SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Nicely lustrous surfaces show pleasing toning and lovely old-silver highlights over silver gray fields. Well struck and well detailed, with sharp defi

JR-1, R.3. After the criticism leveled at earlier designs, the mint's engraver Robert Scot executed a reverse design for the dime that was above...

An historic oddity of this scarce early dime issue. Nice gray with deeper shading around some of the devices and legends. Very nicely struck with bett

Original medium gray toning.

Well struck with lustrous around and within the devices. A choice example.

Here is an extremely rare coin as a Proof, perhaps one of just a handful struck in the Proof format from this die pairing. This date is usually missin

Choice well struck example of the John Reich-inspired small size bust dime, issued in 1828 to 1837. Well toned and frosty.

Light gray with a few areas of darker color.

Rarity-4. A satiny coin that wears its high degree of cartwheel luster well underneath layers of original deep "old silver" patina. Struck...

A simply exquisite Gem, the smooth frosted surfaces are glistening with full, golden and dove-gray textured toning.

A well struck, lustrous white specimen of the Barber dime, this has a "strike thru" defect in Liberty's cap and so must be discounted ...

Bold cartwheel luster spins broadly beneath rich silvery highlights. The reverse strike at wreath is nicely complete in detail, making the present spe

Nicely toned and well struck for the issue. This is the last date in the 1892-1916 Barber dime series.

The satin surfaces ripple with original luster and extraordinary deep colors. The coin is resplendent and boldly struck. The only contact marks are so

A satiny gem of the finest order. A high degree of bright cartwheel luster spins broadly beneath attractive pale old-gray highlights. Nicely struck wi

Boldly struck on all the key design features, with the luster just approaching gem quality.

Gorgeous fresh color on this handsomely toned Gem.

Full blazing luster and exciting full strike on the key features including the cross bands of the reverse.

This marvel of preservation displays attractive toning on both sides, no doubt it was stored in an old collector's coin envelope for years.

A delightful gem that displays excellent detail.

Bright and lustrous, a boldly struck Gem of this late-1920s issue.

Vibrant white frostiness throughout. A beautiful full bands gem of the lower mintage '31-P issue.

First among MS65 examples of this better D-mint issue from the 1930s. With President Roosevelt's administration firmly in power by 1934, the Tre...

A fantastic gem whose sharp bands complement the other sharp features.

Outstanding detail and originality. A gem.

Only 4,130 Proofs minted. A resplendent Gem with light patina and swirling mirror fields.

Another first-rate gem from the 1930s, a time when collecting rare coins began to grow quickly since people had more time on their hands.

Full rolling luster on both sides of this agreeable gem. The strike is nearly 100% bold.

Only 5,756 Proofs minted. An astoundingly fresh and beautiful Gem of this year, close to perfection in its surfaces and originality. This too has deli

Another very superb example of this early Mercury dime Proof strike, naturally toned and, at this level, naturally in the superb class.

Simply outstanding quality, depth of detail, and eye-appealing color on this magnificent Mercury dime! What a charmer it is; bidders will want to give

Mint luster like brilliant frosted glass gives this coin much of its life and pizzazz. Superb!

Only 8,728 Proofs minted. Like the 1937 in this grade, a wonderful original specimen whose fields are immaculate. This resides in an old holder, anoth

Only 9,321 Proofs minted. This too has exquisite detail and flashy brilliant surfaces, with near perfection from top to bottom.

A dazzling fresh Proof whose lovely toning indicates storage in its original mint cellophane sleeve for years on end. Who could object to such beauty!

A lovely gem with agreeable toning that is all original and evenly distributed over the surface.

Beautiful, upgradeable dimes in old PCGS holders. Lot of 2 coins.

A brilliant and highly lustrous Gem that has exquisitely preserved surfaces and -- this is unusual for a '39-S Mercury dime -- a nice bold strik...

Only 11,827 Proofs minted. As with many of the other Mercury dimes in this group of later issues, a coin housed in an old PCGS holder.

A brilliant and exceptionally reflective Gem that has exquisite fields and devices with an added dash of light patina.

Only 16,557 Proofs minted. The flamboyant luster is fresh and gleaming here, no doubt this one was stored in its original mint cellophane until sent t

Only 22,329 Proofs minted. Superb in every dimendion.

A satiny silver gray specimen with faint golden zephyr-like wisps of iridescence on both sides. Nicely struck for the date, better than many in this g

Clear 2 over 1 overdate feature on this always popular variety, a Red Book coin that collectors often must scramble after to find an acceptable specim

Old holders. Lot of 3 coins.

Marvelous strike and brilliant white frost.

A blazing gem of the last year of issue.

The tiny minmark appears on 1928-S, 1941-S and 1945-S, but only on some of these issues. No explanation has been given why this happened, but it did a

Old holders. Lot of 2 coins.

Excellent three-coin set in old PCGS holders. Lot of 3 coins.