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1855 C-1 Breen 1-A R6 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Light olive and golden brown faded down from mint color. Hints of iridescent steel blu

1855 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice frosty light chocolate brown with traces of bluish steel and sea green toning in protected areas on the r

1855 C-1 R1. MS-60. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. No marks. MDS, the surfaces satiny from microscopic die flowlines. About half the dentils are we

1855 C-1 R1. AU-55. Frosty light chocolate and steel brown with a swipe of reddish chocolate toning at the dentils over UNIT. A nick on the throat is

1856 Breen 1-C (proof-only variety) R4. NGC graded Proof 62 Brown. Light golden steel and olive with hints of sea green and bluish steel overtone. Mos

1856 C-1 R2. MS-60 Plus. Frosty steel brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in the fields and protected areas. Excellent luster and eye ap

1857 Breen 1-B (proof-only variety) R4. Proof 55. Dark bluish steel and olive brown. No spots or stains, but there are a few microscopic handling mark

1857 C-1 R2. MS-60 Prooflike. Lightly dipped long ago, now mostly retoned greenish olive brown and light bluish steel mixed with reddish tan. No notab

1857 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light chocolate brown with hints of faded mint color showing on the obverse. Satiny and very attractive.

1857 C-1 R2. MS-62. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 20% of the original mint red remaining. A small spot of slightly darker toning touches t

1857 C-1 R2. EF-45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is a small splash of very fine crud at the dentils un

1857 C-1 R2. VF-35. Ten points sharper but uniform microscopic roughness covers the planchet. Glossy dark olive and steel. A shallow planchet depressi

Pair of Electrotype Half Cents, 1793 & 1802. Includes 1793 C-2 F15 and 1802/0 C-2 F12. Both are covered with microscopic roughness under dark st...

Group of 6 Early Half Cents, 1794-1800. Includes: 1794 C-4a AG3, 1795 C-4 Punctuated Date with Pole AG3, 1795 C-6a Without Pole AG3, 1797 C-2 AG3, 180

Group of Seven 1803 Half Cents. Includes: C-1 (5), C-2 (1), and C-4 (1). Grades range from AG3 to VG7 with an average grade of G5. Some are slightly s

Trio of 1803 Half Cents with Rotated Reverses. Includes: C-1 EDS G6 reverse rotated 50 degrees CW, C-3 LDS VG7 reverse rotated 45 degrees CW, and C-4

Group of Six 1804 Half Cents, all different varieties. Includes: C-1 VG8, C-5 (Spiked Chin) VG10, C-9 F12, C-10 F12, C-11 (Plain 4 with Stems) VG8, an

Group of Eight 1804 Half Cents. Includes: C-1 G6, C-1 G6, C-1 AG3, C-8 VG8, C-9 VG8, C-9 VG7, C-10 G6, and C-13 (Plain 4 without Stems) G5. A few are

Group of Eight 1804 C-6 (Spiked Chin) Half Cents. Grades range from VG8 to F12 with an average grade of VG10. Most are different die states. Some are

Group of Seven 1804 C-6 (Spiked Chin) Half Cents. Grades range from AG3 to VG7 with an average grade of G5. Most are different die states. Some are sl

Group of Nine 1805 Half Cents. Includes 4 pieces with a Stemless Reverse graded F12, VG7, VG7, and G6; plus 5 examples with Stems graded F12, VG10, G5

Quartette of 1806 Half Cents. Includes 3 examples with a Stemless Reverse graded VG8, VG8, and VG7; plus one piece with Stems graded VG10. Some are sl

Quartette of Half Cents, 1807 & 1808. Includes: 1807 graded G5 and three 1808 graded VG8, G5, and G5. The three 1808 half cents display differe...

Trio of 1809 Half Cents. Includes: C-2 VG7, C-3 AG3, and C-4 (Circle Inside 0) F12. The first 2 are slightly sharper with minor defects while the thir

Trio of 1809/6 C-5 Half Cents. Grades are VF20, F15, and VG8. A decent trio, and the 9/6 overdate feature is visible on each. Lot of 3 coins. Estimat

Group of Five 1809 C-6 Half Cents with Rotated Reverses. Grades are VG10, VG10, G6, G5, and G5. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but a

Pair of 1810 Half Cents. The first is in an ANACS slab graded F15 (our grade F12) and the second is raw and grades F12 as well. The first has an unrot

Trio of PCI Slabbed Half Cents, 1804-1832. Includes: 1804 C-12 (Crosslet 4 without Stems) PCI graded VF20 (our grade F15), 1828 C-3 PCI graded VF30 (o

Trio of Half Cents, 1804-1833. Includes: 1804 C-8 Spiked Chin EDS (Manley 1.0) F15, 1828 C-2 12-Star Obverse F12, and 1833 C-1 EF40. The second is sl

Group of 9 Half Cents, 1804-1853. Includes: 1804 C-13 (Plain 4 with Stemless Wreath) G6 and AG3, 1805 C-1 (Stemless Wreath) VG7 and Basal State-1, 180

Group of 6 Half Cents, 1804-1853. Includes: 1804 C-1 LDS VG8, 1807 C-1 (three examples grading AG3 to G5), 1809 C-6 VF25, and 1853 C-1 VF25. Several a

Quartette of 1825 Half Cents. Includes: C-1 VF25 and a trio of C-2 graded VF25, F15, and F12. Most are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins.

Group of Six 1826 Half Cents. Includes five C-1 in various die states graded VF20, F12, VG7, VG7, and VG7; and one C-2 graded VG10. A couple are slig

Trio of Half Cents, all NGC graded MS62 Brown. Includes: 1828 C-3, 1835 C-2, and 1853 C-1. All are nice problem-free pieces. Our grade is AU55 for eac

Trio of Half Cents, 1832 & 1835, graded AU50 to AU55. Includes: 1832 C-3, 1835 C-2 MDS (Manley 2.0), and 1835 C-2 LDS (Manley 3.0) with traces o...

Pair of Slabbed Half Cents. Includes: 1835 C-1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown, and 1855 C-1 Accugrade graded AU55. Our grade is AU50 for both. Lot of 2 coins.

Quartette of Half Cents, 1829-1835, graded EF45. Includes: 1829 C-1, 1835 C-1, 1835 C-2 MDS (Manley 2.0), and 1835 C-2 LDS (Manley 3.0). The second is

Group of 7 Half Cents, 1828-1834, graded VF30 to EF40. Includes: 1828 (2), 1832 (2), and 1834 (3). Average grade is VF35. A couple are very slightly s

Group of 6 Half Cents, 1828-1834, graded F12 to VF25. Includes: 1828 (1), 1829 (3), 1833 (1), and 1834 (1). Average grade is VF20. Some are slightly s

Group of 7 Half Cents, 1828 & 1829, graded G5 to VG10. Includes: 1828 (6) and 1829 (1). Average grade is VG7. Some are sharper with defects. Lot...

Trio of Half Cents, 1832 & 1834. Includes: 1832 C-1 VF35, 1834 C-1 VF20, and 1834 C-1 F15. The last is slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot...

Group of 6 Half Cents, 1850-1855, graded EF40 to EF45. Includes: 1850 (1), 1851 (3), 1853 (1), and 1855 (1). One of the 1855 is sharper but lightly cl

Quartette of Coronet Half Cents, 1849-1854. Includes: 1849 C-1 VF30, 1850 C-1 VF35, 1853 C-1 F15, and 1854 C-1 VF30. The 1853 is sharper but recolored

Quartette of Half Cents, 1850-1856, graded VF25 to VF30. Includes: 1850, 1851, 1853, and 1856. The last 2 are slightly sharper with minor defects whil

1793 S-6 R3. Good-6. Wreath Cent. Sharpness at least F15 but the obverse has been extensively tooled to strengthen the details, then burnished and ret

1793 S-8 "Smith Counterfeit". Fine-15. Wreath Cent. This cent began life as a normal 1793 Sheldon-8 die variety Wreath Cent, but after ext...

1794 S-28 R2. VG-8. Head of 1794. Sharpness VF25 but the surfaces are uniformly dark and covered with fine granularity. In addition, the hair details

1794 S-59 R3. VG-10. Head of 1794. Sharpness VF30 but dark and lightly corroded, strongest on the reverse. No notable verdigris and only a few minor c

1795 S-75 R3. VG-10. Lettered Edge. Choice glossy chocolate brown with light chocolate toning covering the devices. Smooth and quite attractive for th

1795 S-78 R1. Plain Edge. Dark steel and chocolate brown. The date is strong and the legends are complete, but the planchet is very slightly bent and

1796 S-110 R3. Fine-12. Draped Bust. Sharpness VF35 but covered with fine granularity, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris, and the only mark is a

1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge. PCGS graded AU-53. Double Struck. Frosty steel and light chocolate brown with lighter steel brown and tan toning in prote

1797 S-135 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty steel brown and light olive faded down from original mint red, at least 10% of the red rema...

1797 S-142 R5+. VG-8. A couple points sharper but there is a small area of roughness at the T in CENT that extends into the leaves to the right. Other

1798 S-146 R5+. Good-6. Style I Hair with Large 8. Slightly sharper with the obverse fields lightly abraded and smoothed. No other marks, and the eye

1798 S-148 R2. VF-25. Style I Hair with Large 8. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but covered with small nicks, none significant or distracting but t

1798 S-166 R1. Fine-12. Style II Hair with Large 8. Sharpness VF35 but covered with fine roughness, strongest on the reverse where shallow verdigris c

1798 S-177 R4+. VG-8 Plus. Style II Hair with Small 8. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of reddish chocolate and olive brown toning in the

1798 S-180 R5+. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness VG7 but covered with light to moderate corrosion. No verdigris or marks. The date is readable, a

1800 S-202 R4+. VG-10. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Only microscopic marks of no significance. The obverse is slightly weaker than the reve

1800 S-202 R4+. NGC graded Good-5 Plus. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and attractive with no hint of corrosion and just a few trivial conta

1800 S-203 R3. Fine-15. Sharpness VF20 but covered with microscopic contact marks. The only marks visible without the aid of a strong glass are a dull

1801 S-215 R4+. VG-10 Plus. Sharpness F15 with traces of very fine roughness on the obverse. No verdigris, and the roughness is not visible without th

1801 S-223 R1. Fine-15. Error Denominator 1/000. Sharpness EF40 but lightly corroded with traces of shallow greenish verdigris showing in some of the

1802 S-225 R3. VF-20. Very slightly sharper but there are some tiny pinpricks around STATES. These marks are visible only with the aid of a glass and

1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath. Fine-12. Slightly sharper but covered with uniform microscopic roughness. No verdigris, and the only marks are a dull r

1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar. VF-20. Sharpness EF40 but there are a half dozen old pinscratches in the left obverse field an

1803 S-250 R3. VF-20. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but lightly cleaned and retoned using sulfur. No marks or verdigris, but the sulfur treatment

1803 S-258 R1. VG-10. Large Fraction. Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. The date and device

1805 S-267 R1. PCGS graded AU-58. The obverse is frosty tan and light brown with darker steel brown toning in the highpoints. The reverse is frosty ch

1806 S-270 R1. VG-10. Sharpness VF35 but dark and lightly corroded with specks of greenish verdigris scattered over both sides. A rim nick under the r

1807 S-271 R1. VG-10 Plus. Comet Obverse. Choice glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive with only trivial contact marks, mostly tiny

1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Beautiful lustrous steel brown and chocolate faded down from mint red wi...

1808 S-278 R3. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Turban Head. Lustrous light chocolate and steel brown with hints of faded mint color peeking through in a coup

1810 S-282 R2. VG-10. Turban Head. Steel and olive brown. The surfaces are decent and appear perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals

1813 S-292 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Sharpness VF30 but covered with extremely fine roughness. No verdigris, only a few minor contact marks, including a

Group of 6 Early Large Cents, 1794-1812. Includes: 1794 S-19b R4 Head of 1793 Basal State-1, 1794 S-63 R2 Fair-2, 1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate 8 over 7 VF

Group of 25 Large Cents 1795-1851. Grades range from Basal State-1 to VG8 with an average grade of AG3. Includes 1795, 1797 (2), 1798 (6), 1802, 1803

Group of 13 Early Large Cents, 1797-1813. Grades range from Fair-2 to G6 with an average grade of AG3. Includes: 1797 (2), 1798 (3), 1800, 1802, 1803,

Group of 4 Large Cents, 1798-1805. Includes: 1798 S-166 G5, 1800/179 S-196 G5, 1803 S-260 Large Fraction G6, and 1805 S-269 Pointed 1 G5. A decent gro

Group of 10 Large Cents, 1797-1833. Grades range from Basal State-1 to Fine-12, but most are Fair to AG. Includes 1797 (1), 1798 (2), 1801 (2), 1803 (

Group of 5 Large Cents 1807-1849. Grades range from Basal State-1 to AG3. Includes 1807/6 overdate, an undated 1808-1814 Turban Head type, 1817, 1848,

Group of 5 Large Cents, 1810-1854. Includes: 1810 Turban Head VG10, 1832 VF20, 1844 F12, 1845 VG8, and 1854 VG8. Some are sharper with defects but al

1817 N-14 R1. AU-55. A mint state cent that was very lightly cleaned. The only marks are a faint spot of steel toning between star 5 and the coronet t

1817 N-17 R4. VG-10. A couple points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade. None of these marks is significant or di

1818 N-8 R3. VF-25. Sharpness EF40 but both sides are covered with fine hairline scratches, the scratches so light they barely alter the toning but so

1818 N-10 R1. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty dark bluish steel brown and chocolate with faint hints of very faded mint color showing through in a couple of

1819 N-8 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Highly lustrous light bluish steel and chocolate with generous traces of slightly faded mint red remaining on th

1824/2 N-1 R1. PCGS graded VF-20. Overdate 4 over 2. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. No roughness or verdigris, but there are a few contact ma

1826 N-1 R2. EF-45. Five points sharper but there is a planchet flake on the tip of the chin. Otherwise this cent is choice and offers outstanding eye

1831 N-12/3 R5 (as a die state). VF-25. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but the initials "EB" are lightly scratched into the field befor...

Group of 8 Large Cents, 1816-1831. Includes 1816 N-1 R4 G6, 1820 N-13 Large Date VF30, 1825 N-6 F12, 1826 N-4 VF25, 1828 N-11 VF20, 1829 N-2 F15, 1830

Group of 83 Large Cents, 1816-1839. Grades range from AG to VG with an average grade of G-VG. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable da

Group of 41 Large Cents, 1816-1839. Grades range from Good to VF with an average grade of VG-F. Some are sharper with defects, but all have a readable

Partial Set of Large Cents, 1817-1857, in Wayte Raymond Pages. Contains 24 pieces. All were cleaned long ago and have retoned to give the appearance o

Pair of Large Cents, 1819 and 1836. Includes: 1819 N-9 R1 E-MDS VF25+ and 1836 N-1 R1+ LDS AU50 net EF40 for a spot on the bust and a light rub to rem

Group of 8 Large Cents, 1832-1839. Includes: 1832 N-1 VF35, 1833 N-5 VF20, 1835 N-7 F15, 1836 N-4 VF25, 1837 N-6 F15, 1838 N-12 VF30, 1838 unattribute

Group of 5 Scarce Large Cents, 1821-1839. Includes: 1821 N-1 VG10, 1823/2 N-1 Overdate 3 over 2 VG8, 1823 N-2 G6, 1834 N-6 Large Date/Stars/Letters VG

Group of 6 Large Cents, 1822-1847. Includes: 1822 N-9 R5- VG7, 1829 N-3 Small Letters Reverse G6, 1831 N-11 VG8, 1842 N-5 F12, 1845 N-1 AG3, and 1847

1842 N-6 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Large Date. Frosty bluish steel and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only