Houston Money Show Auction

The obverse is sharper, the reverse weaker, as always on this die combination. The date is gone, lost in fine planchet striations, but everything els

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. Looks perfectly smooth but there is microscopic roughness under the glossy toning. Just a

Sharper but both sides show fine roughness mixed with natural planchet striations, especially on the reverse. The highpoints are smooth. No contact

Glossy light olive with a few coppery highpoints on the reverse. Smooth except for a thin planchet fissure on both sides (as struck). Otherwise choi

Struck on a large planchet. Sharpness near VF20, especially on the reverse, but covered with fine roughness under glossy dark chocolate brown toning.

Struck on a large planchet. Sharpness near VF20 but there is an irregular planchet void in the center of the obverse and the planchet is covered with

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine roughness. No verdigris and the only mark is a tiny rim bruise right of the date. Slightly glossy dark olive br

Sharpness VF25 but dark and covered with fine to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris. Rather glossy dark olive brown and steel, nearly black.

Dark olive brown and chocolate with steel overtones. Both sides show small planchet flakes and microscopic granularity but the details are sharp and

Sharper but rough and banged up a bit with a couple dull dents in the center of the obverse. The date and most of the legends are readable. Partly g