Early Cents Auctions - The Neil Rothschild Collection

Glossy mix of light chocolate and darker olive brown. There are no planchet flaws and the surfaces are mostly smooth. The only notable defect is a s

Mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth

Mostly glossy light olive brown with slightly lighter toning on the devices. The planchet is covered with microscopic roughness on all but the highpo

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are mostly smooth and the notable defects are three small rim nicks above the f

Glossy mix of medium brown and chocolate with reddish brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are so

Attractive glossy light to medium brown and tan blending to light chocolate brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and mark-free except fo

Choice glossy light olive and chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth, especially for a 1785 Co

Glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Microscopic roughness covers all but the high

Glossy light to medium brown delicately mottled with darker olive brown on the right side of the obverse. Mint frost shows in the fields and protecte

Moderately glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Extremely fine granularity covers all but the highpoints.

Choice glossy light to medium brown blending to light chocolate brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and this is a superior example of t

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth except for numerous parallel planchet voids (planchet roller striations) on both sid

Glossy light olive and tan blending to medium olive brown in the protected areas. The surfaces are smooth except for a couple small chips in the cent

Glossy chocolate brown with hints of reddish chocolate and olive brown toning in some of the protected areas. Most of the details are quite sharp and

Glossy dark chocolate brown and olive with light brown and tan toning on the devices. Nicely struck and attractive, just moderately worn. The only d

Choice glossy light brown. Smooth and virtually flawless with light wear on the devices. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a small rim nick

The "Goatee break" variety. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are smooth, vo...

Glossy light olive blending to medium olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is excellent. The notable defects a

Sharpness close to mint state but covered with fine roughness. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and reddish chocolate with very shallow greenish pati

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. The two-tone appearance accents the devices and the ey

Glossy medium steel brown with lighter brown toning in the fields and protected areas on the reverse. The central details on the obverse are weaker,

Mostly glossy mix of medium brown, reddish chocolate brown, and dark olive brown. The dark areas appear to be from impurities in the planchet. Sharp

The obverse is glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan toning on the highpoints; the reverse is glossy tan and light brown with an arc of da

Mostly glossy dark olive brown and reddish chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Most of the planchet is smooth

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are smooth and this piece has excellent eye appeal for the

Choice glossy medium brown with light to medium chocolate brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and this piece has outstanding eye appeal

Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with underlying frosty lighter brown toning in the fields. Smooth and very attractive with just a triv

Mostly glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. No corrosion or roughness but there are several very dull scratches on the upper half of the ob

Sharpness at least EF40 but covered with uniform fine granularity under rather glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. There are traces of shallow

The obverse is considerably weaker (worn out die) while the reverse would grade F15 or a bit better. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown with l

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to medium chocolate in protected areas. The planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness that i

Glossy steel and light chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth (both the Miller-Ford and Perkins examples are significantly granular), and the only

Sharpness EF40 or better but covered with fine granularity and there are microscopic specks of greenish verdigris in a few protected places on both si

A formidable challenger to the preceding lot showing a little more wear but less roughness and fewer planchet flaws. Partly glossy light olive and me

Yes, a third example of this very rare variety. Glossy light greenish olive with specks of medium olive and reddish brown in protected areas. Some e

Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal of this piece is outstanding. No planchet flaws,

Glossy medium chocolate brown with a puff of lighter toning in the field off the chin. The surfaces are smooth with only minor contact marks. A stra

A bit sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No marks, verdigris, or planchet flaws. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with l

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Extremely fine roughness covers the planchet but the glossy toning e

Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The only sign of roughness is an area of microscopic granularity in the field before the head of

Rather glossy olive brown and steel with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. The planchet is mostly smooth but there are some tiny planchet flake

Very attractive glossy medium steel brown blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. The planchet is smooth and void of any contact marks. The

Considerably sharper but the obverse is eroded and both sides are covered with fine roughness under rather glossy dark steel and olive brown toning.

Slightly sharper but there is scattered pitting on the right side of the obverse on an otherwise smooth, very attractive planchet. A few of those pit

Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth, just worn. The notable defects are a collection of tiny fissures right

Sharper but moderately rough under mostly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate toning. Traces of greenish verdigris can be found in protected areas.

Considerably sharper but covered with uniform fine granularity under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No marks, verdigris, or planc

Sharper where properly struck up but covered with uniform fine roughness. No verdigris. The only notable marks are a thin scratch or fissure from th

Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with a hint of lighter reddish chocolate in the fields on the reverse. No marks or flaws, jus

A bit sharper but covered with very fine roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. The highpoints are a slightly lighter sha