The Pre Long Beach Sale

1797 S-121a R7 Reverse of 1796 with Plain Edge. Good-5. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker, as usual due to the worn-out

1797 S-121b R3- Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge. VG-10. Sharpness near VF30 but covered with fine granularity, and there is a patch of fine porosity

1797 S-121b R3- Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge. VF-35. Slightly sharper with some very fine roughness in the field before the nose and forehead. No

1797 S-122 R5+. VG-10. A couple points sharper with a dozen tiny pitmarks scattered about the upper half of the obverse, the largest a very shallow on

1797 S-122 R5+. Fine-15 Plus. Plated in Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, Noyes, and Breen. Close to VF20 and listed at that grade by Del Bland in h

1797 S-122 R5+. Good-5. Nicely recolored glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are mostly smooth, just a few shallow pitmarks in the right ob

1797 S-122 R5+. Fair-2. Slightly sharper with minor roughness but no verdigris or significant marks. The best identifying marks are a small rim nick u

1797 NC-2 R6. VG-8. Sharpness VF30 or better but covered with uniform fine granularity that dulls the surfaces. No verdigris, and the only contact mar

1797 NC-2 R6. VG-10 Plus. Sharpness VF20 but covered with very fine porosity, the roughness so minor the surfaces remain rather glossy. No verdigris.

1797 NC-3 R6-. Good-5. Maybe a point sharper overall but the surfaces are covered with very fine roughness, mostly in the fields and protected areas.