Superior Galleries Santa Clara Elite Auction

Attractive medium gray color with choice surfaces and, a desirable feature for collectors, choice rims without the usual nicks or impairment. A handso

This is the always popular draped bust, small date Type, a coin whose sharp devices and smooth light gray fields show faint evidence of long-ago clean

BB-61 is the most often seen variety for 1796 with the small date obverse and large letters reverse (with variety BB-64 being exceptionally rarer). On

B-1. The desirable draped bust, small eagle Type that was minted only in 1795-98, this piece, while it has been cleaned and left in an untoned state,

Smooth even wear on both sides with sharper devices towards the outer ring of the design (weakest at the centers as often the case with these scarce s

A very pleasing example of this, the first year in the bust dollar design that incorporates a large or "heraldic" eagle motif for the reve...

Knobbed 9 in date. Although gently cleaned at some time in the distant past, the coin was allowed to tone naturally and has since acquired a nice over

Smooth, evenly worn surfaces with light gray toning in most areas except for darker gray accents around the legends and devices. Though cleaned at one

The relative sharpness of the main design (including stars) partially negates the cleaning of this still lustrous example from the year 1799. A popula

A gorgeous About Uncirculated example of the optimum, hand-picked order. The extremely lustrous surfaces show signs of mingled medium gray with bright

The popular and affordable overdate of this year, a coin showing a wealth of sharp detail and even some original luster in and around the main devices

An nice pewter-gray toned No Motto dollar, a coin with choice, acceptable luster and a strike that comes pretty close to complete for an early seated

A frosted example of the 1842 issue. A nice degree of toned luster spins slowly beneath pale gold and light gray highlights. Nicely struck with just a

A frosty gray specimen with strong underlying luster and rich "old silver" highlights on both sides. Nicely struck for the date, perhaps n...

A splendid and original toned specimen whose satiny choiceness comes with fully defined design features plus a nice overlay of varying golden and silv

This is a shimmering, silver-gray and auburn brown toned specimen of an elusive issue. Following several years of high mintage, the mint's silve...

A sparklingly bright untoned specimen of the low mintage 1845, with rich frosted iridescence on both sides and only scattered bagmarks. Like the 1844

A fully struck No Motto coin with a light overlay of silver-gray and russet color. Close examination reveals some marks, but none that are noteworthy.

A satiny matte-like coin approaching gem quality with resilient underlying luster and faint golden brown toning highlights. From center to periphery,

Although "improperly cleaned" the surface is still acceptable for this early No Motto type, with variable toning that shades from medium g...

Cleaned at one time and described as such on the NCS holder as "improperly" -- the question being, how can a coin of this vintage be "...

Toned original surfaces, and a coin with a distinct edge over its much commoner brethren such as 1841-43 and 1846-47. The 1848 is scarce in all condit

Richmond Collection. A naturally toned and exceptionally frosty MS62 that has agreeable fields and devices. Struck with systematic exactness throughou

Only 62,600 minted of this slightly better issue.

Somewhat scratched. Still acceptable and well placed for a collector of these well-designed and often hard to find early seated Liberty silver dollars

Only 7,500 minted, the first time this happens in the seated dollar series; all other dates before it were struck in numbers greater than ten thousand

With only 40,000 minted, it stands to reason the 1850-O would be a very scarce coin. The most vigorous retort to this is that years ago a fine numisma

A clear winner when it comes to rarity and desirability, yet in spite of the obvious light cleaning at one time, a coin that should prove popular with

In 1851, the American public had no interest in using silver dollars as a circulating medium, preferring instead the much more prevalent (if risky) pr

Only 1,100 silver dollars were produced at the Philadelphia Mint in 1852 and as with the 1851, every 1852 business strike dollar is rare! While the kn

Collectors looking to buy an 1851 silver dollar soon discovered that as a date, the 1852 seated dollar was also all but impossible to obtain. Bullion

A choice, frosty specimen. Despite the fact that the 1853 is the most commonly seen 1850s silver dollar issue in Mint condition after the 1859-O and 1

Here, too, we are pleased to describe a Mint State 60 1854 whose original surface and strike quality is adorned with light champagne. Relatively choic

Although 1854 shows a mintage of 33,140 pieces, not extremely low by comparison with others of its day, it has long been thought of as a rarity. One e

The Proof 1855 seated Liberty dollar is one of a handful of rarities in a series of noteworthy dates. It is doubtful that the Mint sold more than 30-4

Toned. A very scarce issue in all grades: only 26,000 made. Continuing a trend begun in 1853 when the price of silver on the world markets broached th

Attractive silvery brilliance with deep mirrors and contrasting frosted devices; at the rim, some warm golden brown iridescence adorns both sides with

Untoned save for a light overlay of milky golden-gray iridescence, both sides display reflective fields above which the devices rise with light satiny

The present piece has a regular (flat) rim, the usual depressed mark in the field by the eagle's beak, and is from unrusted dies. Mintage unknow...

Well detailed for this more difficult P-mint Proof, a low mintage year, with deep steel and golden-brown highlights that add considerably to the appea

Choice lustrous surfaces come alive with smooth, if slightly patchy gold russet gray toning with silvery brilliance striking through in many places. N

Trade between the United States and China increased during the late 1850s, and the federal government encouraged the use of the San Francisco Mint for

Like several others from this consignment, a coin that was "improperly cleaned" in the words of the grading service, and yet still has ple...

A glossy coin and a close approximation to a gem 65 by any benchmark. What's more, this has an engaging display of satiny light-gold toned iride...

A frosty white specimen with strong underlying luster and rich gleaming highlights on both sides. The only toning is located at the rims on this 1860-

Baking bright luster on satiny devices contrasts nicely against the light brown toned and reflective mirror fields. A rounded impression is sometimes

A hard to beat array of rich golden to steel-toned hues enhance the surfaces of this handsome Choice Proof from the year 1862. The present prize is ex

The rarity of this date can be blamed on the Confederate military victories in the latter part of 1861 and on into 1862. The Northern citizenry of the

This coin presents a pleasing aspect with light cameo frosted devices against nice choice mirrors. At all angles, natural toning swirls of tan and sil

A well toned MS64 of the quality for the grade some collectors admire, but others might turn away from due to the curious distribution of the toning: