2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 2

1916 50C MS64 NGC. Dappled champagne-russet iridescence gravitates toward the borders of this attractive and original near-Gem. Typically sharp for th

1916 50C MS66 PCGS. A simply beautiful Gem, the surfaces are fully lustrous with the fine granularity often associated with first-year Walkers. Both s

1916-D 50C MS64 ANACS. The borders have light golden-brown color. A lustrous near-Gem with a bold strike and impressive surfaces.Ex: Blevins / Bodway

1916-D 50C MS64 NGC. This is a sharply detailed survivor of this first-year Walker from the Denver Mint. Both sides are untoned with lustrous, glisten

1916-S 50C AU55 ANACS. Original with warm golden-gray patina, the surfaces are uncommonly distraction-free for the grade. Both sides are well detailed

1916-S 50C--Artificially Toned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net MS60. Sharply struck for the issue with razor-sharp definition on Liberty's hand. Import...

1916-S 50C MS62 NGC. The sharply struck, golden tinted features are free of mentionable abrasions. A candidate for a higher grade were the luster more

1917 50C MS63 PCGS. This is a crisply impressed example with vibrant champagne-lilac patina around the peripheries. A tiny obverse abrasion in the rig

1917 50C MS64 PCGS. A lustrous and well preserved near-Gem with speckled golden-brown patina. The head and waist are sharply struck, while the upper c

1917 50C MS64 PCGS. A lovely survivor from the early part of the Walking Liberty series, this Half Dollar is richly frosted with bright, silver-white

1917-D 50C Obverse MS62 ANACS. Sharply struck with even golden-brown toning over lustrous surfaces. A popular, low mintage issue. Important notice: We

1917-D 50C Obverse MS63 PCGS. This is an ever-popular issue among specialists, a fact that should come as no surprise if one recalls the limited origi

1917-D 50C Obverse MS64 PCGS. Both sides are generally bold with a warmly frosted sheen. There are expectantly few bagmarks for the assigned grade, an

1917-D 50C Reverse MS64 ICG. The first of two high grade survivors of this key second-year Walker, this coin is free of all but the most trivial strik

1917-D 50C Reverse MS65 NGC. On February 14, 1917, a policy change by the Mint Director F.J.H. von Engelken moved the mintmark from its conspicuous ob

1917-S 50C Obverse XF40 ANACS. Luster glimmers from the borders and protected areas of the devices. A few wispy slide marks do not remove the eye appe

1917-S 50C Obverse AU58 ANACS. Sharply detailed despite a little light rub, this golden-gray survivor is generally problem-free for the grade. Both si

1917-S 50C Obverse AU58 PCGS. Remnants of original luster peer through dove-gray patina. There is a blush of orange coloration around much of the obve

1917-S 50C Reverse MS61 ANACS. Well defined for the issue with satiny luster and just a touch of light patina on each side. Important notice: We expec

1917-S 50C Reverse MS62 ANACS. This bold looking example is uncommonly well struck for a Walking Liberty Half from the California branch mint. The unt

1917-S 50C Reverse MS64 PCGS. We are offering several Mint State '17-S Reverse Halves in this sale, but none can compare to either the technical...

1918 50C MS65 NGC. As an issue, the 1918 is more sharply struck than the 1917. The former date, however, is more difficult to locate in the finer Mint

1918-D 50C MS62 NGC. Boldly impressed (for the type), both sides exhibit appreciably sharp definition in all but a few isolated areas. Warm golden-tan

1918-S 50C MS65 NGC. Mint records indicate that 10.2 million Half Dollars were produced at the San Francisco Mint in 1918. Yet, the 1918-S is seldom o

1919 50C MS61 ANACS. Well struck except for a little softness of detail over a few of the obverse highpoints, this untoned example is frosty-white in

1919 50C MS61 NGC. One of two BU 1919 Walkers from the Bozarth Collection, this untoned, frosty finished example has the look of a considerably higher

1919 50C MS64 NGC. Produced in an era of decreasing demand for circulating coinage, the 1919 has an original mintage of fewer than 1 million coins. Th

1919-D 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net MS60. A date that is always in demand among date collectors, the present example displays bright, swirlin

1919-S 50C MS62 PCGS. With 1.5 million pieces struck, the 1919-S has the highest mintage of the three issues struck in this year. However, very few Un

1920 50C MS63 ANACS. A lustrous representative that has pastel gold and silver-gray patina. Nicely preserved, with good luster and a reasonable strike

1920 50C MS63 ANACS. With no mentionable bagmarks and overall sharp striking definition, this coin would fit nicely into an advanced Select quality ty

1920 50C MS64 PCGS. This frosty textured near-Gem is overlaid in warm champagne-gray iridescence. With smooth surfaces that are free of singularly men

1920 50C MS64 NGC. Fully struck throughout, the surfaces are bright and lustrous with deeper toning around the margins. Important notice: We expect to

1920 50C MS64 PCGS. The 1920 is among the more easily obtainable Walkers from this era. Still, high grade Uncirculated survivors are scarce, especiall

1920-D 50C AU50 ANACS. The luster is abundant, although the devices have noticeable rub. Each side has a few wispy slide marks, but there are no indiv

1920-D 50C AU50 ANACS. Boldly detailed in virtually all areas, this lightly circulated representative displays light, mottled, golden tinged periphera

1920-D 50C MS64 PCGS. The 1920-D is a well known strike rarity among early Walkers. It is also the scarcest of the three issues from this year in high

1921 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF30. A dove-gray example that has a hint of porosity in the left obverse field. A short pinscratch lurks be

1921 50C AU53 ANACS. This is a slate-gray representative with a little bit of the original luster still in evidence. The ample remaining definition is

1921 50C MS62 NGC. It is always the sign of an important sale when we can offer a problem-free Mint State representative of the 1921-P Walking Liberty

1921-D 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF30. A relatively attractive coin for the assigned grade, both sides have retoned in lavender-gray shades

1921-S 50C VF30 ANACS. The rich, original, lilac-gray toning deepens a little over the reverse of this evenly worn survivor. The amount of rub is mode

1923-S 50C AU55 ANACS. Typically defined for the issue as well as the grade, this originally preserved example reveals blushes of mint luster as the s

1923-S 50C MS63 NGC. Both sides exhibit uncommonly sharp definition for this often poorly produced issue. The surfaces are untoned and, were they a bi

1923-S 50C MS64 PCGS. Only 2.1 million pieces were struck of the 1923-S Half. The vast majority entered circulation and Mint State examples are quite

1927-S 50C MS64 PCGS. Among the most visually impressive '27-S Walkers that this cataloger has seen, the pleasingly frosted surfaces are bathed ...

1927-S 50C MS64 PCGS. The borders have iridescent yellow-green patina, while the centers have lavender color. Lustrous with a nearly pristine reverse.

1927-S 50C MS64 PCGS. Most Walking Liberty Half Dollar collectors will have to settle for a well circulated (Good-VF) representative of this semi-key

1928-S 50C MS64 PCGS. The 1928-S (1.9 million coins produced) is similar in overall rarity to the 1927-S. In the finer Mint State grades, however, the

1929-D 50C MS63 NGC. The frosty-white surfaces are untoned throughout with a bright, attractive sheen. The strike is a little soft in the usual areas,