2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 2

1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 NGC. One is tempted to say this is a brilliant coin but close examination reveals just the slightest bit of color on each side.

1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 NGC. The color on both sides is more vibrant than usual for the type, yet the surfaces are undeniably original. Warm lavender-g

1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. Ex: Bowers & Merena Reference Collection. Steel-gray in color with an occasional hint of olive or gold patina. Well...

1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. The matte-like surfaces are free from any noticeable impairments and there is a wide swath of golden-olive patina on each

1928 50C Hawaiian MS65 PCGS. Deeply toned on each side with differing hues on each side, the obverse has variegated violet and lilac-blue coloration w

1928 50C Hawaiian PR63 NGC. Only 50 Sandblast Proofs were produced of the Hawaiian Half in 1928. The original roster of the recipients of these coins

1935 50C Hudson MS63 ANACS. Typically struck with very good luster and light, dusky tan-gold patina. The surfaces do not have any unsightly abrasions

1935 50C Hudson MS64 NGC. Mottled russet shadings have gathered in the more protected areas on both sides of this otherwise untoned, satiny near-Gem.

1935 50C Hudson MS65 NGC. A hint of olive patina brightens the surfaces. A nice Gem with very good luster and a good strike. A scarce type with a min

1935 50C Hudson MS66 NGC. Bright and satiny with just the slightest hint of toning on each side. Scarce in such a superior grade. Important notice:

1935 50C Hudson MS66 PCGS. Originally toned in variegated colors that liven toward the rims, this glossy textured example is smooth from rim to rim.F

1935 50C Hudson MS66 PCGS. This pastel tinted example exhibits shades of golden-tan and steel-blue iridescence over thickly frosted features. Attract

1935 50C Hudson MS67 NGC. Milky-white with hints of green-gold color near the rims, this is a well struck example with strong cartwheel luster. The su

1924 50C Huguenot MS65 PCGS. Originally toned in shades of golden-brown with occasional blushes of lavender color. Well struck with moderate luster a

1924 50C Huguenot MS65 NGC. Frosty white and well struck with a few tiny marks that do not detract from the overall appearance.From the Ric Leichtung

1924 50C Huguenot MS65 ANACS. Both sides display bright, untoned centers and just a whisper of golden color within the peripheral lettering. Importa

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 PCGS. The light milky-brown patina is graced with additional yellow-gold color. Lustrous with a very good strike and essential

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 PCGS. The lavender centers are framed by intermittent green, gold, and russet patina. A good strike with moderate luster and v

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 PCGS. The speckled russet patina overwhelms the obverse but only graces the left periphery of the reverse. Lustrous, sharply s

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 PCGS. Lustrous with banana-yellow color and a sharp strike. The upper left reverse has a fingerprint trace. The upper obverse

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 NGC. Mostly slate-gray but with bright bands of gold, crimson, and aqua-green color. Well struck with good luster. A short scr

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 PCGS. Both sides are frosty textured with delicate golden shadings and nary a distracting abrasion to report. A high end Gem i

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 PCGS. Richly frosted and minimally patinated, the surfaces are smooth with pristine features.From the Tom Valos Collection. I

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 NGC. Russet rim toning frames the otherwise antique-gold toning scheme. This sharp looking Gem is a find for the collector who

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 NGC. Satiny overall, the brilliant centers are framed by a thin ring of golden-brown around the margins.From the Tom Valos Col

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 NGC. The frosted surfaces are lightly toned with a dark accent of peripheral color around the obverse. A lovely and obviously

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 NGC. The original mint luster is accented by an occasional dash of golden-brown patina.From the Tom Valos Collection. Importa

1924 50C Huguenot MS66 ICG. Dusky, light lilac-gray patina confirms the originality of this specimen. A lustrous coin with a typical strike, a few ab

1946 50C Iowa MS65 PCGS. Well struck with potent luster and brilliant surfaces. A nice Commemorative with an essentially pristine obverse. Important

1946 50C Iowa MS65 PCGS; brilliant and lustrous with a very good strike, seemingly conservatively graded; a 1935-S San Diego MS65 PCGS, brilliant with

1925 50C Lexington MS64 NGC, lustrous with milky tan patina; 1936 Long Island MS64 NGC, the lavender devices are framed by olive-gold patina, lustrous

1925 50C Lexington MS65 PCGS. The speckles of green and russet patina congregate at the borders. Well struck with creamy luster and especially pleasi

1925 50C Lexington MS66 PCGS. The nearly flawless surfaces are mostly brilliant but show numerous light streaks of golden-brown over each side. A lov

1925 50C Lexington MS66 PCGS. Brilliant throughout, the fields are so intensely lustrous that they display an almost semi-reflective quality.From the

1925 50C Lexington MS66 ICG. There are a few tiny marks in the reverse fields but these do not affect the overall desirability or attractiveness of t

1925 50C Lexington MS66 PCGS. Strongly defined with few marks, a white reverse, and scattered russet toning on the obverse.From the Tom Valos Collect

1925 50C Lexington MS66 PCGS. Lightly and evenly toned with problem-free surfaces.From the Tom Valos Collection. Important notice: We expect to be a

1925 50C Lexington MS66 NGC. Nearly brilliant on the obverse with a pale overlay of golden and lilac patina on the reverse. Highly lustrous and probl

1925 50C Lexington MS66 NGC. This is an intensely lustrous example, especially for the issue, whose surfaces are sharply struck in all areas. There i

1925 50C Lexington MS66 NGC. Whispers of powder-blue color interrupt the otherwise medium intensity golden patina. Lustrous and smooth.From the Tom V

1918 50C Lincoln MS63 PCGS, well struck with a pristine reverse but a few abrasions on the forehead; 1923-S Monroe MS63 PCGS, a typical strike with a

1918 50C Lincoln MS65 PCGS. The surfaces have speckles of bright russet color and occasional areas of deep yellow-brown patina. Lustrous with a very

1918 50C Lincoln MS65 PCGS. The lavender-gray surfaces have guest appearances of russet and aqua-green patina. Lustrous with a sharp strike for the i

1918 50C Lincoln MS65 ICG. Expectantly frosty for the issue as well as the grade, both sides are lightly to moderately toned in tan-gold hues. There

1918 50C Lincoln MS65 ICG. Lustrous with soft gray-green highlights. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per ho

1918 50C Lincoln MS66 PCGS. The lavender patina gives way to occasional blushes of olive-green and violet color. Well struck and lustrous with nicely

1918 50C Lincoln MS66 PCGS. The otherwise frosty-white surfaces reveal whispers of golden-tan iridescence here and there. There are no singularly men

1918 50C Lincoln MS66 NGC. Bright, flashy mint luster covers each side with just a bit of light golden toning in the right obverse field.From the Tom

1918 50C Lincoln MS66 NGC. Unusually clean for this normally heavily abraded issue. The only interruption in the brilliant surfaces are a few speckle

1936 50C Long Island MS66 PCGS. The obverse is mostly untoned with a peripheral hint of olive-yellow color, while the reverse has light but iridescen