Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge NGC graded AU58. Frosty medium brown with a splash of darker steel and olive toning in the hair left of the neck plus a spot of darker toning mixed with microscopic specks of verdigris at the I in AMERICA. No contact marks and there is no apparent friction on the highest points of the devices. There are some of the usual tiny planchet chips in the field before the face and more around OF on the reverse, as...

1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge PCGS Genuine, VF Details Smoothed. Sharpness VF20 but covered with microscopic granularity on all but the highpoints. No verdigris, and the only marks are a rim nick at the R in LIBERTY, another opposite the chin, and a third just right of the date. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. MDS. The date is strong and the legends are complete. We detect no...

1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge NGC graded F15. Double Struck with a Significant Rotation. Choice glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and very attractive, essentially flawless to the unaided eye; it takes a good glass to see any defects. The only marks are a couple extremely faint hairline scratches in the field under the cap, a small rim nick over the E in STATES, and a couple more faint hairline scratches at NE in ONE. Boldly...

Group of Ten 1795 Cents with a Plain Edge graded Fair-2 to AG3. Includes S-76b R1 (2), S-77 R3 (3), and S-78 R1 (5). Most are sharper with defects. All have a readable date but some dates are weak or partial. Lot of 10 coins.
Estimated Value $200-UP.

Group of Thirteen 1795 Cents graded Basal State-1. Most are sharper with defects. Includes 3 with a lettered edge and 10 with a plain edge. Most have a date that is readable but weak or partial. Lot of 13 coins.
Estimated Value $150-UP.

Group of 20 Large Cents 1794-1796 grading Basal State-1 to Fair-2. Some are sharper with defects. Many have a readable date but others do not. Most are 1795 Plain Edge. A number of these should be attributable. Lot of 20 coins.
Estimated Value $200-UP.

1796 S-82 R5 Liberty Cap F12+. Sharpness VF20 but extremely fine roughness covers much of the planchet, although the devices on the obverse are smooth. No verdigris and only a few minor contact marks. The notable ones are a couple faint scratches over NIT in UNITED, a pinprick over the first T in STATES, and a small rim nick right of the fraction. Partially glossy chocolate brown and olive. Sharply struck except for weakness at UNITED...

1796 S-83 R4 Liberty Cap VG8. Nice glossy dark chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. The obverse is a couple points sharper than the reverse, as usual on these Liberty Cap varieties. A glass reveals extremely faint roughness well hidden under the glossy toning, but the eye appeal remains quite nice. No verdigris. The only mark is a light scratch in the field under the cap. MDS, Breen state II,...

1796 S-85 R5- Liberty Cap VG7. Sharpness F12 but slightly rough in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris but there is a vertical scratch touching the back of the head and another one on the bust extending into the field before the neck. Glossy chocolate brown, lighter on the devices and darker in the protected areas. EDS, Breen state I, before die lapping weakened the devices on the reverse. The date and legends are complete and...

1796 S-87 R3 Liberty Cap VG10. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there is extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas while the highpoints are smooth. No verdigris. Just a few minor contact marks, including a sharp rim nick left of the lower curls and a fine vertical scratch up from the T in CENT. Mostly glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The date is strong and the legends...

1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap PCGS graded XF40. Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. There are a few small areas of slightly darker olive brown toning on both sides, including one that extends from the second T in STATES down to the left edge of the fraction. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only notable contact mark is a dull, shallow rim nick...

1796 S-89 R3 Liberty Cap VG10. Glossy steel and reddish chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade, only minor marks and no roughness. The date and legends are strong except for strike weakness on OF. LDS, Breen state III, with crumbling at the lips extending to the bottom of the eye.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Gerald I. Mass, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:872-March Wells, McCawley &...