Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

While hundreds of circulated early silver dollars remain in collectors hands (these were the chief trade and export silver coins of the day), only a f

Nice smooth, balanced circulation wear on either side, with typical lack of detail in the eagle (the centers of which are rarely full even on the rare

Cleans fields and devices; medium gray color with no rim problems or other areas of worry. An attractive circulated coin.

Centers moderately weak, with outer design closer to Fine or Very Fine quality in its detail. It is the silliest idea we've ever heard to settle...

Another quite nice specimen with medium to deep gray patina, balanced wear and clean surfaces, plus "eye appeal." Fate will rarely give yo...

An exciting example of a relatively plentiful issue, this medium toned coin displaying sharp cartwheel luster with perhaps 60% or so of the original b

Medium to deeper shades of antique gray with some russet brown hues in the mix, a pleasing example of this turn-of-the-19th-century date and always po

Struck with methodical precision throughout including the razor-sharp stars, equally impressive hair curls and ribbon bow, plus an almost astoundingly

About 10% muted luster with wear on the topmost hair waves, the shoulder and drapery, and on the eagle's lower wings. There are a few light line...

Lightly cleaned but has since begun to tone. Typical wear spots include the hair above the brow, Liberty's face and shoulder, etc., but the coin...

Some weakness of strike in the centers as often the case with this year suggest our conservative grade; the coin appears that it has been cleaned at o

Point of star touches point of upper part of eagle's beak: diagnostic for reverse G, this die was used to strike 1799 Bolender-7 only. Although ...

Somewhat uneven mottled gray and russet toning on this otherwise attractive early silver dollar. As often occurs with these, the central part of the r

Strong evidence of an earlier 8 under the second 9 in the date on this interesting variety. The small spur on the lower part of the 9 on these is in t

Medium slate-gray surfaces on both sides with underlying choiceness only occasionally found on an early bust dollar. Clear hair definition in Liberty,

Cleaned and recolored yet still presentable, all things considered. The rims are choice. (Accugrade VF25.)

A pleasant very choice example swooning with mid-winter blizzard-white frost underneath layers of deep russet brown and steel blue toning. As seems li

This nicely toned specimen has a few faint old hairlines on the bust and one or two others on the shield, but all in keeping with the light circulatio

Deep antique gray fields and main devices from long "deep storage" in a coin envelope or perhaps a wooden coin cabinet. The surface tint i...

Deep gray patina throughout, with choice underlying surfaces, a decent strike, and ample evidence this arises from the die known as BB-194 in which th