2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 5

1935-S 50C Arkansas MS67 ICG. The obverse has speckled russet patina across rich sweeps of yellow-green and lilac color. The reverse is silver-gray in

1935-S 50C Arkansas MS67 NGC. The centers have pastel lavender patina, while the peripheries have speckled hints of golden-brown patina. A well struck

1935 50 Arkansas MS65 NGC, sharply struck, lustrous, and impressive; 1935-D Arkansas MS66 NGC, a carefully preserved Gem with good luster and an adequ

1936 50C Arkansas MS65 NGC. The borders have light apricot-gold and sea-green patina. Carefully preserved with good luster and a typical strike. Impor

1936-D 50C Arkansas MS66 NGC. A plethora of rainbow tones emerge from both obverse and reverse surfaces. While we expect substantial luster remains, t

1936-D 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. Light silver-gray toning covers both sides, with a touch of iridescent coloring on the rims. The toning effectively mas

1936 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS, Ex: Bowers & Merena Reference Collection, lightly toned with good luster and a reasonable strike; 1936-D Arkansas M...

1936 SET Arkansas PDS Set MS66 PCGS. The P-mint coin is sharply struck and has moderate luster. The D-mint Gem has a good strike and immaculate surfac

1936 SET Arkansas PDS Set MS67, MS67, MS66 ICG. We have no doubt that this is an originally preserved PDS set. All coins exhibit soft lilac-gray and t

1937 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. Milky lilac and speckled tan-green patina. Well struck with beautiful surfaces and modest luster. Population: 41 in 66, 1

1937 50C Arkansas MS67 PCGS. Well struck with beautiful surfaces and above average luster, with golden hints in the centers and iridescent colors alon

1937-D 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. The borders have speckled gold and aqua-green patina. A sharply struck Gem with good luster and exquisite surfaces. Pop

1937-D 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. A challenging Denver issue to find with such impressive eye appeal. This Gem may well be among the most beautiful ...

1937-S 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. Olive centers yield to burnt-orange and brown arcs along the rims, with flecks of the same toning scattered across the

1937 50C Arkansas MS63 ANACS, pleasing for the grade with a sharp strike and good luster; 1937-D Arkansas MS64 ANACS, lustrous and impressive; and a 1

1937 50C Arkansas PDS Set MS65 NGC. The P-mint coin is well struck with moderate luster and impressive surfaces. The Denver Mint representative has a

1938-D 50C Arkansas MS67 PCGS. This is a blatantly and attractively original Superb Gem with warm lavender obverse toning within mottled olive-russet

1938-S 50C Arkansas MS67 NGC. The obverse has deeply speckled green-gray, ruby-red, and yellow-green patina, while the reverse has light golden-brown

1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS, well struck and lustrous with peripheral gold color; 1938-D Arkansas MS65 NGC, sharply struck and essentially brilliant w

1939 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. A lustrous white example, with mere traces of color, and a distinct minimum of luster grazes in the wide-open fields. PCG

An Uncertified 1936 Arkansas PDS set, which also includes an off-white velvet box. The set contains: 1936 Arkansas MS64; 1936-D Arkansas MS63; and a 1

1939 50C Arkansas PDS Set MS65 NGC. The P-mint example is lustrous and lightly toned with blemish-free surfaces. The Denver Mint coin is brilliant and

1936-S 50C Bay Bridge MS66 NGC. Lovely yellow-green and lilac patina. A lustrous Gem with a razor-sharp strike and exquisite surfaces. Important notic

1936-S 50C Bay Bridge MS66 PCGS. Medium olive and lavender toning covers both sides of this Gem Bay Bridge. The colors are subtle, but combined with t

1934 50C Boone MS66 PCGS. The lavender, gold, and green-gray patina is clearly original. A well struck and lustrous Gem that has essentially pristine

1934 50C Boone MS66 PCGS. A lightly toned Gem, mostly silver-gray on the obverse, and blue gray with mustard splashes on the reverse. With the current

1935 50C Boone PDS Set MS65 NGC. The P-mint Gem has good luster and rich copper-gold color at the margins. The D-mint example is lustrous with milky g

1935/34-D 50C Boone MS66 PCGS. An impressive, mostly white example of the dual-dated Boone. A light area of golden toning accents the lower-right obve

1935/34-D 50C Boone MS67 NGC. A brilliant and lustrous Superb Gem with a razor-sharp strike and a seemingly pristine reverse. The obverse is also gorg

1935/34-S 50C Boone MS67 NGC. The upper obverse has a few streaks of tan-gold patina. A well struck and uncommonly near pristine Superb Gem, with mode

1935/34 50C Boone PDS Set MS66 NGC. The P-mint Gem has essentially pristine surfaces and original milky lilac patina. The D-mint example is gloriously

1936-S 50C Boone MS66 PCGS. Blazing white color, superlative luster, and a serious lack of luster grazes of any sort or size. This Gem defines eye-app

1936-S 50C Boone MS67 NGC. Strong luster shines through iridescent shades of red, gold, brown, purple, blue, and who knows how many other colors on th

1936 50C Boone MS66 PCGS, lightly sprinkled with russet patina, lustrous and impressive; 1936-D Boone MS65 NGC, attractive speckled green-gray color,

1937 50C Boone MS67 NGC. Outstanding quality, displaying surfaces that are vibrant beneath a lovely light golden blush of patina. Important notice: We

1937 50C Boone MS67 PCGS. Well struck and lustrous, with original apricot and russet colors at the margins. Boone has a curly lintmark near his ear, a

1937-D 50C Boone MS66 NGC. A brilliant and lustrous Gem that has nearly pristine surfaces. The obverse legends are deceptively strike doubled, with a

1937-D 50C Boone MS67 NGC. A pleasing, well-struck Superb Gem with good satiny luster and virtually pristine surfaces. From a mintage of only 2,506 pi

1937-S 50C Boone MS66 PCGS. Light silvery-blue toning covers both sides of this satiny gem, with iridescent olive, gold, and green colors scattered ar

1937-S 50C Boone MS67 NGC. Bright mint luster covers both sides of this immaculate coin, enhanced with light golden pastel iridescence. Important noti

1937 50C Boone MS65 NGC, speckled gold and lilac patina, a faint fingerprint in the left obverse field; 1937-D Boone MS65 NGC, well struck and exquisi

1938 50C Boone MS65 PCGS. The golden-brown and rose-violet patina is especially vivid on the reverse. A well struck Gem that has flashy luster on the

1938-D 50C Boone MS66 PCGS. A mostly white Gem, with flecks of iridescent coloring on the peripheries. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo

1938-D 50C Boone MS66 PCGS. A white and bright Denver Mint Boone, with a few small hints of toning. Boones with such clean fields and striking details

1938-D 50C Boone MS67 NGC. A highly lustrous and well struck Superb Gem that has essentially pristine surfaces. Lightly toned and lovely. The fifth an

1938-S 50C Boone MS65 PCGS. A well struck and lustrous Gem that has attractive green-gold color at the margins. Exquisitely preserved, and the scant m

1936 50C Bridgeport MS66 PCGS. A lustrous Gem that has faint apricot and lilac patina. The reverse legends are strike doubled. Well struck and careful

1925-S 50C California MS65 NGC. A highly lustrous and essentially brilliant Gem with a razor sharp strike and a seemingly pristine reverse. Important

1925-S 50C California MS66 PCGS. The obverse is dominated by rich copper-gold patina, with additional suggestions of aqua, violet, and lilac colors. A

1936 50C Cincinnati MS65 NGC. Both sides have a hint of yellow-gold color. A flashy Gem that has clean fields and a reasonable strike. One of the scar

1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS65 PCGS. The borders have bright yellow-green patina. Nicely preserved with a good strike and pleasing luster. Important notic

1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. Lustrous and well struck with only the very briefest flashes of light yellow. The coin is devoid of distracting imper

1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS66 PCGS. A lovely original Gem, with a solitary luster graze in the obverse fields. Light iridescent toning is just starting a

1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS66 NGC. A lustrous Gem with a sharp strike and pleasing light gold patina. The surfaces are not far from fully pristine. Impor

1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67 NGC. There is a cornucopia of dappled olive, lilac-gray, and crimson-champagne toning on the obverse of this wonderfully or

1936-D 50C Cincinnati MS67 PCGS. This extraordinary Cinci is generously endowed with billowy mint frost. Mottled golden-orange, tan-russet, and powder

1936 50C Cleveland--Countermarked--ANACS. Unc Details, Net MS60. A sparkling, brilliant example of this early counterstamp. This is the stamp celebrat

1936 50C Cleveland MS65 PCGS. A lightly toned and highly lustrous Gem which has a good strike and impressively preserved surfaces. Important notice: W

1936 50C Cleveland MS65 NGC, peripheral orange-brown and sea-green patina, lustrous and well struck with a nearly pristine obverse; and a 1946 Iowa MS

1936 50C Cleveland MS66 NGC. Attractive original golden-brown and lavender patina. A razor-sharp Gem with moderate luster and virtually pristine surfa

1936 50C Cleveland MS66 NGC. The obverse has rich copper-gold patina, with a hint of lilac color on portions of the portrait. The reverse has a periph

1936 50C Columbia MS66 NGC. An attractive, originally toned Gem Columbia, covered in light golden-brown toning that yields to purple iridescence at th

1936-D 50C Columbia MS66 PCGS. The margins have light yellow-green patina, while the centers have faint lilac color. A well struck Gem that has modera

1936-D 50C Columbia MS67 NGC. A pristine, full struck example, with satiny luster under light golden toning. Iridescent blues and golds are starting t

1936-S 50C Columbia MS66 NGC. Iridescent russet and olive toning on the peripheries frames lighter centers on both sides of this eye-appealing Gem. Im

1936 SET Columbia PDS Set MS65 PCGS. All three coins are in first generation PCGS holders, and are well struck with good luster and light gold patina.

1936 SET Columbia PDS Set MS66 PCGS. The P-mint Gem has good luster and immaculate surfaces. The D-mint Commemorative is lustrous and well struck with

1892 50C Columbian MS65 PCGS. Light iridescent blue toning covers the obverse, and the reverse enjoys a golden center with matching blue iridescence o

1892 50C Columbian MS65 NGC. Light olive-gold patina. A flashy Gem with a good strike and unabraded surfaces. The first Commemorative issue, although

1892 50C Columbian MS65 PCGS. A moderately toned Gem with lustrous centers, and iridescent gold, russet, and blue on the peripheries. Golden fields ac

1892 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. Stunning iridescent blues and greens cover both sides of this blatantly original 'first' commem. With the curr...

1892 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. This sale is blessed with original, iridescently toned Columbian commemoratives. Stunning iridescent blues and purples c

1892 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. Peripheral bands of aqua, powder-blue, and violet patina frame the light golden centers. Nicely struck with flashy luste

1893 50C Columbian MS64 PCGS. Beautifully toned with golden-brown, sea-green, lilac, and powder-blue colors. Sharply struck and lustrous with an immac

1893 50C Columbian MS65 PCGS. Gorgeously toned with peripheral swirls of aqua-blue, rose, and golden-brown patina. A sharply struck and lustrous Gem t

1893 50C Columbian MS65 PCGS. The sea-green peripheral patina frames the golden-brown centers. Nicely struck and carefully preserved with ebullient lu

1893 50C Columbian MS66 NGC. A wonderful mate to the blue iridescent 1892 example described previously. The obverse is lightly gray at the center, bec

1893 50C Columbian MS66 NGC. The obverse has deep sea-green and violet patina, while the reverse has bands of aqua-blue and concord-grape color. Lustr

1893 50C Columbian MS67 NGC. Spectacular sea-green, gold, and lavender patina. Well struck and immaculately preserved. Struck from lightly clashed die

1893 50C Columbian MS68* NGC. A magnifier will be necessary to locate the few tiny surface flaws present on this magnificent coin. Brilliant throughou

1935 50C Connecticut MS65 NGC. A brilliant and lustrous Gem that has a very good strike and exquisite preservation. The first of three issues credited

1935 50C Connecticut MS66 NGC. A brilliant, lustrous, and beautifully preserved Gem. The Charter Oak recently made a return to coinage with the Connec

1935 50C Connecticut MS66 PCGS. Sharply struck with full luster and an overlay of soft golden-gray patina. The overall effect is outstanding eye-appea

1935 50C Connecticut MS67 NGC. The obverse border has a thin band of iridescent violet color, while blushes of sea-green and lilac-gray patina dominat

1936 50C Delaware MS64 NGC. Lovely peripheral champagne-gold patina. A sharply struck and lustrous near-Gem that has a carefully preserved reverse. Im

1936 50C Delaware MS66 NGC. A lustrous Gem that has pleasing milky tan patina and a good strike. Virtually free of contact, with a faint fingerprint i

1936 50C Delaware MS67 PCGS. Both sides have lightly speckled golden-brown patina, while the reverse has the original peripheral 'tab toning'...

1936 50C Delaware MS67 PCGS. Pleasing orange-gold and apple-green patina consumes the margins, while the centers have speckled russet color. A lustrou

1936 50C Elgin MS66 NGC. The margins have speckled golden-brown patina. A flashy Gem with extremely clean surfaces and a slightly above average strike

1936 50C Gettysburg MS65 NGC. This is, quite simply, the most marvelous MS65 commemorative that you will ever see, and you better look quickly, becaus

1936 50C Gettysburg MS66 NGC. A sharply struck and lustrous Gem that has light lemon-gray patina and a well preserved obverse. Important notice: We ex

1936 50C Gettysburg MS67 NGC. An incredible example of this seventy-fifth anniversary Commem of the Civil War. Intense luster beams from the centers,

1922 50C Grant MS65 PCGS. A perfectly lovely Gem Grant, with wonderful iridescent toning display yellow, green, russet, blue, and purple hues. If you

1922 50C Grant MS65 PCGS. A lustrous Gem example of this popular design, showing all of strike detail one would expect from the Gem classification. Th

1922 50C Grant MS66 NGC. A brilliant and somewhat prooflike Gem that has virtually pristine surfaces. The obverse field has heavy die polish lines, as

1922 50C Grant MS66 PCGS. The blue hues overall are so light that we will call it a cast rather than toning. Just a few small iridescent patches add t

1922 50C Grant MS66 PCGS. Light golden toning, highlighted by splashes of iridescent brown, covers both sides of this frosty Gem. Important notice: We

1922 50C Grant with Star MS63 NGC. A nicely struck and lustrous example that has an immaculately preserved reverse. The obverse field has dense die po

1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 PCGS. A slate-gray near-Gem with good luster and a bold strike. While the design element above the C in COOK resembles a pine t

1928 50C Hawaiian MS64 NGC. A well struck and lustrous near-Gem that has just a hint of olive patina. Breen has noted that while Captain Cook is credi