2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 1

1889 50C PR64 NGC. Both sides are suitably glassy beneath charcoal toning. Some tan-gray color is also noted in the center of the reverse. The needle

1892 50C MS60 ANACS. Originally toned with lilac and gold colors. Lustrous and well struck, and seemingly conservatively graded despite the occasiona

1892 50C MS63 NGC. The brilliant surfaces show just a bit of light peripheral toning. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1892-O 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Cleaned and retoned in curious steel-gray shades, the surfaces are well defined with only light rub

1902-O 50C MS61 ANACS. The devices are brilliant, and the fields have intermittently speckled russet patina. The luster is good, and the obverse stri

1903-O 50C MS62 ANACS. The surfaces have bright gold and purple patina. The strike and luster are very good, and the surfaces have pleasing preservat

1903-O 50C MS63 NGC. Bright gold and lavender patina alternates across the lustrous surfaces. The strike is good, and the coin is pleasingly well pre

1915-S 50C MS64 NGC. The final Barber Half Dollar from the California branch mint, the 1915-S was produced to the extent of 1.6 million pieces. While

1894 50C PR65 PCGS. Attractively toned with lavender and dusty gold colors. Sharply struck with deeply reflective mirrored fields and a curly lint mar

1894 50C PR66 NGC. Brilliant with hints of gold color. A good strike with flashy mirrors and nicely preserved surfaces. From a low proof mintage of on

1903 50C PR63 PCGS. Speckled, hazy patina is visible atop mirrored surfaces of excellent depth. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1907 50C PR65 PCGS. Mostly brilliant and deeply reflective in the fields. A sharp looking Gem. Population: 15 in 65, 20 finer (11/01). Important not

1907 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS. A dazzling, snow-white specimen with an appreciable degree of contrast for a 20th century Barber proof. Important notice: W

No lot. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up wi

1914 50C PR63 PCGS. This scarcer date half has even, light-tan color and a few noticeable hairlines. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo

1916-D 50C MS64 PCGS. The slate-gray centers are framed by russet and charcoal patina. Typically struck with pleasing, creamy luster and an especiall

1916-S 50C MS62 ANACS. A beautiful satin-like example with virtually no signs of contact and delicate golden patina that gravitates to the borders. E

1917 50C MS60 ANACS. Lustrous with a typical strike and a hint of peripheral olive-gold color. A seemingly conservatively graded example with pleasin

1918-S 50C MS63 ANACS. Light golden toning covers each side with strong underlying mint frost. Rarely seen any finer, the '18-S is rated as an ...

1918-S 50C MS64 PCGS. Thick, satiny mint luster rolls across surfaces that are especially clean save for a squiggly blemish in the right obverse field