Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Low Rarity-7. Sleek, glossy deep brown, soft reflective qualities underlie steel-blue patination. Bust of Lincoln on the obverse; UNITED STATES OF AME

This rare pattern uses the shield type obverse similar to the regular issue but the motto is in much smaller letters and there is a ball at the bottom

Same as the Judd-495 obverse with divided date 18-66. This time the mint employed the regular Proof Rays dies which has a small center dot within the

Extremely Rare: Rarity-8. Lovely gem with deep mellowed purple-brown and faded mint red color throughout, with exceptional fields that are spot-free a

And another outstanding example of the Pattern shield nickel by Longacre. This has wonderful deep purple and reddish magenta toning on a base of deep

The consignor, in acquiring this range of intriguing and attractive five-cent piece patterns, happened to find a lovely Gem Proof of Judd-570. This de

This is an important and prized trial strike of the regular die piece of the first or "With Rays" type of shield nickel, with stars and ra...

<I>Obverse and reverse: The dies used to coin regular-issue Proof coins this year.<I> Perhaps as scarce as Rarity-7, with a mere 4 to 12...

A satin frosted gem Proof with richly imbued luster that graces the glistening pale toned surfaces. Nicely struck for the Type, indeed, about as fine

High Rarity-7. Pleasing reddish golden to blue-brown shades, both sides sleek, original, and spot-free, meaning that it can be purchased by any collec

Similar design to Judd-608, the one cent, a sterling Gem with wonderful color. (#70829)

This handsome Pattern for a five-cent piece is struck in Nickel and rated Rarity-4 by Judd. It displays a large head of Liberty wearing a coronet with

This uses the same Liberty head by Longace as the previous Judd-623 specimen, except there is a star on the coronet. On the reverse, a large V in a la

<I>Obverse and reverse: The dies used to coin regular-issue Proof coins this year.<I> A pleasing cameo-frosted Gem with surfaces the col...

The proposed one-cent denomination featuring a head of Liberty by Longacre (who died in January 1869). Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY,

A splendid gem quality example of this pattern for a three-cent piece. Longacre's head of Liberty wears a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, incused. On...

Similar to the obverse of the three-cent pattern, Judd-676, this time a five-cent piece in which Liberty is wearing a coronet with a star inscribed LI

Longacre's design. A deep golden to silver-gray toned gem with strong underlying mirror luster and bold devices on both sides. Nicely struck for...

Rarity-7. A glittering superb Pattern "trime" based on the Barber seated Liberty design. A miniature Liberty sits supporting a shield and ...

Absurd to imagine anything fresher or more outstanding in terms of original surfaces and color, with faded mint red on a base of gleaming brown. If yo