Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Large Fraction. Sharpness EF40 with a small spot of light verdigris that was mostly removed from the front edge of the neck. Otherwise the surfaces ar

Five points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. There are traces of light verdigris in protected

Sharpness near VF35 with traces of very fine roughness on both sides, and there is some light verdigris in protected areas as well. There is a dull s

Ten points sharper with fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas. There is some verdigris crud in protected areas, and the only conta

S-246 R3 VG7. EDS. S-252 R3- VG7. EDS. S-254 R2 VG7. EDS. A decent group, all with a clear date and legends. Lot of 3 coins.

Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade. Only two significant marks: a rim dent left of the hair ribbon and a dull diagonal crea

Slightly sharper but cleaned to a glossy golden orange and copper, then coated to retain this unnatural tone. No roughness or significant marks. The

Glossy steel brown and chocolate, the reverse mottled with some darker olive brown. The surfaces are smooth except for some light roughness inside th

Slightly sharper but there are some hairline scratches in the field before the portrait. Otherwise the surfaces are excellent, smooth and very attrac

Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish steel brown and chocolate with frosty luster remaining in protected areas. There is a dull, rather strong n

Choice glossy light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty luster covering the protected areas. Close to EF45 bu

Sharpness VF25 but burnished and retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate. The profile was carefully strengthened and some light contact marks were s

Glossy dark steel brown with chocolate brown toning covering the obverse highpoints. A small spot of darker chocolate in the center of the neck is th

Sharper by at least 5 points but extremely faint granularity covers the fields and protected areas. This microscopic roughness is mostly hidden under

Glossy chocolate with some darker chocolate brown toning in the field before the face. Smooth and attractive for the grade, free of any notable defec

Sharpness VF30 but very lightly corroded, and there is a dull scratch from the hair under the E down to the top of the curl on the neck. The obverse

Sharpness VF20 but there are a couple light rim bruises, including a small one under the hair ribbon and a dull one at CA in AMERICA. A pair of thin,

Sharpness AU50 with extremely fine roughness covering the lower two-thirds of the hair into the field left of the lower curls. No verdigris, and the

1806 S-270 R1 G6. EDS. 1807 S-271 R1 AG3. Comet Obverse. EDS, before the comet break occurs. Both are glossy chocolate and have a clear da

Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. There are a couple small pinpricks and hairline scratches in the field before the portrait, but overall

Close to G4 with a very slight bend in the planchet at the L in LIBERTY caused by a dull dent at NI in UNITED on the opposing side. The surfaces are

Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth with a rim nick under the 0 in the date. The date is full and the overdate is clear. Just worn.

Sharpness EF40 but the obverse was lightly burnished. Nicely retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate toning in prot

Five points sharper with patches of very fine corrosion, mostly on the obverse where there are specks of greenish verdigris remaining in some shallow

Sharpness near VF30 but the surfaces are slightly uneven, mostly on the obverse. No verdigris, and the notable marks are limited to a faint hairline

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are free of corrosion or verdigris, and there only minor contact marks. The notable ones are on the n

Five points sharper with a dozen or so tiny pitmarks on the bust and in the field before the portrait. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Lightl

Slightly sharper with some very light hairline scratches on the left side of the obverse, a thin vertical nick in the bottom of the second 8, and trac

Sharpness VF25 with several small spots of porosity on both sides but no verdigris. The spots are on the hair above the I in LIBERTY, at the dentils

Five points sharper with a few too many tiny nicks for the higher grade, including a light diagonal one over star 7 and a tiny rim nick at that same s

The obverse is glossy dark steel brown and chocolate while the reverse is a glossy lighter shade of olive and chocolate. No roughness or significant

Slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely fine roughness. No verdigris, but there are some light contact marks,

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and free of marks, just worn. The date and legends are clear.

A few points sharper but lightly burnished and retoned a highly glossy golden brown and chocolate. No roughness and only minor contact marks. The da

Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or significant marks. Most of the date and legend remain easily visible. LDS. The overdate is dull and barely

Close to VG8 but there is very fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas. No marks and only a few specks of greenish verdigris in protec

Glossy dark olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive. The only marks are a small rim nick at the top of the obverse and a couple tiny nicks

Sharpness VF20 but the obverse is moderately corroded, then smoothed. The reverse is covered with fine granularity, strongest in the fields and prote

Five points sharper with uniform fine granularity under a slightly glossy dark olive brown patina. No marks or notable signs of verdigris. EDS. The

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with a bit of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas on both sides and some light olive around the stars behi

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and steel brown with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas of the revers

A couple points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. A couple tiny, very light rim bruises

Slightly sharper with a patch of microscopic roughness at ST in STATES. No verdigris or contact marks of any consequence. Glossy chocolate and steel

Mostly glossy steel brown and chocolate with a splash of darker olive toning over ATE in STATES. No roughness and only a few trivial marks, including

At least ten points sharper but covered with very fine roughness and there is a rim bruise at stars 12-13. Otherwise free of notable defects. Slight

Sharpness F15 but lightly corroded, and there are traces of very light verdigris on both sides. No marks worthy of mention. Dark steel brown, the ob

A couple points sharper with light roughness in the left obverse field plus a few minor contact marks. These include a shallow nick close over the ri

Glossy chocolate brown with dark chocolate and olive brown toning covering the fields and protected areas. The two-tone appearance accents the detail

Five points sharper with a light rim bruise at star 2 and a couple more tiny ones at the D in UNITED. Otherwise this cent is choice in every respect.

Ten points sharper but there are small, light rim bruises at stars 1, 5, and 6, plus a stronger rim bruise at stars 11-12. Otherwise this cent is qui