2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 2

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...