Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Doubled Die Obverse. Handsome with strong details and the attractiveness to gain a wide acceptance from bidders. (#2017)<p><i>The Silber...

Nicely toned with choice surfaces and a band of reddish brown toning across the obverse. (#2016)

This lovely Flying Eagle is soaring with full nice tan luster. Cherry-picked look of originality is much in evidence, as well, and we are hard-pressed

Struck thru problem-coin; very weak on the eagle's head and tail along with the wreath, as struck. Tarnish streak above eagle. (#2016)

A handsome, well struck example for the Type set buyer. Or, if you happen to want a more rewarding task, this will easily become a linchpin in a full

Altered surface. (#2019)

Choice throughout with pleasing color and surfaces. Weak head and claws. The Small Letter design is a redesign made in mid-year and is actually a subv

A satiny golden tan specimen of this most famouos Flying Eagle cent with strong underlying luster on choice, spot-free surfaces. Nicely struck, though

Very early PCGS holder with white foam donut insert. Sleek golden surfaces with reflective fields and frosted motifs. Bursts of gold on the pale tan s

Lustrous. (#2052)

A desirable one-year Type. This has a distinctive yet simple laurel wreath for the reverse (some have suggested the leaves are those of the olive). (#

Damaged. (#2052)

Once again the mint switched gears with the reverse receiving a new wreath (oak now, instead of laurel) plus the placement of a shield at the opening

According to a recent <I>Coin World<I> article by Paul Gilkes, "Numismatic lore suggests that Longacre's daughter, Sarah, at th...

Choice and very attractive, as are all the nice mid-grade pieces from an old-time collection, newly graded by PCGS for the first time. (#2064)<p&...

Lustrous. (#2067)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

A frosty coin. (#2070)

Glossy brown with faded mint color, all original and pleasing. (#2077)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2077)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

To aid the Mint in coining large numbers of the new bronze coins beginning in 1864, a private company received a contract to prepare blanks for the br

(#2083)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Smooth glossy brown and attractive. (#2085)

Visually striking! Deep coppery red gem with fully frosted devices. None of the usual flyspecks are visible, even when a search is made under magnific

Many of the dates in the late 1860's and early 1870's are only found with a moderately deep strike. This eye-appealing 1866 has nice detail...

Snow-9, repunched date. (#2085)

A very pleasing brown specimen of this elusive year. No problems affect its gem grade. (#2088)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small ...

Choice with some mint red left on both sides. (#2092)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Glue residue on reverse. (#2092)

Glossy surfaces. A gem. (#2094)

A very scarce year in the Indian series, mintage declined step by step after the rush of the 1859-65 period, to where 1869 is one of the most elusive

Another attractive example of the scarce 1869 date. For years, collectors wanted to believe there was such a thing as an 1869 over 8 cent and so they

Lovely glossy brown surfaces and a good but not quite 100% sharp strike for this difficult issue. (#2097)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collectio...

Another challenging Indian cent from the early 1870s, a time when production was low and collecting interest virtually nonexistent, making Mint State

Porous and marked. (#2101)

Ex Richmond Collection. One would be hard pressed to locate a more presentable MS64 of this elusive year, even if one were to hunt for six months. The

Very scarce and pleasing to the eye, this has fresh, original surfaces, excellent color, and a nice depth of detail in the feather headdress that Libe

Lustous. (#2110)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

A highly lustrous 1874 gem that has rich orange patina whose blend into golden brown makes a smooth transition; as well, it has a crisp sharp strike.

Around 1873-75, the nation, which had suffered a severe coin shortage of all denominations, finally began to return to normal conditions. A coin like

Attractive full red bloom off the dies, a coppery smooth near-gem of this medium-priced date. (#2126)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of...

Swirls of pinkish-red luster with richer somewhat scuff-red color. The pressure transmitted from the die to the blank reveals itself in sharp details

The 1877's mintage was an all time low for the series, not to be underproduced until the 1909 San Francisco Mint Indian Cent. It is true that th...

A scarce Indian cent despite the minor cleaning. Still smooth medium brown color with shiny highlights from cleaning. (#2319)

Dullish stripped surface with pumpkin orange color on the reverse. Sharply struck, just the same, and with enough favorable qualities to get it over t

The key date in the series; full seven letters in LIBERTY on the headband; deep steel brown color. This year always commands a strong premium, has for

Lustrous and well struck for this scarcer date. (#2131)

Lustrous with original red on both sides. (#2131)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Environmental damage. (#2131)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2131)

Questionable color. (#2134)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2137)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Glossy surfaces with abundant mint red color throughout. (#2140)<p><i>The Cross Rivers Collection</i>

(#2140)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2143)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Deep glowing red color from the underlying copper planchet. (#2144)<p><i>The Cross Rivers Collection</i>

Another frosty specimen, this time in gem quality. (#2146)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Smooth glossy brown Gem with attractive color, surfaces, and design detail. (#2148)

A beautiful, glossy specimen that won't be deserted by bidders since it has that one aspect everyone likes: "eye appeal." A gem. (#2149)

(#2149)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2152)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2155)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Outstanding copper red color beams across radiant surfaces as it deepens to purple brown. The mirror gloss still resplendent after all these years. On

Brown. Cleaned. (#92155)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2158)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Popular date -- in 1969-70, coin dealer and author Jim Ruddy, after extensive searches, found two almost identical 1888 Indian cents that had been str

A frosty coin. (#2166)

(#2172)

(#2175)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2179)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2182)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2185)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Fully lustrous -- an important and rare feature for this not all that well preserved issue -- the surfaces display dominant gleaming brown with a hint

(#2189)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2191)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2196)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2200)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2204)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2210)

(#2209)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Cleaned. (#2208)

The otherwise golden-orange color warms to crimson-red shades in areas upon a base of nicely toned brown. A gem. (#2212)

(#2213)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2215)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2218)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2221)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2224)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2228)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

(#2230)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

Cleaned and retoned. (#2232)

Key date Indian cent, one of only 309,000 minted and always a challenge to find in choice Mint condition. This has plenty of faded mint color on both

Another exceptionally choice example of the popular '09-S rarity -- a coin that ended the series with a bang and one collectors often have to wa...

(#2239)

Attractive deep chocolate brown color. A scarce S-mint date. (#2238)

Minor damage on LIBERTY headband; corrosion spot on the reverse. (#2238)

An outstanding toned mirror Proof example with gem quality surfaces and wonderful eye appeal. Essentially razor-sharp as per the qualifications for th

An outstanding lightly mirrored Proof with excellent eye appeal. The surfaces are virtually flawless and except for some reddish purple toning on the

A glowing deep-red color is emitted from undisturbed now glossy brown and greenish-gold original surfaces. The strike is strong, with clear definition

A bold red Proof with light toning haze in the obverse field. Scarce in Gem Red condition. (#2299)

Another ouststanding Gem Proof with eye appeal in bucketfulls! (#2302)

Sleek golden red color with mirrors not too deep but still glittering. Best of all, both sides are spot-free. (#2308)