Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

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