The Neil Rothschild Collection Pt III

A "Spiny Tree" Variety. Glossy light to medium steel gray with lighter steel toning on the highpoints. There are a half dozen small, sha...

Frosty light steel and silver with slightly darker steel toning on the highpoints. Essentially flawless. An early die state with no hint of the die

Rather glossy medium brown and reddish steel with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Mostly smooth but there are small chips and fissures e

The details are at least 10 points sharper but the surfaces are covered with extremely fine granularity under rather glossy chocolate brown toning. T

Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine porosity, strongest at the very top of the obverse. No verdigris and the only marks are a shallow fissure across

Glossy medium brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth except for some diagonal planchet fissures on both sides (as

Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine roughness mixed with myriad light scratches. Slightly glossy light steel brown with dark steel and olive brown t

Slightly sharper but there is a reddish brown stain at the bottom of the obverse and that area is covered with microscopic roughness with traces of ve

Sharper where properly struck but there are traces of minor roughness and verdigris on both sides, mostly on the obverse. A planchet fissure at the t

Very attractive glossy light chocolate and steel brown. The only defects are some tiny planchet flakes in the centers, mostly on the reverse. Nicely

Very attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only defects are a few light vertical scratches on the portrait.

Glossy medium brown blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. Smooth and quite attractive for the grade. The only marks are some of the usual

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine to moderate granularity under rather glossy chocolate brown toning. No verdigris and the only idenying feature i

Significantly sharper but covered with very fine roughness under slightly glossy chocolate brown toning. There are a few tiny specks of greenish verd

Sharpness near VF20 but covered with moderate roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown toning. The roughness is strongest at ET where those t

Choice glossy light olive brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth, void of any planchet flaws or other defects, and t

Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness well hidden under attractive glossy chocolate brown toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of brown a

Glossy medium chocolate brown with frost showing in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Some areas of this piece have the surfaces and detail

Ten points sharper but there is a significant planchet flaw on the reverse plus a few smaller ones elsewhere on both sides (all as struck). No corros

Sharpness VF30 or better but there is a pre-striking planchet fissure at K-9 on the obverse and the planchet is covered with extremely fine roughness.

A couple points sharper but there are two dents on the reverse: one at the top of the bouquet and another at the rim over Liberty. No corrosion or ve

Sharpness VF30 but there surfaces are slightly rough on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris but there are several fine, old scratc

Significantly sharper, especially on the reverse, but this piece has the look of a copper than was lost in soil for a while. The surfaces are slightl

Slightly sharper but there are a few old, light scratches on both sides, all blended nicely into the attractive glossy brown and chocolate toning. Th

Sharpness VF30 or better but lightly corroded, mostly on the obverse, and fine verdigris can be found in the fields and protected areas. Some of the

Glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown toning on the devices creating an attractive two-tone appearance. The planchet is mostly smooth b

Very attractive glossy light brown on the devices and darker chocolate brown in the fields and protected areas. The planchet is mostly smooth but the

Choice glossy light to medium brown. Smooth and nearly flawless, just worn. A narrow fissure along the rim on the left side of the obverse is the on

Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine roughness and there are numerous small patches of raised verdigris on the reverse. Medium brown and light olive

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Attractive and mostly smooth but there is a patch of fine roughness at the top of

Slightly sharper but there are areas of shallow scale and verdigris in the fields on both sides and the surfaces are not perfectly smooth. Mostly tan

Glossy chocolate and medium olive with lighter brown toning in protected areas on the obverse and darker steel brown on the highpoints. The surfaces

Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with peeps of reddish tan in a few of the protected areas. The sur

Five points sharper but there are faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait, all blending perfectly into the attractive glossy medium

Choice glossy medium brown with mint frost covering the protected areas on both sides. No marks but there are some minor planchet chips on the face a

Attractive glossy light to medium brown. Smooth with just a few minor defects including a small patch of shallow planchet flaking on the back of the

Glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. A choice piece for the grade, essentially flawless. A couple light scratches at

The obverse is weaker thanks to a mushy strike from a worn out die while the reverse is sharper. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are some sh

Nice glossy medium brown and light chocolate with smooth surfaces, but there is a distracting fissure on both sides, as struck. The date is affected

The obverse is Poor while the reverse is G5. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with smooth but wavy surfaces. Fortunately the date is strong. Weight

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker steel toning on the upper right of the obverse. Smooth and attractive, free of planchet flaws and

Choice glossy tan and medium brown. Smooth and nearly flawless offering excellent eye appeal. A barely visible rim bruise over Liberty's head ...

Beauul glossy light brown with a spot of reddish brown toning high on the neck. Otherwise this piece is flawless and the eye appeal is superb for the

Glossy medium brown with darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there is some shallow crud or verdigris

Sharper with a strong date and mostly clear legends, but the planchet is covered with fine to moderate porosity. No significant verdigris but there i

Glossy medium brown with chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth except for some tiny planchet flakes on the portrait and a

Sharpness at least F12 but covered with fine porosity and there are old hairline scratches lost in the toning on both sides. Olive brown with lighter

Slightly sharper but there is very fine granularity in the fields and protected areas, all effectively hidden under attractive glossy toning. The dev

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and quite nice for the grade, just worn. The notable defects are a faint scratch on

Glossy dark reddish chocolate and steel with lighter tan toning on the highest points of the devices. The struck portion of the planchet is smooth wh

Glossy light olive and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth, free of any corrosion or verdigris. The only defects are some light contact marks scatt

Glossy light olive and tan. An attractive piece with smooth surfaces and no notable contact marks, but there are some small planchet flakes and fissu

The obverse is sharper while the reverse is weaker thanks to a worn out die. Glossy medium brown. The surfaces are smooth except for some shallow pl

An ET LIR variety. At least ten points sharper over most of the coin but unevenly struck due to the planchet being a bit thin at the top. No corrosi

An ET LIR variety. Sharpness VG10, even better on the reverse, but dark and covered with fine granularity and porosity. No verdigris but there a hal

Glossy light to medium brown with smooth surfaces except for some of the usual planchet laminations and flaking on both sides, mostly in the centers.

Glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth and attractive for the grade with just a couple planchet flaws in

Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there is minor roughness covering the planchet, mostly from microscopic planchet flakes but they do affect the ey

The "Snipe Nose" variety. Slightly sharper but there is minor roughness on the left side of the obverse and a scuff of shallow scratches ...

Ten points sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are traces of crusty verdigris and numerous fine, old scratches scattered over both sides (al

Sharpness VF25 or so but covered with moderate roughness. No verdigris or contact marks, but there is a small planchet fissure at the knees of Libert

An ET LIR variety. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices creating an attractive two-tone effect. No corrosion or ver

Light steel brown with a bit of darker olive brown in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. The obverse is weaker than the reverse thanks to a worn

Sharpness VF25, even better on the lower half of the obverse, but the surfaces are covered with fine roughness. Rather glossy olive brown and chocola

A "Skeleton Hand" variety. Slightly sharper but fine roughness covers the obverse, strongest at the top where there are a few specks of v...

Glossy medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth except for some of the usual small planchet fl

Partly glossy light to medium brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are decent but there is microscopic roughness in

Sharpness VF30 or better where the designs were properly struck up, but the planchet is dark and covered with fine to moderate granularity. Traces of

Ten points sharper but dark with extremely faint roughness under glossy dark olive brown toning. Traces of shallow greenish verdigris are visible on

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with small puffs of reddish chocolate brown on both sides. The surfaces are smooth except for small planchet

Slightly sharper but covered with microscopic roughness with shallow verdigris in protected areas. No contact marks. Slightly glossy dark olive brow

Glossy medium brown. Smooth with great eye appeal and only trivial planchet flaws including a thin crease at the top of the reverse. The only mark i

Unevenly struck with some areas showing VF30 details and others with hardly any details at all. In general the left sides are strong, the right sides

Glossy light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No corrosion, verdigris, or planchet defects, only light contact marks

Ten points sharper but covered with very fine roughness under rather glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. No ve

Slightly sharper where the details were properly struck up but the shoulder of the effigy and opposing area at the top of the reverse are weakly struc

Attractive glossy medium brown blending to light reddish chocolate in protected areas. Essentially flawless except for some microscopic planchet chip

Sharper but covered with uniform extremely fine roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown toning. There is a fresh dig on the neck and an old,

The obverse grades higher than the reverse, perhaps a 15/7 split. Slightly glossy mix of chocolate and olive brown with slightly lighter steel brown

Sharper, especially on the obverse, but the planchet is covered with fine to moderate roughness, strongest on the obverse. No verdigris and the only

Five points sharper but covered with contact marks, some distracting, and there are two planchet voids at the top of the head of the effigy. No notab

Several points sharper but there is a strong nick at the top of the B in LIB and crude "reeds" have been added around the edge. Glossy me...

Ten points sharper with extremely fine granularity under rather glossy dark olive brown toning. Traces of fine verdigris can be found in some of the

A bit sharper on the obverse, weaker on the reverse. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate with smooth surfaces. Just a few marks including a coupl

Significantly sharper where struck properly but covered with fine porosity with traces of greenish verdigris in some of the protected areas on the obv

Ten points sharper but there are three old scratches at the throat, and one of those reaches into the field extending to the bottom of the T in AUCTOR

Medium gray and steel with some darker steel toning on the highpoints. Evenly struck with full legends around both sides and a clear date. There are

Frosty golden tan with mint luster in protected areas. Sharply struck but the obverse is badly misaligned to K-7. The date is bold and the legends a

Frosty light golden tan with mint luster in protected areas. Sharply struck with the obverse slightly misaligned to the bottom. The date and legends

Glossy medium brown and light olive. Smooth and essentially void of marks or other defects, just lightly worn on the devices. The date is bold and t

Variety with a reversed N in HIBERNIA. Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth and flawless. Struck sligh

Frosty light chocolate with delicate overtones of bluish steel. Flawless except for a couple fine planchet flaws on the upper half of the obverse (as

Type with the "Old Head." Lustrous mint red mellowing to light bluish steel with most of the mint color remaining. The only mark is a sh...

Frosty mellowing mint red with most of the red remaining visible on both sides. Very sharply struck and perfectly centered on the planchet. The only

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown in protected areas on the reverse. Smooth and void of marks or planchet flaws showing just a hint of

Frosty light olive and bluish steel. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned but the eye appeal of this piece is excellent. Sharply struck and free of

Choice glossy light chocolate brown. A beauul electrotype copy, essentially flawless with great eye appeal.

Sharpness near mint state but covered with uniform extremely fine granularity. No verdigris or marks and the toning is an attractive frosty medium ol

Choice glossy light chocolate brown with flawless surfaces. A premium example, perfectly centered on a flawless planchet. Ex Stack's Bowers 11...

Choice glossy medium chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Struck with two obverses that are aligned head-to-head.