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Attractive frosty medium chocolate brown delicately woodgrained with lighter brown. Looks choice to the unaided eye but a glass reveals a scuff of fa

Glossy light olive brown. Smooth and choice, just lightly worn. MDS with flowlined fields but without the triangle chip hanging from the dentils rig

Frosty medium olive and steel brown. Satiny mint frost shows in the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent has excellent eye appeal.

Includes N-1 R1 Head of 1834 with Large 8 & Stars, N-2 R3 Head of 1834 with Small 8 & Stars, N-5 R2 Head of 1834 with Small 8 & Stars, a...

Sharpness VF30 but lightly burnished and retoned glossy light olive and steel. Mostly smooth but there are traces of very fine roughness in some prot

Includes N-4 R4+ Head of 1834 with Small 8 & Stars MDS AG3, and N-9 R4 Head of 1834 with Large 8 & Stars EDS F12 net VG7 for fine granularit...

Slightly sharper where the devices were properly struck up but there are some fine scratches on the face, a nick on the neck, and microscopic specks o

Frosty steel brown and light chocolate. The luster is subdued by a thin layer of oxidation and this cent has the look of a piece that has rested unto

Includes N-6 R1 Head of 1834 with Small 8 & Stars MDS VF25 net F12 for a rim dent, N-7 R1 Head of 1836 MDS VF20 net VG10 for fine granularity, a...

Sharper but there is a vertical hairline scratch between the hair bun and star 10 reaching down to left of star 11. Otherwise smooth and choice. Fro

Glossy medium brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just worn. E-MDS.Certificate: Pedigree: Ex Ro

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth with trivial marks including two diagonal nicks over NE in ONE and traces of fine powdery dirt in protected

Includes N-11 R4+ Head of 1834 with Small 8 & Stars EDS G4+ net AG3+ for contact marks, and N-18 R4+ Head of 1834 with Small 8 & Stars MDS G...

At least 5 points sharper but there is a nick on the chin, another in the field off the end of the nose, and a light rim bruise over star 9. Glossy m

Includes N-14 R2 MDS VF20 net F15 for a light rim bruise, N-15 R2 VF20 net VG10 for granularity, and N-7/17 R1 LDS (N-17) VG10. Lot of 3 coins.Certif

Lustrous light steel brown. Satiny and very attractive. The only mark is a tiny planchet chip in the field between the nose and star 4. M-LDS, Grel

Choice frosty light to medium chocolate brown. Satiny and very attractive with light wear on the highpoints. The only notable mark is a shall planch

Slightly sharper with fine granularity and a few marks. No significant verdigris and the notable marks are a minor rim bruise under the date and a ni

Sharpness F12+ but a bit dark with raised corrosion covering the neck. Otherwise reasonably smooth with only minor marks. Slightly glossy olive brow

Includes N-1 R1+ LDS F15, N-2 R2 MDS VG10, and N-4 R3 MDS G6. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins.Certificate: Pedigree:

Frosty light to medium steel brown. Satiny and very nice for the grade, close to EF45. The best identifying mark is a small puff of darker toning at

Slightly sharper with a few small nicks, none notable. A shallow low spot under the E in CENT may help identify this cent. Glossy chocolate and stee

Frosty light to medium brown and steel. A subtle puff of darker steel brown toning down from the right corner of the eye is the only notable mark. M

Sharpness near EF40 but there is a rim dent right of the date, a strong nick below EN in CENT, and a dull nick on the rim over the I in UNITED. Other

Includes N-6 R2 MDS VF20, and N-7 R4 E-MDS F15+. Both are glossy brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces and nice eye appeal. Lot of 2 coins.Certif

Sharpness very close to mint state and this cent has excellent eye appeal, but it was lightly cleaned and retoned. Glossy medium brown and light oliv

Glossy tan with steel brown toning on the highpoints. There is a puff of slightly darker brown toning on the curls at star 13 and a few small areas o

Frosty light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster shows in protected areas. A couple tiny ticks from flawless

Includes N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord MDS VF20+ and N-9 R1 Beaded Hair Cord MDS with die cracks on the obverse VF20. The first is slightly sharper but reto

Includes N-2 R2 MDS VF30 net F12 for corrosion, N-6 R2 EDS VF20 net F12 for marks, N-8 R1 M-LDS (Newcomb's old #7) VG7, and N-17 R4 LDS (Grellma...

Average grade is G4+. Includes N-3 R1 Plain Hair Cord, N-4 R2 Plain Hair Cord, N-5 Plain Hair Cord with Small Letters, N-11 R1 Beaded Hair Cord, and

Sharpness very close to mint state but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy light brown and tan. Satiny and virtually flawless with great eye ap

Attractive frosty tan and light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No spots or stains, and the only notable mark is a s

Frosty tan with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only marks are two fine planchet fissures at the N un UNITED (as struck). LDS, Newcomb&#...

Frosty tan and light olive brown. No defects, just light friction on the highpoints. MDS. The "Accessory N" feature (stray N hidden in t...

At least 5 points sharper but there are two small nicks in the field close before the eye and a planchet lamination at the rim over the E in UNITED.

Five points sharper but there are small puffs of darker toning including two at the jaw and several more scattered over the reverse. There is light f

Sharpness VF35 but there is a strong rim nick under the 7, a small rim bruise at star 2, and another small rim bruise at the N in UNITED. Otherwise q

Sharper but recolored glossy reddish chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive. A light rim bruise at the E in UNITED is the only notable mark. E-MDS.

Sharpness EF45 or better but harshly cleaned bright copper. Mostly smooth but there are areas of fine roughness on both sides. A cent that deserves

Sharpness close to mint state but the reverse was recolored. The obverse is olive brown and chocolate; the reverse is chocolate with lighter brown on

Average grade is VG7. Includes N-1 R1, N-6 R1, N-8 R1, N-10 R1, and N-11 R2. Some are sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date and legen

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Flowline luster shows in the protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. No marks, just a light

Includes N-2 R1 MDS and N-5 R1 MDS. Both are attractive glossy brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces. Lot of 2 coins.Certificate: Pedigree: The

Average grade is F15. Includes N-3 R1 MDS, N-7 R1 MDS, and N-12 R2 Doubled Die Reverse MDS. All are sharper with defects. Lot of 3 coins.Certificat

Includes N-4 R2 EDS and N-8 R1 MDS. Both are slightly sharper with light contact marks; otherwise glossy brown and chocolate toning on smooth surface

Sharpness VF20 but covered with minor roughness. Shallow verdigris shows in protected areas and there is a rim bruise below the 18. Dark olive brown

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive with only trivial contact marks. EDS, Grellman state a, before any crumbling in the de

Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there is a large rim dent at stars 11-12. Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel with fine roughness in the f

Sharpness VF35 but there are some scratches including a strong, sharp one at the neck and a less visible but equally strong one on the ear. The other