SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Sharpness near EF40 with myriad fine scratches covering the portrait and much of the reverse, but only those on the neck are visible without the aid o

Mostly glossy steel and chocolate brown. Some microscopic roughness in the fields but overall nice for the grade. The date is clear, the overate is vi

A couple points sharper but lightly corroded. No verdigris or notable marks. Dark steel with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoi

Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with frosty lighter steel brown. Mint luster covers the protected areas and there are

Slightly sharper with a few faint hairline scratches on the cheek and in the field behind the portrait. Otherwise smooth and attractive. Glossy medi

Slightly sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel and olive brown mottled with some lighter steel brown tones. No notable marks. E-MDS, M

Slightly sharper with faint roughness in the protected areas of the reverse. The obverse is glossy steel brown and chocolate while the reverse is a s

Sharpness VF35 or slightly better with microscopic roughness covering both sides, the roughness so fine it does not show to the unaided eye. There are

Nice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth, defect free surfaces. Excellent eye appeal. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The Spiked Chin feature is clea

Sharpness closer to mint state with a series of dull, light rim nicks at the bust tip and a fine scratch across the top of the neck. Lustrous light o

Frosty chocolate and light olive brown with delicate spots of darker olive toning on the obverse. No defects, only light friction on the highpoints. L

Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the highpoints. No roughness, only a few trivial contact marks. MDS, Ma

Frosty light to medium steel brown. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint luster and only minor contact marks. These include a thin nick under the

Glossy medium brown and chocolate mottled with some lighter and darker brown tones on the obverse. No roughness or marks, but it could use a bath to r

Frosty light brown with steel overtones and a swipe of darker steel brown toning on the lower right of the reverse. Faint hints of very faded mint co

The obverse is not as nice as the reverse, which grades F15 and offers excellent eye appeal and no notable defects. The obverse is weaker, with VG10

Highly glossy chocolate brown with splashes of reddish chocolate toning on both sides, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are mostly smooth and attr

Slightly sharper with some very light contact marks scattered about both sides, none notable or visible without a good glass but too many to ignore.

Sharpness very near mint state with attractive, frosty bluish steel brown surfaces that show ample faded mint red in protected areas, especially on th

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lustrous tan faded down from mint color covering the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse which