SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Light silvery color with nice details and centering.

Original color and surfaces.

Some luster remains. Typical wear on the high points for this grade. Choice rims.

A few little nips out of the rims. Medium gray toning.

An interesting die making error.

Scratches but still an attractive example of this low mintage rarity. The mint struck 47,150 pieces in 1815. With the war reaching its final blazing c

Dark toning with a few tiny edge nicks. Original surfaces on both sides, with no evidence of cleaning.

No half dollars were made in 1816 (after the mint had a fire), and this attractive 7 over 3 overdate is one of the first new coins struck once it open

An odd date division, there is a small dot of metal (from the die) separating the last digit of the date from the other three on this Red Book variety

The second 8 in the date filled at the top from the 7 that preceded it. One of many overdate varieties made at this period, all of them are Red Book v

This one has been dipped and gently cleaned but is otherwise attractive enough for most collectors to admire and enjoy.

This is a very attractive, lightly toned Bust half dollar. It boasts such niceties as bold sharp relief on all stars, excellent curl and cap detail, a

A few small marks at the rim, but choice surfaces and nice color.

Nicely toned.

Original light to medium gray color.

There are many different varieties in the 1820, and it sometimes takes awhile to find them all in this choice circulated condition.

This is the scarcest of the 1820 half dollar varieties -- it is in the Red Book, therefore collectors find they need to own it but often come up empty

Toned. The 1820 half dollars are generally scarcer than 1818-19 or 1821-22 issues; partly this is because the mintage was much lower: 751,122 pieces.

A pleasing example.

Unlike most early bust halves struck in the 1820s which are not quite fully struck, this marvel of precision minting shows all regions crisply detaile