Superior Galleries Santa Clara Elite Auction

A stunner! Everyone, young or old, rich or poor, will love this coin for its superb toning. Deep blue-gray to coffee-with-cream throughout, with gleam

A incandescent and sparkling blue-toned gem whose satiny frosted beauty comes with fully defined design features plus a torrent of varying depths of...

Comparable overall to the 1859 Proof 64 just offered, and with the same favorable qualities like its sleek mirrors, razor-sharpness (including stars),

An hard to believe array of deep blue mirror reflection supports razor-sharp highlights on this scarcer No Motto Proof. Nicely preserved with the desi

This choice specimen boasts strong cameo contrast between the frosted devices (Liberty and eagle, as well as all legends and stars) and the surroundin

A luminous Proof 64 of optimum quality for the grade: The mirror fresh quality is unstoppable, as well, the strike is not just "nearly full&quo...

An nice array of blue toning supports mirror-deep quality in the fields and strong cameo frost on the highlights. Nicely struck, which is typical for

Some hairlines and a few ticks in the fields, but still generally fresh appearing with its nice two-tone contrast and original toning. Only 500 Proofs

Coins dated 1866 are a favorite of numismatists. First, only 625 Proofs were sold to collectors -- a small number by anyone's reckoning. Second,...

Mintage declined somewhat from 1866 (725 Proofs) when only 625 Proofs were minted and sold to collectors of Proof sets in 1867. Although essentially p

Toot your horn and roll the drums for this satiny frosted gem Proof of the early With Motto period, a coin nicely suited for the collector. Its high d

Choice but not possessing enough pizzazz to earn a higher grade from PCGS. Just the same, this piece has the same splendid peripheral toning as found

Stronger than usual frosted relief gives this a "cameo" designation on the holder and nice two-tone quality when viewed first-hand. The su...

Natural light to medium gray patina throughout, this being the Centennial year issue and popular as such. Well struck devices compare favorably with g

A frosted gem with strong underlying mirrors from the carefully made Proof dies that reinforce the beauty of the frosted relief of Liberty and eagle.

Spectacular quality in a seated Liberty quarter, a coin boasting a colorful mixture of turquoise-blue iridescence mixed with rose-gold and gray on the

A satiny gem with intense underlying luster that bolsters the beauty of the original (and colorful) toning that rides the crest of the luster like a s

A nice blizzard frosty underlies the natural tint of "old silver" that radiates from this lustrous piece. Adding to those results, a word ...

Pleasant, almost cheery silver satin frost display lots of fresh white color. The fields are deep and watery, and so reflective as to be hypnotizing i

Key date in the series: only 72,664 minted. The obverse has most of its rim intact; the reverse, as always, show less rim and almost all the letters i

A lustrous Gem that has icy white color peeking through the natural golden brown toning, and a good strike. Regarding this date, the clearest details

This lovely Gem is finished in satin luster with glowing fields and sharply impressed devices, the toning remarkable for its smoothness and lovely bal

The surfaces range from silvery to hard white frost underneath a nice blend of old-silver toning whose russet and gold prominence add nicely to the ap

A satiny example of the most advantageous order for a collector, a rarity in the standing Liberty quarter series and unlike its 1916 Mercury dime and

One of the fresher, more attractive appearing standing Liberty quarters in an early-style PCGS encapsulation. The surface is fully satin-like and very

A sparkling coin with smooth luster but signs of light cleaning. Well struck and attractively centered on a nice planchet. The wide obverse rim gives

The Denver issue of 1917 is slightly better due to its low mintage and consequent shorter supply in choice quality. This piece is housed in one of the

Here, too, we see the level of careful preservation and a nice blow from the dies that made this 1918. The grade says in loud lettering that this is a

(PCI graded AU50). Although lightly cleaned at one time, leaving behind untoned surfaces, the fact remains the surfaces still retain luster on both si

Nearly a full head and close to gem quality luster on this much scarcer quarter dollar from the depression year, 1921. Following a war boom during 191

A fully struck Gem with a light overlay of ice-blue color to the stark silvery whiteness of the luster. Close examination reveals some outstanding det

Strong full head and other details with smooth luster throughout. A frosty example in an early style PCGS holder.

Satiny luster on both sides.

A worldly measure of pouring cartwheel luster enlivens the wide expanse of originally toned surface on this key date Denver Mint quarter. The fields a

Popular low mintage issue.

Lustrous but deep white frostiness dominates the surfaces of this beautiful coin, with a particular glow to the reverse fields and not a stitch of ton

A dazzling-fresh cameo Proof of this initial post-WWII date in Proof. Scarce.

Gleaming and original with strong cameo white frost on the portrait and eagle. A flashy Gem.

Another very desirable cameo-frosted Proof, this too has gem quality surfaces and full mint sparkle in the mirrors.

Superb is the word to describe this gorgeous cameo Gem, a coin whose two-tone effect is amplified by the deep "black" mirrors whose watery...

Another outstanding superb Gem with strong cameos, deep mirrors, brilliance without end.

Frosted devices are what make these the cream of the crop within the Washington quarter series, and only a few like them can be found on the auction c

Another richly frosted and with deep, deep mirrors so close to perfection that the coin easily earns its Proof 68 grade from PCGS.

Smooth and flashy with light cameo frost on Washington's portrait against very sparkling mirrors.

Brilliant and dazzling like the others in the group, with strong cameo contrast. Mintage dipped somewhat in 1958 before resuming an uptrend in 1959.

A heavenly coin whose two-tone contrast is immediately noticeable and strong with flashy perfection.

A coin so fresh, so beautiful, that you will be left momentarily silent upon first viewing it. Strong cameos on both sides.

A little bit of toning in the left obverse field perhaps, but swirling mirrors and frosted relief give it a leg up on others of the year.

There are few situations where collectors have a nice run of high-end cameo Proofs like those offered in the sale. Don't miss this nicely froste...

In a climate of high collector demand, we are pleased to offer a nearly perfect 1963 with white cameos and deep dark mirrors. What a splendid combinat