The Texas Numismatic Association Auction

Includes S-120b Reverse of 1796 with Gripped Edge AG3, S-130 R2 G4, and S-138 R1 G6 net G4 for hairlines and microscopic roughness. All have a clear

Slightly sharper with extremely fine granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or notable marks. Slightly glossy dark olive brown

Glossy steel brown. Smooth with just minor contact marks including a pair of small rim nicks behind the head and two rim bruises on the reverse: one

Sharpness F15 but dull and covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown t

Slightly sharper with a scrape on the rim left of the lowest curl. The fields are pebbly thanks to extensive die rust, but the highpoints are smooth.

Slightly sharper with some small nicks scattered over the obverse including a long, thin one right of the Y. Smooth and attractive. MDS with several

Rather glossy dark steel and olive with puffs of lighter olive toning on the obverse. Possibly retoned. The only notable contact mark is a dull nick

Sharpness at least VF20 but covered with fine roughness with some hairline scratches hidden in the toning on the obverse. Olive brown and steel. MDS

Slightly sharper but there is a thin planchet fissure slanting across the cheek (as struck). Otherwise smooth with trivial marks including two small

A point sharper but covered with fine roughness mixed with patches of shallow reddish scale. Not very attractive but the date is clear and most of th

Rather glossy steel brown and light chocolate with some reddish chocolate in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are decent for the grade bu

Includes S-151 R3 Overdate Small 8 over 7 EDS VG7 net AG3 for being dark and granular, and S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 EDS G5 net AG3 for light c

Sharpness near VF20 but covered with very fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. This cent has decent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surface

Sharpness F12 but covered with fine roughness on all but the highpoints which are smooth. Slightly glossy olive and chocolate with some lighter highl

Glossy medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas. Smooth except for specks of corrosion and verdigris at the top of the obverse. LDS wit

Sharpness VF20 or a bit better but covered with very fine roughness with some patches of stronger roughness on both sides, strongest in the field off

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and there is microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris and the only marks are minor

Rather glossy dark olive brown mixed with puffs of lighter brown. Fine granularity covers the planchet. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a

Slightly sharper but there are some light contact marks on the obverse, none significant but a few too many to ignore. Slightly glossy steel brown an

Partly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The obverse is reasonably smooth but there is minor roughness in the fields and protected areas on th

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker olive brown in protected areas. Smooth with only trivial marks. Later die state with a sunken re

Sharpness VF20 but there are small nicks scattered over the obverse, none significant but too many for the sharpness grade. The obverse is mostly smo

Glossy light to medium steel brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just worn. Unevenly struck with weakness along the bottom of the obverse an

Sharpness VF20 but lightly corroded under glossy light chocolate brown toning. Frosty tan shows in protected areas. No verdigris or marks. M-LDS.

Very attractive glossy light olive and steel brown. Smooth and essentially mark-free. Late die state with die cracks on the obverse and a small but

A point or two sharper but corroded with shallow verdigris, most likely saved from soil. Dark greenish olive brown with lighter sandy verdigris in so

Includes S-168 R3 G5 net G4 for fine roughness and a scratch, S-176 R4 G6 net G4+ for minor porosity, S-184 R1 G5, and S-185 R2 G4. The date in the S

Rather glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown highpoints. Minor marks including a scrape on the rim over IC in AMERICA. M-LDS with a crack arcing

Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with some darker olive brown on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth except for a spot of very fine carbon at

Glossy medium chocolate with light brown toning covering the devices creating an attractive two-tone appearance that accents the designs. The only no

Variety with Large 0's over Small 0's in the Denominator. Glossy medium steel and olive brown. Smooth with only trivial marks including a ...

Several points sharper but covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints which are smooth. The roughness is strongest at the bottom of the

Ten points sharper but there is a rim dent off the lower end of the hair ribbon. Otherwise sharp and attractive with excellent eye appeal even tough

Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. Some minor marks and roughness but essentially just heavily worn with decent surfaces. The date is go

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker olive brown in some of the protected areas. Reasonably smooth but not perfectly so, and there are a few

Sharpness close to Good-4 but there is minor porosity scattered in the fields and protected areas on both sides while the devices are smooth. The por

Includes a 1798 with the date crudely altered to 1799 Basal State-1, 1800/179 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798 G5 net AG3 for roughness, 1800 S-195 R5 O

Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth with just a few minor marks including a tiny planchet fissure under the 8 (as struck), a few small rim nicks

Sharpness VG10 but covered with fine roughness. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. No marks or verdigris. The date is clear, the legends a

Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are

Sharpness near VF25 but covered with extremely faint roughness under mostly glossy dark olive brown toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of bro

Glossy mottled mix of light brown and darker olive brown. Reasonably smooth but not perfectly so. No verdigris and the only marks are some hairline

Sharpness VF25 but dull from fine roughness that covers the planchet. No verdigris or marks. Dark steel and olive brown. LDS. The die breaks at th

Glossy olive brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning on the devices. Minor roughness shows in the fields and protected areas but there is no ve

Includes S-200 R3 MDS G6 net G5 for fine roughness, S-204 R4 G6, and S-209 R3 G4. The date is clear on the first 2, weak but readable on the third.

Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is an old vertical scratch in the field before the portrait. Min

Several points sharper but covered with fine porosity on all but the highpoints. No verdigris and the only mark is a dull diagonal scratch through th

Sharpness near VF25 but there is a rim bruise at the U in UNITED and a dull scratch on that D. Looks smooth but a glass reveals extremely fine roughn

Includes S-204 R4 AG3+, S-206 R3 G4+, S-207 R3 AG3, and S-208 R3 AG3. The S-206 is slightly sharper with minor roughness; the others are smooth. All

Dark grayish steel. The obverse is rather glossy thanks to a light burnishing. Covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris or contac