Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

The obverse is a bit nicer while the reverse is weaker due to an uneven strike leaving the lower left poorly impressed. Glossy dark steel brown and c

Glossy two-tone dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices, the contrast accenting the details and creating an attracti

The obverse is slightly better and the reverse a bit weaker, as usual. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with light brown toning on the devices creat

The obverse is closer to G4 while the reverse is weaker, as usual, showing no more than a third of the details including STATES OF and portions of the

Five points sharper with traces of very light verdigris crud in protected areas of the reverse (probably removable). Otherwise the surfaces are smoot

Sharpness F12 but covered with uniform very fine granularity under a slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel brown patina. Only a few tiny traces of

Slightly sharper with faint hairline scratches covering much of the portrait and the area at UNI and the fraction. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth

Glossy medium brown. Smooth and free of defects, just well worn. The date is clear but the bottoms of the digits flow into the rim below. LIBERTY i

Attractive glossy light olive and medium brown, possibly retoned from a light cleaning but the eye appeal is excellent for the grade. The surfaces ar

Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with a wisp of darker olive toning inside the wreath. The surfaces are smooth and free of all but a few

Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces and only minor marks, including a light rim bruise at IC in AMERICA. LDS with strong die cracks and obvious

A couple points sharper but covered with microscopic porosity. No verdigris, and the only marks are a thin nick in the field off the tip of the nose

Slightly sharper with several patches of very fine porosity scattered about the both sides. The only verdigris is a bit of microscopic carbon dusted

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are a few thin nicks in the hair right of the ribbon. M-LDS, Br

A couple points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned a glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. There is a patch of very fine crud or carbon dust

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse, possibly from an old cleaning. The surfaces a

A couple points sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a few fine hairline scratches on the obverse and a dia

Sharpness F15 with some very light corrosion on the reverse, strongest at OF AME, and specks of verdigris show in the rough areas. Medium brown with

Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces with just a few trivial marks, including some tiny diagonal planchet striation voids on

Attractive glossy chocolate brown. No roughness, only light contact marks, including a dull nick at the left top of the C in CENT and another on the

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

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces, and the only notable mark is a light rim bruise opposite the mouth. The date is strong and the le

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and free of any notable marks, just well worn. The date is clear and the legends are readable.<p>&l...

Slightly sharper but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris or marks. Dark steel brown and chocolate. The date is strong and the legen

Ten points sharper with very light roughness hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. There are traces of very light verdigris in a few pla

Five points sharper with very fine uniform granularity under a rather glossy olive brown and chocolate patina with steel brown highpoints. No verdigr

Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in the protected areas, the contrast accenting the details and creating a very ni

Very slightly sharper and very attractive except for a pair of dull, light scratches in the field under the chin plus a few lighter ones on the neck c

Five points sharper with a small patch of minor roughness hidden in the hair from under the E in LIBERTY to the forehead. Otherwise the surfaces are

Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown. Smooth surfaces, free of any significant defects. A shallow planchet flake at the hair under the T in LIBER

Glossy chocolate and olive brown, the reverse a few shades darker than the obverse. Smooth, attractive surfaces with only a few trivial marks, includ