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