SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

This is the final design year for which the mint issued draped bust, heraldic eagle halves as well as other denominations featuring the design. It is

Choice but worn surfaces; nice medium gray with lighter gray highlights.

Weak centers are the rule with this issue, so that grading should be done by the designs away from the centers.

This is the bearded Liberty variety in which a die break connects two parts of the bust, as seen in the picture. Worn but undamaged. May have been cle

A few edge nicks and bruises; otherwise choice for the grade.

Another carefully chosen half dollar, the consignor of this nice set looked for inexpensive yet attractive coins to fill his date and variety set. You

Dipped but otherwise retains much of its detail as well as some luster around the devices and legends. Popular overdate from the early years.

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