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

Sharpness VF35 but covered with extremely fine granularity, and there are some tiny pitmarks sprinkled into the mix, the strongest ones at the dentils

Glossy chocolate brown with some darker olive brown toning in the field over the bust tip. No marks of any significance. The gloss is aided by a thi

Slightly sharper with uniform extremely fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas. A very fine hairline scratch on the cheek is the on

Glossy mix of medium and darker chocolate browns. No roughness, but there are some light contact marks scattered about the obverse, including a dull

Sharpness VF25 with fine granularity covering both sides. No verdigris, and the only mark is a dull diagonal nick on the bust. Cleaned and retoned a

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive and chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and free of any distracting marks. L

Slightly sharper but there are some light rim bruises on the obverse, including one right of the Y and another left of the hair ribbon. Glossy chocol

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive, only a few minor marks. These include a dull nick in the hair left of the forehead, a thin

Slightly sharper with a patch of very fine roughness at the bottom of the neck. Otherwise only minor marks consistent with the grade. Glossy chocola

1802 S-229 R2+ G6. 1812 S-290 R1 G6. Small Date. Turban Head. Both are very slightly sharper with minor defects. The dates are strong. L

A point or two sharper but slightly bent thanks to a dull dent on the leaves under AM and a rim dent at RTY. The only other notable mark is a dull bu

Attractive glossy chocolate brown with smooth, nearly mark-free surfaces. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet fold at the dentils over the R

A few points sharper but covered with very fine granularity. There is a patch of light reddish corrosion under AME and a smaller one below CE in CENT

Sharpness VF25 with a planchet flake or shallow but rather large pitmark in the field near the dentils before the eye. In addition, there is some ver

A point or two sharper but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris or marks. Cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy bluish steel brown with so

A couple points sharper with some light contact marks, including a small rim bruise opposite the neck, a dull rim nick at the E in UNITED, another at

Sharpness F12 with microscopic roughness covering the fields and protected areas. There are a couple tiny specks of greenish verdigris on the reverse

Close to VF20 but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a hairline scratch in the dentils left of the date and

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive. A tiny rim nick at the M in AMERICA is the only mark of any significance. LDS.

A point or two sharper but covered with very fine granularity and there is a rather deep pitmark in the hair left of the earlobe, plus a smaller one o

Sharpness F12 but there is a dig in the left side of the ribbon loop above the fraction, plus a smaller one on the left stem below. The only other ma

Sharpness VF35 but there are a few too many light nicks for the higher grade, including a small diagonal one on the throat. There is a small spot of

Sharpness F12 but the surfaces are covered with extremely fine granularity that's mostly hidden under a slight glossy chocolate and olive brown ...

Sharpness near VF30 but covered with light contact marks, none significant or distracting but far too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy dark olive

Sharpness VF20 but a bit dull from extremely fine granularity under the slightly glossy dark steel and chocolate brown patina. No verdigris, and the

Sharpness VF20 but covered with very fine granularity, strongest in the field over the bust and at STA in STATES. No verdigris, and the only mark is

Five points sharper with traces of very light verdigris hidden in protected areas of the hair at the shoulder. Otherwise the planchet is smooth and a

Sharpness VF30 with a long, dull nick or thin scrape in the hair left of the eye, and there is a small spot of greenish verdigris at the lower end of

Sharpness EF40 with a dozen dull and rather strong pinpricks on the left half of the obverse, mostly at the lower curls and field to the left. There

Five points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel brown with lighter reddish brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and