The Col. Ellsworth Collection of Middle Date Large Cents

Frosty light brown and chocolate with fine flowline luster covering the fields. The toning on the right side of the obverse is delicately mottled wit

Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the devices, more than half of the planchet showing mint color. A fabulous cent, the finest 1820/

Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and nearly flawless, just lightly worn on the devices. A couple trivial ticks near star 2 and

Lustrous golden tan with steel brown and light olive toning on the highpoints. Peeps of faded mint color are visible on both sides. This cent has so

Frosty light to medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny in protected areas and the only marks are a small area of darker chocolate toning

Frosty light olive and steel brown. Mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. There are a few smal

Sharpness close to mint state and the surfaces are lustrous, but there are several light scratches on the obverse, mostly on the portrait. Otherwise

Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth except for minor roughness around UNITED. No verdigris and the

Highly lustrous light brown with overtones of light bluish steel and hints of underlying very faded mint color peeking through in a few places. Altho

Frosty steel and chocolate brown with lighter golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. There are at least a half doze

Lustrous very light olive with sea-green overtones. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The only notable marks are

Very attractive lustrous steel brown and chocolate with underlying light rose faded down from mint color. Very sharply struck; satiny and virtually f

Sharpness close to mint state but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned frosty dark chocolate and steel. No spots, stains, or contact marks. The surfac

Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown with at least a third of the mint color remaining visible. There are a few minor spots and fingerprint traces

Greenish light olive and reddish brown. The fields are smooth and display some reflectivity in protected areas. There are light contact marks scatte

Lightly cleaned and partly retoned frosty light tan and steel brown. Sharply struck with just a trace of friction on the devices. The only marks are

Glossy light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in some of the protected areas. There i

Frosty steel brown and medium chocolate with lustrous light brown and tan in protected areas. Only trivial contact marks, none notable. This cent ha

Lustrous light brown with slightly darker steel brown on the highpoints and peeps of faded mint red showing on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny a

Slightly glossy light olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. The gloss is subdued by a thin layer of ox

Lustrous light olive and chocolate with bluish steel overtones. Traces of lighter tan show in protected areas on the reverse, perhaps from an old cle

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

Glossy light olive brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and this cent has excellent eye appeal. There are some light contact marks scattered ove

Sharpness AU50 but the left two-thirds of the reverse is covered with light corrosion and pitting. The obverse is frosty and smooth, void of notable

Glossy chocolate and dark steel with some lighter chocolate brown in protected areas and a small swipe of lighter reddish brown toning on the right si

Glossy mix of medium chocolate and lighter reddish brown. Smooth and attractive showing only minor friction on the highpoints. Probably lightly clea

Frosty golden tan and light olive with sea-green overtones. There is a small puff of darker brown in the field before the coronet and another under s

Frosty tan and light brown with darker olive brown and steel puffs from star 6 around to star 13 plus similar toning on the right side of the reverse.

Frosty medium steel brown and light to medium chocolate with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and show only min

Attractive glossy olive brown and steel with lighter olive brown and chocolate toning on the devices. The planchet is smooth but there are light cont

Glossy reddish chocolate with lighter brown in the fields and protected areas, particularly on the obverse. There are a pair of darker reddish brown

Frosty light to medium chocolate brown and steel with traces of lighter brown and tan in protected areas. There is just a touch of wear on the highpo

Glossy medium brown and light olive. No spots or stains, only faint hairlines in the fields. LDS with small lumps from die rust and two strong die c

Frosty medium steel brown with golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. Smooth and nearly flawless showing only light friction on th

Very attractive frosty medium chocolate brown delicately mixed with lighter brown. The surfaces are satiny and there is just a touch of friction on

Very attractive frosty light steel brown with darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. Mint luster covers the fields and protected

Frosty light olive and brown with light chocolate brown toning on the right side of the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and nearly flawless but a gl

Frosty light chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are satiny and smooth showing only light friction on the devices. The notable defects are a pla

A sharp cent with great detail and nice eye appeal, but a glass shows that it is covered with extremely fine porosity, strongest in a small patch clos

Very attractive frosty steel and light chocolate with light steel brown and tan faded down from mint color in the protected areas. A sharp cent that

Lustrous light brown with lighter steel brown and tan in the fields and protected areas. Slightly darker chocolate brown toning shows at stars 11-13

Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with smooth surfaces, but this cent has been cleaned and recolored. Obviously the retoning was good enough to

Mostly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The sharpness is a solid G4, even a bit better on the obverse, bu

Lustrous light brown and steel. There is a spot of dark olive brown toning left of star 6, a dull nick under the right corner of the eye, and a nick

Lustrous medium steel brown with frosty lighter brown faded down from mint color in protected areas, particularly on the reverse. The surfaces are sa

Frosty light olive and bluish steel. Probably lightly cleaned and retoned but the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice. This cent has mint state ey

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth but dirt shows in the most-protected areas, particularly on the reverse. This cent

Glossy olive brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and attractive. The "Cleaned" assessmen...

Very attractive frosty light to medium brown. Satiny mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent has great eye appeal. Sharply

Glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive showing light wear and minor contact marks scattered over both sides. A small nearly horizontal