Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

An unquestioned Gem with vibrant, toned surfaces and a crisp strike.

Lot of 3 coins.

Another nice group of Lincoln commemorative halves. Lot of 3 coins.

Lot of 3 coins.

Lot of 3 coins.

Beautiful toned specimens. Lot of 3 coins.

Mathematically exact standards seen in the sharp body contours of Lincoln as well as the feather-draped body of the eagle.

Toned.

Excellent detail from a strong strike, the surfaces show sharp silver color underneath thin layers of light to medium-weight golden toning from the is

Frosty, well-struck, and very attractive. Robert Aitken sculpted the Missouri Half Dollar. The obverse features a frontiersman; some have claimed i

This is a blemish-free example, white in color underneath some pleasant reddish amber toning with a dash of silvery iridescence at the rim; outstandin

Completely untoned with spectacular mint brilliance over pristine surfaces for this scarcer Type. The devices were struck with such force and energy b

An extraordinary gem in all respects; the luster is bold and unyielding, while wintry blasts of satin white highlights blossom on both sides. The stri

Gorgeous deep original toning with sleek perfection in the fields and devices. A marvelous representation of this design which commemorates the bicent

Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the coin was fully brought up by the dies, including the hand grasping the bow which has full separation o

Frosty white patina dominates both sides under a thin veil of truly resplendent toning whose spot-free color and pristine quality is at once apparent.

Lustrous, satiny surfaces display rich pale gold and dusky light silver gray iridescence, all original and splendid, with the overall appearance great

Bright silver color with a hint of toning lights up the surfaces of this rock-solid gem 65 and nicely preserved coin. Sharp-edged devices and letterin

Fully lustrous - an important and rare feature for this often well preserved issue -- the surfaces display dominant pearl-white color.

A spot-free dazzler whose mint color shames just about any lesser Mint State silver coin of this year.

A simply stunning example, the strike is noteworthy for this often sharply produced type. The focal features are all sharply defined, and the luster i

Bright silver color with a hint of iridescence lighting up the surfaces of this well struck and nicely preserved coin. Sharp-edged devices and letteri

A well struck, immaculately preserved, and lustrous Gem that has lovely mint bloom with natural toning.

Another outstanding specimen of this artistically pleasing commemorative. Incredible silvery perfection in the devices and fields.

Vibrant white, almost opaline surface. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are impressive for their sharpness of strike, and the frosty textu

A sharply struck Gem that has radiant snow white originality underneath attractive original toning.

Impressive throughout, the surfaces show even silvery bloom and there are no mentionable abrasions on either side. Struck with mathematical precision

A lustrous Gem that has icy white color and a good strike, with just a blush of color.

Again, one would be under great strain to locate a more pristine 1934-D in MS65 quality. The devices seem like they were struck by specially made dies

Another simply exquisite Gem, the iridescent surfaces are glistening with full, frosty textured luster.

Struck with exactitude by the dies. This lovely Gem is finished in satin luster with glowing fields and notable devices.

The silvery hue alternates between levels of frost and satin-texture. Lustrous and attractive with pleasing surfaces. Struck with technical exactness

One would be hard pressed to locate a more pristine Oregon in this grade. The richly frosted surfaces seem like a blizzard of unimpeded mint luster.

Very few survivors could possibly equal the Superb technical merits and originality of this Oregon piece. In addition to its beauty and nearly flawles

A flashy, fully struck, and thoroughly Superb Oregon Trail commemorative half dollar with eye-appealing golden-red color from years of toning in a saf

Pleasing original color and surfaces. If this coin were alive, it would greet you with a large smile and a hearty handclasp--the coin is truly outstan

There is always a catch in these good things, either a hidden mark or so-so toning, weakness or hairlines, something, anyway, to detract from a coi...

Similar in overall freshness and high quality to the 1939-D of this design, but now sporting original light gray patina over both surfaces. Struck wit

Smooth satiny fields and devices with a little toning color, near absence of anything even approaching contact marks, and clear strike definition. (In

Smooth, evenly worn surfaces with some luster present. Many early commemoratives were carried as keepsakes or pocket pieces by their owners; others, c

Blazing luster on satiny lightly toned surfaces. Anyone in touch with the scarcity of early commemoratives will see that the dies were spaced just rig

A simply exquisite Gem, the snow white surfaces are glistening with full, frosty textured luster. Struck with exactitude by the dies.

Choice silvery surfaces.

Another delightful gem featuring knock-down razor-sharpness and luster whose silvery originality is made even more eye-appealing by a thin veil of ori

A handsome, original toned example. You'll be well pleased by this coin.

Generally better struck than the 1935-S issue, and a fabulous toned specimen for one and all to admire (and, if Fate warrants, to own). San Diego, in

Another well-struck, attractively toned example of this commemorative. The obverse of the San Diego half dollar was adapted from the California state

Hazy, somewhat silvery gray to blue patina but no objectionable marks or spots. (SEGS MS65.) Because the Sesquicentennial Half Dollar takes a big jump

Attractive satiny luster underneath original gold with russet gray to blue patina.

A sparkling and lustrous gem; a satiny beauty spouting white frost on both sides like a geyser, with fully defined design features on the cow's ...