The Col. Ellsworth Collection of Middle Date Large Cents

Lustrous light brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic contact marks including a light scratch

Frosty light to medium brown with puffs of darker olive brown toning on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and lustrous, but the uneven toning on t

Glossy light to medium brown. A sharp, very attractive cent that shows no wear on the highpoints, but there are a few minor contact marks including s

Lustrous steel brown and olive with traces of mint red on the obverse. The only marks are a small nick just right of star 3 and some extremely fine h

Lustrous reddish olive brown and steel. Satiny and very attractive. The only notable mark is a speck of carbon at the dentils below the end of the w

Glossy medium brown delicately woodgrained with slightly darker brown on the obverse. There is a patch of darker brown toning at the dentils between

Frosty medium brown and chocolate. Mint luster covers the fields and this cent has very nice eye appeal. The only notable mark is a diagonal nick of

Glossy dark olive and steel mixed with medium brown, especially on the reverse. The surfaces look perfectly smooth but a glass reveals traces of extr

Lustrous light chocolate brown and olive with 20-25% of the mint red remaining on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal i

Frosty light steel brown woodgrained with darker chocolate brown on the obverse. Hints of very faded mint color show in protected areas on the revers

Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter golden brown in the protected areas where satiny mint luster remains. Only a few microscopic marks,