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

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.

1797 NC-3 R6-. VG-8. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with fine granularity that’s mostly hidden under a glossy dark olive brown patina. The highpoints

1797 S-123 R4. MS-60 Plus. Glossy steel brown and chocolate, the toning very delicately mottled with the slightly darker toning showing in the microsc

1797 S-124 R5+. Fine-15. Very slightly sharper with microscopic roughness in the reverse fields and protected areas, and the roughness is mostly hidde

1797 S-125 R5. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 with patches of very fine corrosion, mostly at the fraction and STA in STATES. No verdigris or contact marks, but

1797 S-125 R5. Fine-15 Plus. Sharpness VF20 with a few very fine hairline parallel hairline scratches slanting across the head from the back of the he

1797 S-126 R3. EF-45. Very attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless except for a very light dusting o

1797 S-126 R3 AU50+. AU-50 Plus. Breen Plate Coin. Choice glossy chocolate brown with underlying frosty mint luster in protected areas. Flawless surfa

1797 S-126 R3. VF-35. Very attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and virtually free of defects. The best identifying m

1797 S-127 R4. PCGS graded AU-55. Double Struck. Sharpness AU50 with a line of contact marks in the dentils right of the bust tip and faint roughness

1797 S-127 R4. Fine-15 Plus. Five points sharper with microscopic porosity covering much of the planchet. No contact marks and only traces of very lig

1797 S-127 R4. Fine-15. Nice glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only marks are a few very fine horizontal hairline

1797 S-127 R4. VG-8 Plus. Sharper by a point or two but there are a couple very light pinscratches in the hair and two more that are a bit stronger me

1797 S-128 R3- M over E in AMERICA. EF-40. Five points sharper with a trio of very tiny pinpricks in the field close before the eye plus a small rim n

1797 S-129 R5+ M over E in AMERICA. VF-35. Five points sharper with a few tiny rim nicks on both sides plus a dull diagonal nick at the right top of t

1797 S-130 R2. EF-40. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a couple light hair

1797 NC-8 R8+ (Unique) Stemless Wreath. VF-20 Plus. Breen and Noyes Plate Coin. Sharpness VF30 but the surfaces are covered with minute roughness that

1797 S-131 R2+ Stemless Wreath. VF-25. Clipped Planchet. Ten points sharper but covered with light contact marks, including tiny nicks and faint hairl

1797 S-132 R5+ Stemless Wreath. Sharpness VF35 with a few light rim bruises, mostly on the reverse, a pair of dull nicks on the forehead, a short, lig

1797 S-133 R5 Stemless Wreath. VF-20. Sharpness VF30 but there is a scuff of old, light scratches on the portrait, all blending perfectly into the nat

1797 NC-7 R8+ (Unique). VG-7. Noyes and Breen Plate Coin. Sharpness F12 but covered with nearly uniform fine granularity. There is a small patch of li

1797 S-134 R4. EF-40. Noyes Plate Coin. Plain edge, Breen III or IV. Glossy chocolate brown with dark bluish steel overtones and traces of frosty ligh

1797 S-135 R3+. VF-30. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and choice except for an area hear the dentils opposite the neck, whi

1797 NC-6 R8. Good-4. Discovery Coin. Plated in Breen and Noyes. Sharpness VG8 but the planchet is slightly bent and the obverse is covered with light

1797 S-136 R3-. Fine-15. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and completely free of roughness or verdigris. The only

1797 S-136 R3-. EF-40. Partially beaded edge, Breen II. Glossy light steel brown with frosty tan in protected areas and darker steel brown toning on t

1797 S-137 R2. EF-45. Five points sharper but covered with tiny planchet chips that didn’t completely strike out. These tiny planchet imperfections ar

1797 S-137 R2. VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown, the right half of the obverse a couple shades darker than the rest of the coin. A small rim bruise oppos

1797 NC-4 R8. About Good-3. Sharpness G6 but moderately rough. Shallow dark verdigris covers many of the protected areas. There is a fine hairline scr

1797 S-138 R1. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the original bright mint color remaining on the obv...

1797 S-139 R1. Good-6. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. A sharp nick on the front edge of the neck is the notable defect. EDS, Breen state I lat