Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces and only a few minor marks, including a pinprick at the right top of the Y in LIBERTY and a ve

Choice glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and free of any significant marks. The date and legends are all strong. Rare LDS, Breen state IV, with a stro

Sharpness F15 but cleaned and retoned glossy medium brown with steel brown highpoints and darker chocolate toning in protected areas of the reverse.

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. There is a small planchet void or nick in the hair below the B in LIB

Very slightly sharper with some light nicks covering the field behind the portrait. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive for the grade.

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth surfaces and close to VG8 except for a very dull, light scratch from the throat to the hair below the earlob

Very slightly sharper but there are two pinscratches in the field before the portrait and a short struck-through depression at the dentils over the M

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Possibly cleaned and retoned, but the eye appeal is nice for the grade. No roughness or significant marks. E

S-252 Smooth deep steel brown color with choice underlying surfaces, clear hair separation on Liberty including the hair at the forehead, and very at

Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas and a hint of reddish chocolate toning in the field before the lips.

Glossy chocolate brown with medium brown toning covering the highpoints. No roughness or marks other than a few trivial nicks, none notable. MDS. A

Five points sharper with a long, dull, and very light nick in the hair left of the ear plus a very light rim bruise on either side of the obverse. Ni

Slightly sharper but there is a pinscratch through the O in ONE to the bottom of the R in AMERICA. Otherwise there are only light nicks scattered abo

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with some reddish brown toning around the date from an old cleaning. The surfaces are smooth, a dull nick on the thr

Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. There are tiny nicks scattered about both sides, but the only notable mark is a light rim bruise at the T in

Five points sharper but the obverse fields are covered with extremely fine roughness that dulls the natural gloss on that side. Steel brown and choco

Glossy medium brown with dark chocolate toning in protected areas. The fields are covered with very light roughness, but there is no verdigris. The

Close to VG8 sharpness but there are traces of extremely fine porosity on both sides. No verdigris and only minor contact marks consistent with the g

Glossy steel and light olive brown, possibly retoned. The surfaces are very slightly rough but there is no verdigris or notable contact marks. LDS,

Slightly sharper but there are some light contact marks scattered about both sides, none notable but a few too many for the higher grade. Slightly gl

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with a couple spots of darker steel toning in the hair left of the earlobe and a couple more at the bust and field ab

Slightly sharper with some light contact marks on both sides. These include a very light rim bruise opposite the nose, another barely visible one lef

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown. There is an area of very light roughness in the field before the face bu

Very slightly sharper but covered with small nicks, none significant but too many to ignore. No roughness or corrosion. Glossy chocolate and steel b

The Famous Restrike 1804 cent. Struck from broken and rusted dies, with an extensive die break in a crescent through the left half of the obverse. A p

Choice glossy medium brown. No spots, stains, or contact marks, only light wear on the highpoints. Outstanding eye appeal for the grade, very close

Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Virtually perfect and very close to VF20. A tiny pinprick under the left foot of the N in ONE is the best

Five points sharper but there is a dull, light scratch from the hair under the ribbon across to the chin and into the field at right. Glossy medium b

A couple points sharper but the obverse is covered with light nicks, none distracting but too many to ignore. Glossy chocolate with lighter steel bro

Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, only minor contact marks. The date is strong and the legends are all readable. LDS.&...

Very slightly sharper but there is a dull scrape down through the A in STATES to the leaves left of the O in ONE. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth a

Glossy chocolate brown with mostly smooth, attractive surfaces. Basically just well worn. The only defects of any significance are some nicks or tin

Glossy chocolate brown with medium brown highpoints. Close to F12 but there are some light contact marks, including a rim bruise at the second S in S

Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris, only light nicks scattered about both sides. The date is easily readable although the 7 is a bit

Slightly sharper but the obverse was cleaned and nicely retoned glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate highpoints. The reverse a mottled

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces showing only trivial contact marks. The date and legends are clear. MDS.<p><i>James...

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth but the portrait is covered with fine vertical hairline scratches and the reverse highpoint

Nice glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. Smooth and very nice for the grade. Only a few minor nicks from

Mostly glossy steel brown and chocolate with underlying lighter golden brown toning from an old cleaning. No corrosion, only light nicks scattered ab

Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown. A dull rim nick under the first 8 in the date is the only notable defect. No roughness or verdigris. MDS.

Glossy steel brown with chocolate brown toning covering the protected areas. Smooth and attractive for the grade, only trivial nicks, none notable.

Nice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces with only a few trivial marks, including a dull nick on the rim above the O in OF. MDS.<...

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. Smooth and quite nice for the grade,

Sharpness near VG10 but covered with very fine hairlines as if it had been stroked with a stiff brush on both sides. No roughness or other defects.

Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth surfaces, a small dig in the field under the chin is th

Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. The surfaces appear smooth but a glass reveals extremely fine rou

Glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. No corrosion or marks other than a tiny pinprick close under the bust tip. M

Nice glossy steel brown and chocolate. No marks or verdigris. The surfaces are smooth except for extremely fine roughness covering the reverse field

Sharpness close to F15 but there is extremely fine roughness under the mostly glossy dark chocolate brown patina. The highpoints are a lighter shade

Glossy steel brown with chocolate brown toning covering the protected areas. No roughness, only light contact marks, including a dull rim nick above