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1688 Holt Plantation Token 1828 Restrike Breen-78 F12 Sharpness at least VF25 but there are patches of tin pest (as nearly always seen on these piece

1786 Connecticut Miller 5.4-O.1 R2 Mailed Bust Left VG10 Slightly glossy olive brown and steel. Covered with microscopic roughness but there is no v

1787 Connecticut Miller 11.2-K R3 Mailed Bust Left G6 Sharper but there are pits or planchet voids on the obverse, mostly on the portrait. Otherwise

1787 Connecticut Miller 12-Q Rarity-3 Mailed Bust Left VG10 Five points sharper but slightly rough in the fields and protected areas. The highpoints

1788 Massachusetts Half Cent Ryder 1-B R1 VG10 Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and free of notable marks. Really nice for the grade

1786 New Jersey Maris 23-R R3 VG8 Slightly sharper but the planchet has a subtle bend and there is a planchet delamination at the rim right of the bo

1787 Fugio Cent with Cross after Date Newman 1-L R5 VG8 Sharpness better where the devices were properly struck up but some areas of the obverse are

1787 Fugio Cent with Stars on Label Newman 15-Y R2 G6 Sharpness F15 where properly struck up but the planchet is covered with moderate roughness. No

Group of 16 Early Coppers grading Poor to AG Includes 7 Colonials (3 are New Jersey) and 9 Large Cents 1800-1845. Some are corroded or damaged but m

1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 VG10 A few points sharper but there are numerous tiny ticks on both sides and some faint hairline scratches on the po

1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9 VF20 Glossy medium chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces and nice eye appeal for the grade. The only

1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse VF30 Glossy light chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with only minor contact marks including a few hairlines on the obver

Trio of Half Cents, 1834-1851 Includes 1834 G6, 1835 VG10, and 1851 EF40 net F12 for harsh cleaning. The first two are nice glossy brown and chocolat

1793 S-11 Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge Fair-2 Sharpness VG10 but someone carefully filed off most of the edge device leaving only traces of a few l

1794 S-55 R2 Fair-2 Slightly sharper but cleaned and there are some light scratches. Coppery tan on the highpoints; medium brown and chocolate in pr

1794 S-65 R1 VG10 Five points sharper but there is a small punch mark right of the denominator. Otherwise this cent is quite nice with smooth surfac

1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 NGC Good Details Damaged Glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are fou

1794 S-71 R2 VG7 A few points sharper with extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. Dark steel brown with lighter highpoints. No

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge G6 Very slightly sharper but there are a half dozen light rim bruises on both sides. Otherwise smooth and quite nice for th

1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap VG7+ Several points sharper but there is very fine roughness under the slightly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel toni

1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap Basal State-1 Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel. Heavily worn with little detail remaining, and there is no date.

1796 S-92 R3 Draped Bust VG7 Attractive glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning on the devices. Smooth with only minor contact mar

1796 S-101 R5- Draped Bust AG3 Slightly sharper but covered with very fine roughness on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris and th

1796 S-109 R3 Draped Bust G5 The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker, perhaps a 6+/3 split. Rather glossy steel brown on the devi

1796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust Fair-2 A couple points sharper but moderately corroded. No marks or verdigris. Partly glossy dark steel brown and chocola

1796 S-115 R3 Draped Bust AG3+ Several points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only marks are some fine hairli

1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge, Reverse of 1796 VG10+ Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, close to F12. Just a few

1797 S-128 R3 M over E in AMERICA VG8 Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but covered with fine roughness. No verdigris but the obverse is covered wit

Quartet of Cents, 1798 & 1802 Includes 1798 S-163 R4 Small 8, Style I Hair Fair-2+, 1798 S-181 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair LDS AG3, 1798 S-187 R1...

Pair of 1798 Cents with Style II Hair Includes S-166 R1 Large 8 AG3, and S-172 R2 EDS F12 net G5 for cleaning and scuff marks. Both have a clear dat

1798 S-168 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair VG8 Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. No corrosion, just lig

1798 S-176 R4 Small 8, Style II Hair VG7 Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the highpoints. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, just a bi

1798 S-179 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair VG10 Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and the only marks are two planchet chips at the dentils un

1798 S-186 R2 Small 8, Style II Hair F15 Sharpness VF30 but covered with minor roughness under rather glossy chocolate brown and steel toning with li

1800/79 S-193 R4 Overdate 80 over 79 VG10+ Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown on the highpoints. Smooth and attractive for the grade.

1800 S-200 R3 G5 Slightly sharper but a bit dull from extremely fine granularity. No verdigris or significant marks, just a few minor rim bruises, n

1800 S-202 R4+ VG8 Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a light scratch down the l

1800 S-211 R3 G5 Sharpness VG10 but there are patches of pitting on both sides, mostly near the dentils before the portrait and at ES-OF-A into the w

1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 F12 Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with lighter brown highpoints. Smooth and quite nice for the grade.

1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Denominator 100 over 000 VG10 Sharpness VF20 but covered with microscopic roughness and there are some short scratches in the

1803 S-260 R1 Small Date, Large Fraction VF20 Sharpness VF35 but there are a couple rim bruises on both sides. Otherwise smooth and glossy with flow

1805 S-267 R1 F15 Sharpness EF40 but there is quite a bit of verdigris in protected areas on both sides, especially on the reverse. Some of the verd

1807 S-271 R1 "Comet" Obverse VG10 Glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Close to F12 but there is a small planchet flake on...

1807 S-276 R1 Large Fraction G6 A couple points sharper but covered with uniform fine roughness. A small spot of greenish verdigris at the top of th

1808 S-279 R1 G5 Slightly sharper but there is a fresh scuff on the lower part of the obverse, strongest on star 3. Otherwise smooth with glossy med

1809 S-280 R2 VG7 Slightly glossy reddish brown and steel with medium brown toning on the devices. No notable marks. The date and legends are clear

1810 S-283 R2 F15 Sharper by at least 5 points but there are a couple old, light scratches in the field right of star 2. Otherwise just minor contac

1812 S-288 R2 Large Date VG8 Sharpness F15 but dull from uniform very fine granularity covering both sides. No verdigris but there is a vertical scr

1812 S-291 R2 F15 Attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a dull nick at the rim above the back

1813 S-292 R2 VG7 Very slightly sharper but there are a couple old, light scratches on both sides including one on the neck and another from the chin