Superior Santa Clara Elite Coin Auction

The Denver issue of this important two-year design, a coin featuring splendid color, very choice (almost gem quality) surfaces, and good eye appeal. B

Color is mostly orange-gold in shade, but flickers of faint coppery tinted iridescence can be found -- all of which points to its careful preservation

Luxuriant orange-gold color is seen over each side with light accents of pinkish in a few areas, the frosty extra deep on this specimen, while devices

The otherwise orange-gold color yields to warmer golden-rose hues in areas, but the graceful luster is pretty much free of the usual bagmarks often en

Another outstanding 1909-S whose clean surfaces display original, uncleaned luster. Here and there a tiny field abrasions from coin-to-coin contact in

The devices were struck with such determined force by the dies that all design elements show boldly, an important aspect when deciding which $20 gold

Uncommonly smooth with fully metallic, golden features. Excellent sharpness on all devices.

With pinkish patina on the devices. A few little luster scuffs in the field at left, others, equally immaterial, in the right side about on the level

Attractive quality. Each side has a beaming yellow-gold luster that is meldd into nice orange-gold color, uncleaned and original.

Another pleasing example from this extensive run of dates and mints.