SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Here, too, we see what time and Nature's beautiful palette of colors can accomplish!

This too with only 6,000 made, but few can boast such resplendent toning, only a handful at present could compare, and these are regularly off the mar

Both a scarce date [6,000 minted] plus bold toning that never ends with its variety of iridescent hues!

A blazing beauty of a gem! The satiny surfaces are afire with bright volatile cartwheel luster that looks as though it would like nothing better than

Yet another exceptional specimen whose colorful aspects will give endless hours of enjoyment.

This scarce date (6,000 minted) was consigned with the same group of heavenly toned specimens that you see surrounding it. The coin is a masterpiece o

Very attractive toning on both sides, no doubt arising from long years in its issue card.

Superb Gem Uncirculated, lightly toned.

A lovely, frosty-white Gem, there are no mentionable bagmarks on either side. The Wisconsin state animal, pictured on the reverse, is a badger.

Bold cartwheel luster spins broadly beneath rich toning highlights.

Once in a great while a coin comes along that has the ability to rejuvenate even the most world-weary numismatist. To the collector of Commemorative s

Includes: 1892 Columbian (x4), 1893 Columbian (x2), 1893 Columbian PR, 1925 Stone Mt. (x11), 1936 Bay Bridge. Lot of 19 coins.

Complete, missing only a Washington-Carver, and housed in a blue Whitman album. The grades on these swing all the way from Fine to full blazing Gem Mi

Includes: 1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar and 1946 Booker T. Washington Half Dollars (x5).

Includes: Six Booker T. Washingtons and Six Washington Carvers. In plastic holder.

Includes: Ten Booker T. Washingtons and Two Washington Carvers. In plastic holder.

Includes: Twelve Washington Carvers. In plastic holder.

Beautifully toned!

Flowing mint brilliance like a shimmering waterfall cascades of color over the obverse side of this fully struck Gem.

Deep rich blue with some purple and sea green accents. Beautifully toned.

Outstanding eye appeal from this heavenly toned specimen.

A luminous gem of optimum quality for the grade: The luster is unbeatable, as well, and the strike is nearly full, being quite crisp in most places in

Includes: 1941 AU/UNC sets (missing P-mint Nickel and Cent, D-mint Nickel and Cent, S-Mint Half, Nickel, and Cent); 1953 AU/UNC sets (Franklin Half, W

Includes: 1944-P, 1944-D, 1944-S. Lot of 3 Sets.

Struck in tin with normal light tin gray toning, the surface luster is still intact and glowing over both sides. For one of the rare Mint State Contin

Small dash by star 4; 19 berries arranged 9 + 10, with the berry under the right foot of the first A of AMERICA. On the obverse of this variety, the f

A few light hairlines behind the head (the short mark by the top curl is diagnostic of this die and seen on all the coins); possibly cleaned long ago

Late in the year 1795 the draped bust obverse with small eagle reverse was adopted for silver dollar coinage. Artist Gilbert Stuart, contemplating the

Attractive smooth surface with the fields deep gray and russet while the lighter rubbed silver high points provide nice contrast to the whole ensemble

Never an easy year to find in any condition, yet the 1796 B-4 draped bust, small eagle dollar is the most readily available variety of the year. An es

Harshly cleaned with traces of old adjustment marks at the rim and uneven texture in the fields. Close inspection is recommended. A die break occurs a

The popular star arrangement on the obverse is a distinct Red Book variety and while it isn't scarce in the context of the bust dollar, small ea...

A velvety smooth and lustrous Mint State with a gradation of faint dove gray on both sides to slightly deeper gray with accents of russet and brown. T

A popular, affordable variety. 1799 B-9 and B-10 are the most plentiful varieties of the year. It seems likely that about 1,000 to 1,800 of each are k

A strong impression was left by the dies that struck this historic draped bust, heraldic eagle silver dollar from 1799. It has natural toning of the a

Normal light wear and abrasions but the main devices are well imparted by the strike of the dies. 1799 makes the best entry point if this is your firs

Cleaned and recolored, now is medium to deeper steel gray with brown. A few old marks in the fields and on the portrait; the rims also show one or two

Smooth deep gray toning in the fields with lighter gray high points on the hair, face, shoulder, stars, eagle, etc. The rims are very choice in this i

Attractive uniform gray fields and devices with extremely sharp detail in centers as well as on all the stars above the eagle. This handsome offering

Toned. Some heavy scratches on Liberty's head.

Well circulated and dark, leaving a net grade of Very Fine or so, but with all the main elements of the design readily apparent. This is the famous Go

Pleasing original color with a few tiny marks on the rim. Low mintage first-year seated Liberty dollar: only 61,005 minted.

Choice and attractive.

Cleaned at one time.

Cleaned but now toned and attractive; some small rim bruises.

A very nice example of the low mintage 1844 issue, with only 20,000 produced and rare survivors tending to be Good or Very Good at best. This piece ha

Cleaned but now toning a dull dove-gray color. Only 24,500 minted of the scarcer 1845 issue.

Nice original color.

Nicely toned. The first O-mint seated dollar, which was followed by only three others in 1850, 1859, and 1860. Scarce in this grade, a carefully grade

Medium gray surfaces with sharp design.