The Texas Numismatic Association Auction

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