The Pre Long Beach Sale

1803 S-253 R3. VG-10. Five points sharper with microscopic roughness covering both sides. No verdigris, but there is a long nick in the drapery and a

1803 S-254 R1. AU-50 Plus. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty light brown in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are sm

1803 S-254 R1. Fine-12. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with extremely fine roughness on all but the highpoints. No verdigris but there are a few mino

1803 S-255 R1. Good-6. A couple points sharper but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No verdigris or marks. Dark chocolate brown with lighter

1803 S-255 R1. EF-40. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. There are tr

1803 S-255 R1. VF-25 Plus. Ten points sharper with far too many tiny nicks for the sharpness grade. LDS, Breen state IV, with a strong cud break at ST

1803 S-256 R3. EF-40. Slightly sharper but there are four tiny pitmarks hidden in the drapery folds above the date, two more tiny ones low on the neck

1803 S-256 R3. VG-10. A bit sharper with a short, dull scratch from IB to the hair and a light rim bruise opposite the chin. Glossy dark steel brown w

1803 S-257 R2 Large Fraction. AU-55. Very close to mint state with little or no friction on the highpoints, but this cent was very lightly cleaned lon

1803 S-257 R2 Large Fraction. VF-25. Rather glossy dark olive and steel brown. A strong glass reveals extremely faint granularity under the natural pa

1803 S-258 R1 Large Fraction. AU-50. Choice glossy steel brown and tan with lots of frosty golden tan faded down from mint color remaining in the prot

1803 S-259 R4 Large Fraction. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are

1803 S-259 R4 Large Fraction. VG-7. Several points sharper with five pinscratches down the cheek and front part of the neck, a couple reaching the bus

1803 S-259 R4 Large Fraction. Good-6. Noyes Plate Coin. Slightly glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker olive brown in protected areas. There is

1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction. MS-60. Prooflike Obverse. Choice lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with hints of light bluish steel overtone in

1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction. VF-35. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate with traces of satiny mint frost remaining in protected areas. The only m

1803 S-261 R2+ Large Fraction. Fine-15. Five points sharper with too many light contract marks for the sharpness grade. A pair of tiny rim nicks over

1803 S-261 R2+ Large Fraction. EF-45. Plated in Newcomb, Noyes, and Breen. Five points sharper with a few small spots of darker toning on the head and

1803 S-262 R3 Small Fraction. Good-6. A few points sharper but lightly corroded. No verdigris. The notable marks are a dull rim bruise at D-S, a small

1803 S-262 R3 Small Fraction. VF-25. Plated in Newcomb. Ten points sharper with a scuff of hairline scratches slanting down to the right at LIBERTY, s