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

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;