2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1872-S 50C AU50 PCGS. Light and original hints of golden-brown patina. The obverse field has wispy slide marks, but there are no individually signific

1873-CC 50C No Arrows XF40 PCGS. Boldly detailed for the grade, with subdued green-gray color and some charcoal patina in selected areas. The right ob

1873 50C Arrows AU50 ANACS. WB-106, Large Arrows. Well struck, with attractive peripheral violet patina. Both sides have abundant bright luster. The f

1873-CC 50C Arrows XF45 PCGS. Lilac-gray in color, with traces of darker patina near Liberty's pole. A few faint pinscratches in the fields, but...

1873-S 50C Arrows AU50 PCGS. Lustrous for the grade, with original light lavender-gray patina. A problem-free example that has no mentionable abrasion

1874 50C Arrows AU58 ANACS. WB-102, Large Arrows. Nicely struck with moderate luster and medium lavender patina. The surfaces are refreshingly free fr

1874 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS. Large Arrows. WB-102. An ever-popular issue among type collectors, the 1874 comes with both large and small arrows flanking

1874-CC 50C Arrows AU55 PCGS. WB-101. Second and final year of issue for the Arrows type, this design is distinguished by an obverse device that was a

1874-S 50C Arrows AU55 PCGS. An attractive coin with abundant luster and pale gold-gray patina. The fields have just a few wispy abrasions, and the de

1875-CC 50C AU50 ANACS, nicely struck with abundant luster and hints of gold patina, HALF DOL is strike doubled; and an 1877-CC AU55 ANACS, WB-103, me

1875-S 50C AU58 ANACS, WB-101, deep russet patina at the margins, well struck with nearly full luster, the fields have wispy slide marks; and an 1877

1875-S 50C MS66 NGC. The 1875-S is a common issue among Seated Halves, but high grade examples such as this are always of great interest to collectors

1876 50C AU53 PCGS. Nice and attractive with excellent remaining luster. The centers are brilliantish-golden with deep accents of blue and golden-rose

1878 50C MS61 ANACS. Unusually bright surfaces with scattered darker patina around the margins. The obverse is especially well defined but the reverse

1878-CC 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. WB-101. The 1878-CC is one of the scarcest Half Dollars from the Carson City mint. Like the very ra

1879 50C MS63 NGC. A bright and razor-sharp specimen that has extensive luster and no individually significant abrasions. Only 4,800 pieces were struc

1880 50C AU53 NGC. The mildly prooflike surface has been subdued by light circulation. Nicely struck and lightly toned with a few minor abrasions in t

1881 50C MS62 PCGS. Well struck and lustrous with a blush of apricot patina on each side. The left side of the scroll has a hint of surface roughness,

1882 50C MS60 NGC. A well struck coin that has bright, frosty devices and somewhat prooflike fields. The golden-brown and aqua patina is lighter in th

1883 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Mostly brilliant still from cleaning with just a dab of golden around the peripheries. One of only 8,0