SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Frosted glass luster and impressive fields with a dab of color at the rims. Struck with mathematical precision by the dies, which is always appreciate

Gleaming, satiny luster and excellent detail. The surfaces are wonderfully toned. Keen-edged devices throughout, including Liberty's head, hand ...

Delicately toned and refreshingly clean for this issue, with shimmering luster in the fields and marvelous devices.

Smoothly toned cartwheel luster on nice satin surfaces. This is a well-struck Gem with grand details. It has no bothersome abrasions or points of wea

This is a very choice Peace dollar irrespective of date and mint. Both sides are fully lustrous with a satin to frosty sheen beneath an overlay of lig

Attractively toned; this is the scarcest date in the "short set" of Walking Liberty halves comprising the dates 1934 to 1947.

An unquestioned Gem with vibrant, untoned surfaces and a crisp strike.

Bright mint luster characterizes the surfaces on this lovely piece with the first beginnings of toning adding to the coin's allure and attractiv...

An outstanding Gem specimen, well struck, dazzling with frosty surfaces.

A very attractive example of this, the scarcest Proof date in the set. Always commands a lot of attention when beyond Proof 65 quality, as this coin i

Bright mint luster characterizes the surfaces on this lovely Gem.

An unusually high quality coin for the date, this specimen displays riveting lustrous satin surfaces, is with with golden and pastel accents, and boas

Fully brilliant save for a thin overlay of golden color, the surfaces display few noticeable abrasions and are very frosty, as though hand-picked by t

Cartwheel luster on a bright but satin finish. More than this, even the finest, most delicate detail is seen on this coin struck with uncommon exactne

A blazing lightly toned but mostly white specimen with rich frosty highlights. Sharp and appealing, and among the better struck examples of the date.

A brilliant, lustrous, and exquisitely preserved Gem. Struck with systematic exactness throughout, you'll fall immediately for this handsome 193...

An intensely beautiful Walking Liberty, a coin with bright luster and a strike that is amazingly close to complete. Close study suggests that the pres

An exciting example of a relatively plentiful date, this untoned Gem 66 displaying sharp cartwheel luster. Firmly struck in all areas with pinpoint d

Lovely golden iridescent color.

Pleasant satin white luster ripples across untoned silver surfaces. This is a nicely struck example of the scarcer 1937-S exhibiting fine detail to al

Eye-catching satin luster cascades from top to bottom on the untoned silver-white surfaces. Then on the heels of that, given the proper amount of stri

The silvery hue alternates between levels of frost and satin-texture. Lustrous and well struck with pleasing lightly toned surfaces. A diminished impr

Only 491,600 pieces minted of this semi-key date. Desirable satin luster flows across untoned silver surfaces. That being the case, the '38-D is...

A pristine naturally toned example, as crisp and lustrous as any imaginable.

Bright satin finish, sparkling as when first issued. Difficult to find Denver mint date. Then, too, the devices were struck smack on the dot at the r

Brilliant-white and fully lustrous with a near-perfect strike. Devices, like we saw with the 1939-D, are struck with the primary energy required to im

Original satin luster glitters throughout untoned silver surfaces. Again, as are many from this consignment, the coin was struck with methodical preci

Sleek white in frostiness with an occasional hint of silvery iridescence. Just about fully struck, with just a dash of weakness at the central part of

Silver cartwheel luster radiates from the surfaces of this attractive coin. With regard to the strike, a somewhat dampened impression was left by the

Attractive light toning.

Rich silvery white surfaces are the order of the day where this gem Walker is concerned.

Well toned with golden accents everywhere; a choice, lustrous coin that just makes it into the Gem MS65 category.

Originally preserved, the surfaces are intensely lustrous with swirling cartwheel frost.

Lustrous. In an early PCGS holder.

Typically frosty for the issue, the ice-white surfaces are nearly pristine with few singularly distracting bagmarks and have begun to develop light to

Well detailed with extraordinary mint luster and color that is capped off by smooth original toning.

A silvery whtie specimen glowing with original mint bloom. This is one of the scarcer S-mint dates from the 1940s and tends to be weakly struck. Extra

There is little to say about the surfaces of this coin as they are as near to perfect as imaginable for a coin graded MS65. The mint frost is thick an

Choice and lustrous with medium antique-gray toning.

An incredibly lustrous mirror-fresh gem in first-generation holder. The obverse explodes with bright silver iridescence while the reverse is a rich am

A blazing mint fresh specimen with satiny frosted motifs and deeply struck devices.

This is a sparkling silver specimen radiating mint bloom, powerfully struck and impeccably preserved Gem.

A simply marvelous example, the strike is noteworthy even for this usually sharp date. The focal features are all crisply defined, and the luster is f

Lustrous if somewhat dullish surface.

Blazing silvery white surfaces with intense luster and a nuance of toning whose iridescence is beautiful to see.

Bright silver color bursts from original surfaces unmarred by toning. A strong strike as well, making this a desirable specimen.

Sparkling and satiny white with a touch of toning iridescence near the centers. What a beautiful example of this scarcer S-mint coin!

This scarce coin radiates attractive silver color, with no detracting marks or problems. Devices on most 1942-S half dollars were struck with the prim

Bright silver-white color. Well struck and lustrous with pristine surfaces.

Both the strike and satiny luster on this large type coin are simply outstanding, and only the presence of a few scattered field abrasions precludes a

A bright coin radiating mint glow on gorgeous silver surfaces.

Original toning.

Another nicely toned example.

Lustrous white surface.

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

Highly lustrous with the shimmering mint frost D-mint coinage is so well known for

A blazing toned beauty with intense luster, a sharp strike, and visual appeal commensurate with the grade. Just about fully struck, with just a dash o

The surfaces are glossy and radiant. There is no toning. Starting from the principal that most 1943-S half dollars were poorly made, this is a nicely

A highly lustrous Gem that has rich silvery patina and a razor sharp strike of the Philadelphia Mint.

The surfaces are bright from the lovely mint frost that swirls around both sides. A gem.

Brilliant throughout with fine-grain, matte-like surfaces, there are no impairments on either side that are worthy of mention other than a few little

Deep roll-fresh shades of white vie for dominance on this deeply original gem A frosty specimen with some vibrant highlights scattered here and there

Silver satin surfaces, quite lustrous in appearance. Unlike the usual 1944-D survivor with its diminished impression left by a weak blow of the (possi

The brilliant white luster is satiny and consistent. So you see already this is a well struck and lustrous Gem that has carefully preserved surfaces.

A superlative gem in all respects. The luster is never ending on this slightly scarcer 1944-S, the silvery highlights impressive in their dominance ov

A beautiful silver-bright coin with no objectionable marks or blemishes. One of the best among a few survivors, it is also an otherwise strongly struc

Sharply struck throughout, the surfaces show even silvery bloom and there are no heavy abrasions on either side, simply a few slight contact marks con

This fully struck Gem has glowing surfaces and no problems on either side. While not at all elusive in Gem condition it still has nice intact mint col

A nice blizzard white tint radiates from this lustrous piece.

Choice with original patina.

The otherwise satiny silver luster deepens to heavy frostiness in a few areas of this absolutely superb Denver mint strike.

A radiant Gem that has an outstanding strike and fresh-off-the-dies sheen. Fortunately for the bidder, it also is a solidly graded, premium quality Ge

The otherwise lightly toned silver white color impresses us with its vitality and mint-fresh sparkle.

What is most noticeable when one first examines this S-mint specimen is its thick, vibrant white frost -- it swirls around each side unimpeded by obvi

A satiny gem of the finest order with soft white color. Broadly sweeping cartwheel luster supports intense iridescence on both sides. In winding this

Fresh-as-fallen-snow crispness leaps to the viewer's eye of nearly pristine '45-S. Nicely struck for the date, as well, though perhaps not e...

The Gem MS65 example offered here not only steps over the normally seen striking woes, but its sparkling surfaces border on an even higher numerical g

Lustrous with dominant roll-fresh silvery color.

Attractive gold toning.

White and frosty.

Blazing with intense luster, sharp details, and delightful eye appeal. The edge catches some warm golden amber toning as well.

A highly lustrous Gem that has rich white patina and a razor sharp strike.

Sleek white in color seesaws with an occasional hint of iridescence.

The surfaces are bright with moon-glow white luster and show none of the muting sometimes seen on the Denver issue this year.

This fully struck 1946-D has glowing icy white surfaces and no mentionable problems on either side.

Brilliant, lustrous, and very nice, full original mint white. This is a pristine coin of incredible beauty for the grade, never dipped, improved, or e

The powerfully struck, lustrous surfaces are readily appreciable at all angles. This is an important issue among Gem quality type collectors, especial

A silvery bright to delicately toned specimen glowing with original mint bloom.

Amazing color scheme for a late-issue Walking Liberty half dollar, expect a lot of bidding action.

A blazing gem of the finest order. Brilliant centers give way to deepening shades of dusky golden brown near the outer regions.

This lovely Gem is blazing with full, pleasing white luster, but we are hard pressed to find even a single carbon fleck or deep abrasion. The last yea

Brilliant and lustrous with a choice strike and a few tiny abrasions.

A blazing deep specimen with intense cartwheel luster and pale toned iridescence. No one who has seen this coin first-hand can deny it is an absolute

Lightly toned. Well struck and frosty like the last.

Complete set of 65 Walkers housed in two "Library of Coins" books. Coins date 1916 to 1947-D. Average circulated condition with some clean...

Deep golden sunset toning give this scarcer D-mint 1949 a boost. The surfaces are creamy with moon-glow luster and show none of the muting often seen

Crisp freezing white, undisturbed mint luster that is lightly toned and gleaming.

Dappled finger-printed golden to amber toning on this first year of issue. The grade says it all.

First year of issue. Gorgeous deep toning on this handsome example. Though he ranks among the most influential leaders in American history, Benjamin F

Metal flow enhances the billowing mint dazzle that emits like satiny lightning from the surfaces, giving the coin a shimmering, glowing appearance. Th