The Pre Long Beach Auction

1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet F12+. Struck over a cut-down 1794 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent with NEW YORK. Close to F15 but there are two tiny...

1797 C-2 R3 F15+. Clipped Planchet. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown. Close to VF20. The surfaces are smooth but there are traces of microscopic

1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris, but there is a dig on the E

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty chocolate brown with small, faint splashes of darker olive brown and reddish chocolate toning in a

1806 C-1 R1 Small 6 without Stems. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter brown toning covering the left side of

1806 C-4 R1 Large 6. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter brown and tan toning in protected areas. No notable

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9 VF35. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. No defects, only trivial contact marks, none notable or distracting.

1809 C-6 R1 EF40. Glossy chocolate and steel with underlying frosty mint luster bleeding through in the fields and protected areas. Excellent eye appe

Trio of 1809 Half Cents. Includes C-2 R3 F15 (LDS, Manley 4.0), C-3 R1 VF25 (MDS), and C-4 R2 (Circle inside 0, LDS, Manley 2.0) VF20. All are slightl

1810 C-1 R1 VF20. Five points sharper but there is a tiny vertical scratch at the left points of star 12. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. M-LDS. Exc

1811 C-1 R4 G6. A couple points sharper but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris, and the only mark is a deep nick near the curls left of st

1811 C-2 R3 VG10. A couple points sharper but there are 3 or 4 light vertical scratches down the face and neck and a couple dull nicks on the chin. Th

1825 C-1 R3 VF35. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light chocolate brown blending to darker olive brown in pro

1825 C-2 R1. NGC graded Fine-12. Nice glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a few trivial ticks, none notable. Struck

1826 C-1 R1 VF35. At least 5 points sharper but there are some dull rim nicks at ITE in UNITED. Otherwise this piece is very attractive and offers out

1826 C-2 R3+ VF35. Five points sharper but the toning is a bit darker than normal and may not be original. Glossy dark olive and steel. The only notab

1829 C-1 R1 EF45. Sharpness AU50 or better but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter golden tan and steel t

1833 C-1 R1 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a carbon spot on the bust. The carbon on this s

1833 C-1 R1 AU50. Frosty tan and golden light brown blending to chocolate on the reverse. A spot of dark olive brown toning under the ear and a smalle

1837 Half Cent Token Low-49, Rulau HT-73 EF40. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to olive in protected areas. The only mark is a tiny,