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

Sharpness VF20 but a bit dull thanks to microscopic granularity that covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Traces of very shallow verd

Slightly sharper but covered with fine granularity, and a few small areas of shallow pitting are located mostly off the chest of the horse and at the

Sharpness EF40 and very attractive, but there are rim dents over the U's in UNUM. Otherwise this piece is choice and the eye appeal is excellen...

Attractive glossy medium brown. The surfaces are smooth except for some microscopic planchet chips on the shield and a few small contact marks, none

Sharpness F15 but corroded with green verdigris showing , mostly on the reverse. Looks like a copper than was lost in soil for some time. The date i

Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Mostly smooth but there are traces of minor roughness in the fields. No notable marks or verdigr

Five points sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness on all but the highpoints of the devices, which are smooth. No verdigris or marks. S

Sharpness VG8 but covered with shallow pitting. No marks or verdigris. The 178 is weak but readable while the 6 is gone. The legends are complete a

Very slightly sharper but there is a punch mark at the first A in CAESAREA, a fine scratch down the center of the shield, and a shallow but obvious pl

Perhaps very slightly sharper but there is a rim bruise off the end of the plow handles. The eye appeal is quite nice in spite of microscopic roughne