Early Coppers Auction

Rather glossy light olive and chocolate with a hint of woodgrained lighter brown toning in the fields. Looks perfectly smooth but a glass shows extre

Includes one 1788 half cent and one 1788 cent. Both are very sharp with ample mellowed red remaining. These are high-quality copies made by Evans in

Sharpness VF20 but the toning is a bit dark and there are traces of fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. Glossy dark olive and chocolate

Sharpness near VF30 but there are several dull cuts right of the date, another at the O in NOVA, and a few more at the first U in UNUM. Otherwise the

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the devices and the eye appeal of this piece is exce

Sharpness near VG10 but there are patches of ugly pitting on both sides including one that obliterates the 786 in the date. The 1 in the date and the

Glossy light to medium brown with chocolate brown toning in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are smooth, void of any granularity or corro

Several points sharper but there is a dull dent at the bottom of the shield, and the dent caused a bulge at the opposing S in CAESAREA. The only othe

Sharpness F15 with numerous small contact marks, mostly on the obverse, and microscopic roughness in the fields on both sides. Rather glossy reddish

Slightly glossy light to medium olive with lighter brown toning on the devices. The surfaces look smooth but a glass reveals extremely fine roughness