The 2022 EAC Auction St. Louis

Sharpness F15 or better but burnished for an unknown reason because the surfaces appear to have been smooth anyway. Retoned glossy dark olive brown a

Sharpness F12 but recolored dark steel brown and chocolate with traces of lighter brown in protected areas on the reverse. Most of the planchet is sm

A few points sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are numerous light scratches on both sides, all blended perfectly into the rather glossy da

Slightly glossy greenish olive blending to medium olive brown in protected areas. Probably recolored. The strike is odd, possibly the result of mult

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth, just worn. A tiny pinprick left of the cap is the only notable mark. The 17 is gone but the 94 is

End-of-Strip Planchet Clip/Blundered Edge Letters. Glossy light to medium brown. The obverse is slightly sharper than the reverse, as usual. Smooth

Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris but there are some old, light hairline scratches on the obverse including several hori

Slightly glossy steel and chocolate brown. A bit dull but there are no significant issues worthy of mention. The date is quite weak but still readab

Sharpness VF30 with light to moderate corrosion on the left side of the obverse and all of the reverse. Both sides show crusted hard verdigris in the

Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. Mostly smooth but there is very fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. The only mark is a

Sharpness near F12 but lightly cleaned leaving the highpoints light brown with darker chocolate brown in protected areas. Most of the planchet is smo

Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. No roughness; the only notable marks are a small planchet chip or poke at the F in OF and a minor rim bruise a

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine to moderate granularity, strongest on the reverse. Dark olive with a thin dark green patina. The only marks are

Dark olive brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. The date is weak but readable as are most of the legends. Minor roughness covers the fiel

Several points sharper but there are obvious planchet voids/delaminations on both sides including a horizontal one from the shoulder into the hair, on

Slightly sharper but there are two small nicks or chips on the cheek and another on the jaw at the throat. Otherwise smooth with only trivial marks.

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The only marks are a dull nick in the field before the eye and a tiny rim bruise just right of the fraction. MDS,

Sharpness near EF45 but covered with microscopic nicks and extremely fine porosity. In addition there are several light rim bruises, strongest on the

A few points sharper, particularly on the obverse, but there are a dozen pits on the reverse, and a couple of them contain microscopic traces of green

Very attractive glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and this cent has excellent eye appeal.

Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform moderate granularity. There are traces of shallow greenish verdigris on both sides but they do not catch your

Sharpness VF35 but there are several planchet lamination flaws on the reverse including an obvious one just right of the fraction. Otherwise the plan

Attractive glossy light chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only defects are a few light

Ten points sharper but covered with faint granularity under rather glossy chocolate brown toning. The highpoints are a slightly lighter shade of brow

Sharpness VF25 but dark and covered with very fine roughness under glossy dark olive and steel, nearly black, toning. No verdigris but there are a do

Sharpness VG10 but covered with nicks and small contact marks, the notable ones at the rim over E in LIBERTY and over the O in ONE. Rather glossy lig

Glossy light to medium brown and chocolate. Looks great at first glance but the hair and eye have been carefully strengthened. The date is strong an

A few points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with moderate roughness. No verdigris. The only notable contact marks are a dull

Sharpness VG7 or better but scratched over much of the obverse and in a few places on the reverse. Microscopic roughness covers the fields but the hi

Sharpness near VF20 but covered with microscopic granularity under mostly glossy chocolate brown toning. A small rim nick left of the cap, another at

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth, mint frost shows in protected areas, and this cent has excellent ey

Glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are four dull, strong contact marks near the rim below the

Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and void of notable marks, just heavily worn. The obverse is AG3 while the reverse is Basal State-1

Sharpness VF20 but there are a half dozen small pits on the obverse, and most of them have a trace of verdigris nestled down inside. In addition ther

Slightly glossy medium steel brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Extremely fine roughness shows in the fields and protected areas b

Dull dark steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Covered with microscopic roughness but there are no marks or other defects.

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth surfaces, just well worn. The only marks are a nick before the face, a scratch at the F in OF, and three ri

Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter toning on the devices. Smooth with minor marks; a rim bruise at the second S in STATES

Glossy medium chocolate with lighter brown toning on the devices. The devices are smooth but there is very fine roughness in the fields and protected

Sharpness EF40 or better but recolored a very attractive glossy chocolate brown fading to dark chocolate and olive brown in the protected areas. The

Includes 1796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust LDS (VIII) with a cud at TY G5 net G4 for roughness and scratch, 1796 S-113 (maybe) Draped Bust Basal State-1 with

The obverse is slightly better than the reverse, as usual on the variety. The surfaces are smooth and the only significant mark is a small but obviou

Sharpness F15 but much of the left half of the reverse is pitted while the remainder of the planchet is reasonably smooth, especially the obverse. No

Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but there is microscopic granularity hidden under the glossy toning. No verdigris and the only marks are a few fain

Slightly sharper but the fields are covered with uniform microscopic granularity under slightly glossy olive brown toning. No verdigris. The only ma

A few points sharper but there is microscopic roughness on both sides plus a few small areas of shallow verdigris. Slightly glossy reddish brown and

Glossy medium chocolate brown with smooth surfaces. Just minor contact marks scattered over both sides, none significant. Later die state, Breen IV

Includes 1797 S-140 R1 G6 Very late die state with significant swelling on both sides, and 1798 S-159 R3 Style I Hair with Small 8 VG8 net G5 for an

Glossy reddish brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and attractive, just a bit dirty. The best identifying marks

Glossy medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Mostly smooth with traces of microscopic roughness in protected areas. The left half o