Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

The surfaces are a modest silvery bright, with satiny rather than frosted luster. And there is a complete cartwheel effect seen on both sides. A gem.

Dazzling bright surfaces and uncommon beauty in a gem quality 1903. And what is clearly evident from all angles, there is a wealth of detail seen thro

A blazing beauty of a gem! The satiny surfaces are aglow with wonderful frosty mint bloom; there are not spots or tarnish affecting its delicate surfa

A lustrous example of this high mintage date, lightly and free from the abraded look seen on others; excellent nickel-silver color.

A satiny gem with richly imbued luster that graces the frosty bright nickel to pale sky blue surfaces. Nicely struck for the date, indeed, about as fi

A satiny bright white to nickel sheen gem with a vivid display of iridescence on both sides from the flow of the metal outwards from center to periph

A sparkling gem of the finest order. Intense cartwheel luster blends smoothly with pale golden highlights on the satiny surfaces. A pleasing Liberty n

An incredible array of luster supports bright pastel nickel and sky blue highlights. Nicely struck.

Here is yet another delightful satiny matte-like gem with strong underlying luster. The definitive MS65 Liberty nickel: use it for a standard against

A sterling nickel-bright gem that shows excellent luster and loads of eye appeal. The strike is full on Liberty, the stars, the wreath, and even the t

You will be pleased with this satiny gem. Graceful underlying luster supports pale gold, and faint nickel gray iridescence. A pleasing example of the

A flea-sized X mark above the eyebrow and scattered by microscopic flyspecks on the reverse. Bold cartwheel luster spins broadly beneath brilliant hig

An incredibly lustrous gem with fiery cartwheels beneath pale nickel-gold toning. A lovely coin with only a single tic mark on the cheek, one that cer

This later-date Liberty nickel boasts lustrous surfaces that are alive with rich tawny gold and silvery brilliance. Nicely struck for 1909,with strong

Warm honey-gold toning decorates the obverse; sleek nickel-gray to blue patina graces the reverse. A gem.

The silvery color is especially vivid on this 1910. Spot-free originality.

A glowing mint freshness emanates from undisturbed original surfaces; they are lightly toned (tawny gold) and absent any tarnish or spotting. Thorough

This piece displays blazing chrome-steel color over the abrasion-free surfaces with the fields semi-prooflike and glittering. A jewel!

Lustrous satiny nickel gray surfaces with almost diaphanous champagne highlights. With nearly full hair, head and star details on the obverse, it disp

All minute detail is fully evident on this bold 1912-D with only a few slight areas of weakness noted. With nickel-deep color, it is fully lustrous wi

This fully struck Gem has glowing brownish-tinted surfaces and no mentionable problems on either side such as marks or carbon. Very elusive in Gem con

An incredibly fresh and lively gem with shimming display of luster and a bold strike. Everything you would want from the grade on a key date 1912-S, a

A lovely example of this well-known, low-mintage issue with light golden to medium gray toning. As is true of every other bona fide 1912-S nickel we h

An impressive gem in all regards. The satiny devices are ablaze with icy white luster, the strike is sharp, so sharp in fact you'll be amazed, w...

Untamed cartwheel mirrors on a nice example free of any toning. Reasonable detail definition, especially to the all-important area at Liberty where th

In one of the early (pre-1989) grading holders by this service. Brilliant throughout with fine-grain, matte-like devices, there are no impairments on

Nicely toned.

A glistening beauty and a gem by any standards. The engaging display of lively pale golden iridescence leaps across the highly lustrous silver gray mi

An incredibly lustrous nickel-blue gem. The obverse explodes with bright iridescence while the reverse is a rich amalgam of rose, gold, and pale sky b

A satiny gem of the finest order. A high degree of bright cartwheel luster spins broadly beneath rich golden highlights. Nicely struck with not even a

Another gem specimen from this old-time collection, this too is encapsulated in one of the first PCGS holders (before that grading service put a wide

PVC haze has eaten into the surface of what was a Choice BU nickel at one time.

An intensely beautiful Buffalo nickel, a coin with superb luster and a strike that is amazingly close to complete. Light nickel-blue toning suggests t

It strikes us that this handsome 1913-D has sufficient depth of strike and flowing luster to easily meet the grade. In addition, there is beautiful li

Those who have not yet been bitten by a craze for becoming a coin collector will be once they gaze upon this beautiful Type 1 Buffalo nickel. It is a

Nicely toned.

PVC haze.

This fortunate survivor exhibits dominant golden-hued iridescence that yields to warmer champagne tinting over the reverse. A fine-grain satin textur

This is a well struck nickel from 1913. That's not the point. The point is that the collector who buys this 1913-D Type 2 will have something sp...

A sparklingly bright specimen with rich pastel iridescence on both sides. Given such beauty in a 1913-D nickel, "MS64" seems scarcely enou...

Blazing luster on satiny champagne gold surfaces. A touch of weakness is seen not at the bison's shoulder on the reverse where usually found, bu...

Warm golden brown toning on either side; there is a slight planchet impurity streak through the head of the buffalo.

We have handled few other Mint State 1914 overdate strikes that have come a few points nicer than this. Just the same, the coin features attractive go

A delightful array of luster supports bright pastel gold and sky blue highlights. Nicely struck for the issue, with faint evidence of an earlier 3 ben

Shimmering cartwheel luster graces lively golden surfaces. Varying hues of gold mingle broadly with luxuriant nickel iridescence. An eye-catching gem

Lustrous.

A satiny gem with bursts of faint silvery to nickel-bright luster on both sides. Nearly fully struck, with just a hint of weakness at the bison'...

Here is another sharp looking Buffalo nickel which set out on its pilgrimage from the mint and succeeded in avoiding the hands of the public, the clea

Toned.

A highly lustrous satiny specimen with a nuance of pale champagne toning on both sides. Struck from well-worn dies that imported a grainy, "ora...

Dullish golden-over-gray patina; some softness in the centers.

A semiprooflike bright specimen with faint golden zephyr-like wisps of iridescence on both sides. Nicely struck for the date, certainly much finer tha

Despite a limited original mintage of 1.5 million pieces, the 1915-S will not present much of a challenge to the Mint State collector who is not too w

Minor brownish streaking in the toning on the buffalo. The coin, taken as a whole, has nothing much to diminish your interest in it. A popular date be

In grades up to and including MS-64, the 1916-D is not among the scarce issues in this series. As a Gem, however, it is rare. As with the majority of

Nothing prejudicial to report about this attractive, lustrous Denver Mint specimen: the strike is very sharp, the luster glowing, the color pleasantly

A delightful dose of sleek golden gray hues expand across the surfaces of this lovely San Francisco Mint Buffalo nickel. A small area of striking soft

A satiny and lustrous '16-S with a nuance of faint toning on both sides. The strike is virtually complete, although perhaps a hint of weakness i...

Frosted nickel-bright luster and impressive fields with a few obverse flyspecks.. Struck with mathematical precision by the dies.

A satiny specimen with a wealth of underlying luster on its medium champagne to pastel lavender and nickel-blue surfaces. Nicely struck in all areas w

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

Intensely blazing prooflike surface explodes like a flood on the brilliant surfaces of this near-perfect Mint State 65 gem. The topmost hair on the In

There is a short lamination flake on the bison; otherwise choice and lustrous with neutral light dove gray toning.

A high degree of flashy luster springs to life beneath pale toned highlights. Thoroughly bold at the reverse, with much more detail than can be found

An lightly toned Gem with excellent luster and surfaces that are free from all but the most trivial luster grazes. Struck with meticulous care by the

An impressive gem in all regards. The satiny surfaces are ablaze with fiery luster, the strike is sharp, and the eye appeal is nothing short of extrao

A brilliant and exceptionally lustrous Gem that has exquisite fields and devices. Typical for this issue, it has a flat strike on the hair braid.

A satiny example with very choice surfaces. Pleasing cartwheel luster enhances the rich nickel-bright tones that grace the surfaces of this coin.

The strike on this issue is nearly always rather weak on the buffalo, and the present specimen is no exception. The obverse is essentially better made

A simply exquisite 1909 at this level, the nickel-bright white surfaces are glistening with full, satin textured luster with cartwheel spin. Only a bl

A glittering pale golden gem with intense luster, a bold strike, and eye appeal that just won't quit!

A beautiful coin, with riveting appeal from shimmering lustrous fields.

The satin surfaces ripple with original luster. The coin is lightly toned and silvery. The only contact mark appears on the Indian's upper jaw.