The Pre Long Beach Sale

1800 S-212 R3-. VG-10. A couple points sharper with very fine granularity covering the left side of the reverse. No verdigris, and the only notable ma

1800 S-212 R3-. VF-35 Plus. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with a splash of darker olive toning at the lower curls and some reddish chocolate tonin

1801 S-213 R2. VF-30. Ten points sharper but lightly burnished. No roughness or marks, and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the smoothing. Ver

1801 S-214 R3+. VF-30. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown and tan toning in protected areas, especially on the obverse. The left half of

1801 S-215 R5. VF-20 Plus. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with some lighter chocolate toning in protected areas of the reverse. Smooth, corro

1801 S-215 R5. VG-10. Nice glossy light olive and chocolate brown, the highpoints a few shades lighter than the protected areas. There is a small spot

1801 NC-1 R5+. Fine-12 Plus. Choice glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and very attractive for the grade, just a few light contact marks

1801 S-216 R1. MS-60. Frosty steel brown and chocolate, the obverse very delicately mottled with slightly lighter and darker tones. Hints of very fade

1801 S-217 R6+. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. The planchet is free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. There are a few

1801 S-218 R5+ 3-Error Reverse. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with an arc of fine roughness along the bottom of the obverse with a similar arc from MERICA c

1801 S-218 R5+ 3-Error Reverse. PCGS graded VF-25. Ten points sharper but it has microscopic roughness under a glossy very dark olive and steel brown

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse. Good-4. A few points sharper with many dull rim nicks on the obverse, strongest over LIBERTY, and some very fine pittin

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse. PCGS graded AU-53. Lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy chocolate and steel with faded red showing in protected areas on

1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse. PCGS graded Good-4. A couple points sharper with many fine hairline scratches down the portrait and a couple small patc

1801 NC-2 R7. Fine-15. Noyes Plate Coin. Slightly better where properly struck, but there is some weakness (as always on this variety) on the face and

1801 NC-2 R7 Basal State-1+. The obverse is Fair-2 but the reverse is weaker with only the area at TES-OF and the upper wreath remaining visible. The

1801 NC-5 R7+. About Good-3. Discovery Coin. Plated in Breen and Noyes. Slightly glossy medium brown and chocolate with darker olive brown toning in t

1801 S-220 R3 Error Fraction 1/000. VF-30. Close to VF35 in sharpness but there are a few light contact marks, including a few small nicks hidden in t

1801 S-220 R3 Error Fraction 1/000. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with very fine roughness covering much of both sides. No verdigris and only a few notable

1801 S-221 R2 Corrected Denominator 100 over 000. PCGS Graded MS-63 RB. Noyes Plate Coin. Lustrous faded mint red mellowing to steel brown, at least 2

1801 S-221 R2 Corrected Denominator 100 over 000. Good-6. Sharpness F12 with a half dozen light hairline scratches on the obverse and a rather strong

1801 S-222 R1. EF-40. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty light reddish brown toning in protected areas and faint specks of dark steel t

1801 S-222 R1. VG-10. Attractive glossy steel brown with chocolate brown toning in protected areas. A small triangular planchet chip at the throat is

1801 NC-4 R7. VG-8. Breen Plate Coin. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but burnished and retoned a very glossy chocolate brown with delicate overtone

1801 S-223 R1 Error Fraction 1/000. Fine-12. Attractive glossy chocolate and medium brown. Smooth surfaces displaying only tiny contact marks, includi

1801 S-223 R1 Error Fraction 1/000. VF-30. Close to VF35 but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a couple tin

1801 NC-3 R6+ Error Fraction 1/000. VG-10. Noyes Plate Coin. Sharpness at least F15 but there are a dozen old pinscratches in the obverse fields, all

1801 S-224 R1. VF-35. Frosty chocolate and dark steel brown with lighter reddish brown and tan showing in protected areas, especially around the portr

1801 S-224 R1. About Good-3. Close to G4 sharpness but covered with microscopic roughness. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive brown in protected areas

1801 S-224 R1. VG-8 Plus. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform fine granularity and there are a dozen small but sharp rim cuts scattered around the

1802 S-225 R3-. AU-50. Sharpness very close to mint state but this cent was very lightly cleaned long ago, now retoned an attractive glossy dark choco

1802 S-225 R3-. Fine-12. Several points sharper but there is a barely perceptible bend in the planchet causing uneven wear that weakens LI in LIBERTY.

1802 S-225 R3-. VF-25. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but there are a couple fine pinscratches in the field behind the head, a fe

1802 S-225 R3-. About Good-3. Nice glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable mark is a small chip or pinprick in

1802 S-226 R3. VG-10. Sharpness F15 or slightly better with a half dozen rim nicks on the obverse, the notable ones at the bust tip and R in LIBERTY.

1802 S-226 R3. AU-50. Frosty steel brown with satiny mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. Hints of very faded mint color are peeking t

1802 S-226 R3. Fine-12. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive, only trivial contact marks from choice. Late die state, Breen st

1802 NC-1 R5+. Good-5. Sharper by maybe a point but the planchet is not perfectly smooth, showing extremely fine porosity under strong magnification.

1802 NC-1 R5+. EF-45. Plated in Breen and Noyes. Very attractive glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty light brown and tan toning in prote

1802 S-227 R2. EF-45. Breen Plate Coin. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty reddish steel and chocolate with darker steel toning

1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000. VG-10. Sharpness VF20 but covered with far too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade. Traces of very fi

1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000. VF-35. Sharpness EF40 with a thin diagonal nick high on the neck and some very light contact marks in the field be

1802 S-229 R2+. VF-30. Newcomb Plate Coin. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning covering much of the right side of the obverse. Smoot

1802 S-229 R2+. Good-4. Noyes Plate Coin. A few points sharper with patches of fine porosity, strongest in the hair left of the ear. There are a half

1802 NC-2 R6. VF-25 Plus. Breen Plate Coin. Five points sharper but there are light contact marks on both sides, including some light hairlines and ti

1802 S-230 R1. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with several light rim bruises on both sides, strongest one just right of the date, plus some light contact mar

1802 S-230 R1. VF-20 Plus. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness VF30 but lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy dark olive and steel brown. There is an arc of lig

1802 S-230 R1. About Good-3. Sharpness VG7 with shallow porosity in the obverse fields and a rim dent over BER and a few others on the reverse. Glossy

1802 S-230 R1. Fine-15. Sharpness VF20 with a fine hairline scratch from the ribbon knot to the throat and a shorter one slanting down just right of t

1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath. VF-30. Glossy olive brown delicately mottled with lighter chocolate tones on both sides. Smooth surfaces showing only a

1802 S-232 R1. EF-40. Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown highpoints and traces of frosty, very faded mint color remaining in a few protected area

1802 S-232 R1. Fine-15. Nice glossy chocolate brown with smooth, nearly flawless surfaces. LDS, Breen state VII, with a strong cud break at ATE in STA

1802 S-233 R2+. VF-25. Glossy chocolate brown with the highpoints a shade or two lighter than the fields. Smooth and attractive, just a few trivial ma

1802 S-234 R3. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a couple nicks in the field und

1802 S-234 R3 The "Dripping Paint" variety. PCGS graded MS-67 Red & Brown. Noyes Plate Coin. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown with f...

1802 S-234 R3 The "Dripping Paint" variety. VF-35. Breen Plate Coin. Five points sharper but there are some fine diagonal hairline scratch...

1802 S-235 R3+. VF-35. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty luster remaining in protected areas of the reverse. A thin diagonal nick on the throat, a fa

1802 S-235 R3+. VF-35. Sharpness EF45 with a small patch of very shallow reddish verdigris low on the neck and a slightly larger patch of similar crud

1802 S-235 R3+. VG-10. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with hints of bluish steel overtone. The surfaces are smooth, free of any hint of corros

1802 S-236 R1. AU-55. The obverse is glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty light brown toning faded down from mint color in the protected

1802 S-236 R1. VF-20. Five points sharper with a patch of extremely fine roughness in the field before the face. The remainder of the planchet is smoo

1802 S-237 R3. EF-45. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with some frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the obverse, possibly from an old c

1802 S-237 R3. Fine-15 Plus. Sharpness VF20 but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter brown toni

1802 S-238 R4. VF-30. Plated in Early American Cents and Penny Whimsy. Glossy light chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning over the T in C

1802 S-238 R4. VG-8. Sharpness VF35 but corroded, the roughness ranging from nonexistent to severe. The roughness is strongest at LIBERTY, which is mo

1802 S-239 R3. Good-5. Unique with Berry Right of T in CENT. Breen Plate Coin. A few points sharper but covered with uniform fine to moderate granular

1802 S-239 R3. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a small patch of very shallow verdigris in the field off the tip of the nose. Glossy medium brown delicate

1802 S-239 R3. EF-40. Sharpness AU50 with a rather tight grouping of short pinscratches in the field just left of the hair ribbon. The only other mark

1802 S-240 R3+. VF-25 Plus. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces displaying only a few trivial contact marks. These include a

1802 S-240 R3+. VF-25. Very slightly sharper but there is a pinprick in the field just right of the base of the Y in LIBERTY. Otherwise the surfaces a

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VF-35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned. No roughness or notable marks exce

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VG-7. Glossy dark olive brown with steel highpoints. There are traces of shallow verdigris cak

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VF-20. Five points sharper with a few too many tiny nicks on the obverse for the higher grade.

1802 S-242 R2. EF-45. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty light brown toning in protected areas, especially on the left side of the obverse. The surfac

1802 S-242 R2. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with patches of very fine roughness at the forehead and in the hair over the shoulder. No verdigris. The only marks

1803 S-243 R2+ Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VG-8. A few points sharper but nicely retoned a glossy chocolate brown with some underlying l

1803 S-243 R2+ Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VF-35. Glossy olive and steel brown with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas of

1803 S-243 R2+ Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. Fine-15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform very fine roughness under a glossy dark stee

1803 S-243 R2+ Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VF-20. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better with traces of microscopic roughness under a glossy

1803 S-244 R4. VF-25. Sharpness near EF40 but dark with very fine roughness mostly hidden under a glossy patina of very dark steel and olive brown. Th

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

1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. VF-20. Sharpness near EF45 but lightly corroded, strongest on the reverse where there are a few shallow

1803 S-250 R2. VF-35. Attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown with some lighter brown toning in protected areas. The only marks are a splash

1803 NC-1 R5+. VG-7. Sharpness VG10 with very fine corrosion covering both sides, strongest on the reverse, where there are some shallow pitmarks at T

1803 NC-1 R5+. Fine-15 Plus. Ten points sharper but the right obverse field has been very lightly burnished to remove some light hairline scratches. I

1803 S-251 R3-. AU-58. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty tan faded down from mint color sho

1803 S-251 R3-. NGC graded VG-10. A couple points sharper with some extremely fine roughness in the fields, mostly on the reverse. Attractive glossy c

1803 S-251 R3-. VF-25. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, but there is a small spot of corrosion or verdigris u

1803 S-252 R3-. VF-25. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel and reddish chocolate brown. Frosty flowline luster shows

1803 S-252 R3-. VG-8. A couple points sharper with very fine roughness under a rather glossy dark steel brown patina, the highpoints a few shades ligh

1803 S-253 R3. EF-40. Sharpness AU50 with two short, dull scratches at the earlobe, a couple light nicks on the throat, a small nick under the left co