Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with bluish steel overtones in protected areas. No notable defects, a tiny vertical scratch inside the O in ONE off

Ten points sharper with some contact marks on the obverse, including a dull diagonal nick between star 1 and the throat and a few light scrapes along

Frosty bluish steel brown. The only defects are a tiny planchet void at the dentil roots under star 1, as struck, and a short hairline scratch on the

Glossy light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty luster covering the protected areas. A light diagonal nick on the c

Five points sharper with some light contact marks on the obverse, including a thin horizontal nick high on the neck and a dull, very light vertical sc

Five points sharper with a few light contact marks, none notable or at all distracting. Glossy medium brown with steel brown highpoints. MDS.

Five points sharper with too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a faint arcing hairline scratch in the field before the browl

Five points sharper with a rim bruise at star 4 and a small rim nick above star 5. Glossy medium brown. EDS.

Frosty light to medium brown with glossy chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. There is a tiny nick in the field under star 5 and a very thin dia

Slightly sharper with a nick on the chin, a few more on the neck, and one close under star 2, plus several faint hairline scratches under ONE. Glossy

Five points sharper with a small spot of light reddish carbon in the field under the outer hairbun plus a few light contact marks, including a dull ve

Slightly sharper with a pair of tiny rim nicks at star 13. Glossy medium brown. MDS.

N-1 R4 F12. E-MDS, state b. N-4 R1 VF30. EDS, state a. N-5 R4- VF30. EDS, state a. N-8 R2 VF35. Overdate 9 over 8. E-MDS, state b.

N-20 R1 VF35. EDS. N-22 R1 EF40. EDS. N-24 R3 VF35. EDS. N-26 R3 VF30. MDS. N-27 R4+ F15. E-MDS. N-29 R2 VF35. EDS. All

Contains 1849 (with a curved planchet clip, as struck), 1850, 1851 (3), 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, and 1856. Grades range from VG8 to VF25, average F12

Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. No notable defects. E-MDS. Excellent eye appeal.

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. There is a thin vertical nick right of star 3 and two horizontal ones under the left side of the N in CENT. E-MDS

Glossy chocolate and bluish steel brown. Frosty flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only mark visible without a glass is a sm

Five points sharper with a fine pin scratch in the field over star 10 and a small rim nick at star 5, plus a trio of tiny rim nicks at the bottom of t

Frosty golden tan. The obverse is covered with microscopic specks of reddish chocolate toning, a small one right of star 4 the only speck visible wit

Mint red fading to steel brown, nearly half the red remaining, mostly on the obverse. Would rate a higher grade except for a dark olive stain at ERIC

Sharpness very near mint state but the obverse is covered with extremely fine hairlines with a similar scuff in the center of the reverse. These hair

Frosty medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. A few light nicks in the field before the tip of the nose are the only marks. Sharply

Five points sharper with a very light rim bruise at star 12 and a half dozen spots of dark olive toning on the reverse, the largest of these at TA in

Frosty bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on both sides. There is a light diagonal nick on the chin, a light nick in the dentils under

Ten points sharper with some light contact marks, including light nicks on the throat, a nick on the right side of star 7, a hairline scratch from sta

Lustrous light bluish steel brown with hints of sea-green overtone in protected areas. There is a patch of darker reddish chocolate toning between st

Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse.

Bright mint red mellowing to steel brown, nearly two-thirds of the original color remaining. Would rate a slightly higher grade if not for some very l

Glossy light olive brown with golden brown toning covering the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and show only minor contact marks, including a sho

Frosty light to medium brown with fine flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. Only a few faint contact marks, including an arcing h

Five points sharper with some very fine carbon dust at the dentils over TE in STATES and under ME in AMERICA. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. MDS.

Frosty bluish steel and chocolate brown with traces of faded mint color in protected areas. There is some delicate wood graining with lighter brown t

Slightly sharper with a nick on the eyebrow and a couple faint hairline scratches under star 3. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of fade

Choice glossy medium brown with flowline luster covering the fields. Virtually flawless. The best identifying mark is a small spot of darker olive b

Frosty medium brown with hints of faded mint color in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and attractive on the obverse, but the reverse is speck

Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown, at least 80% of the original color remaining. There are a couple very light contact marks in the fie

N-3 R1 EF40. LDS. N-6 R1 EF40. MDS. N-9 R2 EF40. EDS. N-19 R2 EF45. M-LDS, Newcomb's old #16. A couple are slightly sharper w...

N-14 R4 VF25. M-LDS. N-15 R2 VF30. MDS. N-17 R4+ VF35. MDS. N-18 R4 VF35. MDS. N-22 R4 VF35. MDS. N-27 R5- VG10. MDS. N-

Slightly sharper but there is a fine hairline scratch in the field before the face and a small, light rim bruise over the first T in STATES. Glossy m

Five points sharper with a few too many faint contact marks for the higher grade. These include a couple tiny nicks in the field over star 2 and some

Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned light brown with frosty reddish golden tan in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The on

Frosty steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas. The only marks are a thin nick in the field under star 10 and a thin, light nick or scuff

Glossy medium brown with frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. Close to AU55 but there are a dozen tiny rim nicks around th

Glossy medium brown and chocolate delicately mottled with reddish chocolate brown and olive tones, especially on the obverse. Sharpness slightly bett

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with hints of very faded mint color on the reverse. A small nick under star 7 and a fine hairline scratch under star

Mint state sharpness with a faint hairline scratch from the bust tip into the field under the chin plus some light nicks scattered about the obverse,

Glossy light golden steel brown and tan. Probably dipped and retoned but the eye appeal is excellent. The only mark is a small, barely visible speck

Lustrous bluish steel brown and mint red, nearly half the mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. The only defects are a

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with steel brown highpoints. There is a very faint scuff in the fields around stars 8 & 9 and a tiny rim nick...