Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Beautifully toned throughout with fine-grain, shimmering surfaces, there are no impairments on either side that are worthy of mention other than a cou

Toned.

White. A blazer.

Toned.

Toned.

Nicely toned.

Attractively toned.

Another with attractive color.

Nicely toned.

Another attractive specimen with natural light rose-gold toning.

Toned. Lot of 5 coins.

Four toned and one brilliant coin. Lot of 5 coins.

A brilliant, frosty specimen with no visible imperfections and just a few ordinary bagmarks such as the one on the chin and another about mid-point on

The strike is strong, with clear definition to the high points including the key centers (often problematic with O-mint dollars). Furthermore, it is a

Fresh silvery bright fields and devices. Especially bold strike. It is hard to believe that the normally worn 1891-O dies could be the father of such

Featuring deep antique gray and iridescent toning, mainly covering the obverse but slipping over onto the reverse as well. A gem.

Deep and deeply variegated toning, a coin not unattractive to the collector of toned silver dollars. (In Numistrust MS66 holder.)

Beautiful cascading bands of toning on the obverse, featuring a wide range of colors from russet gold to deepest steel blue, plus rainbow effects in-b

Toned.

What is most noticeable when one first examines this 1888-O is its thick, vibrant mint luster -- it churns around each side unimpeded by obvious scrat

Bright silver color with extra frosty devices lights up the surfaces of this well struck and nicely preserved coin. Mathematically exact standards can

Silver satin surfaces, quite lustrous in appearance; furthermore, this 1888-O was struck with preciseness only now and then found.

The obverse of this well preserved O-mint issue has acquired strikingly deep yet colorful toning whose semi-pastel shades give it a pleasing appearanc

A collector can hardly do better than adopt the proper manner in bidding for this lustrous, attractive Mint State 64: give it a strong bid.

Toned.

Lot of 7 coins.

Soft satiny surface without heavy bagging or other problems other than the toning. This is a scarce CC-mint rarity, a coin usually found well-circulat

As the second scarcest business strike in the Morgan Dollar series and a artifact of the ever-popular Nevada branch mint, the 1889-CC is a key issue.

Lightly cleaned with a fine wire brush on both sides, simulating luster yet not overly disturbing the delicate features of Liberty or the eagle. A ver

Lighter color in the fields and on top of the portrait (so-called "rubber silver" appearance from its years in circulation) is attractivel...

From center to periphery the dusky toned but still radiant silvery luster glows. A very choice S-mint strike.

Sparkling russet gray with strong underlying luster. Nicely struck; not fully so, but close enough to warrant individual mention.

About as close to gem quality as can be expected for an MS63 example, this robust 1890-CC boasts original silver-gray toning atop cartwheel luster. Th

The mint luster rolls around both sides with a pleasing cartwheel sheen, and none of the features reveal any bothersome distractions other than scatte

Eye-catching satin luster cascades from top to bottom on this untoned silver surfaces. Meanwhile, this nicely struck example exhibits - no, we'd...

Deep original color over mirrored surfaces. Probably would benefit from conservation.

Mint luster light brilliant frosted glass gives this coin much of its life and pizzazz; furthermore, it was struck with scientific exactness throughou

You have chosen a fortunate moment to visit the pages of this auction catalog, for therein you will find a downright beautiful, mint-fresh 1891 dollar

This unusual coin has the spitting image of a spitting eagle on the reverse -- the effect being caused by a small die dot in the form of a little spit

Toned.

Unlike some coin descriptions that will puzzle you, there is nothing mysterious or secret about our coin: it is an wide open and entirely fresh appear

This is a noteworthy example whose choice lustrous surfaces show better than average striking definition and are largely free of distracting contact m

An incredibly lustrous gem with fiery cartwheels beneath rich silvery iridescence. The entire surface plays host to this vibrancy. A lovely coin, one

Beautiful original color. Some evidence of cleaning long ago.

This well struck beauty has a generous (70%) portion of silvery mint frost around the devices, within the devices, and far into the fields on both sid

Fully 30% bright luster adheres to the choice surfaces and within all the devices of this handsome S-mint offering.

About 10% mint frost gleams from the devices and legends of this well struck rarity. While circulated (well circulated) 1892-S dollars aren't al...

Luster around the outer devices. We have always admired a choice Extremely Fine 1892-S dollar, which tops many other S-mint dates for scarcity and des

Bright lustrous surfaces are alive with rich frost and silver brilliance. Nicely struck for the date, with full reverse details present. Only a handfu

This is a lovely, radiant 1893-CC, both sides being essentially untoned with frosty, silver-white luster, with the only grade-limiting aspects being s

Examination a must.

A pleasing, lightly circulated example of this key date, there are numerous faint hairlines somewhat obscuring the faint graffiti in the obverse field

Evenly worn with smooth features on Liberty, clear lettering, date and of course the key "S" mintmark below the eagle. No unevenness or pr...

Smooth, balanced wear and original toning. Sharp, full rims without any bumps, although we do see a single tiny nick on the obverse above the M of UNU

Displaying a uniform satiny brilliance on each side, this 1894 developed glorious deep amber gold and reddish brown toning in its passage through the

Generally well-preserved although we find a few minor rim bumps and surface abrasions from its time spent in circulation. A low mintage date; in fact,

Silver satin surfaces, quite lustrous in appearance, with a trace of light toning. The devices were struck with such determined force by the dies that

Lustrous and almost devoid of any bagmarks except for a few in out-of-the-way places. A very pleasing example of this scarce 1894-S, the surface devel

Although this well struck piece comes to us in a PCI holder graded as "MS62" there is enough evidence of coin-to-coin scuffing in bank vau...

Never having been in circulation, this well-struck Mint State specimen displays original frosty luster over both sides, with better than average detai

Brilliant throughout with fine-grain, matte-like surfaces accompanied by 75% to 85% mint bloom. No obvious impairments on either side that are worthy

Close to 75% mint frostiness remains on this nicely struck, well preserved O-mint rarity.

A lovely specimen with abundant luster in and around the devices plus warm golden colored toning amplifying the effect of fresh appearance and origina

Beautiful light dove-gray toning atop clean, lustrous surfaces. A scarce O-mint date in this condition.

Cleaned extensively. Now toned a deep purple grey.

The surfaces are sparkling from the lovely mint frost that swirls around both sides, giving a push to the multitudinous shades of color created by the

The dies left their rigid impression behind without the least weakness or imprecision. Highly lustrous with the shimmering mint frost P-mint coinage i

The 1896-O issue is a scarce branch mint date. Luminous satin white surfaces with a dash of hazy toning.

Possibly lightly cleaned, but the compensation is that this has decidedly prooflike fields on both sides. Scarce.

Cleaned, leaving traces of shiny high points and some hairlines in the fields, yet still frosty on both sides, suggesting a slightly higher grade. Sca

Lustrous; a few light abrasions on the cheek.

Other than a faint hairline in line with the profile, an 80% lustrous, almost bagmark-free example of this scarce New Orleans issue.

With blazing luster on satiny white surfaces, this coin has a sharpness of major consequence on both sides. Clearly the dies were spaced just right

Creamy white and immaculately preserved surfaces glow. Razor-sharp on all devices. The cheek on Liberty, while the luster is broken in a few places by

A radiant Gem that has an outstanding strike and fresh-off-the-dies sheen. The pressure transmitted from the die to the blank reveals itself in sharp

Ever so carefully preserved and displaying flashy luster whose cartwheel radiance leans toward satin rather than mint flash. A small bagmark in the fi

A coin so majestic, so good-looking, it deserves <I>three stars</I> for eye appeal, device boldness, and global color. As the photograph...

A simply stunning example, the strike is noteworthy even for this often well-produced type. The focal features are all sharply defined, and the mirror

A satiny gem with dynamic cartwheel luster and beautiful reddish brown toning at the rim. Clear-cut devices point to it having been giving a full stri

Liberty's face is especially gemmy for the grade; only a faint line of surface "grazing" is apparent in the left obverse field. Here ...

A shimmering prooflike with original, icy white devices plus choice surfaces. All devices were struck with such force and determination by the dies th

Prooflike, with offsetting frosted devices.

With uniformly smoke-gray obverse toning on this choice example from the Philadelphia Mint, it makes the transition to a more piebald appearance with

An incredible gem of the finest order. Satiny surfaces play host to robust deep antique-gray toning with subtle colors in the undertone. Of further be

The snowy white color is especially revealing on the cheek, the eagle, and overflowing the surfaces of this handsome 1901. Struck with methodical prec

Both sides of this coin are uniformly lustrous with light satin fields, not blazing but rather respectable and unassuming. Light silver-gray to bright

Muted satiny silver color escapes from original surfaces unmarred by toning or objectionable marks. A strong strike as well, making this a desirable s

Most of the 1901 Philadelphia Mint emission entered circulation; little of it was held aside in bank vaults or Treasury Hoards, and rolls are almost u

As in the case of the 1899-O in this group in PCGS MS65 grade, this coin is every bit an unquestioned Gem with vibrant, gold-toned surfaces plus a cri

Cleaned.

Toned at the rim, elsewhere displaying prooflike reflective qualities in the field and on the brilliant devices. A few spots of graininess in the left

A well struck, immaculately preserved, and lustrous Gem that has lovely mint bloom with warm golden amber color. Both the peripheries and the central

Eventually, after wearing a groove in the pavement of a coin show, you just might find yourself in front of a coin display case with one of these silv

About as close to flawless as can be expected, this robust 1903 boasts smooth, satiny color and surfaces with outstanding detail. And notice the prist

Struck with systematic exactness throughout means a brilliant and exceptionally lustrous MS64 that has exquisite fields and satiny rather than heavily

A sharp impression was left by the recoil of the dies that struck this 1904-O. The color alternates between satiny silvery and frosted white. Lustrous