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1796 S-87 R3 Liberty Cap VF30. Slightly sharper but both sides are covered with extremely faint hairlines, most likely a result of a too-vigorous brus

1796 S-88 R4 Liberty Cap F12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with microscopic porosity, strongest in the field left of the cap. No verdigris and the only

1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap VG10. Five points sharper but a bit dull from uniform extremely fine granularity under a slightly glossy dark steel and olive

1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VG10. Flipover Triple Strike with 3 Dates. Sharpness VF20 but covered with microscopic porosity, strongest on the reverse. No

1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap G4. Slightly sharper but a bit dull thanks to uniform extremely faint roughness. No marks or verdigris. Olive and dark steel

1796 S-93 R3 Draped Bust G6. Mostly glossy light chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris. The onl

1796 S-94 R5+ Draped Bust. PCGS graded VG-8. Rather glossy chocolate and steel with four subtle splashes of darker steel and olive toning on the top o

1796 S-98 R4 Draped Bust F12. Several points sharper with many of the details offering the sharpness of VF20, but this cent was chemically cleaned and

1796 S-98 R4 Draped Bust VG7. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter golden brown toning in protected areas. Extremely fine roughness is h

1796 S-98 R4 Draped Bust G6. A bit sharper but covered with extremely faint granularity that dulls the natural gloss. No marks or verdigris. Slightly

1796 S-100 R5 Draped Bust. PCGS graded Good-4. The obverse is slightly sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker, the G4 grade an average of the two.

1796 S-103 R4+ Draped Bust with LIHERTY Error G6. A few points sharper but covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth.

1796 S-108 R4 Draped Bust F15. Five points sharper but the planchet is covered with extremely faint roughness under a slightly glossy dark steel and o

1796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust G4. The obverse is slightly sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker. No roughness or verdigris and only a few trivial mark

1796 S-111 R5- Draped Bust VG8. Sharpness near VF30 but the surfaces are dull thanks to uniform fine granularity. In addition, there are shallow pitma

1796 S-111 R5- Draped Bust. PCGS graded VG-8. Mostly glossy light olive and steel brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. No corrosion o

1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust G4. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. The devices are smooth and glossy whi

1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust G6. A few points sharper, especially on the upper half of the obverse and lower half of the reverse, but the planchet is co

1796 S-115 R3 Draped Bust VG7. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine porosity. There are hints of light greenish verdigris in a few of the protected ar

1796 S-119 R3 Draped Bust AG3. Sharpness VG7 but dull from moderate granularity that covers both sides. No marks or notable signs of verdigris. The da

1797 S-120a R3 Reverse of 1796 with Plain Edge G6. Very slightly sharper but there are traces of extremely fine roughness on both sides. No notable ve

1797 S-120b R2 Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge G4. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. No roughness or verdigris, just a few trivial marks. A sm

1797 S-121b R3- Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge G4. The obverse is a couple points sharper while the reverse is weaker, as usual on this variety. Th

1797 S-124 R5+ G5. Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but lightly corroded with numerous patches of moderate porosity on the obverse. There are areas o

1797 S-127 R4 VG8. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with darker olive and steel toning in the protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only a few ligh

1797 S-128 R3 M over E in AMERICA F12. Sharpness VF30 but there is a large patch of fine corrosion covering the lower left quadrant of the obverse and

1797 S-130 R2 VG7. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown with overtones of light bluish steel. No roughnes

1797 S-131 R2 Stemless Wreath VG7. A few points sharper but there is a deep gash through the O in ONE reaching down to the E in CENT. Glossy olive bro

1797 S-138 R1 G6. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, just a few rim bruises including one under the bust tip. LDS with strong swelling

1797 S-139 R1 G6. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness, just a few nicks on both sides, the strongest one at the F in OF. LDS with strong swelling and

1797 S-140 R1 VG10. Sharpness VF30 with fine roughness under a glossy dark greenish olive patina. A rim bruise at the L in LIBERTY is the only notable

1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath AG3. Sharpness VG8 but dull from light to moderate corrosion, strongest on the reverse. No marks or verdigris, but this

1797 NC-3 R6-. ANACS graded Good-6. Very slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive patina. The highpoints are a

1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8 VG10. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris, just a few contac

1798 S-149 R4+ Style I Hair with Large 8 G5. Several points sharper but covered with very fine porosity. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends a

1798/7 S-150 R5 Overdate 8 over 7 AG3. A couple points sharper but there are numerous pitmarks on the upper half of the reverse plus a couple more at

1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 G5. Mostly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. There are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields and protec

1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 F12. Sharpness VF20 but there are too many light contact marks for that grade including a hairline scratch fro

1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 VG8. Slightly sharper with a half dozen fine, old scratches on the portrait and another from the second S in S

1798 S-153 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8 F12. Sharpness VF20 with too many contact marks for that grade, including a small rim dent left of the date, a

1798 S-155 R3 Style I Hair with Small 8, Reverse of 1796 VG7. Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris, only scattered small contact marks co

1798 S-157 R2 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG10. Ten points sharper but covered with fine granularity that dulls the natural gloss. No verdigris, and the

1798 S-161 R2 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG7. Sharpness near F12 but lightly corroded, then gently burnished and retoned. No verdigris or notable conta

1798 S-162 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG8. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine porosity, strongest on the upper edge of the bust and at D-S. No mark

1798 S-163 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG10. Sharpness VF25 but dark and covered with uniform moderately strong granularity. No marks or verdigris. S

1798 S-163 R4 Style I Hair with Small 8 G6. Sharpness VG10 but dull thanks to uniform extremely fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark greenish o

1798 S-165 R4 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG7. Several points sharper with tiny pits scattered over both sides, strongest near the rim before the chin

1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG10. A couple points sharper but there are two shallow digs in the field before the nose and another under t

1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG8. Sharpness F15 but the obverse is covered with light contact marks including a stronger scratch from the

1798 S-167 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG10. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. A small planchet void on the bust, a couple tiny splashes of da

1798 S-170 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth with no notable defects, only minor contact marks consistent with

1798 S-174 R2 Style II Hair with Small 8 F15. Sharpness VF35 with a half dozen small patches of light corrosion and shallow greenish verdigris on both

1798 S-174 R2 Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Sharpness VF20 but there are numerous light rim dents on both sides and the surfaces are covered with fi

1798 S-179 R2 VF20+. Variety with E over Inverted E in AMERICA. Slightly sharper but there is a collection of very tiny scratches at RTY and a barely

1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 EF40. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there is hairline scratch from just under the earlobe to the jaw

1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 VG8. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth showing extrem

1798 S-185 R2 Small 8 with Style II Hair. ANACS graded VF-20. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. No roughness or verdigris, only trivial contact marks,

1798 S-185 R2 Small 8 with Style II Hair G6. Slightly sharper but covered with very fine roughness that dulls the natural gloss. No notable verdigris

1799/8 S-188 R4 Overdate 9 over 8 VG7. Very slightly sharper but there is a light rim bruise left of the lower end of the hair ribbon and over the opp

1799 S-189 R2 VG8. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces that are void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Only trivial co

1799 S-189 R2 PCGS "Genuine". Sharpness VG10 but covered with uniform moderate granularity. Traces of shallow dark scale can be found in a...

1800/798 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair VG10. Five points sharper with specks of very fine carbon scattered in the field before the port

1800/79 S-192 R3 Overdate 80 over 79 with Style II Hair G6. Slightly sharper but there are numerous dull rim nicks and light rim bruises on both sides

1800/79 S-193 R4 Overdate 80 over 79 with Style II Hair F12. Sharpness near VF25 but there is some shallow black scale in protected areas on both side

1800/79 S-194 R3 Overdate 80 over 79 with Style II Hair VF25. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but there is a small spot of shallow verdigris in the

1800/79 S-195 R5 Overdate 80 over 79 with Style II Hair G4. Sharpness VG10 but covered with light to moderate corrosion, strongest on the reverse. No

1800 S-197 R1 VG7. Slightly sharper but there is a planchet lamination from the dentils at ED in UNITED across to CEN, as struck. Otherwise the planch

1800 S-197 R1 G6. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are some contac

1800 S-199 R4 VG7. Several points sharper but very fine granularity covers the fields and protected areas, strongest on the reverse. The roughness is

1800 S-200 R3 G5. Mostly glossy dark olive and steel with slightly lighter steel and chocolate toning on the highpoints. No verdigris and only a few m

1800 S-201 R4+ G6. A few points sharper but the edge has been carefully reeded outside the mint. Otherwise this cent is smooth and very choice for the

1800 S-201 R4+ G6. Sharpness F12 but covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest on the reverse where traces of greenish verdigris are caked in

1800 S-201 R4+ G5. Very slightly sharper with traces of very fine roughness on both sides and a dozen shallow pitmarks on the reverse. No verdigris, b

1800 S-202 R4+ G6. Very slightly sharper but there are a few contact marks on an otherwise smooth, attractive planchet. The notable marks are a rim de

1800 S-203 R3 VG8. Several points sharper but the planchet is very slightly bent. The bend is nearly imperceptible. Mostly glossy chocolate brown but

1800 S-204 R4 VG7. Sharpness F12 with an "X" scratched across the obverse plus a few additional old scratches on the portrait, all blended...

1800 S-205 R4 VG7. Very slightly sharper with traces of very fine roughness on the obverse, mostly in the fields and protected areas. The notable mark

1800 S-206 R3 VG8. Sharpness F15 but covered with uniform fine roughness that dulls the natural gloss. No verdigris, and the only marks are some fine

1800 S-207 R3 VG8. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine roughness, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris, but there are numerous fine, old scratches o

1800 S-207 R3 G5. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning nestled into the protected areas. Smooth and nearly choice for the gr

1800 S-208 R3 VG7. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Uniform extremely fine roughness covers the planchet, but it is mostly hidden under the n

1800 S-209 R3 G5. A few points sharper but the obverse is lightly corroded, strongest around the date and bust truncation. Specks of raised reddish ol

1800 S-212 R3 VG10. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces, void of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. There are a few contact marks, including a n

1800 S-212 R3 VG7. Sharpness F12 but covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris, but there are some significant contact marks, including an obvi

Pair of Early Cents 1797 & 1800. Includes 1797 S-121b R3- Gripped Edge AG3 and 1800/79 S-192 R3 Overdate 80 over 79 G5. Both are slightly sharpe...

Trio of 1800 Cents with 1800 over 79 Overdate. Includes S-192 R3 G5, S-193 R4 G4, and S-196 R1 G6. Each has a clear date and the overdate features ar

Trio of 1800 Cents. Includes S-203 R3 G6, S-209 R3 G5, and S-211 R3 G4. All are slightly sharper with defects but have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins.

1801 S-213 R2 NCS graded Fine details, environmental damage. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there are spots of raised verdigris around ONE CENT

1801 S-214 R3 F12. Mostly glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. No marks or verdigris. There are traces of extrem

1801 S-216 R1 VF20. Sharpness is VF35 but there is an obvious nick or shallow dig resting on top of the E in CENT. Mostly glossy dark olive and steel.

1801 S-216 R1 F15. Sharpness VF20, even better in those areas that were properly struck, but there are myriad faint hairline scratches on the portrait

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse VG8. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, free of any trace of corrosion or verdigr

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse AG3. Mostly glossy light olive and chocolate brown with reddish chocolate toning covering the protected areas. The surfa

1801 S-221 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 VG10+. Sharpness near F15 but there are several old vertical scratches in the field behind the portrait.

1801 S-222 R1 F15. Sharpness VF35 but there are a couple dozen tiny pits scattered over the obverse, mostly on the neck and into the field to the righ

1801 S-223 R1 Error Fraction 1/000 VG7. Glossy olive brown with slightly lighter steel and chocolate toning on the devices. No notable marks except fo

1801 NC-4 R7 G4+. Sharpness VG7 but the planchet is covered with microscopic roughness and porosity, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris, but there

1802 S-225 R3 VG10. Ten points sharper where the designs were properly struck up but there is significant weakness along the left side of the obverse

1802 S-226 R3 G6. Slightly sharper but there are a dozen rim nicks scattered over both sides, mostly on the obverse. In addition there is a planchet c

1802 S-230 R1 VG10. Sharpness VF20 but there are far too many small contact marks for the higher grade. The notable ones are a small dig in the field