Houston Money Show Auction

Sharpness EF40 but covered with light to moderate roughness. No verdigris but there are some planchet flaws including two fissures left of the head,

Ten points sharper but covered with fine roughness. Mostly glossy light olive and brown with dark scale in some of the protected areas. The only not

Partly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. Reasonably smooth with no signs of corrosion. The only real defect is a plan

Brown and olive with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Covered with very fine roughness but there is no verdigris. The only mark is a minor

Slightly sharper with two light scratches on the portrait and one on the seated figure. The scratches are old and very light, and the eye appeal of t

Dark olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals extremely fine granularity in the f

Rather glossy olive brown with light brown toning on the highpoints. Just a few trivial planchet voids. The only marks are a collection of tiny scra

Mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown in protected areas on the reverse. Softly struck on the cheek and chin with similar weakn

Includes 1785 Miller 7.2-D R6+ AG3 with a hole, 1786 Miller 5.1-H.1 R6 Fair-1, and 1786 Miller 6-K R5 G5. The dates are weak or partial. Inspection

Glossy light brown with olive brown in protected areas. Smooth and quite nice. Nicely struck on a choice planchet with a strong date and full legend

The reverse is VG8; the reverse is AG3. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Covered with fine roughness. No verdigris but there are a coupl

Glossy light olive and steel brown. Smooth and nearly void of planchet fissures, but the strike is uneven with significant weakness along the left ed

Slightly sharper but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No notable verdigris, marks, or planchet defects. Slightly glossy dark olive brown

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Covered with fine roughness mixed with small contact marks including a nick on the chin and a pair of fresh

Slightly glossy olive brown with steel brown toning on the devices. Reasonably smooth but not perfectly so, and there are planchet fissures on both s

Frosty light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Nicely centered and quite attractive for the grade. The only defect is a collection of very fine p

Sharpness VF20 but moderately corroded. No verdigris and the only marks are two very old scratches under ET in ETLIB. Olive brown and steel. The da

Includes Miller 1.2-C R3 AG3, Miller 2-B R3 Fair-2, Miller 9-D R5+ Fair-2, and Miller 11.2-K R3 G5. Only the last has a clear date. Inspection recom

Slightly sharper but there are areas of minor roughness on both sides, strongest before the face. Otherwise quite nice; void of verdigris, contact ma

Sharpness several points better but there are some marks including a half dozen very light bisecting scratches on the obverse, a couple stronger ones

Includes Miller 12-Q R3 G5, Miller 13-D R2 AG3, Miller 14-H R3 G4, and Miller 16.1-m R5 G5. Only 2 have a readable date. Inspection recommended. Lo

Includes Miller 14-H R3 G5, Miller 16.5-n R6 G4, Miller 17-g.3 R4 G5, and Miller 25-b R3 AG3. A couple have a readable date. Inspection recommended.

Includes Miller 14-H R3 AG3, Miller 26-AA R5 AG3, Miller 33.3-W.1 R4 late die state G4, and Miller 33.28-Z.16 R5 "Snipe Nose" VG8. Three ...

Glossy olive brown with light brown toning covering the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the devices and this piece has nice eye appeal in sp

Five points sharper but covered with very fine roughness on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris but there are numerous hairline scr

Glossy olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate brown on the highpoints. Smooth and attractive with light wear and minor defects. The notable ma

Attractive glossy light brown. The surfaces are smooth except for minor planchet chipping at the weakly struck area at the top of the obverse and bot

Glossy light brown blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. Smooth and attractive. The only notable marks are a fine scratch in the hair and

Slightly sharper but there is a dent on the cheek that created a bump on the reverse. Otherwise only minor marks on glossy medium brown and olive sur

Glossy olive brown with light brown on the devices. Smooth and attractive. The only defect is a pre-striking planchet void left of the date. The da

Glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth with nice eye appeal. The only notable defect is a very shallow

Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Covered with microscopic granularity but there is no verdigris. The only marks are a few trivial planchet chips, m

Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and very attractive. No corrosion, verdigris, or contact marks, just light wear on the device

Glossy light olive and chocolate with flowline luster in protected areas. Essentially flawless with just light friction on the highpoints and a few m

Considerably sharper but there is a deep delamination from the bust tip to the adjacent A (the delamination is included and it has the "A"...

Glossy light to medium steel brown. Nearly choice with great eye appeal for the grade. Nearly centered on a nice planchet. Looks perfect to the una

Sharper but the obverse was smoothed and the reverse is covered with microscopic roughness under the rather glossy dark olive brown patina. No notabl

Much sharper but covered with uniform moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris. Sharp and nicely centered with a strong date and clear legends. Mu

Glossy olive brown and chocolate. The portrait and center of the reverse show many planchet chips and striations but everything else is smooth. The

Ten points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness. No verdigris and only a few microscopic marks. There are some tiny planchet chips on the

Ten points sharper but there is a planchet fissure at the top of the head that reaches through the planchet to the 17 in the date. Otherwise the plan

Includes 1787 Miller 33.39-s.1 R4 G4, 1787 Miller 37.10-RR.1 R6 late die state G4, 1788 Miller 4.1-K R5 AG3, and 1788 Miller 6-H R5+ late die state VG

Slightly sharper but there are a half dozen small pits on the obverse, and they contain green verdigris. In addition there is a bit of very fine roug

An ET LIR variety. Glossy light brown blending to medium brown in protected areas. Mostly smooth but there are a few small planchet flaws including

An AUCTOBI and ET LIR variety. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown on the devices. Smooth with only trivial planchet flaws, the notable

A CONNFC variety. Glossy medium brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. Looks smooth but the planchet is covered with microscopic striatio

A Large Letters variety. Slightly sharper but there are areas of light corrosion on both sides. No verdigris and much of the planchet is smooth. Ra

Sharper but covered with microscopic granularity hidden under glossy chocolate and medium brown toning. No verdigris but there are myriad fine scratc

Sharper but dark and lightly corroded. No verdigris and the only notable marks are some old scratches hidden in the patina under the globe on the rev

Slightly sharper with some very light scratches on both sides. All the scratches are lost in the glossy light brown toning that blends to chocolate i