The Pre Long Beach Auction

1853 N-6 R1 MS60. Lustrous golden tan and light olive brown, probably dipped long ago but quite attractive today. A speck of darker toning in the fiel

1853 N-7 R2 MS63. Glossy light steel brown with a third of the mint color remaining. A spot of dark toning that contains traces of very fine carbon at

1853 N-8 R3 MS62+. Slightly faded mint red mellowing to light steel brown, more than half the mint color remaining. Close to gem except for a small sp

1853 N-9 R2- Repunched 1 & 5 MS60. Lustrous medium brown with steel brown highpoints. The only marks are a light horizontal nick or planchet fla...

1853 N-10 R1 Repunched Date MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the red remaining. The surfaces are satiny and choice except for a tiny spec

1853 N-10 R1 Repunched Date EF45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas

1853 N-11 R2- MS60. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with hints of light reddish brown toning over the T in CENT. Choice except for a faint hairline

1853 N-12 R1+ MS60+. Lustrous bluish steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and flawless except for a short hairline scratch in the field over the tip o

1853 N-13 R1 Repunched 1 F12. A few points sharper but recolored glossy chocolate and steel brown. A dull nick on the C in CENT. Scarce EDS, die state

1853 N-13 R1 Repunched 1 MS60+. Attractive steel brown with satiny luster covering the obverse. Virtually flawless, a microscopic speck of carbon in t

1853 N-14 R2+ Repunched 1 VF20. Five points sharper with some light contact marks, including a dull rim nick at the E in AMERICA. Rare EDS, die state

1853 N-14 R2+ Repunched 1 AU55. Sharpness virtually mint state but the obverse was very lightly cleaned so the highpoints are a few shades lighter tha

1853 N-14 R2+ Repunched 1 EF45+. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Two tiny nicks on the front edge of the neck. Sharply struck M-LDS, die state d. R

1853 N-14 R2+ Repunched 1 MS60. Frosty steel brown with light bluish steel overtones and 5-10% of the original mint red remaining. There are a few mic

1853 N-15 R2 Repunched 5 MS60. Frosty medium brown with traces of faded mint color in protected areas of the obverse. The only defects visible without

1853 N-16 R1+ MS62. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, 15% on the reverse. The obverse fields are satiny w

1853 N-17 R2 Repunched 1 EF40. Glossy medium brown with frosty faded mint red on the right side of the reverse. A tiny rim bruise right of star 9 and

1853 N-17 R2 Repunched 1. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Lustrous light olive with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. Frosty and quite attractive excep

1853 N-18 R1 AU58. Glossy medium brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas and darker olive brown toning on the highpoints. This is a sharp,

1853 N-18 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Frosty medium steel brown with sea-green tones on the reverse. Hints of very faded mint color show t...