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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...

Frosty light chocolate with lighter brown in the fields and protected areas. Smooth with light wear on the devices and only trivial marks. A couple

Frosty light olive and steel brown with mint luster covering the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse. Tiny peeps of faded mint red

Glossy dark olive brown with lighter brown toning on some of the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth but there are a few small marks including a mino

Steel brown and olive. The highpoints are smooth but the rest of this cent is covered with very fine roughness. Traces of fine verdigris show in pro

Glossy chocolate brown and steel with some greenish steel brown toning at stars 11-13.. Smooth and very attractive for the grade, void of any notable

Choice darker chocolate with excellent luster and just a touch of rub. Virtually mark free. Great eye appeal. A difficult date to find any nicer. Ou

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth with a few marks on the obverse rim including a rim nick left of star 2, a rim bruise over star 8, an

Slightly sharper but there are some small contact marks on the face and neck, none significant but a few too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy lig

A very sharp cent showing just a touch of friction on the highpoints, but is has been lightly burnished to minimize fine roughness. No marks or verdi

Partly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown on the devices. A few dull contact marks on the cheek and neck and traces of verdigris i

Frosty light olive and medium steel brown. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. No defect

The obverse is glossy medium brown and light chocolate; the reverse is a darker shade of olive brown mixed with lighter brown and chocolate. Looks ve

Glossy steel brown. No significant defects, just worn. Very late die state, Breen state V, with mushy details on the obverse and the date flowing in

Glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. Looks smooth to the unaided eye, and the eye appeal is decent for the grade, but

Slightly sharper but there is a faint scuff of very light scratches close behind the head. Otherwise choice and the eye appeal is great for the grade

Slightly sharper with several diagonal scratches in the center of the reverse and a couple rim bruises on both sides. Otherwise smooth with attractiv

Attractive glossy light to medium brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. Smooth with only trivial marks, just lightly worn. A few tic

Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel. No corrosion or verdigris but there are some light contact marks including fine scratches on the obverse. L

Lustrous light olive and steel with about 10% of the planchet showing mellowed mint red. The only notable defect is a shallow but obvious planchet fla

Choice glossy light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Flowline luster covers the fields and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. Jus

A sharp, very attractive cent but there are areas of extremely fine roughness on both sides, strongest at the hair buns and CE in CENT. There is a sm

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. No notable marks, just light friction on

Very attractive frosty light olive and medium brown delicately mottled with some slightly lighter brown on the obverse. Smooth with light wear on the

Glossy light to medium chocolate with lighter brown on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are four tiny ticks at and

Sharpness EF40 but microscopic porosity shows on the highest points on the obverse and covers much of the reverse. The eye appeal of this cent is exc

Sharpness near VF25 but there are four obvious digs inside the wreath and a well-hidden dent on the leaf left of the C in CENT. The obverse is nearly

Sharpness VF35 but the obverse was skillfully burnished to remove some marks in the field before the portrait. Nicely retoned glossy chocolate with d

Sharpness VF20 but cleaned and poorly retoned using a sulfur product, now dull dark gray, nearly black. The surfaces are smooth under the grainy appe

Glossy light olive and steel brown with light reddish brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are

Sharpness AU50 but hairlined with traces of verdigris and crud in protected areas on both sides. Otherwise just a touch of wear on the devices and tr

Beautiful glossy tan and light brown with tiny speckles of darker olive brown toning on the reverse. Mint frost shows in protected areas. Smooth wit

Frosty brown and light chocolate. Satiny and very attractive. Struck slightly off center to the top leaving some dentils off the planchet. A nick b

Frosty medium steel brown with lighter steel brown in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The onl

Frosty light brown with small areas of darker olive brown toning in protected areas. Possibly retoned. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal of

Slightly sharper but recolored mostly glossy dark steel. Smooth with minor nicks on the obverse including a couple small ones over the hair bun and s

Glossy medium brown with darker steel brown on the highpoints and frosty golden tan in protected areas. There are some minor contact marks on both si

Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. There are a couple small spots of fine verdigris, and the only co

Ten points sharper but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a small nick left of star 13. Frosty

Five points sharper with a few nicks on the chin. Otherwise very nice with great eye appeal. Lustrous light olive and bluish steel with tan in some

Sharpness closer to mint state but this cent was dipped long ago and has retoned glossy chocolate and steel brown with underlying very faded red in pr

Sharpness EF40 but the fields and protected areas are covered with very fine roughness under slightly glossy medium brown toning that blends to darker

Sharpness at least 5 points better with beautiful surfaces and great eye appeal, but the color is not original. Lustrous brown and light chocolate.

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent.

Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there are some contact marks on otherwise smooth surfaces. The notable marks are some diagonal scratches on bot

Glossy light to medium brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas and this cent h

Glossy olive brown and steel with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Just a few contact marks including a nick close under the earlobe and a n

Glossy light to medium brown delicately mixed with darker chocolate brown. Smooth with just a couple rim nicks including one at star 2, another right

A lustrous mint state cent that has a few splashes of very fine carbon on the reverse, strongest at the E in CENT. The only contact mark is a small d

Frosty light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only marks are a tiny nick just right of the nostril, a few tiny rim nicks a

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with hints of very faded mint color in a few of the protected areas on the obverse. The only mark is a spot o

Frosty light steel brown. There is a small splash of darker brown toning at the tip of the coronet and a swipe of similar toning on the inner part of

Glossy light to medium brown. Smooth and attractive. A speck of carbon between star 11 and the hair bun is the only notable mark. However, there is

Frosty medium steel brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. There is a puff of light reddish brown toning at LI and another

A mint state cent with very sharp details and excellent eye appeal, but a glass reveals uniform extremely fine granularity under frosty dark olive bro

Frosty chocolate delicately woodgrained with some lighter brown. Lightly worn with only trivial contact marks scattered over both sides, none notable

Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Smooth with trivial contact marks. A few specks of lighter brown toning right of the hair bun and a small ni

Ten points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness under rather glossy dark olive brown toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel br

Sharpness VF25 but granular. No verdigris but there are a few rim nicks including one at star 11 and another at the bottom of the reverse. Dark oliv

Five points sharper but there is a light rim bruise at the O in OF and a trace of reddish carbon on the rim under the end of the wreath ribbon. Other

Slightly sharper but there are traces of fine carbon in protected areas on the reverse, mostly at MER. The only notable contact marks are a light scr