Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and very attractive. The only marks are a small rim nick at S-O and a nick on the r

A few points sharper but covered with very fine granularity, strongest on the reverse. There is a small spot of dark verdigris in the field left of t

A few points sharper with about a dozen pitmarks on the reverse, mostly at TES-OF. There is some dark verdigris in the pitmarks, but the remainder of

A point or two sharper with very fine roughness covering both sides. No verdigris or other significant marks. Lightly cleaned and retoned a rather g

A couple points sharper with extremely fine roughness in the fields under a glossy dark olive patina, while the highpoints a smooth, glossy chocolate

The reverse is a bit sharper than the obverse, perhaps a couple points between the two. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are sm

Nice glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and free of any notable defects. The best identifying mark is a tiny pinprick

A couple points sharper but cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate with some darker chocolate toning in protected areas of the re

A couple points sharper with patches of light corrosion on both sides, strongest in the wreath under AMER. There is a rim bruise over RT in LIBERTY a

Sharpness VG10 with fine granularity covering the planchet, strongest in the fields. No verdigris, and the only marks are a few light rim nicks, incl

Glossy chocolate with darker steel brown toning in the protected areas. There is some extremely fine roughness in the fields, but overall the surface

The obverse is a bit weaker than the reverse, but both sides are heavily worn. The reverse is very close to AG3. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and

Sharpness EF40 with uniform very fine corrosion under a glossy patina of dark olive and steel, the obverse displaying more gloss than the reverse. Th

A couple points sharper but covered with fine porosity, and there are some larger pitmarks scattered about the reverse as well, mostly at OF and aroun

Several points sharper but there is a significant pinch above the head and at the opposing area at the bottom of the reverse. This dented area is cov

Choice glossy medium brown. No spots or stains, and the only marks are trivial, including a pair of very tiny pinpricks left of the O in OF. The sur

Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown, the reverse a couple shades darker than the obverse. No spots, stains, or contact

Five points sharper with a rim dent at the L in LIBERTY and a strong rim nick above the O in OF. A pair of short struck-through lines in the field ov

Rather glossy dark steel brown. No verdigris or contact marks. The surfaces are not as glossy on the reverse, and are closer to matte in some of the

Sharpness VF20 but very fine granularity covers the fields and protected areas. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown, the natural patina helping hid