The Pre Long Beach Sale

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