Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Slightly glossy light olive and steel brown. No corrosion or verdigris, but covered with extremely tiny contact marks, mostly on the highpoints of th

A couple points sharper with some light contact marks scattered about both sides, none significant but too many to justify the higher grade. The nota

Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. No corrosion, verdigris, or major marks. The best identifying defect is a shallow planchet flake just left of

Slightly sharper with very light roughness in the fields and protected areas, mostly on the reverse. No verdigris and only minor contact marks, inclu

Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints and reddish brown toning in protected areas of the obverse from an old cleaning.

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No corrosion or verdigris. The only notable marks are some faint hairline scratches on the portrait visible only w

Dark steel brown and chocolate with uniform microscopic granularity under the rather glossy patina. No verdigris; only a few faint contact marks on t

The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker. Glossy chocolate brown mixed with some lighter and darker shades of brown. The date and

Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and choice except for some shallow reddish verdigris well hidden in the wreath under the N in UNITED.

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth, attractive surfaces with only minor marks. These include some very light hairline scratches in the field a

Glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate and steel toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there is extremely fine roughne

Rather glossy chocolate brown with reddish chocolate toning in protected areas and lighter steel brown highpoints. No corrosion and only a few minor

Glossy chocolate brown with smooth, attractive surfaces. The only mark is a thin but rather deep scrape on the chin. LDS, Breen state II. The date

Glossy medium steel brown with chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and offer excellent eye appeal for the grade. The

A couple points sharper but there is some roughness in the field before the portrait, mostly near the chin and neck. No verdigris, and the remainder

Rather glossy dark steel brown. Mostly smooth, but there are traces of extremely fine roughness in protected areas of the reverse, strongest at OF.

Perhaps very slightly sharper but there is extremely fine roughness hiding under a rather glossy patina of olive brown with lighter steel brown coveri

Glossy chocolate brown with darker reddish chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The obverse is slightly sharper than the reverse, but both side

Glossy chocolate brown with four small splashes of darker olive brown toning at the top of the reverse. No roughness or verdigris, the color and surf

Very slightly sharper with a few contact marks, including a thin scuff on the shoulder and another from the cheek to the upper lip, plus a small rim b