SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Early white tag PCGS holder, and a remarkable coin. A fantastic coin, with riveting appeal from crystal-white fields somewhat delicately toned by a ni

Deep antique gray brown patina over frosty, well struck design elements. A gem.

Only 500 Proofs minted of this date. It is the desirable Type 3 design. A gem, with lovely bright blue toning!

Choice, with attractive deep old-silver patina. This 3cS is housed in one of the earlier style NGC holders.

Toned a lovely rose and blue shade with some gold features in the background. Scattered handling marks keep it from rising to a higher grade number bu

Final year of the design, this also happens to be a Proof only issue with few struck, many surviving but these in lesser quality than the present Gem.

Sparkling brownish gray with a burst of faint gold wood-grain at the centers. An unsung low-production date in a series filled with low mintage issues

As with almost all the pieces in this wonderful Mandelstamm Collection group, this too is housed in one of the early, pre-1989 style holders. Fully or

Sparkling nickel gray radiance with strong underlying mirrors. Nicely struck; not fully so, but close enough to warrant individual mention, many of th

A coin bursting with silvery afterglow, virtualy untoned and blazing nickel-white in appearance. The surfaces are clear of marks. Especially bold stri

Frosty to mirror-like sleek gray surfaces display strong luster with a whisper of faint sky blue. Sharp and appealing as the last year Proof three-cen

For the rare 1866 Rays date, a uniquely frosted, satin topped shield nickel whose pale golden color mixes with deep watery mirrors on both sides. Attr

A lock-solid frosty gem with strong primary luster and lighter toned highlights on both sides. More than adequately struck for the date, perhaps not 1

Only 600 Proofs minted. Here, too, we are pleased to describe a gem shield nickel of outstanding quality whose smooth, reflective luster adorns the fa

Among the more poorly defined issues in the series, this scintillating Proof 66 example breaks that trend and displays uncommon crystal clarity on all

Clean as a whistle, as one would expect from the Gem grade; however, what really sets this coin apart from others is its intense mirror smooth luster

Pleasant silver satin surfaces display lots of luster with original nickel-gray patina just having formed.

Original dusky gray toning with sharp design elements. An affordable date and grade.

Die break through the bottoms of the date digits and through some of the stars. A satiny gem with superlative cartwheel luster that radiates boldly be

Swimming in mint brilliance over each side of this sharply made With CENTS Type. The devices were struck with the full force and energy by the Proof d

A lustrous example with light golden toning. The late-1880s Liberty nickels tend to be scarcer than originally supposed by collectors, with strong pri

Volatile "watery" mirrors adorn satiny and dynamic frosted device surfaces. What also sparks our interest in this 1898 Liberty nickel is t...

A highly lustrous satiny frosted gem with a nuance of toning on both sides. Struck from sharpo dies that imported a standard razor-sharp look to the d

Nice cartwheel luster graces the satiny, matte-like surfaces of this attractively toned gem. A blend of shades with hard nickel gray color oon both si

A satiny gem Proof with superlative and distinctive luster that radiates boldly beneath bright lovely gold faint powder nickel gray to blue highlights

A fresh (and refreshingly attractive) Gem of the first type in which the buffalo is standing on a mound. Lightly toned.

A sparkling gem of the top order for Mint State 66. Intense cartwheel luster blends smoothly with pale nickel-blue highlights on the satiny surfaces.

This well toned and very attractive Type 1 from the Denver mint has all the qualifications for the grade and then some. At the present moment, with ac

Beautiful, and in many ways colorful, toning overlays the neutral gray surface of this scarcer Denver issue. And while this coin is centered in the Mi

A smooth-surfaced coin and a gem by any benchmark. What's more, this has an engaging display of pale golden brown toning that layers the highly ...

The 1915 Proof nickel has always been a very scarce coin when it has been offered for sale at auction. Not only is it rare in the fixed sense with no

Nicely toned with forceful luster projecting through on both sides. It appears that even the artist who designed this piece, James Earle Fraser, pr

A satiny frosted example with medium gray to golden toned luster that radiates nicely from the centers on both sides. Decently struck in most places,

A pleasing choice example of the scarce quality one likes to see for this actively collected Buffalo nickel series. Swirling cartwheel luster blends n

A gently toned, sharp example of this Philadelphia Mint strike. Carefully graded, this is not to say that the strike is complete, but only that a few

This is a choice example that is more sharply struck than usual. Heavy radial flowlines in the fields are typical for 1923-S, and all the more remarka

A gleaming fresh buffalo nickel as though it were hand-picked from an original group.

Writing in 2000, David W. Lange observed: " 1927-S is generally well struck for an S-mint Nickel of the 1920s…" Based on this comment, we...

Nicely toned. Regarding this date, the clearest details are found mainly in the peripheral areas, while the centers are somewhat weak as noted in most

An impressive gem in all regards. The satiny surfaces are ablaze with fierce luster, the strike is crisp for an S-mint nickel, and the eye appeal is n

Bright and dazzling. A gem.

This sharp Proof example has lovely original toning and sparkling surfaces, with only a few tiny flyspecks in the toning as a natural part of the colo

A mint-fresh coin with luster that practically defines this odd issue: Subtle golden-gray with hints of matte finish and other toning bring out the ef

A satiny gray example. Smooth, rolling luster and splashes of toning mingle on the satiny surfaces. As is typical for this issue, the dies were pretty

Nice surfaces and all the details clear, including the missing foreleg of which there is only the hoof remaining.

Bold strike and frosty surface.

Scarce in this outstanding condition. There are a couple of tiny marks noted, one on Jefferson's cheek, another on the edge of his coat collar. ...

Exquisite multicolor toning on this handsome piece, only two points away from perfection, the ideal in such a coin but only that, an "ideal.&qu...

A blazer!

Beautiful deep blue toning.