Superior Santa Clara Elite Coin Auction

The frosty white color is especially vibrant on this handsome San Francisco date from the first year of the 1890s decade. Powerful forces must have ca

This carefully preserved Morgan is swimming in mint brilliance over each side. The strike is normal for the issue with the usual heavy metal flows on

Sparkling mint brilliance and booming mint luster characterize the surfaces and give the viewer an immediate and lasting impression of very choice qua

Early style PCGS holder (green label). Minor weakness to the hair and breast (as often occurs with branch mint dates), although not enough to detract

A radiant example that has an outstanding strike and fresh-off-the-dies cartwheel sheen. There is one small X-shaped scratch -- more like a graze in t

A frosty rock-solid MS64 with brilliant, untoned surfaces and a powerful strike, this dollar has light bagmarks on the face and in the field (about wh

Includes 1891-O Extremely Fine 40, 1896-O Extremely Fine 40, 1897-O (2 pieces) Extremely Fine 40. Lot of 4 coins.

A spectacular Gem with original, icy white originality radiating from impressive pristine surfaces. A wealth of detail can be seen throughout this w

Struck with systematic exactness throughout, barring a few fused hair strands above the ear and some minor flatness in the feathers on the eagle’s bre

Luminous white surfaces, fresh with silvery iridescence radiate from top to bottom. An ideal coin to put aside for future generations or merely to imp

With dazzling bright surfaces and uncommon beauty in a gem quality 1892-CC, this example displays only a few tiny tick marks on the face, nose, and be

A satiny MS64 high in its class. Lovely cartwheel luster graces the mostly brilliant surfaces. Sharply struck for the CC date, easily finer in sharpne

Excellent detail with perhaps minor weakness to the hair and ear as well as the central region of the eagle’s body. A few light scuffs in the otherwis

Semi-key issue. Lot of 2 coins.

Lot of 2 coins.

It is well worth considering the provenance when one remembers that only 378,792 were minted in 1893 (one of the lower mintage figures for the Philade

A sparklingly bright coin with rich silver white iridescence on both sides. This extremely choice specimen has one or two very minor bagmarks on the

A lovely choice specimen that has radiant blazing white color. Lustrous and prooflike, this dollar is sharply struck with top-quality pristine fields

Choice cartwheel luster graces satiny and lively silvery surfaces. Varying hues of white mingle broadly with rich iridescence, characteristic of the

Right along with the 1893 Philadelphia Mint issue is this noteworthy Carson City Mint offering of the same year. Of special interest to collectors is

Frosty white patina dominates both sides of this specimen. Much sharper centers than average give it an edge over less sharply defined 1893-CC dollar

This specimen is pleasing and satiny with rich light golden toned frosted surfaces and reasonable detail from a good strike. Some softness can be foun

The muted white surfaces still glisten with frosty textured luster. Mostly silvery except for a few areas of russet brown and gray color. Light abra

Smooth light gray color and surfaces and no harsh marks or rim problems put this in the forefront of lightly circulated specimens of this elusive Phil

With clear indications of prooflike reflection in the fields on both sides, this Morgan displays offsetting silver white frost on Liberty-- very strik

An unquestioned Gem with vibrant, attractively toned obverse (white reverse) and a crisp strike. Well worth placing in your U.S. Type Set or, if you h

This year (along with 1897-O) is noted for its scarcity in choice to gem condition. The surface is silvery bright throughout, interspersed with only l

Toned.

What is most noticeable when one first examines this coin is its thick, vibrant mint luster -- it swirls around each side unimpeded by obvious abrasio

With the release of the Redfield Hoard bags in the 1970s, this issue became much more affordable and desirable. Bright mint luster characterizes the s

A small contact mark on the cheek may be the only aspect that kept PCGS from grading this coin Mint State 65. Fresh-as-fallen-snow crispness leaps to

This is likely an early strike from fresh dies, judging from the details and the two-tone contrast between the frosted devices and the fields. The dev

This example has shimmering milky surfaces and no toning, with the features of Liberty as well as the eagle pristine white against a nice mirrored bac

Heavy dull gray toned. (In PCI MS65 holder, though downgraded by the uneven dark color.)

Sharp-edged devices and lettering throughout lends this lovely 1899-S added beauty and increases the value in our eyes. The snowy white color is espec

With crisp detail on all devices, this remarkable coin is a highly lustrous Gem that has rich white patina and a razor sharp strike characteristic of

Displaying a uniform satiny brilliance on each side underneath a smooth overlay of natural color, the predominant hues are dusky gold and milky smooth

Bagmarks plus a couple of shallow scratches on the obverse.

With a normal soft but still satiny luster, it is somewhat muted in this grade and it lacks vibrancy and life--but this isn’t to denigrate what is cle

Still a desirable specimen of this elusive P-mint date. A few abrasions on the face but choicer than average just the same.

This is a noteworthy example whose bright white surfaces, largely free of distracting contact marks, show pinpoint striking definition throughout.

Brilliant throughout with fine-grain, matte-like surfaces, this beauty has no impairments on either side that are worthy of mention barring a few fain

Original dusky gray and smoky gold toning. Lacking just a bit of striking detail on central hair as well as eagle’s breast.

The surfaces are bright with moon-glow white luster and show none of the muting often seen on 1902-O dollars. Surrounding the outer border, some attra

A few normally encountered bagmarks on the cheek and a short scuff in the field below the cap; otherwise very frosty with a mixture of satin to cartwh

Weak strike; somewhat scruffy luster.

Bright, silvery and lustrous -- an agreeable specimen of this beloved O-mint issue and a date that, back in the 1970s and 1980s, was the plaything of

Nicely toned; choice surfaces.

Russett gold to gray toning.

A well struck, immaculately preserved, and lustrous Gem that has lovely mint bloom underneath glorious russet and gold iridescence. Both sides immacul