Early Coppers Auction

Sharpness VF20 or a bit better but there are small areas of shallow corrosion and verdigris on the obverse and microscopic roughness covering the rema

Glossy light olive and steel brown blending to reddish brown in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth except for a few trivial plan

Sharpness several points higher but there are small but obvious digs at the rim over GIV in GEORGIVS and at the opposing area near the B in BRITAN. O

Ten points sharper but the planchet is covered with extremely faint granularity and there is a patch of shallow corrosion at VS in GEORGIVS. No verdi

Slightly sharper with a half dozen small, dull contact marks on the portrait and a rim nick at the top of the obverse. Mostly glossy dark chocolate b

Attractive glossy olive brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the details and the eye appeal of this piece

Sharper by at least 10 points but there are a half dozen dull dents that create an uneven surface. The notable dents are a vertical one close before

Slightly glossy light to medium brown blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces appear smooth but there is microscopic granular

Sharpness VF30 but there are a couple dozen pits on the reverse and most of those contain greenish verdigris. The remainder of the planchet is covere

Attractive glossy medium brown blending to medium chocolate brown in the fields and protected areas. The planchet is smooth and free of any notable c

Sharpness EF40 or so but dark and moderately rough with traces of greenish verdigris in protected areas suggesting this piece may have been found in s

Light olive and medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. The surfaces are a bit dull thanks to uniform extremely fine granularity, but

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The planchet is smooth except for a few small chips in the center of the reverse but there are some notable contact

Glossy medium steel brown and olive with lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas and darker steel brown on the highpoints. The surfaces a

Sharper by at least 5 points but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris, and the eye appeal of this piece is quite

Glossy medium brown on the devices with chocolate brown toning in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are mostly smooth with only trivial gr

Choice glossy light to medium brown blending to light chocolate brown in protected areas. The only marks are some tiny, barely visible parallel planc

Five points sharper but there is an incomplete planchet cutter impression on the right portion of both sides (as struck). Technically this mint-made

Attractive glossy two-tone piece with light brown toning on the devices and medium chocolate brown toning in the fields and protected areas. The cont

Rather glossy dark chocolate brown and olive. No verdigris or notable contact marks, but the coin is far from perfect. The execution of this variety

Sharper by at least 10 points but dark olive with greenish patina in protected areas suggesting this piece was lost in soil for a while. The surfaces

Slightly sharper but covered with extremely fine granularity on all but the highpoints of the devices, which are smooth. The only marks are a scuff o

Glossy medium brown with chocolate brown toning in the protected areas. Microscopic roughness covers the fields and protected areas but overall this

Slightly sharper but there are several dozen tiny pits on the left side of the obverse and a small area of raised verdigris at IA in BRITANNIA. The r

Rather glossy dark steel brown and olive. Smooth and essentially free of marks, just lightly worn on the devices. A very tiny planchet flake on the

Slightly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter brown toning on the devices. The surfaces look smooth but microscopic granularity covers the field

Choice glossy light chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. A beautiful Machin's Mills halfpenny that has j...

Sharpness VF35 but dark greenish olive and steel with fine roughness covering the planchet. Traces of waxy greenish patina can be found in protected

Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine roughness. In addition there are some significant contact marks including a round dent under the ear, a lighter

Sharpness VF30 but there are several rim dents on both sides, the strongest of these over OR in GEORGIVS. Otherwise there are just a few light scratc

Sharpness VF20 with areas of fine to moderate roughness on both sides. The roughest areas are at III and around BRITAN. No verdigris or contact marks

Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdigris but there is a significant dent on the face that created a bulge at the top

Sharpness VF25 or a bit better where properly struck up but dark with fine to moderate roughness over most of the planchet. Dark olive brown and stee

A nicely detailed piece with light wear on the highpoints of the devices but it has some significant defects. There is an attempted puncture near the

Sharpness near EF40 but dark with microscopic roughness under the slightly glossy dark greenish olive brown toning. The highpoints are a lighter shad

Glossy steel brown and chocolate blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. Would rate a slightly higher grade if not for a few diagonal plan

Slightly sharper with a scuff of light scratches on the portrait and a couple more on Britannia, but all are blended nicely into the toning and the ey

Choice glossy light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, just moderately worn witho

Choice glossy medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Smooth and very attractive. The only notable marks, and they are barely visible

Rather glossy dark olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Appears smooth to the unaided eye but there is extremely f

Several points sharper but there are some dull contact marks on both sides and a small but rather deep planchet void at the T in AUCTORI (as struck).

Ten points sharper (actually there is very little wear on this piece but the strike is a bit mushy) but there is a stain of dark chocolate brown tonin

Glossy light to medium brown with darker reddish chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth except for some tiny chips and fi

Glossy light reddish chocolate brown and olive with golden tan toning on the devices. Looks perfectly smooth but a glass reveals a few tiny specks of

Extremely Fine from a technical perspective but there are numerous tiny planchet flakes and microscopic fissures scattered over both sides, mostly in

Choice glossy light to medium brown with chocolate brown toning covering much of the area behind Britannia. The surfaces are smooth and this piece ha

Choice glossy medium brown with mint frost covering the protected areas. Essentially flawless except for a minor planchet lamination low on the neck

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and nearly flawless offering great eye appeal. The only marks, and they are trivial,

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and there are tiny hints of faded mint red in a cou

Ten points sharper but the reverse is covered with extremely fine porosity while the obverse is smooth and choice. Attractive mostly glossy medium br