Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

A bit sharper but cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. The only notable marks are a couple spots of darker olive ton

Sharpness F15 with patches of light corrosion on both sides, and greenish verdigris shows in the protected areas of some of those rough areas. There

Glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with medium brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the notable marks are

Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. No roughness, a dull pinprick at the throat being the only notable mark. The date is bold and the legends a

Slightly glossy steel brown and chocolate. No corrosion, but both sides are covered with tiny nicks dulling the gloss. The only significant individu

Sharpness VG7 but covered with uniform moderate to strong granularity covering both sides. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy very dark

Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but ther are some fine hairline scratches on the highpoints of the portrait. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth with only a few minor marks, the notable one being a light rim bruise above the bust tip. MDS, Breen state

Sharpness near ten points higher but there are patches of extremely fine porosity on the obverse, mostly at the throat and in the field before the fac

Sharpness F15 with some light contact marks, none significant but a few too many to justify the higher grade. The best identifying marks are a tiny r

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. Only minor marks, incluing a small planchet chip against the left sid

Glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. There are some small spots of darker olive toning scattered about the obverse a

Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. There is some extremely fine roughness under the glossy patina and a light rim

A couple points sharper with too many contact marks for the sharpness grade, including a sharp horizontal nick on the tip of the nose, two more in the

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with olive brown toning in protected areas. No roughness or significant marks, although there are some fine hairline

Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown, the highpoints a couple shades lighter than the fields. A small punchmark or pit at the right base of the N

Glossy medium brown with some small spots of darker olive brown toning on the obverse. A small punchmark at the base of the T in CENT is the only not

Sharpness F12 but there is some minor roughness on the obverse, mostly at LI in LIBERTY, a couple light hairline scratches across CENT, and a small sp

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces and only trivial nicks, none notable. LDS.<p><i>Doug Bird 11/00-Mike Iatesta.</i&...

Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown highpoints. Smooth surfaces, free of any notable defects other than a shallow planchet flake well hidden in t