The Pre Long Beach Sale

1796 NC-6 R8 Draped Bust. About Good-3. Breen Plate Coin. A couple points sharper but dark and covered with fine granularity. A hairline scratch from

1796 S-118 R5+ Draped Bust F15. Fine-15. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of very

1796 S-118 R5+ Draped Bust. EF-40. Five points sharper but the toning is a bit dark and not as glossy as you would except for such a sharp coin, and t

1796 S-119 R3 Draped Bust. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Choice glossy medium brown with steel brown highpoints and frosty mint luster in protected areas.

1796 NC-7 R8- Draped Bust with Stemless Wreath. PCGS graded Fair-2. Nice glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and very nice for the grade,

A display of 5 Gallery Mint products (reproductions) to illustrate the various steps required to produce the half cent struck over a cut-down example.

1797 C-3b Half Cent with Lettered Edge R4. Good-6. A normally struck half cent of the same variety that was overstruck on the cut-down 1796 NC-7 large

1797 NC-1 R7 Reverse of 1796. Good-6. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with uniform fine to moderate porosity. The only mark is a light ri

1797 S-120a R3 Reverse of 1796 with Plain (Partially Beaded) Edge. PCGS graded EF-45. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned a glossy chocolate and light

1797 S-120b R2 Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge. PCGS graded AU-55. Slightly sharper with several fine parallel planchet striations slanting through