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1801 S-223 R1. VF-30. Error Fraction 1/000. Close to VF35 but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a couple ti

1802 S-235 R3. VF-30 Plus. Glossy light chocolate and steel with slightly lighter brown showing through in protected areas. Smooth, virtually perfect

1802 S-239 R3. EF-40. Glossy chocolate and steel with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Smooth and quite attractive, nearly flawless. A t

1803 S-243 R2. VF-35. Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar. Glossy olive and steel brown with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas o

1803 S-249 R2. VF-35 Plus. Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. Close to EF40 but there are a few minor contact marks, none distracting but too many to ho

1804 S-266a R4+. VG-10. Glossy light chocolate brown with a couple small splashes of darker olive on both sides, the largest of these located at the t

1804 S-266b R5. VG-8. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. The obverse fields are smooth but not perfectl

1804 S-266c R2. VG-10. A few points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only

1805 S-267 R1. VF-35. Five points sharper with traces of microscopic roughness at the rim right of the bust, a very light rim bruise before the forehe

1806 S-270 R1. EF-45. Slightly sharper with faint traces of microscopic roughness on both sides and a dusting of fine crud in protected areas. Lustrou

1807 S-271 R1. VF-30. "Comet" Obverse. Choice glossy chocolate and steel with traces of slightly lighter brown toning mixed in on the obve...

1807/6 S-273 R1. VF-30. Overdate Large 7 over 6. Choice glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty luster showing through in protected areas. T

1807 S-275 R3. VF-30. Large Fraction. Five points sharper but there is uniform extremely faint roughness well hidden under a glossy dark olive and ste

1808 S-277 R2. Fine-15. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter medium brown covering the protected areas of the reverse. The obverse is seve

1808 S-277 R2. AU-55. Turban Head. 12-Star Obverse. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas thanks

1808 S-277 R2. PCGS graded AU-55. Turban Head. Off Center. Very attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown with underlying lustrous very faded

1808 S-278 R3. VF-30 Plus. Turban Head. Sharpness very close to EF40 but there is a dull contact mark on the rim right of star 9 and another right of

1808 S-279 R1. AU-50 Plus. Turban Head. Very attractive frosty steel brown and chocolate with generous amounts of lustrous tan faded down from mint co

1809 S-280 R2. NGC graded AU-53. Turban Head. Frosty steel brown with slightly darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. There are hi

1810/09 S-281 R1. EF-45. Turban Head. Overdate 10 over 09. Frosty olive and dark steel brown. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal. Looks AU50 but

1810/09 S-281 R1. VF-35. Turban Head. Overdate 10 over 09. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but lightly burnished and expertly retoned glossy chocola

1810 S-282 R2. EF-45. Turban Head. Choice frosty steel brown and chocolate with golden light brown faded down from mint color showing in protected are

1810 S-283 R2. EF-40. Turban Head. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. These include a light scrape in t

1810 S-283 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Sharper by at least 5 points but the obverse stars and parts of the hair have been expertly strengthened leaving fu

1810 S-284 R3 EF. EF-45 Plus. Turban Head. Choice frosty chocolate and steel brown with lustrous golden tan toning faded down from mint color in some

1810 S-284 R3. VG-8. Turban Head. Obverse Brockage. Rather glossy chocolate brown with darker steel brown and olive toning in protected areas. The obv

1810 S-285 R2. EF-40. Turban Head. Fine Double Profile. Frosty olive brown and chocolate delicately mixed with subtle tones of reddish chocolate. The

1810 S-285 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with some reddish chocolate tones on the reverse. No roughness

1811/10 S-286 R3. VF-25 Plus. Turban Head. Overdate 11 over 10. Attractive glossy medium olive brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth, perfectly voi

1811 S-287 R2. PCGS graded AU-55. Turban Head. Lustrous chocolate brown with hints of reddish chocolate toning on both sides and frosty lighter brown

1811 S-287 R2. EF-40. Turban Head. Misaligned Dies. Very attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty golden tan remaining in protected are

1812 S-288 R2. EF-45. Turban Head. Large Date. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with lustrous lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, especiall

1812 S-289 R1. VF-25. Turban Head. Large Date. Five points sharper with traces of microscopic roughness in protected areas, mostly under star 13 and o

1812 S-289 R1. VF-35 Plus. Turban Head. Large Date. Lustrous olive and medium steel. Virtually flawless with the eye appeal of a significantly higher

1812 S-290 R1. EF-45 Plus. Turban Head. Small Date. Frosty dark steel brown with lustrous light brown and tan faded down from mint color in the protec

1812 S-290 R1. VF-30. Turban Head. Small Date. Five points sharper but there are traces of extremely faint roughness on the reverse, mostly in protect

1812 S-291 R2. EF-40. Turban Head. Small Date. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Great eye appeal, nearly flawless. Removed from the mystical

1812 S-291 R2. VF-30. Turban Head. Small Date. Sharper by at least 5 points but there is a rim bruise at star 4 plus smaller ones at ED in UNITED and

1813 S-292 R2. AU-50. Turban Head. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with satiny lighter brown in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The planc

1813 S-293 R2. AU-50. Turban Head. Highly lustrous chocolate brown delicately mottled with olive and medium brown tones. A faint swipe of reddish choc

1814 S-294 R1. AU-50. Turban Head. Crosslet 4. Misaligned Dies. Choice lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with generous traces of frosty tan fad

1814 S-294 R1. EF-40 Plus. Turban Head. Crosslet 4. Choice glossy dark chocolate brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas. No roughness o

1814 S-295 R1. VF-35. Turban Head. Plain 4. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with some frosty lighter

1814 S-295 R1. EF-45. Turban Head. Plain 4. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a dull scratch

1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling Noe-11 Rarity-4. Fine-15. Variety with Backwards N's in Legend. Sharpness VF35 but there are myriad old pin...

1788 Massachusetts Cent. PCI graded EF-45 Environmental Damage. Our grade is Sharpness of EF-40. Variety with Period after Massachusetts. Estimated Va

1760 Voce Populi Nelson-4 Rarity-3. VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the

1783 Nova Constellatio with Blunt Rays Crosby 3-C Rarity-3. PCGS graded MS-60. Attractive glossy olive and steel with frosty lighter brown toning cove

1791 Washington Large Eagle Cent Uniface Reverse with Shrewsbury Edge Breen-1215. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown. Th

1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny Small Buttons with Reeded Edge Breen-1270. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty mint lus

(1792-95) Washington Success Medal Large Size with Plain Edge Breen-1287. PCGS graded AU-58. Variety with the so-called "Bob Hope" nose. S...

1792 Pattern Washington Cent by Peter Getz Plain Edge Baker-25 Breen-1352. PCGS graded EF-40. Glossy dark chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and

Quartette of 1783 Washington Coppers. Includes Breen-1188 UNITY Cent AG3, Breen-1202 Small Military Bust VG10, another Breen-1202 VG8, and Breen-1203

1787 Fugio Cent Newman 10-T Rarity-5 1 Over Horizontal 1 Variety. PCGS graded AU-50. Rather glossy chocolate brown, the highpoints a shade or two ligh

1793 C-2 R3 PCGS slabbed "Genuine". Sharpness F12 or slightly better but lightly corroded. No verdigris, and the only marks are a few fain...

1794 C-4a R3. Good-5. Small Edge Letters. Glossy chocolate and steel. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are some dull, shallow scratches hidden in

1795 C-4 R3. About Good-3. Several points sharper, especially on the obverse, but the planchet is covered with fine to moderate granularity mixed with

1795 C-5b R4. About Good-3. Thick Planchet. Several points sharper but the surfaces are granular, mostly in the fields and protected areas. The surfac

1795 C-6a R2. Good-4. Without Pole. Thin Planchet. A couple points sharper but there is a dull punchmark in the center of the obverse that created a b

1796 C-2 R4. VG-7. Sharpness F12 or slightly better with fine roughness around the date. No verdigris and only a few minor contact marks, including a

1797 C-2 R3. About Good-3 Plus. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker. Smooth surfaces void of any notable defects, just lo

1797 C-3b R4. About Good-3. Lettered Edge. Slightly sharper but there is an old but strong scratch from the bottom of the L in LIBERTY down to the chi

1804 C-6 R2. AGS graded EF-45. Spiked Chin. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth, nearly choice surfaces except for a collection of tiny nicks in

1805 C-4 R2-. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Large 5 with Stems. Lustrous olive and steel brown with underlying frosty lighter steel brown in protected area

1806 C-1 R1. VF-35. Stemless Wreath. Sharpness near AU50 but the toning is uneven because the upper right part of the obverse and lower right part of

1807 C-1 R1. Fine-12. A couple points sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are some faint hairline scratches hidden in the natural patina on

1809 C-6 R1. VF-25. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, only tiny nicks scattered over both sides. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0.

1829 C-1 R1. VG-10. Flipover Double Struck over Off-Center Obverse Brockage. Slightly glossy steel brown and light olive with slightly lighter toning

1831 First Restrike Breen 1-B Rarity-6-. PCGS graded Proof 67 Brown. Variety with the Reverse of 1836. Bluish steel and light olive mixed with medium

1833 C-1 R1. ANACS graded Details of AU-55 Cleaned. Frosty medium brown with darker bluish steel and light olive overtones. Frosty mint luster shows i

1841 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6. NGC graded Proof 66 Brown. Very attractive chocolate brown with traces of original mint red in protected areas on th

Set of 12 Electrotype Copies of Proof-Only Half Cents, 1831-1852. Includes well-executed electrotype copies of the original strikes of 1831, 1836, 184

1793 S-1 R4 NCS graded VF Details Tooled, Burnished. Chain AMERI. Attractive glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with smooth, mark-free surfaces. Lo

1793 S-1 R4 PCGS graded "Genuine." Chain AMERI. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but marked up a bit. There is a small patch of shallow pi...

1793 S-4 R3. PCGS graded VF-25. Variety with Periods following LIBERTY and Date. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and a

1794 S-46 R3. Good-5. A point or two sharper with a half dozen rim dents, the strongest of these under the 179 in the date. Mostly glossy dark olive a

1794 S-56 R3. Good-4. The so-called "Office Boy Reverse" variety due to the irregular placement of the letters in the reverse legend. A co...

1794 S-59 R3. VG-10. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No roughness or verdigris, only a few minor contact marks. The only notable marks are a dull sc

1794 S-60 R3. Good-5. Sharpness F12 but lightly corroded. No verdigris or notable contact marks. The date and legends are complete and easily readable

1794 S-65 R1 NCS graded VF Details, Rim Damage. Dark steel and olive. The surfaces are a bit dull due to extremely faint roughness under the natural p

1794 S-71 R2. Good-5. Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive and steel with coppery brown highl

1796 S-110 R3. PCGS graded VF-35. Type with the Reverse of 1794. Slightly glossy light olive and steel. Excellent eye appeal. The surfaces appear perf

1797 S-121b R3-. Good-5. Gripped Edge. Reverse of 1796. The obverse is a point or two better while the reverse is slightly weaker, as usual on this di

1797 S-127 R4. Good-4. A point sharper on the obverse, a point weaker on the reverse, so the G4 grade is an average. Glossy chocolate and steel. The d

Quartette of Early Cents, 1794-1798. Includes 1794 S-49 R2 LDS AG3, 1796 S-91 R3 AG3, 1797 S-136 R3 AG3, and 1798 Fair-2 (attribution not determined).

1798/7 S-152 R2. PCGS graded EF-40. Overdate Large 8 over 7. Style I Hair. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate brown

1798 S-184 R1. PCGS graded AU-55. Style II Hair with Small 8. Frosty dark steel with lustrous lighter steel brown toning faded down from mint color in

Trio of 1797 & 1798 Cents. Includes 1797 S-136 G5,,1798 S-181 G6, and 1798 S-187 G6. The first two are sharper with defects but all have a clea...

1799/8 S-188 R4. PCGS graded VF-25. Overdate 9 over 8. Sharpness near VF30 but there are a few too many light contact marks for that sharpness grade.

1799 S-189 R2. About Good-3. The obverse is better while the reverse is weaker. Glossy dark chocolate and steel with darker olive brown toning on the

1800 S-199 R4. Good-5. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness at least F12 but covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No verdigris or marks, and the roughness

Quartette of Early Cents, 1800-1806. Includes 1800 S-197 R1 G4, 1802 S-230 R1 G4, 1805 S-269 R1 AG3, and 1806 S-270 R1 G6. Most are slightly sharper w

Group of 6 Cents, 1798-1854. Includes 1798 S-179 AG3, 1801 S-223 (error fraction 1/000) Fair-2,,1803 S-258 (large fraction) AG3, 1804 S-266c electroty

Pair of Cents, 1801 & 1802. Includes 1801 S-221 AG3 and 1802 S-237 G4. The corrected fraction feature on the first (100 over 000) is worn smooth...

Quartette of 1801 & 1802 Cents. Includes 1801 S-222 G4, 1802 S-229 G4, 1802 S-232 (LDS with cud break at ATE) G5, and 1802 S-242 G4. Most are ve...

1803 S-243 R2. PCGS graded AU-58. Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown to

1803 S-255 R1. Good-6. Several points sharper with fine granularity under a rather glossy dark chocolate and olive patina. No marks or verdigris. LDS,

1803 S-260 R1. VG-10. Small Date with Large Fraction. Sharpness VF20 with uniform extremely fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas o

1805 S-267 R1. Fine-15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with tiny pitmarks that are mostly lost in the glossy chocolate brown toning. The surfaces were ver

Quartette of Cents 1803-1807. Includes 1803 S-255 VG7, 1803 S-258 (large fraction) G5, 1805 S-269 G5, and 1807/6 S-273 (overdate large 7 over 6) G5. A