2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 2

1939 SET Oregon PDS Set ANACS. A lower grade and more affordable set of this key Oregon issue. The coins are similarly toned, the P-mint grades MS61,

Panama-Pacific Five-Piece Box. A nice Fine-VF box that has a few scuffs on the top and a couple of "edge dings," but the clasp still works...

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU50, grape-purple color, very good strike and luster, lightly cleaned but otherw

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU55, pastel lilac and gold patina with modest luster and an excellent strike, fa

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS62 ANACS. Both sides displays original peripheral toning with mottled orange-tan iridescence toward the centers. Lightly

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS62 PCGS. A delicate golden patina is visible over bright, satiny surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS64 PCGS. Well struck with golden-russet patina and bold definition for the date. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS65 NGC. Warm olive-gray and orange-tan patina confirms the originality of this uncommonly high grade Pan-Pac Half. The wel

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS65 NGC. Bright and lustrous with light, pleasing lemon-gold color. A lovely, well struck Gem. Important notice: We expec

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS66 PCGS. Wonderfully preserved, satiny surfaces are blanketed in an array of rich autumn-gold and olive toning that might

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS66 PCGS. Attractive peripheral gold and green patina frames the lilac tinted centers. A well struck Commemorative with fla

1920 50C Pilgrim MS64 PCGS, typically struck with prominent die polishing lines (as struck) in the upper obverse, a nice coin; 1936-S Rhode Island MS6

1920 50C Pilgrim MS64 PCGS. Deep gray-olive toning covers both sides of this affordable Pilgrim Half. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning l

1920 50C Pilgrim MS65 PCGS. Striated olive-green patina encompasses the obverse, while the reverse has streaks of dusky lilac color. Lustrous with a

1920 50C Pilgrim MS65 PCGS. Untoned save for a few thin streaks of delicate golden color on the obverse and highly lustrous.From the Ric Leichtung Co

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 PCGS. This fully frosted Gem is overlaid in warm silver-lilac shades that highlight the pristine, essentially abrasion-free fea

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 PCGS. The lavender-tinged centers are framed by bright peripheral gold, green and violet patina. Lustrous with a very good stri

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 NGC. Well struck and lustrous with infrequent speckles of charcoal color in the borders. An attractive and undeniable Gem. The

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 PCGS. Splendid golden peripheral toning frames shimmering surfaces of nearly flawless quality. Important notice: We expect to

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 PCGS. Brilliant and highly lustrous with no noticeable marks on either side.From the Tom Valos Collection. Important notice: W

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 PCGS. Peripheral green-gold patina with a few blushes of brown color and brilliant centers. The lower obverse has a lengthy die

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 NGC. The original surfaces show multicolored toning around the margins.From the Tom Valos Collection. Important notice: We exp

1920 50C Pilgrim MS66 NGC. This wholly original Gem is richly toned with multicolored peripheral patina. The underlying mint frost is readily evident

1920 50C Pilgrim MS67 NGC. Mostly white with brief splashes of olive-yellow and green patina. Some softness of detail is on the date, but otherwise we

1921 50C Pilgrim MS64 PCGS. Satiny and mostly brilliant. There is a short vertical grease stain (as struck) above the right end of the Pilgrim'...

1921 50C Pilgrim MS65 NGC. Mottled russet patina gravitates toward the borders of this otherwise moderately toned, golden-gray example. A fully origi

1921 50C Pilgrim MS65 PCGS. Hints of apricot color lightly embrace the surfaces. Lustrous with pleasingly well preserved fields. The peripheral legen

1921 50C Pilgrim MS66 PCGS. The frosty luster is vibrant and complete, and both sides are free of all but the lightest blush of iridescent patina.Fro

1921 50C Pilgrim MS66 PCGS. The light olive-gold patina is attractive, and luster blazes across the unblemished surfaces. The strike is very sharp. A

1936 50C Rhode Island MS67 PCGS. The fields have bright and iridescent gold and green patina, while the devices have pastel lavender color. Lustrous w

1936-D 50C Rhode Island MS66 PCGS. Wonderfully preserved beneath pearl-gray and olive toning. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t

1936-D 50C Rhode Island MS67 PCGS. Originality is definitely an important feature of this well defined Commem. Streaks of olive-russet toning overlay

1937 50C Roanoke MS66 PCGS. Lightly toned with blushes of tan-brown patina. Lustrous and sharply struck with a nearly pristine reverse. A lovely Comm

1937 50C Roanoke MS67 PCGS. The peripheral olive-green and pastel russet patina leaves the centers mostly brilliant. Well struck with flashy luster a

1937 50C Roanoke MS67 PCGS. A fully original appearance greets the viewer of this essentially unmarked, fully struck example. Natural golden patina i

1937 50C Roanoke MS67 PCGS. Exceptionally smooth surfaces and booming luster accentuate this Superb Gem. A hint of sunset-golden patina lurks in the

1936 50C Robinson MS64 PCGS. Attractive golden-rose toning is seen over most of each side with a wide swath of brilliance on the right side of the ob

1935-S 50C San Diego MS65 Prooflike NGC. Glossy and bright, the prooflike surfaces are veiled in delicate golden iridescence. A sharp looking coin wi

1935-S 50C San Diego MS67 NGC. Russet and green-gold patina is splashed across both sides. Lustrous with a good strike and an essentially pristine re

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS64 PCGS. Scattered russet toning with full underlying luster. The strike is above average for the type and overall this i

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS64 PCGS. Pleasing luster quality is evident beneath smoky slate-gray patination. There are a few swirls of richer toning

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS64 NGC. Violet and green-gold patina alternates on both sides of this lustrous and lovely near-Gem. The strike is above a

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS64 PCGS. The toning is a little deeper around the rims of this otherwise tan-gray representative. The underlying luster i

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS65 NGC. This is a warmly frosted Gem whose pristine surfaces are tinted in irregular gold, silver-gray, and powder-blue sh

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS65 PCGS. The peripheral russet patina is accompanied by subtly iridescent violet, green, and gold colors in the centers. F

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS65 PCGS. This is a brilliant coin with only the faintest golden patina. It has vibrant, sweeping mint luster and a full st

1935 50C Spanish Trail MS64 ANACS. An attractive borderline Gem that is lightly accented on the obverse in blushes of coppery patina. Important noti

1935 50C Spanish Trail MS64 NGC. Potent luster flows smoothly through the hazy yellow-green patina. Well struck with a few luster grazes in the expos

1935 50C Spanish Trail MS65 PCGS. This frosty textured Gem is untoned save for mottled orange-russet shadings around the obverse and left reverse bor

1925 50C Counterstamped Stone Mountain XF40 Uncertified. FLA is impressed just above LIBERTY on the reverse with the number 71 in the upper left reve

1925 50C Counterstamped Stone Mountain XF45 Uncertified. TEXAS is counterstamp to the left of the eagle's perch and the number 27 is stamped in...

1925 50C Counterstamped Stone Mountain MS60 Uncertified. OKLA is impressed just to the left of the rock and above LIBERTY. The number 26 is clearly s

1925 50C Stone Mountain MS67 NGC. Richly toned in mottled shades of gold, lavender, green, violet, and orange color. Well struck with good luster and

1934 50C Texas MS65 ANACS. Beautiful golden and lilac toning covers both sides of this lustrous Gem. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo

1935 50C Texas MS65 PCGS, both sides of this silver-gray Gem exhibit fine specks of deeper reddish-brown toning; 1953-D Washington-Carver MS65 PCGS; a

1935 50C Texas MS67 NGC. Boldly defined with light greenish patina, virtually mark-free surfaces and a band of golden red peripheral toning on the re

1936-D 50C Texas MS67 PCGS. The subtle lavender patina is interrupted by speckles of golden-russet color. Expertly struck and lustrous with very plea

1936 SET Texas PDS Set that includes: 1936 MS65 PCGS, a very good strike; 1936-D MS65 PCGS, well struck; and a 1936-S MS66 PCGS, a good strike. All th

1937-S 50C Texas MS67 NGC. Lustrous golden mint bloom with a sharp strike and no significant flaws visible to the unaided eye. Only one example has b

1937 50C Texas PDS Set NGC MS65. The P-Mint representative is lightly toned. The D-Mint example has lemon-yellow patina and a spot of powdery russet.

1937 50C Texas PDS Set MS65 PCGS. All three Commemoratives are lustrous and untoned with good strikes and pleasing surfaces. 3 coins Important notice

1937 SET Texas PDS Set MS66 NGC. All display light peripheral toning and are clearly superior for the issue. 3 coins Important notice: We expect to b

1938 50C Texas MS65 PCGS. Lustrous with a very good strike and faint yellow patina. The surfaces are clean even for a Gem, with the obverse field ful

1938-S 50C Texas MS65 PCGS. Well struck and lustrous with blushes of lemon-yellow color. The surfaces are essentially pristine. A seemingly conservat

1938 SET Texas PDS Set ANACS. The P and S-mints grade MS63 while the Denver coin is MS62. Similar light toning is seen over each piece. 3 coins Impor

1938 SET Texas PDS Set MS66 NGC. A satiny trio, all examples are tinted in varying degrees of tan-gold and slate-gray shades. 3 coins Important notic

1925 50C Vancouver MS65 PCGS. Richly toned in shades of lavender and olive-green patina. Cartwheel luster blasts through the consistent patina to ill

1925 50C Vancouver MS66 PCGS. Originally toned in rich hues of green, gray and lavender patina. Well struck with flashy luster and seemingly pristine

1925 50C Vancouver MS66 PCGS. The central reverse is untoned, the balance of the surfaces are veiled in tan-orange hues. There are also crescents of

1925 50C Vancouver MS66 PCGS. Golden-gray in overall appearance, the frosty finished features exhibit mottled orange-russet color around the obverse

1925 50C Vancouver MS66 NGC. Flashy mint luster characterizes this upper-end example. Essentially brilliant on the obverse with a light hint of perip

1925 50C Vancouver MS67 NGC. The obverse is iridescently toned in various shades of yellow, green, vivid purple, and violet colors, while the reverse

1927 50C Vermont MS63 PCGS. Lightly toned. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier

1927 50C Vermont MS64 ANACS. An originally toned example layered in alternating shades of golden-rose and olive-gray. A few stray marks on the centr

1927 50C Vermont MS65 NGC. Deep russet toning surrounds the devices with gray-olive tinted fields. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots

1927 50C Vermont MS65 NGC. Deep steel-gray and charcoal toning has gathered overall. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate o

1927 50C Vermont MS66 PCGS. The surfaces on each side are divided by patina into hemispheres of yellow-green and lavender color. A very good strike w

1927 50C Vermont MS66 PCGS. Sections of green-yellow and lavender patina compete for territory on this lovely, originally toned Commemorative. Lustro

1927 50C Vermont MS66 PCGS. Light golden-yellow toning is gently draped over each side with sparkling underlying mint luster.From the Ric Leichtung Co

1927 50C Vermont MS66 PCGS. Dappled russet shadings are seen around the obverse margin and through much of the reverse. Softer golden-gray colors are

1927 50C Vermont MS66 PCGS. This wholly original Gem displays variegated lavender-gray, steel-blue, and orange-gold colors. Richly frosted with a sha

1927 50C Vermont MS66 PCGS. Frosty-white in sheen, the surfaces are free of both mentionable toning and distracting abrasions.From the Tom Valos Coll

1946-S 50C Booker T. Washington MS67 NGC. Beautiful rose and olive-green toning covers each side of this lustrous, nearly perfect type coin. Populatio

1946 SET Booker T. Washington PDS Set MS65 PCGS. A uniformly high quality trio that is brilliant save for a hint of light gray patina on the D-mint. 3

1947 SET Booker T. Washington PDS Set MS65 PCGS. All three of these frosty Gems are brilliant or nearly so. 3 coins Important notice: We expect to be

1947 SET Booker T. Washington PDS Set MS65 PCGS. The D-mint has a splash of deep russet toning at the base of the obverse and elsewhere all three Gems

1951 SET Booker T. Washington PDS Set MS65 PCGS. The P-mint has speckled golden-russet peripheral accents on the reverse, while the other two pieces a

1951 50C Washington-Carver MS66 NGC. Exquisite gold and rose toning with superb eye appeal and bold definition. Only a single lonely piece has been c

1952-S 50C Washington-Carver MS66 ICG. This richly frosted Gem is tinged in soft tan-gray shades that deepen to rich orange toning around the obverse

1952 SET Washington-Carver PDS Set MS65 PCGS. An original three-piece set that is well matched with spectacular, multicolored toning on each of the co

1953 SET Washington-Carver PDS Set MS65 PCGS. Another well-matched three-piece set, the coins are brilliant except for the S-mint, which shows a sligh

1954 SET Washington-Carver PDS Set MS65 PCGS. A well-matched, nearly brilliant set of Gem coins. 3 coins Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1936 50C Wisconsin MS67 PCGS. Wisps of pastel olive-gold complement both sides of this satiny and fully detailed superb gem. The fields and devices a

1936 50C York MS64 PCGS. Vivacious luster further improves the eye appeal of the lemon-gold surfaces. Well struck with a virtually pristine reverse.