field and a tiny rim brui