SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Lustrous with creamy white surface.

From one side to the other the luminous silvery luster glows with firebolt brilliance. A superb specimen of the D-mint issue for 1939, the year of th

A brilliant, lustrous, and exquisitely preserved Gem.

An outstanding specimen, fully struck, dazzling with originality.

By 1940, sale of Proof sets to collectors were increasing steadily if not spectacularly, with 11,246 Proof quarters minted. This one is a fresh gem.

The surfaces glisten with headlight bright silvery color that will make your head spin while original patina just shows that this is uncleaned and bea

This is a thickly frosted, Gem quality representative of this desirable '40-D, a lower mintage quarter.

Both the strike and satiny luster on this diminutive type coin are simply outstanding, and only the presence of one or two scattered field abrasions p

Incredible silvery perfection in the devices and fields with a touch of patina increasing the eye-appeal.

Bright mint luster characterizes the surfaces on this lovely piece with is superb and superior quality that puts nearly all other '42-S quarters...

Deep, beautiful toning embellishes the frosty surface of this handsome offering.

Easily the most visually arresting feature of this coin is its soft, frosted mint luster. Full swirling luster on both sides, in fact. Pristine!

The mint luster rolls around both sides with a pleasing cartwheel sheen, and none of the features reveal any bothersome distractions.

Lovely original toned surface.

Shimmering luster that glitters and swims in "cartwheel" fashion.

Full cartwheel luster as on several of these pristine MS67 quarters. Be sure to inspect them all and then try to buy as many as you are able.

Exquisite surface along with just outstanding color -- mark this one down in your catalog as one to bid on.

Crisp bloom from the dies; a very appealing specimen whose lustrous toning is all original.

A jewel with beautiful Mint Set quality toning and surfaces!

Blazing white luster.

Original milky gray patina with superb freshness shooting up from beneath.

An example with utterly gorgeous toning on both sides; this piece may have once been in a Mint Set from the looks of it. Superb!

A glittering mirror-quality gem with strong underlying luster and patina on the highlights. Outstanding strike with full feathers on the eagle's...

Mint-fresh surfaces and luster. One of a nice run of dates and branch mints from a fine old collection that was consigned to the sale.

From center to periphery the intense flood of silvery luster glows with this better 1950-S example. Most of these are filled with bagmarks, which is w

Shimmering mint brilliance is seen over each side of this fully struck Gem. Simply outstanding quality and not seen all that often in this superior st

The surfaces are nicely toned, rocking with silvery color, and quite lustrous.

Full reeling mint luster, the color of ice on this marvelous specimen from the first full year of the U.N. sponsored, American funded Korean War.

Pristine white jewel.

This coin too has superlative fields and wonderful original color.

Deep swirling colors on this handsome pristine gem. Such remarkable color often causes a lot of spirited bidding, sometimes runaway bids propel it to

Superb with original reds and golds.

This too, has strong cameos, although it isn't mentioned on the holder. A fantastic brilliant gem for the connoisseur of the series.

A gorgeous cameo Proof.

Nice original gray to russet toning.

While early Proofs in this condition are hideously expensive, you can own a coin of 1954 without having to ransom your family or mortgage the homestea

Frosty with sleek colors.

Low population, high appreciation, aesthetically beautiful coins like these always attract notice. Imagine an entire Washington quarter set in this gr

Original toning on this immaculate gem.

Fifty-one years old this year and still in fantastic mint-fresh condition! Superb!

Another knock-out gem with pristine surfaces and freedom from harmful distractions.

Strong cameo relief on the bust of Washington make this a lovely two-tone piece because the fields are deep, "black" and watery.

Heavenly toning adds measurably to the aesthetic appeal of this superb MS67!

A freshly toned specimen, who knows but this piece may have been a part of an original Mint Set from the look of the color and outstanding luster.

Beautifully toned.

Utter perfection in a 1957 quarter dollar, with strong white cameo frosted devices.

A superb specimen with attractive toning.

Rich golden amber color on this beauty.

A blazing gem with original surfaces, likely from a Mint Set.

A common enough issue but in outstanding superb toned condition; just the ticket for someone's Registry Set of Washington quarters.

Another superlative specimen of the '57-D issue.

A blazer!

Gleaming originality throughout.

Another incredibly beautiful gem!

Bright and lustrous.

A dab of toning before the face.

Fresh and blazing.

A satiny matte-like frosted gem with resilient underlying mirror and silvery color, no toning. From center to periphery, the coin is spectacularly wel

Deep colorful toning. A jewel.

A satiny frosted gem with energetic reflective mirrors plus fresh white color, not even a hint of toning; so prisinte is this, it seems to want to mot

Colorful toning on crisp frosty surfaces.

Exquisite condition.

Another two-coin lot in old PCGS holders. Lot of 2 coins.

Two fresh, high-grade Washington Quarters in first generation PCGS holders. Lot of 2 coins.

Second year of the type, a nice evenly worn specimen for a collector's set. The flowing hair style is used in only two years, 1794 and 1795.

Overton-101. Middle die state with cracks on reverse not as extensive as they later become on O-101a. This opportunity is extremely vital to the speci

The present specimen displays smooth attractive surfaces that would settle for nothing less than a full Extremely Fine 45 grade. After a four-year bre

Well worn and with a few old scratches on the bust. The fields are brownish gray while the high points have typical "rubbed silver" lighte...

Mintage: 29,890. This and the 1801 issue are both very difficult dates to collect since the original mintage was low compared to 1803-07 draped bust,

This is the slightly scarcer small 3 variety, though well worn, all the main date, legends and device elements are visible with only the word AMERICA

A pleasing circulated example of the Red Book variety with large 3 in the date.

Smooth clean surfaces and attractive "old silver" patina that is deepest around the stars and legends.

This attractive bust half dollar has a clear overdate and is one of the more charming examples that collectors buy. There were no 1804-dated half doll

A few tiny marks in the fields; lighter silver gray fields with darker rubbed silver highlights may point to this coin having been given a bath in coi

A pleasing example of this very scarce Red Book variety, at first the die maker punched the last digit of the date upside down, before correcting his

Very pleasing medium gray with lighter rubbed silvery high points giving needed contrast. There is a small rim bruise below the date and another above

This venerable pointed 6 die was mated to a "no stem" reverse that struck large numbers. Survivors tend to be quite attractive, as the pre...

Well struck and lustrous, a handsome coin that features excellent hair separation on Liberty as well as sharp detail in the shield and eagle's w...

Nice even wear and original color.

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