The Col. Ellsworth Collection of Middle Date Large Cents

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