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

1853 50C Arrows and Rays AU50 PCGS. A blue grey patina with some underlying mint luster. While wear is evident on Liberty's knee and breast the ...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS62 ANACS. Sharply struck and toned with deeper color on the obverse than the reverse.From the John Adams Collection. Import

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 PCGS. There are whispers of olive color here and there, but the outward appearance is one of even dove-gray patina. The

1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays AU53 NGC. Deep, variegated toning covers each side of this high grade example of this essential one-year type. Important no

1854 50C Arrows MS64 NGC. A well struck near-Gem that has deep rose-gold and sea-green patina. A curved luster graze in the left obverse field, otherw

1854-O 50C Arrows MS61 ANACS. The obverse has intense yellow-green patina, with some violet-gold patina at the margins. The reverse has lighter speckl

1854-O 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS. A perfect coin for inclusion in a near-Gem type set, this olive-gray example displays warm, billowy mint frost. While man

1854-O 50C Arrows MS65 PCGS. We often handle several Choice quality 1854-1855 Arrows Halves in each of our Signature Sales, but this coin is the first

1855/54 50C Arrows AU50 PCGS. FS-5, Breen-4858. The borders have sea-green and gold patina. A sharply detailed example with strong hints of luster and

1855-O 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS. Appearing finer than the stated grade, the surfaces are alive with bright, glistening mint frost. While the lower right r

1855-O 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS. There is not a single ill-defined feature on either side of this lovely near-Gem--a feature that is not guaranteed for a

1856 50C MS64 ANACS. A few of the stars are softly struck, but the major devices are bold. A lustrous near-Gem with peripheral speckled lemon patina a

1856-O 50C MS65 NGC. Doubled Date. WB-102. Although a relatively common issue in the post-1855 No Motto Seated Half Dollar series, the '56-O (2....

1858 50C MS64 PCGS. A steel-gray near-Gem with rich luster and a few very wispy field distractions. Well struck aside from a hint of weakness on the r

1859 50C MS62 PCGS. The 1859 is a scarce and underrated P-mint Half Dollar. Although often categorized with the common No Motto issues, it is actually

1860 50C MS61 ANACS, lilac-gray in color with good luster and a reasonable strike, struck from lightly clashed dies; and an 1863--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc

1862 50C MS63 PCGS. Well struck except for the lowest portion of the eagle's left (facing) leg. The mildly prooflike luster is the result of num...

1870 50C MS62 NGC. Well struck and nicely preserved with rich luster and dove-gray patina. The date is strike doubled north. A difficult issue in Unci

1871 50C MS63 ICG. WB-103. Medium green-gray patina. The first 1 in the date is lightly repunched at the base. Well struck with a mildly prooflike obv

1872 50C MS64 PCGS. Sharply struck with bright, semi-prooflike fields. Each side has hazy, light gray patina with an accent of golden around the margi

1872-CC 50C XF40 PCGS. A nicely detailed green-gray representative. The luster is subdued, but the fields are surprisingly unabraded. A popular early

1874 50C Arrows AU58 NGC. A sharply struck and lightly abraded specimen that has deep golden-brown and aqua-blue patina. The upper reverse has several

1874 50C Arrows MS63 PCGS. Well struck except for a couple of stars. Lightly toned with moderate luster and an original appearance. The fields have a

1876 50C MS67 PCGS. This coin was previously offered as lot 6641 in our April 2002 Central States Signature Sale, where it was cataloged as: "U...

1876-CC 50C MS63 PCGS. Rich sea-green peripheral patina. Well struck with good luster and an exquisitely preserved reverse. Although nearly 2 million

1877 50C MS60 ANACS. WB-103. Brilliant and sharply struck throughout. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hou

1877 50C MS64 PCGS. A solid example of this date. The milky white obverse patina dithers slightly to an amber hue around the devices. There is a sligh

1877-S 50C MS66 PCGS. Ex: Childs. This is an untoned, brilliant-white Half Dollar. The luster quality is truly remarkable, with the finish being richl

1888 50C MS64 Uncertified. Rich peripheral tobacco-brown patina. Well struck except for the upper stars. The left obverse field has a couple of wispy

1855/54 50C PR64 PCGS. Breen-4858. The 1855/54 variety remained undiscovered until 1971, when Walter Breen confirmed its existence on a business strik

No Lot. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up wit

1860 50C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. This coin is an example of Tail Hub Variety II, which is identifiable by the relatively wide spacing between the to

1861 50C PR64 PCGS. A razor-sharp near-Gem with luminous rose-violet and electric-blue patina. The reverse is exceptionally near pristine. Although th

1862 50C PR64 PCGS. Lovely navy-blue and orange-gold patina appears when the coin is tilted under a light. A well struck proof No Motto Half Dollar th

1864 50C PR64 PCGS. A well struck near-Gem that has deep sea-green and golden-brown peripheral patina. Exquisitely preserved, with a curly lintmark (a

1865 50C PR67 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. This coin is, hands down, the finest proof 1865 Seated Half Dollar that this cataloger has seen (and he has seen qu

1865 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. The year 1865 was not a good one for P-mint Seated Half Dollars. Just 511,400 business strikes were produced, and few were s

1866 50C PR64 PCGS. The base of the 1 in the date is lightly repunched. A razor-sharp near-Gem with gorgeous preservation and rich mauve-gold patina.

1869 50C PR67 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Breen (1977) lists three different "varieties" of this proof delivery, but we suspect that what he is r...

1873 50C No Arrows PR62 ANACS. The obverse has iridescent powder-blue patina, while the reverse has outrageous blue-violet and golden-brown colors. A

1873 50C Arrows PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. The Philadelphia Mint delivered 500 examples of this first-year Arrows, Motto Seated Half Dollar with 1873 p

1877 50C PR66 Cameo NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Tail Hub Variety II. This hub variety is identifiable by the closed berry on the bottom of the reverse olive

1879 50C PR65 PCGS. Rich olive-copper toning envelops this specimen with halos of lilac and sea-green iridescence at the rims. The latter colors are m

1879 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS. An immensely popular date, the 1879 is the first of the low mintage Seated Half Dollars produced through 1890. The present G

1880 50C PR65 PCGS. A lovely proof variant of this desirable low mintage issue, both sides are uniformly reflective with particularly deep mirrors in

1880 50C PR66 Cameo NGC. A brilliant and razor-sharp Gem with pleasing cameo contrast. Seemingly pristine aside from a faint distraction below the bea

1881 50C PR65 PCGS. This coin was previously offered as lot 6224 in our 2001 Atlanta ANA Signature Sale, where it was partially described as: "...

1881 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. This is an exceptionally attractive survivor of this popular, low mintage date. Bright, glassy fields shine through delicate

1882 50C PR65 PCGS. There is no doubt in our minds that this fully brought up Gem is completely original. There is a rich endowment of antique-copper

1882 50C PR68 Cameo NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. WB-102. The tops of two errant 8s are evident in the denticles below the date--the diagnostic feature of this