Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Gorgeous reverse toning. Milky white surfaces swirl with luster on the obverse except for a blush of color at the rims. All minute detail fully eviden

Fully struck on each side, the brilliant surfaces have a sheet of silvery luster that shimmers and sparkles and is uninterrupted by any noticeable abr

Original toning at the rims; sleek prooflike radiance on both sides. (#7131)

A lovely Gem that has radiant blazing white color at centers with shimmering prooflike fields. Lustrous and sharply struck with top-quality almost pri

Beautiful deep colorful toning on the obverse of this well struck Gem. There are a few bagmarks on the cheek underneath the color. (#7130)

(#7130)

A beautiful silver-bright coin with no objectionable marks or blemishes. (#7130)

Ice-cold white color covers the reverse field of this handsome coin but it is the lovely toned obverse that really grips your attention. The cheek on

Extra frosty cartwheel luster. (#7130)

Bold and frosty, in early PCGS holder. Obverse toned. (#7130)

Swirling watercolor shades of iridescence on the obverse gives this a splendid appearance only hinted at in the photograph. (#7130)

Fully struck and brilliant with exceptionally clean surfaces. The only marks are a few on Liberty's cheek. Beautiful toning on obverse. (#7130)

Another gleaming, frosty Gem like the 1880-S Mint State 66 with this color, there are no visible imperfections and displaying soft shades of original

Vibrant toned obverse. (#7130)

Beautiful obverse color. (#7130)

A riveting example of this always-popular Type. This sparkling example is beautifully toned and very well struck. (#7130)

Glittering luster bursts from original toned surfaces unmarred by heavy bagmarking. A strong strike as well, making this a desirable specimen. (#7130

Early PCGS holder. Blue with purple, an utterly charming combination. Bidders glancing through this catalog will recognize a master accumulator of sil

Mostly white reverse, it is the obverse where the toning settled. Full swirling luster on both sides, a coin in one of the pre-1989 flat-edged PCGS ho

Early PCGS holder. Be a sportsman and pull down your bidder card if you've already acquired a number of these remarkable toned specimens, for th...

Early PCGS holder. Deepest blue with shimmering lavender toning creates a spellbinding impression on the collector. It is as fresh as if it had just b

Colorful reverse. (#7130)

This, like the others, has been carefully reviewed by the grading service and then stamped with the desirable MS65 label, as it fully merits. (#7130)

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Both the peripheries and the central reverse are impressive for their sharpness of strike, and the frosty textured surfaces are gleaming. (#7130)

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Attractively toned reverse. (#7130)

Group of certified specimens, MS64 to MS65. Lot of 4 coins. (#7130)

Beautiful gold and pale blue toning on the obverse with a blush of deep red off to one side. (#7130)

Marvelous two-sided toning. Circa 1987 NGC grading holder! (#7130)

Toned reverse. (#7130)

Beautiful blue obverse. (#7130)

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And 1881-S PCGS MS64, 1881-S (5 pieces) PCGS MS65. Lot of 7 coins. (#7130)

Well toned and attractive. A frosty gem. (#7132)

A beautifully toned full-luster gem that is satiny and consistent. A well struck 1882 that has carefully preserved surfaces. (#7132)

A frosty, satiny gem with intense cartwheel luster on both sides. Superbly struck as well, with nearly impossible-to-believe detail from a full blow b

Frosty white and attractive. (#7134)

White. a dazzler. (#7134)

(#7134)

A little gold toning, but mainly white with gorgeous mint fresh dazzle. (#7134)

An immaculate, spinning-bright Gem, the surfaces spread light with vivid wintry white originality over both sides though there is a little milky white

Toned and frosty. (#7134)

(#7134)

Lightly toned but otherwise bursting with mint frostiness and silvery elegance. Only scattered bagmarks, far fewer than on many of the Government Serv

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A brilliant and highly lustrous '82-CC that has nicely preserved surfaces. GSA holder. (#7134)

Choice silvery frost in the devices and fields. (#7134)

Bright and flashy. (#7135)

A flashy, toned example, as crisp and lustrous as when it was first issued, and no doubt an early prooflike strike from new dies. (#97137)

Mint-fresh surfaces and luster. (#7136)

Also 1898-O, 1900-O and 1904-O in the same grades. Lot of 4 coins. (#7136)

A brilliant, lustrous, and nicely preserved specimen. (#7136)

A desirable Prooflike of this New Orleans date, scarce and glittering. (#7137)

And 1883-O (5 pieces) certified, MS63 to MS65. Lot of 6 coins. (#7136)

This overmintmark variety was discovered in the 1960s by A. George Mallis and Leroy Van Allen when they were given the opportunity to examine many of

What is most noticeable when one first examines this overmintmarked coin is its thick, satiny mint luster -- it swirls around each side unimpeded by h

Sharp-edged devices and lettering throughout. (#87138)

Desirable with this controlled strike on the main devices. Dazzling, intensely lustrous surfaces are free from all but the most inconsequential blemis

The stupendous example offered here not only shatters the normally seen striking woes, but its sparkling surfaces border on perfection. Devices were s

Attractive toning. (#7140)

A well toned gem whose prized blue iridescence will be the highlight of any silver dollar collection. (#7140)

Another excellent example in Gem condition. Another with lovely obverse toning. (#7140)

Deep original toning on both sides, slightly variegated between russet and steel blue. (#7140)

Beautiful reverse toning, multicolor shades that are vibrant and glowing. (#7140)

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Gem toned surfaces. (#7140)

Isolated swirls of silvery iridescence confirm the originality of this common S-mint example. Fully lustrous to slightly prooflike and quite clean for

(#7141)

Fulsome silver-white cartwheel luster radiates on both sides of this untoned, gleaming prooflike example All minute detail fully evident on this bold

An outstanding specimen, fully struck, dazzling with two-tone contrast.between fields and devices. An untoned Gem. (#97141)

Flashy and gorgeous multicolor toning on the obverse. (#7140)

Toned obverse. (#7140)

Soft satin-like fields careening with lustrous originality topped off by exquisite deep iridescent blue to purple and gold toning across the obverse.

Attractively toned to justify the star. (#7140)

And 1882-S NGC MS65. Lot of 2 coins. (#7140)

(#7140)

This piece displays attractive snow-white color over the abrasion-free surfaces; particularly attractive is Liberty's satin cheek. (#7142)

An appealing fresh silvery white specimen, fully struck, and unmarred by discoloration or heavy contact marks. Quite difficult to encounter in this de

What is most noticeable when one first examines this coin is its thick mint luster -- it swirls from side-to-side unimpeded by noticeable abrasions. A

Attractive toning on the obverse. (#7142)

Extra frosty luster with exquisite spinning brilliance. (#7144)

Beautiful toning on both sides, but it is the obverse which grabs your attention. An unusually high quality coin for the 1883-CC date, this specimen d

Frosty white luster. (#7144)

Earlier sold in the GSA sales of the 1970s, this is a strongly struck, vibrant toned Gem. (#7144)

This conditionally rare offering is fully brilliant with richly frosted devices and prooflike fields. The strike is generally free of criticism, being

The silvery color is especially vivid on the reverse while the obverse acquired smooth silvery blue to reddish toning over its crisp frosty to proofli

Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the coin was fully brought up by the dies and left in a heavily frosted condition. A gem. (#7144)

From center to periphery the glare of luminous silvery luster glows, sleekly prooflike in the fields making a swift transition to stark white frost fo

The snowy white color is especially revealing on this decidedly prooflike example whose flashy white brilliance compares favorably with a coin in an e

An untoned specimen with excellent heavy CC frost almost weighing it down like the globe Atlas supports on his shoulders, with fields that are free fr

Both the strike and satiny luster on this diminutive type coin are simply outstanding for the MS64 level, and only the presence of a few scattered fie

White and semiprooflike. (#7144)

Lovely blue-steel metallic sheen over the obverse with a band of white through the middle. (#7146)

Lovely smoky pastels with the deeper shades covering the reverse but the obverse also accounting for its share of original patina. Devices as "...

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