SGBH Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Silver Dollar coinage resumed in 1889 at the Carson City office after a three-year absence. Upon reopening, there was time enough to strike 350,000 Si

A minimally circulated Carson City key that has a lustrous silver-gray appearance and strong highpoint detail with a tendency toward prooflike reflect

A well struck, appealing example of the scarce Carson City strike this year. Only 350,000 were made.

About as close to gem as can be expected, this robust 1889-O does have some scattered but light bagmarks. Unlike the general run of pieces of this cal

An astonishing gem of the best possible order whose satiny surfaces play host to robust detail in the hair and on the eagle. Best of all is 1889-S&#...

Another enticing 1889-S. Silver satin luster on a well presented and fully struck planchet makes this a coin to consider. As already mentioned, this d

Slightly lower mintage S-mint date; a lustrous example.

Smooth metal flow enhances the glittering mint reflectivity that covers the surfaces, giving the coin a shimmering, glowing cameo appearance. The orig

This is a sparkling silver specimen radiating mint bloom, and nicely preserved. This is also a generally well-struck example with good details. It has

A sparkling deep mirror example whose surface originality and sparkle is just the ticket for some collector who prefers the challenge of a prooflike d

Lightly toned yet still very frosty and choice.

Untamed cartwheel luster on a nice high-end Gem example free of any toning. Reasonable detail definition as well for 1890-O, especially to the all-imp

The strike is better than average for the issue, but the frosty devices have decidedly splendid contrast with the dark mirrored fields. The light bagm

A satin-fresh beauty. Level, rolling luster with splashes of rich white mingle on the frosty gem surfaces. Struck with methodical precision throughout

This is not the 'Spitting Eagle' variety (besides, who would want an eagle spitting over the pristine surface?). Collectors keep asking us a...

A sharply struck near-Gem with exceptional cameo contrast between the snow-white devices and the decidedly reflective fields. A good strike, a clean c

A small dot of metal (from a shallow pit in the die) created the distinguishing feature on this aptly named variety, one of the Top 100 varieties for

Lustrous and almost devoid of any color. A very pleasing example of this CC-mint issue.

Easily the most visually arresting feature of this coin is its strong, frosted mint luster. Full swirling luster on both sides, in fact, with light ba

A frosty white example of this CC-mint issue. Some bagmarks on the face and in the fields.