Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

Attractive copper-red surfaces. this coin includes an Eagle Eye Photo Seal which, in effect, grades the grading service, and puts Richard Snow's...

Swirls of golden-red luster with richer orange-red in the field, a flaming original Gem of this very important Centennial year Cent. Struck with scien

The glowing deep reddish brown color is flashy and consistent. A well struck and lustrous frosted Gem Proof that has carefully preserved surfaces. Num

Attractive golden red to light brown color, gemmy throughout with good eye-appeal. (#2125)

(#2322)

Iridescent orange and red resonate off of the surface of this pristine Gem that has just begun to acquire natural iridescent green color. Desirable wi

A radiant Gem that has an outstanding strike and glossy original purple brown color with subtle (and not so subtle) blue iridescence. Similar to the D

Brown hazy surfaces with purple color. (#2145)

A red and brown specimen glowing with original mint bloom that deepens to smooth brown finish on both sides. What an immaculate specimen this is, a co

Scarce when fully red, the 1884 is something of a sleeper in this condition. The reverse has a bit of natural haze over the mirrored surface. (#2341)

A radiant Gem that has an outstanding strike and glassy smooth brown to iridescent blue. With just 2,960 Proofs minted in 1887, a scarce offering in t

Choice and well struck with somewhat mottled brown and faded red color. (#2348)

(#2374)

Possibly dipped long ago and allowed to retone. (#2387)

(#2409)<p><i>The Cross Rivers Collection</i>

1860, 1862, 1863. Lot of 3 coins.

Included are 1863, 1864 bronze, 1865, 1866, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1873 Open 3, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1886 Variety 2,

1889, 1896, 1900, 1909. Questionable color. Lot of 4 coins. (#2173)<p><i>The Silberkleit Collection of Small Cents</i>

First year of issue. (#2424)

(#2425)

Without mincing words, the 1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln cent is the grandest of the "popular rarities" in 20th-century numismatics. Right from th...

A razor sharp Gem that has rich warm coppery-gold color. Lustrous and immaculately preserved. Struck with technical exactness throughout the portrait

A copper red to warm brown specimen glowing with original, slightly variegated mint bloom. Extra crisp detail on all relief portions of Lincoln, his b

Another very precisely struck, carefully preserved example in choice condition; the brown surface shows plenty of faded mint color on either side, hen

A frosty brown specimen that has a good strike and choice luster. (#2426)

Still a desirable example of the key date. (#2428)

Well struck and in dandy condition for this popular, widely collected and recognized key issue. (#2426)

One of several nice circulated examples to come to us from an old time collection, now accurately graded in third-party grading holders. A few surface

Decent surfaces and a good strike with a few old marks in the obverse field. (#2426)

Clear date and V.D.B. on the lower reverse. This is THE key to the Lincoln cent series, every boy's (and grown up boy's) dream come true to ...

Key date -- mistakenly put in a 1909-S (non V.D.B.) grading holder. A rather sharp, choice specimen that has rich glossy brown surfaces with natural p

Bright and eye-appealing. A first-rate gem in its class. (#92434)

A pleasant gem example swooning with warm copper luster. (#2437)

Bright color. (#2437)

Lustrous but light coppery-red dominates the surfaces of this beautiful coin, with a particular glow to the obverse fields. (#2440)

Many of the early Lincoln Cents are extremely elusive in Gem or better, full red condition, and the 1911-S is not omitted from this elite group. A low

Typical impression from overworked dies, yet the main design is nicely composed while the fields and devices are smooth with brown luster. (#2453)

Fifth year of issue. (#2459)

Some obverse flyspecks. (#2462)

Bright color underneath hazy toning; numerous toning freckles on the reverse plus a sharp strike. (#2466)

For many years, the 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, 1922 "Plain", 1931-S, and 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln cents were considered the key-date issues withi...

Like the 1909-S V.D.B., the 1914-D has a long career of respectability and covetous collectors behind it. Choice brown surfaces. (#2471)

Another choice brown Mint State Denver Mint date. (#2480)

A copper red specimen glowing with original mint bloom. (#2488)

Lustrous with dominant orange-gold color plus a little green iridescence on the reverse. (#2488)

Blazing original color. (#2497)

Another early branch mint Lincoln cent with agreeable color, spot-free surface, and decent but not 100% crisp strike definition on the main devices. (

(#2515)

Fully original with warm copper-red color. (#2521)

The orange-gold color is utterly pleasing on this dazzling 1920 from the Philadelphia Mint. (#2524)

Another whose coppery-gold color is especially revealing on obverse and reverse, almost rose gold in shade. (#2524)

(#2524)

First generation PCGS holder, and obviously collected near the time of issue by a first generation Lincoln cent connoisseur since it has sparkling ori

Weakly struck throughout, and normal for 1920-S since this is the best as it usually gets, which isn't 100% -- but with choice luster, a few tin...

The fiery-gold color is especially vibrant on this handsome 1921. A spot-free gem. (#2533)

Lustrous steel brown surface, some marks on the obverse and portrait as well as a small dig in the lower left field on the same side. Still quite choi

A collectors "find" for anyone who has sought this classic mint oddity. Despite the mint reports that no Philadelphia cents were struck in...

As fresh looking as though it were just removed from an original roll. What a treat for some Lincoln cent collector! Two small marks above LIBERTY per

A lovely gem. (#2545)

Lustrous. (#2544)

Normal weak strike with light milky surfaces, the underlying spot-free luster glows with spot-free radiance. Very scarce. (#2557)

Warm smooth brown color. Well weakly for this often weak date yet lustrous with choice though not pristine surfaces. The reverse is sharp, but the obv

A beautiful red coin with no objectionable marks or blemishes. Struck with mathematical precision by the dies, all devices are razor-sharp including L

(#2578)

(#2587)

A lustrous Gem that has fiery orange color and a good strike although the O of ONE is weak. Long considered a relatively common issue, the 1928-S has

Blazing color. (#2596)

Clear-cut devices point to it having been giving a full strike by the dies. (#2596)

Rolls of 1929-D once existed and no doubt can still be obtained (for a price), but they tend to be less than stellar full mint red with vibrant hues l

A radiant Gem that has an outstanding strike and crimson-gold color. (#2605)

A blazing gem with superlative surfaces. (#2605)

Rich copper-red color with no toned spots. A well struck Gem that has gleaming fields. (#2608)

A spectacular Gem with original, fiery Red surfaces and impressive pristine surfaces. Only 866,000 minted of this semi-key issue. (#2620)

From center to periphery the intense radiant color glows. (#2620)

Another gem. (#2620)

(#2641)

(#2644)

A well struck, immaculately preserved, and lustrous Gem that has lovely orange-gold color like the others in this group of Lincoln cents from the thir

(#2650)

A sharply struck Gem that has radiant rose, orange, and gold color. (#2656)

The color ranges from orange to red. A lustrous and nicely struck Gem. Both dies were sharp when this cent was struck (#2659)

(#2662)

Sharply struck throughout, the surfaces show even red color and there are no mentionable abrasions on either side other than for two tiny ticks behind

A lustrous Gem that has flashy luster and rich copper-red color. (#2674)

(#2677)

(#2675)

(#2680)

(#2686)

There is a hint of orange toning splashed in the field of the obverse. This Cent has a sharp strike and impressive luster. (#2692)

(#2695)

(#2698)

A rich copper-red hue. Pristine surfaces, like the rest of the MS67 examples in this date run. (#2701)

(#2704)

Blazing luster. Recut mintmark S/S/S and Doubled Die Obverse, variety FS-018.94. Scarce. (#2710)

A beautiful red coin with no objectionable marks or blemishes. (#2729)

A highly lustrous Gem that has rich orange patina and a razor sharp strike. (#2821)

Full original mint orange brilliance, fiery, with a few flecks here and there of coppery golden highlights accounting for the slightly modified grade

Frosty and well struck, a splendid gem of this key date. Always popular for its highly doubled obverse! (#2825)

Both obverse and reverse are glossy and original, with a few tiny marks scarcely worthy of mention. The coin has never been dipped, fussed with, or in