The Pre Long Beach Auction

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 AG3. Sharpness VG7 but flattened a bit with patches of shallow corrosion on both sides. No verdigris.

1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 Fair-2. Sharpness G6 or a bit better but there are strong digs at the bust tip and at OF on the rever

1803 C-1 R1 VF35. Five points sharper with a dull rim nick over the R in AMERICA and a very faint hairline scratch in the field over the bust. Frosty

1803 C-1 R1 VG10. Double Struck, Off Center Brockage Maker. Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. MDS, Manl

Pair of 1803 C-1 Half Cents with Mint Errors. Includes an EDS example with a small but obvious planchet clip under the date grading G6 and an LDS piec

1803 C-2 R4 F15. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty bluish steel brown overtones in protected areas. Great eye appeal for the grade,

1803 C-2 R4 G4. Several points sharper but dull from uniform fine roughness. Dark steel and olive. No verdigris, but there is a scuff of hairline scra

1803 C-2 R4 VG7. Glossy medium chocolate brown with a couple small puffs of slightly darker olive brown toning on the obverse. Smooth and attractive.

1803 C-2 R4 G4. Slightly sharper but "XI" is very lightly scratched into the head in large numerals. Otherwise this piece is smooth and ch...

1803 C-2 R4 F15 but Counterstamped GWF. Glossy medium chocolate brown. No defects other than the counterstamp, which is very strongly impressed across

1803 C-2 R4 F12+. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine roughness under a glossy chocolate brown patina. No marks or verdigris. Sharply struck MDS, Man

1803 C-2 R4 G5. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with a splash of slightly darker reddish olive brown on the back of the head. Minor marks, all consis

1803 C-2 R4 AG3. Sharpness VG10 but covered with moderate corrosion. Specks of raised verdigris show behind the head. Chocolate and dark steel brown.

1803 C-2 R4 VG7. Sharpness F12 but dark with very fine roughness under the slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. The roughness is strongest in

1803 C-3 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with overtones of light bluish steel on the reverse. Great eye appeal and v

1803 C-3 R2 F15. Sharpness VF30 but cleaned and retoned glossy tan and light olive. There are two small patches of very fine roughness in the field be

1803 C-3 R2 VG7. Double Struck 95% off Center with 2 Dates. A few points sharper but the initials "H A" are scratched into the field behin...

1803 C-4 R4 VF35. Triple Struck Obverse. EF40 sharpness but there are some light contact marks at the top of the wreath plus a few more scattered over

1803 C-4 R4 VF20. Upset Reverse. Sharpness near VF30 but there are traces of very fine verdigris dusted into some of the protected areas, strongest at

1803 C-4 R4 F12. Slightly sharper with a dull scrape in the field before the portrait, and the scrape is so light it barely alters the toning. Otherwi

1803 C-4 R4 VG10. Glossy medium chocolate and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade. The only marks are a very light scuff in the field near the

Group of 6 Half Cents, 1800 & 1803, grading G5 to VG8. Average grade is G6 or slightly better. Includes 1800 (2) and 1803 (4). Some are slightly...

Group of 8 Half Cents, 1800 & 1803, grading AG3 to G4. Average grade is AG3+. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Includ...

1804 C-1 R3 VF35. Sharpness near EF45 but there are a few light contact marks in the field before the neck and there is a small spot of very fine corr

1804 C-1 R3 F12+. Close to F15 but there is a spot of extremely fine roughness at S-O. Otherwise just a few trivial marks of no significance. Glossy c

1804 C-1 R3 VG8. Clipped Planchet. A few points sharper but fine roughness covers all but the highpoints under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel

Group of 7 Scarce Variety 1804 Half Cents. Includes C-1 R3 (5) grading AG3 to G6, and C-5 R4 (2) both grading G4. A couple are slightly sharper with d

1804 C-4 R5. PCGS graded EF-40. A gorgeous half cent for the grade. Choice glossy chocolate brown with smooth, nearly perfect surfaces. The only marks

1804 C-4 R5 VG10. Five points sharper with several scratches on the obverse, mostly in the field behind the portrait but there are a couple obvious on

1804 C-4 R5 VG7. Sharpness F15 but covered with a mix of fine porosity and granularity. No verdigris, but there are several fine scratches hidden in t

1804 C-4 R5 AG3. Sharpness G6 with patches of relatively deep pitting on both sides but mostly on the obverse. A patch of corrosion has obliterated mo

1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin VF35. Five points sharper but there is a fine hairline scratch in the field behind the portrait and a pinprick in the field ov

1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin VG10. Double Struck Reverse. Five points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness. No verdigris, but there are traces of

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF25. Sharpness EF45 with many light contact marks scattered over both sides, far too many for an EF45 half cent. The notable

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin F12. Slightly sharper but lightly whizzed and retoned glossy dark olive and steel with hints of underlying reddish chocolate.

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin EF40. Frosty chocolate brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. Sharply struck and attractive for the grade. Just a

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin G5. Reverse Double Struck. Very slightly sharper but covered with extremely fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark chocol

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VG10. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest in the field before the face. A couple light scrat

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin. PCGS graded AU-58. Glossy chocolate brown with lustrous lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. Traces of ve

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF30. Ten points sharper but there are three small rim nicks at the top of the obverse, a spot of very fine carbon in the fiel

1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF30. Chatter Strike Obverse. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned light to medium chocolate on the obverse and lighter

Quartette of 1804 Half Cents. Includes C-1 EDS Manley 1.0 VG10, C-6 Spiked Chin EDS Manley 2.0 F15, C-6 Spiked Chin M-LDS Manley 9.0 VG10, and C-9 M-L

Group of 7 1804 C-6 Spiked Chin Half Cents grading Fair-2 to VG7. Average grade is G4. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Includ

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin. PCGS graded AU-58. Choice lustrous light olive brown with hints of very faded mint color showing in a few of the protected pl

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VF20. Sharpness VF35 but there are faint hairlines on the obverse, some very tiny pinpricks in the field before the face, and

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin F12. Sharpness near VF30 but there is a pinch on the rim over LI in LIBERTY that created a bend in the planchet. The only othe

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G6. A few points sharper but the planchet is slightly bent. There is a collection of small digs left of the L in LIBERTY, a ni

1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G4. Very slightly sharper but there is fine roughness in the fields and protected areas, strongest at the back of the head. No

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin AU55. Very close to mint state but there is a nick-like planchet chip on the forehead. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with

1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin EF45. Five points sharper with a few rim nicks on the reverse, the strongest of these over the second S in STATES, and a tiny