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The obverse is stronger, the reverse weaker, as usual with worn examples of this variety, a 5+/3-split. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smoot

Sharpness VG7 or slightly better but there is light roughness on the obverse, strongest in protected areas under the hair ribbon. Slightly glossy cho

Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but lightly corroded with numerous patches of moderate porosity on the obverse. There are areas of shallow reddish

Several points sharper but the devices on the obverse are severely weakened by heavy swelling associated with the latest die state of the variety. LD

Choice glossy light to medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Smooth with only trivial marks. A small tick in the field before the e

A point sharper but there are some rim bruises including one left of the hair ribbon and a pair of planchet chips on the lower part of the portrait.

A couple points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a tiny rim nick at the R in AMERICA. Sli

Sharpness F12 but covered with fine to moderate granularity. There are microscopic traces of verdigris in protected areas and just a few contact mark

Significantly sharper, perhaps F12 and even better in the hair details, but covered with porosity and slightly bent. No verdigris but there is a dig

A couple points sharper with very fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas. No verdigris but there are some light rim bruises on both s

Sharpness VF20 but moderately corroded. No verdigris but the field in front of the portrait has been smoothed. The date and legends are strong. The

Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but there are numerous very light scratches on the obverse, mostly in the field at the hair ribbon, plus very fine r

Slightly sharper and attractive for the grade, but there is some minor roughness left of the hair ribbon and a nick under the E in AMERICA. Otherwise

Frosty grayish steel. Sharp but covered with very fine porosity mixed with granularity, and there is a speck of raised verdigris in the field before

Slightly sharper with some nicks on the obverse and a few patches of fine roughness on the reverse, the largest of these under ITE. Just minor contac

Partly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Covered with very fine roughness, strongest on the reverse. Fine verdigris shows in protected areas on the

Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas while the devices are smooth. There are some fine hairline scratches on

Sharpness F15 with scattered light porosity and roughness on both sides. No verdigris and the notable marks are a shallow pit on the shoulder and a f

Glossy medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Smooth and attractive. The only marks are a small rim dent left of the lower curls and

Sharpness F12 or slightly better with a shallow pit on the neck and fine roughness elsewhere on both sides. No marks but there are a few patches of v