The 2024 EAC Convention Auction

Lustrous medium brown. The notable defects are a spot of very fine verdigris at the dentils above the head and a few specks of darker toning on both

Frosty chocolate and light brown. A small puff of reddish brown toning on the I in UNITED is the best identifying mark. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with

Frosty light olive and bluish steel. A shallow planchet flake under the wreath ribbon is the only notable defect. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with die cla

Lustrous light olive and reddish brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the protected area

Frosty tan and light brown. A spot of reddish brown toning at the 50 and a larger one at the wreath stem are the notable marks. EDS with fine doubli

Lustrous bright mint red just starting to tone light steel brown on the devices, about 85% of the original mint color remaining on both sides. Just m

A mint state piece that was lightly cleaned. Sharply struck with no marks or other defects. EDS. All the stars have full radials and the dentils ar

Lustrous light olive and bluish steel. Satiny and attractive. The only notable marks, and they are trivial, are a hairline in the field between star

Lustrous light steel brown with a third of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. The only mark

Frosty medium brown with darker steel brown on the highpoints. A dull nick under the chin and a puff of darker toning on the leaves over the end of t

Lustrous light olive and sea green. The toning is uniform and this piece has great eye appeal. Satiny and void of marks. A premium example with a n

Lustrous golden light olive. Nicely struck for this date with dentils around both sides. There is a dull rim nick at star 5 and a spot of dark tonin

Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 20% of the planchet showing mint color, mostly on the reverse. Must have been very close to getting an &q...

Frosty steel brown and light chocolate. Just light friction on the devices. The only contact marks are two tiny ticks right of star 4. The best ide

Frosty medium brown. NO spots, stains, or notable marks (other than the usual small chips always present prior to striking). The rims are upset (sta

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Sharp and beautiful with superb surfaces EXCEPT for about a dozen mint-made parallel planchet fissures, most

Sharpness VG7 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdigris but there are some rim dents, the largest one at LI. Dark chocolate and stee

Sharpness near VF20 but fine porosity covers the fields and protected areas. Both sides were lightly smoothed, especially the field before the portrai

Slightly glossy chocolate brown. Heavily worn. There is no trace of the date but most of LIBERTY and the chain remain visible. Covered with fine ro

Considerably sharper, probably VG8, but dented around the rims and there are a couple dull dents on both sides as well. A very dull scratch or scrape

Partly glossy dark olive brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Covered with fine to moderate granularity but there is no

Sharpness near VF35 but lightly burnished and recolored glossy light olive brown and chocolate with lighter brown in protected areas. There is a coll

Sharper but covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a small, dull rim nic

Sharpness G6, perhaps a bit better on the reverse, but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdigris but there are two dull, old scratches be

Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine roughness under rather glossy olive brown and chocolate toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of brown. Th

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with minor marks including a dull nick left of the date, a very light scuff on the top of th

WALT HUSAKS personal office artwork. Commissioned in France by artist Roger Bequfils. This 9x12 (approx.) wood inlaid 1794 liberty cent. Made of burl

Sharpness VG10 overall but several points better on the reverse. There are dull dents that cover most of the obverse, strongest one on the cap. Both

Sharpness F12, a bit better on the reverse, but both sides are covered with fine granularity. No verdigris but there are some obvious contact marks i

Choice frosty light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Virtually flawless with great eye appeal and light wea

Sharpness F15 but covered with microscopic roughness on the obverse, moderate roughness on the reverse. No marks but there are traces of fine verdigr

Attractive glossy chocolate brown, the highpoints a lighter shade of brown than the protected areas. Darker chocolate toning shows in the hair above

Sharpness near VF25 but covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest on the reverse. Areas of shallow dark greenish verdigris show in protecte

Glossy steel brown and light chocolate. The obverse is quite nice except for a collection of digs at ER in LIBERTY; the reverse was smoothed off and

Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth except for pre-striking planchet chips th

Ten points sharper where properly struck but the dies were not in proper axial alignment (die faces not perfectly parallel) causing weakness along the

Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine porosity. No verdigris and just a few marks including a small planchet chip over the cap, another in the hair le

Sharpness near VF30 but covered with uniform fine granularity on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris and the only mark is a barely

Sharpness VF30 with fine roughness under mostly glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. Lighter brown toning covers the highpoints and this cent has

Slightly sharper but covered with fine roughness and there are light scratches lost in the toning on both sides. No verdigris. There are minor rim n

Mostly glossy reddish chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. The obverse is lighter and more glossy than the reverse. Sharper

Sharpness near F12 with fine roughness covering the planchet, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris and the only notable contact marks are a dull ri

Sharpness VG7 but covered with fine to moderate granularity under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris but there is a bit

Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but covered with microscopic roughness under rather frosty chocolate and olive brown toning. The highpoints are a s

Sharpness VG8 but dull from uniform fine roughness. Dark steel brown with slightly lighter toning on the highpoints. No verdigris and the only marks

The so-called "Office Boy Reverse" variety due to the poor layout of the lettering on the reverse. Five points sharper but cleaned and re...

Sharpness very close to mint state with just a hint of rub on the highpoints, but there are numerous tiny planchet fissures on the obverse, mostly on

Sharpness near VF35 but lightly burnished and retoned glossy medium steel brown. There is a rim dent at IB in LIBERTY and obvious pitting at the mout

Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate brown delicately woodgrained with lighter brown on both sides. No corrosion or verdigris but the r

Sharpness F12 on the obverse, weaker on the reverse, but the planchet is covered with roughness. Areas of raised corrosion show before the eye and at

Sharpness F15 but there is a dull dent on the E in CENT that caused a subtle bulge in the hair left of the cheek. The planchet is covered with very f

Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown with a couple peeps of very faded red remaining in protected areas. Th

Sharpness near VG10 but lightly burnished and retoned glossy dark steel and olive brown. Microscopic roughness shows in protected areas but there is

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth with a few rim bruises. The obverse is sharper than the reverse, a 6/2 split. Both sides of this ce

Five points sharper with a few light contact marks on smooth, attractive surfaces. The notable marks are a few tiny ticks on the portrait, a dull tic

Choice glossy light chocolate with slightly lighter brown in the protected areas. Perfectly smooth with very attractive surfaces. Just a few small m

Slightly sharper with smooth surfaces that show a few contact marks. The notable marks are a rim dent off the chin, a tiny one left of the cap, and l

Glossy medium chocolate brown with light steel overtones. No corrosion but there are some tiny planchet chips in the field left of the lower curls, a

Sharpness EF40 or a bit better but covered with fine to moderate granularity and porosity. No verdigris and just minor marks including two strengthen

At least 10 points sharper but there is fine roughness on the obverse, stronger roughness mixed with verdigris on the reverse. Medium brown and light

Sharpness VF30 but covered with extremely fine roughness under a mostly glossy mix of chocolate and olive brown. No verdigris, and the only mark is a

Choice glossy medium brown blending to medium chocolate brown in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and this cent is choice, voi

Very attractive glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Smooth except for some tiny planchet chips in the center o

Much sharper but covered with moderate roughness and greenish verdigris shows in protected areas, especially around the date. The only marks are two

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel with darker chocolate toning in the fields and protected areas. Smooth and attractive, just worn. T

Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with very nice eye appeal. The only notable mark is a dull scratch in the hair from right

Rather glossy brown and light chocolate. The obverse is sharper than the reverse, perhaps a 5+/3- split. The notable defect is an arc of dark toning

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth with just a few minor marks. The notable ones are a few light rim bruises near the bust tip and a smal

Very attractive glossy uniform medium chocolate brown. Smooth and choice except for a few old, fine scratches in the field below the cap, and these s

Slightly glossy dark steel with lighter steel brown on the highpoints. Sharper but covered with fine roughness on all but the highpoints, and the obv

The obverse is slightly better, the reverse a bit weaker. Both sides are covered with fine roughness but there is no verdigris. The only marks are a

Sharper but the surfaces are covered with microscopic roughness and there are contact marks on both sides. The notable marks are a rim bruise at BE i

Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Smooth with nice eye appeal. The notable marks are a tiny pit with verdigris in the field at the chin, anoth

Several points sharper but covered with fine roughness mixed with areas of shallow reddish corrosion, particularly in front of the face. A tiny speck

A few points sharper but the surfaces are lightly corroded under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. A few small spots of reddish brown ve

Several points sharper but covered with very fine roughness and lightly burnished under slightly glossy reddish brown toning. The notable marks are a

Very slightly sharper with a clear date and LIBERTY but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No notable verdigris and the only marks are a small

A few points sharper but covered with very fine corrosion, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy dark olive and c

Sharpness near EF40 but lightly corroded, strongest on the left side of the obverse. No verdigris and the toning is an attractive glossy light chocol

Beautiful glossy light chocolate brown and olive. Ten points sharper and choice if not for some marks on the rim including a rim bruise at the L in L

Glossy steel brown blending to medium chocolate in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris, only minor marks. The notable marks are a minor rim b

Several points sharper, especially on the reverse, but covered with fine granularity, mostly in protected areas. No verdigris and only minor contact

A point or two sharper but there is very fine roughness in the fields and protected areas while the highpoints are smooth. Traces of shallow reddish

Sharpness at least VG8 on the obverse and F12 on the reverse, but moderately corroded. No contact marks. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel

Sharpness VG8 with the date and legends complete and all readable, but the surfaces are dull and covered with moderate granularity. Dark olive brown

Sharpness VF35 with extremely fine roughness covering the planchet plus shallow pitting at F-A, under the second A in AMERICA, and at the dentils over

Sharpness at least F12 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris and the only mark is a light vertical

At least ten points sharper but lightly cleaned long ago and the field before the portrait was delicately smoothed. Now beautifully retoned glossy li

Sharpness VF35 with choice surfaces and great eye appeal if not for a large X lightly pin scratched across the obverse. The only other defects are a

The obverse is slightly weaker, the reverse stronger, a 4/7 split. Smooth and glossy with medium brown and chocolate toning. Beautiful for the grade

Partly glossy olive brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices. The surfaces are a bit uneven, particularly in the field behind the portrai

Mostly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. There is a very light dusting of dirt or fine carbon in the field over the bust and

Slightly glossy steel brown blending to medium chocolate in protected areas. Mostly smooth with extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected

The obverse is a solid G5 but the reverse is a bit weaker with some of the legend wearing into the rim. The obverse is smooth but there is microscopi

Olive brown and steel with lighter brown highpoints. The surfaces are dull thanks to fine roughness that covers the planchet. There are traces of ve

A point or two sharper but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris and the toning is a slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter

Slightly glossy steel brown and medium chocolate. Reasonably smooth but there is some extremely fine roughness, particularly in the small area betwee

Slightly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. A bit dull from microscopic roughness but there is n

Slightly sharper but the surfaces are a bit uneven and a glass reveals very fine granularity in protected areas. There are some shallow dents or plan

Slightly sharper but there are some contact marks including a dull dent or scrape left of the L in LIBERTY, rim bruises at the bust tip, and a void on