2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 1

1939 SET Arkansas PDS Set MS67, MS67, MS66 PCGS.<p>Intensely vivid electric-blue and crimson-gold peripheral highlights are seen on the obvers...

1936-S 50C Bay Bridge MS68 PCGS.<p>An incredible, beautifully toned, impeccably preserved Bay Bridge Half with gorgeous, original toning and f...

1934 50C Boone MS67 PCGS.<p>A deep ring of olive-gold and russet toning encircles the obverse of this originally toned example, while the cent...

1935/34 50C Boone MS68 PCGS.<p>Satiny, pale silver and ice-blue surfaces are surrounded on the obverse by rich golden-rose patina with just a ...

1935/34-D 50C Boone MS68 * NGC.<p>Matte-like surfaces with an extraordinarily clean silver-gray finish and vivid copper-gold and rose peripher...

1935/34-S 50C Boone MS68 * NGC.<p>The centers of this coin are bathed in warm lavender-gray shades that shimmer within richer crimson-orange a...

1938 50C Boone MS67 PCGS.<p>Almost fully brilliant, the satiny surfaces are impeccably preserved, with nary an abrasion or other imperfection ...

1938 SET Boone PDS Set MS67 NGC.<p>A pristine, dramatically toned trio representing the final year of the Boone Commemorative issue. All three...

1925-S 50C California MS68 NGC.<p>Lovely rainbow colored target toning frames the lavender-gray center on the obverse. The reverse is equally ...

1936 SET Cincinnati PDS Set MS66 PCGS.<p>All three Commemoratives have rich rose-violet and sea-green patina. Lustrous and nicely struck with ...

1936 50C Cleveland MS67 NGC.<p>A remarkably preserved Cleveland that gets its character from lavender and copper-gold toning plus beautiful bl...

1936-D 50C Columbia MS68 PCGS.<p>One would be hard pressed to find a more attractive and technically sound representative of this D-mint Colum...

1936-S 50C Columbia MS67 NGC.<p>The dappled copper-russet and orange-gold peripheral shadings on the reverse creep toward the center on the ob...

1892 50C Columbian PR68 * Cameo NGC.<p>What can we say? When it rains, it pours. This was the third proof 1892 Columbian Half Dollar consigned...

1892 50C Columbian MS68 NGC.<p>An incredibly lustrous example of this premier Commemorative Half Dollar issue, with well preserved surfaces an...

1893 50C Columbian MS64 Prooflike NGC.<p>Glorious golden-brown, rose, and electric-blue peripheral patina. The fields are undeniably mirrored....

1893 50C Columbian MS67 NGC.<p>The dusky-gray centers are framed with magnificent iridescent toning, in vivid shades of blue, green, rose and ...

1935 50C Connecticut MS68 NGC.<p>To illustrate the rarity of this piece in the almost unheard-of grade of MS68, over 5,000 Connecticut Half Do...

1936 50C Delaware MS68 NGC.<p>Although NGC reports two Delaware Commemoratives in MS68 (4/02), we doubt that the other coin can match the pres...

1936 50C Elgin MS68 * NGC.<p>Like most Elgin Commems, this coin displays richly frosted surfaces. There, the similarity ends. The surfaces are...

1936 50C Gettysburg MS68 PCGS.<p>The immaculate features are covered with bright, satiny mint luster and each side shows just the faintest hin...

1922 50C Grant MS67 PCGS.<p>Very rarely have we ever offered a Grant Half with surfaces that are as well preserved as this piece. But the stor...

1922 50C Grant with Star MS65 PCGS.<p>Supremely lustrous with streaky russet and blue-green toning that subtly frames each side. The diagnosti...

1928 50C Hawaiian MS66 NGC.<p>Originally preserved Hawaiian Halves typically display the rich lemon-yellow color that one sees on both sides o...

1935 50C Hudson MS67 PCGS.<p>Ex: Shepherd. Both sides are toned in lilac-gray patina over which splashes of orange-gold, russet, and powder-bl...

1946 50C Iowa MS68 PCGS.<p>A pristine Iowa with ultra colorful green, orange, and rose toning that partially outlines the central devices on t...

1918 50C Lincoln MS68 NGC.<p>This is the most visually impressive Lincoln Commemorative that this cataloger has seen. Mottled sprays of orange...

1936 50C Long Island MS68 NGC.<p>Not only are the frosty surfaces amazingly clean, but the more protected areas are accented in the most color...

1920 50C Maine MS67 * NGC.<p>There are blushes of olive-orange shades on both sides of this stunning representative, but the dominant color is...

1921 50C Missouri 2x4 MS66 PCGS.<p>This is the first MS66 we have offered of this scarce, key issue since our 2001 FUN Sale. Housed in a first...

1923-S 50C Monroe MS68 NGC.<p>A challenging issue to locate as a Gem, Superb Gems are few and far between. A newcomer to the NGC Census Report...

1938 50C New Rochelle Specimen MS68 * NGC.<p>According to Walter Breen, there were fifty presentation pieces struck of the New Rochelle issue....

1933-D 50C Oregon MS67 PCGS.<p>The fully lustrous, frosty finished surfaces are splashed in rainbow colored iridescence. Both sides shimmer in...

1934-D 50C Oregon MS67 PCGS.<p>Virtually unmarked with eye catching coppery-gold and apple-green toning at the edges. One of the most difficul...

1936 50C Oregon MS68 PCGS.<p>Bright mint luster dances across the surfaces of this immaculate coin. Each side shows just the slightest hint of...

1937-D 50C Oregon MS68 NGC.<p>This is one of the most magnificent Oregon Commems that we have ever handled, which is saying a lot since this t...

1938 50C Oregon MS68 PCGS.<p>Fully struck with especially bold details on the reverse, each side has pale ice-blue patina with just the slight...

1938-D 50C Oregon MS69 PCGS.<p>Technical perfection is assumed at this grade level. In fact, any grade from MS67 on up should exhibit similarl...

1938-S 50C Oregon MS68 NGC.<p>Terrific, booming luster cascades from the virtually perfect surfaces of this gorgeous Oregon Trail commemorativ...

1939 50C Oregon MS67 PCGS.<p>Rarely is this low mintage key available in such a superior state of preservation. Soft, frosted mint luster is s...

1939-D 50C Oregon MS68 NGC.<p>This final-year Oregon Half Dollar displays rich copper-gold toning over the obverse. Similar color is also evid...

1915-S 50C Panama-Pacific MS68 PCGS.<p>We have not offered an MS68 representative of this Commemorative Half Dollar condition rarity since 199...

1921 50C Pilgrim MS67 PCGS.<p>The 1921 is the scarcer of the two Pilgrim issues and it is rarely seen in Superb condition. Only six other piec...

1936 50C Rhode Island MS68 NGC.<p>Splashes of deep violet-charcoal and golden-brown toning grace the peripheries of this lustrous example. Onl...

1936-D 50C Rhode Island MS67 PCGS.<p>Although the toning exhibits dominant olive, orange, and lavender-gray shades at most angles, the surface...

1936-D 50C Rhode Island MS68 NGC.<p>Whereas many survivors of this 1930s Commemorative delivery exhibit distracting abrasions in the center of...

1936-S 50C Rhode Island MS67 * NGC.<p>The originality that characterizes both sides of this coin is attractive and undeniable. Splashes of cri...

1937 50C Roanoke MS68 NGC.<p>An immaculately preserved Superb Gem specimen with beautifully original "tab" toning that was caused by...

1936 50C Robinson MS68 PCGS.<p>Splendidly original, both sides are bathed in soft lilac-gray iridescence with splashes of orange-russet shadin...

1935-S 50C San Diego MS68 * NGC.<p>The '35-S San Diego is an abundant issue at the Mint State level all the way through MS66. The variety ...