SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

An intensely beautiful Washington quarter, a coin with fresh luster and a strike that is amazingly close to complete for the key date 1936-D. We sugge

Sharply struck throughout with pitching silvery luster, this is the third in a trio of key dates in the series and has been advancing in interest stea

A well struck, immaculately preserved, and lustrous Gem that has lovely mint bloom that seesaws with every angle underneath the original milky colored

A lustrous Gem that has icy color that shoots out beams of white and a good strike.

A satiny to mirror-fresh and lustrous gem with a nuance of faint champagne gray color on both sides. The strike is complete, with no hint of weakness

From one end to the other the intense silvery luster gyrates with almost atomic intensity underneath a silvery gray veil of toning. 1937 is the year t

Lovely original golden russet toning atop almost pristine surfaces. The luster shines deeply.

Fully radiant -- an important and rare feature for this not all that well preserved S-mint issue -- the surfaces display metallic pearl-white color wh

A delightful gem Proof. Only 8,045 minted.

Fully struck and extraordinarily clean with thick, creamy mint frost. Basically mint fresh with just a hint of pearl-gray to golden amber toning.

The surfaces seem to dance from side to side with boiling silvery color, and quite lustrous.

Only 8,795 Proofs minted of the scarce 1939 issue; this has superb surfaces, and an equally high quality strike.

Extra frosty cartwheel luster. Superb!

Lustrous with creamy white surface.

From one side to the other the luminous silvery luster glows with firebolt brilliance. A superb specimen of the D-mint issue for 1939, the year of th

A brilliant, lustrous, and exquisitely preserved Gem.

An outstanding specimen, fully struck, dazzling with originality.

By 1940, sale of Proof sets to collectors were increasing steadily if not spectacularly, with 11,246 Proof quarters minted. This one is a fresh gem.

The surfaces glisten with headlight bright silvery color that will make your head spin while original patina just shows that this is uncleaned and bea

This is a thickly frosted, Gem quality representative of this desirable '40-D, a lower mintage quarter.

Both the strike and satiny luster on this diminutive type coin are simply outstanding, and only the presence of one or two scattered field abrasions p

Incredible silvery perfection in the devices and fields with a touch of patina increasing the eye-appeal.

Bright mint luster characterizes the surfaces on this lovely piece with is superb and superior quality that puts nearly all other '42-S quarters...

Deep, beautiful toning embellishes the frosty surface of this handsome offering.

Easily the most visually arresting feature of this coin is its soft, frosted mint luster. Full swirling luster on both sides, in fact. Pristine!

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

Lovely original toned surface.

Shimmering luster that glitters and swims in "cartwheel" fashion.

Full cartwheel luster as on several of these pristine MS67 quarters. Be sure to inspect them all and then try to buy as many as you are able.

Exquisite surface along with just outstanding color -- mark this one down in your catalog as one to bid on.

Crisp bloom from the dies; a very appealing specimen whose lustrous toning is all original.

A jewel with beautiful Mint Set quality toning and surfaces!

Blazing white luster.

Original milky gray patina with superb freshness shooting up from beneath.

An example with utterly gorgeous toning on both sides; this piece may have once been in a Mint Set from the looks of it. Superb!

A glittering mirror-quality gem with strong underlying luster and patina on the highlights. Outstanding strike with full feathers on the eagle's...

Mint-fresh surfaces and luster. One of a nice run of dates and branch mints from a fine old collection that was consigned to the sale.

From center to periphery the intense flood of silvery luster glows with this better 1950-S example. Most of these are filled with bagmarks, which is w

Shimmering mint brilliance is seen over each side of this fully struck Gem. Simply outstanding quality and not seen all that often in this superior st

The surfaces are nicely toned, rocking with silvery color, and quite lustrous.

Full reeling mint luster, the color of ice on this marvelous specimen from the first full year of the U.N. sponsored, American funded Korean War.

Pristine white jewel.

This coin too has superlative fields and wonderful original color.

Deep swirling colors on this handsome pristine gem. Such remarkable color often causes a lot of spirited bidding, sometimes runaway bids propel it to

Superb with original reds and golds.

This too, has strong cameos, although it isn't mentioned on the holder. A fantastic brilliant gem for the connoisseur of the series.

A gorgeous cameo Proof.

Nice original gray to russet toning.

While early Proofs in this condition are hideously expensive, you can own a coin of 1954 without having to ransom your family or mortgage the homestea

Frosty with sleek colors.