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

1903-O 50C MS64 PCGS. This is a much more difficult date to locate than the original mintage of 2.1 million coins might imply. Like most O-mint Barber

1903-S 50C MS63 ANACS. A lustrous coin that has a sharp strike and original tobacco-brown patina. A lengthy lintmark (as struck) touches the final obv

1904 50C MS62 ANACS. Rich sea-green and lilac patina. A well struck Barber Half that has good luster and clean surfaces. A faint vertical pinscratch o

1904-O 50C MS61 ANACS. The margins have faint rose-violet color. Nicely struck and lustrous, but the obverse field and portrait are moderately abraded

1904-S 50C--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. A briefly circulated specimen that has a good strike and extensive silvery luster at the margins.

1904-S 50C MS63 NGC. At the time that the book The Complete Guide to Barber Half Dollars went to press (1991), David Lawrence stated that the 1904-S...

1905 50C MS63 ANACS. The borders have dusky copper-gold patina. A well struck and flashy representative that has clean surfaces and imposing eye appea

1905-O 50C MS62 ANACS. The margins have original golden-brown color. A lustrous coin with a reasonable strike and only a few wispy slide marks. There

1905-O 50C MS64 NGC. The '05-O is a low mintage New Orleans Mint Half that undoubtedly saw extensive circulation at the time of issue. Nonethele...

1905-S 50C MS60 ANACS. Lightly speckled with tobacco-brown patina. A nicely struck and somewhat prooflike example that has a few wispy abrasions on ea

1906 50C MS60 ANACS. A lustrous and lightly toned specimen that has pleasing luster and a sharp strike. The cheek has some faint slide marks, but the

1906 50C MS64 PCGS. This well struck coin features a muted wheat-gold patina and a lustrous reverse field. Sharply struck with only a few minor marks.

1906-D 50C MS61 ANACS. Original tobacco-brown and sea-green patina. A lustrous coin that has a good strike and a pair of faint diagonal pinscratches a

1906-D 50C MS65 PCGS. The premier Barber Half Dollar produced in the Denver Mint, the 1906-D, with a respectable total of 4 million coins struck, is a

1906-O 50C MS63 PCGS. There are appreciable cartwheel effects on both sides of this coin, the luster being warmly frosted in texture. Warm, mottled pa

1906-S 50C MS63 PCGS. Both sides are well struck for the type, although we do note some faint rollermarks (as struck) over the obverse portrait. The l

1907 50C--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS, XF Details, Net VF30, a pair of faint pinscratches on the portrait, subdued gray color; 1909--Cleaned--ANACS, XF

1907 50C MS63 ANACS. Medium gray and gold patina. A sharply struck coin that has decent luster and a well preserved reverse.From the Ohio Collection.

1907-D 50C MS61 ANACS. The margins have rich gold and electric-blue colors. Portions of the lower obverse periphery are typically struck. The cheek ha

1907-O 50C MS63 PCGS. Although not full, the striking definition is impressively bold for a Barber Half from the Louisiana branch mint. There are some