The Pre Long Beach Auction

1848 N-2 R1+ Repunched 18 VF25. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there is a patch of fine porosity covering the field around star 2 extending to

1848 N-2 R1+ Repunched 18 MS63. Choice lustrous light steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on

1848 N-3 R2 Repunched Date MS62. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive, but ther

1848 N-4 R4 Strongly Repunched Date MS60+. Frosty steel brown with traces of original mint red showing on both sides. There are very faint hints of an

1848 N-5 R4 Second 8 Repunched MS60. Glossy light olive brown and tan with 10% slightly faded mint red, mostly on the obverse. There are two small spo

1848 N-6 R1 MS60. Lustrous light steel brown with a spot of reddish live toning on the U in UNITED. A tiny, light nick low on the neck is the only sig

1848 N-6 R1 EF45. Glossy light to medium brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. A light nick on the 1 is the only notable mark. S

1848 N-7 R1 MS63. Bright original mint red fading to steel brown, more than half the red remaining. There is a small spot of darker brown toning at th

1848 N-8 R3- MS60. Attractive frosty light to medium brown. Sharp and very attractive, just a few trivial marks, including a tiny nick on the upright

1848 N-8 R3- MS63. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with 15% of the mint color remaining. The only mark is a barely visible, very light scuff on the