SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

A brilliant and highly lustrous Gem that has exquisitely preserved surfaces and -- this is unusual for a '39-S Mercury dime -- a nice bold strik...

Only 11,827 Proofs minted. As with many of the other Mercury dimes in this group of later issues, a coin housed in an old PCGS holder.

A brilliant and exceptionally reflective Gem that has exquisite fields and devices with an added dash of light patina.

Only 16,557 Proofs minted. The flamboyant luster is fresh and gleaming here, no doubt this one was stored in its original mint cellophane until sent t

Only 22,329 Proofs minted. Superb in every dimendion.

A satiny silver gray specimen with faint golden zephyr-like wisps of iridescence on both sides. Nicely struck for the date, better than many in this g

Clear 2 over 1 overdate feature on this always popular variety, a Red Book coin that collectors often must scramble after to find an acceptable specim

Old holders. Lot of 3 coins.

Marvelous strike and brilliant white frost.

A blazing gem of the last year of issue.

The tiny minmark appears on 1928-S, 1941-S and 1945-S, but only on some of these issues. No explanation has been given why this happened, but it did a

Old holders. Lot of 2 coins.

Excellent three-coin set in old PCGS holders. Lot of 3 coins.

Classic set of Merc dimes in old PCGS holders. Lot of 3 coins.

Includes: 1838 Liberty Seated, 1843-O Liberty Seated, 1887 Liberty Seated, 1924-S Mercury, 1937 Mercury, 1939 Mercury (x2), 1940 Mercury, 1940-D Mercu

Resplendent set of Merc triplets in old PCGS holders. Lot of 3 coins.

Another fresh, high-grade PDS set in old PCGS holders.

Old holders. Lot of 2 coins.

Another three-coin PDS set in old PCGS holders. Lot of 3 coins.

In first generation PCGS holders. Lot of 2 coins.

Gorgeous color and marvelous silvery luster. A pearl of inestimable value in this superb condition!

A marvelous gem with exquisite multicolor toning on both sides. Superb!

Colors as incredible as these have to be seen first-hand to be fully appreciated; while the photographs capture the essence, only naked eye appraisal

Marvelous toning; smooth pristine surfaces.

Beautiful toning over sleek gem quality surfaces.

Very attractive toning.

A pleasing, tone-free example of this highly sought-after denomination. This short-lived coin was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1875, which had

An more than moderately bright and lively gem with strong luster and a confident, no-compromises strike. Everything you would want from the grade on a

A showy gem with a cocktail of underlying mirrors, frosty to satiny devices, and nice warm color that breathes scorching life into the highlights, whi

Clear date and LIBERTY but only about half the reverse legend can be read. This is a low mintage issue.

With close to 40% mint frost and free from toning or tarnish, this lively specimen will likely rope you in with its boundless beauty and smooth, allur

Writing in 1988, Walter Breen attributes the Mint's intermittent delivery of quarter dollars from 1796-1831 to the public's preference for S...

Deep old-silver color on surfaces that are ideal for a collector's Type set.

This is a moderately worn but still very nice example of the slightly better 1821 issue.

Possibly lightly cleaned at one time since there is no toning on an otherwise very old coin from the time when General Andrew Jackson ran for the offi

Beginning in 1831 and continuing through the end of the series in 1838, the Capped Bust Quarter was produced with a smaller diameter and a revised des

A sparkling and lustrous gem, a satiny beauty with fully defined design features and burst of varying golden brown to wonderful deep steel-gray hues o

Only 2 reported in this condition by PCGS. Golden-brown to light greenish patination, exhibiting deeper shades and splashes toning along the margins,

Attractively toned. A common date No Motto seated Liberty quarter from the first year of the Civil War.

Lustrous and nicely toned; there is a lengthy die crack on the obverse plus some die clash marks present. Very scarce branch mint issue. Only 76,000 m

Elusive and quite high priced as a Gem, this just-miss example Proof 64 is free of noticeable abrasions. The strike, while thoroughly complete, compet

An incredibly fresh and lively gem with intense luster and a bold strike. Everything you would want from the grade, and probably then some. Low mintag

This is one of the very popular Indian head designs -- popular because they are so interesting, but also because the Indian pieces are, as a rule, muc

Lightly cleaned. Well struck details.

Turn of the century issue; well struck devices.

Light brown toning at the extreme edge. A first-rate gem with richly permeating mirrors that flow across the smooth watery bright surfaces. Satisfacto

The classic low-mintage rarity in this series, only 72,664 minted.

A splendid deep golden gem with forceful mirrors, a confident strike, and eye appeal that just won't relinquish your attention due to the brilli...

Choice with a little toning, an attractive example of this date.

With an original mintage of a mere 40,000 coins, it is no bolt from the blue to collectors that the 1913-S Barber Quarter has the lowest mintage of al

Frosty and well struck. A choice, later-issue Barber quarter. This series ended abruptly in 1916 when the mint designed the new standing figure of Lib

Well worn but also well detailed where it counts: on the date, all legends and choice wide rims for both sides. Only 52,000 made.

The Type 1 coinage uses an entirely different die from the 1916, from a new, improved hub which gave the coins more detail.

Another exciting opportunity for the collector of this series.

Old style PCGS holder from the pre-1989 series without a "frame" around the flat plastic slab. A blazing toned beauty of a gem! The satiny...

A blunt impression is often left by the recoil of the dies that struck this year's first or Type 1 coinage, especially the 1916 issues; just the...

Sharp-edged devices and lettering throughout. Lustrous but deep white frostiness dominates the surfaces of this beautiful Type 1 coin from the scarcer

Bright silver color with a hint of yellow to golden brown toning that lights up the surfaces of this well struck and nicely preserved coin. Razor-shar

The S-mint issue is the scarcest of the three 1917 coins using the Type 1 design.

Well struck and attractive, this full head example has pleasing original color. It is important that the head features are full, since Denver mint coi

A choice example with frosty luster.

Another choice specimen of the standing Liberty type which has lustrous fields and nice devices.

Lightly toned. Satiny throughout with fine-grain, matte-like surfaces, there are no impairments on either side that are worthy of mention. A gem!

A plentiful issue but it still is somewhat of a challenge to find choice like this.

Bright mint luster characterizes the surfaces on this lovely piece with satiny pearl-gray overlay of natural patina helping to temper what might other

Original dusky amber red to golden brown color; normal weak features are typical of the '26-D coinage.

Lovely deep russet and gold patina over immaculate surfaces makes this an appealing specimen for the collector of toned quality standing Liberty quart

A frosty example with original color.

Gorgeous surface to accompany the fresh color on this all original Gem of the first year. George Washington was born in 1732. Normally the preceding s

Gem quality surfaces and a firm strike as well. First year issue for those who collect coins this way.

Light russet brown toning. Brilliant silver-fresh still burns from the surface of this appealing, low mintage rarity.

One would be hard pressed to locate a more choice '32-D in Mint State 63, even if one were known to either NGC or PCGS. The richly frosted, orig...

A satiny gem with a wealth of underlying luster on its sparkling white surfaces. Nicely struck in all areas with outstanding detail on Washington...

Here too we see the consignors keen eye and attention to quality in a 1932-S, which has lovely surfaces and grand eye appeal.

Curiously the 1932-S and 1932-D Washingtons weren't hoarded in large quantites when they arrived in banks. It may have been the hard times that ...

Scarce, as are all of these early very choice specimens of the low mintage '32-S.

Scarce with only 408,000 minted. A frosty example, though a few light contact marks from the bag.

Another very choice example despite a few scattered abrasions on the high points. Lustrous.

Beautiful original surfaces and colors here, with excellent eye appeal for the Washington quarter dollar collector.

Again, a first-rate coin in its grade featuring lovely russet brown and gray patina on both sides; this one all original and uncleaned.

A scarce year with choice, lightly toned luster.

A resplendent gem with smooth satiny frost on each side.

A simply exquisite Gem, the fresh white surfaces are glistening with full, frosty textured luster.

Another, almost in the gem class.

Lovely light milky gray patina over very choice and frosty luster.

Another outstanding gem from the 'thirties. Quarter dollar production began picking up after 1934, but didn't reach large numbers until the ...

A scarce example is full-fledged Gem 65 quality. These were hoarded in rolls, but the rolls were baggy or scruffy for the most part. Only one in a hun

A lustrous example whose vivid blast of white color undulates and billows across the surface like a Himalayan avalanche, and all this is associated wi

Another sharply struck, lustrous Gem of the 1935-D issue.

With the advent of Statehood quarter collecting in 1999, which got off the starting blocks with a rush of interest by several generations of new colle

Boldly rendered by the dies with smooth, silvery color from top to bottom.

A gleaming specimen of this third D-mint Washington quarter (there were none struck in the year 1933).

Gleaming white luster resides beneath original toning with this attractive coin.

Gorgeous original frost and color. Well struck and lustrous with pristine surfaces.

An immaculate, spinning-bright Gem, the surfaces spread light with vivid wintry white originality over both sides.

The first year of Proof coinage for this series, a satin-finish coin nearly of Gem caliber with silvery originality throughout. Only 3,837 Proofs mint

Another fresh gem specimen from this distinguished collection of Washington quarter dollars.

Some dates in the 1930s were saved in roll or bag quantity but for some reason 1936-D never was; for decades, collectors have wished and hoped to find

An very fresh and lustrous well-toned gem that you can use as a benchmark for other examples that share this towering grade. While the strike is forth

A satin-fresh beauty like the other scarce branch mint dates in this grouping. Level, rolling luster with splashes of rich toning mingle on the satiny