The Pre Long Beach Auction

1847 N-13 R4 AU58. Frosty bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red in protected areas on both sides. Sharply struck with just a hint of light

1847 N-14 R4+ VF35. Slightly sharper with a tiny, light pinscratch above star 13. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a small splash of darker oliv

1847 N-14 R4+ MS62. Frosty light steel brown with bluish steel overtones and at least 10% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. T

1847 N-15 R4+ Repunched 1 & 7 MS62. Attractive lustrous light bluish steel brown with 10% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the reve...

1847 N-18 R5 Repunched Date with Large 7 over Medium 7 AU50. Five points sharper with a tiny dig under the wreath ribbon. The only other marks are a t

1847 N-18 R5 Repunched Date with Large 7 over Medium 7 F15. Ten points sharper but the obverse is covered with light nicks, none distracting but too m

1847 N-18 R5 Repunched Date with Large 7 over Medium 7 EF40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty bluish steel brown and chocola

1847 N-19 R1 Repunched 4 MS62+. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with at least 5% of the mint red remaining. Covered with attractive satiny mint lus

1847 N-20 R3 AU50. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty faded mint red in protected areas. The only notable marks are a couple tiny pinscratches right o

1847 N-20 R3 MS60. Frosty light brown and golden tan with flashy flowline luster covering the fields. There is a tiny dull hairline scratch at the L i

1847 N-21 R1 AU50. Glossy medium brown. Choice except for a tiny nick under star 5, a very faint hairline right of the main curl, and traces of glue o

1847 N-21 R1 MS64. Bright original mint red just starting to fade to light steel brown on the highest points. A gem cent if not for a splash of olive

1847 N-21 R1 MS62+. Frosty steel brown with smooth, satiny surfaces that are virtually pristine. The best identifying mark is an extremely tiny tick o

1847 N-22 R3+. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Mint red mellowing to light steel brown, half the red remaining, mostly on the obverse. Sharply st...

1847 N-23 R5 MS60+. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with underlying frosty mint luster covering the fields. Virtually flawless. The best i

1847 N-23 R5 MS63. Frosty light bluish steel brown with slightly faded mint color showing in the protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and quite at

1847 N-23 R5 VF25. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy bluish steel and chocolate brown. The only notable marks are a pair of

1847 N-24 R1 MS60. Lustrous medium brown and chocolate with frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas of the reverse. There is a

1847 N-24 R1 MS62. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with hints of very faded mint color peeking through in protected areas

1847 N-24 R1 MS60+. Frosty bluish steel with at least a third of the bright original mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. Would rate a higher gr

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

1847 N-28 R4+ AU55. Frosty bluish light steel brown. Little if any wear, but the left obverse field and the field around ONE CENT show many tiny planc

1847 N-28 R4+ VF25. Sharpness EF40 but the fields are covered with extremely fine roughness that’s barely visible with a strong glass. No verdigris, b

1847 N-28 R4+ VF35+. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. Smooth surfaces with only a few minor contact marks,

1847 N-29 R3 VG10. Glossy medium brown. Slightly sharper with some light contact marks, including a couple long, thin nicks on the cheek. EDS, die sta

1847 N-29 R3 MS60. Glossy medium brown with traces of mint red on the obverse, 20% remaining on the reverse. There is a small carbon spot left of star

1847 N-30 R4 Repunched 1 AU50+. Glossy steel brown with hints of very faded mint red in a couple protected areas. There are two very tiny ticks just r

1847 N-30 R4 Repunched 1 F15. Attractive glossy medium brown. Smooth with only trivial contact marks, none notable. A small pinprick hidden inside the

1847 N-31 R5 Repunched Date with Large 7 over Small 7 EF40. Sharpness near AU50 but cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel brown and chocolate, the rev

1847 N-31 R5 Repunched Date with Large 7 over Small 7 AU58. Glossy light olive brown and steel with satiny mint luster covering the fields and protect

1847 N-32 R4 MS63. Attractive lustrous steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 15% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the r

1847 N-32 R4 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with microscopic roughness, strongest in the fields. No marks or other defects. Slightly glossy dark ste

1847 N-34 R5+ F12+. Slightly sharper with a rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA. Bluish steel brown and chocolate. There is some minor roughness on

1847 N-34 R5+ G5. A couple points sharper with a faint X scratched across the obverse. Otherwise free of marks. Lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy da

1847 N-34 R5+ AU50. Sharpness closer to mint state but lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with bluish steel overton

1847 N-35 R3+ MS63. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 30% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. No spots or contact marks, but there are so

1847 N-35 R3+ VF20. Sharpness VF35 with a half dozen light pinscratches across the jawline and neck, a couple extending into the field under the chin.

1847 N-36 R6- EF40. Ten points sharper but there is a patch of very fine roughness at stars 8-9 and a dull rim nick or tiny rim bruise under star 13.

1847 N-37 R1 MS60. Glossy bluish steel and olive with 15% of the red remaining. The only notable mark is a light diagonal nick just right of the lips.

1847 N-38 R1 MS63. Frosty light steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There is

1847 N-38 R1 VF35. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a dull vertical nick in the middle of t