The Tom Wachtel Collection of Early Copper Coins

Lustrous mellowing mint red and steel brown with subtle hints of bluish steel overtone. About a third of the faded mint color remains, mostly on the

Lustrous medium brown blending to light olive in protected areas on the obverse; the reverse is lustrous medium brown with small splashes of medium ol

Glossy light brown with frost in protected areas. Smooth and attractive with minor marks including a spot of darker toning at the 18, a collection of

Glossy light brown with medium brown toning on the highpoints. Mint frost covers the protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. There a

Reddish brown and light olive. Smooth and free of notable defects, just worn. The details on most of the planchet are sharper, perhaps VG8, but the

Frosty light to medium steel brown with a splash of darker olive brown toning under EN in CENT to UN in UNITED. Just a few minor marks including two

Beautiful lustrous tan and light olive with 5% of the planchet showing bright mint color. Satiny mint frost covers this cent, even the highpoints, a

Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. The only mark is a pin prick under the end of the wreath ribbon. An attra

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with very faded mint red in protected areas. Smooth and attractive but there are a few marks including a small chip

Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light greenish olive. The toning is attractive but there are small nicks scattered over both sides, none significa

Lustrous light steel brown with 5% of the obverse and at least 15% of the reverse showing mint red. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye ap

Lustrous medium steel brown very delicately woodgrained on the obverse with slightly darker steel brown. Satiny and very attractive with choice mint

Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only marks are a few small spots around star 1 and another under st

Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown with at least half of the planchet showing frosty mint red color. Very attractive with a few small marks incl

Lustrous light brown with peeps of mint red on both sides. Satiny with very nice eye appeal. Just a few small marks including some ticks on the chin

Glossy medium chocolate with lighter brown toning on the obverse devices. Smooth and attractive, just moderately worn. A few small ticks on the 18 a

Lustrous light olive and steel with mint red showing on about 20% of the obverse and 5% of the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has gre

Lustrous medium steel brown. Essentially flawless with great eye appeal. The best identifying mark is a tiny diagonal nick on the tip of the coronet

Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive with 5% of the faded red remaining on the obverse. The only marks are a horizontal nick high on the bust, a du

Frosty light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and satiny tan in some protected areas. The only marks are a f