Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Close to F12 but there is uniform extremely faint roughness under the glossy dark steel brown and olive brown patina. No verdigris or marks other tha

Sharpness VG7 but the obverse is covered with light corrosion and the reverse with moderate corrosion. There is some raised corrosion present on both

Very slightly sharper with some old, light hairline scratches on the obverse. Mostly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown. The date is full but not

Sharpness F12 but there are some nicks and light scratches on the obverse, including a vertical hairline scratch from the hair at the forehead down to

Rather glossy chocolate brown, the highpoints a lighter shade than the fields and protected areas. Only minor contact marks, including a dull rim nic

Sharpness near VF20 but lightly corroded with a dusting of greenish olive verdigris, mostly in protected areas. The only contact marks of any signifi

A few points sharper but very lightly corroded. Cleaned and poorly retoned slightly glossy dark steel with lighter coppery brown highpoints on the ob

The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. There are a few light rim bruises on both

Close to F12 but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a very light rim bruise opposite the chin and a couple m

Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris, but the surfaces are dull from the microscopic roughness

Sharpness F12 but covered with microscopic porosity, the roughness uniform and free of any verdigris. The only notable marks are a tiny rim nick left

Sharpness near VF20 with extremely fine roughness under the glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina. There are traces of very light verdigris in

A point or two sharper but there is very fine granularity under the glossy dark olive and steel brown patina, the obverse displaying more gloss than t

Glossy reddish chocolate with chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are mostly smooth and free of marks, just a few minor rim nicks,

Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with small splashes of reddish chocolate toning on both sides. The obverse is smooth and rather glossy

Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or notable contact marks other than a small rim nick just right of the fraction. The left sides are softly stru

Sharpness F15 with a small patch of shallow greenish olive pits in the field just left of the lowest curl and a few more tiny pitmarks in the field ov

Glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. There is some extremely fine roughness covering much of the left obverse fiel

Glossy steel brown with darker steel and olive toning covering the protected areas. There are some light nicks scattered about the obverse, none sign

A couple points sharper but the obverse is covered with very tiny pitmarks. No verdigris, and the only marks are a tiny rim nick left of the hair rib