Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Choice lustrous light brown with medium brown highpoints. No spots or stains, just the barest hint of friction on the highest points from mint state.

Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of slightly faded mint red in protected areas, especially on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and virtuall

At least 10 points sharper with several rim bruises, the strongest ones at the NI and D in UNITED. Nice glossy medium brown with frosty luster in pro

Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish brown and chocolate. The only marks are a small patch of microscopic roug

Frosty golden light brown with some bluish steel overtones and traces of very faded mint red in protected areas. The only notable mark is a faint hai

Nice glossy medium brown with frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. No defects. LDS, the reverse die cracks clear.

Beaded Hair Cord. Attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of mint red remaining on the obverse, at least 10% on the reverse. The surfaces a

Choice glossy light bluish steel brown with delicate wisps of darker steel brown toning on the reverse. There is a tiny tick under the eye and severa

Nice glossy chocolate brown delicately wood grained with some slightly lighter brown on both sides. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas

Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown mixed with some lighter brown tones in the fields. A speck of reddish verdigris on the jaw is the only defect.

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. The obverse is mottled and the reverse is a more uniform chocolate brown. The reverse is a bit sharper than the o

Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and satiny mint frost in protected areas. The only defects are a few faint contact m

Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive; a small nick on the top of the O in ONE the only notable mark. MDS.

Sharpness EF40 but cleaned and retoned a rather glossy steel brown with faded red in protected areas. There are many tiny pinpricks scattered about b

Ten points sharper but the stars have been expertly strengthened by adding radial lines. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown and c

Sharpness near AU50 with several dull rim nicks on both sides, the notable ones left of star 1, over star 6, at ST and TE in STATES, and at the F in O

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. A spot of dark olive brown toning at the top of star 1 and another left of star 9 are the only notable marks. Nic

Nice glossy medium brown and chocolate. A shallow planchet flake between stars 7 & 8 and a couple tiny nicks over the E in CENT are the only de...

Ten points sharper with a very light scuff across the date and a patch of fine reddish verdigris at the ES in STATES. Otherwise the surfaces are an a

Ten points sharper with a rim bruise at the second A in STATES. Cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. No additional defects. M

Glossy bluish steel brown with a half dozen small spots of darker olive toning on the obverse, the largest of these in the dentils right of star 12.

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a small swipe of darker chocolate toning at the bottom of the earlobe. A tiny, very light rim bruise right of

N-5 R2 F12. Booby Head. MDS. N-7 R2 VF20. Booby Head. MDS. N-8 R1 VF20. Head of 1840. EDS. The first is slightly sharper with minor

Five points sharper with a few tiny nicks on the obverse and a shallow planchet flake on the rim above the O in OF. Glossy medium brown with frosty l

Frosty bluish steel brown and chocolate with peeps of very faded mint red on both sides and satiny luster covering the protected areas. A small planc

Frosty light golden brown and tan. A small nick on the bridge of the nose and a very tiny rim nick at the U in UNITED are the notable marks, and they

Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel brown with delicate overtones of sea-green and traces of very faded red in a fe

Frosty chocolate and steel brown with fine flowline luster covering the protected areas. A few tiny nicks from choice for the grade. LDS. Removed f

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. A small carbon spot just right of star 9, a light nick on the bottom of the 0 in the date, and a thin planchet lam

Slightly sharper with a few very faint hairline scratches on the cheek and jaw. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty steel brown toning in protected ar

Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of slightly faded mint red in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. The only marks are a tiny

Five points sharper with a hairline scratch from star 1 to the neck close under the earlobe. Frosty steel brown with satiny mint luster covering the

Sharpness close to mint state with some light contact marks on the obverse, including a fine hairline scratch on the neck under the earlobe, a tiny sc

Glossy medium brown with frosty mint luster in protected areas. A small splash of darker chocolate toning at the dentils left of star 3 and a pinpric

Glossy olive and chocolate brown with bluish steel overtones. A patch of microscopic roughness between stars 12 & 13 is the only notable defect...

Glossy chocolate and frosty steel brown. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective. The best identifying mark is a light diagonal nick close ove

Five points sharper but the highpoints have been very lightly cleaned. Those highpoints are a coppery tan while the remainder of the planchet is a ni

Nearly ten points sharper but there are several sharp scratches from the wreath ribbon tip to the adjacent U. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and a

Frosty light steel brown delicately mixed with wisps of darker steel brown. A very thin nick on the cheek and a barely visible rim bruise at the E in

N-1 R2 VF25. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel brown. M-LDS. N-12 R1 VF30. E-MDS. Nice glossy medium b

N-6 R1 VF35. Large Date. Sharpness near AU50 with some pin scratches at stars 2 and 5. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. LDS. N-12 R1 VF30.

1840 N-4 R3- VG10. Small Date. MDS. 1842 N-2 R1 VF20. Small date. EDS. 1842 N-6 R1 VG10. Large Date. MDS. All are slightly sharpe

1840 N-8 R1 F15. Large Date. 1842 N-9 R2 VF20. Large Date. 1843 N-11 R2- VF20. EDS. The last is slightly sharper with minor defects,

Contains 1840 Large Date, 1841, 1842 Large Date, 1843 Head of 1844, 1844, 1845 (2), 1846, 1847, 1848, and 1849. Grades range from VG8 to VF25, averag

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with some delicate wood grain mix of the toning on both sides. A tiny rim nick over star 8 is the only notable mark

Sharpness EF40 with several small spots of verdigris scattered about both sides and a dull vertical nick right of star 8, plus a few tiny rim bruises

Sharpness near mint state but cleaned and retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with some dark bluish steel and olive toning on both sides. The o

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned olive and dark steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and attractive, just a few light contact marks o

Mint red fading to bluish steel brown, at least a third of the red remaining on each side. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint luster and are fr

Five points sharper with a planchet flake in the dentils over star 8 and tiny rim nicks at STA. Glossy medium brown with a streak of darker chocolate