Smooth, medium to dark brown. Virtually free of contact marks, although there's a small, linear dig left of the lower curl and small rim tics at K1 and K7 on the obverse. Well struck on the reverse, except at NT of CENT, which is weak but readable. Dubbed the "Apple Cheeks" variety by Sheldon, due to Miss Liberty's exceptionally round, full cheeks. A common variety, but always a collector favorite due to the well-executed and immediately recognizable obverse. A splendid cent.

Medium to dark steel brown. Very well worn. Nice smooth planchet, with several tiny henpecks on both sides. Braided Hair, or Heavy Locks, variety. Top half of date is clear. Earlier die state before the cracks at the date start to form.

Medium to dark olive brown and steel. Date figures are "crudely made", with parallel die cracks bisecting the date, one crack exiting the 8 to the rim to the right. Another crack starts at the tip of the bust and extends upward into the field. A R4+ variety; one of the very tough 1798s. Breen die state III, medium to late die state. Comes with a Grellman card graded G5.

Medium to dark tan and steel; recolored. Some light old hairlines hidden in Miss Liberty's hair. Tiny reverse rim tick K2. The break behind the curls is strong. Reverse is extremely well struck, lacking the swelling normally seen in the legends. A very tough variety at R4+, and a popular one due to the distinctive break. Definitely in the extended condition census, with CC#15 VG8, CC#19 VG7, and CC#23 G6.

Medium to dark brown, with a darker streak through the left obverse field. Some light obverse hairlines. Full bust outline and strong date. Middle die state with reverse crack through UNI. Old rim scrape over ER(ICA). Two of the three errors show; the denominator is worn away.

Darker steel brown with slightly lighter highpoints. Fully outlined bust with bold date. Weaker reverse with two errors clear, the missing stem and the U over inverted U.

Smooth medium to dark brown with a nice planchet. Well worn. The obverse is unusually well-struck; LIBERTY is usually weak on this variety. Weaker reverse, but the small fraction diagnostic is clear. Only a trace of the comet break is visible, next to the hair.

Crosslet 4 variety. Medium reddish brown and steel. Better than average planchet. A few light old marks on the portrait.

Crosslet 4 variety. Medium to slightly darker brown with glossy surfaces. Exceptional planchet. Some light hairlines in the central reverse blend in.

Medium steel brown. Small pinprick in the field right of star 4. Medium die state with minor crumbling under Miss Liberty's chin. Plain 4 variety.

Plain 4 variety. Smooth medium to dark brown. Just honest wear. A very nice Classic Head for the grade.

Medium to dark brown reddish and steel brown. Well worn. Struck from misaligned dies causing the bottom left of the obverse and top right of the reverse to be weak.

Smooth medium brown; slightly darker on the obverse. Double line over LIBERTY. Later die state with weaker dentillation. Nice for the grade.

Medium to dark brown, matte surfaces. Date spaced 1 817. Highest leaftip is under S, which is diagnostic.

Medium brown with darker fields. "Fused Date" variety with a heavy crack joining the date digits, and extending through the lower stars. Scarce at R3, and a popular 1817.

A common variety, but one of the more popular middle dates due to the unique 15-star obverse. Smooth medium to dark steel. Struck with misaligned dies causing the bottom left side of the obverse and the top side of the reverse to unevenly wear, obliterating several of the stars. The date and die break under the ear are clear.

Medium to dark chestnut with lighter highpoints. Several very tiny rim ticks around the obverse rim. 15 stars on the obverse, the only large cent variety with 15 stars. Well struck on the obverse with all stars nice and bold.

Medium to dark brown. Well worn. All 15 stars show but the ones on the left side of the obverse are very weak. Cud under ear shows. A popular Redbook variety.

Smooth medium to dark brown. Nice for the grade.

Reverse is medium caramel while the obverse is more of a dull bright copper - obviously cleaned and starting to retone. No other problems. Die crack under STATES OF above the wreath.

Medium to dark brown with nice color. Tiny rim tick just right of "OF". A very light die crack joins stars 6 and 7.

Mottled darker brown and chestnut fields, with reddish-brown highpoints. Probably cleaned long ago but about fully retoned. Sharp detail. Small date with stars distant.

Medium brown, with some light contact marks on both sides. The 9/8 overdate is bold.

Medium to dark brown; well worn. Large date, with 9/8 overdate. The overdate is clear.

Medium caramel brown with nice color. Light circulation marks. The 9/8 overdate is bold.

Medium to dark brown, with some light reddish rub on the cheek. Uneven wear. Bottoms of 18 fade into the rim.

Smooth darker chestnut. Divided date variety, with date spaced "18 24". Struck with slightly misaligned dies.

Darker brown, with reddish brown hints. Smooth with no problems, just well worn. A bit better date.

Medium brown highpoints with much darker fields. Decent surfaces. Close date with star 6 left of coronet tip. Scarce at R3.

Medium to dark steel brown. Well worn, but the obverse is complete with a strong date.

Medium to dark steel brown. Trace of inner circle on the obverse above the dentils below the date. A small dash-like defect is seen right of the 6 in the date, which helps to identify this variety.

Medium to dark brown. A few light rim bumps. Wide date with crumbling under T of CENT. A scarce variety at R3.

Medium to dark brown. No problems, just well worn. The overdate is actually visible on this coin; not usually seen at this grade level.

Medium to dark brown. Tiny obverse rim tick K3. Highest reverse leaf is nearly under O(F), which is a helpful identifier.

Medium to dark steel brown. A few light old hairlines on the portrait. Recognized by the lump under T in CENT.

Medium steel brown. Recognized by the lump under T in CENT.

Darker chestnut with flecks of orange-brown. Surfaces are lightly porous. Well struck with sharp detail. Comes with a Grellman card graded 25 net 10, lt corrosion.

Medium to dark brown with lighter highpoints. Inner circle visible from K12 to K3. Nice for the grade, and scarce at R3.

Light to medium brown, with some reddish brown on the wreath. Smooth and well worn.

Dark brown with lighter highpoints. Close date with 82 almost touching, and point of highest leaf nearly extends to O(F). A scarce variety at R3.

Smooth medium to dark chestnut with semi-glossy fields. Well struck. An obverse die crack runs through the date and extends into stars 10-13. A scarce variety at R3.

Light to medium brown with some mottled darker toning, subtle on the obverse and more prominent on the reverse. No noticeable wear, but lacks the mint frost that would merit an AU grade. Fantastic eye appeal, and a scarce R3 variety. Extended condition census goes down to VF35; this coin should rank in the low 20's.

Medium to dark brown and semi-glossy. Quickly identified by the die crack through the top of the date. Well-worn, but nice for the grade. Scarce at R3.

Smooth, deep glossy brown. Well struck with hard surfaces. Some light circulation marks. Die crack through bottom of date and most of the stars. Long right foot on first A of AMERICA is diagnostic. A scarce variety at R3.

Smooth medium to dark brown and reddish brown. Some light marks and rim ticks. 82 close and almost touching.

Medium reddish brown with darker fields; probably retoned. A few light rim ticks. Large date.

Medium to dark chestnut; darker in the protected areas. A few light marks. Bold date.

Smooth medium to slightly darker brown with nice color. Tiny rim tick above second E in STATES. Bold die crack through the top of the date and the stars.

Smooth medium to dark brown with lighter highpoints. Just well worn. The 0 in the date is high, which is diagnostic for the obverse die.

Medium to dark brown. Some light surface roughness but no corrosion. Late die state with a die crack encircleing the stars, and is a cud over TES of STATES.

Medium brown with darker fields that are slightly rough. Large letters reverse.

Deep chestnut with medium to dark brown highpoints. Light die crack through the upper stars. Some minor reverse crud. Scarce at R3, and the toughest of the three 1832 varieties.

Medium to dark brown. Nice detail. Some minor reverse crud. Large letters reverse.

Medium to dark brown with smooth surfaces. Well worn. Light die crack through the stars and through much of the reverse legend. The "horned 8" feature is visible but blurry.

Darker steel and olive with light roughness in the fields. Nice detail. Later die state with die swelling through the stars. Struck from rusted dies (but some of the roughness is environmental.) Head of 1836, or "slim head", variety.

Smooth, darker chestnut with hard surfaces. Well struck on both sides and very nice for the grade. Ex: Dick Punchard.

Light to medium golden brown; slightly darker in the central regions. Cartwheel luster on both sides. (Much better than the photo lets on; a coin that really has to be see in person to appreciate.) Late die state with a die crack completely bisecting the reverse, starting at the rim just under S(T), bisecting ONE and (A)M and exiting the rim right of M. A spectacular cent.

Medium to dark chestnut with some mottled tan in the central reverse. Early die state before the obverse cud at K11.

Medium to dark brown, with a hint of roughness. Light reverse cracks through the first S and A of STATES. A light spike on star 10 helps to positively identify this variety.

Medium to dark chestnut. N in UNITED was punched in crooked and corrected. Late die state with heavy obverse swelling obscuring part of the date and lower stars.

Medium glossy brown. Date full but weak. Two strong, vertical die cracks on the left obverse field bisecting stars 3 and 4.

Medium to dark brown. An arc-shaped crack runs through stars 2 through 7, and a faint reverse crack can be seen through the outer legend.

Plain cords, with over-rounded bust. Nice medium brown. Light die crack through STATES OF.

Medium to dark brown. Plain cords with rounded bust. Light die crack through STATES OF. Nice for the grade.

Medium to dark brown. Old, light vertical scratch between ON(E). Late die state with the die crack bisecting AM bold and extending to F.

Smooth medium to slightly darker brown, with a small area of darker toning above star 1. Early to medium die state with a reverse crack beginning to form at the reverse rim between ME of AMERICA.

Medium to dark chestnut with hard surfaces. Perfect E in LIBERTY, well above R, and broken N in CENT are diagnostic. Very attractive for the grade.

Medium brown obverse; more chestnut on the reverse. Broken E in LIBERTY. Protruding browlock variety.

Medium brown with darker woodgrain streaks on the obverse. Light dig between TE of STATES. Vertical die lines at the inner curl help to identify this variety. A scarce variety at R3.

Darker steel brown with lighter highpoints on the obverse and olive hints on the reverse. Light circulation marks. Horizontal line right of base of 1, which is barely visible on this coin. Better date.

Medium brown, with a mix of subtle darker brown shades (a color I like to call "old furniture".) Hard surfaces and no visible wear. Only light circulation marks. 84 touch, and E of CENT is "filled in", which are diagnostic to N5. Light planchet lamination from bottom of reverse rim up through bottom of wreath. A very attractive cent.

Small date. Mix of reddish brown and deep steel. The 1 and 8 in the date are dramatically repunched, the repunching visible underneath the digits.

Medium to dark brown; small date. All four digits of the date are dramatically repunched to the left, which is bold on this example. An excellent companion piece to 1847 N1, which exhibits similar repunching.

Medium to slightly darker brown with nice surfaces. Entire date dramatically punched too far left and then corrected. A neat variety and one of the easier RPDs to see in the late date series.

Medium brown. Light circulation marks. All four digits in the date are dramatically repunched; clear on this example.

Medium brown with darker fields. Small date variety. The 1 in the date is boldly repunched below the figure. Grellman's die state "a" with fine lines up from the dentils under star 13, which Grellman lists as scarce.

Medium to slightly darker caramel brown. A popular variety with all four digits in the date repunched, with repunching visible to the bottom left of each date digit. (A nice companion piece to 1846 N4.)

Light to medium brown with frosty surfaces. Repunching clearly visible on the outside right edge of the lower loop of the 8 and the crossbar and bottom of 4. The variety is common, but this coin is in the scarce early die state "a" with the lines connecting (O)N and (C)EN described by Grellman visible. In addition, all of the spurs described by Grellman on the tops of the letters of ONE CENT, the bottom of (N)E, and the die lines left of C(E) and right of (N)T are clear and sharp.

Medium to dark brown with lighter highpoints. Very attractive for the grade. Heavy crack from bottom tip of 1 to the dentil below. A scarce variety at R3.

Smooth medium caramel brown. Some light crud in the protected areas, mostly on the reverse. The 7 over small 7 is strong, as well as the repunched 4. Popular Redbook variety, and close to VF. Scarce at R3.

Medium to slightly darker brown. Light marks. Some fine hairlines in the central reverse parallel to ONE CENT.

Medium brown; slightly iridescent on the obverse. Light scrape on cheek down to neck, which is visible in the photo but blends in well. Fine raised dash left of 8, which is diagnostic. Grellman's die state "b", with reverse cracks and "sinking". Comes in an NCG holder graded MS61. Ex: Heritage auction 439, lot 7075.

Smooth darker chestnut. A few wispy old hairlines visible with a loupe. Grellman's die state "b", known to Newcomb as N16.

Medium brown with darker fields. One of those bizarre varieties where the 1 in the date is punched repeatedly into the die, thrice at the position of the first 1 in the date and again between 51. A later die state with many of the repunchings gone; the one between 51 is still visible but faint.

Medium to dark brown with nice color. Grellman's die state "b" with light repunching under the base of 1 and a diagonal lump in the center of E in ONE.

Medium brown; slightly darker in the fields. Sharply struck with no wear. Reverse crack starts at the left rim, runs between TE(D), through the wreath and through the top of CENT. Housed in an NGC holder graded MS62. Neat error with the reverse rotated about 45 degrees counter-clockwise.

Medium caramel brown. Tiny reverse rim tick K12. The tip of the 5 is embedded in the curl above, which is a helpful identifier.

Medium brown with glossy fields and excellent color. Some nice woodgrain on the reverse and a small area of darker toning under UN(I). Small nick on cheek and another in the field right of star 4. The top of a misplaced 5 is found above and to the left of the 5 in the date, and connected to the curl above.

Medium to slightly darker brown with nice color. Flat obverse rim bump just left of K6. The bottom of a "misplaced 5" is embedded in the curl above and to the left of the 5 in the date.

Medium to slightly darker brown with some nice woodgrain on the reverse. Light obverse rim bump K9. Grellman's die state "c" (earlier die states show repunching under 853.) Obverse misaligned to K9, often found in this die state. Misaligned obverses are a feature peculiar to 1853 cents.

Combination medium to dark caramel brown and dark chestnut. A few light circulation marks. The top of a stray 5 is embedded in the curl above (clearest in the hollow between the curl and bust.)

Medium caramel brown. Nice for the grade. Small raised lump under tip of nose, and diagonal lines from the dentils above I in AMERICA are diagnostic.

Light to medium brown. Very attractive. No red showing, but plenty of mint frost, especially on the reverse. Very shallow void on the neck, where the coin didn't strike up all the way. Upright 55 variety.