Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with splashes of darker reddish chocolate toning on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are some

Highly lustrous light bluish steel brown with 5-10% of the faded mint red remaining on the reverse. Virtually flawless satiny surfaces, the frosty lus

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with mint luster in the protected areas. There is a very light scuff of hairlines on the chin and some tiny planchet

Slightly sharper with some light verdigris caked into protected areas. The only mark is a thin nick between stars 7 & 8. Glossy dark olive and...

Five points sharper with a dull nick on the neck. Glossy medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and a wide swipe of slightly darker r

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty luster covering the fields and protected areas. Close to EF45 but there are some small spots of dark cru

Slightly sharper but needs a bath to remove some light dirt, especially from the reverse. Glossy dark chocolate brown delicately woodgrained with som

Glossy medium brown with frost in protected areas, especially on the reverse. There are a couple very tiny pinscratches in the field under the N in O

Five points sharper with a light rim bruise at star 9. Otherwise the surfaces are very nice. Glossy medium brown and chocolate, the obverse delicate

N-2 R1 F15. Small Date. MDS. N-8 R1 VF30. Large Date. M-LDS. Sharper but recolored. Lot of 2 coins.

Lustrous golden greenish olive with hints of very faded mint red showing in some of the protected areas. The only mark is a spot of lighter golden br

Lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive, nearly choice. Ther

Five points sharper with a dull nick on the jaw plus a couple more small contact marks at the top of he obverse and a spot at the top of the E in UNIT

Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and bluish steel brown with traces of very faded red remaining in protected areas.

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint color in protected areas of the reverse. No significant marks. E-MDS, die state b. The

Sharpness closer to mint state but there is some dark, very shallow crud near the dentils at stars 12-13 with specks of similar crud at ME in AMERICA.

Glossy medium brown delicately speckled with some reddish brown toning on the obverse. There are some light nicks scattered about both sides, includi

Lustrous light bluish steel brown with generous traces of faded mint red remaining in the protected areas, especially on the obverse. The surfaces ar

Lustrous bluish steel brown, the reverse with sea-green overtones. Underlying very faded mint red shows in protected areas of the obverse. The only

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Only a few trivial contact marks. MDS, die state c. The repunch

Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Some light nicks scattered about both sides, none notable. MDS, di

A few points sharper but there are fine hairline scratches covering much of the obverse. Retoned glossy dark olive and steel. MDS, die state b. The

The obverse is dark bluish steel with faded mint red in protected areas. The reverse is mint red fading to bluish steel brown, about half the mint co

Frosty light to medium brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The only marks are some ver

Frosty bluish steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. No notable marks, only light wear. MDS, d

Rather glossy chocolate brown with hints of darker olive toning at the top of both sides. No significant defects, only minor marks. LDS, die state d

Choice glossy light to medium brown with frosty luster remaining in protected areas. Virtually flawless, although the hair over the ear is a bit weak

Nice glossy medium brown. A tiny planchet lamination at the lips is the only significant mark, as struck. Sharply struck MDS, die state b. Removed

Five points sharper with a short, fine hairline scratch just left of star 8. Glossy medium brown. Rare EDS, die state a, with delicate repunching vi

Five points sharper with a light rim bruise above star 5. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with steel brown toning on the highpoints. MDS, die stat

Ten points sharper with a carbon spot on the 1 in the date and some light nicks scattered about the obverse, none notable. Attractive glossy medium b

A couple points sharper with light nicks scattered about the obverse, none notable but a few too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy medium brown, t

Frosty light bluish steel brown and chocolate. Nicely struck with only a few marks, including a couple nicks on the chin and scuffing in the field un

Glossy light steel brown with underlying mint color showing through on both sides, at least 10% of the red remaining. The only notable mark is a smal

Mint state sharpness but cleaned, now mellowed to very faded red with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only notable mark is a very tiny spec

Very close to mint state but the obverse is covered with tiny specks of dark olive toning. Otherwise this cent is a frosty bluish steel and light oliv

Choice glossy medium brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas. Virtually perfect for the grade. MDS, die state c.

Five points sharper with some light nicks on the jaw and a tiny rim bruise at star 4. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster covering the protected a

Five points sharper with a few light scuff marks on the throat and in the field over star 1. Nice glossy medium brown. EDS, die state a. Removed fr

Five points sharper with a pair of small spots of reddish verdigris under star 1. Otherwise the surfaces are a nice glossy medium brown delicately wo

Ten points sharper with too many light contact marks for that sharpness grade, including a dull rim nick over the E in STATES. Glossy medium brown wi

Sharpness VF20 with too many nicks for the sharpness grade, including a dull horizontal nick high on the neck under the earlobe. Nice glossy medium b

Close to F12 with a few too many light contact marks on the obverse, none notable or distracting. Glossy light to medium brown. EDS. The attributio

Sharpness VG10 or slightly better with some light contact marks on the obverse, including a pair of tiny pinpricks left of star 7. Glossy medium brow

Sharpness near F12 with some contact marks, including dull nicks around star 8 and another on the bust over the first 8. Glossy chocolate and olive b

Very slightly sharper with a couple tiny rim bruises at the top of the obverse. Glossy chocolate brown. EDS.<p><i>McCawley & Grell...

Frosty bluish steel brown with underlying faded mint red in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and nearly flawless. The

Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red in protected areas of the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive. Would rat

Glossy reddish chocolate brown. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive for the grade. The only marks are a dull, very light scuff in the field

Glossy olive and chocolate brown. No notable defects. The planchet is thicker than normal, but the weight is within standards. EDS, die state a.