2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1862 50C PR61 PCGS. Steel-gray and golden-rose toning covers each side (to varying degrees) with bright mirrors that flash forcefully through the colo

1864 50C--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS. Proof, Net PR55. Harshly cleaned and then very darkly retoned, there is a planchet flaw in the exergual area to the

1864 50C PR64 Cameo NGC. The 1864 is one of the heavily melted and exported issues from the Civil War and as such is one of the scarcest P-mint issues

1866 50C PR62 ANACS. Sharply impressed in all areas, the glossy textured surfaces shine through curious, somewhat mottled, charcoal and copper-olive t

1869 50C PR64 NGC. Rich golden-brown and electric-blue patina. Well struck with a nearly pristine reverse, while the right obverse field has a trivial

1870 50C PR66 NGC. Although they are often called upon to substitute for rare Mint State 1870 Seated Halves, proofs of this date are also elusive at t

1871 50C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Despite a sizeable (for the era) original mintage of 1.2 million coins, the 1871 is not at all common in Mint State

1873 50C No Arrows PR66 PCGS. Closed 3. Formerly sold as lot 8172 in our recent New York Sale, where it was described as, "Only 600 proofs were...

1875 50C PR64 PCGS. A brilliant and sharply struck near-Gem that is well preserved aside from a short faint pinscratch near star 4. Stars 11 and 12 ar

1878 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS. The lovely golden-brown patina is especially rich at the borders. A sharply struck near-Gem with definitive cameo contrast a