SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Pleasant satin envelops all surfaces under its silvery radiance, with no toning.

Includes: 1936 MS64, 1936-D MS64, 1936-S MS65. A choice example of this common Type. All three pieces have matched dusky silver-gray toning.

An intensely beautiful Arkansas half dollar, a coin with superb luster and a strike that is amazingly close to complete. Colorful reddish amber toning

Low mintage date with gorgeous original toning whose warm golds and amber red hue gives it a further note of distinction that is already there from th

The 1939-S, with its low mintage of 2,100 pieces, is the scarcest year in the Arkansas commemorative series. Here we offter three charming examples, a

A deep silvery bright specimens of the P-D-S coinage with satiny luster on fresh, creamy surfaces. Only a few very slight contact marks noted; otherwi

Old style PCGS holder. A nicely toned satiny gem with smooth luster and grand eye appeal. A beautiful representative of the Bay Bridge issue. Extra cr

A nicely toned original specimen with gem quality satin luster.

A gem of this sub variety, on the reverse, the mint added the date 1934 to distinguish this as first issued in 1934. Only a small portion of the 1935

Lustrous but satiny silver-gray dominates the surfaces of this attractive coin, with a particular glow to the reverse fields. The person honored on t

A sparkling gem with intense underlying luster that breathes fiery life into the highlights. Nicely struck with crisp details aplenty. Utterly superb

Frosty and well struck with a little brownish gold toning.

Deep original toning from the issue envelope. A frosty gem.

A nicely toned and extremely lustrous Gem that has excellent fields and frosted devices.

A satiny white gem with strong luster on swirling surface effects from the die preparation. What gladdens us most is to see a crisp rather than a dull

Original light toning over satin surfaces. The Cincinnati issue is scarce with only 5,000 minted of the 1936-S.

A satiny gem with intense underlying cartwheel luster that explodes with white iridescence plus a hint of golden brown at the rim. Absolutely eye-popp

Toned.

Here, as well, we see the effects of years in an original commemorative issue card, with the central toning "dot" surrounded by satiny lig...

Splendid original gray and brown tab toning (the so-called "tab" being a central restraining ring with a hole in the middle attached with ...

Includes: 1936 MS66, 1936-D MS65, 1936-S MS66. Frosty patina dominates both sides underneath the smooth brown tab toning.

Another gem brown toned set of Columbia, South Carolina halves. Lot of 3 coins.

Another tab toned threesome; all gems. Lot of 3 coins.

Part of an extensive consignment of PDS sets of this popular, inexpensive series from the 1930s. Each coin is toned with identical brown "tab&q...

1936 MS66, 1936-D MS65, 1936-S MS66. A splendid matched "tab toned" set of gems. Lot of 3 coins.

An more than moderately bright and lively gem with strong luster and a confident, no-compromises strike. Everything you would want from the grade on a

Three pieces with nice matched tab brown color; the fields are sleek and satiny. Lot of 3 coins.

This is one of several originally toned gem sets from an old-time estate whose owner had a fondness for the commemoratives of South Carolina. Lot of

Deep gray brown tab toning on both sides.

Well detailed for this more difficult early Commemorative, with glorious blue and antique gray highlights, shimmering with intensity that adds conside

Nicely toned. Indeed, this handsome commemorative boasts multicolor toning, not the usual humdrum grays and dull browns. There is fire in the colors;

The frosty color is especially revealing on this handsome toned gem. The surface has a warm golden aspect to it with reddish sunset shades near the ri

A satiny gem with beautiful underlying luster that bolsters the toning of the fields and sharp devices.

Cleaned.

Lustrous, satiny surfaces display rich silvery iridescence, with the overall appearance greatly bolstered by cartwheel luster. Regarding this piece, t

While Mint State examples are always available through the Gem 65 level, Superb Gem 67s are surprisingly elusive. This is a satiny, gorgeously preserv

A gem featuring original "tab" toning from the issue card.

An impressive gem in all regards. The deep-frosted surfaces are ablaze with fiery luster, the strike is nicely detailed, and the eye appeal is nothing

A satiny gem with a wealth of underlying luster on its medium champagne toned surfaces that have the trait known as "tab toning" acquired ...

Dullish milky "fingerprint" toning.

Bright white luster; some contact marks on the shields.

Very rarely have we ever offered a Grant Half with Star that has surfaces that are as well preserved as this piece. But the story of this coin goes fa

Very well struck for this often weak issue, the star appears above Grant's name on the obverse and indicates that this is the low mintage variet...

Originally preserved Hawaiian Halves typically display dullish lemon-gray patina from the brown paper envelope in which many were stored; only a few d

A bright white example of the scarce Hawaiian half dollar, or as it is sometimes called in the 50th state where these were first distributed in 1928,

Variegated original toning as seen on most of the undipped specimens of this scarcer commemoratives. Choice thorughout. Only 10,000 1928 Hawaiian halv

Both sides are vibrant white over which splashes of iridescence plus a bare trace of color at the rims. We gather that the consignor must have spent m

Brilliant throughout with exceptional mint frost and surfaces that are as clean as a whistle. A very flashy Huguenot and rarely encountered this fine.

A sparkling coin bursting with luster, untoned and white in appearance. The surfaces are clear of marks. Taking stock of another key aspect of the gra

A frosty gem.