Long Beach Week Begins Monday, February 11, 2008 | Printer Friendly The week starts off with two Pre Long Beach Auctions; one hosted by Ira and Larry Goldberg and the other by Superior Galleries. The Goldberg’s Sale has seven sessions running February 10-13 with over 3,500 lots at the Crown Plaza in Beverly Hills. The Superior Sale has two sessions on February 11 & 12 and is held at Superior Galleries also in Beverly Hills. The Heritage Sale takes place February 13-16 at the Long Beach Convention Center in conjunction with the Expo. There are five sessions with over 3,000 lots.   Early Gold, all denominations, continues to be more popular than ever. Wholesale prices for Very Fine and higher grades are extremely strong and many issues are higher in this week’s charts. An increase in dealer buy prices for elusive Mint State grades results in very few sales. However, when these coins are offered, trades usually take place at premiums of current Market levels, thus creating even higher prices.   Gold and Silver have been mixed this past week, although they are still moving upward overall. Platinum has skyrocketed right past $1900 an ounce racing toward $2000. It is currently at $1935 an ounce. Gold is $922.30 and Silver is $17.42. These prices are current as of 9:43 am PST.   See this E-News and past issues in E-News Archive: http://www.numismedia.com/market/enews/archive.shtml   -What's Hot? Bust Half Dollars – All Grades Early Bust Type – 1794 – 1810 All Grades DMPL Morgan Dollars – MS63 and Higher $4 Gold Stella’s – All grades PL Morgan Dollars – MS63 and Higher Standing Liberty Quarters – MS63 and Higher Seated Dollars – All grades Trade Dollars – All Grades Seated Half Dollars – Most Dates & Grades $10 Gold Indians – MS62 and higher BU Rolls – Dollars, Walkers, Mercuries Mercury Dimes – MS64 and higher Early Gold - $2 ½, $5, & $10 XF & higher Walkers – 1916 to 1934 MS63 and higher Indian Cents – Red & Red/Brown MS & Proof Early Lincoln Cents – Red; MS63 & higher Key Dates in all series Three Cent Silver – Key Dates   -What's Not? State Quarters – PR issues under 69 require discounts Low-end quality coins require discounts Modern Issues – Grades under 69 require discounts   -Other Requests 1883 CC Morgan Dollar – MS65 P/L & DMPL 1922 Lincoln Cent – Good and Higher http://www.numismedia.com <<New Year Begins with a Bang COIN MARKET REPORT ARCHIVE >>Excitement Building for ANA