The Houston Coin and Currency Show Auction

1849 N-17 R4 VG8Sharpness a few points higher, but this cent has been covered in gold paint, likely as a novelty or to mimic it's Philadelphia m...

1849 N-21 R3+ VF35Light steel brown with underlying amber. Likely cleaned and retoned. There are a couple horizontal ticks left of the nose and throat

1849 N-24 R3 F15Medium tan with a mix of light brown. There are three angular scratches coming from the corner of Liberty's mouth which take off...

1850 N-1 R2+ VF35The surfaces are an even mix of slate gray and bluish steel brown, and they're rather glossy. Early to middle state of the dies...

1850 N-20 R5+ ANACS Graded AU50A flashy, VEDS of this scarce variety. This cent may have seen an older cleaning, but it has retoned an attractive ambe

Quartet of Braided Hair Cents 1848-1850Includes one 1848, one 1849, and two 1850 cents. All grading F to VF. Lot of 4 Coins.Pedigree: G2

1851 N-10 R1 AU58+Lustrous rusty brown with light steel and mocha brown. The mint luster is full and there are peeps of mint red that are riddled thro

1851 N-30 R2 F15Dark khaki and golden brown with overall matte surfaces. Die state a. There are quite a few contact marks in the fields and some low...

1851 N-30 R2 XF40Iridescent hues of golden peach and magenta, but these hues are from an older cleaning. Sharpness is near 55, but due to the cleaning

1851 Large cent w/ Half Cent BrockageQuite the interesting piece with surfaces of dark coal and darker tan to light brown. The variety of this large c

1852 N-12 R1 F15Even chocolate brown spread across both sides. Late die state (Newcomb's old #13) with a die crack extending from the bust throu...

1852 N-15 R3 VF20Traces of medium olive below a light layer of barn red, rust orange and slate. This color scheme is a result of very light oxidation

1852 N-16 R1 XF40+Glossy, uniform chocolate brown and dark olive. The highpoints are slightly worn. There are a couple trivial ticks in the obverse fi

1852 N-21 R3+ F12Cleaned long ago and retoned a nice light olive and khaki. Normal wear and contact marks for the grade. There is a small, dark toning

1853 N-8 R3 VF25Mottled light brown and medium olive. The reverse has some touches of reddish oxidation. EDS Die state b with the lines at 9 o'c...

1853 N-13 R1 XF45+Sharpy struck with even medium brown satiny surfaces. Quite attractive, but it may have seen an old cleaning. If so, it has retoned

1853 N-21 R3 VF20Underlying golden brown with scattered blotches of deep orange. The reverse is more evenly colored. There is some light colored verdi

1853 N-33 R2 VF20Even light brown overall with only minor trivial marks in the fields. There is a little bit of gunk accumulated around the devices an

1854 N-8 R1 VF35Dark and medium olive with traces of sea green in the protected areas. There is some gunk right above the curl going over the date and

1854 N-9 R2 VF20Light olive on the obverse, darkening to dark olive on the reverse. The "dart board obverse". Sharpness near VF30, but thi...