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Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the obverse highpoints. Sharp and attractive. The notable flaws are a small tick right

Frosty steel brown with sharp details and satiny surfaces. A problem-free cent except for an obvious pit under the first 8. There is no trace of ver

Sharpness VF30 but very dark steel and olive brown with fine roughness covering the planchet. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown and a

Glossy light olive brown with overtones of sea-green and light bluish steel. Sharply struck with smooth surfaces and trivial marks. The only notable

Frosty dark steel brown with lighter brown in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Close to AU50 but there are a few marks including a microsc

Glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The toning is a relatively thick patina and there is a trace of verdigris at

Frosty tan and light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Trivial marks and smooth surfaces. The best identifying mark is a trace of red

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with satiny lighter steel brown in protected areas. Very close to VF35 with some small marks including a dull nick o

Frosty medium chocolate brown. Smooth with just a couple contact marks including a very light diagonal scratch right of star 5 and a dull scratch tuc

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter frosty steel toning in protected areas. The surfaces are nearly flawless and this cent has excellent eye a

Glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. Close to VF20 but there are some marks including myriad faint hairlines on the cheek, two dull nicks over th

Ten points sharper but there are traces of fine corrosion on a mostly smooth planchet. The roughness is most evident at stars 5-8 and at AMER, and th

Frosty olive and steel brown with lighter brown in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas. The

Frosty medium chocolate brown and steel very delicately woodgrained with lighter brown on the reverse. Satiny flowline luster covers the protected ar

Significantly sharper from the standpoint of wear but the strike is weak in the usual places, especially on the lowest curl and upper part of the wrea

Glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown in protected areas on the obverse. Flowline luster shows in protected areas on the reverse. The

Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highest points of the devices. Sharply struck and nearly flawless with very light f

Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and nearly flawless, just lightly worn. A tick on the truncation over the 18 and a streak of slightl

Frosty reddish chocolate brown and burgundy. No roughness or verdigris, and the only marks are a few tiny ticks on the cheek and nose and a dull nick

Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Frost shows in the protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice. Lightly worn but the stri

Very attractive lustrous light olive and steel brown with generous traces of slightly mellowed mint red remaining visible on both sides, mostly on the

Frosty steel brown. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only marks worthy of mention are a planchet flake high on the chee

Beautiful glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas. A choice cent with great eye appeal and very light wear.

Glossy light brown and chocolate with frosty lighter golden brown in protected areas. Smooth surfaces and the only notable marks are a fine hairline

Frosty steel brown and chocolate. Satiny flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse. There is very little wear

Glossy olive and chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in some protected areas. At least ten points sharper but there is a fine "X" s...

Glossy steel and chocolate brown, lightly cleaned and nicely retoned. The surfaces are smooth with just a few minor marks including a tiny rim bruise

Frosty olive brown and steel with light steel brown in protected areas on the obverse. Looks mint state with excellent eye appeal, but a glass reveal

Sharpness near F12 but there is fine to moderate corrosion on the obverse, strongest from the date to star 13. The reverse is smooth and quite nice w

Sharpness at least VF30 but covered with uniform fine granularity under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris or notable co

Sharpness near F12 but covered with uniform microscopic roughness under slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown toning. No verdigris but the obver

Sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy light brown. Smooth with trivial marks, mostly small rim nicks around the obverse including a r

Frosty tan and light steel brown. Sharp with satiny surfaces and great eye appeal. Just a light touch of friction on the highpoints, very close to A

Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown on the highpoints. Lustrous with excellent eye appeal and a light rub on the highpoints. A small

Very attractive frosty light to medium brown. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has great eye appeal. Just a hi

Glossy medium steel brown. Smooth and nearly void of contact marks, close to VF25. A spot of reddish brown toning at the left point of star 13 and a

Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty medium brown and light olive with traces of faded red in protected areas, mostly on the reve

Frosty light golden tan with traces of mellowed mint red on the reverse and slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No notable marks ot

Frosty medium steel brown with satiny lighter steel brown and tan in the protected areas. A sharp cent, close to mint state, but there is a hint of f

Frosty light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth with microscopic marks including a couple very light hairline scratches i

Choice glossy light chocolate brown. Mint frost covers the protected areas and this cent has great eye appeal. No marks, just light friction on the

Frosty mix of steel brown and chocolate with an arc of lighter brown on the lower left part of the reverse. Overtones of light sea green show in some

Sharpness EF40 but covered with microscopic roughness under rather dull olive brown and steel toning. The roughness is strongest on the obverse. The

Frosty light olive brown with smooth surfaces and very nice eye appeal. Just minor contact marks including a few ticks on the jaw and another in the

Choice glossy light to medium brown with satiny mint frost covering the protected areas, especially on the reverse. The only marks are some faint hai

The obverse is lustrous olive brown and steel with at least 10% of the planchet showing mint red. The reverse is lustrous light to medium brown with

Lustrous light brown and tan with subtle overtones of light bluish steel on the reverse. Satiny and very attractive. Looks choice mint state but the

Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown and tan in some protected areas. Smooth with light wear on the devices. A thin, well-hidden nick on

Very attractive lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate. This cent has great eye appeal and it looks choice mint state, but there is a trace

Attractive lustrous light steel brown. Traces of mellowed mint red remain visible, mostly on the reverse. The notable marks, and they are trivial, a

Frosty light chocolate with lighter steel brown in protected areas. Satiny luster shows in protected areas and this cent has very nice eye appeal. L

Frosty steel brown and olive with puffs of lighter reddish brown on the lower right part of the obverse. This cent has solid mint state eye appeal.

Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. Five points sharper but there are too many tiny contact marks for the sharpness grade. A dull nick right

Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and void of marks with just a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices. A lustrous, very attr

Lustrous medium steel brown with 10% of the obverse and two-thirds of the reverse showing bright mint color. The surfaces are satiny and this cent ap

Very attractive glossy medium brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Just light wear on the highpoints and minor contact marks including

A sharp cent with just a trace of friction on the devices. Would rate a higher grade but there some marks including a stain of dark steel toning on t

Frosty light brown and steel. Sharply detailed, very close to mint state, but there are traces of carbon on about a third of the dentils, mostly on t

Glossy light to medium brown with lighter golden tan highpoints. The only marks are a small spot of darker toning with fine carbon under star 5 and a

Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there numerous light scratches on both sides, mostly inside the wreath. The marks on the obverse are lighter an

Choice glossy light to medium brown. Smooth and very attractive. A dull rim nick at the bottom of the reverse is the only notable mark. EDS, Grellm

Very attractive lustrous light brown with slightly darker steel brown on the highpoints. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Lightly worn and the only notable mark is a small chip out of the planchet on the bottom of the jaw. LDS, G

Sharpness close to AU50 with very little wear on the devices, but the reverse is covered with microscopic specks of corrosion and verdigris. The obve

Ten points sharper but there are scratches on both sides, especially in the field before the portrait where the scratches are quite light, and down th

Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but there are too many contact marks for the sharpness. A sharp diagonal nick off the chin is the only mark that ca

Sharpness close to AU50 but there are a half dozen very fine scratches in the field before the portrait, a sharp nick just right of star 7, and a smal

Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal

Frosty steel brown with lighter brown in protected areas. The reverse is partly woodgrained with light brown and darker olive brown tones. Satiny lu

Lustrous golden tan and light brown. A choice cent with solid mint state eye appeal, but there is a hint of rub on the very highest points of the por

Sharpness AU50 but lightly burnished and expertly retoned glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown and chocolate on the devices and in the

Mostly glossy olive brown and steel. Sharpness ten points higher but there is extremely faint roughness under the glossy toning, mostly on the revers

The obverse is glossy chocolate and steel brown; the reverse is glossy light brown and golden tan with steel brown on the highpoints. The surfaces ar

Glossy olive brown and chocolate with a spot of lighter golden tan toning near the hair below star 8. Sharpness AU50 but there are some marks includi

Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but covered with fine roughness under dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris and the only notable mark is

Glossy golden tan and light steel brown with a small puff of darker olive brown toning between stars 5 & 6. Smooth with a few marks including ...

Choice glossy steel brown and light chocolate. Frosty luster covers the protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal, very close to EF40.

Lustrous medium steel brown with slightly darker olive brown toning before the face. The fields are satiny and there are peeps of mint red in recesse

Glossy medium brown and steel. Smooth and decent for the grade. The obverse is covered with microscopic hairlines and there is a lightly abraded are

Choice glossy medium steel brown with frosty lighter brown in some protected areas on the reverse. Smooth and essentially flawless with great eye app

Glossy light to medium brown with frost covering the protected areas. A small spot of darker brown toning over star 4 and a light vertical scratch ri

Sharpness close to mint state with just a hint of friction on the very highest points of the devices, but there are some small contact marks on the ob

Lustrous light bluish steel brown. Satiny and very attractive with just a hint of rub on the highpoints. The only notable mark is a nick-like planch

Glossy light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty golden tan in protected areas. The only notable def

Frosty light to medium brown with traces of golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are sat

Attractive glossy light olive and medium brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth with minor marks including a small

Lustrous light steel brown with satiny surfaces and very sharp details. Looks mint state but there is a trace of friction on the very highest points

Slightly sharper but there is some dirt or soft verdigris in a few of the protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Frosty light to medium brown with p

Frosty light olive and bluish steel brown. Satiny and attractive with just the lightest touch of rub on the highest points of the devices. Looks min

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown and golden tan in protected areas on the r

Choice lustrous light steel brown with hints of light bluish steel overtone around the devices. Satiny and very attractive with just a few light cont

Glossy light to medium brown with darker chocolate and steel brown on the devices. Mint frost shows in protected areas on the reverse. Just a couple

Frosty light bluish steel brown with mint luster in the fields and protected areas, particularly on the reverse. Sharp and attractive with just a tou

Lustrous light to medium steel brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and a few puffs of darker steel brown in protected areas on the reverse

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth with a few marks including a minor rim bruise above star 5 and a spot of fine carbon at the left top

Attractive glossy light brown very delicately woodgrained with slightly darker brown on the reverse. Smooth with no significant marks, just light wea

The "Accessory N" variety. Lustrous bluish steel brown. Satiny and void of contact marks, but there are two shallow planchet flakes on t...

Very attractive glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Sharp with just a hint of rub on the highpoints. The only mark is a thin nick under star 8.

The "Accessory E" variety. Glossy light brown and steel with traces of mellowed mint red in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Look...

Lustrous light bluish steel brown. Satiny and very attractive. There are a few marks including a patch of very fine reddish corrosion hidden on the