The Pre Long Beach Auction

1846 N-10 R5- AU58. Lustrous light bluish steel brown. The only marks are a tiny nick just left of the ear and a tick on the rim at D in UNITED. Sharp

1846 N-10 R5- VF20. Five to ten points sharper with a dusting of fine carbon around some of the stars, a nick on the neck, and a planchet flake under

1846 N-11 R1 Medium Date MS60. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a hint of faint iridescent rose and bluish steel overtone on the obverse. Lightl

1846 N-11 R1 Medium Date MS63. Glossy bluish steel brown with 20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There are a few microscopic ticks

1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date MS62. Glossy bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining in protected areas. The notable defects are a small, thin crease i

1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date VF25. Close to VF30 with a few light contact marks on the obverse, including a small nick on the chin and a faint hairline scra

1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date VF35. Five points sharper with some minor contact marks on the obverse, including a pair of very short scratches under star 2.

1846 N-12 R1 Tall Date VF30. Ten points sharper but covered with tiny nicks, none notable but too many for the sharpness grade. There is some minor pl

1846 N-13 R3+ Tall Date Repunched 1 MS60. The obverse is lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of underlying faded mint red. The reverse is gl

1846 N-14 R2 Tall Date Repunched 1 MS60+. Frosty light steel brown with at least a third of the original mint red remaining. Would rate a slightly hig

1846 N-14 R2 Tall Date Repunched 1 AU58. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a small swipe of darker olive brown toning over star 12 and hints of b

1846 N-15 R4+ AU50. Glossy medium brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the lower half of the obverse. Delicate overtones of bluish ste

1846 N-15 R4+ MS60+. Satiny bluish steel brown with faded mint color showing through on about 25% of each side. A small spot of very slightly darker t

1846 N-15 R4+ VG8. Sharpness F15 with a few light contact marks on the cheek and a few patches of light to moderate corrosion on the reverse, the larg

1846 N-15 R4+ VG10. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. The notable marks are a small rim nick right of star 12, a nick on the left side of the U in UN

1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date AU58. Mint state sharpness with a light rim bruise at star 7. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the

1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date EF45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with bluish steel overtones in protected areas. The only mark is a dull, very light rim

1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date F15. Slightly sharper with too many small nicks for the sharpness grade. A dull pinch on the rim under the 4 and another over t

1846 N-17 R5 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with a few faint hints of very faded mint color on both sides. The only marks are a small, very light n

1846 N-18 R1 VF20. Slightly sharper with some light nicks scattered about the obverse, the strongest of these located on the center of the neck. Gloss