Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness under a rather glossy medium brown patina with chocolate brown toning in the protected areas. There are a

Glossy chocolate brown. The planchet is smooth, free of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. There are several light rim bruises on both sides and s

Sharpness F12 with light taps all the way around the rim amounting to many very light rim bruises that obliterate all but a few traces of the vine and

The sharpness is EF40 or slightly better, but the rim at CA to just right of the fraction is deeply scraped which removed most of the border beads in

Sharpness VF20 with very fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas while the highpoints are smooth. No verdigris, a dull, light rim ni

Sharpness VG10 or better but there is a crude hole (most likely from a nail used to attach this cent above the front door of a home for good luck) thr

Slightly sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are pin scratches in the form of a crude "W" in the field behind the head. Otherwi...

The obverse is a couple points better while the reverse is very slightly weaker. The surfaces are mostly smooth and glossy, but there are some shallo

Sharpness F12 but covered with fine granularity, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris. The notable marks are a dull, thin scrape down from the den

The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker. The surfaces are a mostly smooth mottled mix of glossy chocolate, medium brown, and