The Dr. Tom Wachtel Collection

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate in protected areas on the obverse. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn.

Glossy medium chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive, basically just worn with minor contact marks. The notable marks are a dull nick on t

Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown with at least a third of the obverse and 90% of the reverse retaining bright original mint color. The o

Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with hints of underlying very faded in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and the only

Frosty light chocolate brown with lighter steel brown covering the protected areas. Nicely struck and very attractive with just a hint of friction on

Glossy chocolate and darker olive brown with frosty light brown in protected areas on the left half of both sides. No roughness, only small contact m

Lustrous light to medium brown with peeps of mint red in protected places on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and the only notable marks are a sma

Lustrous light olive brown and bluish steel with generous traces of mellowed mint red visible on both sides. The toning is a bit mottled on the obver

Lustrous light olive and bluish steel. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has nice eye appeal. The notable marks are a curved line of slightly da

Lustrous chocolate with light bluish steel overtones in the fields. A very attractive cent that looks choice mint state but there is a trace of rub o

Slightly sharper but there are some small contact marks including some light scratches on the obverse, a rim nick at the A in STATES, and nicks at the

Highly lustrous steel brown and light olive. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless offering outstanding eye appeal. The only marks, and the

Lustrous light olive and bluish steel mixed with lighter brown, and both sides are delicately mottled. The surfaces are frosty and this cent has exce

Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. The surfaces are smooth but there is some dirt in protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a couple

Glossy olive brown and chocolate with frosty light brown in some of the protected areas. No marks, and the only defects are a speck of verdigris righ

Glossy mix of light brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are two thin vertical nicks left of star 11 and a diagona

Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate with satiny mint frost in the protected areas. Faint peeps of very faded mint color are peeking throug

Glossy chocolate brown with some lighter brown toning on the obverse devices. The fields and protected areas are frosty and this cent has excellent e

Sharpness VF30 but covered with microscopic roughness under mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. There are traces of shallow verdigris in

Lustrous tan and light brown with underlying faded mint color on the reverse. There is just a faint trace of rub on the very highest points of the de

Frosty golden tan and light brown with steel brown overtones. A couple puffs of darker steel brown toning (not carbon) on the reverse can help identi

Glossy chocolate brown. Looks perfectly smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals traces of very fine roughness, mostly at the second S in STATES

Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive except for a cut on the rim at star 4 that also shows over the opposing TE in UNITED.

Glossy chocolate brown and steel with a couple tiny splashes of lighter brown on the neck. Mint frost shows in protected areas and this cent has nice

Choice glossy light to medium brown with golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A beautiful cent, nearl

Choice glossy light to medium chocolate with lighter brown in protected areas. Essentially flawless with light wear on the highpoints and excellent e

Lustrous tan and light steel brown blending to light chocolate brown on the upper part of the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the notable marks

Frosty steel and olive brown with faint hints of reddish tan faded down from mint color in protected areas around the wreath. Satiny flowline luster

Very attractive lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate with faint wisps of slightly darker steel brown toning on the reverse. The surfaces a

Glossy mix of medium brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth and quite attractive. The only

Glossy light chocolate brown and olive. Smooth and very attractive, just lightly worn. There are a few trivial marks including a shallow planchet fl

Sharpness F12 or slightly better but moderately corroded. No marks, but there are a few specks of reddish crud or verdigris at NI in UNITED and TE in

Sharpness near F12 but covered with moderate granularity. No verdigris but there are some very old scratches hidden in the toning on the obverse, mos

Choice lustrous medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. A beautiful cent with solid mint state eye appeal, but there

Frosty dark steel with lighter tan in protected areas thanks to an old recoloring. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is a thin nick right of

Frosty tan and light steel brown with bright mint color showing on at least 10% of the obverse but only traces of red remaining on the reverse. The o

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with hints of faded mint color in a couple places around the portrait. The obverse is choice, virtually flawl

Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter chocolate toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and show only trivial contact marks

Glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning in protected areas, particularly on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark

Glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks, which are

Lustrous light steel brown and tan with a faint fingerprint in the field before the portrait and tiny splashes of darker steel brown toning at stars

Glossy chocolate and olive brown with reddish brown toning around the date. The reddish area is covered with extremely faint granularity but the rest

Lustrous tan and light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Traces of faded mint red are present on the reverse. There is a

Frosty medium chocolate brown. Flowline luster covers the protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The surfaces are smooth and the on

Glossy medium brown and light olive brown. Frosty flowline luster shows in the protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. No mark

Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown and light chocolate on the devices with nearly a third of the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. Th

Frosty light bluish steel brown with generous traces of mellowed mint red showing, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal

Sharpness VF30 but lightly corroded. Slightly glossy very dark steel and olive brown, nearly black. No verdigris or notable marks. LDS with a fully

Very attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel with satiny mint frost in the fields and protected areas. Sharply struck with mint state eye appeal,

Very attractive frosty light olive and steel with a subtle hint of bluish steel overtone. The surfaces are lustrous and the eye appeal is excellent.

Attractive frosty steel brown and medium chocolate. Smooth and nearly flawless; a small spot of lighter toning at a shallow planchet flake in the fie

Lustrous medium brown and light olive with faded mint red covering about 5% of both sides. The only notable marks are faint traces of an old fingerpr

Slightly sharper but there are a few light, old scratches through ONE. Otherwise smooth and problem-free. Later die state with few dentils remaining

Very attractive frosty steel brown and light chocolate with traces very faded red showing in protected areas on both sides, especially on the reverse.

Sharpness F12 or slightly better but dark and covered with fine roughness. No verdigris or significant marks. Dark olive brown and steel. The date

Sharpness F15, perhaps slightly better, but there are two scratches in the field right of the main curl. The surfaces are smooth and there are no oth

Attractive lustrous bluish steel and light olive with at least 10% of the mint color remaining visible on both sides. A choice cent except for a spot

Frosty mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints with about 75% of the coin showing mint color (must be right on the edge for a &quo...

Frosty steel brown on the obverse with reddish medium brown on the reverse. The obverse is lustrous while the reverse is only slightly lustrous thank

Frosty chocolate brown with golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. Traces of faded mint red show around STATES. No

Glossy tan and light brown blending to medium chocolate on the highpoints. Frosty luster covers the protected areas and this cent has outstanding eye

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the left side of the obverse and reddish chocolate toning at ERICA. The surfaces are smoot

Frosty medium chocolate brown with some lighter brown toning on the left side of the obverse. Flowline luster shows in protected areas on both sides

Rather glossy dark steel and olive brown with lighter steel toning on the devices. The planchet is covered with extremely faint granularity but there

Choice lustrous medium steel brown and light olive with traces of very faded mint red showing on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and t

Choice frosty medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning covering the fields and protected areas on the reverse. A very nice example

Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. Smooth and attractive for the grade with only minor contact marks. A pin prick off the upper right po

Olive brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown covering the devices. No roughness or verdigris, just well worn. A chip in the leaves under ME is

Highly lustrous bluish steel and light olive. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has great eye appeal. There are a few light contact marks on the

Glossy chocolate brown with an arc of slightly lighter brown toning at stars 6-12. The surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless, and this cent has exc

Slightly sharper but there is extremely faint granularity in the fields. Minor contact marks and no verdigris. Struck with the die out of proper axi

Sharpness VG8 but there is a dent in the dentils below the first half of the date and a subtle dent in the wreath just right of the ribbon. Slightly

Frosty chocolate and steel with lighter brown toning on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris, only light contact marks. The notable marks are a fi

Attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty light steel brown covering the protected areas. No roughness or verdigris but there are a few light nic

Glossy medium steel brown. No roughness, just light contact marks on the obverse, mostly on the portrait. M-LDS. The die crack from the right point

Attractive glossy light chocolate brown. Frosty flowline luster shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. Ther

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with traces of mint red remaining visible on the obverse. The fields are satiny and the only marks are a faint hairl

Lustrous tan and light brown except for a doughnut-shaped spot of darker olive brown toning on the jaw. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and prote

Very attractive lustrous steel brown with lighter brown toning on the reverse and traces of mellowed mint red remaining on both sides. Sharply struck

Frosty golden tan with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Traces of mint red show on both sides. The luster is subdued by a thin

Light brown and tan with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The fields are frosty and the only notable marks are a fine diagonal s

Frosty golden tan and light olive with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Traces of mint red show on both sides, particularly on the reverse. Loo

Glossy olive brown and steel. Covered with small nicks, none significant but too many to ignore. LDS with rim cuds and crumbling from star 5 to star

Sharpness F12 or slightly better but the fields and protected areas are covered with fine roughness. No verdigris or notable marks. Dark steel. M-L

Sharpness VF30 but lightly corroded under slightly glossy very dark steel and olive brown. The only marks are three rim nicks on the reverse and a ...

Lustrous light brown and light olive with a splash of darker reddish chocolate toning at star 6. The only notable contact marks are a collection of t

Dark olive and steel with traces of verdigris in protected areas. No notable marks. M-LDS. About half the dentils remain visible on both sides and

Glossy tan and light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Frosty luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only marks are a few

Glossy medium chocolate and olive. No roughness, just minor contact marks including a very light rim bruise over star 5 and another under the wreath

Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with traces of faded mint color showing on both sides. The notable marks are some tiny, faint spots of darker

Sharpness close to mint state but the crack that is always present through the date and stars has been expertly removed. The work was done with incre

Lustrous light steel brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel on the reverse. Satiny and very attractive. The only marks are some darker to

Very attractive glossy olive and chocolate brown with hints of very faded mint color in a few protected areas. Sharply struck with just a hint of fri

Frosty light to medium brown. Essentially flawless, just lightly worn on the highpoints. No spots or stains, and the only marks are trivial includin

Glossy medium chocolate and light olive brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. The fields are satiny and this cent

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

Frosty medium chocolate brown on the obverse, lighter brown and chocolate on the reverse. A smooth, attractive cent, just lightly worn. Only trivial

Frosty steel brown and chocolate mottled with slightly darker chocolate brown on the reverse. There is a splash of lighter reddish chocolate toning b

Glossy light chocolate brown with reddish brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Microscopic traces of fine verdigris can be found in protec

Frosty light brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. A splas