Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

A couple points sharper but covered with extremely fine roughness that has been carefully smoothed. The only marks of any significance are some shall

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. No notable signs of roughness, just some minor contact marks, including a diagonal nick at the bottom of the 7

A few points sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness. Slightly glossy very dark steel and olive brown. No notable marks or verdigris, bu

Five points sharper but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris or marks other than a small rim nick over the O in OF. Slightly glo

Sharpness F15 but slightly bent and covered with light roughness. No verdigris and just a few contact marks, including a nick at the base of the 9, a

Sharpness F15 but covered with moderate corrosion and there are some faint hairline scratches on both sides, strongest on the obverse where the roughn

Nice glossy chocolate and steel brown, just heavily worn. The obverse is a bit nicer while the reverse is almost slick. Maybe 10-15% of the reverse

Mostly glossy dark chocolate brown with overtones of light bluish steel. No corrosion, but heavily worn and covered with myriad hairline scratches.

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and free of verdigris or any hint of corrosion. The notable contact marks are a fine pin scratch through th

Five points sharper with uniform light corrosion under a glossy patina of chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. A small

A couple points sharper with very fine porosity covering the planchet. No verdigris, and the only marks are a few very light rim bruises on the lower

Close to VG7 but there is some fine pitting scattered about the obverse, strongest at the rim right of the mouth. No verdigris or contact marks, and

Some of the details are sharper and suggest a slightly higher grade, but the strike is a bit uneven, as usual. The lower right edge of the obverse an

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate, the toning delicately mottled, especially on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris, and the only mark of any

Slightly sharper with very light corrosion under a glossy olive and chocolate brown patina, the highpoints a couple shades lighter than the fields and

Slightly sharper but the rim over D-STATES-O has been lightly smoothed. In addition, there is a depression at the first T in STATES and another at th

Close to VG8 but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The only notable mark is a light rim bruise left of the lower cur

Very slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness covering the planchet, strongest on the reverse. Only a few specks of very fine verdigris on the

Sharpness F12 with light corrosion under a glossy dark olive and chocolate patina. No verdigris or marks other than a faint hairline scratch close un

Close to VG8 but there are some microscopic pitmarks or pinpricks on the upper half of the obverse plus a few light rim bruises in that same area. Gl