2007 Sept. Long Beach Signature Coin Auction

<B>1838 50C MS60 NGC.</B></I> Although dipped, this piece is sharply struck with full silver luster and satiny surfaces. A few fai...

<B>1838 50C Reeded Edge MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Rich sea-green and tan toning envelop this satiny and lightly abraded type coin. The ce...

<B>1838 50C MS63 NGC.</B></I> An enticing Reeded Edge, HALF DOL piece that has delicate rose-gold patina over the fields. Warm lus...

<B>1838 50C MS63 NGC.</B></I> An outstanding Select example of this Reeded Edge issue, part of a two-year type with the Bust obver...

<B>1839 50C AU55 NGC.</B></I> With a mintage of just under 1.4 million pieces, the 1839 has the lower mintage of the two Reeded Ed...

<B>1839 50C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> While a few of the stars along the lower obverse border are flat, and some letters in the legend on...

<B>1836 50C Reeded Edge PR63 PCGS.</B></I> 1836 Reeded Edge halves are famous as business strikes as only 1,200 pieces were minted...

<B>1839 50C No Drapery AU50 ANACS.</B></I> Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert (1993) write that the No Drapery is slightly less available...

Light speckled coloration improves the eye appeal of this AU example. Boldly struck except for the eagle's left (facing) leg and talons, and the...

<B>1840 50C Reverse of 1839, Small Letters MS64 NGC.</B></I> Lavishly toned in fire-red and mauve with a blush of straw-gold on ea...

<B>1841-O 50C MS62 PCGS.</B></I> The surfaces of this early O-mint half are luminous beneath dusky seal-gray patina that exhibits ...

<B>1845-O 50C --Cleaned--ANACS. VF20 Details.</B></I> FS-301, formerly FS-001.5. WB-104. The date is widely repunched east, with t...

<B>1846 50C 6 Over Horizontal 6 AU58 NGC.</B></I> WB-104, VP-001. The 6 in the date is repunched over an earlier punched horizonta...

<B>1852 50C MS65 NGC.</B></I> Perhaps the most important observation about this piece is its virtually full strike, with only slig...

<B>1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS63 PCGS.</B></I> A hint of pale gold toning can be seen on each side, over lustrous ivory surfaces. ...

<B>1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays--Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> The 1853-O is requisite for New Orleans type collectors, sinc...

<B>1854-O 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS.</B></I> This shining near-Gem hails from the highest-mintage of the No Motto, Arrows halves, thoug...

<B>1855-O 50C Arrows Shipwreck Effect NGC.</B></I> Ex:<I> S.S. Republic.</B></I> We believe this coin has XF det...

<B>1855-O 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The lustrous surfaces of this near-Gem O-mint half display a mix of low to medium intensit...

<B>1855-O 50C Arrows MS66 NGC.</B></I> This stone-white and satiny Premium Gem is essentially free from marks. The strike is crisp...