Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The planchet is mostly smooth but does show traces of trivial roughness in protected areas. No verdigris and just

Glossy medium brown delicately woodgrained with chocolate brown toning on both sides. Smooth surfaces, free of corrosion or verdigris. Only minor co

A couple points sharper with some rim nicks on the reverse, a couple more on the obverse, and extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark stee

Sharpness near EF40 but slightly rough and lightly burnished to minimize the roughness. No notable marks. Rather glossy dark steel brown and chocola

Attractive glossy light to medium brown. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, very close to VF20. There are some very light nicks scattered about the

Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but there are light to moderate rim bruises around both sides, strongest on the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are

Slightly sharper, especially on the reverse, but there are some very faint hairlines across the upper neck and chin. Otherwise the surfaces are smoot

Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but covered with uniform fine granularity under a slightly glossy reddish chocolate and olive brown patina. There a

Attractive glossy chocolate brown with steel brown highpoints. Softly struck along the right edge of both sides, as usual, while the left half grades

Slightly sharper with a few light hairline scratches in the field under the chin and a small rim nick at the top of the cap. Otherwise the surfaces a

Glossy medium brown with darker olive brown toning in the protected areas creating an attractive two-tone appearance that accents the major details.

Glossy chocolate brown, the obverse woodgrained with lighter brown toning. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, although there are a few minor mar

Smooth glossy medium brown. No hint of roughness or verdigris. Only a few light contact marks, mostly on the reverse, including a small rim bruise r

Slightly sharper but there are some very light rim bruises on each side, the strongest one opposite the neck, a planchet flake on the left side of the

Glossy chocolate brown with medium brown highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and relatively free of marks for the grade, a tiny dig under the E in AM

Attractive glossy light to medium brown with medium brown toning on the highpoints. The obverse is VG10 while the reverse is weaker grading only G5,

The obverse is slightly better and the reverse a bit weaker, as usual for this variety. Slightly glossy chocolate and steel brown. The fields and pr

The obverse is a bit better while the reverse is weaker. Rather glossy medium brown with chocolate toning in protected areas and steel brown highpoin

The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker. Glossy dark chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces, free of any hint of roughness or ver

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned long ago, but the eye appeal is