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

Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and quite attractive. The only defects are a few small planchet chips on the portrait and a t

Slightly sharper but there are traces of greenish verdigris on the obverse, mostly in the field off the forehead. The planchet is mostly smooth but t

Glossy medium brown. An attractive piece with smooth surfaces but the area behind the portrait and Britannia has been flattened a bit, especially on

Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth and quite attractive with light wear on the highpoints and virtually flawless surfaces. Two ba

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. Smooth and virtually flawless except f

Beautiful glossy medium brown blending to light olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth, the strike is strong, and this piece has sup

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. The obverse is less detailed than the reverse, perhaps a VG10/F15

Considerably sharper, perhaps EF40, but there are numerous shallow planchet striations on both sides, the notable ones off the forehead and above the

Glossy medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Smooth and virtually flawless. Minor planchet chipping

Sharpness F15 where the devices were properly struck up but the planchet is covered with fine to moderate granularity on all but the highpoints, which

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown and light chocolate. There are traces of very faded red in protected area

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. Sharply struck and nicely centered on

Choice glossy medium brown with darker chocolate brown toning covering the protected areas. A beautiful piece, smooth and free of planchet defects.

Rather glossy light olive brown with darker reddish olive toning in protected areas. Extremely fine roughness covers the planchet and there are trace

An ET LIR variety. Slightly sharper where properly struck up but there are thin planchet striations covering much of the obverse and a single but mor

An ET LIR variety. Attractive medium brown and light olive. The planchet is mostly smooth but there are tiny planchet striations and chips on both s

An ET LIR variety. Glossy light to medium brown with an arc of darker chocolate brown toning along the right edge of the obverse. No notable defects

Sharpness VF35 with fine roughness on the obverse and old pinscratches across both sides. The scratches all blend perfectly into the toning but they

An ET LIR variety. Slightly sharper but there is a patch of shallow verdigris or crud nestled into the folds of the bust drapery. The planchet is mo

Sharpness EF40 with a few small patches of shallow greenish verdigris on both sides, mostly above the head on the obverse and at the top of the staff

Sharpness VF35 but covered with fine to moderate roughness on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris or planchet defects, and the only

Glossy light to medium brown and steel. Smooth and quite attractive but there are a few defects. They are a thin but obvious fissure at the bottom e

An AUCTOPI variety. Rather glossy light to medium brown on the devices with darker olive brown toning covering the fields and protected areas. There

Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive. The only planchet defects are a small fissure on the rim at the bottom of the ob

Struck over a 1785 Nova Constellatio. Sharpness EF40 but dark with areas of fine to moderate roughness on both sides, and there is a significant dent

The CONNLC variety. Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. The planchet is mostly smooth but there are parallel str

Ten points sharper but planchet chipping covers much of the upper part of both sides (as struck). In addition there are numerous mostly vertical scra

Breen's "Nothing Below King" type. Choice glossy light brown blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. The planchet is smooth ...

Breen's "Sea Beasts Below King, Stars in Legends" type. Choice glossy light brown with traces of chocolate brown toning in protected ...

Breen's "Sea Beasts Below King, Stars in Legends" type with a colon before REX. Glossy light to medium brown blending to olive brown ...

Glossy medium steel gray with a subtle hint of light bluish steel overtone. An attractive piece showing just a touch of friction on the highpoints an

Choice glossy light gray and steel blending to darker gunmetal gray in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and show a hint of reflectivity in th

A sharply struck piece that has just a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices, but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate gran

Glossy tan and light brown. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned. There are some hairline scratches on the reverse, none significant, and a glass reve

Variety with a single L in CONSTELATIO. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and this piece looks choice

Variety with a single L in CONSTELATIO. Ten points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No

Variety with two L's in CONSTELLATIO. Attractive glossy medium brown with chocolate brown and steel toning on the highpoints of the devices. L...

Very attractive frosty dark chocolate brown. Mint luster covers the protected areas and the strike is especially sharp. The only marks are some micr

Frosty light to medium chocolate brown with a few small puffs of lighter brown toning on both sides. Essentially smooth and the eye appeal is excelle

An attractive and well executed electrotype copy. Glossy medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. No defects, just light wear on the h

Glossy medium brown with darker olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces are uneven and "pebbly" and the edge shows fine smoothing ma...

Frosty chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan toning in the protected areas. Nearly flawless, void of any notable spots, stains, or contact marks

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The obverse is a bit weaker than the reverse, perhaps a 5/7+ split. Th

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to olive brown in the most-protected areas. The surfaces are smooth except for a couple thin diagona

Very glossy medium chocolate brown delicately mottled with lighter brown on both sides. Perfectly smooth and absolutely choice except for a small bru

Glossy chocolate brown and steel with mint frost covering the protected areas on both sides. Smooth and very attractive. Nearly void of defects; a f

Slightly sharper with a few too many tiny nicks for the higher grade. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate blending to olive brown in protect

Rather glossy olive and light chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Smooth and nicely struck with a strong date and legends.

Lightly cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy golden tan and light olive. The planchet is reasonably smooth but there is an obvious void or delaminat

Glossy medium chocolate brown mixed with a few small puffs of lighter brown toning. The surfaces are smooth except for some minor planchet fissures o