Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

A coin with a nice cartwheel appeal, beautifully toned surfaces with the underlying luster appearing as when first struck.

Shimmering cartwheel luster on the surfaces of this attractive, gray-toned coin.

Lot of 5 coins.

Fully struck and brilliant throughout with no distracting abrasions present, hence its well deserved Mint State 67 grade. There is even an ounce of se

Fully struck in all areas with pinpoint detailing on the tips of the hair curls over the ear. An exciting example of a relatively plentiful date, this

A frosty O-mint issue with brilliant, untoned surfaces and a respectable, if not quite 100%, full strike.

Silver-gray surfaces benefit from attractive cartwheel luster with minor dullness on the frost usually associated with this difficult S-mint date. Tin

A coin that glows with 90% mint frost over both sides, the cartwheel effect of this luster still evident as the coin is held in the hand and slowly tu

Lustrous and well-struck for the issue, this scarcer San Francisco date in this quality is sure to please the collector. Although many would gladly tr

A well struck example with 30% luster in the protected areas and nice original old-silver patina free from signs of cleaning or the dreaded coin dip.

Key date in this lustrous condition. Shimmering cartwheel effects still visible in the fields.

Bright mint luster characterizes the surfaces on this lovely piece and provides a base for the resplendent gold, reddish sunset and sky blue iridescen

Crisp detail on all devices. A remarkable coin: The surfaces are untoned, bright silver in color, and quite lustrous with strong contrast between the

A fantastic coin, with riveting appeal from crystal-white mirror fields. This is a strongly struck example, with nice detail to all the important high

The first, <B>PCGS graded Mint State 64<B>, is blessed with a pleasing gold to sky blue iridescence covering the obverse of this well-st...

For obvious reasons (its vibrant iridescent rainbow obverse) this one "acquired" its eye-appeal star notation, as well it should!

Includes 1885 (2 pieces), 1889, 1890 (3 pieces), 1900, 1921 Morgan, 1922 (2 pieces), and 1924 (3 pieces). Lustrous, with light toning on most. Lot of

Satin fields ripple with cartwheel luster. The more matte designs stand out nicely against this finish. No spots affect the natural toning, just lustr

Milky white surfaces swirl with luster underneath the natural patina from its years in an old coin envelope. Struck with technical exactness throughou

Likely an early strike from fresh dies, judging from the details. The surfaces are satin frosted underneath rose-gold to medium "old silver&quo...

Lot of 2 coins.

Lot of 2 coins.

Faithful to every detail from a full blow by the dies. A spot-free dazzler whose bright white mint color shames just about any lesser deep prooflike M

With a nice arc of colorful toning on the obverse over a base of natural dove-gray patina. Superlative is the word to describe it, and it earns its fu

From center to periphery the crisp smooth nicely toned luster glows.

White.

Toned.

Lightly toned. A satiny gem.

Sharply struck throughout with excellent gold-toned luster.

A sparkling Gem with attractively toned surfaces and a commanding strike.

Attractively toned on the obverse, deepening to heavy charcoal gray on the reverse.

Toned.

Light smoky gold toning.

Toned.

Toned. Lot of 5 coins.

Attractively toned. A gem.

Choice and satiny. Another dollar graded in a first-generation PCGS slab.

A scarce date, the 1886-O tends to be found heavily bagmarked when Mint State, with only a rare few in choicer grades like the present specimen. Light

A scarcer O-mint issue (after the very common 1883-O to 1885-O dates), and one well positioned for a silver dollar collection of toned coins. This fro

Well-struck.

Lovely shades of light gold at the rims yield to the overpowering whites of the frosted head of Liberty as well as the nice prooflike radiance in the

The blazing silver-white surfaces are smooth from rim to rim with no carbon to report. Sharply struck and fully prooflike, both sides possess eye appe

Attractive dusky gold toning with great underlying "cartwheel" luster.

Fully lustrous - an important and rare feature for this not all that well preserved issue -- the surfaces display dominant pearl-white color. Greater

All-brilliant white surfaces swirl with luster on the devices, prooflike reflection in the fields. As is typical of a mid-1880s Philadelphia strike, e

Another attractive specimen with natural light rose-gold toning.

Toned.