(FUN) Signature Sale - Session 3

1844-O 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>Although the mintage for this date appears to be quite generous, the survival rate in AU and better grades is minimal...

1846 50C Tall Date Half Dollar--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40, untoned and very lightly cleaned; 1855-O Half Dollar--Scratched, Polished--ANACS

1849 50C AU58 ANACS, pleasingly toned in mottled olive, copper, and dove-gray shades, the surfaces reveal bright fields at certain angles; and an 1876

1849-O 50C AU58 NGC.<p>A moderately toned example of this scarcer O-mint Half Dollar. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at th...

1852 50C MS63 ANACS.<p>This is the second lowest mintage Variety One Half Dollar, with a mintage of only 77,130 coins, few of which have survi...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays XF45 ANACS, ebony toning; and an 1856-O AU53 ANACS, muted white toning.<p>From the David Bruce Collection. 2 coins I...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays AU55 PCGS.<p>A lightly olive-yellow toned coin with an occasional trace of russet patina. Sharply detailed with much ...

1853 50C Arrows and Rays MS61 ANACS.<p>This fully brought up example is ringed in pale sea-green peripheral shadings on the obverse. The rever...

1855-O 50C Arrows MS61 ANACS.<p>This is an exquisitely struck coin with a few interesting die cracks coming from the obverse stars. Largely w...

1856-S 50C XF45 PCGS.<p>With a lower mintage of only 211,000 pieces, this is a much scarcer, seldom available date. Moderately toned on both s...

1858-O 50C MS64 NGC.<p>Despite a sizeable original mintage of 7.2 million pieces, the 1858-O is not at all common in the finer Mint State grad...

1859-O 50CHalf Dollar--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF45; 1861 Half Dollar--Edge Damage, Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40; 1861-O Half Dollar--

1860-O 50C MS60 ANACS.<p>A gray surface coin with iridescent golden-blue colors dancing around the peripheral areas. The strike is bold, with ...

1860-O 50C MS61 ANACS.<p>The surfaces are bright beneath mottled, slate-gray and golden patination. This is a sharply struck coin with no indi...

1861 50C MS62 NGC.<p>A readily available No Motto Half Dollar and quite affordable in Uncirculated grades. This example exhibits a coating of ...

1867 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>With a mintage of less than a half million pieces, many of which were heavily circulated, this date becomes a condition...

1869 50C MS61 ANACS.<p>This is a well struck example having wispy die cracks (as struck) at the peripheries on both sides. Mostly brilliant, w...

1872 50C--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc.<p>Details, Net AU50, damage on neck, hairlines; and an 1877-S--Scratched--ANACS, Unc. Details, Net AU50, scratc...

1872-CC 50C VF35 ANACS.<p>A nicely produced and evenly worn example of this elusive Carson City Mint Half Dollar. The coin has toned to a medi...

1874 50C Arrows MS64 PCGS.<p>Fully detailed in all areas, the softly frosted surfaces are lightly toned around the peripheries and show no obv...

1875 50C MS64 PCGS.<p>Fully struck and brilliant throughout. A highly lustrous example and an excellent type coin. Important notice: We expec...

1875-S 50C MS64 ANACS.<p>Typically struck, this coin has blazing luster and brilliant surfaces. A die cracks snakes its way through the rever...

1876 50C MS63 NGC.<p>Excellent mint luster and sharply struck with smoky-gray patina spread unevenly over each side. Important notice: We exp...

1877-S 50C MS61 ANACS.<p>Irregular apricot and slate-gray colors drift over the surfaces of this fully impressed representative. A not excessi...

1877-S 50C MS62 ANACS.<p>A fully struck example with excellent detail, the surfaces entirely encased in a cloak of deep orange and gray color ...

1879 50C MS62 ANACS.<p>There are remarkably few abrasions on either side of this peripherally toned representative. Sharply struck, and desira...

1880 50C AU55 ANACS.<p>Minor wear appears on the head and breast, otherwise the details are fully intact and attractive on this lustrous unton...

1880 50C MS60 ANACS.<p>This Uncirculated example is toned in smoky gold and lilac-gray shades through which semi-prooflike tendencies can been...

1887 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc. Details, Net AU55. Soft detail appears on the head, but the balance of the central elements are well defined....

1889 50C MS66 NGC.<p>Untoned and bright, the surfaces are free of distracting abrasions. A fully struck, and premium quality representative of...

1891 50C MS66 NGC.<p>Half Dollar production at the Philadelphia Mint ratcheted up to 200,000 business strikes in this, the final year of this ...

1846 50C Medium Date PR61 ANACS.<p>As with any proofs struck prior to the late 1850s, poor, if any, mintage figures were reported during the e...

1854 50C Arrows PR65 NGC.<p>Writing in 1993, Wiley and Bugert had this terse comment to make about the proof 1854 Arrows Seated Half: "Le...

1864 50C PR64 NGC.<p>The glassy surfaces are overlaid in light silver-gray and golden iridescence. Crisscrossing russet toning streaks are see...

1865 50C PR62 ANACS.<p>Both sides display questionable toning in glossy cobalt-blue and charcoal shades. The centers are lighter in appearance...

1866 50C PR62 ANACS.<p>Lightly toned and deeply mirrored.From the Joseph M. Seventko Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning...

1869 50C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Proof, Net PR60. Razor-like rims, deeply mirrored fields, untoned bright silver luster, and subdued devices give t...

1871 50C PR63 Deep Cameo PCGS.<p>A gorgeously toned proof with frosty gray-brown devices and impossibly deep mirrored fields that are vivid pu...

1872 50C PR62 NGC.<p>The mirrored fields have hairline abrasions appropriate to the grade, but the consummately struck devices and peripheral ...

1875 50C PR63 PCGS.<p>This example has a good if not complete strike, with central devices and the star centrils fully developed and only triv...

1876 50C PR62 ANACS.<p>Very sharply defined, the once-deep mirror fields are moderately toned and show numerous hairlines. As an identifier, a...

1876 50C PR63 ANACS.<p>Light, even golden-rose toning covers both sides. Nicely reflective fields.From the Joseph M. Seventko Collection. Imp...

1880 50C PR61 ANACS.<p>Much of the proof finish is muted beneath silver-gray and tan-gold tinting, the razor sharp striking definition is evid...

1880 50C PR65 NGC.<p>Half Dollar production remained limited in 1880, the Philadelphia Mint delivering just 8,400 business strikes and 1,355 p...

1880 50C PR65 ICG.<p>Cameo contrast on the devices is visible through light toning in shades of pastel-gold that deepen toward the borders. Ge...

1882 50C PR62 ANACS.<p>Reflective ebony-gray color radiates from the surfaces of this nice proof, a coin with nicely subdued elements appearin...

1882 50C PR62 ANACS.<p>Both sides are untoned with a sharp impression. Lightly hairlined, the surfaces are too subdued to warrant a higher gra...

1882 50C PR63 PCGS.<p>Well frosted over the devices, the fields are appreciably reflective despite mottled lilac and tan haziness that is more...

1883 50C PR66 NGC.<p>This is an attractive Gem whose nicely frosted devices and reflective fields provide an appreciable cameo contrast. The o...

1886 50C PR64 ANACS.<p>A darkly toned proof from which a glow can still be seen in the fields. The coin misses the PR65 mark due to two well t...