Superior Galleries Santa Clara Elite Auction

A lustrous example that has shimmering wintry blast of white surfaces as a foundation for the mellow gold toning that makes it so very attractive. So

Blazing-white luster with crisp definition and exceptionally clean surfaces barring a few light grazes in the frost defining the MS63 grade. Definitel

Includes: 1880-O ANACS AU58, 1880-S ANACS MS65, 1881-S ANACS MS62, 1884-S ANACS AU50, 1884-S ANACS EF45 Details (cleaned), and 1886 ANACS MS64. Lot of

An extremely fresh appearing silver dollar, a coin with superb prooflike luster and a wallop from the dies that is amazingly close to complete. Attrac

Deep and strikingly attractive blue shades with steel as a base, and all on top of a superlative blast of mint-fresh, gem-quality luster.

A velvety smooth and lustrous frosted gem with a gradation of smooth mirror reflection on both sides creating the looked-for "cameo" quali...

An example whose rich frosty white luster pulsates with an inner energy like atomic fission as the blue-toned obverse shimmers unrelentingly. Struck w

A blush of warm golden toning, a load of frostiness on the devices, and all encircled by attractive and relatively mark-free prooflike fields.

This is a coin of distinction with its strikingly fresh appearance. The deep watery mirrors lap up against the bold snow white devices to give a two-t

Attractive golden toning across the reverse. A gem.

A sharply struck Gem that has radiant snow white originality transitioning to a crescent of deep steel blue iridescence as pictured. Struck with exact

Iridescent satin to frosted white resonate off of the surface of this nearly pristine Gem.

Completely untoned with spectacular mint brilliance over pulsating prooflike white surfaces. Almost everyone likes to seek a coin that was struck with

A satiny frosted gem with decidedly mirror-deep surfaces that roll and sparkle atop the bright and hard-working surface beneath. Some weakness of stri

A small area of toning in an otherwise swirling field of mint frostiness. Devices as "sharp as a two-edged sword" including the main hair ...

A few slight scrapes in the frost of Liberty's cheek, otherwise gem. This fully struck MS64 has glowing icy white surfaces and no other problems...

Snowy-white, indeed glowing with silver satin luster, and fully radiant with a near-perfect strike, the only toning occurs at the extreme periphery an

A region of toning on the obverse leaves most of the surface glittering white. This heart-stopping gem "deep prooflike" coin is of the pre...

Some original toning; much blazing white frost, and a strict grade level that honors the graders at NGC.

Brilliant two-tone contrast between prooflike fields and satiny white devices. A gem!

Warm golden color gives this the edge over others, hence the appearance of a Star notation on the NGC holder.

Tremendous detail from a very positive strike, which collectors like better to see than wishy-washy detail; furthermore, the surfaces show sharp silve

Gleaming silvery to sky blue toning in a nice wide sweep across the lower left hand side of the obverse. Thoroughly original and boldly beautiful.

With warm golden brown to light milky gray patina throughout, a first-rate gem of the always sparkling 1881-S issue.

Highly lustrous and nicely mirrored with sleek silver-frosted highlights on both sides. Always fully struck, the 1881-S rarely comes with even the fai

Unsurpassable in terms of surface brilliance and sparkle, both sides are thickly frosted and essentially tone-free.

In addition to is careening luster that swirls around the surface on both sides, the luster is topped off by excellent toning whose deep greenish blue

1881-O PCGS MS63 and 1891-S PCGS MS63. Lot of 2 coins.

All PCGS certified, one each in MS64, MS65 and MS66. Lot of 3 coins.

Mostly brilliant white with fresh deep luster throughout both sides. This gem is a well-struck example with outstanding details. It has no bothersome

Includes: 1882 PCGS MS64, 1884 PCGS MS64, 1885 PCGS MS64 and 1890 PCGS MS64. Lot of 4 coins.

One would be hard-pressed to locate a more pristine MS66 of this year, even if one were known to either NGC or PCGS. The richly frosted, icy white to

A satiny white gem. Graceful underlying luster supports heavily frosted iridescence. A pleasing example of the date without too many contact marks on

The surfaces are untoned, rocking with brilliant silvery color, and quite mirrored. Need we remind bidders that sometimes a weak impression was left b

Purest white luster with only a few light scuffs and chatters on the cheek of Liberty holding it within the MS64 classification. This is part of the f

A beautiful, frosty-white specimen, there are no deep, unsettling bagmarks on either side, just the usual slight contact from storage and shipping in

Sleek white in color seesaws with an occasional hint of prooflike reflection. Here is a coin that, unlike many others with hidden "problems&quo...

A boldly struck white-surface coin whose high-end multicolored bands of toning on the obverse impart a good deal of beauty. As to the detail in the st

One would be hard put to find a more truly beautiful gem toned specimen of a popular issue with not even a smidgen of softness on the main devices, le

Unrivaled in terms of exterior preservation, both sides are well frosted and for all intents and purposes of 66 quality. The toning is deep, balanced,

A rare high quality example for the date, this gleaming MS66 example displays almost enthralling heavy white luster whose frosted surface is toned on

The surfaces are radiant, pulsing with silvery color, and quite lustrous. Since our observation is that this date is usually well struck, then this sh

Toned. Luster swirls around the coin like greased lightning and picks up the sharp detail in the design as well. Another gem quality example from the

The otherwise bright white and sparkling silver luster flares into sleek mirrors in the fields, capped off by frosty devices. Normal bagmarks for this

A splendid GSA-holdered dollar with warm golden toning supported by typical '83-CC heavy mint frost and cartwheel "spin". A very desir...

Lovely stark white iridescence from very choice fields and bold devices.

This is another in a nice selection of GSA dollars in their original black cases. In recent years, NGC saw fit to grade these in their holders (which

A splendid arrangement here: bold relief, just as bold (and flashy) luster, plus beautiful toning in several colorful bands across the obverse, as pic

Light bagging fails to make a dent in the splendid two-tone contrast provided by the nice mirror fields surrounding frosted devices on this widely adm

Deep sunset gold to purple and steel blue iridescence creates a splendid and colorful composition on this handsome, well struck gem.

Both sides put on view the distinctive "look" for this O-mint delivery: smoothly frosted surfaces, rolling cartwheel effects, and nicely s...

Almost a full complement of original luster with this well struck, well preserved '83-S, a dollar that is high on the wish list of many collecto...

A gem with original mottled toning.

A revolution of individual colors on this handsome gem.

Lovely dappled toning.

Original toning like this is what collecting colorful silver dollars is all about.

All PCGS graded MS64. Lot of 3 coins.

An immaculate, blazing Gem, the surfaces bursting with vivid wintry mirrors whose originality spreads over both sides. If you were expecting the desig

A spot-free dazzler whose snowy white mint color shames just about any lesser Mint State silver coin of this year. According to our observations, incl

A glistening golden gray to pastel-toned example with a luxurious display of bright frosty glow on both sides. Nicely socked by the dies, in fact, ful

A riveting example of this always-popular CC-mint date. This sparkling example is mostly untoned and very well struck. Soft-edged frosted devices and

Creamy white surfaces eddy and churn with almost "frothy" luster. Moreover, Liberty's cheek is the epitome of satiny beauty.

Here, too, we see how careful preservation and storage for more than a century provides the collector with a wonderful example of the mint's sil...

This extremely frosty CC-mint coin has a broad crescent of color along the lower obverse border, as shown in the photographs, and is desirable from ma

This example, illustrative of the high-end MS64 quality seen in its grade class, has iridescent white surfaces and no toning, with some two-tone contr

A few tiny ticks on the cheek of Liberty, but the entire surface is exceptionally choice as it is layered in heavy frost from stem to stern.

A pleasant choice example swooning with mid-winter blizzard-white frost and delicate toning; bagmarks on the face and in the field are a consequence o

The silvery hue alternates between levels of frost and mirror-bright polish in the fields from the highly polished dies that struck the coin. Lustrous

Cartwheel luster on a bright but satin finish glancing through the lovely striped toning. Its clear-cut devices point to it having been giving a full

Both sides are remarkably lustrous with full-moon whiteness and a spray of golden brown to gray color at the rims. We'd put the luster at well n...

Brilliant and refreshingly clean for this issue, with flickering luster in the fields and moon-white devices yielding to wonderful deep golden and ros

Crescent rainbow toning over two-thirds of the obverse face, showing hues of gold, red and light blue.

Extremely attractive reverse toning whose iridescence is deep, glowing, and excitingly beautiful. A gem.

Deep steel crescent on the obverse (which is otherwise bright white), with an almost completely white reverse except for golden brown at the rim.

Another exciting toned specimen, this too having a thin crescent of color along the upper right obverse rim. The reverse is mostly white.

Both coins with sparkling rainbow crescent toning across the lower half of each obverse. Rich hues of blue, magenta and yellow. Lot of 2 coins.

Lovely deep toning that consists of golden to amber gray with some blue-as-steel iridescence.

One obverse toned; the other, reverse toned. Both NGC MS65 Star. Lot of 2 coins.

Another with outstanding gold and blue patina whose gleaming iridescence draws you in towards the beauty of its originality.

Reverse is naturally toned, and outstanding for visual impact.

An outstanding rainbow toned example whose nice bands of color cross the reverse on the diagonal.

Lovely sky blue with an area of deeper purple-blue and steel iridescence. What a jewel!

Gold with outstanding steel and blue iridescence. Another eye-popping gem for the collector to ponder!

Another of the eye-popping Gems from this grand collection of toned Morgan silver dollars; silvery white luster throughout most of the surface area, b

Another with very pretty toning, again the colors are iridescent and gleam from reflected light.

Similar deep shades of amber gold to purple and steel-blue; the fields exhibit tendencies toward prooflike reflection on this gem specimen.

Original toning makes this a worthwhile pick for one's silver dollar collection.

Warm golden to pastel shade for the obverse, leaves the reverse stark white and glaring with full cartwheel spin. A gem!

Again, this coin has the sort of quality one dreams of owning, from its stark white centers to the arcs of toning on either side of Liberty. What a tr

The reverse on this otherwise brilliant white 1885 has acquired several nice bands of toning whose deep shades and colorful iridescence almost mesmeri

Includes three untoned 1885 NGC MS65*. Lot of 3 coins.

Includes five untoned 1885 NGC MS65*. Lot of 5 coins.

Gorgeous rainbow colors on the reverse which has stunning iridescence accompanied with fresh "Battle Creek" quality luster on both sides.

A coin featuring attractive purple-rose shading to gold over the obverse, with splendid luster projecting through from below. The reverse too is beaut

Gorgeous deep steel blue toning on the reverse, with some toning also present on the otherwise white obverse. A very choice example.

Lovely gold, purple and sky blue iridescence. A coin that is in the top 10% of its class in terms of visual impact and attractiveness.

Obverse toned NGC MS64* and reverse toned NGC MS64*, both with pastel crescent rainbow toning. Lot of 2 coins.

Obverse toned NGC MS64* and reverse toned NGC MS64*, both with pastel crescent rainbow toning. Lot of 2 coins.

Outstanding toning on the reverse of this well struck 1885 silver dollar, the colors deepen from warm gold to purple and steel blue in nicely blended