The Pre Long Beach Auction

1793 S-13 R4- Liberty Cap VG7+. Slightly sharper but covered with microscopic roughness, strongest in the protected areas while the devices are nearly

1794 S-20 R5 Head of 1793 with Straight Date. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and

1794 S-22 R1 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No marks or verdigris. Excellent detail but not much eye appeal. Slight

1794 S-26 R2 VG8. Slightly sharper but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris and only a few contact marks, including a pair of rim

1794 S-28 R2 VG7. The obverse is sharper than the reverse, as usual for this variety, but both sides are covered with very fine roughness. Otherwise t

1794 S-34 R5+ VF30. Sharpness EF40 but lightly cleaned and retoned an attractive frosty light chocolate brown blended with a hint of reddish brown ton

1794 S-45 R5+ Fair-2+. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker. Glossy chocolate brown and olive. There is tape glue on the reverse

1794 S-46 R3 F12. Several points sharper but there are a few too many small contact marks for the higher grade. These include a very light rim bruise

1794 S-59 R3 F15. Sharpness VF25 but this cent was cleaned and retoned glossy very dark steel with lighter brown toning on some of the highpoints. No

1794 S-62 R4+ G5. Sharpness VG10, perhaps even better on the reverse, but this cent is moderately corroded. No notable verdigris but there are very fa