Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Lightly toned from the issue box, an undipped marvel of preservation and scarce in this quality.

A dazzler.

Lovely light dove gray with an overall hint of gold at the rim and some luster retained within stars and peripheral legends. The artistic appeal is fi

A satiny MS64 of the finest order considering the age and desirability of a flowing hair half dollar. Free-flowing cartwheel luster graces the nicely

A satiny early half dollar of the finest order for its grade. The surface has nice, if muted, luster revolving broadly underneath original light to me

Pleasing dark steel gray with lighter gray at the stars and around some of the legends on the reverse. Well struck for this issue, the die is noted fo

A string of die breaks connect the TY of LIBERTY with several stars on the right of this obverse. As the photograph clearly shows, Liberty is blessed

Very attractive quality for an Early Half Dollar. The fields and main devices are generally mid-level gray in color ("antique gray") with ...

This otherwise well struck and attractive lightly circulated specimen has some faint traces of tooling in the right obverse field, possibly to remove

Sharpness of Fine but it has been cleaned and retoned. A few tiny surface dings and moderate hairlines.

Original medium gray with lighter "rubbed silver" high points on the face and hair, the shoulder and right breast. Two faint old hairline ...

Nicely struck and attractive with "old silver" patina from long storage. The Large 3 variety has a vertical serif on the 3 at a right angl...

Generally quite well-struck for this rare overdate, with clear hair separation on the main waves of the head and the back of the head, along with shar

An incredibly lustrous gem. The obverse explodes with smooth gray, crisp golden, and silvery blue iridescence while the reverse is a rich amalgam of e

Clearly, this is not artificially toned since it comes to us for auction from an old-time collection and has pleasing medium gray patina interspersed

A number of very faint hairlines visible on the obverse, but these require a magnifying glass to see. Dusky light gray with russet elements, there is

Of the various 1806 die varieties, and there are numerous ones to challenge the die variety collector, none is more affordable or easily recognized th

A wonderful original toned specimen of this popular Type, the fields rolling in mint frostiness underneath lovely old-silver, russet-red, and blue ton

Extremely bold strike; beautiful golden brown to amber-red toning; resplendent surfaces. The whole composition of this half dollar points to superior

Mildly weak centers of this date, with hair detail somewhat faint above the brow and on the back of the head, but nevertheless lustrous and extremely

We are pleased to offer one of several extremely attractive specimens of this last year of the heraldic eagle reverse, and it too has all-original sur

A decidedly attractive specimen of this final year of the design, a coin boasting smooth medium gray surfaces with a dash of russet brown around the m

Smooth gray surfaces with underlying luster and that uncleaned look of antiquity in an early draped bust-style half dollar.

Now toned a medium shade of "old silver" gray with some russet and blue. Pleasing overall despite the light cleaning of long ago.

Attractively toned. This example from The Alto Collection was returned as "cleaned" from NGC. However, we strongly disagree that this piec...

A gorgeous gem of the finest order. The highly lustrous surfaces exhibit mingled medium to deep gold with antique gray. Nicely struck as well, not ful

Attractive toning.

Clear overdate with a strong 8 nestled underneath the 9 of the date. Explosive luster tries to erupt forcefully but is constrained and contained benea

Light gray color.

Attractive toning over lustrous surfaces. A few old hairline scratches on the neck.

Some toning at the rims, some smooth features elsewhere, and a particularly attractive specimen for the collector.

Always a popular date, the 1822 tends to be well made and when carefully preserved as this one is, a treat for one and all. Some russet-gray toning at

A glittering specimen with redolent luster and lively surfaces including some toning highlights. Typical strike for the date, somewhat flat on the sta

This one is very conservatively graded, and we believe it may be a mint state coin with just a touch of "cabinet friction" on the bust cur...

Silver-white to pearl gray satin luster is boldly displayed on this fresh-appearing, naturally toned early half dollar. There are a few faint marks on

A frosty, satiny pale golden toned sparkle with smooth cartwheel luster on both sides. Nicely struck as well, with just a hint of weakness at the star

Average wear on the curl tops and other high points; some luster remains in the fields and within the devices.

Highly lustrous with the shimmering mint frost that bust coinage is so well known for when in this outstanding condition. The surfaces are toned deep

Light gray toned throughout with fine-grain, matte-like surfaces, there are no impairments on either side that are worthy of mention. Minor softness i

Original toning; choice surfaces.

Light toning; otherwise silver-gray in color with plenty of curl and cap detail, only traces of circulation wear on the highest points.

The surfaces are a modest silvery to beautiful dove-gray toned, with subtle rather than bright luster but absolutely impeccable condition. All devices

An attractive array of rich golden hues graces the surfaces of this lovely well-struck late-date Bust Half Dollar. A small area of blue, like a halo,

A glittering red-golden gem with intense luster, steel iridescence, a bold strike, and eye appeal that just won't quit! Many collectors go into ...

Quite lustrous and untoned.

An incredible finery of luster dresses smooth pastel gold and neutral gray highlights. Nicely struck, as one should expect given NGC's assessmen...

Warm golden gray surfaces exhibit smooth cartwheel finish and a satiny, matte-like appearance, with the toning medium-quality in the left obverse but

Medium gray with natural appearance and faint traces of mint frost.

About 25% mint frost retained in and around the devices on this lightly toned specimen. A clean portrait on Liberty commends itself to all bidders.