Superior Galleries Santa Clara Elite Auction

Popular three-year design and considered to be one of the most attractive coins ever issued by the United States. Designs are those of James B. Longac

Smooth light to medium brown color with sharp feathers and most wreath elements decisively struck. On the Small Letters variety for 1858, the bottoms

This is the first year of the Indian Cent design featuring an oak wreath with a sprig of olive for the reverse; the two halves of the wreath and three

After-glow bright golden red to brownish cartwheel luster radiates on both sides of this minimally toned example from 1862. What's more, the wor...

A very important coin as, in effect, the 1864 Bronze No L Indian cent is a one-year type. The reduced weight planchets introduced in mid-1864 are made

A second delightful Gem brown Proof of this first year of the new bronze, 48-grain Indian cents. This piece, like the other, has simply outstanding co

The wood-grain effect arises from the uneven alloy mix of the planchet. When the bar of copper (French bronze in this instance) is rolled to the corre

A beautiful smoothly mirrored gem Proof with some light cameo frosted effects on the main design. This is an exceptional attractive example for this d

155 degree rotated dies, something often found on 1868-dated Proofs. While NGC terms this an "error," collectors for decades and decades s...

Rotated dies. Another sharply made, attractively toned specimen for the collector who, as he acquires Proofs for his collection, will no doubt become