SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Very attractive glossy chocolate and light olive brown with faint hints of reddish chocolate toning in a few of the protected areas. The surfaces are

Bright mint red toning to steel brown on the highpoints, 80% of the original mint color remaining. There is a small splash of chocolate brown toning i

Glossy reddish chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty mint luster showing in the protected areas. Smooth, defect

Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning covering the protected areas. No roughness, planchet defects, or contact marks

Glossy chocolate brown. Rather smooth and free of notable defects, just worn. Late die state showing a strong "horn" break on the top of t...

Slightly gossy dark olive with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. There are microscopic traces of verdigris in some of the protected areas

Sharpness VF35 but the surfaces are lightly corroded. A few small specks of verdigris show on the reverse and there is a dull pinch on the rim at the

Mostly glossy medium brown. There are a couple planchet voids at the rim and a light planchet fissure across the reverse, all as struck. Otherwise t

Sharpness EF45 or better with little if any wear, but the surfaces are covered with light uniform granularity that's mostly hidden under a rathe...

Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with traces of faded mint red remaining in protected areas. Sharply struck on a choice planchet, free of any marks

Slightly sharper with very light roughness under a glossy olive brown and chocolate patina. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are clear.

Glossy chocolate and steel brown with a swipe of lighter brown toning on the scroll side. Attractive surfaces that show very little wear, but there i

Glossy chocolate brown with underlying frosty mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive in sp

Glossy golden light olive brown with frosty lighter toning in the protected areas and a small patch of darker chocolate toning in the hair above the e

Very attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth, flawless surfaces. The date and legends are strong. A premium example. Weight 142.7 gra

Rather glossy medium brown and chocolate with olive brown toning in protected areas. There is a thin planchet fissure or old scratch slanting across

Glossy chocolate brown mottled with frosty light brown toning. No defects, only light wear on the highest points of the design. Later die state, the u

Sharper but there is a dull scratch or pinch from the chin across to the rim at the N in PRESIDENT. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. La

Chocolate and olive brown. The obverse is glossy while the reverse is closer to matte thanks to uniform extremely fine granularity. No verdigris or

It is widely believed this famous "half disme" as the denomination on it reades, was struck in the cellar "mint" of John Harper ...

A beautiful example of the nation's first officially authorized silver coin, a coin whose story includes both President Washington and Thomas Je...

Popular political token used as a cent during the "Hard Times" era of the 1830's & 1840's. Glossy chocolate brown with some d...

Very attractive smooth glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are corrosion-free. The sharpness is slightly better but a small scratch was c

Attractive glossy light to medium brown with chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. Excellent eye appeal except for three small, sharp digs in the

A couple points sharper but lightly corroded under a rather glossy dark olive patina. The obverse highpoints are rubbed to a lighter coppery tan tone

Slightly sharper with a half dozen light rim bruises on each side plus a small rim nick at UN. None of the rim bruises is especially distracting, but

A point or two sharper but there is a dull dent at the top of the T in CENT, a couple of pinpricks on the shoulder, plus a few other light contact mar

Attractive glossy olive brown with medium brown toning on the highpoints. The two-tone look accents the details and enhances the eye appeal. The onl

A couple points sharper with microscopic roughness under an attractive glossy chocolate and medium brown patina. No verdigris, and the only notable m

Sharpness F15 but covered with light to moderate corrosion under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. There is some shallow reddish verdigris on the

Sharpness F15 but covered with very fine porosity. No verdigris, and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the light roughness. The only contact mark

Sharpness VF25 but both sides are covered with tiny contact marks, none at all distracting but too many to ignore. No corrosion or verdigris. Rather g

Frosty medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth except for a small patch of very light roughness in the

Attractive glossy light olive and medium brown with faint hints of reddish chocolate toning in protected areas of the obverse. The only contact mark

Glossy light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and some chocolate toning in protected areas. Smooth and free of contact marks

Very slightly sharper but there are a dozen small pinpricks or pitmarks scattered about the reverse. No verdigris, a fine hairline scratch over TATE b

A couple points sharper but covered with very fine porosity. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Rather glossy steel and light olive brown. The

Slightly sharper but the surfaces are very lightly corroded. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy olive and chocolate brown. The date and legends

Smooth glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints. The surfaces are free of any defects other than the f

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is a dull, light rim nick left of the hair ribbon. Rare EDS, Manley die

Sharpness near EF40 with myriad fine scratches covering the portrait and much of the reverse, but only those on the neck are visible without the aid o

Mostly glossy steel and chocolate brown. Some microscopic roughness in the fields but overall nice for the grade. The date is clear, the overate is vi

A couple points sharper but lightly corroded. No verdigris or notable marks. Dark steel with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoi

Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with frosty lighter steel brown. Mint luster covers the protected areas and there are

Slightly sharper with a few faint hairline scratches on the cheek and in the field behind the portrait. Otherwise smooth and attractive. Glossy medi

Slightly sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel and olive brown mottled with some lighter steel brown tones. No notable marks. E-MDS, M

Slightly sharper with faint roughness in the protected areas of the reverse. The obverse is glossy steel brown and chocolate while the reverse is a s

Sharpness VF35 or slightly better with microscopic roughness covering both sides, the roughness so fine it does not show to the unaided eye. There are

Nice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth, defect free surfaces. Excellent eye appeal. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The Spiked Chin feature is clea

Sharpness closer to mint state with a series of dull, light rim nicks at the bust tip and a fine scratch across the top of the neck. Lustrous light o

Frosty chocolate and light olive brown with delicate spots of darker olive toning on the obverse. No defects, only light friction on the highpoints. L

Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the highpoints. No roughness, only a few trivial contact marks. MDS, Ma

Frosty light to medium steel brown. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint luster and only minor contact marks. These include a thin nick under the

Glossy medium brown and chocolate mottled with some lighter and darker brown tones on the obverse. No roughness or marks, but it could use a bath to r

Frosty light brown with steel overtones and a swipe of darker steel brown toning on the lower right of the reverse. Faint hints of very faded mint co

The obverse is not as nice as the reverse, which grades F15 and offers excellent eye appeal and no notable defects. The obverse is weaker, with VG10

Highly glossy chocolate brown with splashes of reddish chocolate toning on both sides, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are mostly smooth and attr

Slightly sharper with some very light contact marks scattered about both sides, none notable or visible without a good glass but too many to ignore.

Sharpness very near mint state with attractive, frosty bluish steel brown surfaces that show ample faded mint red in protected areas, especially on th

Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lustrous tan faded down from mint color covering the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse which

Lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint red covering the protected areas on both sides. There is a microscopic planchet fissure in the field abov

Sharpness very near mint state with a couple of fine hairline scratches hidden in the hair plus a couple more in the field behind the portrait. The o

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. The only mark is a very fine hairline scratch from t

Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. The only marks are a couple light nicks in the

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate. The only marks are a tiny nick on the neck, a thin one left

Perhaps a bit sharper but there is a "P" lightly scratched into the portrait at the top of the neck and a dull dent caused a bulge at the ...

Ten points sharper with a few light contact marks on the obverse, including a light vertical hairline scratch in the field under the ribbon and a dull

Sharpness G6 but moderately corroded. No verdigris or marks. Dull reddish chocolate and steel brown. The date is clear and the legends are complete

Choice glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter golden brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. The only mark is a faint spot of r

Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A very tiny speck of reddish

Sharpness VF25 but the upper two thirds of the reverse is covered with very fine granularity. The obverse is smooth and free of any notable defects o

Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned light steel brown with very faded red remaining in protected areas. No roughness or notable marks.

Ten points sharper but there are a few faint hairline scratches in the field under the chin plus a few stronger ones at CEN in CENT. Otherwise the su

Glossy light steel brown with frosty mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. A couple of faint splashes of reddish chocolate toning on t

Beautiful lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red remaining on the reverse. No spots or stains. The only marks are a very light ni

Lustrous bright mint red covers at least 75% of the obverse while the reverse has begun to mellow to light steel brown, slightly less than half the fa

Frosty light bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red remaining in protected areas. A swipe of darker brown toning on the right side of the o

Very attractive glossy light steel brown with a few small spots of darker olive toning, including one in the field off the nose tip. The fields and p

Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces with some dull rim nicks on the obverse. Heavily counterstamped in the center of the obverse with

Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish chocolate brown. No spots or corrosion, only a few light rim nicks on the obverse a

Frosty medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and underlying mint luster covering the protected areas. No spots, stains, or contact m

Mint state sharpness but there is a dull, light scratch on the bust near the curl. Glossy medium brown mottled with darker bluish steel. Faded mint

Slightly faded mint red mellowing to steel brown, slightly more than half the mint color remaining. A couple small splashes of darker toning at the b

Dark olive brown with steel brown highpoints. The surfaces are minutely rough and there are a couple of small rim bruises. The counterstamp is stron

Very attractive frosty medium brown with traces of mint color remaining on both sides. Close to choice except for a spot of dark olive toning at the

Light steel brown with hints of faded red in protected areas. There are fine hairlines in the obverse fields are some tiny ticks scattered about both

Very attractive electric blue with faint hints of underlying rose and faded mint color. The fields are nicely reflective and free of any notable hair

Golden tan and light steel brown with bluish steel overtones in the fields and protected areas and hints of underlying iridescent rose in a few places

Frosty medium brown, the reverse a few shades lighter than the obverse. There are faint hints of underlying very faded mint color in some of the prot

Sharpness very near mint state but the obverse was lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light bluish steel brown with frosty lighter brown toning in the

Glossy light to medium brown with frosty mint red remaining in the recesses of the counterstamp. Choice for the grade. Brunk reports 24 examples are

Choice lustrous light olive brown with very faded underlying mint red covering the obverse fields. A tiny spot of lighter tan toning between the C ...

Frosty light to medium steel brown. The fields are satiny and free of any defects. Choice except for some strike weakness in the dentils, as often f

Frosty mint red fading to steel brown, at least half the original color remaining. There is a tiny diagonal nick on the cheek and a short diagonal st

Mint red fading to steel brown on the highpoints, nearly two-thirds of the red remaining. A spot of shallow reddish verdigris at the dentils under th

Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy golden light olive with tiny specks of darker olive crud on the right side of the reverse.

1805 Small 5 Fair-1. 1809 with small planchet clip from stars 9-11 G4. 1825 G6. Sharper with some rim marks. All have a readable date. Lot o

1826 VF20. 1828 2 pieces, VF30 and VG8. 1834 F15. 1853 F15. A nice group, none with significant defects. Lot of 5 coins.

Mostly glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are rather smooth, only very light roughness and no verdigris. Basically just heavily worn. The portrai

Attractive glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter brown in protected areas of the reverse. The planchet i