Early Cents Auctions - The Neil Rothschild Collection

Choice glossy light olive brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. Essentially flawless with smooth surfaces and outstanding eye appeal. The

Glossy light chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. No notable roughness, just a small planchet flake at the rim over the first C

Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost shows in the protected areas and this piece has outstanding eye appeal. A bit soft

Very Fine from a technical perspective when looking at the properly struck areas, but nearly half of the devices are very weakly struck (which is quit

Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a streak of reddish brown toning down the profile on the obverse. Fine granularity covers the p

Beautiful frosty light to medium chocolate brown with tiny peeps of faded mint red visible around ET LIB. The surfaces are smooth except for the usua

Glossy light to medium brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. The highpoints are smooth while the fields and protected areas are cover

Sharpness Very Fine but there are traces of greenish verdigris on both sides. Some of the verdigris was lightly scratched in an attempt to remove it,

Technically Very Fine but unevenly struck with severe weakness at the top of the obverse and the opposing area at the bottom of the reverse. In addit

Technical grade is EF40 but the strike is uneven, quite weak at the bottom of the obverse and the opposing area at the top of the reverse. The surfac

Slightly better from a technical standpoint but the nose is softly struck. Glossy light to medium brown with darker chocolate brown toning in protect

Rather glossy medium brown with chocolate brown in protected areas. Most of the planchet is smooth but there are areas of fine roughness on both side

Technically Very Fine but there are numerous small rim dents around both sides. Rather glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Most of the planchet

Frosty medium steel brown. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. The only d

Choice glossy light chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Smooth and very attractive, essentially flawless exce

A beautiful piece with lustrous fields and choice light to medium brown toning. Has mint state eye appeal but there is a touch of friction on the hig

Sharpness closer to extremely fine but the surfaces are covered with microscopic roughness. Partly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter ste

Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal of this piece is excellent. The details are somewhat blun

Glossy light to medium brown with mostly smooth surfaces. No corrosion, verdigris, or significant contact marks. The only defects are a shallow fiss

Slightly sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness and there is a significant planchet flaw at the shoulder that pierces the planchet (light