Early Coppers Auction

Sharpness F12 but covered with microscopic roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris, just a few old, light con

Glossy steel brown and chocolate blending to darker olive brown in some of the protected areas. Smooth with only minor marks, just worn. EDS, Manley

Attractive glossy medium brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth with only trivial marks; a small nick on the edge over

Glossy light olive brown and steel. Smooth with minor marks including a few old, very light scratches that blend into the natural toning. Rare MDS,

Glossy medium chocolate and olive brown with a splash of darker olive brown toning under the bust tip. No notable marks, just small nicks scattered o

Glossy light chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in the protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only light contact marks, none notable. Ra

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with a puff of darker chocolate toning at the fraction. No notable marks, just light friction on the highpoin

The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker, perhaps a 5/3 split. The planchet is covered with uniform very fine granularity. N

Flipover Off Center Double Strike. Sharpness near EF40 but harshly cleaned and covered with microscopic porosity. There is a small patch of slightly

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive with splashes of lighter reddish brown on the obverse. No roughness and only mino

Frosty light steel brown and tan with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The fields are lustrous and this cent has mint state eye

Glossy olive brown and steel with frost in protected areas. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, just lightly worn on the highpoints. The only notab

Slightly sharper but there is a long nick or short scratch on the upper part of the bust. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and show only trivial con

Glossy light to medium chocolate and light olive with tiny specks of dark olive brown in the field before the face. No notable contact marks, just a

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with traces of the underlying silvery base metal showing through on the highpoints. No marks, just light frict

A sharp, well-executed electrotype copy of the proof original. Would rate a higher grade but there are a few areas of fine carbon on the rims, strong

Sharply struck and free of spots or other distracting marks, but this piece was chemically cleaned and has retoned frosty golden tan with sea-green ov

Frosty light to medium chocolate brown. An attractive mint state piece, lustrous and void of spots or stains, but there is a light rim bruise at star

Rather glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. The highpoints of the devices are smooth but minor roughness covers the rest of the planchet. No ver

Variety with a Single Leaf following DOLLAR on the Edge. Glossy medium brown delicately woodgrained with darker chocolate and olive brown. The surfa

Very attractive glossy light chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and nearly void of marks. The only notable defects are a barely visible rim br

Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. The highpoints are smooth while extremely fine granularity

A few points sharper with a dozen or so shallow pitmarks scattered over the obverse, mostly in the field before the portrait. There are additional si

A sharp cent but the planchet is covered with microscopic roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris but there are some mark

Choice glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth and quite attractive for the grade, just worn. Only a few trivial marks from flawless; a tiny planchet c

Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The obverse is quite nice for a worn cent and grade a few points higher, but the r

Mostly glossy light chocolate and steel brown with darker olive brown in protected areas. Fine roughness shows in the fields and protected areas whil

Very attractive glossy olive brown and steel with traces of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and nearly

Glossy olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth, void of any trace of roughness or verdigris. Unfortunately there are two horizontal scrat

Glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are nice and the color is attractive. The only marks are some faint hairline scratches on the po

Sharpness AU50 but there is a scrape on the rim at UNI, a small rim nick over that I, and a thin planchet fissure slanting through the E in CENT (as s

Slightly sharper but shallow pitting covers much of the obverse, especially at RTY, and specks of greenish verdigris show in a few places. The revers

Several points sharper but covered with extremely fine roughness under a mostly glossy chocolate brown patina blending to darker olive brown in the fi

The "Wide Overdate." Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. There is a small puff of darke...

Sharpness EF40. Glossy dark olive mixed with reddish chocolate toning on the obverse. Looks perfectly smooth but a glass reveals microscopic granula

Steel brown and light olive blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. The toning is a bit uneven on the obverse, uniform on the reverse. No

Slightly glossy dark olive and steel, probably retoned long ago. The devices are smooth but there is minor roughness in the fields and protected area

Significantly sharper where properly struck but the dies were not in proper axial alignment (die faces not perfectly parallel) leaving the right sides

Attractive medium chocolate brown and light olive with mint frost in the fields and protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, but there are several

Slightly sharper but there is a dull vertical nick on the eye and very faint hairlines in the obverse fields. Glossy olive brown and steel with mint

Glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. Smooth, just heavily worn. The only notable mark is a dull nick in the field close to the nose. Rare M-LDS,

Glossy olive brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. A sharp, attractive cent but there are some shallow pits in the h

Slightly sharper but a bit dull from extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a tiny ri

Five points sharper but there is a planchet chip at the lower right point of star 3, as struck but it does catch your eye. The only other notable mar

At least 5 points sharper but there is a planchet void at star 6. It's a mint-made defect but it hurts the eye appeal of an otherwise very nice...

Choice lustrous medium chocolate brown. A beautiful cent, essentially flawless except for a few small ticks on the cheek and a tiny pinprick left of

Five points sharper but there are several nicks on the reverse, the notable ones being a vertical one right of the D in UNITED and a dull one at the r

Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth with just a few trivial contact marks and nice eye appeal for the grade. The date is strong. What makes this piece s

Very close to mint state sharpness and probably never circulated, but it was dipped and has retoned frosty dark steel and olive with lighter tan in pr

Glossy dark chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. The only marks are a few light nicks including a diagonal one over the right

Ten points sharper but there is a scuff of light diagonal scratches on the cheek. Otherwise this cent is nearly flawless and the eye appeal is excell

A sharply struck mint state cent that has a half dozen small ticks on the cheek and a few more in the field before the mouth. No spots or stains. Ve

Frosty light olive and medium steel brown with golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. The only notable mark, and it

Frosty dark steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Light gray toning shows in the protected areas on

A "Head of 1834" variety. Frosty medium steel brown and light olive with a few tiny peeps of faded mint color visible on the obverse. Th...

Sharpness very close to mint state but there are a few small stains on the reverse and traces of fine carbon or verdigris can be found in a few of the

A "Gobrecht Head" variety. Frosty light to medium brown delicately woodgrained with darker steel brown toning. No marks or other defects...

Lustrous slightly mellowed mint red fading to olive brown with 25% of the obverse and 50% of the reverse showing mint color. Sharply struck and very

Slightly sharper but there is a speck of corrosion at the dentils right of star 13 and a few tiny ticks on the cheek and neck. Otherwise choice with

Glossy chocolate brown and olive with traces of faded mint red showing on the obverse and 10% of the reverse showing brighter mint color. The only no

Lustrous light olive and steel with greenish steel overtones. Hints of faded mint color can be found in a few protected areas on both sides. No stai

Sharpness AU50 or better but someone carefully engraved letters between stars 1-8 reading "L J P to E C P" (perhaps a love token). Otherw...

Sharpness very close to mint state but there is a splash of very fine reddish verdigris on the truncation and curls at the shoulder. This stain is ba

Frosty chocolate brown. No defects, just lightly worn on the devices. MDS, die state b. The repunching at the bottoms of the 4 & 6 is clear a...

Frosty light olive. We detect no evidence of cleaning and the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice for a moderately worn cent. No marks, stains, or

Glossy medium brown with frosty lighter brown and tan covering the fields and protected areas. A very attractive cent but there are a couple marks; t

Frosty light olive and steel brown with 30% of the planchet showing mellowed mint red. The only notable mark is a tiny speck of carbon left of star 5

Very attractive glossy light chocolate brown. Mint frost covers the protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only notable marks a

Glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive. The only notable mark is a dull scratch along the profile from the middle of the nose down to

Several points sharper but there are a half dozen scratches or cuts on the obverse including a strong one under star 11. Otherwise smooth with glossy

Very slightly sharper, especially on the reverse, but this cent was cleaned and is now recolored a mix of glossy dark steel and lighter chocolate brow

Lustrous mint state with mellowed mint red covering nearly half of the planchet. The only mark is a puff of darker bluish steel toning off the tip of

Sharpness EF45 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. The only notable mark is a s

Lustrous light olive brown with generous traces of mint red on the obverse and 15% of the reverse showing mint color. The surfaces are satiny and thi

Sharpness very close to mint state but recolored frosty golden brown and light chocolate. Looks mint state and there are no marks or other defects.

Glossy medium brown and light olive. Smooth and quite nice, just moderately worn. A trivial rim bruise over star 4 is the only notable mark. E-MDS,

Frosty medium steel brown and light olive with traces of mint red still visible, mostly on the reverse. Mint luster shows in the fields, especially o

Choice lustrous medium brown and light chocolate. Sharply struck and very attractive, nearly flawless. The notable marks are a pair of small, light

Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown in protected areas. A nice cent, just moderately worn with only a few trivial contact mark

Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and void of any notable marks. Nicely struck M-LDS, die state c, with a long lump on top of the coronet bel

Glossy light olive and golden brown. The surfaces are smooth and free of marks except for a bit of reddish verdigris and roughness under star 13. E-

Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. No spots, stains, or roughness. The only marks are some tiny nick

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with puffs of darker chocolate brown toning on the obverse, particularly at the back of the head. No roughness or n

Frosty light to medium brown with a couple subtle puffs of slightly darker toning on the upper part of the obverse. A speck of darker toning at the d

Glossy light to medium brown. The only mark is a small wisp of darker brown toning between the nose and star 4. Smooth and attractive, just moderate

Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 10-15% of the planchet showing mint red. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. The only marks, a

Glossy golden olive mixed with darker olive brown. Mint frost covers part of the planchet, particularly on the reverse. The only notable mark is a s

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. A tiny rim nick over the first S in STATES is the only notable mark.

Glossy reddish chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. A small planchet chip on the rim at star 2 is the only notable mark. MDS, d

Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse (a 10/30% split). An attractive cent with just a few m

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a hint of reddish brown toning above the eye brow. The only mark is a small chip on the rim over star 5.

Frosty golden tan and light brown with darker chocolate brown toning covering the field before the neck and face. A small spot of fine carbon on the

Choice lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with 25% of the planchet showing mellowed mint red. Essentially a flawless, satiny cent; the only

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. No spots or stains, and the only contact mark is an extremely faint diagonal hairline scratch at the eye. L

Frosty light chocolate brown. No spots or stains, and the only mark is a tiny planchet chip at the top of the ear. A very attractive cent that has m

Highly lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with nearly a third of the mint color showing, mostly on the reverse. The only marks are a trio of faint

Frosty mint red fading to olive and steel brown with at least a third of the original bright mint red remaining visible. Just a few trivial marks fro

The obverse is slightly faded mint red mellowing to steel brown with slightly more than half the mint color remaining. The reverse is more faded with

Glossy light chocolate brown. No defects, just lightly worn with trivial contact marks. M-LDS, die state b. The earlier die clashmarks are gone but

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches at star 1, but you need a strong glass to