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1802 S-232 R1. EF-40. Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown highpoints and traces of frosty, very faded mint color remaining in a few protected area

1802 S-232 R1. Fine-15. Nice glossy chocolate brown with smooth, nearly flawless surfaces. LDS, Breen state VII, with a strong cud break at ATE in STA

1802 S-233 R2+. VF-25. Glossy chocolate brown with the highpoints a shade or two lighter than the fields. Smooth and attractive, just a few trivial ma

1802 S-234 R3. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a couple nicks in the field und

1802 S-234 R3 The "Dripping Paint" variety. PCGS graded MS-67 Red & Brown. Noyes Plate Coin. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown with f...

1802 S-234 R3 The "Dripping Paint" variety. VF-35. Breen Plate Coin. Five points sharper but there are some fine diagonal hairline scratch...

1802 S-235 R3+. VF-35. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty luster remaining in protected areas of the reverse. A thin diagonal nick on the throat, a fa

1802 S-235 R3+. VF-35. Sharpness EF45 with a small patch of very shallow reddish verdigris low on the neck and a slightly larger patch of similar crud

1802 S-235 R3+. VG-10. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with hints of bluish steel overtone. The surfaces are smooth, free of any hint of corros

1802 S-236 R1. AU-55. The obverse is glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty light brown toning faded down from mint color in the protected

1802 S-236 R1. VF-20. Five points sharper with a patch of extremely fine roughness in the field before the face. The remainder of the planchet is smoo

1802 S-237 R3. EF-45. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with some frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the obverse, possibly from an old c

1802 S-237 R3. Fine-15 Plus. Sharpness VF20 but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter brown toni

1802 S-238 R4. VF-30. Plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. Glossy light chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning over the T in C

1802 S-238 R4. VG-8. Sharpness VF35 but corroded, the roughness ranging from nonexistent to severe. The roughness is strongest at LIBERTY, which is mo

1802 S-239 R3. Good-5. Unique with Berry Right of T in CENT. Breen Plate Coin. A few points sharper but covered with uniform fine to moderate granular

1802 S-239 R3. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a small patch of very shallow verdigris in the field off the tip of the nose. Glossy medium brown delicate

1802 S-239 R3. EF-40. Sharpness AU50 with a rather tight grouping of short pinscratches in the field just left of the hair ribbon. The only other mark

1802 S-240 R3+. VF-25 Plus. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces displaying only a few trivial contact marks. These include a

1802 S-240 R3+. VF-25. Very slightly sharper but there is a pinprick in the field just right of the base of the Y in LIBERTY. Otherwise the surfaces a

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VF-35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned. No roughness or notable marks exce

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VG-7. Glossy dark olive brown with steel highpoints. There are traces of shallow verdigris cak

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VF-20. Five points sharper with a few too many tiny nicks on the obverse for the higher grade.

1802 S-242 R2. EF-45. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty light brown toning in protected areas, especially on the left side of the obverse. The surfac

1802 S-242 R2. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with patches of very fine roughness at the forehead and in the hair over the shoulder. No verdigris. The only marks

1803 S-243 R2+ Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VG-8. A few points sharper but nicely retoned a glossy chocolate brown with some underlying l

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

1803 S-243 R2+ Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. Fine-15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform very fine roughness under a glossy dark stee

1803 S-243 R2+ Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VF-20. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better with traces of microscopic roughness under a glossy

1803 S-244 R4. VF-25. Sharpness near EF40 but dark with very fine roughness mostly hidden under a glossy patina of very dark steel and olive brown. Th

1803 S-245 R3. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with some minor roughness in the left obverse field, including a small patch of dark verdigris at the dentils left

1803 S-245 R3. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Frosty tan and light steel brown faded down from original mint color with slightly darker steel brown toning on

1803 S-246 R3 Mumps Obverse. EF-40. Five points sharper with a small patch of microscopic roughness in the field before the face. Otherwise the surfac

1803 S-246 R3 Mumps Obverse. VF-20. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there are a few more light contact marks than you like to find on a cent of

1803 S-246 R3 Mumps Obverse. VG-10 Plus. Very slightly sharper with a couple small, very light rim bruises at the bust tip and another left of the low

1803 S-247 R3 Mumps Obverse. VG-10. Five points sharper with a light rim bruise opposite the chin and microscopic roughness covering most of the planc

1803 S-247 R3 Mumps Obverse. VF-35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown and light olive with frosty lighter

1803 S-247 R3 Mumps Obverse. VG-8. Sharpness VF25 or better but lightly corroded with moderate corrosion covering the right side of the obverse. A few

1803 S-248 R4+ Mumps Obverse. VF-30. Ten points sharper but there is a struck-through line (caused by a piece of wire stuck on the die) on the D in UN

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

1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. VF-20. Sharpness near EF45 but lightly corroded, strongest on the reverse where there are a few shallow

1803 S-250 R2. VF-35. Attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown with some lighter brown toning in protected areas. The only marks are a splash

1803 NC-1 R5+. VG-7. Sharpness VG10 with very fine corrosion covering both sides, strongest on the reverse, where there are some shallow pitmarks at T

1803 NC-1 R5+. Fine-15 Plus. Ten points sharper but the right obverse field has been very lightly burnished to remove some light hairline scratches. I

1803 S-251 R3-. AU-58. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty tan faded down from mint color sho

1803 S-251 R3-. NGC graded VG-10. A couple points sharper with some extremely fine roughness in the fields, mostly on the reverse. Attractive glossy c

1803 S-251 R3-. VF-25. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, but there is a small spot of corrosion or verdigris u

1803 S-252 R3-. VF-25. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel and reddish chocolate brown. Frosty flowline luster shows

1803 S-252 R3-. VG-8. A couple points sharper with very fine roughness under a rather glossy dark steel brown patina, the highpoints a few shades ligh

1803 S-253 R3. EF-40. Sharpness AU50 with two short, dull scratches at the earlobe, a couple light nicks on the throat, a small nick under the left co