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Sharpness near VG8 but the obverse is covered with small pits and the rest of the planchet has fine granularity in the fields and protected areas. No

Sharpness at least F12 but covered with fine roughness. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter brown highpoints. No marks or verdigris. The

A point or two sharper, especially on the obverse, but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris, only minor marks including fine hairlines scra

Glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals extremely fin

Sharpness near VF35 but a bit dark and there is a planchet flaw (void) at the rim over ERIC (as struck). Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass

Rather glossy medium brown with chocolate brown in protected areas. Mostly smooth but there are shallow pits or dull contact marks on the lower part

A few points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity and there is a deep dent at TA in STATES that flattened the opposing 1 in the date. Ste

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, just worn. A nick between the 1 & 7 is the only notable mark. Late die state w...

Slightly glossy reddish brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. Covered with very fine roughness, strongest at the eye, but void of verdigris

Sharper but dented at the rim on the upper right part of the reverse. Reasonably smooth and free of verdigris but there are some old hairline scratch

Attractive glossy medium brown. Smooth with minor marks including a thin diagonal scratch under the eye and another at CE in CENT. Both marks are ol

Glossy medium brown with a splash of silvery steel toning on the bust, possibly an impurity in the planchet. Some tiny planchet chips at ERTY are the

Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel. Covered with fine to moderate roughness on all but the highpoints which are smooth. Lightly burnished and r

Several points sharper but the rim has been rolled and the obverse was lightly burnished and retoned. The highpoints are smooth but very fine roughne

A couple points sharper but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a small nick left of the eye brow. Dull steel brown wit

Mostly glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown highpoints. Covered with extremely fine roughness on all but the highpoints. No ver

Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. Lightly burnished and expertly retoned. The eye appeal of this cent is quite nice but there are small pits

Glossy chocolate and olive brown with slightly lighter brown on the highpoints of the reverse. Mostly smooth but there is some minor roughness in the

Glossy steel brown. Lightly burnished with smooth highpoints and minor roughness in protected areas. No verdigris; essentially just a heavily worn c

Slightly sharper but covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris, only trivial marks. Slightly glossy steel brown with olive brown in protected