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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...