Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Mintage unknown, but clearly a small percentage of the massive issue of over 205 million dimes struck this year. Always turns head when shown, the 2 o

This is the one, the only, the <I>finest NGC certified</I> 1942-D Mercury dime. Incredible surfaces with lovely amber red toning at the ...

Lightly toned, heavily stamped by the dies giving it a bold impression. This gem Proof comes to you in a pre-1989 "first generation" gradi...

A sparkling gem with intense underlying luster that breathes fiery life into the nicely toned highlights. Boldly struck with crisp details aplenty.

A mirror-smooth gem with faint sky blue to natural old-silver surfaces that explode atop the bright and hard-working reflection beneath. Excellent sha

Frosted glass luster and impressive fields are present, in part due to the natural way it toned in the celluloid sleeve in which it came from the mint

This is part of a nice consignment of splendidly toned, undipped coins, with this piece resplendent in every way. The Proof coins offered to collector

Features attractive deep steel blue toning over immaculate surfaces.

Weakly impressed detail on Liberty's clothing near the shield; strong relief elsewhere. Lustrous; lightly toned.

Gently cleaned so that it takes some imagination to see the effects; lovely toning with luster throughout.

Dusky gray to smoke and gold toning, the color ripened over many decades it seems, to where the underlying surface is more than amplified by the natur

Cleaned long ago, now deeply toned. As the only issue in the Draped Bust, Small Eagle Quarter series, the 1796 is a must-have coin for the serious typ

Some tooling on the eagle may have been done to remove some scratches or graffiti. The surface of this rare one-year Type coin is moderately porous an

A satiny golden gray to steel blue example with a vivid display of rich iridescence on both sides from the free-flowing luster. Struck with exactitude

A resplendent specimen with smooth if muted underlying luster that breathes life into the highlights; all surfaces carry a medium-deep shade of old-si

Smooth, even wear with natural, speckled old-silver gray patina.

Early bust coinage is very rare in mint state grades, and extremely rare in certified choice grade as seen here. The coin sports lovely steel blue to

Attractive deep steel to gunmetal toning with iridescence and copious amounts of underlying frost. Perhaps the tarnish streak (from an impurity in the

Outstanding luster and color on this historic Bust Quarter, one of the early Large Size bust quarters struck from 1815 through 1828 and seldom offered

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