2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 2

1887 50C PR66 PCGS.<p>The 1887 is a scarcer issue from the 1880s. Only 5,000 business strikes were produced, making the 710 proofs more desira...

1887 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS.<p>A well struck near-Gem that has light gold patina. There is a small abrasion in the field near the left shoulder. ...

1887 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS.<p>The aqua-blue and burnt-orange toning surround the impressively struck designs on this piece. A nicer piece with t...

1887 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.<p>The borders have rich electric-blue and rose-gold patina. The arrow feathers are not fully struck, but Liberty'...

1888 50C PR63 ANACS.<p>Both sides have light gold patina and moderate cameo contrast. Essentially fully struck except on the left claw of the ...

1888 50C PR65 Cameo NGC.<p>Both sides of this low total mintage issue are completely brilliant with impressive field-to-device contrast. Flash...

1890 50C PR67 NGC.<p>Pristine surfaces, the fields show unfathomable depth of mirrored reflectivity on each side. Each side has an off-centere...

1890 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS.<p>The margins have rich and iridescent rose-violet patina. A well struck Gem that has extremely impressive preservat...

1892 50C MS62 ANACS.<p>Light peripheral green-gold patina. A lustrous and well struck Half Dollar that has a well preserved reverse and a few ...

1892-O 50C AU50 ANACS,<p>well detailed with coppery-gold peripheral toning; and a 1919-S XF40 ANACS, a subdued silver-gray example with modest...

1892-O 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>This rarer date of the Barber Halves is seldom seen in such a high mint state. Gorgeous coin with gray finish and a fu...

1892-S 50C VF30 ANACS.<p>The devices are outlined by charcoal patina. There is a faded horizontal pinscratch from Liberty's eye into the r...

1893 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. Lightly cleaned example that has golden-brown patina at the margins. There are no mentionabl...

1893 50C MS61 ANACS.<p>The 3 in the date is much higher than the first three digits. The dense lilac-gray patina has somewhat subdued the lust...

1893 50C MS62 ANACS.<p>Light golden-brown patina. Well struck and lustrous with an immaculately preserved reverse. The portrait has a few slid...

1893 50C MS66 PCGS.<p>Exceptionally well struck for the type, all features are virtually complete. The surfaces are smooth beneath rich overla...

1893-S 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Fine Details, Net VG8. Obviously cleaned with blue-gray devices and maroon color at the borders. There are no he...

1893-S 50C MS63 NGC.<p>The low mintage 1893-S is also conditionally scarce in MS63 and better grades. Only fourteen other pieces have been so ...

1894 50C VF35 ANACS.<p>The lavender-gray devices are outlined with charcoal patina. LIBERTY and E PLURIBUS UNUM are still sharp. A circulated ...

1895 50C AU50 ANACS.<p>Sharply detailed with extensive bright luster. There are faint slide marks across the portrait, perhaps due to long dis...

1895-S 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. Deep golden-brown, lilac-gray, and electric-blue patina. Sharply detailed, but the surface...

1895-S 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Well struck except for a hint of weakness at the back of the arrow feathers. Lustrous and attractive near-Gem. The rev...

1897 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Beautiful navy-blue, pastel-violet, and gold patina. A lustrous and well struck near-Gem that has a nearly pristine reve...

1897-S 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>VF Details, Net Fine 12. The devices are outlined by faint green-gray patina. Both sides are lightly hairlined a...

1899 50C MS61 ANACS.<p>A lustrous Barber Half that has attractive lemon-gold and aqua-blue peripheral patina. A well struck coin that has a se...

1899 50C MS61 NGC.<p>The 18 in the date is lightly repunched, most noticeably below the serif of the 1. A lustrous example that has dusky gold...

1899-O 50C AU55 ICG.<p>Slight wear on the wreath on Liberty's head. Bagmarks are evident in the fields accounting for the AU grade on this...

1900 50C MS66 PCGS.<p>Formerly sold as lot 7092 in our 1999 ANA Sale, where it was described as, "An incredibly preserved, snow-white exa...

1903-O 50C XF45 PCGS.<p>A layer of silver-gray toning blankets the surfaces of this lightly worn Barber Half. This is the only coin from this ...

1903-O 50C MS63 ANACS.<p>Lustrous with clean fields and exceptional cobalt-blue and golden-brown patina. There are a few wispy slide marks acr...

1905-O 50C MS66 PCGS.<p>Previously offered as lot 8419 in our May-June 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale, where it was cataloged as: "This l...

1905-S 50C AU53 ICG.<p>Light silver-gray patina. The borders and wings have abundant luster. There is a faint fingerprint on the neck of Liber...

1905-S 50C--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net AU55. The grape-purple and lemon patina is suspect, but does not fully subdue the ca...

1906-D 50C MS64 ANACS.<p>Attractive olive-yellow and lilac patina. Near-Gem that has especially flashy luster on the reverse. A surprisingly s...

1907 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Light silver-gray patina. Highly lustrous and nicely struck near-Gem that has pleasing fields. Liberty's neck has a ...

1907 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Lustrous near-Gem that has rich apricot patina. The strike is not quite full, but the reverse is virtually pristine. Pop...

1907-O 50C MS65 PCGS.<p>Incredible mint frost covers the surfaces and each side is layered in multiple shadings of moss-green, mauve, blue, an...

1908-D 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Untoned with mild reflectivity in the fields that tends to magnify a few wispy contact marks. Choice or better example...

1909 50C MS65 NGC.<p>Brilliant and sharply struck with soft, frosted mint luster. A perfect coin for someone putting together a Gem 20th centu...

1909 50C MS65 ICG.<p>An impressive Gem that has flashy luster and an exceptionally preserved reverse. Lightly toned and sharply struck. Impor...

1910 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. The borders have pale golden-brown color where luster persists, while the fields and devices...

1910-S 50C MS63 ICG.<p>Crimson and purple tones on the obverse of this attractively-toned piece. Well-struck that is rare in such high grades....

1912-D 50C MS62 NGC.<p>Lightly toned with lemon and russet patina. The strike is not exceptional, but the luster is good. The portrait has a f...

1914 50C AU50 PCGS.<p>Light yellow-brown patina, with the devices outlined by russet color. Surprisingly lustrous for the grade, with no indiv...

1914 50C MS62 PCGS.<p>The borders have hints of tan patina. The strike is above average. There is a small planchet flaw (as struck) on the nec...

1915 50C AU55 PCGS.<p>Both sides have faint slide marks. The strike is slightly soft on the upper right shield tip. The borders have bright lu...

1915-D 50C MS66 PCGS.<p>This is an unquestionably original Gem, with mottled orange-russet and golden toning over the obverse. The reverse is ...

1892 50C PR65 NGC.<p>Deeply mirrored and attractively toned, the pale golden centers deepen considerably toward the rims and the outer periphe...

1892 50C PR65 PCGS.<p>Mottled electric-blue undertones peer through the otherwise steel-gray toning scheme. The focal features are all sharply...

1892 50C PR66 PCGS.<p>A swath of magenta and orange iridescent toning on the right side of the obverse has a curious, paper thin area of brill...