Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy light to medium brown with chocolate brown toning in protected areas. There are some nicks on both sides, strongest at TY, the throat, and ES

Very slightly sharper with fine roughness under a glossy dark chocolate and steel brown patina. There are traces of dark verdigris in a couple protec

A point or two sharper but covered with microscopic porosity. No marks or verdigris, and the roughness is partially offset by a rather glossy patina

Five points sharper but there are tiny nicks on both sides plus a small planchet chip left of the eye and several small patches of light verdigris on

A couple points sharper with uniform microscopic granularity under a rather glossy patina of dark olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. No

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine granularity, and there are tiny specks of raised corrosion in the reverse fields. The only mark is a small rim n

The obverse is a couple points better while the reverse is slightly weaker, as usual for this variety. The obverse is at least VG7 sharpness but has

Sharpness F12 with very fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark steel brown patina. No verdigris, but there are some rim bruises on both sides, t

Sharpness F12 but covered with fine porosity and there are several rim dents on both sides, the stronger ones at UNI and ES on the reverse. Matte dar

A few points sharper with light roughness under a glossy steel brown and chocolate tone. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a thin fissure at