Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

A large silver medal struck to commemorate the 100th annivesary of the death of Friedrich II, (the Great). The medal weighs 43 gm. and has a diameter

A lot of two Prussian gold coins of Wilhelm II. 10 Mark 1907 and 20 Mark 1888. Both coins are Almost Uncirculated examples. The 20 Mark is just a two

A choice Proof of Prussia. Struck to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Prussian kingdom. Conjoined portraits of the two kings in 1701 and 1901.

Struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of Berlin. Bright white, brilliant example.

A superb example of this type. Struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon. Bright white, fully lustrous example.

A great looking Sede Vacante Taler of the Bishopric of Regensburg. St. Peter in boat, surrounded by 15 shields. Very ornate design. Lightly toned spec

A 1/2 Taler of the Free City of Regensburg. Portrait of Joseph II, who ruled jointly the Holy Roman Empire with his mother, Maria Theresa. Sharp city

An exceptional early Taler of Saxony. Portrait of Johann Georg I in military garb. Golden toned example, essentially as struck.

An outstanding Saxon Taler of the 18th century. Struck for Friedrich August III as Duke. Brilliant Uncirculated specimen.

We have here a Silver medal struck to honor the birth of Prince Georg. The proud parents, Friedrich August and Luise, would rule Saxony eleven years l

An exceptionally choice 2 Mark of Saxony. Struck upon the death of king Albert. Wonderful multi-colored toned example.

A very attractive 5 Mark commemorative of Saxony. Struck upon the death of the previous king, Albert. Beautiful golden toning.

A 5 Mark commemorative of Saxony. Struck for the 500th anniversary of the University of Leipzig. Bright white brilliant Uncirculated specimen. Mintage

A 5 Mark Proof of Saxe-Altenburg. Struck to commemorate the 50th year of reign of Duke Ernst. Tiny mark in left obverse field, otherwise a choice Proo

A lightly golden toned 5 Mark commemorative. Struck for the 350th anniversary of the University of Jena. 40,000 mintage

A very choice 5 Mark coin. Berlin (A) mint. Struck to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the University of Jena. Bright white exampl

A 3 Mark commemorative struck at he death of the previous Prince, Albrecht Georg. Brilliant Uncirculated example and mintage of 70,000 pieces.

A choice 3 Mark piece. Struck at the death of Prince Karl Gunther. Certified MS 66 by NGC. Lightly toned example. Berlin (A), mint.

Three German minors are as follows: Prussia 1/2 Silber Groschen 1872 A Uncirculated. Empire 25 Pfennig 1911 E Uncirculated. Weimar 3 Mark 1924 A VF/EF

A Proof Weimar Commemorative. Berlin, (A), mint. A few minute field abrasions, but overall, attractive.

A very choice Rheinland commemorative. Berlin, (A), mint. Very lightly toned.

The scarcest of the mints for this type. Hamburg, (J), with a mintage of just 43,000 pieces. Rhineland commemorative. Lightly toned example.

A Proof 3 Mark Weimar coin. Struck to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the University in Marburg. Lightly toned proof.

A medallic 5 Mark of 1927. "D" mintmark for Munich. Designed by Goetz. Struck to commemorate the 80th birthday of Field Marshall von Hinde...

A Gold Zeppelin Medal of 1928. 36.15 mm. 22.81 gm. Conjoined busts of Zeppelin and Dr. Eckner. Reverse zeppelin flying above the waves.

A Zeppelin Silver medal of 1929. Conjoined busts of Eckner the pilot, Zeppelin the inventor, and Durr the builder. Lightly toned example. 32.5 mm. 24.

A Cameo Proof Weimar commemorative. Flight of the Zeppelin. Berlin (A) mint. Very nice example.

A Proof 66 Cameo Luther commemorative. Berlin, (A), mint. Exceptional surfaces. Bright white example.

An incredible looking Proof of Hindenburg. Full cameo appearance. Must be viewed. Stuttgart, (F), mint.

A Cocoa advertising Token from the Gold Coast, modern Ghana. Elephant facing left, reverse has a pie chart showing world cocoa distribution. Gold Coas

So-called spade guinea type. Fleur de coin.

Extremely fine or better with ample luster.

Nearly Gem Uncirculated, deep brown luster.

A lot of Victorian Sixpences and Shillings. All are Brilliant Uncirculated. Dates are as follows: Sixpences 1887 Young Head, 1887 Jubillee, 1893, 1901

Some fine hairlines but as issued, with semi-prooflike surfaces, and the usual superb strike. A lovely problem free example of this Jubilee issue.

An exceptional 1/2 Sovereign of Britain. Victoria, veiled head type. Outstanding example. Certified MS 66 by PCGS. Wonderful color.

A gold medal of Britain struck to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Victoria's rule.25.72 mm. 12.88 gm. Youthful portrait of Victoria in 1837 on...

Lot of three Trade Dollars. 1900, 1903, 1908. All are from the Bombay (B) mint and all are bright white Uncirculated examples.

A Gold Coronation Medal of king Edward VII and Alexandra. 30.76 mm. 17.28gm. Edward on one side, Alexandra on the other. Comes with original leatheret

A choice Trade Dollar from the Bombay (B) mint. From the Irving Goodman sale.<p><i>ex Irving Goodman #637</i>

A very choice 8 Piece Coronation Proof Set of George V. All the coins are attractively toned. Set is all Silver, from the four Maundy coins up to the

A lot of three Uncirculated Trade Dollars of 1929. All are bright white examples. All were struck at the Bombay mint.

A certified Trade Dollar from the Bombay, (B) mint. Bright white example.

A very nice certified trade Dollar. Bombay, (B), mint and a bright white example.

A Proof Crown of 1935. Struck as a commemorative of George V's 25th year of reign. Known as the Rocking Horse Crown. Beautiful frosted example.

Three British Crowns. They are as follows: 1935 KM 842 Uncirculated. 1937 KM 857 toned Proof. 1951 KM 880 Proof.

A very attractive Penny of George III and the Isle of Man. Not a rare type, but unusual in MS 63.

A platinum Noble of the Isle of Man. .991 of an ounce of pure platinum. Portrait of queen Elizabeth, reverse Viking ship. A choice example.

A proof Crown of the Isle of Man. Made of palladium. Struck to honor the bicentennial of the US constitution. Exactly one ounce of pure palladium. Int

A scarce one-year type coin from the Republic of Greece. Hairlines in the fields from an old cleaning, yet still Uncirculated.

An outstanding colonial 1/2 Real of Guatemala. Prooflike Uncirculated example. sharply struck, with tremendous detail evident. One small carbon spot b

A colonial 1/2 Real of Guatemala. Assayer "M". Struck in the last year of colonial rule. Lightly toned Uncirculated example. A superb coin.

A very rare variety of the 8 Reales. The "S" in "Cresca" is struck over a "C" to correct a misspelling. Hardly ever of...

Three very striking Guatemalan minors. The first is Central American Republic 1/4 Real 1831 G Very Fine with small reverse planchet flaw KM 1. The sec

A truly fabulous 8 Reales of the Central American Republic. Prooflike in appearance, and a fully struck up tree. About as choice of an example as one

This is the scarce variety with "CREZCA" over "CRESCA". Struck for the Central American Republic. Interesting overdate. Great de...

Three Uncirculated minors from the Republic of Guatemala. They are as follows: 1/2 Real 1867 R KM 143. 1/4 Quetzal 1925 KM 240.1. 25 Centavos 1943 KM

An impressive large Gold coin of Guatemala. Portrait of Carrera, founder of the republic. Fully brilliant in color and showing only the most minimal o

A very interesting counterstamp issue. 1 Centavo counterstamped on one side with a large "V", and on the other side with a crown. The coin...

A lightly toned Extremely Fine Peso. Well struck and a good looking example. Scarce date with a mintage of 14,000.

A very attractive Peso of 1872. Greyish toned and a choice Extremely Fine example. Scarce date with a mintage of 10,000.

An unusually nice 1/4 Real of Guatemala. Very clear overdate. Well struck and problem free.

Late 19th century grouping of 100 Quarter Reales of Guatemala.

A very seldom offered coin. Both for date and type. Once cleaned, now beginning to retone.

A virtually perfect coin. Worthy of a premium bid. Bright white with outstanding luster.

An unusually choice 1/2 Quetzal of Guatemala. Very lustrous with great detail present.

One of the most elusive of the Latin type Crowns. The Quetzal of Guatemala. Mintage of 10,000 pieces, but most were melted since the populace did not

The scarce variety of the 1/4 Quetzal witout NOBLES below the scroll. Bright white coin and better than an Extremely Fine example.

The scarce type of the 1/2 Quetzal without NOBLES under the scroll. Well struck Very Fine with a bit of yellow discoloration.

A really choice 20 Quetzales. of Guatemala. So named for the quetzal bird found on both sides of the coin. Very impressive large gold coin containing

A 25 Centimes of the Revolutionary period of Haitian history. Struck for the Western republic. Portrait of President Petion. Fully lustrous example. S

A toned Gourde of Haiti. Scarce in this better grade. From the Irving Goodman collection.<p><i>ex Irving Goodman lot 653</i>

Here is a type very common in low grade, and quite scarce at the higher levels. This example is about as close to Uncirculated as possible. The most m

A rare grade for this type. Fully lustrous and somewhat prooflike. From the Morris Geiger collection.<p><i>ex Morris Geiger collection&l...

A lot of three Hong Kong minors. Large Cent 1926 KM 16 Red Uncirculated. 5 Cents 1901 KM 5 Uncirculated. 10 Cents 1889 H KM 6.3 Almost Uncirculated on

A lot of three Uncirculated Large Cents of Hong Kong. Dated 1902, 1903, 1924. The first tow are KM 11, the last is KM 16. All are fully red Uncirculat

A Taler of the Holy Roman Empire struck for Hungary. Kremnitz, (KB), mint. Early portrait of Emperor Leopold I. Very lustrous and an exceptional examp

A wonderful Taler of the Holy Roman Empire. Struck in Kremnitz, (KB), for Hungary. Older bewigged portrait of Leopold. Golden toned Uncirculated examp

A large Proof Silver coin of Hungary. 39 gm. Struck for the winter Olympics at Lake Placid. Two figure skaters portrayed.

The first gold coin struck for Iceland. Portrait of Jon Sigurdsson. Brilliant Uncirculated example. Just 10,000 pieces struck.

a blazing ncirculated 3 Pence. Scarce in this quality

A scarce date in the 1/2 Crown series. Only the first dare, (1928), in the series is common. Well sruck Extremely Fine.

We have here a 20 Pence of Ireland, KM 25 struck on a smaller planchet. The coin is struck on the 5 Pence planchet KM 22. A blazing Uncirculated examp

A proof 100 Lirot of Israel. Jerusalem reunification commemorative. Mintage of just 13,000 pieces. Choice example.

A 5 Sheqalim commemorative of Israel. Struck to remember Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Part of the Holyland Sites set.

An Israeli gold 5 Sheqalim. Part of the Holyland Sites series. This one produced to remember the Qumran caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

Two medals in gold struck by Israel to honor the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. The designs are identical and mention a Life of Bodily Vigor. These are

Fr-59; CNI-5. 6.8 grams. Bust with cap right. <I>Rev.</I> Eagle on crowned shield. Hand hammered, hand cut thick flan, causing the usual...

Berman-256. 2.2 grams. Silver. Pope enthroned; legend with the name of pope. Rev. The papal crossed keys of the holy seat; legend with the name of Sai

An outstanding Tallero or 4 Fiorini of Tuscany. Great looking muti-hued toning.

Lot of 5 coins.

Well centered, as issued.

Lot of 5 coins.

A gold Zecchino of Venice. Sruck for Doge Ludovico Manin. Doge is shown kneeling before St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice. Reverse has Christ stand

Well struck 20 Lire of king Umberto. Rome, (R), mint

A gold 20 Lire of Italy. A well struck Uncirculated example.