SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy olive and chocolate brown with medium brown toning covering the right side of the reverse and a splash of similar lighter brown toning at the b

A couple points sharper but granular. No verdigris or significant marks. Dark steel brown and chocolate. The date and legends are clear. LDS, Bree

Five points sharper with a thin, short horizontal scratch on the throat with another faint one just above on the jaw, plus a barely visible rim bruise

Sharpness VF35 but uniformly granular except for a small patch of stronger roughness at LI in LIBERTY. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly gloss

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with a swipe of darker chocolate toning in the field off the chin. A few small pinpricks or planchet chips on the bu

Rather glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. The surfaces are very lightly rough under magnification, but there

Attractive glossy chocolate brown with some frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. Smooth and choice except for some light ni

A couple points sharper but covered with fine granularity under a rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. In addition, there are some fine h

A couple points sharper with a scuff of fine diagonal scratches in the field near the rim off the chin and a tiny rim bruise under the 01 in the date.

At least ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy olive and bluish steel brown, the obverse toning a bit blotchy. There is an area o

Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and medium brown. There are some light contact marks on the obverse, including a

Sharpness EF40 but cleaned and nicely retoned glossy dark chocolate brown with flowline frost covering the protected areas. The surfaces are smooth an

Sharpness EF40 with traces of extremely faint roughness under a glossy dark olive brown patina. The only mark is a small planchet crack at the edge j

Sharpness near VF35 with some scratches down the portrait and a patch of shallow corrosion with most of the verdigris scraped away on the neck close t

Sharpness VF30 with very light corrosion mostly hidden under a rather glossy chocolate and dark olive brown patina. The obverse toning is speckled wh

Mostly glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. Possibly lightly cleaned long ago but the toning is attractive. The only mark is a tiny rim bruise o

A couple points sharper with uniform light roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. No marks. The date and legends are str

Sharpness VF35 with patches of light porosity on both sides, strongest in the field at the chin. No verdigris or contact marks, and the eye appeal is

Sharpness VF20 or slightly better with a half dozen light rim bruises on the obverse, the strongest one over the B in LIBERTY, and the reverse is cove

Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. Smooth and attractive, a couple small pinpricks on the throat the only notable marks. The reverse is choice.

Slightly sharper with a spot of dark crud low on the neck, a light rim bruise at BE in LIBERTY, and a small dig under the second T in STATES. Mostly

Sharpness EF45 with a dozen small pitmarks on the upper half of the obverse, the largest one at the base of RT in LIBERTY, and there are traces of ver

A few points sharper with a deep dent at the curl under the hair ribbon and shallow dents on the Y in LIBERTY. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. The

Glossy olive and darker steel brown. A dull rim nick over BE in LIBERTY and a rim bruise left of the hair ribbon are the notable marks. LDS, Breen s

Glossy chocolate brown with olive brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and attractive, free of any notable defects. The date and legends are stro

Glossy chocolate brown. There are some very tiny chips on the forehead, but the surfaces are smooth and attractive for the grade, just well worn. Th

Sharpness VF20 with fine to moderate porosity on both sides, mostly in the right obverse field. No notable marks, but there is some light verdigris i

Sharpness F12 with minor roughness in the left obverse field and some small pinpricks on both sides. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown with

A couple points sharper with very light roughness under a glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina. No verdigris or contact marks. The date and

Five to ten points sharper but there are a few patches of microscopic roughness on the reverse. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Lightly clean

Sharpness VF20 but microscopic granularity covers the planchet and there are some shallow pitmarks around the bust tip. In addition, there are some f

Lustrous medium steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas and delicate splashes of slightly darker reddish chocolate tonin

Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are some planchet chips that didn't completely strike ...

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter bluish steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and free of notable marks. LDS.

Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks, but there is some crud caked into protected ar

A couple points sharper with a planchet lamination across the top of the head through the L in LIBERTY. The defect is a mint error, but it does affec

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. No roughness or verdigris, only light nicks s

Sharpness near VF30 but there is a rim bruise above the back of the head and another at stars 2 & 3, plus a third at the D in UNITED. Glossy ch...

Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel. Smooth, corrosion-free surfaces that display only a few microscopic c

Slightly sharper but covered with uniform microscopic roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy bluish steel brown and olive. MDS.

Attractive glossy dark chocolate brown with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas. No roughness and only microscopic contact marks, inc

Sharpness EF40 with uniform light roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris or contact marks. Sharply struck E-MDS. A tab

Mostly glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and corrosion-free. LDS. The reverse is sharper than the obverse, which is typical of the late die

Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and steel. There are some tiny nicks around the C in CENT; otherwise smooth and

Lustrous chocolate delicately mottled with lighter steel brown and tan. The fields are satiny and quite attractive. The only notable marks are a fai

Glossy chocolate brown with bluish steel overtones. No roughness and only minor contact marks, none notable. MDS with strong rim cud breaks at stars

Frosty bluish steel brown and chocolate with delicate splashes of darker steel toning on the reverse, and these splashes contain traces of extremely f

Frosty light bluish steel brown with slightly faded mint red covering at least 5% of the obverse and a third of the reverse. There is a thin nick in t

Sharpness VF35 but lightly corroded. No verdigris, but there is a rim bump under the second 1 in the date plus a few dull rim nicks elsewhere on both

Lustrous medium brown with hints of golden tan and very faded mint color in protected areas. There is a small splash of reddish brown toning right of