Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

The luster on this Mint State specimen is neither bright nor dingy, and sizeable detail is seen in Liberty's hair and throughout the wreath. The...

Better-than-average strike with nice luster and toned color. A few marks on the face.

Cleaned, with some unevenness along the lower obverse rim and also some discoloration in the area around the bottom of the bust; still an acceptable e

Another to match the 1854 in this condition.

This relatively well-struck example has a bold 1855 date and most of LL in DOLLAR showing. There is a small rim nick at about the 8 o'clock posi...

Some scrapes on Liberty and hairlines in the fields; a fine pin line on the reverse through the lower left part of the shield and mildly rippled surfa

After seeing our fair share of pretty average Type 2 gold dollars from this branch mint, it is always a treat to find one that is in a general way muc

If you bar every even a small defect when electing to bid on an early gold coin such as this, you'll miss a grand opportunity: for an 1855-O, th...

Light cleaning, light hairlines, light die clash, and -- this will light up your day -- plainly <I>doubled S mintmark.</I> See Breen-6045.

At the heart of this coin are sharp centers including full hair and headdress for Liberty, and clear definition on the wreath elements, plus a bold da

A faint hairline scratch through the portrait and also a minor scuff in the frost at ME of AMERICA. Smooth, frosty luster and excellent detail barring

Lustrous.

Close inspection with a magnifying glass on this rare D-mint coin reveals stripping of the surface and light polished effects. Still acceptable for th

A few tiny marks and hairlines; struck from lightly clashed dies. The luster is complete and romps across the surface with warm golden color.

Some minor weakness along portions of the rim on either side where the dentils flatten out (this is commonplace among gold dollars). Plenty of luster

With a small mintage of 13,280 pieces, the 1857-C is very scarce (although not a major rarity) in the gold dollar series. Liberty, the wreath, the dat

Short pin line in the hair; rippled surface is mainly noticeable on the reverse of this scarcer D-mint issue. Also cleaned. Won't somebody put i...

Some luster within and around the main devices; smooth "old gold" surfaces point to uncleaned originality. Turning your attention to this ...

Both sides extensively hairlined from the cleaning. Weak details on the portrait; weak centers; yet a scarce date in spite of all that. If you are coo

It seems the consignor of these rare date Gold Dollars had a penchant for acquiring "interesting" specimens -- as the NCS holders show -- ...

This low mintage date (5,235) has some faint parallel die striation lines in the fields on both sides, the result of die polish. Liberty is strongly i

Of the 1859-D gold dollar just 4,952 were struck. None were intentionally saved at the time, and thus survival of high-grade pieces is a matter of cha

Smoothed, satin-polished effect, but the devices and fields are quite clean. Scarce Dahlonega Mint issue.

Lustrous.

Polished.

Flatly struck on the hair and topmost fluffs of Liberty's headdress; uneven rims as always along with weak details at UN of UNITED which are blo...

There are several fine hairline-wide pin scratches in the left obverse field; the usual insufficient pressure from the dies also left behind weak rim

A lustrous gold dollar from this Far Western mint that has muted luster and pleasing color. Choice surfaces throughout. Branch mint gold dollars tend

The otherwise orange-gold color yields to warmer golden-amber hues in places.

Cleaned. Minor rim damage.

This year's entire mintage of 1,000-1,500 pieces was produced in May 1861 under the government of the Confederate States of America. While it is...

A bright and lustrous pale yellow gold specimen with distinctive frosty highlights. The fields are satiny and leaning ever so slightly toward prooflik

A lustrous and exquisitely preserved MS62 that has hues of beautiful orange to rose color. Low mintage of 6,250.

The centers have apricot-gold patina. A well struck 1864 that has complete but not vivacious luster with carefully preserved surfaces. Another of the

Business strikes (3,700) come usually About Uncirculated to Mint State, but low level mint state as a rule, and with clash marks as seen here. Some pr

Some hairline scratches on either side of this low mintage dollar. At least Liberty did not receive a blow on the head; rarities collectors and bargai

The damage consists of a few little black pits on the face and some scratches above the feathers near STATES.

Some prooflike reflective quality in the fields on both sides, with generally smooth features, sharp relief, and light toning. Scarce, as are just abo

Glittering rivers of flame-colored mint frost on the devices and prooflike fields from center to periphery. Another low mintage year: 10,525 struck, d

A few tiny abrasions on the portrait and in the prooflike field. Well struck and attractive. Mintage of just 5,925 pieces.

Heavy with golden frost from edge to edge; the few abrasions from contact at the bank in no way impinge on the beauty of the piece. Mintage was 6,335

One of the most challenging dates, only 3,000 were minted with perhaps 90% of the issue lost or destroyed. A lustrous example.

Color is mostly warm orange-gold in shade, but flickers of copper tinted iridescence can be found. A choice example of this low mintage year.

Scarce low mintage year.

Lustrous.