2007 (ANA) Signature Coin Auction #444

<B>1870 25C PR67 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> Briggs 2-B. One-thousand proof Seated Liberty quarters were stuck in 1870, a relatively h...

<B>1884 25C PR68 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Writing about the 1884 proof quarters in his <I>Encyclopedia of United States and Coloni...

<B>1888 25C PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> In 1888, quarters were an afterthought, with a mere 10,000 circulation strikes minted in...

<B>1894-O 25C MS67 NGC.</B></I> This beauty is from the famous collection of Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. and has a pedigree back to th...

<B>1896-O 25C MS67 NGC.</B></I> This Superb Gem is a memorable coin that represents one of the classic key-dates in the Barber qua...

<B>1893 25C PR68 Cameo PCGS.</B></I> The silver centers on each side accent the delicate fuchsia and steel-blue patination along t...

<B>1893 25C PR68 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> The 1893 quarter came with 792 proof strikes, making this issue somewhat common. NGC and ...

<B>1896 25C PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC.</B></I> The silver proofs of the 1890s are famous for the powerful contrast found on many exampl...

<B>1896 25C PR68 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> A strong candidate for inclusion in either an advanced date set or a Superb quality type ...

<B>1916 25C AU50 PCGS.</B></I> Certain coin mintages just seem <I>memorable </B></I>to coin aficionados, and the...

<B>1916 25C MS64 Full Head PCGS.</B></I> The key-date 1916 Standing Liberty quarter tends to be a softly struck issue. Full Head c...

<B>1916 25C MS66 Full Head NGC.</B></I> The general overhaul of minor silver coinage designs in 1916 took up much of the Mint'...

<B>1918/7-S 25C AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-4235, Cline-5130, FS-101 (formerly FS-008.5). Only 45 examples of this legendary rarity h...

<B>1918/7-S 25C AU55 NGC.</B></I> FS-008.5. The 1918/7-S competes with the 1916 for key date status to the Standing Liberty quarte...

<B>1918/7-S 25C AU58 NGC.</B></I> An interesting error whose exact source remains the subject of debate in some quarters. While mo...

<B>1924-D 25C MS67 Full Head ANACS.</B></I> The 1924-D is scarce in Full Head, especially in MS65 and higher grades. Moreover, man...

<B>1927-S 25C AU58 Full Head NGC.</B></I> With the second-lowest mintage among non-variety Standing Liberty quarters, it is unsurp...

<B>1928-D 25C MS66 Full Head PCGS.</B></I> A 1928-D quarter is not easy to locate with a Full Head. In his treatise on <I>St...

<B>1932-D 25C MS65 NGC.</B></I> Although there are no major rarities in the Washington quarter series, the 1932-D and 1932-S issue...

<B>1794 50C Fine 12 NGC.</B></I> O-101a, R.4. Obverse star 1 pierces the center of the lowest hair curl. A<BR>die crack cros...

<B>1794 50C VF35 PCGS</B></I>. O-101, R.4. Obverse star 1 pierces the center of the lowest hair curl; point of star 2 and the seco...

<B>1794 50C AU58 PCGS.</B></I> O-106, R.6. This variety is identified by the following: on the obverse, star 2 is attached to the ...

<B>1795 50C 2 Leaves AU50 PCGS.</B></I> O-104, R.4. Two points of star 1 nearly touch the lowest curl, and star 15 shows a small d...

<B>1802 50C AU58 PCGS.</B></I> O-101, R.3. For a series with so many die varieties and even subvarieties, the 1802 half dollar min...

<B>1805/4 50C AU58 NGC.</B></I> O-102, R.3. This variety is attributed by a die crack through the second star to the curls, four r...

<B>1807 50C Capped Bust, Large Stars, 50 Over 20 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> O-112, R.1. In 1807 the Mint introduced a new half dollar desi...

<B>1811 50C Large 8 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> O-103, R.4. The tiny die lines in front of the bust, near the milling, promptly identify th...

<B>1826 50C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> O-111, R.2. The 8 in the date is recut within the upper loop, and the 82 is closer than 18 or 26. A...

<B>1827 50C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> <B>Breen Plate Coin.</B></I> O-107, R.7, as a proof. Since 1990, we have a record...

<B>1834 50C PR63 NGC.</B></I> O-106, R.8 as a proof. Only a few proof 1834 half dollars are known, mostly from the dies used to pr...

<B>1835 50C PR64 NGC.</B></I> O-110, R.8 as a proof. This piece is from the same collection as the 1834 proof half dollar above, a...

<B>1837 50C MS66 NGC.</B></I> The change from the 50 CENTS reverse of 1837 to the HALF DOL. reverse of 1838 created a distinct two...

<B>1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Eliasberg. Not only is this a conditionally rare issue that is seldom seen in ...

<B>1861 50C Scott Restrike MS63 PCGS.</B></I> This is one of the more interesting stories in the annals of Southern or Confederate...

<B>1873-CC 50C No Arrows MS61 NGC.</B></I> The 1873-CC No Arrows half dollar is a scarce variety, somewhat scarcer than its With A...

<B>1873-CC 50C Arrows MS64 NGC.</B></I> Among early issues of the Carson City Mint, the 1873-CC Arrows half ranks among the more p...

<B>1873-S 50C Arrows MS64 NGC.</B></I> Wiley and Bugert call the 1873-S Arrows half dollar: "Extremely rare in Mint State.&qu...

<B>1854 50C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> With a mintage of approximately 20 specimens intended for sets, the proof 1854 Arrows half ranks as...

<B>1862 50C PR66 NGC.</B></I> An underrated issue in all grades, here represented by a delectably toned Premium Gem from this tiny...

<B>1865 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Few of the 500 proof half dollars produced in 1865 have survived in this level of preservation...

1866 50C Motto PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS. After IN GOD WE TRUST made its first appearance on circulating coinage in 1864, the push to include the motto on

<B>1903-O 50C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> During the 1950s, the 1903-O Morgan dollar was considered a great rarity in Mint State, while the...

<B>1904-S 50C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> In an August 26, 2003 <I>Numismatic News</B></I> article entitled "1904-S ...

<B>1907-S 50C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> David Lawrence, in his <I>The Complete Guide to Barber Halves</B></I>, writes t...

<B>1912-S 50C MS67 NGC.</B></I> Only two 1912-S half dollars have received a grade of MS67 from either of the major grading servic...

<B>1892 50C PR67 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> Walter Breen writes in his 1977 proof coins reference book about the 1892 proof half doll...

<B>1901 50C PR68 NGC.</B></I> A large number of 1901 proof half dollars (813-piece mintage) have crossed the grading desks of NGC ...

<B>1918-S 50C MS65 NGC.</B></I> A prized member of the Walking Liberty set, Gems of the 1918-S are hard to locate, and finer piece...

<B>1919-D 50C MS62 PCGS.</B></I> In his <I>The complete Guide to Walking Liberty Half Dollars</B></I>, Bruce Fox...

<B>1921-D 50C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> The 1921-D is a key issue in the Walking Liberty series and is highly regarded among half dollar ...