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Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown with half of the mint color remaining on both sides. Satiny and virtually flawless. The only marks are

Lustrous mint red with at least two-thirds of the original color remaining, mostly on the reverse. A beautiful cent, flawless if not for some small s

Glossy brown and light chocolate with 10% of the mint color showing on both sides. Smooth and quite attractive. Looks mint state but there is a ligh

Slightly sharper with a few trivial contact marks on smooth surfaces. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. LDS, die state b, with a b

The obverse is bright lustrous mint red just starting to mellow to steel brown on the highpoints, about 90% of the original red remaining. The revers

Sharpness very close to mint state but cleaned, coated, and partially retoned reddish steel brown with darker olive on the highpoints. The surfaces a

Ten points sharper but recolored glossy tan and reddish brown. Mostly smooth but there are tiny specks of greenish verdigris in protected areas and p

Lustrous olive and steel brown with 5% of the obverse and 15-20% of the reverse showing mint red. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has excellent

Frosty light olive and steel brown with 10-15% of the mint color remaining. Virtually flawless except for a faint diagonal hairline on the neck. E-M

Five points sharper but lightly cleaned. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with lighter coppery tan on the highpoints. Smooth with just a few tiny m

Sharpness AU50 but there is a spot of very fine corrosion at NI in UNITED. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and choice with frosty light brown tonin

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. No notable defects, just worn. LDS, die state d, with two die cracks on the obverse including a rather strong one

Attractive light to medium steel brown with lighter reddish steel brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on the obverse. No nota

Frosty light brown with a couple tiny peeps of faded mint color on the reverse. Satiny and sharp with full radials in the stars and excellent eye app

Lustrous light to medium steel brown with light reddish overtones on the lower part of the reverse. There are a few tiny peeps of mint color on the r

A sharp, attractive cent that looks mint state, but there is a trace of friction on the highest points of the devices. Frosty golden tan with medium

Lustrous light to medium brown and light olive. Sharp with great eye appeal and a hint of rub on the highpoints. A small puff of darker olive brown

Lustrous steel brown with traces of faded mint color on both sides. The only defect is a spot of shallow carbon in the field close to the throat. LD

Sharpness near EF40 but there are too many small nicks on the obverse for the sharpness grade. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown in protected

Frosty light brown. Sharply struck and looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only mark is a lig

Ten points sharper but recolored glossy light olive brown. Smooth and nicely struck with full radial lines in all the stars. There are some light co

Five points sharper but there are two small carbon spots at RICA. Otherwise smooth with trivial contact marks. Glossy light brown and olive with fro

Lustrous light brown and steel with 20-25% of the original mint red showing on both sides. Pieces with this much original mint red routinely receive

Sharpness near VF35 with small patches of light corrosion and verdigris in the field before the portrait and stronger corrosion on the reverse, mostly

Lustrous light olive brown and steel with 15-20% of the mint red showing. This cent has excellent eye appeal with satiny surfaces and trivial marks.

A sharp, attractive cent that looks mint state but a glass reveals a hint of rub on the very highest points of the devices. Glossy medium brown and l

Very close to mint state but there are two nicks on the cheek over the front edge of the throat and one more hidden on the leaf under the E in STATES.

Glossy medium brown with frost in the fields and protected areas. Lightly worn with trivial marks, very close to AU50. A very tiny vertical nick lef

Sharpness AU50 with many fine pinscratches on the portrait with slightly stronger scratches in the fields above and to the left of the head. The scra

Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there are some contact marks, mostly on the portrait, including a fine diagonal scratch left of the ear. Glossy

Sharpness VF30 or a bit better but lightly cleaned, now toned glossy light olive and steel with lighter tan highpoints on the portrait. No roughness,

Sharpness very close to mint state with great eye appeal, but there is a lightly abraded area left of the C in CENT where some specks of verdigris wer

Sharpness EF45 with a few too many tiny contact marks for the sharpness grade. These include a faint hairline scratch close under star 5, a light ver

Five points sharper with small contact marks on the obverse including a light scuff on the eyebrow and a nick over star 2. Glossy light to medium bro

The obverse is glossy light brown with frosty slightly faded mint color in protected areas. The reverse is slightly faded mint red shifting to light

Frosty uniform light brown. Sharply struck and very attractive with just trivial marks. A microscopic prick under the right edge of the 8 and a fain

Glossy medium brown. Smooth with minor marks, just moderately worn. A light vertical scratch through the B in LIBERTY is the only significant mark,

Choice glossy light brown with mint frost covering the fields and protected areas. Very attractive with just a hint of friction on the highpoints. N

Glossy light to medium brown and chocolate with frost in protected areas. Lightly worn with trivial marks including a microscopic planchet lamination

Ten points sharper but cleaned and expertly retoned glossy brown and chocolate with a hint of light olive. A small nick in the field off the chin is

Frosty light to medium chocolate brown and steel with hints of underlying very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas on the reverse. Th

Glossy light reddish brown. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. Just trivial marks including a very fine vertical nick just left of the earlob

Glossy light reddish brown with frosty luster in the fields and protected areas. Looks choice but a glass reveals light contact marks on the cheek in

Choice frosty tan and light brown. Lightly worn and nearly void of marks. A diagonal nick midway between star 1 and the throat is the best identifyi

Beautiful lustrous light steel brown with peeps of faded mint red in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and the only mar

Very attractive lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with generous traces of mint red remaining, especially on the reverse. Looks absolutely c

Lustrous mint red fading to light olive and steel brown. Nearly a third of the original red remains on the obverse and 80% of the bright original red

Glossy light brown and olive with delicate overtones of bluish steel. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal of t

Ten points sharper but there are small contact marks at ONE CENT and a speck of greenish verdigris under the N in CENT. The obverse is choice and the

Sharpness very close to mint state, and the eye appeal of this cent is really nice, but a glass reveals this cent was whizzed and superbly retoned glo

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Sharp with very little wear but there is some loose dirt in protected areas. Deserves a bath to expose the

Frosty medium brown. Smooth with light wear and no notable marks. Quite nice for the grade. M-LDS, die state r late, with extensive crumbling on th

At least 5 points sharper but there are traces of fine verdigris on the reverse on otherwise smooth, attractive surfaces. Glossy tan and light brown

At least five points sharper but the toning is darker than you like to see at this level of sharpness. Frosty dark olive brown and steel. Essentiall

Attractive lustrous medium brown and chocolate with 25% of the mint red remaining, a 20/30% split. The only notable marks are a microscopic speck of

Frosty light olive and medium brown. Essentially flawless, just light wear on the devices. A small planchet chip on the rim off the end of the wreat

Five points sharper with a chip out of the rim over the first A in AMERICA (as struck). Glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown on the hi

A sharp, attractive cent with about 25% of the mint red remaining, but both sides show many fine hairlines under magnification. No spots or other mar

Frosty light olive and steel with traces of very faded mint red on the reverse. Satiny and attractive with no spots or stains. The only notable mark

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frosty luster in the fields and protected areas. Satiny and flawless with peeps of mint

Glossy medium brown with light chocolate on the highpoints. Smooth, just worn and void of significant marks. EDS, die state a. The tops of the C ...

Lustrous medium steel brown and light olive with peeps of faded mint color on the obverse and 5-10% of the reverse showing brighter mint red. Satiny

Virtually mint state with great eye appeal, but there are some small rim nicks on both sides plus a light rim bruise under the 9. Glossy medium choco

Sharpness VF25 with many small nicks scattered over the obverse, none significant but far more than normal at this level of sharpness. Glossy light c

Lustrous medium steel brown with 10% of the mint color remaining visible on both sides. Satiny and choice except for a couple hairline scratches over

A sharp, frosty cent that has great eye appeal. Looks choice mint state but there is a faint rub on the very highest points of the devices. Frosty l

Sharpness very close to mint state but lightly cleaned long ago and retoned a very attractive frosty steel brown and chocolate. The toning looks orig

Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 15% of the mint red remaining on both sides. Sharply struck with great eye appeal. A choice cent except fo

Glossy medium brown and olive with slightly darker toning on the face and neck. The only mark is a tiny tick close off the end of the nose. M-LDS, d

Sharpness close to AU50 but there is a light rim bump at star 4 and a spot of corrosion at the rim over the second A in AMERICA. Otherwise smooth and

Lustrous medium steel brown with lighter steel brown in protected areas. Satiny and very attractive with sharp devices and mint state eye appeal. No

Ten points sharper with several reddish brown stains on both sides, and a few of them contain traces of microscopic verdigris. Otherwise the toning i

Choice lustrous steel brown and light olive with faint peeps of underlying faded mint red on the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the

Lustrous light greenish olive. Sharply struck and nearly flawless, but the luster is a bit subdued. A tiny rim nick over the C in AMERICA is the onl

Ten points sharper but there is a dull scratch in the hair above the T in LIBERTY plus nicks scattered over the obverse including a dull nick on the e

Sharpness EF45 but there are several very light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest one at the E in AMERICA. Otherwise smooth and the toning is

Glossy medium steel brown with traces of faded red on the reverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent has mint

Glossy golden light greenish olive. Smooth with light wear and small nicks including one on the end of the nose and another on the chin. A vertical

Glossy tan and light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and choice with light wear and frost in protected areas. A barely visib

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned, now glossy tan and light olive with medium brown in protected areas. Smooth with trivial marks including a spec

Choice glossy light olive and medium brown with lighter brown and tan in the obverse fields. Sharp and beautiful with light wear on the devices. A s

Slightly sharper but there are some light contact marks on the obverse, none significant but a few more than you expect on a cent that has so little w

Sharpness AU50 but there is fine roughness in the field behind the portrait plus small contact marks elsewhere on the obverse. Light to medium brown

Choice lustrous mint red fading to steel brown with at least a third of the obverse and half of the reverse showing mint color. The surfaces are sati

A beautiful lustrous mint state cent but there is a fine, nearly horizontal scratch on the bottom of the neck. Otherwise this cent is essentially voi

Five points sharper with great eye appeal but there are some light contact marks. The notable marks are a few nicks in the field under the hair bun a

Choice glossy light chocolate brown with frosty mint luster in the fields and protected areas. Lightly worn on the devices with smooth, attractive su

Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there are some marks including a dig at star 9, another on the inner curl, and a small one on the rim at star 2.

Very close to mint state with just a hint of rub on the highest points, but there are some barely visible hairline scratches in the field right of the

Frosty chocolate and olive brown with hints of very faded mint color in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Satiny luster covers the fields and p

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Light wear and minor marks. A light diagonal scratch above the N in ONE is the only notable defect. EDS, d

Frosty light olive. The surfaces are satiny and the strike is sharp, but there are a couple nicks under star 7 plus traces of reddish planchet slag i

Five points sharper with light wear and great eye appeal, but there are a few small marks. A speck of corrosion on the nostril and a small but rather

Lustrous light olive and steel brown. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective. This is a very sharply struck cent that has several carbon spot

Very attractive lustrous medium brown and light chocolate. Sharp and satiny with outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a few very light diagona