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

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