2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 1

1859 10C MS66 NGC. Formerly offered as lot 589 in our New York Bullet Sale, where it was described as, "A definite find for the Gem quality typ...

1872-CC 10C--Rims Filed, Cleaned--ANACS. Fine Details, Net VG8. One of the most difficult dates in the Seated dime series. The mintage was only 35,480

1873 10C Arrows MS65 NGC. First year of issue and an important condition rarity for the advanced type collector. The snow-white surfaces are highly lu

1873-CC 10C Arrows--Scratched--ANACS. VG Details, Net Good 4. The upper portrait has a few bright slide marks that do not seem to be severe enough to

1876 10C MS65 NGC. Fully struck, each side exhibits bright mint luster with just a bit of light golden toning. An excellent type coin that appears to

1883 10C MS65 NGC. Fully struck and highly lustrous with very attractive, multicolored toning over each side. A solid Gem example and an excellent typ

1885 10C MS64 PCGS. A well struck and brilliant near-Gem with flashy luster and impressive surfaces. The reverse border has a heavy die crack (as made

1887 10C MS64 PCGS. Well struck with excellent mint luster, both sides are covered with rich teal-green toning that is encircled by golden around the

1889 10C MS66 PCGS. The borders have bands of aqua and golden-brown patina, while the centers are fully brilliant. A lustrous Gem that has immaculate

1890 10C MS64 PCGS. A lustrous and carefully preserved near-Gem that has light tan patina. The margins are not fully struck, but the centers are bold.

1891 10C MS65 PCGS. A brilliant, lustrous, and well struck Gem. A few small planchet flaws (as made) rest below the denomination. The reverse border h

1891 10C MS65 PCGS. This coin will not appeal to everyone, but those who recognize originality will appreciate the rich emerald-green, rose, and teal

1891 10C MS66 PCGS. Spectacular aqua, golden-brown, and rose-violet patina. A lustrous and mildly prooflike Gem with nearly pristine surfaces. While n

1891-O 10C MS66 NGC. Fully brilliant and well struck, this piece exhibits satiny luster that enhances the blemish-free surfaces. Among the finest surv

1860 10C PR66 Cameo NGC. Of the remaining proofs that were struck of this first-year issue very few could rival the sheer eye appeal of this high grad

1867 10C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Greer-101. It is truly the sign of a great sale when we can offer not only an 1867 Half Dime, but also an 1867 Dime

1871 10C PR65 NGC. A brilliant Gem that has definite (although undesignated) cameo contrast. Well struck except for the upper left portion of the wrea

1876 10C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Type I Reverse, the only known hub variety of the proof 1876 Dime, and the more common of the two known varieties o

1878 10C PR62 ANACS. The surfaces of this example are blanketed with deep violet, lilac, electric-blue, and golden-brown toning. As can be expected fo

1880 10C PR65 PCGS. From a technical standpoint, we can find little that would keep this deeply mirrored proof from grading even higher. When angled o

1880 10C PR65 Cameo NGC. Brilliant throughout with deeply reflective mirrors in the fields, the devices are noticeably frosted, giving the coin a shar

1882 10C PR67 Cameo NGC. This is a simply stunning proof representative of this, the first high mintage P-mint Seated Liberty Dime produced since 1878

1884 10C PR63 PCGS. Although not designated as such on the insert, this piece shows sharp cameo contrast between the fields and devices on each side.

1885 10C PR65 NGC. A brilliant example of this popular proof Dime from the mid-1880s. The fields are deeply mirrored and there is just the slightest b

1885 10C PR66 NGC. Another brilliant example of this popular proof issue. This piece is also deeply reflective and shows a noticeable amount of mint f

1886 10C PR62 PCGS. Mostly brilliant with a light accent of golden toning around the margins. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the

1888 10C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. One of 800 proof Dimes produced by the Philadelphia Mint in 1888, this high end Gem is bathed in rich charcoal-copp

1891 10C PR65 PCGS. A deeply mirrored Gem, each side is rather heavily toned with variegated golden-brown and ultramarine toning. Final year of issue

1892 10C MS64 NGC. This sharply struck near-Gem would fit nicely into a first-year type set. The luster is bright and frosty, and the only mentionable

1892 10C MS65 NGC. A razor-sharp Gem that has lustrous and impressively preserved surfaces. The centers have light gold patina. The field near the rev

1893-O 10C MS63 PCGS. Light silver toning over satiny fields has produced an elusive O-mint Dime with subtle luster. The surfaces are minimally marked

1894 10C MS64 NGC. Rich cobalt patina yields to dappled copper iridescence toward the denticles. A smooth example, and perhaps kept from Gem status by

1894-O 10C--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. The combination of green-gray fields and lavender devices does not have a natural appearanc

1894-O 10C MS62 ANACS. This is an elusive Barber issue that must be considered along two considerations. This is a visually appealing coin, with origi

1895 10C--Corroded, Whizzed--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. A whizzed and cleaned example that has a porous surface in the obverse field. The toughest P

1895 10C MS64 NGC. The frosty textured surfaces are virtually untoned with crisply impressed features. There are no singularly mentionable bagmarks. T

1895-O 10C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Abundant luster glimmers from the peripheries. Richly detailed and not unattractive, despite a pinsc

1895-O 10C MS62 NGC. The 1895-O has a very limited mintage of only 440,000 pieces and a poor rate of survival, both of which have combined to make it

1895-S 10C MS62 ANACS. Iridescent yellow-green and lilac patina. A well struck Barber Dime with good luster and clean surfaces.Ex: Worth Hill / Lantin

1895-S 10C MS63 PCGS. A scarce issue in all grades, the 1895-S is particularly elusive beginning at the Select level. This satiny piece is essentially

1896 10C MS62 NGC. This is a pleasingly original representative with dappled crimson-russet toning around the obverse periphery. Similar shades are se

1896 10C MS64 NGC. Both sides are devoid of toning and singularly distracting bagmarks. A bright, sharply defined near-Gem.From the Ronald Bozarth Col

1896-O 10C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Speckled golden-brown patina visits the slate-gray surfaces. A satiny and richly detailed but hairli

1896-O 10C MS65 NGC. With a limited original mintage of 610,000 pieces and a poor rate of survival, it is little wonder that the 1896-O is one of the

1896-S 10C MS60 ANACS. The borders have sprinkles of golden-brown and aqua patina, while the centers are milky-gray in color. Well struck and without

1897 10C MS64 PCGS. This frosty textured, slate-gray colored survivor is possessed of razor sharp striking detail. There are no distracting abrasions,

1897-O 10C XF40 ANACS. A richly detailed example that has deep pearl-gray patina. There is a short scratch below the denomination, and the portrait ha

1897-O 10C MS65 NGC. While not quite as rare as the 1896-O, the 1897-O is still a challenging coin to locate in most grades. At the Gem level of prese

1897-S 10C MS65 PCGS. The 1897-S is among the most underrated and underappreciated issues in the entire Barber Dime series. Although only 1.3 million

1898-O 10C MS62 NGC. Like all O-mint Barber Dimes from the 1890s, the '98-O is anything but common in Mint State. This is an untoned representat...