The Pre Long Beach Sale

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