Houston Money Show Auction

Type with nothing below the king. Glossy chocolate blending to darker steel and olive brown in protected areas. Sharpness VF20 but there is a dull s

Type with "Sea Beasts" below king. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass...

Glossy light brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. Smooth devices with minor roughness in protected areas. Listed on page 38 in the 2023...

Struck in copper plated bath metal. About 25-30% of the copper plating remains and there are a few small splashes of brassy toning on the reverse. M

Choice frosty bright golden tan with brown toning on the highpoints. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices

Several points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. The only marks are some small planchet chips around the rims. Slightly glossy dark

A sharp, choice example that some call Proof. Medium reddish brown. Listed as brass on the old envelope but looks more like bronze. Produced by Alf

Sharpness close to mint state but there are shallow planchet laminations on the reverse with small patches of dark planchet slag. Very sharply struck

Ten points sharper with a small planchet void on the rim at the bottom of the reverse and traces of very fine verdigris on both sides. Glossy olive b

Glossy chocolate brown with frost in protected areas. Flattened at the top of the obverse and bottom of the reverse. Prior owners have claimed this

Glossy light to medium steel brown. Smooth and free of defects, just worn. Choice for the grade. Late die state with obvious swelling in the center

Glossy chocolate brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. Looks smooth but a glass reveals microscopic granularity in the fields and protect

Slightly sharper but a glass reveals very fine roughness in some of the protected areas. No marks, just light wear on the devices. Glossy chocolate

Grades are F-VF sharpness net VG10 for minor defects. All have a clear date and readable legends. Listed on page 42 in the 2023 "Redbook.&quo...

Struck in copper at the Pottiers Mint. Slightly rough but not too bad. Later die state with a long die break from the middle of the nose. Not a fla

Struck in billon silver at the Lyon Mint. Dark olive and silvery gray. Glossy with microscopic granularity under the glossy toning. No marks or oth

Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with a splash of reddish brown toning covering the lower third of the obverse. The reddish area contains trac

Five points sharper but covered with microscopic granularity. No marks or verdigris. Olive brown and steel with lighter highpoints. See page 42 in

Slightly sharper but there are a few rim dents on an otherwise smooth, attractive piece. Glossy light to medium brown blending to chocolate in protec

Glossy light to medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. The only mark is a short, light scratch at the bottom of the second P in POPUL