The 68th Annual Houston Money Show Auction

Rather glossy olive brown and steel. Nicely struck with excellent eye appeal for the grade. The only notable mark is a rim bruise at star 1. E-MDS,

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and lightly worn suggesting it was used as a real cent in commerce. A vertical nick on the upper par

Glossy steel and medium chocolate brown with frost in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth with a few small marks including a dull tick off the chi

Frosty steel brown with lighter golden steel brown in protected areas. Hints of very faded mint red are visible in some protected areas. The surface

Sharper but the devices on the obverse were skillfully enhanced by adding radial lines in the stars and accenting all the hair details. Expertly reto

The obverse is frosty chocolate brown and steel; the reverse is mostly lighter brown with light chocolate on the devices. Satiny mint luster shows in

Attractive glossy medium brown with traces of frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Smooth with only small marks including a few tiny ticks on the

Frosty light chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are satiny and smooth showing only light friction on the devices and hints of mint luster in pro

Ten points sharper but there are some nicks and light scratches in the field before the portrait and minor roughness at ICA where a patch of verdigris

Glossy light chocolate brown and steel with frost in protected areas and very subtle hints of light bluish steel overtone. An attractive cent with sh

Ten points sharper but there are traces of crud or verdigris tucked into the most-protected places around the devices. Glossy very dark olive brown a

Choice glossy light brown and chocolate. Smooth and nearly void of marks. A small, very light nick on the front edge of the neck is the best identif

Sharpness near VG7, especially on the obverse, but there is fine roughness in the fields mixed with shallow pits, mostly on the reverse. The highpoin

Five points sharper but there are faint hairlines in the obverse fields on an otherwise beautiful cent. Glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and sh

Ten points sharper but dark olive brown and steel with uniform microscopic roughness in the fields. No verdigris; a fine scratch from the chin to und

At least 5 points sharper but there is a patch of fine roughness at RICA with faint roughness at ES in STATES. Both of these areas are toned reddish

Attractive glossy light chocolate with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Smooth with just a few minor marks, mostly in the field before the co

Glossy olive brown and chocolate mottled with reddish brown. Traces of microscopic roughness show in most of the reddish areas. Many small nicks sho

Very attractive frosty olive brown and chocolate. Essentially flawless, just lightly worn on the highpoints. A tick over the E in CENT can help iden

Lustrous steel brown mixed with light reddish steel tones in the obverse fields. Frosty lighter brown shows in protected areas on the reverse. Sharp