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Slightly sharper but covered with fine roughness mixed with a couple stronger patches of corrosion on the obverse. The area at IBER is distorted by t

Sharpness near VF20 but burnished and partly retoned glossy golden tan blending to light olive and reddish brown in protected areas. The planchet is

Struck over a TAL Cent. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with trivial contact marks. Undertype from the TAL Cent is clearest in the

Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown on the devices. Smooth and void of marks, just worn. Nice for the grade. EDS before any swelli

Sharpness F12 but there are several old scratches on both sides including one on the cap, a few more on the neck and hair, and a curved one over the C

Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The fields and protected areas show microscopic granularity and there are a couple minor marks at the back o

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. There are some microscopic hairlines on the obverse but to call this piece "Cleaned" appears off...

Glossy olive and steel brown. Smooth and very attractive, just worn. The only marks, and they are insignificant, are a small nick on the bust and an

Lightly corroded and burnished, the smoothing strongest on the portrait in an attempt to eliminate a few vertical scratches that are faint now. No ve

Slightly sharper with three tiny ticks in the field before the mouth. Very lightly cleaned. Frosty medium steel brown. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Shar

Slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel. Covered with fine granularity that has been lightly burnished leaving a frosty appearance. No marks or ver

Slightly sharper with a few hairline scratches on the portrait. The scratches are barely visible with a glass and the eye appeal of this piece is nic

Glossy steel brown and light chocolate. Smooth and very nice for the grade, just worn. A dull nick hidden in the hair right of the hair ribbon is th

Slightly sharper but covered with fine roughness. No verdigris but there are a half dozen fine scratches on the obverse and a couple more on the reve

Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. No roughness or verdigris, only minor contact marks. A thin nick over the hair ribbon and another hidden in

Ten points sharper but both sides show many small nicks, none notable but far too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy medium chocolate brown with fr

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and very nicely retoned glossy light olive and tan blending to light chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive show

Five points sharper with a few small contact marks including a tiny scratch in the drapery above the 0 and a couple dull ticks under the U in UNITED.

Glossy dark steel and olive brown. Smooth with only minor marks including a small tick on top of the 0 in the date, a light scratch in the field left

Sharpness VF35 but there is microscopic granularity and fine verdigris near the rims on the obverse, strongest behind the portrait. The reverse is ni

Five points sharper with a few faint hairlines in the field before the portrait. Otherwise smooth and choice with attractive frosty medium brown and

At least 5 points sharper with a few hairline scratches hidden in the flowlines in the field before the portrait. Otherwise just a couple tiny scratc

Glossy steel brown blending to olive brown and chocolate in protected areas with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. The surfaces are smooth and

Sharper but there is a shallow scratch in the field off the chin. Otherwise choice with very little wear on the devices. Frosty light olive and stee

Glossy light olive and steel brown. Smooth with trivial marks including two barely visible hairline scratches on the portrait. The date and legends

Steel brown and light olive with lighter brown in protected areas and darker steel brown on the highpoints. No corrosion or verdigris, only light con

Sharper but covered with tiny nicks, none notable but too many for the sharpness grade. The only notable defects are a small planchet void at the d

Slightly sharper with a hairline scratch from the nose to the shoulder and a couple even lighter ones hidden in the hair. Frosty steel brown and ligh

The host half cent may have graded Good or so before being rolled out at the convention. The date of the hair cent can just be made out and much of t

Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The highpoints are smooth but the rest is covered with fin

Glossy light to medium brown with chocolate brown on the highpoints. Mint frost shows through in the protected areas and this piece has great eye app

Lustrous chocolate and lighter brown. Just a touch of friction on the highpoints. LDS with the reverse rotated 45 degrees CCW.

Glossy olive brown and steel with frost in protected areas. No marks, just light wear on the devices. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Removed from an NGC sl

Frosty light olive brown with golden tan in protected areas. Very attractive with just a touch of wear. The only mark is a dull, light scratch over t

Sharpness F15 but there are a few minor marks on otherwise very attractive surfaces. The notable marks are a collection of microscopic pits or planch

Sharpness EF45 but lightly whizzed and very nicely retoned frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with slightly lighter brown in some protected areas.

Slightly glossy dark steel brown and olive with lighter chocolate on the devices. Looks smooth but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness in the f

Several points sharper but there are a half dozen old scratches hidden in the toning on the obverse. The planchet is covered with very fine roughness

Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The two-tone contrast accents the details and adds to the eye appeal. Th

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with luster in protected areas on the reverse. Sharp with just light friction on the highpoints. EDS, Manley state

Lustrous reddish steel brown with light bluish steel overtones. A sharp, attractive piece but the color is not original. There is a light touch of r

Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Light wear and trivial marks, none notable. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The fields are hard and slightly reflective th

At least 5 points sharper but a glass reveals a few small patches of microscopic roughness, mostly at AT in STATES. Otherwise quite nice with just mi

Lustrous light to medium olive with peeps of faded mint red on both sides. Just a hint of rub on the highpoints and no notable marks. MDS. Ex 2016

Frosty light olive and steel. Satiny and attractive with trivial marks. LDS, Manley state 4.0. Ex Jan Casagrande, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & G...

Lustrous medium brown with wisps of olive brown on the obverse. Bluish steel overtones show on both sides and there are traces of faded mint red on t

Glossy medium brown and light olive blending to light chocolate on the reverse. Smooth and void of marks--other than those resulting from the flipove

Frosty steel brown with lighter brown in protected areas. A small area of darker toning at the top of the ear and some reddish carbon under the D in

Glossy medium brown and light olive with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. No defects, just very light friction on the highpoints. Sharply st

Glossy mix of light and medium brown tones. Light wear on the devices and trivial ticks including a small one in the field before the mouth. Later d