Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Ten points sharper but there is a thin splash of fine reddish corrosion along the bottom edge of the bust, another small one at the top of star 3, and

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. No marks, only some very light roughness in the field above the head due to planchet flaking in that area. The da

Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces and only a few light contact marks, including a couple faint hairline scratches across the portrait and a dul

A mint error with double struck reverse. Weak hair definition suggests a slightly lower grade on the obverse. Medium to deep brown patina. (#1570)

Five points sharper with a rim bruise at star 1, another at star 11, and a third at IT in UNITED. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and very attracti

Glossy olive brown with steel brown highpoints. The surfaces appear to be nice and smooth, but there is uniform microscopic roughness under the gloss

Glossy steel brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris. Sharpness very slightly better but there is a small p

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown highpoints. Smooth surfaces, choice except for a small spot of carbon in the field off the chin an a light

Slightly sharper with too many small nicks for the higher grade. None of the marks is noteworthy, and the glossy chocolate brown patina gives this ce

Cleaned and retoned glossy dark chocolate with light brown highpoints. The cleaning was done in an acid solution which lightly etched the surfaces, a