The Neil Rothschild Collection Pt III

Slightly sharper but there are small patches of minor roughness and verdigris on both sides. Mostly glossy dark olive brown. Variety added in the ob

Sharpness VF20 but rough on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris or contact marks, only a few planchet voids. Slightly glossy mediu

Slightly sharper where fully struck but the planchet is covered with fine roughness. No contact marks, just a few small planchet voids. Slightly glo

An ET LIR variety. Sharpness VF20 but there are shallow pits scattered over both sides, and the pits contain specks of greenish verdigris. No contac

An ET LIR variety. Glossy medium brown with darker olive brown in protected areas. Microscopic roughness shows under the glossy toning but overall t

Significantly sharper but plagued by strong rim dents. Otherwise smooth. Rather glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown highpoints. The variety i

Glossy chocolate and darker olive brown with lighter highlights. Mostly smooth but there is an obvious planchet flaw on the reverse. Weight 113.1 gr

Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. Smooth and choice except for a few thin planchet fissures. Weight 132.3

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Nicely struck and choice except for some tiny planchet chips in the centers. Later die state with swelling

Mostly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown highpoints. Minor roughness shows on all but the highpoints but there are no contact marks or verdig

Sharper but there is a collection of digs on the right side of the reverse and a faint scuff across the date. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and c

Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. Smooth and choice for the grade. Weight 124.6 grains. Ex To

Several points sharper but there are numerous small contact marks on the obverse mixed with a few linear planchet voids. Slightly glossy dark olive b

An ET LIB INDE variety with Small Head. Several points sharper but slightly rough with microscopic hairlines covering the central devices. The date

An ET LIB INDE variety with Small Head. Sharper but covered with uniform moderate roughness that weakens the details. No marks or verdigris. The da

Glossy steel brown with darker chocolate in the protected areas. Smooth with just a few trivial fissures on the reverse. Basically just well worn.

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown on the devices. Minor roughness shows in the fields and protected areas but there are no contact marks or v

Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. There are a couple minor planchet fissures plus a few vertical scratches on Ms Liber

The details are a bit better but the surfaces are uneven (wavy) and there are several planchet fissures on both sides. Microscopic roughness covers a

Sharpness VF20 but the obverse is moderately rough while the reverse is smooth and quite nice. No verdigris or marks but there is a mint-made planche

Five points sharper but covered with uniform fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown highpoints.

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The obverse is sharper than the reverse. No contact marks or verdigris, but there is planchet roughness at the top

A bit sharper where properly struck up but the bottom of the obverse and the opposing top of the reverse were softly struck because the planchet was t

Several points sharper but unevenly struck on the obverse and both sides suffer from linear planchet fissures. Otherwise smooth and attractive. Glos

A mate to the preceding piece and struck the same with weakness on the left edge of the obverse. Mostly smooth but there are some of the usual planch

An ET LIB INDE variety. Significantly sharper but dark and covered with fine to moderate roughness. No notable marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy d

Sharpness VF20 but the obverse is a bit rough, mostly (but not exclusively) from planchet chips. Unevenly struck on the reverse and the obverse is mi

Rather glossy medium brown and reddish chocolate. Covered with minor roughness and there is an obvious planchet fissure on both sides. Struck in med

A few points sharper but covered with extremely fine roughness. No verdigris or notable marks. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with light

Glossy medium brown and light olive. Smooth and nice for the grade. A minor rim bruise at the top of the obverse is the only notable defect. Weight

The "Laughing Head" variety. Sharpness VF30 or better but covered with fine roughness with a few patches of moderate roughness showing on...

Sharpness F12 or better but there are a couple shallow dents that left the planchet uneven. The highpoints are smooth but the rest of the planchet sh

The "Simple Head" variety. A couple points sharper but covered with very fine roughness mixed with some small spots of dark planchet impu...

Slightly sharper with minor roughness in the fields and protected areas. Rather glossy light to medium brown with darker reddish chocolate brown in p

The obverse is weaker; the reverse is stronger, perhaps a 3/7 split. Glossy medium brown with chocolate in protected areas. Mostly smooth but there

Sharpness VF20 but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a planchet chip that obliterates LI in LIB. Slightly

Sharpness near VF20 but there are a couple dull dents that created a bulges on the opposing side. A dent on the center of the obverse is the only obv

Glossy olive brown and steel. Mostly smooth and the only notable mark is a small chip out of the knee of Ms Liberty. The date is clear and the legen

Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine roughness and there is a significant planchet flaw at the chest of the portrait. Otherwise free of notable defec

Several points sharper but there is a dent at the knee of Ms Liberty creating a bulge at CT in AUCTORI. A smaller dent on the neck of Ms Liberty is t

Sharpness near mint state but there is fine roughness covering the lower right quadrant of the reverse. Microscopic verdigris covers the roughened ar

Another piece with sharpness near mint state but this one suffers from numerous planchet flaws. Frosty light to medium chocolate brown mixed with som

A CONNECT variety. Sharpness F12 or so but the surfaces are uneven and there is a significant planchet flaw on the left side of the obverse. The sur

Sharpness F12 or better but there are shallow pits scattered over the obverse, a few dull contact marks on the neck of the portrait, and a couple more

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth with only minor planchet chips, mostly on the upper half of t

Glossy medium brown and light olive blending to reddish brown in some of the protected areas. Mostly smooth and attractive with only minor planchet c

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with reddish chocolate toning on the lower part of the obverse. Unevenly struck with weakness on the lower ob

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. There is a planchet void on the cheek and minor roughness present on both sides. The date and legends are c

Mostly glossy light olive and steel brown blending to darker reddish olive brown in some of the protected areas. Reasonably smooth but there is a pla

Attractive glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. Mostly smooth with only trivial roughness on the upper right part of t