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Lustrous light olive and brown with mint red in protected areas, especially on the obverse. A tiny planchet flake on the rim at star 2.5 is the only

Lustrous light steel brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. Satiny with great eye appeal but there are some contact marks on the obverse.

Glossy light olive and medium brown with frost in protected areas. Smooth and attractive, nearly flawless with only light friction on the highpoints.

Frosty golden tan and light steel brown with a small puff of slightly darker brown toning left of star 11. Only minor marks including a very fine ha

Close to mint state but there is a spot of reddish toning at star 3, and there is a trace of microscopic verdigris in the center of the spot. Otherwi

Glossy light to medium brown with a streak of darker olive brown toning across the reverse. No marks or other defects, just moderately worn. This ce

Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown on the highpoints. An attractive cent with very light friction on the highpoints and trivial mark

Lustrous light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown on the highpoints. An attractive cent with just a few trivial marks including a coupl

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with mellowed mint red in the protected areas on the obverse. Very attractive with very few contact marks, bu

Lustrous light olive and steel. No spots, stains, or contact marks. Satiny and very nice for the grade. M-LDS, die state b. The repunching under t

Lustrous light to medium brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. Traces of mint red remain on both sides, especially on the obverse, and t

Frosty light steel brown with generous traces of mint red remaining visible, especially on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has exc

Lustrous mint red fading to steel and light olive brown on the highpoints, about half the mint color remaining. Satiny and very attractive, nearly fl

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Mint frost shows in the fields and protected areas. Looks choice mint state but there is a

Choice medium brown and steel with mint frost covering the fields and protected areas. Mark-free except for a pair of extremely faint hairlines on th

Lustrous bright mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints with 75% of the original mint color remaining. The only notable mark is a shal

Choice lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with 15% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Smooth and satiny with trivial marks ar

Frosty light brown with a few small puffs of reddish brown toning on both sides. The fields are satiny in protected areas. Very light friction on th

Lustrous light bluish steel brown and light olive with 20% of the mellowed mint color on both sides. There are some very tiny spots of dark toning sc

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with reddish chocolate in protected areas. Attractive with light wear and trivial marks. A tiny nick before

Lustrous light steel brown. Satiny and choice if not for a few small spots: one at the left side of the 5 and a half dozen tiny ones on the reverse,

Frosty olive brown and chocolate. Sharp with light wear and trivial marks, but there is some dirt and specks of verdigris in protected areas. The be

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive. A long nick right of star 3 is the only mark. LDS, die state c, with sinking around the l

Frosty light brown and steel with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only marks are a small nick right of the mouth and anothe

Frosty light to medium olive and light chocolate. The hair at the ear is quite sharp and the only mark is a barely visible dent on the tip of the cor

Frosty medium brown with overtones of sea-green, especially on the reverse. Sharply struck and very attractive. A bit of olive brown toning between

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. No defects, just light wear on the devices. Sharply struck MDS, die state c, with die cracks on the reverse

Lustrous light olive with a hint of sea-green. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. A choice example except for a s

Glossy medium brown with a splash of dark olive brown toning at star 12. There is some dirt in protected areas but no real corrosion. Just needs a p

Lustrous mint red fading to light bluish steel brown with about two-thirds of the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse where the mint color is

Frosty light to medium brown and steel. Smooth with a pair of minor rim nicks over ST in STATES. LDS, die state d, with die cracks on the reverse.

Very attractive frosty light brown and tan. Choice, free of defects. Just lightly worn on the devices. MDS, die state b. The fine die lines on the

Frosty medium brown. Satiny luster shows in protected areas. There is very light friction on the highest points of the devices and the eye appeal is

Lustrous light to medium brown with hints of faded mint color on the reverse. Satiny and very attractive. Looks choice mint state but there is a ver

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth with trivial marks and light wear on the devices. MDS, die state b, with die clashma

Glossy light brown and olive. Don't see any evidence of this cent having been "Cleaned," but there are some small contact marks. Non...

Steel brown and olive with mellowed red in protected areas. Sharp with very little wear but there are some contact marks on the reverse including a s

Sharpness closer to mint state but lightly cleaned on the obverse. Frosty light olive and steel brown with slightly lighter highpoints on the obverse

Frosty light steel brown with about 25% of the planchet showing mellowed mint color. Slightly dull from a thin layer of natural oxidation. Sharply s

Choice glossy medium brown with frosty mint luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. Looks mint state but there is a trace of fr

Lustrous light olive and steel brown with very subtle overtones of sea-green. Satiny and very attractive with a couple peeps of faded mint red on the

Frosty light to medium steel brown with a couple splashes of darker reddish brown toning at ONE into the wreath to the right. Satiny luster covers th

Glossy light brown with some darker olive brown in protected areas. Smooth with trivial marks. Apparently a contemporary copy that circulated along

Looks like transfer dies from a normal 1855 large cent were used to impress this "cent" on a fibroid planchet (similar to the planchets us...

Frosty medium brown and darker steel brown. Smooth with trivial marks including a small rim nick at IC in AMERICA. M-LDS, die state b, with flowline

Very attractive lustrous light brown and olive with sea-green overtones in the fields and protected areas. Satiny with sharp hair details and just a

Frosty light olive. Satiny with great eye appeal and just a touch of run on the highpoints. A puff of reddish brown toning at the top of the first A

Choice frosty steel brown with at least 10% of the planchet showing faded mint color. Satiny mint luster covers the surfaces and this cent has great

Lustrous mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown with 80% of the mint color remaining. Satiny and quite attractive with just a couple minor marks.

Frosty light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. No defects, just light friction on the devices. LDS, die state c. The die l