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The obverse is AG3 but the reverse is stronger, perhaps G5. Faint granularity covers the fields and protected areas but the highpoints are smooth. N

Several points sharper but covered with very fine roughness mixed with small contact marks. Most of the contact marks are on the reverse (eagle side)

Several points sharper but recolored glossy reddish steel brown. There are a few rim bruises on both sides but no corrosion or verdigris. The date a

Glossy light to medium brown and steel, possibly recolored. No roughness, just trivial contact marks. Late die state with obvious swelling on both s

Sharpness around VF25 with some contact marks. Traces of the undertype base metal show through, especially on the reverse. A decent but imperfect el

Several points sharper but covered with very fine roughness on all but the highpoints. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. No verdigris and

Glossy reddish brown and steel. A chip out of the rim left of the fraction and a scratch through AME are the only significant marks. The scratch app

Slightly sharper but there are some light scratches on the portrait and a nick under the chin. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. No roughness. MDS

Attractive glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the highpoints. Later die state with die rust on the obverse. A deceptive copy with no trace

Glossy medium chocolate and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade. The only marks are a very light scuff in the field near the rim behind the p

Sharpness at least VF20 but dark steel and covered with microscopic roughness mixed with small patches of reddish verdigris. The rim is flattened fro

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and perhaps a point sharper, particularly on the obverse, but there are a few minor marks. The notable

Slightly sharper but expertly recolored glossy chocolate brown. Smooth with trivial contact marks on the obverse. MDS, Manley state 4.0.

Sharpness VF25 with a few spots of fine porosity on the rim including one under the 4, another over the I in LIBERTY, another at S-O, and one just ri

Slightly sharper with fine scratches on both sides. Glossy medium chocolate brown with smooth surfaces. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with no obvious die c

Slightly sharper with a few too many small nicks for the higher grade. A spot of darker toning right of the Y in LIBERTY is the best identifying mark

Choice glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth with excellent eye appeal, just worn. M-LDS, Manley state 9.0, with cud breaks on the reverse. The Spik

A couple points sharper with scratches through HALF. Glossy light olive brown and steel with smooth surfaces. M-LDS, Manley state 10, with numerous

Slightly sharper with a rim nick over the B in LIBERTY. Otherwise very nice with smooth surfaces and trivial marks. LDS. Ex Old Pueblo Coin 4/2012

Five points sharper but recolored light olive brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and glossy. The only marks are a few small ticks at the bust

Glossy olive brown and steel. Satiny and very attractive. The only mark is a tiny rim bruise left of the date. MDS. Ex Bruce's Coins 1/2013

A couple points sharper but there is some fine verdigris on the denominator. Otherwise smooth with trivial contact marks. Light olive brown and choc

Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth with only trivial marks, none notable. LDS.

Attractive glossy light chocolate. Smooth with trivial marks, none notable. EDS, Manley state 1.0.

Sharpness at least 10 points better but there are too many small nicks for the sharpness grade. Recolored glossy chocolate brown with frosty golden t

Several points sharper with light corrosion and uneven surfaces. Glossy chocolate with lighter highpoints. A strong rim nick at the bust and a scra

Sharpness VF20 with a scratch along the profile. Looks like a double profile at first glance. Otherwise quite nice. Glossy medium brown and light c

A few points sharper with small nicks on the portrait and a line of tiny pinpricks at the dentils over F-OF. Otherwise smooth and attractive with glo

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Badly dented on the right half of the obverse and scratched on the obverse. The date is clear. LDS with a strong

Slightly sharper with a few contact marks including a scratch right of stars 3-5, a pair of tiny pin pricks on the jaw, a dull rim nick at star 7, and

Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness under glossy medium chocolate brown toning. Has decent eye appeal; the reverse is choice for the grade.

Five points sharper with a few faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait. Glossy light olive and medium chocolate brown. E-MDS with

Slightly sharper with a few dull, light scratches in the field before the portrait. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with th

Slightly sharper with fine roughness under rather glossy chocolate brown toning. There is a dull rim nick at star 6 and an incipient planchet clip ju

Ten points sharper but covered with myriad fine hairlines on both sides. Mostly glossy medium brown with olive brown in protected areas. LDS, Manley

Glossy steel and chocolate brown. Smooth with no notable defects, just lightly worn on the devices. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. The fields are slightl

Ten points sharper but recolored chocolate brown and steel. There are a couple minor planchet flakes at the bust and a few tiny scratches high above

Lightly whizzed and retoned glossy medium chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter brown in some protected areas. A dull scratch over the A in H

Sharpness AU50 but recolored glossy brown and olive. A planchet flake in the field before the mouth and a spot of corrosion at the right end of the l

Ten points sharper but recolored glossy light olive brown with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. The retoning is quite nice on the obverse, l

Frosty light olive brown and steel with light bluish steel overtones. Satiny and attractive. A nick on the neck and another on the chin are the only

Ten points sharper but there are hairline scratches on the obverse, all blended into the toning, plus a nick on the rim over star 6. Glossy light cho

A bit sharper but there are some light contact marks on the obverse including a short scratch over the 2 in the date. Smooth except for a spot of fin

Slightly sharper but recolored glossy light olive and chocolate. No roughness, only minor marks. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with strong die clashmarks.

Slightly sharper with two nicks on the jaw line. Otherwise quite nice with attractive frosty light to medium brown toning. LDS, Manley state 2.0, wi

An exceptionally well executed electrotype of the original proof. Dark olive brown and steel with reflective fields on both sides. A hairline scratc

Slightly sharper but recolored glossy golden light olive brown. Just trivial marks including a couple fine hairlines on the obverse. EDS with shallo

Frosty light to medium brown with traces of mint red on the reverse. Attractive with trivial marks and just a light touch of friction on the highpoin

Glossy light to medium brown. No defects, just worn.

Sharpness EF45 but cleaned and retoned frosty light olive with lighter golden tan on the highpoints. EDS. Sharp but the retoning is not great.

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frost in protected areas. Smooth and attractive with just light wear on the devices. A barely visible r

Slightly sharper but there is a dull nick high on the neck at the jawline. Frosty light to medium brown with a spot of darker reddish brown toning un

Sharpness AU50 but there are several small rim nicks on both sides, the strongest one off the end of the wreath ribbon. Everything inside the dentils

Ten points sharper with fine hairlines in the fields on both sides. Otherwise smooth with trivial contact marks. Glossy light olive.

Glossy light to medium brown. Slightly sharper but there are some small contact marks including two thin nicks on the neck and another right of the u

Slightly sharper with fine roughness covering the reverse. No verdigris, just a couple trivial rim nicks. Slightly glossy chocolate with lighter ste

A point or two sharper but recolored mostly glossy dark olive and steel with lighter brown on some of the highpoints. Smooth except for an area of mi

Sharpness VG10 but the 9 has been crudely reengraved for no apparent reason. The surfaces are smooth and the toning is an attractive glossy medium bro

Sharper, especially on the lower half of the reverse, but the planchet is rough and the obverse is covered with scratches. Medium brown and coppery t

Sharpness VF30 but covered with light to moderate corrosion, strongest on the obverse. No notable marks or verdigris. Dark olive brown and steel wit

Sharper but there are at least a half dozen obvious pits on the obverse and each contains some reddish verdigris. Most of the planchet is reasonably

Sharpness VG10 with smooth surfaces and attractive glossy medium brown toning, but there are some contact marks. The notable marks are a dull dent on

Sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter highpoints. No verdigris or significant

The obverse is sharper, the reverse is weaker, as usual on these Liberty Cap 96's. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth. No verdig...

The obverse is sharper, the reverse weaker, perhaps a 5/2 split. Covered with fine roughness but void of marks or verdigris. Essentially just well w

Several points sharper but the obverse is covered with very fine roughness and there are a half dozen fine scratches on both sides. No verdigris. Sl

Several points sharper but the obverse is covered with myriad fine hairline scratches and there are a few more on the reverse. Partly glossy brown an

Somewhat glossy chocolate and steel brown. The obverse sharpness is close to G4 but the reverse is barely Fair-2. The surfaces are not perfectly smo

Badly damaged and heavily worn, but there are enough details remaining to identify the variety. The date is weak but readable, the 6 being the cleare

Slightly glossy medium olive brown and chocolate. Smooth with a few marks including some dull dents at the rim over the bust, a nick at LI, and anoth

Sharper but moderately corroded. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. The date and legends are complete and easil

Several points sharper, particularly on the obverse, but there are many fine scratches on both sides, mostly on the reverse. Rather smooth with just

The obverse is slightly better, the reverse weaker. Covered with fine roughness on all but the highpoints of the obverse. Dull olive brown and steel

Glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth, just well worn. The only marks are a chip on the face and another in the lower right part of the wreath. Lat

A couple points sharper but there are two dull rim marks on the obverse: one at the bust tip and another left of the lowest curl. Otherwise smooth an

A couple points sharper but dull with grayish olive brown toning. Very fine roughness covers this cent but there is no verdigris. Just a few marks i

The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is a bit weaker (which is typical for Draped Bust 1796 cents), the AG3+ grade an average of the two.

Sharper but badly pitted. No verdigris or significant contact marks. The date is weak but readable and most of the legends are visible.

Glossy steel and light chocolate. Smooth and free of significant marks other than a small drilled hole at the end of the bust. Basically just a well

Slightly sharper but covered with very fine scratches on microscopically granular surfaces. No verdigris and the best identifying mark is a dull rim

Glossy light olive and steel brown. The only notable mark is a small rim bruise left of the lowest curl. The date is bold and the legends on the rev

Sharpness F15 but covered with microscopic roughness on the obverse, moderate roughness on the reverse. No marks but there are traces of fine verdigr

Includes 1797 S-138 R1 LDS VG10 net G5 for corrosion, 1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 VG7 net G5+ for minor roughness, and 1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4

Slightly glossy light brown with darker olive brown in protected areas. Microscopic roughness and minor marks but overall nice for the grade. The da

Slightly sharper with some shallow pitting on both sides. No verdigris. Rim nicks at STA can identify this cent. Unevenly struck with weakness on t

Slightly sharper with fine roughness in the fields and protected areas on the reverse. No verdigris and only minor contact marks including a couple s

Somewhat glossy olive brown and steel. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth. No verdigris, only trivial marks. MDS, Breen state III. U

Mostly glossy steel brown and chocolate. No roughness. The only notable mark is a dull pinprick nestled against the top of the throat. Strong date

Sharpness VF25 but dark and covered with moderate granularity. No marks but there are traces of shallow verdigris in protected areas. Dark olive bro

The obverse is slightly better, the reverse weaker. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Mostly smooth with some old, light scratches on both si

Slightly glossy steel and olive brown. A bit dull from extremely fine granularity but no notable marks or verdigris. Strong date and clear legends.

Several points sharper with hairline scratches and microscopic roughness. No verdigris. Slightly glossy steel and olive brown.

Slightly sharper, particularly on the reverse, but covered with tiny nicks and there are traces of glue stuck to the reverse. Partly glossy steel and

Sharpness VF20 but dark and covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a small planchet fissure on the edge at the A in ST

Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness and some contact marks including rim bruises left of the L and off the lower end of the hair ribbon. A sh

Glossy light chocolate brown blending to medium chocolate in protected areas. An attractive cent for the grade. No roughness and only a few small co

Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals minor roughness in some areas and a few hairline scratches. A

Glossy medium steel brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Nice eye appeal for the grade, just wear and minor marks. M-LDS. The date is cl

Several points sharper where not affected by swelling but there is a large rim dent under the right end of the date and some fine scratches on the obv

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. No roughness, just minor marks. Ex the Del Rio Collection