Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy steel brown. Sharpness close to F12 but there are too many light contact marks on the obverse for the higher grade. These include a long, thi

Sharpness F12 but there are a couple dozen small, light dents scattered about both sides plus some faint hairline scratches on the bust and in the obv

Sharpness G6 or better but corroded. The surfaces are dull and the roughness partially obscures the details, although the date is clear and most of t

Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with medium brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. The only marks are a few very faint hairline scratc

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty light brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. There is a dull vertical nick on the c

Sharpness VF35 but the lower half of the obverse is smashed and those details are weak. The rest of the planchet is problem-free and very attractive.

Glossy chocolate brown. The only marks are a couple small nicks over stars 7 & 8. EDS, Manley state 1.0.

Attractive lustrous medium brown. The fields are satiny and free of any spots or stains. The only notable flaws are a few faint hairline scratches in

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty light to medium brown toning covering the protected areas. The notable marks are a faint diagonal hairlin

Steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are only slightly glossy due to a thin layer of natural o

Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and steel brown with traces of very faded red in protected areas. There is a dull scratch close t

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. No defects, just honest wear. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0. The repunchi

Sharpness VF30 but covered with light contact marks and there is some very light verdigris on the ribbon at the bottom of the wreath. Rather glossy d

Frosty chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. There is a dull horizontal nick just right of the lips and some t

Ten points sharper but there are some light hairline scratches on the obverse, including one above the date and another from the chin to the hair unde

Slightly sharper with some light contact marks, including a few tiny hairline scratches at TES-O. Glossy chocolate brown delicately mottled with medi

Slightly sharper but there is a small carbon spot in the center of the cheek and another smaller one on top of the 2 in the date. Otherwise this is a

Five points sharper but covered with microscopic hairlines. Otherwise smooth and free of defects. Glossy medium brown with steel brown highpoints.

Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. There are a few faint contact marks in the field around star 8 and a tiny pinprick on the bust tip. Nicely s

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Only a few light contact marks, including an arcing, very thin scuff above the date and a thin diagonal nick in the

Five points sharper with some tiny contact marks scattered about both sides, including a pair of dull nicks on the jawline. Glossy chocolate and ligh

Glossy chocolate brown. Sharpness close to EF40 but there are a few too many light contact marks for that grade, including a faint vertical hairline

At least 5 points sharper but there are some light contact marks on the cheek and in the field before the chin, plus a small planchet fissure at the r

Lustrous light bluish steel brown with hints of very faded mint red on the obverse. The obverse fields are satiny while the reverse fields are slightl

Choice glossy light to medium brown with chocolate toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is excellent. A tiny pinpric

Lustrous light bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 35% on the reverse. The only mark is a small patch of darker ste

Frosty medium brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lustrous lighter brown in protected areas. A tiny rim nick unde

Glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas and some hints of faded mint red remaining on the reverse

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. There is a small spot of carbon on the bust tip, a couple of s

Mint state but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel and chocolate brown with faded red remaining in protected areas. Some tiny specks of d

Frosty mint red fading to bluish steel brown, nearly half the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. The only marks are a tiny speck of light c

Slightly faded mint red mellowing to steel brown, half the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There is a speck of carbon in the field near the den

Lustrous light golden brown and tan with sea-green overtones. The fields are satiny and very attractive, with just a few tiny ticks on the chin and a

Mint state sharpness but there are too many tiny nicks scattered about the obverse, none notable or distracting. Frosty bluish steel brown with trace

Sharpness near mint state but there is a short vertical scratch at the right point of star 1 and a splash of reddish toning covering the left top of t

Very attractive glossy bluish steel and chocolate with underlying satiny mint luster covering the fields. There are a couple of very light nick-like

Frosty bluish steel brown. The surfaces are covered with satiny luster, but there are a few carbon spots. The largest one is at BER in LIBERTY, and th

Frosty bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on both sides. The only mark of any consequence is a light rim nick under the 8 in the date.

Frosty bluish steel brown with nearly half the mint remaining, mostly on the reverse. No spots or stains. The only marks are a dull. light vertical ni

Slightly glossy medium brown and chocolate. The planchet is covered with faint hairline scratches and there are traces of extremely fine roughness as

Faded mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown with rose overtones, about a third of the red remaining. There is a tiny speck of carbon left of star 1

Small Date. Bluish steel brown with very faded mint red in protected areas and delicate overtones of iridescent rose, especially on the reverse. There

Medium brown with iridescent rose faded down from mint red in the protected areas and delicate bluish steel overtones covering the fields. There is a

Beautiful bluish steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas and overtones of electric blue, especially on the reverse. A gem example except fo

"Reverse corroded." Although starkly put like this on the grading holder, it sounds horrible but really isn't all that unnerving, give...

Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are covered with light to moderate corrosion, but there is no verdigris. There are, howev

Rather glossy dark chocolate brown and olive with some lighter reddish chocolate toning on the reverse. The surfaces are lightly corroded, as noted on

Slightly sharper with a pair of old, dull scratches on the obverse, the scratches so old they are worn smooth where they cross the portrait and show o

The sharpness is VF30 or slightly better, especially on the reverse, but the obverse field from before the tip of the nose down to the bust tip was sm

Slightly sharper, especially on the reverse, but there is a thin planchet fissure on the obverse meandering from the hair through the cheek and chin t

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

A few points sharper but covered with rather uniform light corrosion, the roughness slightly stronger at RTY. No verdigris and just a few notable con

Sharpness VF20 with uniform microscopic granularity under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. No verdigris, but there are some contac

Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine granularity, and there are some shallow pitmarks scattered about the obverse. Many of the pitmarks contain green

Sharpness VG10 but most of the planchet is lightly corroded. There is some glossy chocolate brown verdigris in a few protected areas, but the verdigr

Sharpness VG10 but covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No verdigris, and the only marks are some light rim bruises on the reverse, including a t

The obverse is sharper while the reverse is weaker, although portions of both sides have details that are stronger than the overall grade would sugges

Sharpness near G4 but there is a large "X" scratched into the reverse, plus a few other lighter scratches in the obverse fields and a doze...

Sharpness F12 but there is a rim dent left of the bottom of the cap, a couple smaller ones at RIA, and a pair of dull scratches on the upper left part

Sharpness F12 with very light corrosion covering both sides. There are traces of very light verdigris in some of the protected areas and the field be

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine porosity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown. The 4 in the date is partially obscure

Sharpness F12 but there are some light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest of these left of the date. Slightly glossy chocolate and steel brown

Sharper by at least 5 points but there is very fine uniform granularity under a slightly glossy patina of reddish steel brown and chocolate with light

The obverse is a point sharper and the reverse a point weaker. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. The su

Five points sharper with some faint vertical hairline scratches in the field before the portrait, and this area was lightly cleaned and retoned a glos

Glossy light to medium brown with some darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and in the field before the portrait. No roughness and only minor

Sharpness VG10 or slightly better with patches of extremely fine roughness under a mostly glossy patina of reddish chocolate and steel brown, the roug

Sharper by at least a couple points but there are patches of extremely fine roughness on both sides, the largest of these at the top of the cap. No v

Sharpness VF30 with a collection of fine pin scratches at RTY into the field before the forehead and more at the top of the 4 and in the field at the

Very slightly sharper with light roughness covering the fields and a few small pitmarks at ED-STAT. A light rim bruise under the bust tip is the only

Sharpness VF30 with very fine granularity under a slightly glossy dark reddish chocolate brown patina. There are traces of light verdigris in protect

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive, free of any notable defects. A tiny pinprick on the upright of the T in LIBERTY is a g

Sharper by a couple points but lightly corroded and gently smoothed to minimize the roughness. No significant marks or verdigris. Rather glossy mix

Sharpness F12 but moderately corroded with traces of dark greenish verdigris in protected areas. The only marks are a dull hairline scratch down thro

Glossy medium brown with dark chocolate toning covering the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are mostly smooth, just traces of very light rou

Close to VG7 but the reverse is a bit dull thanks to microscopic granularity under the rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina covering the fi

A few points sharper with very fine roughness covering all but the highpoints. Just a couple small patches of reddish brown verdigris on the reverse.

Sharpness VF35 but covered with microscopic granularity that's mostly hidden under a glossy dark olive brown and steel patina, the obverse showi...

Close to VG8 but there are a couple light rim bruises on the reverse, one over ES and another under the right side of the fraction, plus a dull rim ni

Slightly sharper but very lightly cleaned on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and completely free of corrosion or verdigris. The only marks a

The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker. The surfaces are mostly smooth but do show some microscopic roughness under the rat

Glossy light to medium brown with chocolate brown toning in protected areas. There are some nicks on both sides, strongest at TY, the throat, and ES

Very slightly sharper with fine roughness under a glossy dark chocolate and steel brown patina. There are traces of dark verdigris in a couple protec

A point or two sharper but covered with microscopic porosity. No marks or verdigris, and the roughness is partially offset by a rather glossy patina

Five points sharper but there are tiny nicks on both sides plus a small planchet chip left of the eye and several small patches of light verdigris on

A couple points sharper with uniform microscopic granularity under a rather glossy patina of dark olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. No

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine granularity, and there are tiny specks of raised corrosion in the reverse fields. The only mark is a small rim n

The obverse is a couple points better while the reverse is slightly weaker, as usual for this variety. The obverse is at least VG7 sharpness but has

Sharpness F12 with very fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark steel brown patina. No verdigris, but there are some rim bruises on both sides, t

Sharpness F12 but covered with fine porosity and there are several rim dents on both sides, the stronger ones at UNI and ES on the reverse. Matte dar

A few points sharper with light roughness under a glossy steel brown and chocolate tone. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a thin fissure at