SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Only 600 Proofs minted. Here, too, we are pleased to describe a gem shield nickel of outstanding quality whose smooth, reflective luster adorns the fa

Among the more poorly defined issues in the series, this scintillating Proof 66 example breaks that trend and displays uncommon crystal clarity on all

Clean as a whistle, as one would expect from the Gem grade; however, what really sets this coin apart from others is its intense mirror smooth luster

Pleasant silver satin surfaces display lots of luster with original nickel-gray patina just having formed.

Original dusky gray toning with sharp design elements. An affordable date and grade.

Die break through the bottoms of the date digits and through some of the stars. A satiny gem with superlative cartwheel luster that radiates boldly be

Swimming in mint brilliance over each side of this sharply made With CENTS Type. The devices were struck with the full force and energy by the Proof d

A lustrous example with light golden toning. The late-1880s Liberty nickels tend to be scarcer than originally supposed by collectors, with strong pri

Volatile "watery" mirrors adorn satiny and dynamic frosted device surfaces. What also sparks our interest in this 1898 Liberty nickel is t...

A highly lustrous satiny frosted gem with a nuance of toning on both sides. Struck from sharpo dies that imported a standard razor-sharp look to the d

Nice cartwheel luster graces the satiny, matte-like surfaces of this attractively toned gem. A blend of shades with hard nickel gray color oon both si

A satiny gem Proof with superlative and distinctive luster that radiates boldly beneath bright lovely gold faint powder nickel gray to blue highlights

A fresh (and refreshingly attractive) Gem of the first type in which the buffalo is standing on a mound. Lightly toned.

A sparkling gem of the top order for Mint State 66. Intense cartwheel luster blends smoothly with pale nickel-blue highlights on the satiny surfaces.

This well toned and very attractive Type 1 from the Denver mint has all the qualifications for the grade and then some. At the present moment, with ac

Beautiful, and in many ways colorful, toning overlays the neutral gray surface of this scarcer Denver issue. And while this coin is centered in the Mi

A smooth-surfaced coin and a gem by any benchmark. What's more, this has an engaging display of pale golden brown toning that layers the highly ...

The 1915 Proof nickel has always been a very scarce coin when it has been offered for sale at auction. Not only is it rare in the fixed sense with no

Nicely toned with forceful luster projecting through on both sides. It appears that even the artist who designed this piece, James Earle Fraser, pr

A satiny frosted example with medium gray to golden toned luster that radiates nicely from the centers on both sides. Decently struck in most places,