The 68th Annual Houston Money Show Auction

Glossy light chocolate and medium brown. Smooth with trivial marks, just moderately worn. Nice for the grade. MDS.

Very lustrous tan and light brown with traces of light sea-green toning in some protected areas. Sharply struck and very attractive. A splash of med

Ten points sharper but there are small nicks scattered over both sides plus a few hairline scratches in the field off the chin and above the 6. None

Five points sharper but there are some small contact marks on the cheek and neck. Frosty mottled mix of tan, chocolate, and dark olive brown. A bar

Choice frosty light chocolate with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Satiny and virtually flawless with just a hint of friction on the highpo

Lustrous bright mint red fading to steel brown on the highpoints with 75% of the obverse and 85% of the reverse showing mint color. Just trivial spec

Lustrous medium steel brown with slightly mellowed mint red covering about 20% of both sides. The luster is a bit subdued by a very thin layer of oxi

Sharpness VF35 but cleaned and retoned frosty light golden tan. Just a few trivial ticks on the face and neck, none notable. MDS.

Frosty olive and dark bluish steel. Peeps of mellowed red show in protected areas. No marks, just light friction on the highpoints. M-LDS.

Sharpness EF40 but the obverse was lightly burnished and retoned glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown on the highpoints of the obver

Lustrous light to medium brown. Satiny and very attractive with just the barest trace of rub on the highest points of the devices. A speck of darker

Lustrous slightly mellowed mint red fading to steel brown on the devices with at least a third of the planchet showing mint color. Satiny and very at

Frosty light olive and reddish steel with bluish steel overtones near the rims. An attractive piece but it was dipped long ago, now nicely retoning.

At least 5 points sharper but lightly cleaned on the obverse and mostly retoned light olive brown. A spot of reddish toning at the lower left point o

Frosty olive brown and steel. Sharply struck with just a hint of rub on the highpoints but there are a few minor defects. A small patch of very fine

Frosty light olive and bluish steel brown with lighter brown on the bust. Satiny and attractive, just light friction on the highpoints. LDS, Manley

Lustrous bright original mint red fading to steel brown on the highpoints with two-thirds of the mint color remaining. Sharply struck with no notable

Lustrous olive brown and steel with 30% of the obverse and 5% of the reverse showing mint red. Sharply struck with the exception of the lower part of

Frosty light olive. Sharp and satiny with great eye appeal. No spots or stains. The only notable marks are a tick on the front edge of the neck and

Sharpness near mint state but there are small but strong rim dents on both sides. Frosty light brown. Soft dirt is imbedded into protected areas on

Sharpness EF45 with traces of fine roughness on the obverse and some marks on the rims. Reddish light to medium chocolate brown. MDS.

Bright frosty mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints with two-thirds of the original mint color remaining. Only trivial marks includi

Frosty light brown. Light friction on the highpoints; close to AU50. No notable marks. EDS, Manley state 1.0.

Frosty mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints with 85% of the original mint color remaining. An impressive half cent. Just a few

Frosty tan and light brown. Sharp and attractive; the only marks are a tick on the nostril and a pair of light nicks in the field off the chin. MDS.

Frosty mint red mellowing to light steel brown with about 75% of the planchet showing mellowed mint color. Just a few minor marks including a small s

Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform moderate roughness from having spent a long time in soil. Lightly cleaned with olive brown in protected areas

Sharpness VF30 and similar to the preceding lot, but the roughness is less severe. No verdigris, and the only marks are a few tiny specks of lighter

Sharpness F12 but covered with fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive brown patina. A pit at the top of the cap is the best identifying ma

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Nicely detailed but the obverse was lightly burnished, strongest in the field below the cap where a collection of s

Sharpness VF35 but covered with uniform moderate granularity. No verdigris or marks and very little actual wear on the devices. Nicely struck and we

Sharpness at least VG10 but covered with moderate roughness under a partly glossy dark olive brown patina. The roughness is strongest on the reverse.

Includes 1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge Fair-2+, 1800 (unattributed) G5 net Fair-2 for roughness, 1803 S-245 R3 LDS with cud at RICA G4, and 1803 S-260 R1 L

Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris. Lightly cleaned with tan and light brown on the highpoints and ch

Sharpness near F12 but covered with fine roughness. No verdigris and the only significant mark is a flake or tiny dent in the hair left of the earlob

Glossy medium chocolate brown. The obverse is sharp and has great eye appeal in spite of a few small nicks on the neck and delicate smoothing on the

Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter toning at the date due to a gentle rub in that area. Smooth with choice surfaces

Attractive glossy light chocolate brown blending to medium chocolate in protected areas. Smooth with minor marks including a nick at RT in LIBERTY, a

Rather glossy medium steel brown with lighter brown in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris, only trivial marks including a tiny planchet chip

Includes S-159 R3 Small 8, Style I Hair EDS VG10 net G4 for roughness and light cleaning, 1800 S-212 R3 M-LDS VG8 net G5 for minor roughness and light

Slightly sharper but very lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned light olive brown and tan. Smooth except for a small spot of minor roughness at the top

Includes S-185 R2 LDS VG7 net G5 for microscopic roughness, S-186 R2 M-LDS VF35 net VG8 for cleaning and roughness, and S-187 R1 M-LDS VF25 net VG7 fo

Rather glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown on the highpoints. Looks smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals uniform micr

Dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are dull thanks to a layer of natural oxidation and loose dirt; looks like a cent that has never been br

Glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are some small nicks on the neck and in the hair left of the eye

Glossy olive brown with lighter brown covering the devices. Mostly smooth with trivial roughness visible under strong magnification, but there are so

Average grade is VG. Includes 1802 S-228 Error Fraction 1/000, 1821, 1830, 1832, and 1838. Lot of 5 coins.

These are lower grades with holes. Most have an easily readable date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 17 coins.

Frosty chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth with just a few small marks including a dull nick over the 0 in the dat

Glossy dark olive brown and steel. Looks smooth and the eye appeal is very nice, but the obverse was lightly burnished to remove very fine roughness