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Glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. There are some small puffs of darker olive brown on the obverse and an area of reddish brown toning at D-S.

Sharpness VF30 with light corrosion covering most of the right half of the obverse. The remainder of the planchet is smooth. No verdigris. The best

Frosty medium chocolate and olive brown. Sharp and attractive but there are some contact marks. The notable ones are a half dozen hairline scratches

Slightly frosty chocolate and steel brown with lighter steel brown on the devices. A bit dull from fine roughness and there is crud and fine verdigri

Perhaps a point sharper, particularly on the obverse, but both sides are covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only marks are

Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and free of verdigris. Only minor marks including a small pit on the lower edge of th

Sharpness F15 with a couple small patches of very fine corrosion in the field before the portrait and another at the O in ONE. A nick on the 1 in the

Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The only notable mark is a small scratch or nick over the left side of the N in UNITED. MDS,

Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Smooth with nice eye appeal and even wear. Just a couple rim nicks at the U in UNITED from choice. MDS. Ou

Frosty light chocolate and steel brown with reddish brown toning in protected areas. The obverse is mostly smooth with just a couple areas of microsc

Slightly glossy very dark olive brown and steel with slightly lighter toning on the highpoints. The fields and protected areas are covered with fine

Slightly glossy dark steel brown. Mostly smooth but there are small areas of fine roughness, strongest at ON in ONE. Several light scratches show in

The obverse is several points sharper but the reverse is weaker. Both sides are covered with fine to moderate roughness, and the fields on the obvers

Sharpness VF35 but expertly recolored glossy light olive and medium brown. The planchet is mostly smooth and the obverse is quite attractive, but the

Glossy olive and chocolate with a couple splashes of reddish chocolate brown at ST and OF at the top of the reverse. Smooth and attractive with only

Sharpness VF30 but cleaned and retoning, now an attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with traces of lighter tan in protected areas. Smo

Sharpness close to G4 but there are several fine, old scratches on the obverse and minor roughness covers the fields and protected areas on both sides

Partly glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning on the highpoints. The gloss is subdued by a layer of oxidation that could (and shou

Rather glossy olive brown and steel with lighter brown in the field behind the portrait. There is fine verdigris and minor roughness visible under ma

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. The only significant defect is an old, rather deep scratch from the top of the wreath down

At least 5 points sharper but there are several hairline scratches on the face with a few extending down onto the neck. All the scratches blend nicel

Glossy medium brown with reddish chocolate in protected areas. There are many dull ticks scattered over both sides, mostly on the reverse, and the su

Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel. Looks smooth but a glass reveals microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris an

A bit sharper but covered with moderate corrosion. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive brown and chocolate. The date is unreadable but most of the le

Glossy light olive and steel brown. Smooth with a few minor marks including a nick in the drapery, another on the curl left of the date, and several

Glossy light olive brown. Smooth with minor contact marks including a collection of small nicks at the chin. EDS. The date and legends are clear.

Glossy but ugly with a blotchy mix of olive brown, lighter brown, and reddish brown toning on moderately rough surfaces. The only contact marks is a

Mostly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown mottled with lighter brown and chocolate, particularly on the reverse. The surfaces are reasonably smoot

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth with outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Just trivial marks including a couple fai

Slightly glossy dark olive brown with uniform fine granularity covering the planchet. The only marks are a few light scratches in the hair and a faint

Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The eye appeal is decent for the grade but the planchet is covered with f

Sharpness EF40 but dark and covered with fine to moderate granularity, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris or notable marks. Rather frosty dark o

Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. Most of the planchet is decent, particularly on the reverse, but

Mostly smooth but a glass reveals microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, and the only marks are a thin nick on the se

Sharpness at least VG7 but there are several obvious scratches in the field before the portrait, all old and blended into the natural toning. Otherwi

A couple points sharper with traces of microscopic roughness in the fields, mostly before the portrait. No verdigris and the only notable marks are a

Sharpness near VF30 but there are a couple dull rim nicks or small bruises at the top of the obverse, a few ticks on the neck, and some hairline scrat

Rather glossy brown and steel, possibly retoned. Considerably sharper with smooth surfaces but there are numerous fine scratches on the upper part of

Glossy medium chocolate brown with areas of lighter coppery tan on the obverse from relatively fresh contact. In addition there are some older nicks

At least 5 points sharper but there is a very light scratch in the field left of the lower curls. Otherwise just trivial contact marks including a li

Glossy steel brown with frosty tan in protected areas. A light rim bruise at ER in LIBERTY is the only notable mark. The surfaces are smooth and thi

Steel and chocolate brown. Rather dull thanks to uniform fine pitting and granularity. No verdigris. The notable marks are a rim nick left of the L

Sharpness VF25 but recolored an uneven mix of olive brown, chocolate, and light brown. The surfaces are smooth and glossy but the uneven toning is a

Ten points sharper but lightly burnished and recolored glossy dark olive brown with frosty light brown and golden tan in protected areas. Tiny peeps

Close to EF40 but there are a couple minor contact marks in the field off the hair ribbon. Lightly worn with excellent eye appeal. Glossy medium bro

A few points sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris and the only mark is a dull scratch in the l

Slightly sharper but the reverse is coated with a thin layer of some protectant leaving those fields very glossy. Possibly lightly cleaned and retone

Sharpness VF25 but the planchet is covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest on the right half of the obverse. Traces of yellow crud or verd

Recolored glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Smooth with just a few marks including a thin nick on the

Glossy olive brown and chocolate with steel overtones. Smooth and very attractive, just lightly worn. A tiny, barely visible scratch left of the L i

Slightly glossy steel brown. Several points sharper but roughness covers the field before the face and LIBERTY. There is a rim bruise at the bust an

Sharpness EF40 with fine roughness in the fields before and above the portrait with similar roughness at ED-ST. There are a couple microscopic specks

Glossy light brown and olive mixed with some slightly darker olive toning on the obverse. The toning may not be original but it is attractive. Smoot

Slightly sharper but there is an obvious planchet flake on the T in LIBERTY and a nick below. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the cent has grea

Glossy medium steel brown with a spot of darker olive brown on the neck. No roughness or notable marks, just worn. TDS, Breen state V, with two bold

Beautiful frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Lightly worn on the devices with smooth surfaces. This cent has great eye appeal but there are a

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy brown with specks of darker toning scattered over the obverse. A shallow depression on the ne

Slightly sharper but there are some contact marks on otherwise nice surfaces. The notable marks are a light scratch arcing from the hair below the E

Frosty light olive and steel brown. Smooth and quite attractive with light friction on the devices and just a few trivial marks. A small nick or pla

Sharpness EF40 but there are fine hairline scratches on the obverse, especially in the field before the portrait, and stronger scratches in the dentil

Five points sharper but there is a fine scratch from the top of the hair ribbon to the throat. Otherwise just minor marks including some faint hairli

Sharpness EF40 but recolored with a light steel wash over frosty chocolate brown surfaces. Smooth and attractive in spite of the color, and the only

Perhaps a point sharper but there is minor roughness on both sides and a rim bruise left of the hair ribbon. No verdigris and the eye appeal is decen

Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown with lighter chocolate o

Very attractive lustrous steel brown with faded red in the protected areas on the obverse. Just a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices fr

Sharpness F15+ but there are a half dozen thin scratches on the obverse, mostly on the neck and into the hair left of the face. Otherwise smooth with

Sharpness EF45 but the obverse was lightly smoothed and there are a few light scratches on the obverse, mostly in the field behind the portrait. Ligh

Sharpness EF45 but covered with fine granularity under slightly glossy olive brown toning. Traces of very light greenish verdigris show in protected

Rather glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Minor marks including a light rim bruise at BE and a shallow planchet void left of the L in LIBERTY.

Five points sharper but there are microscopic hairlines in the obverse fields, all very well hidden in the toning. Otherwise choice with excellent ey

Sharpness VF30 but lightly burnished. Beautifully retoned glossy medium steel brown. Very smooth. There are about a dozen microscopic pin pricks hi

Sharpness EF40 but there are areas of fine roughness on both sides, strongest off the lower curls. There are traces of reddish brown scale in the fie

Glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker olive brown crud in some of the protected areas around the portrait. Trivial contact marks and smooth su

Sharpness VF35 but covered with fine porosity. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a fine diagonal scratch low on the neck. Slightly glossy da

Attractive lustrous light to medium brown. Satiny and flawless. These copies were struck using spark-erosion copy dies and began showing up around S

Five points sharper but there are traces of faint roughness at RTY and an obvious planchet flake at the bottom of the denominator (as struck but distr

Sharpness VF30 but there is a small punch mark on the B in LIBERTY, a few small pits on the cheek, a small dig on the top of the second S in STATES, a

Sharpness VF25 but there are numerous contact marks. The notable ones are a chip above the hair ribbon, a rim nick off the lower end of that ribbon,

Partly glossy olive brown and dark steel. Slightly sharper but the reverse is covered with microscopic roughness on all but the highpoints. The obve

Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform microscopic porosity. No verdigris and the notable marks are a dull rim nick below the 80, some very faint ve

Sharpness VF35 or better but covered with fine to moderate granularity, strongest along the bottom of the reverse. No marks, just microscopic verdigr

Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning on the devices. The devices are smooth but a glass reveals microscopic roughness in

Sharpness VF20 but there is a small patch of fine roughness in the field over the bust, a dull nick under the end of the hair ribbon, and uneven rough

Several points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris but there are some contact marks inclu

Slightly sharper but covered with fine roughness under rather glossy chocolate brown and steel toning. The reverse is considerably sharper than the o

A very sharp example but the planchet has been smoothed, especially the obverse fields. Both sides show fine roughness, mostly in the fields on the r

Several points sharper but banged up a bit, slightly bent, and moderately corroded. The roughness is strongest on the right side of the reverse. On

Frosty light to medium brown with traces of red on the obverse. No spots, stains, or other defects. Late die state with both dies heavily lapped in

Very attractive frosty light chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan in a few of the protected areas. No roughness or significant marks, just ligh

Sharpness VF35 but covered with very tiny nicks, mostly on the obverse. None of these marks is significant, but there are far too many for the sharpn

Chocolate brown with lustrous surfaces. Only trivial handling marks. Sharply struck. The pointed one type. Significantly scarcer as a Redbook variety

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with slightly lighter reddish brown in the fields. The surfaces are smooth and void of spots, stains, or corro

Sharpness F15 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. Cleaned and poorly recolored, the toning a rather blotchy mix of dark olive brown, chocola

Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty golden tan in protected areas. Smooth with only a few minor marks including a small nick in

Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth and satiny with only trivial contact marks. A tick in the field off the end of the nose and a couple hairlines

Sharpness at least VF20 but dark with traces of fine roughness, mostly on the reverse where there are specks of verdigris. There are dull contact mar

Frosty reddish brown and light chocolate with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Slightly sharper but there are some light scratches in the field

Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. Smooth with minor contact marks including a tiny nick on the 1 in the date. The strike is uneven, wea

A sharp, attractive cent but it was lightly cleaned. Now nicely retoned frosty medium olive brown and bluish steel. The only mark is a tiny planchet

Slightly sharper with too many small contact marks for the higher grade. The only notable mark is a minor rim bruise between stars 4 & 5. Rath...