Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Cleaned and rough surface. Housed in misattributed SEGS holder as a recut 844, there are no signs of recutting on any of the digits.

Some weakness on LIBERTY where the center three letters are weak but still readable. (In a PCI EF40 grading holder.)

Essentially a Mint State coin when the ship sank; after more than a century underwater, the salty solution caused the surface to erode to its matte-li

Lustrous with medium "old gray" toning on both sides. A shimmering specimen.

This example has shimmering milky surfaces and a nice layer of original dusky gold to gray toning.

A resplendent and lustrous satiny gem with areas of pale champagne toning on both sides deepening to characteristic russet gold with steel blue irides

Originally preserved, the surfaces on this No Motto date are nicely mirrored with churning deep antique gray and blue patina. Only 500 Proofs came off

A satiny gem with deep purple-gray color that practically leaps from the surfaces. Strong traces of mirror reflection and razor-sharpness brings out t

Explosive deep mirrors grace the lively toned surfaces. Varying hues of purple mingle broadly with rich electric blue iridescence. An attractive gem t

Warm grayish golden surfaces exhibit intense mirror luster and a splendid, matte-like appearance on Liberty and the eagle. The devices are razor-sharp

Attractive naturally toned surfaces with full glittering mirror sparkle in the fields, with extra crisp detail on all relief portions, as one might ex

Another attractive, originally preserved Proof whose surfaces are nicely mirrored with pleasing antique blue and gray color, with some faded purple-gr

A pleasant gem example swooning with warm purple to blue toning atop the sleek luster consisting of mirror finish fields, frosted relief devices.

Lightly toned at the rim; some hairlines in the fields but nothing untoward in the way of marks or discoloration. There were only 875 Proofs struck.

A satiny gem with luster that practically jumps from the surfaces. This beauty has well-developed antique russet and gray toning that contains traces

A satiny gem with dynamic cartwheel luster and rich champagne to amber brown toning. It is truly a sight to see such a remarkable O-mint specimen of t

Lustrous, attractively toned, and best of all, very scarce in this condition. A problem-free 1904-S. If a circulated coin could be called a "ge...

Pleasant satin envelops all surfaces under its bright silvery radiance, with no toning. Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the devices were

Lovely mint frostiness envelops all surfaces under its fresh radiance, with beautiful golden color accented by iridescent silvery and pale sky blue t

This is a sparkling silver specimen frosty mint bloom, powerfully struck and well preserved. Clearly evident from all angles, there is a wealth of war

A flashy, fully struck, and thoroughly Superb 1908-D half dollar. Struck with exactitude rarely found on this issue, all stars bold with the exception

A satiny gem with some russet and brownish gray toning atop surfaces that explode with the bright and hard-working luster typical of a well-preserved

Heavy charcoal gray toning on the reverse that may not be for everyone but choice nevertheless and well struck.

This mixed group is housed in a Dansco album. The better pieces are 1892 About Uncirculated 50 cleaned, 1894-S About Uncirculated 50 cleaned, 1895-O A

Deep purple-gray with blue-as-steel iridescence on the reverse yields to more colorful and brighter effects for the obverse of this amazingly original

A satiny frosted light silvery colored gem with strong underlying flash and sparkle in the fields. Nicely struck, in fact, razor-sharp, with boldness

A sparkling gem of the finest order. The mirror surface is unbeatable, the strike is 100% full, being quite crisp in all places, and nice russet gold

To enlarge on this coin's possibilities and beautiful features, it has resplendent luster, natural colorful toning, a great strike and no losing...

Pleasant satin envelops all surfaces under its silvery radiance, with wonderful golden brown toning. Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the

Choice and very attractive toned surfaces with sleek underlying mint frostiness. A scarce design incorporating the mintmark on the obverse.

PVC haze from a coin flip. Attractive surfaces just the same.

A satiny near-gem quality fields and devices with strong underlying luster and no intervening color or toning. Average strike with some weakness at Li

Untoned and refreshingly clean for this issue, with satin luster in the fields and bold devices, a just-what-the-doctor-ordered combination for any ea

Bright silver color with a hint MS64 elevation in the clean surfaces of this better-than-average struck and nicely preserved example. In choice condit

This valuable date has pleasing russet brown toning at the edge and supporting the main devices. Here and there a tiny abrasion or hairline for its sh

A well struck, choice example of this clearly scarcer Walking Liberty half dollar. Right up there with the MS64 level as graded by SEGS, and clearly a

Intense white cartwheel luster graces the frosty surfaces of this attractively fresh gem. A blend of roll-white color cascades around both sides. The

This is a blemish-free example, white in color, with nice mint bloom, a coin that will have you gasping for breath if you need a very gemmy 1935-D for

Sharply struck on obverse and reverse. Full cartwheel luster. The coin is housed in one of the earliest style PCGS holder, possibly making it a crack-

For those who have a yearning to own well toned Gems of this series, the present amber-brown and red coloration should please your aesthetic sense. Th

Blast of cartwheel frost characterizes this splendid coin. Excellent sharpness on all devices.

A beautiful lightly toned Gem coin with no objectionable marks or blemishes.

Sharply struck throughout with excellent silvery luster offset by deep amber brown toning splashed here and there across the surface. Struck with math

The surfaces are nicely toned and glow from the lovely mint frost that swirls around both sides. Struck with preciseness only now and then found on 19

A frosty Gem with brilliant, untoned surfaces and a balanced composition. Sharp-edged devices and lettering throughout with a minor scuff in the luste

Another splendid and extremely lustrous Superb Gem that has superlative fields and devices with beautiful amber gold to red color. All minute detail f

Except for the 1920-S, which is a choice Extremely Fine 40 coin, the set is average circulated, with less worn pieces in the 1930s and 1940s. In Dansc

A coin featuring delightful color, surface mirrors, and razor-sharp detail. Indeed this is a first-rate gem with strong underlying reflective quality

Early PCGS-style holder (pre-1989) with strikingly original deep mirrors. Is it any wonder collectors go after these beautiful Gem Proof Walking Liber

Lovely glittering originality with mirror deep fields supporting razor-sharp devices. A scarcer Proof from the 1930s. It was only in 1936, after years