2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 1

1858 H10C MS63 PCGS. Original steel-gray patina blankets the surfaces and is enhanced by splashes of blue and gold. Sufficient luster is visible benea

1859 H10C MS64 PCGS. With rich, original, antique-copper and apricot-orange toning, this sharply struck and generally smooth example has the eye appea

1860 H10C MS65 PCGS. The golden-brown and cobalt-blue patina is deepest at the borders. A razor-sharp Gem with good luster and impressive preservation

1860-O H10C MS66 NGC. A brilliant and intensely lustrous Gem with a bold strike and clean surfaces. A faint staple scratch above the bow is only menti

1861/0 H10C AU50 PCGS. A lightly toned and richly detailed example that has a minor abrasion above the LF in HALF. Although the 1861/O variety carries

1863 H10C MS67 NGC. The 1863 is another of the low mintage issues produced during the Civil War. Only 18,000 pieces were struck. However, it appears t

1864-S H10C MS65 NGC. Undoubtedly this piece is from the small hoard that surfaced in the early 1970s. The surfaces are covered with light rose toning

1867 H10C MS66 NGC. This coin is the business strike counterpart to the proof 1867 Half Dime from the Kaufman Collection that we are also offering in

1868 H10C MS64 NGC. This originally toned, predominantly dove-gray example is a survivor from an original mintage of just 89,200 pieces. There are spl

1871-S H10C MS64 PCGS. The surfaces of this lustrous half dime are shimmering with brilliant luster. Only a few faint surface abrasions can been seen

1859 H10C PR64 PCGS. A deeply toned example of this scarce, one-year type coin. The hollow-center stars and slightly modified figure of Liberty make t

1867 H10C PR63 PCGS. Surprisingly attractive for the grade, the fields are deeply mirrored and each side has light golden-brown toning. Important noti

1867 H10C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. V-2. The Philadelphia Mint prepared only two sets of dies for Half Dime production in 1867, both of which were use

1872 H10C PR65 PCGS. The golden-brown, powder-blue, and rose-violet patina is undeniably beautiful. Well struck aside from a small portion of the uppe

1803 10C--Rim Damaged--ANACS. VF Details, Net Fine 12. JR-3, R.4. Curiously, this R.4 example is the most "common" variety of the year. A ...

1809 10C VF20 ANACS. JR-1, R.4. The only known dies. Deep green-gold and cobalt-blue patina. The obverse has wispy slide marks. All legends are bold,

1820 10C Large 0 XF40 PCGS. JR-8, R.3. Surprisingly difficult to locate in XF, the JR reference states that the finest example known (in 1984) was an

1821 10C Small Date MS64 NGC. JR-9, R.2. Among die marriages of the 1821 Capped Bust Dime, JR-9 is fairly common. Survivors, however, are not as plent

1829 10C Medium 10C MS66 PCGS. JR-12, R.3. This originally preserved Gem is undoubtedly one of the finest extant examples of this scarce die marriage.

1830 10C Small 10C MS64 PCGS. JR-2, R.1. This is the most common die marriage of the 1830 Capped Bust Dime. Of course, no Bust Dime can rightly be con