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

1838 50C MS64 NGC. The 1838 is the first Half Dollar in U.S. coinage history on which the denomination is expressed as HALF DOL. It is not a rare date

1839 50C MS63 PCGS. Rich sea-green and lavender patina. Well struck except for the lowest stars. Star 11 is recut. The fields have reasonable luster.

1839 50C MS64 NGC. Reeded Edge Halves are a difficult type to locate in high grade, and it seems they are forever fated to also be an overlooked type

1839-O 50C AU53 ANACS. The mintmark is repunched south. The stars, legends, and devices are lustrous. A brilliant representative that has little rub o

1839-O 50C AU58 NGC. Breen-4739. The mintmark was originally entered too low, then largely effaced. The peripheries on each side have heavy die cracks

1839-O 50C AU58 NGC. Attractive light golden-brown patina. Sharply struck with essentially full luster, although the cheekbone has a hint of rub. The

1844 50C MS64 PCGS. Writing in 1993, Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert had this to say about the rarity of the 1844: "Similar in scarcity to the 1844...

1846-O 50C Tall Date VF35 PCGS. An underappreciated variety that is much scarcer than the Medium Date issue. This deep maroon-gray example has a bold

1850-O 50C MS64 PCGS. Open 5, Partial Drapery. Breen-4822. The first 1850-O Seated Half with partial drapery was discovered by Randy Wiley in 1979. Th

1851-O 50C AU58 NGC. The surfaces have mottled silver-gray and maroon patina. A well struck example that has lustrous devices and a few minor contact

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