The Tom Wachtel Collection of Early Copper Coins

Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate faded down from mint red with slightly mellowed mint color showing through in the fields and protected areas

Frosty golden tan and light olive with a couple peeps of faded mint red showing on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and lustrous, and this cent i

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, nearly 20% on the reverse. Both sides are coated with a thin layer of l

Very lustrous light bluish steel and olive brown with hints of faded mint color in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers this cent

Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with peeps of faded mint red on the obverse and 15% of the reverse showing brighter mint color. The surfa

Highly lustrous light to medium chocolate brown. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and this cent has excellent eye appeal. A dull nick or planchet

Glossy steel brown and light chocolate. Smooth and free of significant marks, just worn. Early die state with just a faint radial crack at the left

Lustrous medium steel brown. The fields are satiny and this cent has mint state eye appeal, but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the p

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth with minor marks including a light rim bruise at star 12. M-LDS. The crack at F-AM is strong and it passe

Glossy medium steel brown with tan in protected areas. Smooth, just worn. A dull rim bruise left of the date and a vertical scratch over the N in ON

Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy golden tan and light chocolate brown. No contact marks and the eye appeal is nice. The best identifying mark is a

Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Flowline frost shows in the protected areas. The only marks are a diagonal nick left of star 12, a spot of d

Lustrous light to medium steel brown with a few peeps of faded mint color on both sides, especially on the reverse. The only notable marks are a few

Lustrous uniform medium steel brown with satiny mint frost covering the fields. Tiny peeps of very faded mint color show in a few places on both side

Superb lustrous light olive with mint red with at least 15% of the planchet showing mint red. The surfaces are satiny and nearly flawless, and this c

Lustrous medium brown with hints of faded mint color showing through in protected areas on both sides. The fields are satiny and this cent has excell

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning on the upper part of the obverse. Satiny and attractive, just lightly worn on the devices.

Frosty bluish steel and light chocolate with lighter toning on the highpoints thanks to a light cleaning. No corrosion or verdigris but there are som

Glossy olive and chocolate brown. Smooth with no trace of corrosion or verdigris, but there are a few contact marks. A strong, dull nick on the rim

Attractive glossy light to medium brown with darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and void of verdigris, but the

Lustrous light to medium steel brown. Frosty and very attractive with satiny luster covering both sides. Just a few trivial marks including a speck

Glossy medium brown with steel brown and light chocolate on the devices. Smooth with only minor contact marks. The notable marks are a few light tic

Frosty light to medium brown. The surfaces are satiny with underlying flowline luster, but a thin layer of oxidation hides a lot of the flash. Sharp

Beautiful lustrous light steel brown with generous traces of mint red on both sides, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the eye a

Lustrous medium steel brown and light olive with mellowed mint red in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless a

Superb lustrous light bluish steel brown. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. Nearly flawless. The only marks are

Frosty medium brown and chocolate. The underlying luster is subdued by a thin layer of natural oxidation. Looks like a cent that hasn't been t...

Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with traces of lighter golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. The only notable marks are a

Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter chocolate in protected areas. Smooth and attractive with light wear on the highpoints. There is a minor p

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with light golden olive and sea green in protected areas. The rim on the reverse has been lightly filed from STATES

Lustrous light olive brown with peeps of faded mint red in a few of the protected areas on both sides. Lighter reddish steel toning shows on the chin

Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with swipes of darker olive brown toning around the coronet tip and under the R in AMERICA. Sharply struck

Lustrous light chocolate and steel brown. Satiny and very attractive. The only marks are two small spots of darker toning (not carbon) at AM. M-LDS

Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth with trivial marks, none notable. Basically just lightly worn. MDS. The die crack through the D t

Lustrous light olive and steel brown with generous traces of mellowed mint red on both sides. Satiny and very attractive. The only marks are an abra

Glossy light olive and golden brown. Smooth and satiny, essentially flawless with very light wear on the devices. A tiny speck of darker toning near

Ten points sharper but there is an area of corrosion and verdigris at star 7 and traces of fine verdigris scattered elsewhere on both sides. Slightly

Lustrous light bluish steel and violet with mellowed red and rose in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and the only notable marks are traces o

Lustrous medium brown with peeps of mint red in protected areas on both sides. A beautiful, satiny cent that has great eye appeal. The best identif

Choice lustrous medium brown with peeps of faded mint red showing on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and essentially flawless, and this cent has

Glossy medium chocolate brown delicately mottled with some lighter brown toning. Peeps of very faded red show in protected areas on the obverse, perh

Glossy dark olive and steel delicately mottled with lighter brown, especially on the reverse. The surfaces look perfectly smooth but a glass reveals

Choice glossy light olive and steel brown. Smooth and quite attractive, just moderately worn. Just a few light contact marks including a thin vertic

Choice lustrous steel brown with at least 20% of the obverse and 10% of the reverse showing faded mint red. Satiny mint frost covers this cent, even

Lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate with a few peeps of mellowed mint color on the obverse and 5% of the reverse with mint red. This cent

Attractive glossy steel brown and light chocolate with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas on both sides. A sharp, very attractive ex

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth with trivial marks, just worn. A thin nick along the base of the T in UNITED may help identify this cent.

Glossy light chocolate with lighter brown in protected areas. The only defect is a puff of darker toning mixed with fine carbon over star 10. E-MDS,