Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Heavy nickel-gray and russet-gold toning, especially the reverse where the luster, like the sun on a dark cloudy day, fails to send its rays through t

A frosty golden gem with strong underlying luster and rich nickel-blue highlights on both sides. Nicely struck for the date, perhaps not fully so on t

A lustrous golden gray specimen with a grand display of bright nickel-pure luster including some iridescence on both sides. Nicely struck, perhaps not

A glistening beauty and a gem by any standards. Not only does it boast full mint bloom, but there is an engaging display of lovely toned iridescence a

PVC haze turning to dull greenish patina.

As sometimes happens when a die is removed during a production run and "lapped" or polished to remove clash marks, the small "F"...

Explosive cartwheel luster graces satiny and lively nickel bright to pale blue surfaces. Varying hues of original color mingle broadly with rich gemmy

A satiny gem with bursts of nice gold and nickel-blue sheen on both sides. Nearly fully struck, with just a hint of weakness at the bison's shou...

A glittering specimen with pleasing luster and choice nickel-gray toning highlights. Better than average strike for the date, with strong head and sho

A satiny gem with faint rose to warm golden brown surfaces that explode atop the shimmering and overworked luster beneath. We use the term overworked

PVC haze. Was probably choicer years ago, but storage in a plastic flip caused a transfer of some of the PVC chemical from the flip to the coin.

Weakly struck. Toned gray with dusky gold and marvelous sea-green tints. (Graded MS64 by ICG, the 1926-D is notorious for poor strike quality and mush

Nice luster but typical weak strike.

An tremendous array of rich nickel bright luster envelops the surfaces of this lovely gem Philadelphia Mint Buffalo nickel. A small area of striking w

An pleasing lustrous coin. The obverse expresses its grade with dusky golden to nickel-gray iridescence while the reverse mostly nickel shade.

A satiny example with dynamic cartwheel luster and rich nickel-gray toning, pale lavender and blue; some weakness occurs in the hair near the braid as

A choice specimen of this scarce branch mint issue. Medium if muted gray luster blends smoothly with pale golden brown accents on the surfaces. Lackin