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