Superior Santa Clara Elite Coin Auction

Rudimentary (but not unattractive) head of Liberty on this version in which the reverse wreath has the berries distributed 6 left and 7 right, with a

Variety with 12 stars around Liberty, struck from repolished dies with the fraction bar almost invisible from this repolishing. Scarce but not rare.

A handsome specimen, this type has a well-formed Liberty head. A large D stands for Deviercy, the manufacturer, and the variety is BG-421, identified

A stunningly beautiful design with a picture-perfect bust of Liberty--this time from slightly repolished dies to remove die crumbling seen on BG-428.

Though similar overall to BG-429, this obverse's stars are close under the bust point and at the coronet point. Nicely struck for the issue and ...

Another handsome example of the style showing a very small 1856 date, and HALF DOL spelled out along the left hand curve. Semi-prooflike field.

Here is a popular and well-executed A. L. Nouizillet variety (the minter’s small “N” mark can be found on the reverse at the bottom between two stars)

A very presentable example of this scarcer One Dollar denomination, the most difficult denomination to acquire in the extensive California Fractional

Scarce Nouzillet & Routhier issue from the 1854-56 emission, and struck from a repolished obverse leaving incomplete lips and other blank areas ...

On the reverse there are seven berries and no fraction bar separating the 1 and 4 of the denomination. This interesting variety is choice and brillian