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.