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...