The Pre Long Beach Sale

1796 S-93 R3- Draped Bust. AU-55. Very choice glossy chocolate brown with traces of frosty light brown toning in protected areas. No spots, stains, or

1796 S-93 R3- Draped Bust. VG-7. Sharpness F12 with very fine porosity covering the fields and myriad very fine hairline scratches on the obverse. No

1796 S-93 R3- Draped Bust. Fine-12. Sharpness F15 but there is a spot of very fine roughness in the field just below the chin, and this spot has been

1796 S-94 R5+ Draped Bust. EF-40. Choice glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse and a small

1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust. EF-40. The Discovery Coin. Ten points sharper but there is a rather strong rim dent at TA in STATES. Otherwise the surfaces

1796 NC-2 R7 Draped Bust. VG-10. Sharpness VF25 with lightly corroded surfaces. There are traces of shallow greenish verdigris in some of the protecte

1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust. VG-8 Plus. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there are several rim bruises on each side, the strongest one left of the lo

1796 S-96 R6 Draped Bust. VG-10 Plus. Plated in Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, and Breen. Discovery coin. Five points sharper but covered with ex

1796 NC-3 R6+ Draped Bust. VF-30. Nice glossy chocolate brown with some lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. No spots, stains, or r

1796 NC-3 R6+ Draped Bust. VG-10. Breen Plate Coin. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. No roughness or verdigris and only minor contact marks. The not

1796 S-97 R3+ Draped Bust. Fine-15. Misaligned Dies. Five points sharper with a couple fine hairline scratches down the neck, another short one in the

1796 S-97 R3+ Draped Bust VF20. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 with extremely fine roughness covering the planchet plus shallow pitting at F-A, under the secon

1796 S-97 R3+ Draped Bust. Fine-15 Plus. Sharpness VF20 with a few too many light nicks for the higher grade, including a dull rim nick over the left

1796 S-98 R5 Draped Bust. Fine-15. Glossy chocolate brown with smooth, nearly mark-free surfaces. Possibly lightly cleaned long ago, but the color is

1796 S-98 R5 Draped Bust. VF-25. Slightly sharper with a few fine hairline scratches on the obverse, including a couple at the top of the neck, anothe

1796 S-99 R5+ Draped Bust. EF-40. Noyes Plate Coin. At least 10 points sharper with uniform extremely fine granularity under a rather glossy patina of

1796 S-99 R5+ Draped Bust. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris. The only notable marks are a tiny planchet ch

1796 S-99 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-10. Sharpness near VF20 with some small, shallow pitmarks on the portrait and very fine granularity covering the fields

1796 NC-4 R5+ Draped Bust. Fine-15. Ten points sharper with extremely fine corrosion covering most of the planchet plus small patches of very light re

1796 NC-4 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-8. Fairly glossy dark chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are mostly smooth and free

1796 S-100 R5+ Draped Bust. EF-40. Breen Plate Coin. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. S

1796 S-100 R5+ Draped Bust. Good-4. The obverse is slightly sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker, the G4 grade an average of the two. Rather glos

1796 S-101 R5- Draped Bust. VF-20. Close to VF25 but there is a thin vertical planchet fissure from the bust down to the rim below, as struck. Otherwi

1796 S-102 R4 Draped Bust. EF-40 Plus. Plated in Penny Whimsy and Breen. Sharpness EF45 with a few too many light contact marks on the obverse for the

1796 S-103 R4+ Draped Bust with LIHERTY Obverse. EF-40. Plated in Early American Cents. Choice glossy chocolate and light olive brown with traces of f

1796 S-104 R3+ Draped Bust with LIHERTY Obverse. EF-40. Plated in Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, and Noyes. Ten points sharper with patches of ve

1796 S-104 R3+ Draped Bust with LIHERTY Obverse. Good-5. Possible Discovery Coin for Terminal Die State. Nice glossy chocolate and light olive brown w

1796 S-105 R5+ Draped Bust. VF-25. Repunched 6. Sharpness EF45 with very fine roughness mostly hidden under a glossy patina of dark olive and steel br

1796 S-106 R5- Draped Bust. VF-25. Five points sharper but there is a rim bruise left of the lower curls, a smaller one left of the L in LIBERTY, a du

1796 S-107 R5+ Draped Bust. Sharpness F15 but covered with microscopic porosity that impairs the natural gloss of the patina, strongest over TATES. Th

1796 S-107 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-7. Very slightly sharper with very light corrosion under the slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina. The

1796 S-107 R5+ Draped Bust. Good-4. Slightly sharper with a spot of greenish verdigris on the throat and traces of very light roughness under a glossy

1796 S-108 R5 Draped Bust. VF-20 Plus. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better with a couple dull, relatively strong rim nicks on each side, the strongest o

1796 S-109 R3+ Draped Bust. VF-35. Sharpness AU50 with extremely fine roughness covering the surfaces plus some shallow pitmarks scattered about both

1796 S-110 R3+ Draped Bust. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Plated in Early American Cents, Penny Whimsy, and Noyes. Highly lustrous light steel brown faded

1796 S-110 R3+ Draped Bust. VF-30. Sharpness AU50 but there is a strong nick or thin dent from the rim down through the F in OF and another strong nic

1796 S-111 R5- Draped Bust. VF-30. Five points sharper with a light rim bruise just left of the date, another very light one over the R in LIBERTY, an

1796 NC-5 R7 Draped Bust. About Good-3. A point or two sharper with fine to moderate roughness in the protected areas while the highpoints are smooth.

1796 S-112 R4+ Draped Bust. VF-35. Ten points sharper with some shallow pitmarks on the reverse, mostly located inside the wreath but a couple pits ex

1796 S-113 R5 Draped Bust. VF-30. Glossy steel and light olive brown with a spot of darker olive brown toning in the field touching the hair under LI

1796 S-113 R5 Draped Bust. Good-5. A couple points sharper with faint roughness under a mostly glossy patina of dark olive and steel. The roughness is

1796 S-114 R5 Draped Bust. AU-50. Plated in Penny Whimsy and Noyes. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning covering the protec

1796 S-114 R5 Draped Bust. VG-8. A few points sharper but covered with very fine roughness under a glossy dark chocolate and steel patina with traces

1796 S-114 R5 Draped Bust. Good-4. Sharpness VG7 but covered with moderate corrosion, strongest in the left obverse field and at UNIT. There are a cou

1796 S-114 R5 Draped Bust. Fine-12. Noyes Plate Coin. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but uniform microscopic roughness is mostly hidden under a glo

1796 S-115 R3+ Draped Bust. VG-10. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better with uniform light to moderate roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel brow

1796 S-115 R3+ Draped Bust. VF-35. Sharpness AU50 with areas of very fine roughness covering most of the portrait plus a lone pitmark on the leaf unde

1796 S-115 R3+ Draped Bust. VG-8. A couple points sharper with uniform extremely fine roughness covering the planchet. No verdigris and only a few min

1796 S-116 R5 Draped Bust. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 with a few light contact marks and areas of very fine roughness. There is fine granularity covering t

1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate roughness, and there are a few small spots of gree