Superior Santa Clara Elite Coin Auction

"Whizzed." Prevalent in the 1970s, a few notorious characters took up the trade of "whizzing" coins. By pushing a high-grade (us...

Pleasing surfaces and color, with a decent obverse showing the effects of a worn die in the weak legends and date.

One of several attractive specimens of this key rarity that come to us from the Las Vegas group of United States coins. Here, as before, original surf

Sleek steel brown color on both sides.

From the Las Vegas Collection. Well-struck and glossy brown.

Muted cartwheel luster graces the satiny, matte-like surfaces of this attractively toned first year Shield nickel. A blend of light nickel gray with i

An extra attractive choice Proof in all respects, the mirror reflection is bold and unyielding, while pale toning occurs on both sides. The strike is

An incredibly bright and highly lustrous gem, a benchmark for other MS67 examples that share this lofty grade. While the strike is bold and crisp, it

Nicely toned.

This attractively toned doubled die nickel traces to the Las Vegas Collection, and is among the scarcer varieties found in the series. Although fir

Excellent detail on the main features including a sharp overdate, with the only drawback being the cleaning -- which doesn't overly affect the c...

A blazing beauty of a gem! The satiny surfaces are afire with bright nickel glow. Extra crisp detail on all relief portions including the hair and hai

Sparkling golden gray with choice, strong underlying luster. Nicely struck; not fully so, but close enough to warrant individual mention. A slightly b

A lustrous capped bust dime that has icy white color and a good strike, with toning having just begun to form around the stars and some of the legend.

From center to periphery the intense radiant frosty luster glows with none of the usual hampering toning spots or jarring marks. In fact, the coin is

A lovely gem quality Barber Proof featuring smooth mirror fields, light satin frost on all devices, with accompanying amber-brown patina just having f

Tops of the date digits worn, as usual with the grade, but no question of its status as the key first-year production.

The brilliant white luster is satiny and consistent underneath original dusky gold to brownish gray toning, with a slight pastel look in areas. A well

Flattering silver-white cartwheel luster radiates on both sides of this minimally toned example, the second year of issue and by far the most attracti

Devices as "sharp as a two-edged sword" including the head of Liberty as well as the central part of her shield. The rivets encircling the...

A fantastic coin, with riveting appeal from crystal-white fields. Razor-sharp devices include full hair and leaf ornamentation at Liberty’s head, with

A highly lustrous Gem that has immaculately preserved surfaces underneath a veil of golden colored toning. Highly presentable; a prize find for any lu

Both the peripheries and the central areas are impressive for their sharpness of strike, and the frosty textured surfaces are glistening.

Gleaming, satiny luster and excellent detail. The surfaces are untoned for the most part, though some golden amber shades (light and unobtrusive) had

Frosty devices blessed with satiny luster. The more matte designs stand out nicely against this Proof brilliance in the fields. No toning, just silver

A highly lustrous and richly toned example of the first date in the Walking Liberty half dollar series. Rich and varied shades of golden iridescence w

A satiny golden gray gem with a strong display of rich antique silver iridescence on both sides. Crisp detail on all devices. A remarkable coin for th

A satiny gem. Graceful primary luster supports gleaming white iridescence. A pleasing example of the scarce Alabama commemorative, absolutely well str

An incredible array of luster supports bright bold devices and detailed highlights. Nicely struck, in a word, and free from detractions. The Alabama b

Explosive cartwheel luster graces satiny and lively antique-silver surfaces. Varying hues of gold mingle broadly with rich shades of iridescence. An a

Natural shimmering “old silver” toning leaps to the viewer's eye of nearly pristine surface of this well made, carefully preserved silver commem...

Mellow-golden brown toning has evenly covered all surfaces, the original luster still boldly shining through. Smooth pebbly frost characterizes the El

Frosty white surfaces display strong luster with a whisper of matte sheen characteristic of the 1924 issue. Sharp and appealing.

Sparkling golden brown with strong underlying snowy radiant luster. Nicely struck, which is typical for 1926-S Oregons, enough to warrant individual m

An appealing fresh toned specimen, fully struck, and unmarred by disfiguring contact marks. Quite difficult to encounter in this nice a grade in full

A frosty white gem with strong underlying luster and blazing highlights on both sides. Nicely struck for the date, in fact fully so, certainly a coin

A frosty Gem with brilliant, nicely toned surfaces from the issue card and a powerful strike. As is often found with this issue, crisp detail on all d

Original toning. A splendid gem.

A satiny frosted gem with glittery surfaces that explode atop the bright and hard-working frost on top. Absolutely no sign of weakness of strike is se

Virtually immaculate in the fields where natural toning occurs. The depth of originality is told in the steel and blue with dusky brown and purple sha

Dazzling bright surfaces and uncommon beauty in a gem quality 1878-S, the first year on record for the Morgan dollar design and generally well-struck

A sparkling high-end choice specimen with bright, untoned surfaces and a commanding strike. The usual slight bagmarks in field and face.

Frosty, with a few marks on the cheek limiting the grade. Otherwise choice.

Pleasing silvery originality in all devices and throughout the fields.

Lustrous but deep white satin frost dominates the surfaces of this beautiful coin, with a particular glow to the reverse fields. Everything is bold.

Frosty and generally well-struck.

This is a lovely, choice specimen, both sides being enveloped in old-silver to golden brown tone, with frosty, silver-white luster gleaming through.

A satiny gem with intense underlying luster that bolsters the beauty of the toning (primarily golden to amber brown). Excellent detail with perhaps mi

Shimmering mint brilliance is seen under each marvelously toned side of this generally average struck Gem. We can see it occupying a center place in a

Fresh silvery bright fields and devices. Especially bold strike. A small die chip appears in the reverse die near the eagle's beak, making for a...

An unusually high quality coin for the CC-date, this specimen displays riveting lustrous satin surfaces, has sharp detail including almost full separa

From the same group as the MS64 of this elusive CC date, and with similar attractive color from center to periphery, the result of old-time toning, al

Well-toned on either side with the main features being steel gray giving way to shimmering blue and purple effects, a highly desirable combination of

The surfaces range from silvery to hard white frost. A lustrous and nicely struck example of this scarcer date from 1894, with the only grade limiting

A satiny matte-like specimen with strong underlying luster and faint traces of color. Nicely struck with no hint of weakness in the hair or on the eag

A satiny gem with richly imbued luster that graces the almost prooflike surfaces. Nicely struck for this typically well made date, indeed, about as fi

A blazing gem with luster that practically leaps from the surfaces. Faint traces of satiny effect can be seen on the devices, which helps bring out th

Only 330,000 strikes made for circulation, a frosty example whose white centers are nicely enclosed by golden amber toning at the rims.

This is a satiny gem with brown and “old silver” toning that allows the remainder of the coin to explode with bright and meticulous prooflike radiance

What happened to the 1901 Mint State dollars? A momentary look at the various Population figures shows a slide downwards in the number graded as you s

A satiny coin with a wealth of underlying luster on its medium toned surfaces. Nicely struck in all areas with just a touch of incompleteness at the f

A satiny gem of the finest order. Explosive cartwheel luster graces the faint champagne surfaces whose deep golden brown peripheries invite your admir

A beauty, with nice original silvery color, some toning here and there, on undisturbed surfaces free injury other than for the usual small contact abr

A simply first-rate MS63 example, the surfaces are glistening with nearly full, frosty textured luster having toned just the rim on both sides.

From the Las Vegas Collection.

From the Las Vegas Collection.

Fully pulsating with lovely pinkish-gold color, the surfaces are free of bothersome striking incompleteness. Sharp-edged devices and lettering through

Original mint luster remains in the areas around the devices and within the legends on this generally sharp specimen. For some reason, the 1854 Type 2

Amazing lustrous surfaces are alive with rich gold and near-gem quality brilliance. Nicely struck for the date, with some reverse details weak in area

Attractive surfaces with just a little of the usual weakness found on the date digits and portions of DOLLAR, which lie opposite the high point of Lib

Low production numbers of 19,202 pieces makes 1896 scarcer than issues that follow. Lustrous, though moderately bagmarked.

Color is mostly orange-gold in shade, but flickers of copper tinted iridescence can be found underneath natural toning. Especially bold strike, which

Muted luster.

Clear mintmark; sharp devices all the way through, in fact. The 1911-D has always been a favorite of ours, and as it seems, of most gold collectors si

A nice flow of golden frost from center to periphery of this well struck, choice quality coin.

Lustrous and appealing.

Another frosty example with just a modicum of light wear from circulation.

The most affordable date with 1878 for Type Collecting purposes. Lustrous and generally well made, with only localized weakness on the wreath bow.

An highly lustrous specimen of this early Type with fiery gold cartwheels beneath much cleaner than average surfaces. A lovely coin, one that certainl

Better than average strike at the centers although by no means can it be said to be “full” – nevertheless, this is a very acceptable example in high g

No more expensive than a common Philadelphia Mint date of the 1880s, yet carrying the desirable "S" mintmark.

Nice antique gold surfaces reflects a little luster off the fields on this mainly well preserved, sharp specimen from the last year of issue at the Ca

A smartly made, frosty representative of turn-of-the-century Mint work. Extra crisp detail on all relief portions includes needle-point stars and a ni

A sparkling gem with intense underlying golden frost that breathes fiery life into the highlights. Nicely struck with crisp details aplenty.

Frosty and well struck.

The 1909-D half eagle is the most affordable date in the Indian series which makes it a smart choice for one's gold Type Set.

The majority of the design on this piece is well struck, excepting the usual weak stars. Some luster remains; plenty of eye-appeal throughout. New Orl

Meticulous strike on every device, including the stars of this handsome turn-of-the-last-century $10 gold coin. The mostly vibrant-gold surfaces displ