The Pre Long Beach Auction

1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath VG10. Sharpness VF20 but covered with microscopic roughness, mostly microscopic pitmarks. No verdigris, and the only not

1802 S-232 R1 VG10. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and lighter steel brown. No corrosion or verdigris, but

1802 S-236 R1 F12. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only marks are a small chip at the junction of

1802 S-239 R3 G5. Very slightly sharper but there is a dull pitmark or planchet void under BE in LIBERTY and some fine hairline scratches at the top o

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar VG7. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but the surfaces are dull and covered with uniform fine

1802 S-242 R2 VF20. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there is a lot of dirt caked into protected areas on the reverse. A dull rim nick over the L

1802 S-242 R2 G6. Struck 30% Off Center. Sharpness VF25 but dark and covered with fine to moderate granularity. In addition, there are a half dozen pa

Trio of 1801 & 1802 Cents. Includes 1801 S-220 R3 Error Fraction 1/000 G5, 1802 S-230 R1 VG8, and 1802 S-240 R3 LDS AG3. The first is slightly ...

1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with extremely faint roughness under a glossy dark olive and st

1803 S-244 R4 VG8. Sharpness F12 but covered with faint roughness under a slightly glossy very dark steel and olive patina. No verdigris, and the only

1803 S-253 R2 VG8. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with extremely fine porosity, strongest at the top of TE in UNITED and RIC in AMERICA.

1803 S-257 R2 Large Fraction F12. Slightly sharper but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness under the rather glossy chocolate and dark steel toni

1803 S-258 R1 Large Fraction VF20. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive and steel mixed with lighter chocolate brown. There ar

1803 S-258 R1 Large Fraction VG10. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth surfaces with only a few minor marks consistent with the grade. The notabl

Pair of 1803 Cents with Large Fraction grading G6. Includes S-259 R4 EDS and S-260 R1 MDS. Both are sharper with defects but have a clear date. Lot of

1804 S-266c R2 G4. Considerably sharper where the designs were protected by strong cud breaks, but very fine roughness covers the fields and protected

1805 S-268 R3 VG8. Sharpness VF25 but covered with far too many contact marks for the sharpness grade. A dull nick on the rim left of the lowest curl

1806 S-270 R1 VG10. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there is some light corrosion in the field behind the portrait plus raised verdigris behind t

1807 S-275 R3 Large Fraction. PCGS graded AU-58. Very attractive frosty chocolate brown with lustrous lighter steel brown faded down from mint color i

1808 S-279 R1 F15+. Turban Head. Sharpness VF25 with traces of extremely fine roughness well hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. The hi

1809 S-280 R2 PCGS graded XF40. PCGS graded EF-40. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with a small splash of darker olive brown toning at s

1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 VF20. Turban Head. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there are some light contact marks scattered over both s

1810 S-283 R2. PCGS graded EF-40. Turban Head. Frosty dark chocolate and steel with a tiny splash of reddish chocolate toning at the top of the bust a

1810 S-283 R2 F15. Turban Head. Glossy olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the obverse devices. No defects, but there is quite a bi

1810 S-283 R2 VG10. Turban Head. Slightly sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are myriad faint hairline scratches covering the obverse and e

1811/10 S-286 R3 Overdate 11 over 10 VF20. Turban Head. Sharpness EF40 but the obverse of this cent was lightly burnished to minimize microscopic roug

1812 S-288 R2 Large Date VF35. Turban Head. Attractive frosty chocolate brown with subtle overtones of bluish steel. Two light nicks on star 4 are the

1812 S-289 R1 Large Date VF25. Turban Head. Glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown and steel toning on the highpoints. The only defe

1812 S-291 R2 Small Date G4. Turban Head. Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown with smooth but heavily worn surfaces. The only mark is a rather deep str

1813 S-293 R2 VF30. Turban Head. Glossy light olive and steel blending to chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a vertical ni

1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4 F12. Turban Head. Sharpness VF20 but there is some very light corrosion at the top of the reverse affecting TES-OF-AM, and a

1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4 VG10. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Nice surfaces with only a few trivial marks, including a tiny rim bruise ov

Pair of Cents 1797 & 1805. Includes 1797 S-121b R3- Gripped Edge G5 and 1805 S-267 VG10. Both are sharper with defects but have a strong date. L...

Group of 7 Early Cents 1798-1802 grading Fair-2 to G4. Includes 1798 (2), 1801 (1), and 1802 (4). Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but al

Group of 13 Large Cents 1798-1814 grading AG-VG. Average grade is AG to G. Includes 1798 (2), 1801, 1803, 1805, 1806, 1807 (2), 1808, 1810, 1811, 1812

Trio of Cents 1803 & 1805. Includes 1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100/000 G4, 1803 S-251 R2 G6, and 1805 S-267 R1 G6. A couple are slightly s...

Pair of Large Cents 1803 & 1809. Includes 1803 S-257 Large Fraction G4 and 1809 S-280 G5. The last is sharper with defects but both have a clea...

Quartette of Cents 1807-1814. Includes 1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 G6, 1807 S-274 R2 Small Fraction G6, 1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over

Quartette of Early Coppers 1803-1810 grading About Good. Includes an 1810 half cent, an 1803 large cent, and a pair of 1810 large cents. A couple are

Group of 6 Early Cents 1810-1814 grading Fair-2 to VG8. Includes 1810 (1), 1812 (3 pieces, 2 Large Date, 1 Small Date), and 1814 (2 pieces, 1 each Cro

Pair of NCS Slabbed Cents 1803 & 1817. Includes 1803 S-244 NCS graded Good details (corrosion) and 1817 N-9 NCS graded XF details (damaged). The...

1816 N-2 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive. No spots or stains, just a few very light contact marks scattered over the

1816 N-4 R2 G4. Obverse Brockage. A couple points sharper but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris but there is a rather strong rim nick at sta

1816 N-9 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and olive with 15% of the mint red remaining. The only marks on otherwise choi...

Trio of Cents, 1816-1817. Includes 1816 N-7 R3 VEDS VF35, 1817 N-2 R3 MDS VF30, and 1817 N-14 R1 MDS EF45. The last two are slightly sharper with min

1817 N-6 R1 AU55. Very attractive frosty steel and light chocolate brown. No defects, only a hint of friction on the highest points of the design. A s

1817 N-6 R1 AU50. Sharpness closer to mint state but recolored frosty dark bluish steel and olive with faded red in protected areas. Great eye appeal;

1817 N-14 R1 AU50. A mint state cent that was lightly cleaned and is retoned a very attractive glossy light chocolate and medium brown. No marks or ot

Group of 14 Cents 1816 & 1817 grading G5 to VF20. Average grade is VG10 to F12. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. All different die...

1818 N-1 R2 AU50. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. Virtually flawless, just a cou