SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

A sharp Fine specimen with good clean surfaces, pleasing color, and no rim problems.

Interesting edge ornamentaion, in 1809 the mint used several edge "dies" in its edge lettering machine. Most of the time these get graded ...

Cleaned long ago but now toning around the devices and, if left to its own "devices" it will continue to darken to a nice natural "ol...

What at first looks like luster around the stars and within the hair curls is only the residual from dipping into a cleaning bath; if the new owner do

The mint improved the design slightly and this nicely struck overdate 1811 half dollar is the result. A pleasing choice coin on both sides.

Uneven but not unlikeable toning on the surface of this lustrous 1812 half dollar. Well struck on most devices.

Light to medium gray with a few edge marks.

Some scuffs and scratches here, and cleaned, but if the bid is a fair one, you'll end up with this coin.

A few old scratches. Toned.

Light gray toning.

This small 8 variety in the overdate is much scarcer than the large 8. We are happy to report that the coin is smooth-surfaced, nicely toned, and very

A slightly better Red Book variety which has some die cracks through the date as well.

Cleaned but will tone in time. The uneven strike on these is because they were struck on what today would be considered a very primitive hand-operated

Light silvery color with nice details and centering.

Original color and surfaces.

Some luster remains. Typical wear on the high points for this grade. Choice rims.

A few little nips out of the rims. Medium gray toning.

An interesting die making error.

Scratches but still an attractive example of this low mintage rarity. The mint struck 47,150 pieces in 1815. With the war reaching its final blazing c

Dark toning with a few tiny edge nicks. Original surfaces on both sides, with no evidence of cleaning.

No half dollars were made in 1816 (after the mint had a fire), and this attractive 7 over 3 overdate is one of the first new coins struck once it open

An odd date division, there is a small dot of metal (from the die) separating the last digit of the date from the other three on this Red Book variety

The second 8 in the date filled at the top from the 7 that preceded it. One of many overdate varieties made at this period, all of them are Red Book v

This one has been dipped and gently cleaned but is otherwise attractive enough for most collectors to admire and enjoy.

This is a very attractive, lightly toned Bust half dollar. It boasts such niceties as bold sharp relief on all stars, excellent curl and cap detail, a

A few small marks at the rim, but choice surfaces and nice color.

Nicely toned.

Original light to medium gray color.

There are many different varieties in the 1820, and it sometimes takes awhile to find them all in this choice circulated condition.

This is the scarcest of the 1820 half dollar varieties -- it is in the Red Book, therefore collectors find they need to own it but often come up empty

Toned. The 1820 half dollars are generally scarcer than 1818-19 or 1821-22 issues; partly this is because the mintage was much lower: 751,122 pieces.

A pleasing example.

Unlike most early bust halves struck in the 1820s which are not quite fully struck, this marvel of precision minting shows all regions crisply detaile

Pleasing color and surfaces.

Attractive original toning that is deepest around the major devices and legends.

Minor edge cut at top; otherwise smooth, toned, original.

First the 3 punch broke, later it got patched, with coins from both punches now prized by collectors. Attractive two-tone appearance, with the high po

A small edge cut by the tip of the bust. Nice, even color and surfaces on this attractive coin.

This die has to be the most botched-up date digit on an American coin. It is listed in the Red Book and collectors often search diligently for a choic

Dark toned with rubbed silver high points and some minor rim nicks.

This recut date is often mistaken for the 4/1 variety.

Smooth, attractive surfaces with only a single small edge bruise at star 11.

This 4 over 4 variety is also mistaken for the scarcer 4/1 variety in the 1824.

A frosty example of the 1826 half dollar finest Mint State 64 order. The luster is natural gray from toning and flows outward from the middle in typic

A very choice, lustrous example of this later issue, a coin well suited for its grade and surface quality.

Lustrous and well struck with only modest signs of luster "dullness" on the cheek. Many of these never circulated but due to fristion betw...

Toned.

Nicely toned.

Well toned with lighter high points.

Beautifully toned and well struck.

Light silver gray color.

Medium slate gray toning on this Red Book variety.

Several rim bumps on this coin.

Dipped once, but is beginning to tone again. A small edge mark by the date.

Choice appearance.

Plugged/Repaired/Cleaned/Recolored. But other than this, a coin for just about everyone, even the King of Brunei.

A very attractive EF specimen.

A satin-fresh beauty. Level, rolling luster with splashes of rich gold and blue gray mingle on the satiny gem surfaces. Close to fully struck, with me

Several marks on the rim as though it had been bitten by a great white shark. The surface color is, however, very pleasant.

A bright and gleaming gem whose cartwheel luster seems poised to detonate like a Fourth of July firework, plus we find a touch of faint champagne gray

Nice brown album toning at the rims.

Again this year, the mint experimented with various star sizes, date sizes, and letter punches, to create a whole panoply of interesting varieties to

Deep natural gray toning with a lighter toned area on the cheek and tops of the hair curls, etc. An attractive example.

A satiny multicolor premium Gem, thorough inspection fails to reveal even the faintest contact on the reverse. The obverse is also remarkably clean fo

Lustrous and very attractive.

This coin should be your first pick for a Type set of early silver coins.

Last of the lettered edge pieces, the mint introduced a new steam-operated coining press in 1836.

Evenly worn.

Nicely toned.

More evenly worn.

Dipped and shiny but evenly worn.

Toned. Edge bumps with some marks, scratches, pin lines, some funny rubbing in the fields around Liberty, and other problems, but still the scarcest 1

This has a few light marks on the cheek but is otherwise very smartly struck and naturally toned around the margins.

Nicely toned example of the Type.

Cleaned.

Cleaned.

Evenly worn with typical die breaks through the stars. The 1839-O has the mintmark above the date; when the 1840-O seated coinage was made, the mintma

Includes: 1806 Draped Bust, 1809 Capped Bust (x2), 1812 Capped Bust, 1814 Capped Bust, 1818/7 Capped Bust, 1819 Capped Bust, 1822 Capped Bust, 1825 Ca

Lustrous and well struck for this issue. Original patina.

Graded solely by the reverse, as the obverse was struck from an already circulated and then flattened coin. One of 500 pieces struck in 1879 by the Ne

A satiny gem with intense underlying luster that bolsters the beauty of the mirror surface. As you can see by the photographs, and as is more than evi

Cleaned but with very sharp stars and main design elements.

Pop: 1, the finest certified, the only Prooflike of this quality. Total of 7 non-prooflike MS67 examples graded. The Philadelphia Mint used one obvers

With 5,275 minted as a business strike, the 1884 has the lowest mintage in the 1879-89 set of low mintage dates. This fascinating coin is so close to

Includes: 1848-O Liberty Seated, 1853 Liberty Seated, 1853-O Liberty Seated, 1855-O Liberty Seated, 1858-O Liberty Seated, 1861-O Liberty Seated, 1877

A well struck example of the first year Barber coinage. Lustrous.

Pop 8, only 2 higher.

A few light album slide marks on the cheek, otherwise frosty and very choice. Another attractive Barber half dollar, this too, displays a precision st

An worthwhile gem by any standard, the mirror luster is not in the least timid or yielding, while pale golden brown toning hugs the rim on both sides.

Highly radiant and largely original toned with warm golden to blue-gray highlights on both sides. All but fully struck, with just a insubstantial touc

Swimming in mint originality over each side of this sharply made 1899-S half dollar. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are impressive for t

A sparkling choice and frosty example of this D-mint issue. Nice cartwheel luster blends smoothly with pale golden highlights on the satiny surfaces.

A glistening 1914 Proof, a low mintage year, with deep mirrors that practically drill down to the center of the coin. Subtle hints of deep russet and

A well struck example of this later issue from the Philadelphia Mint. Lustrous.

Lightly toned, yet basically silver-white in appearance from the underlying smooth satiny bloom off the dies. The few wispy abrasions do not detract f

A well struck, carefully preserved, a lustrous 1917 that has lovely mint bloom. Struck with exactly the required precision by the dies in which all ar

Lustrous and very well struck, considering that the centers on this Denver issue tend to be softly impressed by the dies. The all natural color and or

An agreeably lustrous specimen with very choice, if not quite sizzling luster beneath original toning. The reverse and obverse centers play host to sh

Before pausing to consider this scarce 1921-D half dollar, make a note of this, it is free from the usual heavy handling marks. Moreover, its pluses f

With only 208,000 mintage, the 1921-D is one of the keys in the walking Liberty half dollar series. A satiny if somewhat muted Mint State specimen wit