The Dr. Tom Wachtel Collection

Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth with only minor marks including some nicks in the field near star 1. MDS. The die line connecting the feet of

Frosty light steel brown and tan. Satiny and nearly flawless except for a diagonal nick on the upper lip into the cheek and a small spot under the I

Very attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown and steel. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent

Lustrous bluish steel and reddish brown. Sharply struck and attractive. There are some microscopic contact marks scattered over both sides and a hin

Choice lustrous light olive and medium chocolate brown. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. Essentially

Glossy light chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and nearly free of marks, just worn. A tick close below the O in ONE can help identify this cent. M-

Choice frosty chocolate brown and steel with traces of lighter brown and tan in some of the protected areas. The fields and protected areas are cover

Frosty steel brown and light olive with subtle hints of light bluish steel overtones. At least 10% of the mint red remains visible on both sides. Ne

Frosty medium steel brown with lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and this ce

Glossy light olive and steel brown. Lightly cleaned long ago but nicely retoned. No defects, just normal contact marks for the grade. MDS. From th

Frosty light to medium steel brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the obverse highpoints. Satiny luster covers the fields and protected a

Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with lighter brown toning in a couple areas on both sides. No spots or stains, and the only marks are a few ver

Highly lustrous light olive and steel brown with mellowed mint red covering at least 15% of both sides. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the ey

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frosty mint luster in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Essentially void of ma

Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth with trivial contact marks, just lightly worn. A light diagonal scratch over the 2 may help identify this cent.

Frosty medium to dark steel and olive brown with a few puffs of reddish brown toning on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers much of both sides but

Frosty mix of tan and medium chocolate brown with hints of very faded mint color in a few places. Looks mint state to the unaided eye but there is so

Glossy light to medium brown. Smooth with trivial contact marks, just worn. A vertical nick under the upright of the E in ONE is a good identifying

Frosty medium steel brown and olive with peeps of mellowed mint red showing in some of the protected areas, particularly on the obverse. Satiny mint

A couple points sharper but the fields are covered with microscopic granularity while the highpoints are smooth. Rather glossy olive brown with light

Frosty light to medium brown with traces of mint red in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and the fields are lustrous. Just a c

Choice glossy medium olive brown and chocolate. Peeps of frosty golden tan faded down from mint color remain visible on the reverse and this cent has

Glossy medium chocolate and steel. Mostly smooth but there is some fine verdigris dusted around stars 12 & 13. The only notable mark is a rim ...

Frosty medium steel brown and chocolate with puffs of darker chocolate brown on the obverse. Traces of reddish tan faded down from mint color show in

Lustrous tan mixed with steel brown. Traces of faded mint red show on the reverse. The fields are satiny and the only notable marks are a nick over

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

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate, two tones delicately mottled on the obverse. Smooth and void of notable marks, just worn. LDS. The dash at

Frosty medium brown and steel with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The fields and protected areas are covered with satiny and t

Lustrous chocolate and bluish steel brown with underlying very faded red on the reverse (possibly from an old cleaning). The surfaces are smooth and

Glossy medium brown and tan delicately mottled with reddish chocolate toning on the obverse. No roughness or corrosion. A small pinprick close under

Highly lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and the mint frost extends to all but the very highest points of the

Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown with at least 75% of the original mint color remaining. Must have been very close to receiving a &...

Glossy light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint frost shows in the protected areas. Lightly worn on the highpoints with hi

Rather frosty dark grayish steel and olive. No marks but there is a dusting of very fine greenish verdigris in protected areas on both sides. A shar

Lustrous steel brown and light olive with mellowed mint red in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has excellent ey

Frosty tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. A sharp, attractive cent, just lightly worn on the highpoints. No roughness or notable

Frosty medium steel with lighter steel brown in protected areas. A sharp cent with just a light touch of friction on the devices, but there is a nick

Glossy steel brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Smooth with minor marks including a tiny rim bruise below the 8 and a small vertical nic

Glossy golden tan and medium brown with overtones of light bluish steel on the reverse and traces of mellowed mint red in protected areas. The highpo

Lustrous light to medium brown with lighter reddish tan faded down from mint color in a few protected places. Nicely struck with satiny surfaces and

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth with just minor marks including a small nick in the field before the eye and a tiny rim bruise at IT

Beautiful lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown with a delicate splash of reddish brown toning under star 7. A few peeps of faded mint color re

Highly lustrous light olive and bluish steel with generous traces of mint red showing on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and the only marks are a

Very attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty tan in protected areas and hints of faded mint color on the reverse. The fields are ver

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. There are faint hairlines on both sides thanks

Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive, just worn with trivial marks. M-LDS. The center dot on the reverse is faint but still visi

Frosty light olive and steel with overtones of bluish steel on both sides. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has

Glossy medium chocolate brown, a bit lighter shade of brown on the reverse thanks to an old cleaning. The obverse is very smooth and the only marks

Glossy medium brown with chocolate on the devices and lighter brown in protected areas, particularly on the obverse. Smooth and quite nice except for

Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with lots of frosty tan and light brown in the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surf

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