The Col. Ellsworth Collection of Middle Date Large Cents

Choice lustrous light brown with darker steel brown toning on the devices. Frosty and very attractive showing only light friction on the highest poin

Lustrous steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas on the reverse. Just a few notable marks including a tiny speck of darker toning on the j

Sharply struck medium brown with splashes of reddish brown toning on the right side of the obverse, especially at TY in LIBERTY. There are a few micr

Very attractive lustrous light brown. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. Only a few trivial marks including a spo

Highly lustrous light to medium brown with peeps of mint red in a few protected places. Satiny and absolutely beautiful. Looks flawless to the unaid

Lustrous golden tan and light brown with splashes of darker olive brown at star 12, NT in CENT, and on the leaf below TA in STATES. Without the tonin

Very close to mint state with satiny mint luster covering the fields and excellent eye appeal. A couple long, thin nicks in the field over star 1 are

Frosty light brown with mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. A few peeps of very faded mint color are present on the obverse. No spo

Frosty medium brown and chocolate with lighter brown on the left side of the obverse. Lightly worn with just a few minor marks including a small spot

Lustrous olive and steel brown with 10% of the obverse and most of the reverse showing mellowed red from an old cleaning. Looks choice Red & Br...

Lustrous light brown and choice except for a spot of fine reddish carbon under star 10. Otherwise this cent essentially is flawless and the eye appea

Frosty light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highest points of the devices. There is a hint of rub on the highpoints a

Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and nearly free of marks or other defects. The best identifying marks, and they are barely visible, are two

Frosty steel and light olive brown with traces of lighter brown in protected areas. Sharply struck with satiny surfaces and great eye appeal. No not

Frosty olive brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint red showing in protected areas, particularly on the obverse. The toning on the reverse is

Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with light brown and tan in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth and quite nice showing only min

Lustrous steel and light chocolate brown with traces of golden tan faded down from mint color on both sides. No spots or stains, only light friction

Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform fine roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris and the only marks are 4

Lustrous light bluish steel brown and olive. Very sharply struck and quite attractive. Does not look "Cleaned" to us. The only marks ar...

Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate with underlying very faded red showing through in protected areas on the reverse. There is a trace of f

Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate with lots of frosty tan faded down from mint color on both sides. An attractive cent with just a bit of

Rather glossy medium brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. Mostly smooth but there are traces of minor roughness and shallow verdigris in

Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Lightly worn on the highpoints and the eye appeal of this cent is excel

Frosty mix of tan, light brown, and darker olive brown. A sharp coin with underlying mint luster, but the uneven toning is a distraction. Just a few

Lustrous light to medium brown with lots of very faded red on the left side of the reverse. There is the faintest hint of rub on the highest points o

Glossy steel brown with lighter brown and tan in protected areas. There are a few small spots of reddish steel toning on the obverse including one be

Glossy medium brown and steel with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. There is a subtle puff of slightly darker toning over the 28 and a few mi

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with lots of frosty lighter brown and golden tan in protected areas. The area from star 8 to star 13 is a sli

Very attractive lustrous medium steel brown and light olive. The fields are satiny and the only notable mark is a tiny scuff in the field midway betw

Glossy mix of chocolate, bluish steel, and light olive brown. The only notable mark is a microscopic planchet flake on a dentil at star 6. E-MDS. T

Frosty chocolate brown with hints of underlying very faded mint color in protected areas on the reverse. Sharply struck and very attractive, but a gl

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and virtually flawless with great eye appeal, just very lightly worn on the highpoints. The best identifyin

Glossy chocolate brown and steel with mint frost covering the protected areas on both sides. Possibly retoned long ago but the eye appeal of this cen

Lightly burnished and retoned glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. No spots or notable signs of cont

Frosty uniform light chocolate brown. Nearly void of marks; a light horizontal scratch hidden in the toning off the chin can help identify this cent.

Glossy light olive with traces of very faded red in a few places on both sides. Sharply struck with just a few trivial ticks or chips on the cheek.

Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty faded mint red remaining in the protected areas. There is a long, thin nick on the neck and a sma

Lustrous light chocolate and steel brown with lots of mellowed red in the fields and protected areas, particularly on the obverse. May have been dipp

Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and show only minor con

Lustrous golden tan and light olive with overtones of steel. Sharply struck with just a couple insignificant marks that can help identify this cent:

Glossy light olive brown and steel. The fields are lustrous and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The surfaces are consistent with a very hi

Glossy light olive and steel. Mint frost shows in the protected areas, particularly on the reverse. Possibly retoned long ago but the toning is attr

Frosty light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and light reddish steel brown in protected areas. The fields are lustro

Choice lustrous light brown with peeps of mellowed mint red showing in protected areas, particularly on the obverse. A beautiful cent, nearly flawles

Sharpness VF35 but there are small areas of fine roughness on otherwise smooth, glossy surfaces. Most of the roughness is near the dentils, especiall

Frosty medium steel brown with lighter brown and tan toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a few very faint hairl

Lustrous light brown with darker steel brown and chocolate on the devices. The reverse has generous traces of slightly faded mint red remaining. The

Mostly glossy medium steel brown and light olive. The surfaces are decent with microscopic porosity in the reverse fields but smooth elsewhere. No v

Frosty medium chocolate brown and steel with traces of very faded red in protected areas thanks to an old, light cleaning. Sharply struck and void of

Sharpness near VF30 but there is a short, light scratch lost in the curl left of the ear and another under the ear, neither distracting. The surfaces

Lustrous tan and light brown with splashes of reddish steel on the reverse. Microscopic traces of fine carbon or verdigris can be found in some of th

Lustrous steel brown and light olive with lighter brown in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has great eye appeal

Lustrous light brown and tan with bluish steel and light olive toning covering the upper left part of the obverse. The only marks are a thin planchet

Lustrous light olive and medium brown with traces of faded mint red showing in protected areas, particularly on the obverse. The fields are satiny an

Choice glossy light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Mint frost shows in the protected areas, especially on the rever

Very attractive lustrous light olive and bluish steel with mellowed mint red showing in protected areas on both sides. Nicely struck and nearly flawl

Lustrous light steel brown and tan with peeps of faded mint red on both sides. Satiny and attractive with solid mint state eye appeal, but there is a

Frosty light brown and tan with darker steel brown on the highpoints. The fields are satiny and this cent has very nice eye appeal. Just a few minor

Frosty light brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and generous traces of mint red showing on the reverse. Satiny mint luste

Choice lustrous light olive brown and steel. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. Nearly flawless; a tiny tick in the f

Frosty mix of dark chocolate and lighter brown. There is a trace of wear on the highpoints and a few minor marks including a shallow planchet flake i

Frosty light steel brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The fields are lustrous, particularly on the reverse where there a

Very attractive glossy light chocolate and medium brown with subtle wisps of darker olive brown toning on the reverse. Frosty mint luster covers the

Lustrous olive brown and chocolate with traces of mint red showing on both sides. Subtle hints of bluish steel and sea-green overtone can be found in

Very lustrous golden tan and light bluish steel brown. The only marks are a small spot of very fine carbon under star 3, another at the dentils under

Choice lustrous medium brown and steel with tiny peeps of faded mint color showing on both sides. Excellent eye appeal and only a few trivial marks.

Very attractive lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate. This cent has great eye appeal and looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on th

Lustrous light to medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only notable mark is a faint trace of an old fingerprin

Highly lustrous medium steel brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Traces of mint red show on the obverse while about 20% of the reverse ha

Frosty light steel brown with hints of lighter golden tan in a few of the protected areas, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the eye

Glossy light chocolate brown with hints of very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas on the obverse. The only mark is a spot of shallo

Lustrous tan and light bluish steel with sea-green overtones on the reverse. Most likely dipped long ago and nicely retoned. The surfaces are satiny

Highly lustrous light steel brown with a few peeps of mint red showing on both sides. A cent with great eye appeal but there are a few minor marks.

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a bit of darker chocolate brown in protected areas around the ear and TY. The surfaces are smooth and th

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth but there are

Glossy light brown and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and chocolate toning on the face. The only notable marks are a vertical n

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with steel brown toning on the highest points of the design. Frosty mint luster shows through in the fields a

Lustrous medium steel and light chocolate brown with peeps of underlying very faded mint color still visible on the reverse. There is a hint of rub o

Frosty light to medium reddish brown. The only notable defects are two tiny nicks on the cheek and a dusting of very fine verdigris at AMER. MDS. T

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and traces of mint frost show in protected areas, p

Sharpness EF45 or better but this cent was whizzed and nicely retoned frosty chocolate and steel brown. No corrosion and the only marks are a couple

Nicely recolored glossy dark steel and olive brown. The surfaces are smooth except for a small area of microscopic roughness at the dentil tips just

Very attractive lustrous medium steel brown with some lighter brown in protected areas, particularly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and this

Frosty steel brown and olive with underlying faded red in protected areas thanks to an old dipping. No marks or other defects. We see no evidence of

Frosty light to medium brown with a subtle puff of slightly darker olive brown toning from the bust to star 1 and the chin. Flowline luster covers th

Choice lustrous light bluish steel brown with 10% of the obverse and a third of the reverse showing slightly mellowed mint red. The eye appeal of thi

Glossy light olive and steel brown with at least 10% of the bright mint red remaining on the obverse and more than a third of the original red showing

Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty slightly lighter reddish steel brown toning in protected areas of the reverse, possibly from an old

Glossy uniform light chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive with only trivial contact marks. The notable marks are a faint diagonal hairline sc

Frosty mix of medium brown and darker olive brown. The uneven toning is a bit off-putting but the surfaces are satiny and there are only trivial cont

Glossy light to medium olive brown. The surfaces are smooth except for minor porosity along the bottom of the reverse clockwise from CA to UNIT. No

Frosty light brown and tan with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are satiny but unfortunately there are tiny splash

Glossy olive brown and steel. Mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on the reverse and this cent has very nice eye appeal. Smooth and nea

Lustrous tan and light steel brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has very nice eye appeal, but

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. The fields are lustrous and this cent has excellent eye appeal. Essentially void of marks or other defects,

Lustrous light chocolate and steel. The surfaces are satiny and the only notable marks are a dull but obvious nick near the dentils under star 5 and

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are smooth and show only minor contact marks including several li

Mostly glossy light olive and steel brown, the reverse toning a couple shades darker than the obverse. The obverse is smooth but at least half of the

Lustrous golden tan on the obverse; golden tan and light olive on the reverse. An attractive cent with satiny surfaces. The only mark of any signifi

Lustrous golden tan and light olive delicately mottled with a slightly darker shade of brown on the obverse. Nearly void of marks. A tiny tick under