2003 May St. Louis, MO (CSNS) Signature Sale - Session 3

1942 50C PR64 PCGS. Powerfully impressed throughout, both sides present as untoned with the exception of olive-gold highlights in select obverse perip

1942 50C PR68 NGC. Wonderfully original, the uniformly reflective features are bathed in dappled gold and powder-blue iridescence. Both sides are shar

1949 50C MS66 PCGS, variegated purple patina, the fields are nearly pristine, the bell lines are nearly full; 1958 MS66 PCGS, deep golden-brown and ma

1949 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS, speckled golden-brown patina, sharply struck and magnificently preserved; 1951 MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS, lightly

1949-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. A bright and highly lustrous Gem with gorgeously preserved surfaces and a good strike. PCGS and NGC combined hav

1949-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Sharply struck and satiny, lightly toned surfaces are very pristine, except for a handful of tiny tick marks, an

1949-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Completely untoned and fully lustrous, with only a few scattered, minor marks. Boldly struck with great eye-appe

1950 50C MS66 Full Bell Lines PCGS. A flashy and brilliant Gem that has a well preserved obverse and a nearly immaculate reverse. Sharply struck, as t

1950-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines NGC. Blazing luster and a good strike guarantee the eye appeal of this lightly toned Gem. The bell has a wispy luster

1950-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. A nicely struck Gem with imposing luster and a hint of olive color. The fields are immaculate. PCGS has only gra

1950-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Gleaming luster and a good strike guarantee the eye appeal of this lightly toned Gem. Franklin's cheek and...

1950-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Just a bit of light toning floats over the well-defined and clean surfaces. The fields are especially immaculate

1950-D 50C MS66 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Tomaska (2002) notes that the '50-D is a rare issue in MS66 Full Bell Lines that enjoys considerable deman...

1951 50C MS63 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Perhaps conservatively graded, this example displays rich, vivid peripheral toning on each side, in shades of elec

1951-D 50C MS67 Full Bell Lines ICG. The obverse has luxurious tobacco-brown and sea-green patina, while the reverse border has luminous olive and cop

1951-S 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Well struck and satiny, the swirling mint frost is only broken by the smallest and most insignificant of surface

1951-S 50C MS66 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Mottled olive and orange-russet toning yields to near-brilliance throughout most of the central obverse. The und

1951-S 50C MS66 Full Bell Lines PCGS. In the 2002 book The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars, Rick Tomaska states that "nearly all high g...

1952-S 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. The surfaces are brilliant-white in appearance with swirling, frosty luster and fully brought up devices. Some...

1953 50C MS66 PCGS. Iridescent orange, mauve, and dark-olive colors are seen on the sharply impressed surfaces. There are a few wispy contact marks on

1953 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Highly lustrous with satiny, brilliant surfaces, which have a granular texture. Some chatter on Franklin's c...

1953-D 50C MS66 Full Bell Lines PCGS. The 1953-D is extremely rare in high grade and with Full Bell Lines. According to Rick Tomaska, "While th...

1958 50C MS66 PCGS. Unquestionably original, both sides blend lilac, steel-blue, and reddish-gold toning over expertly preserved surfaces. Frosty text

1959-D 50C MS66 Full Bell Lines PCGS. This is a radiant Gem, fully brilliant and glowing with satiny luster. The smooth surfaces are seemingly pristin

1960-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Well struck, as befits the Full Bell Lines designation, this Gem is also lustrous, with a couple of small, faint

1960-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Well-struck, mark-free, and brilliant with just a faint suggestion of light gold tone. Amongst the finest known,

1961 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Well struck and fully brilliant, with an abundance of gleaming satiny luster, some chatter on the Liberty Bell, an

1961-D 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Sharply struck and well preserved, this example is fully brilliant with gleaming satin luster and smooth, grainy

1962 50C MS65 Full Bell Lines PCGS. Essentially brilliant with light haze in the fields, and extensive "as struck" die polish lines on eac...

1950 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS. The cameo contrast is bold and attractive, and the strike is full in all areas. Untoned save for a few isolated blushes of m

1950 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Writing in 2002 (The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars), Rick Tomaska states that the 1950 is the "key date [in...

1951 50C PR64 Deep Cameo NGC. A gorgeous black and white coin, fully struck and problem-free. Richly toned in dark multicolored iridescence.From the C

1953 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. The obverse is well-frosted on this nearly Superb Gem proof. The rims show just a bit of charcoal toning, but otherwise the

1953 50C PR67 Cameo PCGS. Stark black and white cameo contrast is made more dramatic by the absence of toning over the fields and devices. A bit of co

1954 50C PR67 Deep Cameo ICG. The devices are well-frosted and the fields deeply reflective. Virtually free of toning and dramatic in appearance. Impo

1955 50C PR68 Cameo NGC. Clean with nice contrast that is especially strong on the obverse. Generally untoned with just a little bit of toning on the

1955 50C PR67 Deep Cameo NGC. A gorgeous and virtually unimprovable Superb Gem, with a full strike and a hint of russet color near the peripheries. Th

1956 50C Type Two PR68 Deep Cameo PCGS. An exquisite Superb Gem, the untoned surfaces allow full appreciation of the stark field-to-device contrast. T

1964 50C PR69 Deep Cameo NGC. Type Two reverse. A brilliant representative with exceptional cameo contrast and a razor-sharp strike. Gorgeously preser

1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Three Leaves--Repaired, Whizzed--ANACS. Fine Details, Net Good 4. B-5, BB-27. The glossy textured surfaces have retoned in oliv

1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves--Corroded, Graffiti--ANACS. VF Details, Net Fine 12. B-4, BB-14. The otherwise antique-gold surfaces reveal splashes

1795 S$1 Flowing Hair, Two Leaves MS62 PCGS. B-1, BB-22. This is a popular variety among type collectors who desire a representative of the Flowing Ha

1795 S$1 Draped Bust, Off Center--Rim Damaged, Cleaned--ANACS. Fine Details, Net VG8. B-14, BB-51. The glossy textured surfaces are curiously smooth w

1795 S$1 Draped Bust, Off Center VG10 ANACS. B-14, BB-51, R.1. This glossy example has steel-blue and russet patina. The rims have a couple of trivial

1796 S$1 Small Date, Large Letters--Graffiti, Tooled--ANACS. Fine Details, Net VG8. B-4, BB-61, R.3. A small die chip above the 1 in the date attribut

1797 S$1 9x7 Stars, Large Letters VF20 Cleaned, Retoned, Obverse Scratch Uncertified. B-1, BB-73, R.1. Medium olive, tan, and lavender patina. A short

1798 S$1 Small Eagle, 13 Stars--Cleaned--ANACS. Fine Details, Net VG8. B-1a, BB-82. The otherwise bright, silver-gray surfaces have started to retone

1798 S$1 Large Eagle--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. B-23, BB-105, R.3. This is Bolender's "Wide Date" variety, that...

1798 S$1 Large Eagle XF40 ANACS. B-8a, BB-125. The so-called "Misoriented Star Reverse." This variety is most easily attributed by the ver...

1798 S$1 10 Arrows--Damaged--ANACS. B-6, BB-96, R.2. Knob 9 in date, the reverse has 10 arrows plus two shafts without arrowheads. The field between S