The 68th Annual Houston Money Show Auction

Lustrous light steel brown. Satiny and very attractive with just a light touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. Just a few minor ma

Ten points sharper but there are too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade. Glossy medium steel brown with darker steel brown on the highp

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate mixed with reddish brown toning on the obverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas on

Frosty medium steel with smooth, lustrous surfaces. An attractive cent with just a touch of friction on the highpoints and mint state eye appeal. Ju

Choice glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and quite attractive with trivial marks and traces of mint frost in protected areas. EDS, Grellman stat

Frosty light steel brown with mint luster covering the protected areas. A choice EF40 cent except for a planchet flake right of star 3 and a small di

Frosty medium chocolate brown and steel. Satiny and quite nice for the grade, very close to AU50. Just a few microscopic contact marks including an

Frosty dark steel and olive. Satiny and nearly void of marks but slightly dull. A tick under star 6, another right of star 7, and a couple more over

At least 5 points sharper and choice if not for a short but relatively fresh scratch under star 7 and another under the 8. Very attractive glossy lig

Glossy medium steel brown with lighter brown in protected areas. Smooth with light wear and no significant marks, close to VF35. A pair of very tiny

Frosty medium steel brown with lighter steel brown and tan in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Smooth with just a few small marks includin

Sharpness close to AU50 but the obverse is covered with very faint hairlines. Otherwise attractive with trivial marks including a diagonal nick on th

Very attractive glossy light brown with slightly darker light steel brown on the highpoints. Smooth and nearly flawless; an incipient planchet clip a

Frosty mellowed mint red fading to steel brown with about a third of the planchet showing underlying faded mint color. Sharply struck with only trivi

Choice glossy light olive and steel brown. Satiny and smooth, and the reverse is significantly sharper than the obverse, as usual for this variety.

A sharp mint state cent but the color is a bit darker than you like to see on an uncirculated cent. Frosty dark steel and olive brown with microscopi

Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but whizzed and retoned dark chocolate brown and steel. Looks rather nice to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals t

Glossy dark steel and olive brown, a bit darker than you like to see for a lightly worn cent. The only marks are a dull nick on the upper left point

Glossy light brown and tan with steel brown toning on the devices. An attractive cent with light wear and minor marks. A small nick under star 5, a

Five points sharper with a few dull, light scratches on the neck (not visible to the unaided eye). Otherwise very nice, nearly choice. Frosty medium

Glossy light chocolate brown and olive with some darker olive brown at UN. Smooth with small marks including a short scratch over the 8 and a tiny pr

The obverse is frosty golden light brown with a couple puffs of slightly darker brown; the reverse is frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Sharpl

Glossy medium chocolate and steel brown. Smooth with light contact marks including a fine hairline scratch from star 1 to the curl at the bottom of t

Frosty dark olive brown and steel with traces of lighter reddish brown in protected areas. A very sharp cent that does not appear to have any wear, b

At least 5 points sharper but there are some contact marks including dull nicks on the neck, a very light scratch from star 1 to the neck, a short scr

Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas, particularly on the reverse. Smooth and nicely struck with trivial marks.

Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Lightly smoothed to minimize minor roughness, then retoned. The roughness remaining is minor, strongest

Sharpness close to mint state but there are some nicks on the neck plus a few tiny ticks left of star 9. Otherwise sharp and quite nice. Frosty dark

Choice frosty medium chocolate brown and steel with traces of lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Sharply struck with light friction on the dev

Glossy light chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and attractive, nearly flawless. A tiny nick off the forehead and another left of star 11 are the bes

A couple points sharper with patches of crusty verdigris from star 10 to star 12 and more areas of hard, raised verdigris on the reverse, mostly insid

Glossy light steel brown. No corrosion or verdigris but there are several significant marks on both sides, and a dent at RI in AMERICA caused an obvi

Ten points sharper but covered with microscopic porosity. Dark steel and olive brown. No verdigris, just a few minor marks. A short scratch over th

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