2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 2

1859 50C Half Dollar--Scratched,<p>Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU50, sharply struck with purple and blue toning; 1875 Half Dollar AU53 AN...

1859-S 50C XF45 ANACS.<p>Gunmetal-gray fields complement the lilac devices. Sharply detailed for the grade, especially on the reverse. There i...

1860-O 50C MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS.<p>This coin will fool the viewer who only casually glances at it. The fields are deeply reflectiv...

1861 50C Scott Restrike AU55 PCGS.<p>J.W. Scott bought the reverse die of the Confederate Half Dollar from Ebenezer Locke Mason, and soon bega...

1861-S 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Like other S-mints from the early 1860s, the majority of '61-S Halves are from the Guatemala Hoard, a large hoard ...

1867 50C MS65 PCGS.<p>Formerly offered as lot 820 in our 2002 June Long Beach Bullet Sale, where it was described as, "Seldom does an 186...

1871-CC 50C AU50 Corroded, Cleaned Uncertified.<p>Sharply detailed, but unfortunately the surfaces are thoroughly corroded. There is a vertica...

1872-CC 50C MS60 Corroded, Damaged, Cleaned Uncertified.<p>Sharply detailed. The lower obverse has a few noticeable pinscratches, but the deep...

1873-CC 50C Arrows AU53 ANACS.<p>The '73-CC is an important issue as it is one of only two Carson City Halves that feature the arrows moti...

1874 50C Arrows AU53 ANACS.<p>Peripheral gold and lime-green patina. Sharply detailed and problem-free with extensive luster. The eagle's ...

1874 50C Arrows AU58 NGC.<p>The luster is bright and extensive. The obverse field is moderately abraded. The upper reverse legends are widely ...

1874 50C Arrows MS67 NGC.<p>A weight change during this and preceding year brought back the Arrows design from two decades earlier. Although n...

1875-S 50C MS66 PCGS.<p>A lustrous Gem that has slight gold patina. The upper obverse and lower reverse have a hint of weakness of strike, but...

1876 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>The margins suggest rose patina. The devices and borders have flashy luster. The lower half of the eagle is somewhat so...

1876 50C MS65 ANACS.<p>Fully struck in all areas with no distracting blemishes on either side. The central portions are mostly untoned but beg...

1876-CC 50C MS66 PCGS.<p>The Carson City Mint produced 1.4 million Seated Half Dollars in 1876, the second highest total for a CC-mint issue i...

1876-S 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Lovely sea-green and rose-violet patina. A well struck and lustrous near-Gem that has lightly abraded surfaces. The lo...

1877 50C MS65 PCGS.<p>Blatant originality is easily this coin's most impressive feature. The base color on both sides is tan-gray in shade...

1877-S 50C MS65 NGC.<p>Pinpoint striking details make every aspect of the design immediately apparent on this Gem quality specimen. Bright, fl...

1877-S 50C MS65 NGC.<p>Bright with a semi-prooflike finish, the surfaces exhibit modest, yet noteworthy brightness in the fields. Neither side...

1880 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net AU50. A sharply struck coin that has lavender and green-gray patina. UNITED is lightly strike dou...

1880 50C MS66 PCGS.<p>A tantalizingly small delivery of 8,400 business strikes and 1,355 proofs explains the unflagging popularity of the 1880...

1882 50C MS63 ANACS.<p>Sharply struck example that has light gold patina and prooflike surfaces. The devices have mild cameo contrast with fla...

1883 50C AU53 ANACS.<p>The margins have electric-blue and golden-brown patina. A sharply struck example that has light rub on the Seated Liber...

1891 50C MS65 PCGS.<p>A lightly toned and exquisitely struck Gem. The fields are prooflike and uncommonly well preserved, while the devices ar...

1891 50C MS66 NGC.<p>Although business strike production rose dramatically in this final-year Seated Liberty coinage, the number of Mint State...

1865 50C PR63 PCGS.<p>A razor sharp example that has frosty devices and lavender fields. Although not labeled as Cameo, this lovely proof appe...

1865 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS.<p>Since the business strike 1865 Half Dollar is a low mintage, Civil War era issue that is difficult to locate in th...

1865 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS.<p>The old adage "when it rains, it pours" certainly holds true in this sale with Cameo Proof 1865 Half Dol...

1865 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.<p>The Philadelphia Mint produced 511,400 business strike and 500 proof Seated Half Dollars in 1865. It is likely that...

1873 50C No Arrows PR66 PCGS.<p>Closed 3. Only 600 proofs were struck in 1873 of the No Arrows type. Overshadowed by the two-year Arrows type,...

1873 50C Arrows PR65 NGC.<p>Struck on the new metrically weighed planchets and designated as such by the addition of arrowheads on each side o...

1873 50C Arrows PR66 Cameo NGC.<p>Ex: Eliasberg. The Philadelphia Mint's Half Dollar issues of 1873-1874 have long been coveted by both ci...

1874 50C Arrows PR63 PCGS.<p>The surfaces have milky pale gold patina. The strike is razor sharp, well preserved for the seemingly conservativ...

1874 50C Arrows PR64 PCGS.<p>Second year of this enormously popular design type, this near-Gem has brightly reflective fields and is brilliant...

1874 50C Arrows PR66 PCGS.<p>Exceptional quality for this short-lived, two-year type. The fields are deeply reflective, but the coin has to be...

1875 50C PR64 PCGS.<p>Deeply reflecting florescent orange toning in the fields. The only blemish is a dark spot under the 11th star, but it is...

1875 50C PR66 NGC.<p>Deeply reflective proof mirrors shine brightly from each side of this immaculate, high grade piece. Perfect for type purp...

1878 50C PR65 NGC.<p>The obverse and much of the reverse are layered in milky lilac and golden-rose patina, leaving only a swath of brilliance...

1879 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS.<p>The borders have attractive russet patina. A well struck Gem whose only conceivable distraction is a tiny contact ...

1880 50C PR62 ANACS.<p>The mirrored fields have spectacular violet, gold, and yellow-green color. A well struck and attractive proof. Some wis...

1880 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.<p>An exquisitely struck Gem that has a blush of lemon patina. The surfaces are uncommonly well preserved. The drapery...

1881 50C PR64 PCGS.<p>Beautiful violet, gold, and electric-blue patina. Well struck except for the arrow feathers. The upper reverse shield ha...

1881 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS.<p>Brilliant and immaculately preserved. The cameo contrast is undeniable, but the strike is not complete in the cent...

1882 50C PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.<p>This is an impressively well preserved proof Seated Half Dollar. The surfaces are untoned with richly frosted...

1882 50C PR66 Deep Cameo PCGS.<p>A lovely and well struck Gem that has just a hint of golden-brown patina. The lower reverse has a trio of min...

1883 50C PR65 NGC.<p>This brilliant Gem is deeply prooflike and the devices show a good portion of mint frost, which yields a moderate cameo c...

1883 50C PR66 NGC.<p>The Philadelphia Mint was the only coinage facility that produced Half Dollars in 1883, and a miniscule total of 9,039 pi...

1883 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.<p>An extraordinary representative of this low mintage Seated Half Dollar, both sides combine frosty finished devices...

1886 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.<p>A lightly toned and well struck Gem that has seemingly pristine surfaces. The fields have a few wispy die polish li...