The Dr. Tom Wachtel Collection

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