2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 3

1913 50C MS62 ANACS. Dusky silver-gray color. A few faint slide marks below Liberty's chin and a typical strike, but with good luster. A small p...

1913-D 50C AU58 ANACS. The strike is a bit soft and the luster essentially full beneath russet toning. The reverse is virtually mark-free, but Liberty

1913-D 50C MS63 PCGS. A lightly toned example that has pleasing luster, impressive surfaces, and a typical strike. A lower mintage issue.From the Ohio

1913-S 50C MS64 PCGS. Although produced in greater numbers (604,000 pieces vs. 534,000 pieces), the 1913-S is more challenging to locate than the 1913

1914 50C--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. A green-gray example that has extensive subdued luster. The ANACS 'scratched' des...

1914 50C MS61 ANACS. Attractive copper-gold patina. Sharply struck and lustrous with pleasing surfaces for the grade. A planchet flaw (as struck) near

1914-S 50C MS61 PCGS. The borders and devices are lightly outlined with charcoal patina. A nicely struck Half Dollar that has modest luster. The surfa

1915 50C MS63 NGC. Dusky champagne-gold and lilac patina. A mildly prooflike example that has a reasonable strike and a well preserved reverse. Just 1

1915-D 50C MS62 ANACS. Light apricot-gold and steel-lilac patina. A carefully preserved example that has good luster and a typical strike.From the Ohi

1915-S 50C MS62 ANACS. Peripheral copper-gold speckled patina. A lustrous and carefully preserved example. The reverse is virtually pristine. The grad

1915-S 50C MS63 PCGS. Peripheral tobacco-brown patina surrounds the dusky apricot centers. A nicely struck specimen that has moderate luster and immac

1915-S 50C MS64 PCGS. Every bit the near-Gem, this fully lustrous and bright example is free of all but one or two small bagmarks. Suggestions of gold

1894 50C PR64 PCGS. A nicely struck near-Gem with speckled golden-brown and lilac patina. Less than 1,000 proofs were struck. Important notice: We exp

1897 50C PR63 Cameo NGC. A nicely struck representative that has a seemingly pristine reverse, while the cheek has a couple of wispy slide marks. The

1900 50C PR65 PCGS. The original rich patina reveals powder-blue, lime-green, and lilac colors when the coin is rotated under a light. A well struck G

1903 50C PR64 NGC. Rich champagne-gold patina. While not fully struck, this near-Gem has been carefully preserved. Just 755 proofs were struck.From th

1905 50C PR66 PCGS. Since the Philadelphia Mint produced a relatively limited number of business strike Half Dollars in 1905, proofs are always in dem

1906 50C PR64 Cameo, Questionable Toning Uncertified. The borders have lovely electric-blue and golden-brown colors. A well struck and exquisitely pre

1907 50C PR64 PCGS. A lovely near-Gem endowed with pale apricot and gold patina. Well struck except for a hint of weakness near the upper right tip of

1909 50C PR68 PCGS. We have only handled three other proof 1909 Barber Half Dollars graded as high as this lovely Superb Gem, the last of which sold a

1913 50C PR68 Cameo NGC. Half Dollar production at the Philadelphia Mint dipped to just 188,627 pieces in 1913, 627 coins of which were proofs. The sc

1916 50C MS63 ANACS. The borders have faintly speckled green-gray patina. Despite a couple of stray minor contact marks, this lustrous specimen has pl

1916 50C MS64 NGC. Dusky green-gray patina. A lustrous near-Gem with a sharp strike and unabraded surfaces. The fields on both sides have heavy die po

1916-D 50C MS64 NGC. Light dove-gray patina. A lovely near-Gem with pleasing luster and surfaces that are relentlessly near-pristine. Sharply struck e

1916-D 50C MS65 PCGS. A lustrous, brilliant, and beautifully preserved Gem. The central skirt lines are not fully struck, but the waist and head have

1916-D 50C MS66 PCGS. FS-8, Breen-5130. The mintmark is boldly repunched southeast. A brilliant, lustrous, and sharply struck Gem with remarkably undi

1916-S 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. The obverse has faint yellow-gray color, while the reverse has dusky steel-gray patina. Nicely detai

1916-S 50C AU50 ANACS. A briefly circulated but problem-free example of this early low mintage issue. Nicely detailed with original lilac patina and a

1916-S 50C AU53 ANACS. Fully struck with granular surfaces and just a hint of light peripheral color. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lot

1916-S 50C AU58 ANACS. Silver-gray in color with some pale green patina. The devices have light rub, but the luster is virtually complete. A lovely un

1917-D 50C Obverse AU50 ANACS, well struck with scattered light toning; 1918 AU53 ANACS, well defined but dull; and a 1927-S XF45 ANACS, bright from a

1917-D 50C Obverse MS62 NGC. Nicely struck with very good luster and original lilac-gray patina. The right obverse field has a couple of faint luster

1917-D 50C Reverse--Reverse Scratched--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF45, lightly toned; 1917-S Reverse--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF45, fully struck

1917-D 50C Reverse AU58 ANACS. Lustrous for the grade, with bright tan-gold patina on the highpoints. A pleasing Borderline Uncirculated example that

1917-D 50C Reverse MS62 ANACS. Lovely, lustrous, and essentially brilliant. Sharply struck except for the usually weak central skirt lines. A couple o

1917-S 50C Obverse AU58 ANACS. Problem-free and sharp for the grade, with unabraded surfaces and hints of russet and steel-gray color. One of the key

1917-S 50C Obverse MS62 ANACS. Faint yellow and gray color. A lustrous representative that has surprisingly unabraded surfaces for this sometimes scuf

1917-S 50C Reverse MS62 ANACS. The borders are lightly freckled with dusky gold patina. Lustrous and carefully preserved, although the strike is nothi

1917-S 50C Reverse MS63 ANACS. Lovely peripheral copper-gold patina. Lustrous and well preserved for the grade, with an above average strike. Importan

1918 50C AU58 PVC Uncertified, light gray patina; 1933-S--Scratched--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40, fully struck with just a bit of color on each side;

1918 50C MS64 ANACS. Original lilac-gray and pale yellow-green patina. A flashy near-Gem that has an above average strike with bold details on Liberty

1918-D 50C MS61 ANACS. The obverse has a familiar faint gold color, while the reverse has more interesting hints of blue-violet patina. A lustrous coi

1918-D 50C MS63 ANACS. A lovely light golden-brown example that has impressive luster and carefully preserved surfaces. This coin would surely grade e

1918-D 50C MS63 ANACS. Speckled golden-brown and steel-blue patina. A highly lustrous example of this scarce issue. Somewhat softly struck in the cent

1918-D 50C MS65 PCGS. In a probable effort to increase die life, the Denver Mint appears to have reduced striking pressure for the Walking Liberty Hal

1918-S 50C MS63 ANACS. A lustrous representative that has attractive light tan-brown patina. Typically struck, but the surfaces have good eye appeal.

1918-S 50C MS64 PCGS. The 1918-S is a highly respected strike and condition rarity among early Walkers. Only 10.2 million pieces were produced, and wh

1918-S 50C MS64 PCGS. One of several high grade 1918-S Halves that we are presenting to bidders at Long Beach, this near-Gem is minimally toned on the

1919 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The obverse periphery has wisps of charcoal color. A lightly circulated and glossy representative with

1919 50C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. A slate-gray representative of this low mintage issue. Somewhat lackluster, with light rub on the devi