2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 2

1835 50C MS66 NGC.<p>O-108, R.3. The bright, lustrous surfaces show a bit of light silvery-gray patina on each side, but elsewhere the surface...

1836 50C Lettered Edge AU53 NGC.<p>O-118, R.3. Rich lilac patina, with lighter color where the abundant luster persists. Most of the stars are...

1836 50C Reeded Edge XF40 Uncertified.<p>Subdued lilac patina with hints of luster in the more protected areas. Some wispy slidemarks are note...

1837 50C AU55 PCGS.<p>Well struck with light russet patina. The luster extends into the fields. There are multiple spindly die cracks, as stru...

1837 50C MS64 NGC.<p>We have offered a decent number of near-Gem 1837 Half Dollars over the last 10 years, the last of which (a PCGS coin) rea...

1838 50C AU58 NGC.<p>Light golden-brown and sea-green patina. A richly detailed example. The borders have bright olive-tinged luster. There ar...

1838 50C MS62 PCGS.<p>This is a mostly brilliant, BU quality example with somewhat lackluster surfaces. There are, however, uncommonly few abr...

1838 50C MS65 NGC.<p>While the coming of steam power to the Philadelphia Mint doubtless explains the introduction of Christian Gobrecht's ...

1839-O 50C XF40 ANACS.<p>Breen-4739. The mintmark was originally entered too low, then largely effaced. A faint curve of extra metal still exi...

1839 50C No Drapery AU55 PCGS.<p>Light olive-gray patina. The eagle on the reverse is softly struck, but most of the stars are sharp. The bord...

1839 50C Drapery AU58 PCGS,<p>well struck except for the eagle's left leg, a couple unimportant contact marks, lightly toned with nice lus...

1840 50C Reverse of 1839 AU53 ANACS.<p>Small eagle, small letters. Light peripheral gold patina. The devices and borders have hints of bright ...

1841 50C AU58 Prooflike ANACS.<p>A brilliant example that has little if any rub, but the highly mirrored fields are moderately abraded. The le...

1844 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>Repunched Date. Orange-yellow toning on the rim of both sides. Abrasions in the fields of the obverse and the reverse. ...

1846-O 50C Tall Date XF45 ANACS.<p>Golden-brown and power-blue patina at the borders. Much scarcer than the Medium Date variety. LIBERTY is sh...

1850 50C AU55 NGC.<p>Both sides have faint streaks of russet patina. A well struck coin that has a hint of rub on the knee of Liberty. The lus...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays AU50 ANACS.<p>Lavender-gray example that has brighter color where luster persists. Nicely detailed with relatively cl...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays AU55 PCGS.<p>A lightly toned Half Dollar that has abundant luster. Well struck and problem-free. Struck from lightly ...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 PCGS.<p>Apparently large numbers of Arrows and Rays Quarters and Halves were saved at the time of issue as these...

1854 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS.<p>This is an evenly patinated, slate-gray example with solid underlying luster. Much better produced than the avera...