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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