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