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