The Col. Ellsworth Collection of Middle Date Large Cents

Lustrous light brown and steel with a few tiny peeps of mint red remaining visible on the obverse. Nicely struck with excellent eye appeal and only a

Frosty light olive and steel. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has mint state eye appeal in spite of a hint of

Glossy medium brown and chocolate delicately mottled with darker chocolate and olive brown on the obverse. A pinprick in the field midway between sta

Glossy steel and medium brown with darker olive brown covering the right side of the obverse and frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Mint

Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The fields and protected areas are lustrous and this cent has great eye

Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate. No spots or stains, only light contact marks including a couple small nicks on star 2, a few more on the trunc

Frosty steel brown and olive with underlying faded mint color showing through in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are lightly oxidized an

Lustrous uniform medium steel brown and light olive with hints of underlying very faded mint color showing through in some protected areas. The surfa

Lustrous dark steel brown and olive with generous traces of mellowed red in protected areas, possibly from an old cleaning. Looks mint state but ther

Attractive glossy light to medium brown with frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in some protected areas. Mint frost covers the fields and p

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