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

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