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