2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 2

1939 25C PR65 NGC.<p>The borders are freckled with red-russet patina, while the centers have faint lemon color. A lovely Gem that has marvelou...

1939 25C PR65 NGC.<p>The well struck devices and undisturbed fields have rich yellow-tan patina. A lovely Gem. Important notice: We expect to...

1940 25C PR64 PVC Uncertified,<p>a carefully preserved example; and a 1942 PR64 PVC Uncertified, a tiny contact mark near the ear, a lintmark ...

1940 25C PR66 NGC.<p>Brilliant and well struck Gem that has nearly pristine surfaces. While considered a common issue by many, the mintage is ...

1940 25C PR66 NGC.<p>Lightly toned Gem with nicely preserved fields and the usual unassailable strike. Important notice: We expect to be auct...

1941 25C PR65 NGC.<p>Beautiful, lightly toned Gem that has seemingly pristine fields. A splendid proof. Important notice: We expect to be auc...

1941 25C PR65 NGC.<p>Lightly toned Gem that has an unimprovable strike and immaculately preserved surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be...

1941 25C PR65 NGC.<p>Imposing Gem that has a bold strike and seemingly pristine surfaces. The milky olive-green patina testifies to its origin...

1941 25C PR65 NGC.<p>Exquisite Gem that has seamless fields and razor sharp definition on the devices. Lightly toned and attractive. Importan...

1941 25C PR65 NGC.<p>The lower obverse border has speckled russet patina, with light green-gray color in the centers. A beautifully preserved ...

1941 25C PR66 NGC.<p>Impressive Gem that has a bold strike and seemingly undisturbed surfaces. There is a faint die crack (as struck) in Washi...

1941 25C PR66 NGC.<p>Dappled golden-brown and green-gold patina is lighter in the centers. A lovely well struck Gem that has nearly pristine s...

1941 25C PR67 NGC.<p>Attractive golden-brown patina. A seemingly pristine Superb Gem that has a bold strike and impressive preservation. Impo...

1941 25C PR68 NGC.<p>Lovely proof that has milky lime-green, gold, and ruby-red patina. Immaculately preserved with a razor sharp strike. Popu...

1942 25C PR65 NGC.<p>Well struck except for the eagle's left (facing) leg. Brilliant Gem that has pleasing surfaces. Important notice: We...

1942 25C PR65 NGC.<p>Lovely Gem that suggests tan-brown patina at the margins. Well struck with undisturbed surfaces. The truncation of the bu...

1942 25C PR66 PCGS.<p>Brilliant Gem that has a razor-sharp strike and immaculately preserved surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auct...

1942 25C PR67 NGC.<p>Predominantly milky-lilac in color, but with iridescent blushes of yellow-green patina at the borders. Well struck and im...

1942 25C PR67 ANACS.<p>A well struck Superb Gem that has milky-lavender, green-gray, and russet patina. Immaculately preserved, with an intere...

1950 25C PR68 W NGC.<p>A frosty Superb Gem that has essentially pristine surfaces. There is a tiny lintmark (as struck) within the 5 in the da...

1963 25C PR68 Deep Cameo PCGS.<p>Well struck and brilliant with unimprovable preservation. The frosty devices have magnificent contrast with t...

1794 50C VG10 PCGS.<p>O-104, R.5. This is the only 9 x 10 berry arrangement for a 1794 Half. Medium gray patina is seen in the fields and with...

1795 50C Fine 15 PCGS.<p>O-112, R.4. The date is clumsily repunched far south, partly into the denticles. The fields have charcoal patina, wit...

1795 50C Fine 15 PCGS.<p>O-116, R.5. A well balanced mid-grade example with rose and steel-blue toning that lightens to gray on the highpoints...

1795 50C Fine 15 NGC.<p>O-104, R.4. The margins have cobalt-blue patina, while the centers have rich lavender color. There are no mentionable ...

1795 50C VF20 PCGS.<p>O-102, R.5. Rich maroon and lilac patina. The hair tresses have rich detail, while the eagle has greater wear. A few fai...

1795 50C--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>XF Details, Net VF25. O-105, R.4. Glossy example that has golden-brown and electric-blue peripheral pat...

1795 50C XF40 PCGS.<p>O-122, R.5. Overton-122 is the only 9 x 8 berry arrangement with three berries inside and one outside on the right part ...

1795 50C AU58 NGC.<p>O-131, R.4. The O-131 is a very scarce and valuable early Half, especially in high grades. The finest known is MS63 (The ...

1795 50C MS62 PCGS.<p>O-131, R.4. Bright and satiny with a seemingly diagnostic (also visible on the Overton plate coin) striation across the ...

1795 50C 3 Leaves VG8 PCGS.<p>O-111, R.4. A heavy die crack (as struck) journeys from the first S in STATES to the center of the eagle's b...

1801 50C VF20 PCGS.<p>O-101, R.3. The less scarce of just two varieties for the date. Deep lavender patina. The reverse has a minor rim ding a...

1801 50C VF30 PCGS.<p>O-102, R.4. Attractive lavender and tan-brown patina. Although the stars are flat, the devices have bold detail. E PLURI...

1802 50C VF35 PCGS.<p>O-101, R.3. The only variety for the year. Deep golden-brown and lilac-violet patina. There is a curved pinscratch acros...

1803 50C Large 3 Fine 15 NGC.<p>O-102a, R.3. Green-gray and golden-brown patina. The surfaces have faint slide marks, but the only mentionable...

1803 50C Large 3 Fine 15 NGC.<p>O-101, R.3. Light silver-gray color. The drapery partly conceals a couple of faded pinscratches, while the rev...

1803 50C Large 3 VF25 PCGS.<p>O-101, R.3. The devices have the sharpness and luster of a higher grade, but the coin has probably been cleaned ...

1803 50C Large 3 AU50 NGC.<p>O-103, R.3. Well detailed save for an isolated area of softness on Liberty's upper curls and the diagnostic b...

1803 50C Small 3 VF35 PCGS.<p>O-104, R.3. Deep lilac-gray patina. The left side stars are flat, but the devices are richly detailed. The luste...

1805 50C VF25 PCGS.<p>O-109, R.3. Deep lilac-brown patina. The portrait has a few faint adjustment marks, as struck, but there are no obvious ...

1805 50C AU50 ANACS.<p>O-112, R.2. Light golden-brown patina. A bold example that has considerable luster at the borders and within the device...

1805/4 50C VF25 PCGS.<p>O-101, R.3. The overdate details are bold. Medium slate-gray patina. The fields are only lightly abraded, and the devi...

1805/4 50C VF30 PCGS.<p>O-102, R.3. The borders have lavender-violet patina, while the centers are lilac-brown in color. The upper obverse has...

1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem VF35 PCGS.<p>O-116, R.3. Deep sea-green and yellow-brown patina. Both sides have heavy die cracks, as struck, with cl...

1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem XF40 ANACS.<p>O-119a, R.3. A lilac-gray example that has lighter color in the centers. Golden-brown and powder-blue c...

1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem AU50 NGC.<p>O-121, R.4. Struck from a heavily clashed obverse die. The left obverse also has a pair of heavy die crac...

1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem MS63 PCGS.<p>O-118, R.4. This appears to be far and away the finest known example of this very scarce variety, exceed...

1806 50C Pointed 6, No Stem Fine 15 NGC.<p>O-109, R.1. The only variety that combines the pointed 6 and stemless reverse. Green-gray and laven...

1806 50C Knobbed 6, Small Stars XF45 PCGS.<p>O-106, R.4. Rich lavender patina, with some speckles of sea-green color at the margins. The stars...

1806/5 50C VF30 PCGS.<p>O-101, R.3. Deep slate-gray patina. Although the stars are flat, E PLURIBUS UNUM can be easily read, and hints of lust...

1806 50C 6 Over Inverted 6 VF20 PCGS.<p>O-112, R.4. A more spectacular variety than the 1806/5 overdate. The golden-brown and cobalt-blue pati...

1807 50C Draped Bust VF25 PCGS.<p>O-109a, R.3. Dusky coffee and gold patina. The reverse has sharp details, while the top of the portrait has ...

1807 50C Draped Bust XF45 Uncertified.<p>O-105, R.2. The obverse has streaky lilac patina, while the reverse is close to slate-gray in color. ...

1807 50C Draped Bust AU50 ANACS.<p>O-102, R.2. Rich yellow-green and golden-brown patina. The luster is abundant and intense. Struck from clas...

1807 50C Draped Bust AU53 PCGS.<p>O-105, R.2. Much original luster is seen beneath steel-violet and amber toning. Although there is inescapabl...

1807 50C Draped Bust AU58 NGC.<p>O-110a, R.3. This attractive example was probably preserved in a cardboard coin album for many years. The oth...

1807 50C Large Stars, 50 Over 20 AU50 PCGS.<p>O-112, R.1. The 5 over 2 details are clear. Attractive concord-grape patina. Portions of the eag...

1808 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>O-102a, R.2. Deep purple-gray patina. The borders and devices have glimmers of luster. Well struck on both sides of the...

1809 50C AU50 ANACS.<p>O-106, R.3. The borders have iridescent bands of yellow-green and aqua-blue patina, while the fields and devices are ba...

1809 50C AU53 NGC.<p>O-109a, R.3. The borders have rich gold and aqua-blue patina. The stars and the eagle are well struck, while the central ...

1809 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>O-111, R.2. A lovely and lightly toned example that has pleasing surfaces. The strike is sharp at the borders, but is s...

1809 50C AU55 ICG.<p>O-106, R.3. Brilliant and sharply struck with excellent mint luster remaining. Important notice: We expect to be auction...

1809 50C MS62 ANACS.<p>O-107a, R.4. The lilac patina is darker at the borders than in the centers. A well struck Bust Half that has modest lus...

1809 50C MS63 ICG.<p>O-111, R.2. This is a toned example whose suitably lustrous surfaces are veiled in champagne-gray shades. There is an out...

1810 50C AU50 ANACS.<p>O-103, R.2. Rich gold, lime-green, and lilac patina. The obverse center is somewhat softly struck, but the stars and sh...

1810 50C AU50 ANACS.<p>O-101a, R.1. The borders have bright violet, lemon, and sea-green patina. The peripheries on both sides have heavy die ...

1810 50C AU50 ANACS.<p>O-110, R.2. Attractive electric-blue and golden-brown peripheral patina. The luster extends into the fields. The strike...

1810 50C MS63 ANACS.<p>O-104, R.3. Lightly toned in silver-gray and golden shades, with few appreciable surface marks. Extremely nice quality ...

1811 50C Large 8 MS64 PCGS.<p>O-103, R.4. A scarce variety, the present example is also one of the finest known representatives of the 1811 O-...

1811 50C Small 8 AU55 ANACS.<p>O-106, R.3. The margins have yellow-green, violet, and aqua-blue patina. The luster is extensive and bright. Th...

1811 50C Small 8 AU55 ANACS.<p>O-110a, R.1. Light lemon patina. The flashy luster is broken only in the exposed field. There is a contact mark...

1811 50C Small 8 MS63 PCGS.<p>O-106, R.3. Incorrectly attributed on the PCGS insert as a Large 8. Both sides are warmly frosted with a dusting...

1811/10 50C AU58 NGC.<p>O-101, R.1. The gray-lilac surfaces show deeper accents of color on the obverse, especially around the periphery. A lu...

1812 50C AU55 NGC.<p>O-105, R.1. Rich dove-gray and sea-green patina. Nicely detailed example that has generally clean fields. Liberty has a v...

1812/1 50C Small 8 AU55 PCGS.<p>O-102a, R.2. Sharply struck and lightly toned. Luster extends into the fields. The left central portion of the...

1812/1 50C Small 8 AU55 NGC.<p>O-102a, R.2. The upright of a 1 is obvious within the left side of the 2 in the date. The right side stars are ...

1813 50C AU50 ANACS.<p>O-103, R.2. The fields have iridescent golden-brown color, while the margins have sea-green patina. The luster is abund...

1813 50C AU50 NGC.<p>O-107a, R.1. Light olive-gray patina. Both sides have wispy slide marks from brief circulation, but the luster is extensi...

1813 50C AU58 ANACS.<p>O-107a, R.1. Predominantly lavender in color, with some violet and cobalt-blue peripheral patina. Both sides have numer...

1814 50C VF25 ICG, O-105a, R.<p>2, a small abrasion below the branch stem, nicely detailed for the grade; and an 1826 AU58 NGC, O-117, R.2, ri...

1814 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>O-102a, R.3. The margins have golden-brown and sea-green patina, while the centers are lilac in color. The borders have...

1814/3 50C MS60 ANACS.<p>O-101a, R.2. Light gray patina with extensive luster across the devices. The obverse has a few light slide marks. A w...

1815/2 50C XF45 PCGS.<p>O-101a, R.3. Here is a coin that is sure to see spirited bidder competition. With a paltry original mintage of 47,150 ...

1815/2 50C XF45 PCGS.<p>O-101, High R.2. A second Choice XF example, this piece has light, even, hazy gray patina over each side with pale ros...

1815/2 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>O-101, High R.2. Sharply defined throughout, the surfaces show steel-gray and russet toning overlaid on each side wit...

1818 50C AU53 ANACS.<p>O-107, R.1. The centers have deep lavender patina, while the borders have bright gold and aqua-blue colors. The stars h...

1818 50C MS60 NGC.<p>O-113, R.3. Light lavender-gray and yellow-green patina. A sharply struck example that has relatively clean surfaces for ...

1818 50C MS61 ANACS.<p>O-112, R.1. An impressively struck example that has dusky lavender patina. The surfaces are relatively clean. This coin...

1818 50C MS67 NGC.<p>O-111, R.1. As the single finest certified 1818 Capped Bust Half Dollar (4/02), this Superb Gem is also most likely the f...

1818/7 50C Large 8 MS63 PCGS.<p>O-101, R.1. Formerly offered as lot 8362 in our June 2001 Long Beach Sale, where it was described as, "Th...

1818/7 50C Large 8 MS65 PCGS.<p>O-103a, R.3. This die pairing is easily recognized by the die dot below RI in AMERICA while a die crack that a...

1819 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>O-108, R.3. Widely spaced date. A lightly toned example that is well struck for the type. The mint luster is abundant, ...

1819 50C MS62 NGC.<p>O-108, R.3. Originally toned with rose, gold, brown, and green patina. Well struck except for the first two stars. The on...

1819/8 50C Large 9 AU55 NGC.<p>O-106, R.3. A more difficult overdate die pairing that shows modest wear beneath milky gray and antique-gold su...

1819/8 50C Large 9--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net AU55. O-102, R.2. Well struck except for the left claw. The surfaces are faintly granul...

1820 50C Square 2, Large Date AU53 NGC.<p>O-105, R.1. This variety is often attributed by the three segments that are joined near the leftmost...

1821 50C AU58 NGC.<p>O-103, R.2. The punch for the letter A was without a right foot, which makes this variety readily attributable. Periphera...

1821 50C AU58 NGC.<p>O-103, R.2. Rich green-gray and violet patina. A nicely struck example that has a hint of rub on the back hair curls. The...

1822 50C AU50 Cleaned Uncertified.<p>O-113, R.3. Light gold and cobalt-blue patina hugs the margins. This is a boldly detailed example with mu...

1822 50C MS65 NGC.<p>O-104, R.3. This appears to be the finest know example of this scarcer variety. The Condition Census listed in Overton is...