Light mottled steel brown toning is seen over faded red surfaces. The uniform toning is very appealing, with soft cartwheel luster on both sides. Almost no marks of any kind are visible, beyond a blunt one on the rim near star 3. Some very light spotting is seen under magnification but is not distracting in the least, this being fairly typical of a natural old cent.Satiny and sharp, this piece shows nice detail throughout. The star left of the cornet tip is weak and the two just above it are soft, though all others are sharp with full radial lines and centers. The sharpness is better than average for the variety and for this relatively typical state, Grellmans Die State-a, making it a pleasing gem example of the Upright 55 type.
