The Texas Numismatic Association Auction

Dark olive brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Covered with fine granularity and the only mark is a dull rim

Very attractive glossy light olive and medium brown. The surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless. The only notable mark is a tiny speck of darker to

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth and very nice, just lightly worn. There is soft dirt caked into protected areas on both sides but no notab

Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Microscopic roughness covers the planchet but there is no verdigris and the eye appeal of this piece is quite nice.

Glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth with only light contact marks. The notable marks are a nick hidden in the hair at the back of the head and a ve

Lustrous chocolate with lots of frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The fields are satiny and

Frosty light olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. The only notable mark is a small dig hidden in the hair left of the sh

Frosty tan and light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Sharply struck and very attractive. The only marks are some tiny specks of dar

Lustrous golden tan and light brown. Satiny mint frost covers this piece and it has excellent eye appeal. The only defects are a couple tiny specks

Glossy medium chocolate with frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this piece has ve

Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are the ones that resulted from the double strike.

Nicely recolored glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of golden tan in protected areas on the reverse. The planchet is smooth but there are

Glossy light olive. The surfaces are smooth and the only contact mark is a shallow scrape on the rim before the face. Nothing special except that th

One grades VF25 and has a reverse that is rotated 20 degrees clockwise relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. The second grades VF30 an

Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and void of notable marks. There is a curved planchet clip below the bust that just

Frosty light to medium brown and olive with a puff of slightly darker steel brown toning on the chin. Overtones of light bluish steel cover most of t

Reverse of 1856. The obverse is mellowed red and rose fading to bluish steel brown while the reverse is medium bluish steel brown. The fields are ni

Sharpness F15, even better in some areas, but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdigris and the only mark is a minor rim nick over the le

Several points sharper with patches of very fine roughness under rather glossy very dark steel and olive brown toning. The most obvious defect is a p

Dark steel brown and chocolate. The planchet is covered with uniform microscopic granularity and there is a thin planchet fissure down through the I

Medium steel brown. Covered with fine granularity and there are some old, light scratches on the obverse, mostly in the field behind the portrait. L

Slightly glossy medium steel brown with chocolate brown in the protected areas. The highpoints are smooth but the remainder of the planchet is covere

Several points sharper but covered with fine to moderate roughness on all but the highpoints which are smooth. No verdigris but there is a strongly p

Glossy brown and light chocolate. Mostly smooth and the only marks are tiny ticks, mostly in the fields on the obverse. A tiny rim bruise at the N i

Slightly sharper but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a minor rim bruise just right of the date. The fi

Sharpness VG8 but there are several strong rim dents around both sides. Fortunately the date and most of the legends are clear and easily readable.

Perhaps a point sharper, especially on the obverse, but covered with extremely fine granularity under rather glossy dark olive brown toning. No verdi

Slightly sharper on the obverse but covered with uniform microscopic granularity under partly glossy dark olive brown toning. The devices are toned a

The portrait is a few points sharper but the fields are covered with minor roughness and there is a rim dent at the top of the cap. No verdigris. Pa

Sharpness VF20 or better but pitted and there is a planchet chip (as struck) on the edge over NIT. No verdigris or notable contact marks, and the ton

Sharpness VF25 but there are several rim dents on both sides and two dents in the center of the reverse. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with light

Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and the surfaces are covered with very light roughness. No marks or verdigris, and the eye appeal of this cen

Sharpness near VF20 but there is fine roughness on the obverse and larger pits on the reverse. No contact marks or verdigris, and the toning is n att

Sharpness F15 but covered with microscopic granularity that dulls the surfaces. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a light rim bruise at the

Attractive glossy light brown. The surfaces are smooth and there are no notable contact marks. Unevenly struck, as often seen on this variety, with

Includes S-26 R2 AG3, and S-27 R5 Basal State-1 (Obverse Fair-2, Reverse slick). Both have a readable date. Lot of 2 coins. From the Roxanne Himmels

Sharpness near VF20 but there are areas of microscopic roughness on an otherwise smooth planchet. Glossy light brown with darker brown in protected a

Includes S-29 R2 VG10 net AG3 for roughness and contact marks, and S-30 R1 Fair-2 (obverse AG3, reverse Basal State-1, just worn). The dates are weak

Glossy medium steel brown. The obverse is a bit better than G5, the reverse weaker. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a few small rim b

Includes EDS, Breen state I (called Very Rare by Breen) VG7 net AG3+ for light roughness, and MDS with a strong die crack through the first S in STATE

Sharpness F12 but there are a couple dull dents in the hair, a rim nick over the R in LIBERTY, and a nick at the top of the wreath. The planchet is s

Slightly sharper with smooth, attractive surfaces, but there are a couple light rim bruises on both sides. Glossy light brown with darker brown in pr

Slightly glossy medium brown and chocolate. Fine roughness covers all but the highpoints, which are smooth. Microscopic specks of light green verdig

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and there are a few small rim nicks at the top of both sides. Glossy medium steel brown. Unevenly struck, as of

Sharpness VF30 but there are numerous rim bruises and nicks scattered around both sides. A planchet chip at the bottom of the C in AMERICA can identi

Includes S-44 R1 AG3 (obverse G4, reverse Fair-2), and S-65 R1 VG10 net G4 for granularity. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. From the Roxanne

Sharpness F15 but there is a dent at the bottom of the cap and the planchet is covered with fine roughness, strongest at the bottom of the reverse. S

Sharpness VF35 or a bit better but covered with minor roughness and there are a few light rim bruises. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel wit

Sharpness F12 but dark and granular. No verdigris but there is a rim bruise at the end of the bust and a nick at ER in LIBERTY. Dark olive brown and

Slightly glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. Mostly smooth but a glass reveals very fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. No