Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with underlying frosty mint luster covering both sides. The only mark is a tiny planchet chip on the rim at star 2.

Glossy chocolate brown with frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a couple tiny ticks at s

Glossy dark bluish steel brown and chocolate with frosty luster covering the fields and protected areas. No notable defects, only a few trivial ticks

Glossy reddish chocolate and medium brown with some greenish olive overtones in protected areas. No roughness or notable contact marks. LDS, Manley

Sharpness near mint state but cleaned and retoned glossy medium brown and chocolate with a small splash of darker olive brown toning at the base of th

Five points sharper with a short, thin pinscratch on the shoulder and another even lighter one from star 12 to the curl left of star 13. Otherwise th

Highly lustrous electric blue steel and chocolate with faded mint red covering about 20% of the obverse. There is a small spot of lighter brown tonin

Slightly sharper with a small rim bruise at star 5. Otherwise smooth and attractive. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and light olive br

Lustrous light bluish steel brown with slightly faded mint red remaining on about 15% of the obverse while traces remain on the reverse. No spots or

Very close to mint state, just a hint of friction on the highest points of the design. Frosty dark steel brown delicately mottled with some medium br

Frosty light to medium brown with traces of light bluish steel toning in protected areas of the reverse. No spots, stains, or notable marks. Just a

(#1153)

Frosty light olive brown and chocolate with traces of lighter reddish brown toning faded down from mint color in proteted areas of the reverse. There

Close to mint state but there are three dull pinpricks on the neck and one more in the field off the chin. Frosty medium brown with underlying mint l

Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. No spots or stains, a tiny pinprick low on the neck and a

Mint state sharpness with several faint vertical hairline scratches on the cheek and in the field before the portrait, plus a couple dull rim nicks at

Very attractive medium brown with bluish steel overtones in protected areas and hints of very faded mint red in a couple places. The only marks are s

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty mint luster in protected areas. No defects, just a touch of friction on the highest points. Excellent e

Glossy bluish steel and chocolate brown. No notable marks, just some light crud in protected areas. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0.

Very attractive glossy medium brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas. No spots, stains, or planchet flaws. Only a few microscopic conta

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with a few peeps of faded mint red remaining on the reverse. Sharply struck and quite attractive for the grade. The

Frosty dark bluish steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. Would rate a slightly higher grade but the luster on the reverse is

Mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, about 80% of the red remaining on the obverse, 90% on the reverse. A gem example except for a

Frosty steel brown and chocolate. Only a few microscopic marks, mostly in the field before the portrait. The surfaces are satiny and attractive. Ni

Choice lustrous light bluish steel brown with 5% of the original mint red remaining. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. Would rate a sligh

Glossy medium steel brown with frosty luster covering the fields and protected areas. There are traces of faded mint red remaining on the reverse and

Lustrous bluish steel with slightly faded mint red covering 10% of the obverse, 20% of the reverse. Excellent luster and eye appeal. The only marks

Frosty light brown with mint red covering 20% of the planchet, mostly on the obverse. No spots or stains, just a few trivial contact marks, including

1803 VG7. 1804 Crosslet 4 without Stems G5. 1804 Plain 4 without Stems G5. 1805 Stemless Wreath G4. 1807 G6. Some are slightly sharp

1804 C-13 R1 F12. Plain 4 without Stems. Sharper with some old pinscratches near the dentils behind the portrait. Glossy dark chocolate brown.

1809/6 C-5 R1 VF20. Overdate 9 over 6 (or inverted 9). Sharpness VF35 with a planchet lamination at the dentils left of star 6. Glossy medium br

1825 C-1 VG10. EDS, Manley state 1.0. 1826 C-1 F15. LDS, Manley state 5.0. 1829 C-1 VG8. 1833 C-1 F12. 1835 C-2 F12. 1850 C-1

1825 C-1 F12. LDS, Manley state 2.0. 1826 C-1 F15. LDS, Manley state 5.0. 1828 C-1 F12. 1828 C-2 12-Star Obverse F12. LDS, Manley st

1829 C-1 VF20. 1832 C-1 VF25. 1835 C-2 VF20. 1853 C-1 VF25. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins.

Nice glossy medium to dark chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth, completely free of corrosion or verdigris. There are some light contact marks, in

Nice glossy steel and chocolate brown with dark chocolate toning in the protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive for the grade,

Chocolate and olive brown. The planchet shows very fine corrosion on both sides but no verdigris. A vertical gash in the field near the rim before t

S-5. Details of Net Fine 12 but tooled, corroded, cleaned. Still has clear definition on the main devices and legends. Best if inspected first before

Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and virtually flawless considering the relatively low grade. There is no hint of roughness or verdig

A point or two sharper but there are some small, shallow digs above the 3 in the date and a large, deep planchet void (as struck) on the upper part of

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

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

Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye, but a strong

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and very nice for the grade, nearly choice. The only marks are a tiny rim nick at the L in

The obverse grades G5 while the reverse is a choice VG8. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a couple small scuffs in the center of the ob

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces, free of verdigris or any hint of corrosion. The notable signs of contact are a fine pinscratch th

Choice glossy chocolate brown. Virtually perfect for the grade except for strike weakness at the top of the obverse leaving LIBERTY faint. Otherwise

Smooth glossy chocolate brown. No roughness and only a few minor contact marks. These include a group fine hairlines slanting from the shoulder up t

The obverse is better but the reverse is weaker, as usual with lower grade examples of this variety. The date and LIBERTY are clear but no more than

A point or two sharper but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only marks are some very old abrasions across the date to hel

A couple points sharper with a small patch of fine verdigris in the field at the bust tip, and this area has been lightly abraded to remove the roughn

Rather glossy dark steel and olive brown. No significant defects, just well worn. The upper third of the date is visible but the remainder is gone,

Mint state sharpness but someone foolishly smoothed out the die defect under the eye. The work was done with great skill, but the effort was unnecessa

Glossy chocolate brown. The obverse is slightly better than the reverse, as always on this variety. No corrosion or notable marks other than a small

Choice glossy medium brown. Just a few trivial contact marks on otherwise smooth surfaces. These include a small planchet chip in the dentils over t

Glossy chocolate brown with a splash of darker olive toning at the top of the obverse, including traces of very fine crud dusted around LIB. No sigin

Sharpness VF35 but covered with small contact marks, especially on the obverse. In addition, there is a dull dent that distorts the rim over TES at t

Glossy dark chocolate brown. No corrosion and only a few minor marks, including a dull rim nick under the bust tip and a pinprick in the dentils left

Slightly sharper with a planchet chip in the hair left of the earlobe, as struck. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of notable defects. Glo

Slightly glossy chocolate brown, the highpoints a couple shades lighter than the fields and protected areas. Only minor contact marks, including a du

Nice glossy chocolate brown. There is some extremely fine roughness hiding under the attractive glossy patina, but the overall eye appeal is very nic

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces, the only significant mark being a short struck-through line or scratch between the I & B in ...