2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1830 50C Large 0 AU50 ANACS. O-123, R.1. Brilliant throughout with clean surfaces and good luster in the more protected areas. Important notice: We ex

1830 50C Large 0 AU58 NGC. O-123, R.1. The shimmering mint luster is extensive and bright. The cheek has light rub, and a few stars lack full centrils

1831 50C MS63 ANACS. O-109, R.1. The major devices are sharply struck, while the upper stars and PLU in PLURIBUS are somewhat softly struck. Lustrous

1831 50C MS65 PCGS. O-103, R.1. Tied for finest known with at least four other Gems. This piece has bright, warm, glowing mint frost and each side is

1832 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. O-115, R.1. Unnaturally bright from the cleaning, each side shows a trace of mint luster surrounding t

1832 50C AU50 NGC, slate-gray toning with good remaining luster; and an 1837 AU55 NGC, irregularly struck around the peripheries with moderate gray-go

1832 50C AU50 ANACS. O-101a, R.1. Brilliant and relatively well defined with good remaining mint luster. The arcing die crack on the reverse is quite

1832 50C MS63 PCGS. O-118, R.1. Lustrous and originally toned with bright golden-rose toning over each side. Perhaps a lower Condition Census piece wi

1833 50C XF40 ANACS, the bright centers are surrounded by golden toning at the rims; 1856-O--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40, bright from cleanin

1833 50C--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. O-113, R.2. Bright from cleaning with a swath of purplish toning between 12 and 3 o'c...

1834 50C Large Date, Small Letters AU58 ANACS. O-107, R.1. Bright with nearly complete mint luster with a bit of golden-russet color scattered around

1834 50C Small Date, Small Letters AU55 ANACS. O-116, R.1. Untoned with generous portions of satiny luster remaining. Important notice: We expect to b

1835 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. O-103, R.2. Very bright from cleaning and sharply defined throughout. Important notice: We expect to b

1835 50C MS63 PCGS. O-105, R.1. Well struck on the major devices, with minor softness of detail on the stars. A lustrous coin that has light golden-br

1836 50C Lettered Edge XF45 ANACS, generally light overall with darker accents around the devices; and an 1837 Reeded Edge Fine15 ANACS, Breen-4732, e

1836 50C Lettered Edge MS64 PCGS. O-113, R.2. A lower Condition Census piece with the C.C. listed in Overton as (65, 65, 65, 64, 63). Sharply defined

1836 50C Lettered Edge MS65 PCGS. O-104a, R.3. Deeply and originally toned with iridescent green, gray, and rose colored centers with charcoal colored

1836 50C Reeded Edge MS61 NGC. The 1836 is a legendary rarity among U.S. Half Dollars. Christian Gobrecht modified John Reich's Capped Bust desi...

1837 50C MS63 ANACS. A highly lustrous coin that is mostly brilliant with just a faint outline of golden color around the margins. Sharply defined thr

1838 50C XF40 ANACS. Breen-4734. Original light to medium gray surfaces. An attractive coin for the grade and quite nice. Important notice: We expect

1838 50C AU50 ANACS. Breen-4734. Good portions of mint luster remain beneath a light overlay of golden toning. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

1839 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. Breen-4737, Large Letters. A pearl-gray Half Dollar that has obvious hairlines on each side from a tho

1839-O/O 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Beistle-2A. Well, this is an unusual attribution. Beistle hasn't been used for at least 30 y...

1839 50C Drapery MS62 PCGS. A silver-gray example with surprisingly clean fields but slightly subdued luster. Well struck except for STATES OF. Very s

1840 50C Reverse of 1839 XF45 ANACS, the light gray centers are surrounded by deep golden and blue peripheral coloration; 1861-O XF45 ANACS, deeply to

1840-O 50C AU50 ANACS, lustrous for the grade with a weak strike on the head of the eagle, very lightly toned; and an 1863 AU50 ANACS, sharply struck

1841 50C AU50 ANACS. Lovely golden-brown and blue-violet peripheral patina. Much mildly prooflike luster persists, although the fields are lightly abr

1841-O 50C--Scratched--ANACS, Genuine, we grade the coin AU50 Scratched, rather deeply toned; 1844 XF40 ANACS, richly toned around the devices; 1848--

1841-O 50C AU53 ANACS, large mintmark, peripheral golden-brown patina, light rub on the knee, the reverse has several die cracks, as made; 1877-S AU50

1842 50C Medium Date AU50 ANACS, bright overall with smoky gray patina overall and deeper accents around the devices; and an 1842-O Medium Date AU50 A

1842 50C Medium Date MS65 NGC. This is not one of the distinctively recut or repunched varieties, but numerous fine die cracks are seen around the bor

1843 50C AU55 ANACS, rich gold patina at the borders, lustrous for the grade, the vertical shield lines extend deeply into the horizontal bars; and an

1843-O 50C AU58 ANACS. Although considered one of the more available O-mint No Motto Halves, we have handled very few examples in any grade. This is c

1844-O 50C XF45 ANACS, golden-brown and aqua colors at the borders, the fields have faint slide marks from circulation; 1870-S XF45 ANACS, milky yello

1845 50C XF45 PCGS, lightly toned with a speck of darker color above the eagle's beak; 1870 AU53 PCGS, nicely and originally toned with good lus...

1845-O 50C AU58 ANACS. Sharply struck with lots of bright mint luster remaining and a rich accent of golden-brown toning around the margins. A lovely

1846 50C Tall Date AU55 PCGS. A boldly struck Half Dollar that has rich lilac-gold patina. A short scratch in the right obverse field is concealed by

1846-O 50C AU50 PCGS, a scarcer issue in AU and Mint State grades in spite of a rather substantial mintage, this is a pleasing, lightly worn example w

1847 50C AU58 NGC, sharply defined with streaky gray-russet patina over the mostly untoned steel-gray surfaces; and an 1869 AU58 NGC, well detailed wi

1847-O 50C MS61 ANACS. The rare 'spiked foot' variety, which has a raised die line (as made) that crosses Liberty's sandal. Light aprico...

1849 50C AU55 ANACS. Repunched Date. FS-004.5. WB-102. All four digits in the date are boldly repunched west. In addition, the bottom of an errant 9 i

1849 50C AU55 PCGS. WB-104. Rated R.5 in XF/AU grades by Wiley and Bugert, this piece has slight evidence of circulation with especially good luster r

1849-O 50C AU50 ANACS, lightly toned with extensive bright luster, the right side stars are softly struck, struck from a rusted obverse die; and an 18

1850 50C AU55 PCGS. WB-102. The 0 in the date is recut southeast. A sharply struck example that has attractive peripheral golden-brown patina. Much lu

1851 50C AU53 PCGS. WB-101. The borders have attractive copper-gold color. A sharply detailed coin that has light rub on Liberty's knee. Lightly...

1851-O 50C MS62 PCGS. Rich and original lavender-brown patina. Well struck and relatively unabraded with extensive but somewhat subdued luster. Libert

1852 50C AU55 NGC. A well struck lilac-gray representative that has glimmers of luster at the borders and on the devices. A few faint obverse abrasion

1852-O 50C AU50 PCGS. A nicely struck steel-gray example that has moderate luster and a few wispy abrasions in the right obverse field. Liberty'...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays AU50 NGC. Speckled golden-russet peripheral patina. A bold representative of this unusual single-year type. The portrait has

1853 50C Arrows and Rays AU55 PCGS. Richly and originally toned, the otherwise lavender-gray surfaces are splashed in irregular orange-russet shadings