2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 2

1939 50C PR66 PCGS. Milky golden-brown patina congregates at the margins. A well struck Gem that has a seemingly pristine reverse. Important notice: W

1940 50C PR66 NGC. Untoned save for a few light obverse peripheral accents, this silver-white Gem is smooth from rim to rim. The strike is expectantly

1940 50C PR67 PCGS. Dusky lemon-gray patina enriches the borders, but cedes to brilliant centers. A well struck Superb Gem that has virtually pristine

1940 50C PR68 NGC. Essentially a perfect type coin, each side has a light accent of pale, hazy lilac and rose patina that is most attractive. Simply a

1942 50C PR65 ANACS. Minimally patinated in pale iridescence, the surfaces are bright with uniformly glassy features. This fully struck example would

1942 50C PR66 PCGS. Warm tan-gray patina overlays silky-smooth surfaces. The sharp strike leaves little doubt about this coin's proof status. Im...

1942 50C PR67 PCGS. A spectacular proof Half, the brilliant surfaces are as nearly flawless as any we have seen. Important notice: We expect to be auc

1942 50C PR67 PCGS. Bright overall and highly reflective in the fields, the brilliant centers are surrounded by wide rings of golden-brown, rose, and

1942 50C PR67 PCGS. The upper and lower obverse borders, as well as the left periphery on the reverse, are overlaid in vivid reddish-olive iridescence

1942 50C PR68 PCGS. A needle-sharp Superb Gem whose originality is ensured by the light but milky tan-gold patina. The surfaces are gorgeously preserv

1948 50C MS65 PCGS, boldly struck with milky gray patina; 1950 MS65 PCGS, sharply struck with immaculate surfaces; 1951-S MS65 PCGS, nicely struck and

1948 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS, warm tan-gray toning envelops both sides and deepens toward the reverse rim; 1953-S MS65 NGC, this is a bright, fr

1948 50C MS66 Full Bell Lines PCGS. A sharply struck Gem with intense cartwheel luster and immaculately preserved surfaces. Tied for the finest graded

1948-D 50C MS65 PCGS, streaky gray toning over each side; 1949 MS65 PCGS, lustrous and lightly toned; and a 1949-S MS65 PCGS, dazzling mint brilliance

1948-D 50C MS64 Full Bell Lines PCGS; 1952-D MS64 Full Bell Lines PCGS; 1954 MS63 PCGS; 1954 MS64 Full Bell Lines PCGS; 1954-S MS64 PCGS; and a 1957 M

1949 50C MS63 Full Bell Lines PCGS; and a 1949 MS64 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Both examples are mostly untoned with frosty mint luster and a few scattered

1949 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines NGC. Lustrous and evenly toned over each side. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250

1949 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Untoned with full frosty-white luster, both sides are uncommonly distraction-free for the type. Important notice:

1949 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. A few dappled sprays of russet patina at the upper and lower reverse borders are all that interrupt the otherwise

1949-S 50C MS65 ANACS, lustrous and sharply struck with gold and mauve patina; 1953-S MS65 ANACS, lustrous and lightly toned with pleasing surfaces; 1