The Pre Long Beach Auction

1855 N-9 R1 Italic 55 Knob on Ear VG8. Sharpness F15 or a bit better but slightly bent, clearest under the 55 and at the opposing area at ES-O. Glossy

1855 N-9 R1 Italic 55 Knob on Ear MS62+. Glossy medium brown with 10% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. Choice except for

1855 N-10 R6 (as a proof) Italic 55. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Mint red fading to bluish steel on the highpoints, about half of the slig...

1855 N-10 R1 Italic 55 MS63. Steel brown with 15% of the mint color remaining. There is a small spot of dark toning above star 4, another fainter one

1855 N-10 R1 Italic 55 12-Star Die State MS62+. Frosty light bluish steel brown with underlying faded mint red in protected areas. The surfaces are co

1855 N-10 R1 Italic 55 11.5-Star Die State MS60. Lustrous light steel brown with underlying faded mint color showing through in the field and protecte

1855 N-10 R1 Italic 55 11-Star Die State MS62. Lustrous light steel brown with subtle underlying very faded mint color bleeding through the attractive

1855 N-10 R1 Italic 55 MS64. Mint red fading to steel brown on the highpoints, slightly more than half the original color remaining. Sharply struck an

1855 N-11 R6- Italic 55 Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Very slightly faded red mellowing to bluish steel brown, about 85% of the ...

1855 N-12 R1 MS60+. Attractive lustrous light bluish steel brown with satiny surfaces and generous traces of faded mint red in protected areas, especi

1855 N-13 R2 MS62+. Very attractive lustrous light bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and the luster is

1856 N-1 R1 Italic 5 VF30. Close to VF35 but there are several small rim nicks on the reverse plus a light rim bruise at the U in UNITED and a planche

1856 N-1 R1 Italic 5 EF45. Sharpness AU50 but recolored a rather glossy dark steel and olive. No marks or other defects. LDS, die state d, with strong

1856 N-1 R1 Italic 5 MS63. Attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with 20% of the mint color remaining. A small stain of darker olive toning in the de

1856 N-2 R1 Italic 5 MS62. Glossy bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the obverse. No spots or stains, a tiny scuff between stars 6 ...

1856 N-3 R1 Italic 5 MS63. Glossy bluish steel brown with 25% of the slightly faded mint red remaining. The only defect is a small spot of darker stee

1856 N-3 R1 Italic 5 MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint red covering 20% of the obverse, about 5% of the reverse. There are a few trivi

1856 N-4 R2+ Italic 5 AU55. Frosty steel brown with traces of mint red on both sides. A few trivial ticks, including a few tiny rim nicks at stars 4...

1856 N-4 R2 Italic 5. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. The obverse is very lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown with faded mint color cover...

1856 N-5 R5- Italic 5 Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Mint red mellowing to light steel brown with 75% of the red remaining, mostl...