The Pre Long Beach Auction

1848 N-27 R2 AU55. Lustrous chocolate brown. The fields and protected areas are covered with satiny mint frost and there is just a touch of friction o

1848 N-27 R2 F15. Sharpness VF35 with small patches of light corrosion and verdigris in the field before the portrait and more on the reverse, mostly

1848 N-28 R1 MS60+. Highly lustrous bluish steel with hints of sea-green overtone. A light vertical nick in the field off the chin and a tiny speck of

1848 N-29 R3- MS62. Lustrous light steel brown with 15% of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The defects include a faint stain in the dentils

1848 N-29 R3- VF30. Five points sharper with several dull, very light scratches in the right obverse field. Otherwise the surfaces are choice. Nice gl

1848 N-29 R3- F12. Sharpness VF20 with very fine corrosion under a rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. There are patches of shallow green

1848 N-29 R3- VF20. Sharpness AU50 with many fine pinscratches covering the portrait and in the fields above and to the left of the head. The scratche

1848 N-30 R5+ VF30+. Close to VF35 but there are a few too many light contact marks on the obverse, including a very thin cut on the rim under the 4 a

1848 N-30 R5+ AU50. Glossy medium steel brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. Smooth and attractive with only trivial marks, inc

1848 N-31 R2+ MS62. Lustrous light steel brown with hints of bluish steel overtone and traces of mint red in protected areas, especially on the revers