2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 4

1946 50C Iowa MS67 PCGS. Untoned on the reverse, the obverse is mostly lavender-gray in color with whispers of orange-olive iridescence at the upper b

1918 50C Lincoln MS65 PCGS. Competing swirls of olive-orange iridescence and lilac-gray patina drift over both sides of this sharply detailed Gem. Nea

1918 50C Lincoln MS66 PCGS. Both sides have light apricot patina, with a couple of speckles of orange-russet color on the left obverse border. A well

1918 50C Lincoln MS66 PCGS. A flashy Gem that has a needle-sharp strike and a blush of russet-gold patina above the portrait. The reverse is virtually

1936 50C Long Island MS66 NGC. A brilliant and lustrous Gem that has a good strike and nearly pristine surfaces. Kenneth Weinman, the son of better kn

1936 50C Long Island MS67 PCGS. Long Island Halves are supposed to look nice. But we really cannot remember the last time we saw one with this level o

1936 50C Lynchburg MS66 PCGS. The apple-green, rose, and golden-brown patina is original and attractive. A lustrous and sharply struck Gem that has a

1920 50C Maine MS65 ANACS. A lustrous and well struck Gem that has speckles of golden-brown patina at the margins. Beautifully preserved and with impr

1920 50C Maine MS67* NGC. Intricately detailed on each side, this is an original and nearly flawless example of this scarcer early commemorative. The

1934 50C Maryland MS66 PCGS. A lustrous Gem that has milky lilac patina and a bold strike. The obverse is immaculately preserved, while the reverse is

1921 50C Missouri MS62 PCGS. A lustrous example with light golden-brown patina and impressive preservation for this usually somewhat abraded grade. A

1921 50C Missouri MS64 NGC. Light apricot patina outlines the margins of both sides of this splendid near-Gem. Well struck and magnificently preserved

1921 50C Missouri 2x4 MS62 PCGS. Light peach and lavender patina. Well struck with full luster and carefully preserved surfaces. Similar to the 1921 A

1921 50C Missouri 2x4 MS64 PCGS. Very close to a full Gem grade, this important Commem does not reveal a single noteworthy abrasion. The otherwise sof

1921 50C Missouri 2x4 MS65 NGC. A superlative Gem that is totally original with rich turquoise, rose, and gray-russet toning scattered over each side

1923-S 50C Monroe MS64 PCGS. This is a well frosted example with a mostly silver-white sheen. A few shallow abrasions on the reverse are all that seem

1923-S 50C Monroe MS66 NGC. Full, bountiful mint frost shimmers over both sides of this remarkable Monroe Commem. The cartwheel visual effects swirl i

1938 50C New Rochelle MS63 ANACS. A nicely struck example that has intense cartwheel luster and a hint of peripheral gold patina. A pair of tiny conta

1938 50C New Rochelle MS65 PCGS. Light apricot-yellow patina. A nicely struck and highly lustrous Gem that has an immaculate obverse and a couple of m

1938 50C New Rochelle MS65 PCGS. Lovely pastel-blue and honey-gold patina overlays both sides in a mottled fashion. The luster is full with a frosty t