2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

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

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 PCGS. Whereas the other Choice BU Arrows and Rays Half in this sale is largely untoned, this PCGS-certified survivor is

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 NGC. To speed up production of the 1853 Arrows and Rays delivery, the Engraving Department at the Philadelphia Mint crea

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 ICG. The 1853 is a desirable one-year type Seated Half Dollar with arrows at the date and rays on the reverse added to i

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS65 NGC. Arrows and Rays Halves are abundant in circulated grades, and even lower grade Uncirculated examples can be found i

1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays XF40 PCGS. Deep lavender patina. LIBERTY is clear, with only the letter E slightly faint. Die clash lines (as struck) are n

1854 50C Arrows VF35 ANACS, struck from clashed dies, a minor reverse rim ding at 7 o'clock; 1858 XF40 ANACS, lustrous for the grade with lilac-...

1854 50C Arrows AU53 ANACS. The light, almost brilliant surfaces show faint flecks of other colors on each side with deeper golden patina around the m

1854 50C Arrows MS62 PCGS. Sharply defined, the surfaces are a bit lackluster but each side shows small flecks of color that interrupts the otherwise

1854 50C Arrows MS62 PCGS. Rich pearl-gray patina. Well struck except for the uppermost star centrils, and a trace of softness of detail on the left (

1854-O 50C Arrows AU50 ANACS. Golden-brown, aqua, and dove-gray patina. Nicely struck, with a few wispy slide marks in the fields and a small scratch