1856 N-17 R2 Italic 5 MS62. Lustrous steel brown with 5% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. There are a few trivial contact marks, including a tiny pinprick on the jaw ...
1856 N-16 R2 Italic 5 MS62. Glossy bluish steel brown with 25% of the red, mostly on the reverse. Choice except for a shallow dig in the field over star 2 and a faint hairline from the bottom ed ...
1856 N-14 R1 Italic 5 MS60. Frosty light brown with golden brown overtones and hints of very faded red in a few protected areas. Possibly dipped long ago and retoned, but the luster and eye appe ...
1856 N-13 R1 Italic 5 VF30. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but there are too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The notable marks are a small pinprick midway between stars 1 & 2, ...
1796 S-87 R3 Liberty Cap VF30. Slightly sharper but both sides are covered with extremely faint hairlines, most likely a result of a too-vigorous brushing or very light cleaning. No roughness or ...
1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge with ONE CENT high VG8. A couple points sharper but there is a rim bruise left of the bottom of the cap and at the opposing edge over TE in UNITED. Slightly glossy choco ...
1795 S-75 R3 Lettered Edge NCS graded Good details, corrosion. Sharpness VG7 or slightly better but the fields and protected areas on the reverse are covered with light corrosion, including a fe ...
1795 S-74 R4- Lettered Edge G5. Slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with fine to moderate corrosion mixed with greenish verdigris. The devices are relatively smooth s ...
1794 S-68 R5 G4. The obverse is better while the reverse is weaker. Would grade a couple points higher but the planchet is dull from extremely faint granularity. In addition, there is a large pi ...
1794 S-62 R4+ G5. Sharpness VG10, perhaps even better on the reverse, but this cent is moderately corroded. No notable verdigris but there are very faint hairline scratches covering both sides. ...
1794 S-59 R3 F15. Sharpness VF25 but this cent was cleaned and retoned glossy very dark steel with lighter brown toning on some of the highpoints. No corrosion or verdigris, and the only marks a ...
1794 S-46 R3 F12. Several points sharper but there are a few too many small contact marks for the higher grade. These include a very light rim bruise left of the lower curls, a pair of nicks lef ...
1794 S-34 R5+ VF30. Sharpness EF40 but lightly cleaned and retoned an attractive frosty light chocolate brown blended with a hint of reddish brown toning in the hair under the cap and at TAT in ...
1794 S-26 R2 VG8. Slightly sharper but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris and only a few contact marks, including a pair of rim nicks under the 94 and a light rim bruise at ...
1794 S-20 R5 Head of 1793 with Straight Date. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter brown toning covering the pr ...
1856 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown on the highpoints, at least half the red remaining. There is a trace of an old fingerprint in the field ...
1808 C-3 R1 VG7. Double Struck over Obverse Brockage. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. No corrosion or verdigris, just some ...
1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 EF40. Sharpness near mint state but this piece was lightly cleaned and is retoning steel brown and olive with very faded underlying artificial red showing through in the fiel ...
1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 AU55. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty olive and dark bluish steel with very faded red showing through in protected areas. No spots, stains, or not ...
1806 C-2 R4 VG8. Very slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a couple fine scratches inside the top of the wreath. Otherwise the color and surfa ...
1806 C-1 R1 Small 6 without Stems EF40. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas on both sides. Wisps of darker steel and olive toning ...
1798 S-166 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8 VG8. Sharpness F15 but the obverse is covered with light contact marks including a stronger scratch from the lower end of the ribbon to the curl at the s ...
1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 VG8. Slightly sharper with a half dozen fine, old scratches on the portrait and another from the second S in STATES down to the O in ONE. No corrosion or ...
1798/7 S-152 R2 Overdate Large 8 over 7 F12. Sharpness VF20 but there are too many light contact marks for that grade including a hairline scratch from the hair ribbon to the throat. The planche ...
1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 G5. Mostly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. There are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas, but overall the surfaces are dece ...
1798/7 S-150 R5 Overdate 8 over 7 AG3. A couple points sharper but there are numerous pitmarks on the upper half of the reverse plus a couple more at RICA in AMERICA. No verdigris, and the remai ...
1798 S-145 R3 Style I Hair with Large 8 VG10. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with very fine granularity. No verdigris, just a few contact marks. These include a very dull dent on t ...
1797 NC-3 R6-. ANACS graded Good-6. Very slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive patina. The highpoints are a slightly lighter shade of steel and chocolat ...
1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath AG3. Sharpness VG8 but dull from light to moderate corrosion, strongest on the reverse. No marks or verdigris, but this piece is ugly. Matte dark reddish steel and ...
1797 S-139 R1 G6. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness, just a few nicks on both sides, the strongest one at the F in OF. LDS with strong swelling and die cracks that obliterate the hair details ...