The Dr. Tom Wachtel Collection

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with traces of reddish tan faded down from mint red in protected areas on the obverse. Looks nearly flawless to the

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

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to medium chocolate brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is nice, bu

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The highpoints are especially glossy suggesting this piece was very lightly burnished, but the color looks natural

Glossy tan and light brown with darker steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable mark is a small spot of darker

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Lighter reddish tan toning faded down from mint color shows in some of the protected areas and this cent has

Highly lustrous light bluish steel with a hint of light olive. Traces of mellowed mint red show on both sides and this cent has outstanding eye appea

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth with only minor contact marks including two small dents on the chin and some nicks at star 9. E-MDS. The

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.

Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No corrosion or verdigris, only minor contact marks. The notable marks are a dull

Very attractive glossy olive brown and steel with lighter olive brown and chocolate toning on the devices. The planchet is smooth and the only defect

Choice glossy light to medium brown and chocolate. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are some small contact marks on the obverse and a bit of soft

Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and there are only minor contact marks. A light scratch between the

Original red fading to light steel brown with at least half the original color showing on the obverse, less on the reverse. A faint spot of darker to

Frosty light to medium brown with an area of darker brown from star 3 to star 5 where there are traces of minor roughness and verdigris. Otherwise th

The obverse is lustrous light chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan in protected areas; the reverse is lustrous golden tan with steel brown on th

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth and attractive, just moderately worn. No notable marks, just a f

Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The planchet is covered with extremely faint roughness tha

Frosty dark steel and medium brown with lighter brown and tan in protected areas on the obverse. Fine flowline luster shows in the protected areas on

Frosty chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices and lighter brown in protected areas on the reverse. The planchet is

Lustrous light olive and medium brown with underlying mellowed mint red in the field before the portrait. The portrait is sharply struck and this cen

Glossy steel brown and medium chocolate. Smooth and choice for the grade if not for a carbon spot at the end of the wreath stem. M-LDS. The arc lin

Several points sharper but there is a rim dent under the 1 in the date. Otherwise smooth and attractive, just worn. Glossy medium brown and light ch

Glossy light olive and medium brown blending to light chocolate. Lightly burnished and nicely retoned, and the eye appeal is quite nice. Smooth and

Frosty medium brown and light olive. Sharp and attractive with minor marks. The notable defects are a spot at the junction of the neck and bust, a n

A delicately mottled mix of tan, light brown, and chocolate. The surfaces are a bit dull from a layer of natural oxidation. Possibly lightly cleaned

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown blending to olive brown in protected areas on the reverse. An attractive cent, just evenly worn with some ligh

Lustrous light olive and medium brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. Peeps of faded mint red show on both sides and this cent has very

Glossy medium steel brown. Smooth and attractive with no notable defects. Later die state with rim cud breaks from star 13 to star 3. Struck very s

Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. EDS with uncracked dies. The lump below star 6 is clear. Struck with t

Frosty mix of tan and darker steel brown. There is a dusting of microscopic carbon or dirt on the lowest curl and the only contact marks are a couple

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

Very attractive glossy light chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth and quite nice for the grade. The only notable marks, an

Lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned a glossy steel brown and chocolate with delicate overtones of bluish steel. Very fine hairlines cover both sides

Lustrous light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the cheek. Peeps of faded mint red are visible on both sides, particularly on the re

Frosty medium brown delicately mixed with steel brown and chocolate on the obverse. A beautiful cent with satiny fields and great eye appeal. The on

Highly lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with mint red remaining visible on at least 10% of both sides. The only notable marks are a small are

Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. Just

Slightly sharper but a bit dull from microscopic granularity in the fields and protected areas, particularly on the reverse. No verdigris and the onl

Lustrous tan and light steel brown with traces of mint red showing on the obverse and 10% of the reverse retaining bright mint color. Sharply struck

Several points sharper but there is a large "X" scratched on the obverse centered on the cheek. Otherwise covered with microscopic granul...

Slightly glossy reddish brown and light chocolate. The details are sharp and the eye appeal is decent, but the surfaces are covered with fine dirt.

Several points sharper but a bit rough with areas of fine pitting on the obverse. No verdigris or contact marks. Rather glossy chocolate brown and s

Frosty light olive and medium brown. Lustrous with satiny surfaces and great eye appeal. Virtually void of marks; a tiny speck of darker toning unde

Glossy light olive and steel brown with a splash of darker toning and fine verdigris at the bottom of the wreath. MDS. The upper dash right of the d

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine granularity under dark olive brown toning. No marks or verdigris. MDS with a strong rim cud above star 6. The

Slightly sharper, particularly on the reverse, but there are numerous small nicks on both sides plus a rim dent at star 12. Glossy tan and medium cho

Frosty light to medium brown mixed with slightly darker chocolate brown. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal and nearly flawless surfaces. The

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Looks near mint state to the unaided eye, but a g

Lustrous light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the lower half of the portrait. Satiny mint frost covers all but the highpoints and ther