Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

A couple points sharper but very fine roughness covers both sides, strongest on the reverse. The roughness is somewhat hidden under the slightly glos

Attractive glossy chocolate brown with a faint swipe of darker olive toning in protected areas from UNI in UNITED to ATE in STATES. No spots or signi

Sharpness F15 with finely granular surfaces. No verdigris or significant marks. Slightly glossy dark steel. EDS. The date and legends are clear, a

Nice glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few trivial contact marks, including a thin vertical nick near the den

Very slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. A dull diagonal nick at the top of the N

Sharpness VF20 with a small patch of fine carbon near the rim off the tip of the nose. The most-obvious mark is a mint-made planchet fissure at the r

Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris or marks other than a shallow pit or planchet flake at

Sharp devices and steel brown color; struck from rusted obverse die, we suggest a net value along the lines of About Uncirculated quality.

Sharpness near F12 but covered with uniform very fine porosity. No verdigris or notable pitmarks, but there are several fresh, very light abrasions o

Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with tiny specks of lighter brown toning on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few minor ma

Sharpness VF25 but the planchet is cupped on the obverse thanks to some dull dents in the center of the obverse that caused the reverse to bulge outwa

A few points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a glossy dark olive brown patina. No marks, just traces of very fine verdigris dusted into p

Sharpness VF30 or so but covered with moderate to strong granularity. No marks or verdigris, however there is some lacquer or glue in protected areas

Sharpness near F12 with microscopic granularity covering the planchet, and there is a dull rim nick above the bust tip. No verdigris. Slightly gloss

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth surfaces and only minor marks, including a half dozen tiny pinpricks in the field over the bust tip and a sh

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. Smooth and attractive, free of any notable defects. LDS, Breen sta

Sharper by 5 points but cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown mottled with darker olive and lighter steel brown tones on both sides. The field b

Sharpness VF20 but recolored glossy chocolate brown with traces of faded red in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are highly glossy thanks

Close to F15 but there are too many tiny nicks for the higher grade. None of the marks is notable or at all distracting, and the eye appeal is quite

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Would rate a slightly higher grade but there is a light but fresh scuff on