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...