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1840 N-1 R2 Small Date MS60. Glossy light olive brown and tan. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. The only mark is a small spot of darker ch

1840 N-2 R6+ (as a proof) Small 18 over Large 18. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Tan and light reddish steel brown faded down from mint color with slight

1840 N-3 R1 Small Date MS62. Lustrous steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the obverse, 10% remaining on the reverse. There is a thin vertical

1840 N-4 R3- Small Date The so-called 40 over 39 overdate MS60. Lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown with sea-green overtones. The surfaces are

1840 N-5 R1 Large Date MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 5-10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There is a small, very light scu

1840 N-5 R1 Large Date MS63. Frosty steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining. The only marks are a few trivial nicks, including a tiny diagonal

1840 N-6 R1 Large Date MS63. Frosty bluish steel brown with half the original mint red remaining on the obverse, nearly a third on the reverse. There

1840 N-7 R2 Large Date MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of slightly faded mint red in protected areas, mostly on the obvers

1840 N-7 R2 Large Date AU58. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light steel brown with sea green overtones. There is frosty l

1840 N-8 R1 Large Date MS60. Frosty medium brown and chocolate with hints of very faded mint red in protected areas of the reverse. There is a long, t

1840 N-8 R1 Large Date EF45+. Sharpness AU50 but there are a few too many microscopic contact marks on the reverse for the sharpness grade, mostly aro

1840 N-9 R3 Large Date MS63. Choice lustrous steel brown with 5-10% of the mint color remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. The only marks are

1840 N-9 R3 Large Date AU50. Slightly sharper with a hairline scratch over ONE. Frosty steel brown, the obverse woodgrained with light steel brown. LD

1840 N-10 R2 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown, two-thirds of the original mint color rem...

1840 N-10 R2 Large Date MS60. Lustrous medium steel brown with attractive, satiny surfaces. A tiny, barely visible rim bruise at star 1 and a faint sc

1840 N-10 R2 Large Date EF45. A mint state cent that has a scrape in the rim under the 84 of the date plus a series of rim nicks and shallow rim scrap

1840 N-12 R1 Small Date MS60. Frosty light steel brown with nearly 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would grade a point or two hi

1840 N-12 R1 Small Date MS60. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter reddish steel toning faded down from mint color in protected area

1841 N-1 R5 Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Attractive iridescent bluish steel and rose with more than a third of the original min...

1841 N-2 R2 MS62+. Lustrous light steel brown faded down from mint color with lots of underlying very faded red remaining, especially on the reverse.

1841 N-2 R2 EF45. Glossy medium brown with frosty lighter brown covering the protected areas. There is a dull nick or planchet flake on the rim at sta

1841 N-3 R2 MS60. Lustrous steel brown delicately woodgrained with medium brown on the obverse. The reverse has faded mint red in protected areas. No

1841 N-4 R1 MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the reverse. There is a small, very light nick in the field under star

1841 N-5 R3- VF30+. Sharpness EF40 with a light rim bruise under the date and another at NI in UNITED. Glossy chocolate brown with some darker chocola

1841 N-5 R3- AU55. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned golden tan and light brown with overtones of rose on the obverse. The reverse

1841 N-6 R1 VF25. Five points sharper with too many tiny nicks for the higher grade, none notable. A very thin diagonal nick under the left edge of th

1841 N-6 R1 MS60. Frosty bluish steel brown with satiny, lustrous surfaces and traces of faded mint red on both sides. There is a very faint vertical

1841 N-7 R2 EF40. Five points sharper with a small, light rim bruise at star 7 and another under the stem tip. Otherwise this cent is choice. Glossy m

1841 N-7 R2 MS60. Glossy bluish steel brown with very faded mint red in protected areas. The only marks are a faint, barely visible spot of darker ton

1841 N-7 R2 MS60+. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 20% of the slightly faded mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. There is a tiny, very light

1841 N-7 R2 VG8+. Slightly sharper but the obverse was lightly cleaned and is now retoned glossy bluish steel brown. The reverse is glossy medium brow

1842 N-1 R7- (as a proof) Small Date. PCGS graded Proof 65 Brown. Light bluish steel brown with faded red tones covering the protected areas, especial

1842 N-2 R1 Small Date MS63. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 15-20% of the mint red remaining. There is a very faint scuff that barely alters the min

1842 N-3 R3 Large Date MS60. Glossy medium brown and steel with 5% of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There are a half dozen tiny spots of d

1842 N-4 R2 VF25. Slightly sharper with too many light nicks on the obverse for the higher grade, including a small pinprick just left of the peak of

1842 N-4 R2 MS60. Glossy medium brown delicately woodgrained with frosty lighter brown. There is a small, very thin nick in the field over the outer h

1842 N-5 R3+ MS63. Slightly faded mint red toning to bluish steel brown, more than a third of the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. There i

1842 N-6 R1 MS62. Faded mint red mellowing to light steel brown, about a third of the red remaining. Would rate a slightly higher grade but there are

1842 N-6 R1 MS62. Attractive frosty light steel brown with a trace of mint red on the obverse, at least 5% of the red remaining on the reverse. Covere

1842 N-7 R3+ MS60. Slightly faded mint red delicately toning to light steel brown on the highest points, at least half of the original color remaining

1842 N-8 R1 MS62. Attractive light bluish steel brown with satiny mint luster covering both sides. A couple tiny nicks on the portrait and another lef

1842 N-9 R2 VF35. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown. The notable marks are a thin nick at the top of the neck, a hairline scratch near the dentil

1842 N-9 R2 MS62. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a couple tiny splashes of darker chocolate toning in the left obverse field. No contact marks

1843 N-2 R1 MS60. Lustrous steel brown with traces of mint red on both sides. Would rate a slightly higher grade but there is a short, light scratch o

1843 N-2 R1 MS63. Lustrous bluish steel brown with very faded mint red covering the protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are very

1843 N-3 R3+ EF45. Choice glossy steel brown and light chocolate with satiny luster covering the protected areas. A thin nick right of star 5 and anot

1843 N-3 R3+ MS62. The obverse is frosty light steel brown with traces of faded mint red. The reverse is glossy steel brown with 25% of the red remain

1843 N-4 R1 Petite Head with Reverse of 1844 MS62. Attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with hints of underlying very faded mint red in a couple pro

1843 N-4 R1 Petite Head with Reverse of 1844. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with subtle overtones of bluish steel

1843 N-5 R1 Mature Head MS62. Slightly faded mint red mellowing to light steel brown, about two-thirds of the red remaining. There is a small splash o