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...