Superior Galleries FEB 18-19, 2002 Coin Sale - 3

CSA Coinage 1861 Confederate States of America Restrike Half Dollar. Breen-8002. PCGS graded Mint State 61. <b>More weakly struck at the cente...

CSA Coinage 1861 Confederate States of America Restrike Half Dollar. Breen-8002. NGC graded Mint State 63. <b>Struck using the reverse die fro...

CSA Coinage 1861 PCGS graded Proof 62. Brown. <b>Deep toned copper color, these tend to be "bronzed" -- that is, the surface was mat...

Half Dollars 1794 Flowing Hair. Overton-101a. Rarity-4. PCGS graded Very Good 8. <b>Clean surfaces, nice original medium gray patina with &quo...

Half Dollars 1795 Flowing Hair. Overton-102. Very Fine 35. <b>Coin is graded Extremely Fine 40 by Accugrade and displays attractive medium gra...

Half Dollars 1801 Overton-101. PCGS graded Fine 15. <b>Here is a nice looking circulated example of this important low mintage date, with mode...

Half Dollars 1801 Overton-102. PCGS graded Very Good 10. <b>Attractive toning. Pleasing surfaces. This coin represents the rarest of the two d...

Half Dollars 1802 Overton-101. PCGS graded Fine 12. <b>Lustrous at the centers, with blue-violet and greenish gold peripheral toning.</b>...

Half Dollars 1805/4 Overton-102. PCGS graded Extremely Fine 40. <b>Deeply toned in a uniform shade of brownish gray, with dusty golden highlig...

Half Dollars 1806, 6 over 5. Overton-101. Extremely Fine 40. <b>Distinguishable by its recut star 12, with star 13 joined at the bust. On the...

Half Dollars 1806 Overton-120. Pointed 6, Stem Through Claw. NGC graded Very Fine 20. <b>Pleasing surfaces. Attractive light gray toning. Ther...

Half Dollars 1807 Capped Bust Left. 50 over 20. Overton-112. Rarity-1. NGC graded About Uncirculated 55. <b>Lovely deep gray patina around dev...

Half Dollars 1809 Overton-102. XXXX Edge. About Uncirculated 50. Housed in an Accugrade About Uncirculated 58 holder. <b>Attractive lavender t...

Half Dollars 1809 Overton-101. PCGS graded Very Fine 35. XXX Edge. <b>Rarity-5. Attractively toned. This example is nearly identical in appear...

Half Dollars 1810 Overton-109. About Uncirculated 55. <b>Weak strike on left-side stars, weak denticles as common to this variety. Original li...

Half Dollars 1811 Small 8. Overton-109. Heavy Die Crack Thru Scroll. PCGS graded About Uncirculated 53. <b>A most distinctive die variety in w...

Half Dollars 1812/1 Overton-102a. Small 8. About Uncirculated 50. Housed in an Accugrade About Uncirculated 55 holder. <b>Light silver-gray to...

Half Dollars 1814 Overton-104A. NGC graded Mint State 63. <b>Extensive die cracks on both sides, as per the Overton reference work. A genuinel...

Half Dollars 1814 Overton-107. SEGS graded Mint State 62. <b>Well struck. Toned in a medium shade of smoky gray, with pleasing lavender and go...

Half Dollars 1815, 5 over 2. Overton-101. PCGS graded Very Good 10. <b>Some faint hairlines; light to medium gray toning. All 1815 half dolla...

Half Dollars 1817/3 Overton-101a. About Uncirculated 55. Housed in an Accugrade About Uncirculated 58 holder. <b>Cleaned long ago, and now ret...

Half Dollars 1818 Overton-111. NGC graded Mint State 64. <b>Dappled with golden russet and medium gray toning, with glowing luster that seems ...

Half Dollars 1824 Overton-104. Mint State 62. <b>Well struck. Virtually full, bright mint luster remains, complemented with a touch of smoky g...

Half Dollars 1825 Overton-116. Mint State 63. <b>Attractively toned. Strictly Choice, with no blemishes worthy of note. This die variety can b...

Half Dollars 1827 Overton-142. Mint State 62. <b>Nicely toned. Well struck for the die variety, particularly in the areas of Liberty's dra...

Half Dollars 1833 Overton-110. NGC graded Mint State 62. <b>A touch of sea green pastel iridescence surrounds the rims, complementing lustrous...

Half Dollars 1836 Reeded Edge. NGC graded About Uncirculated 58. <b>Highly frosted beneath old gray and steel-blue patina, with a few insignif...

Half Dollars 1837 Reeded Edge. NGC graded Mint State 66. <b>Important two-year Type, and a genuinely pleasing Gem Mint State example that has ...

Half Dollars 1838 Reeded Edge. Possible Proof 60. <b>Sharp devices and mirrored fields that, deep steel and russet toning is very smooth and ...

Half Dollars 1839-o Bust. NGC graded Mint State 62. <b>Final issue of the Bust design, and only the second year that the New Orleans mint stru...

Half Dollars 1839 With Drapery. Heavy Date. Breen-4746. NGC graded Mint State 63. <b>Pleasantly toned on both sides, the color is evenly sprea...

Half Dollars 1840 Small Letters. PCGS graded Mint State 62. <b>Of the two letter sizes this year, those having small letters are more commonly...

Half Dollars 1841-o NGC graded Mint State 63. <b>Here too we see the consignor's attention to small details, with a coin whose every devic...

Half Dollars 1842 Medium Date. PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>One of a mere four specimens in this grade according to the most recent figures p...

Half Dollars 1842 Large Date. Breen-4760. NGC graded Mint State 64. <b>Less rare variety but by no means easily found in this sterling conditi...

Half Dollars 1842-o Medium Date. Breen-4764. NGC graded Mint State 62. <b>Breen in his encyclopedia lists this solely as a "large" d...

Half Dollars 1844 NGC graded Mint State 64. <b>Deep lavender-gray with blue iridescence, a coin that exhibits very bold relief. From the tiny ...

Half Dollars 1849 NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Exquisite detail everywhere you put a magnifying glass to it, the stars are needle-sharp in the...

Half Dollars 1849-o NGC graded Mint State 64. <b>Bright glistening luster beneath original toning that streams from mostly silvery and gold in...

Half Dollars 1850 Possibly Proof 62. <b>Sleek gray toning with an undercurrent of golden russet color, the surface prooflike in its light refl...

Half Dollars 1852 NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Only two coins certified in Mint State 65. A stunning coin, brilliant and white, with gem quali...

Half Dollars 1853 Arrows and Rays. NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>A coin from an old-time collection whose superiority is obvious at first glanc...

Half Dollars 1853 Arrows and Rays. NGC graded Mint State 64. <b>Following closely the Mint State 65 just offered, this too has splendid origin...

Half Dollars 1854 Arrows. NGC graded Mint State 64. <b>Once the "rays" portion of the Arrows and Rays 1853 half dollars was seen to ...

Half Dollars 1854-o Arrows. NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Those who would like to own one of these handsome "Arrows" pieces, and woul...

Half Dollars 1854-o Arrows. Doubling at Date. NGC graded Mint State 63. <b>A second outstanding specimen that is also richly toned (deep champ...

Half Dollars 1855-o Arrows. NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Were you outbid on the prior 1854-O Arrows half dollar in this grade, or should you m...

Half Dollars 1856-o NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Following removal of the arrows at the date, half dollar production continued at the mint at ...

Half Dollars 1857 NGC graded Mint State 66. <b>Superb by any definition you choose to use, whether this encompasses the luster, the surface in...

Half Dollars 1857 PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>Exquisite toned surfaces on either side, a base of antique silver whose subtleties include cha...

Half Dollars 1862-s PCGS graded Mint State 64. <b>In the 1850s, coinage predominates with the coins from New Orleans mint; now, in the 1860s, ...

Half Dollars 1863 NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Brilliant white frostiness is a hallmark of this well struck, well preserved 1863, a coin that ...

Half Dollars 1864 Proof 62. <b>Fields offer mild reflectivity. Hairlines are moderate. This coin is virtually untoned, emitting a pretty pale ...

Half Dollars 1864 NGC graded Mint State 67. Superb! Population: 4, and 0 higher. <b> AMAZINGLY pretty much sums up this 1864 fifty-cent piece....

Half Dollars 1864 NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Decidedly superior to just about any 1864 business strike that comes around, this has outstandi...

Half Dollars 1864-s NGC graded Mint State 67. Superb! The Finest Certified. Population: 1/0. <b>Put on your sun shades before viewing this daz...

Half Dollars 1866 With Motto. PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>While this consignment was mostly comprised of toned seated half dollars, the gent...

Half Dollars 1871 PCGS graded Proof 65. <b>Beautifully toned surfaces that are lavender-gray with a steel blue sheen glistening on both sides....

Half Dollars 1872-s NGC graded Mint State 66. <b>One of the most attractive gems of this date we have encountered. Along with the rest of this...

Half Dollars 1873 No Arrows. NGC graded Proof 65. <b>With cameo frost on devices, sleek mirror fields surrounding. A needle-sharp strike inclu...

Half Dollars 1873 No Arrows. PCGS graded Proof 62. <b>Original toning that is for the most part russet gold but then deepens at the rims into ...

Half Dollars 1873-s Arrows. NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>One of the least known condition rarities in the series, 1873-S Arrows is something o...

Half Dollars 1874 Arrows. NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Beautiful prooflike radiance from the surface on both sides, with fields supremely brig...

Half Dollars 1875 NGC graded Proof 66. <b>Following two years in which Arrows were once again placed at the sides of the date, coinage resumed...

Half Dollars 1876 NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Centennial year, an always-popular date in seated coinage because of this. Here we are pleased ...

Half Dollars 1876 PCGS graded Mint State 64. <b>Centennial year of America's independence and a well struck, originally toned example. The...

Half Dollars 1885 PCGS graded Mint State 61. <b>Soft white mint luster. Fields are lightly hairlined, though contact marks are minimal. This l...

Half Dollars 1886 PCGS graded Proof 63. <b>Bright and attractive, with blue-violet and russet toning surrounding the peripheries. Devices stan...

Half Dollars 1888 NGC graded Mint State 67. Superb! <b>A charming specimen that seems like it has just come fresh off the dies -- exquisite wh...

Half Dollars 1892-s About Uncirculated 50 <b>Deep charcoal-lavender toning is uniform on both sides, concealing light friction on the high poi...

Half Dollars 1893-s PCGS graded About Uncirculated 58. <b>Sharply struck. Much mint luster remains, enhanced with a blush of uniform, very lig...

Half Dollars 1895 PCGS graded Proof 65. <b>Eight hundred eighty Proofs is not very many when one considers the millions of collectors today an...

Half Dollars 1895-o About Uncirculated 55 <b>Charcoal gray toned on the obverse, with a lustrous reverse emitting a glimmer of gold. Surfaces ...

Half Dollars 1906-d Mint State 60, or better. <b>Beautifully toned at the rims in a rich blend of sea green, blue-violet and champagne gold, w...

Half Dollars 1906-s PCGS graded Mint State 64. <b>This coin is housed in an early, thin-sided PCGS encapsulation and is remarkable for its con...

Half Dollars 1907-d PCGS graded About Uncirculated 58. <b>Well struck. Virtually full mint frost, showing just a touch of russet toning at the...

Half Dollars 1909 Mint State 63. <b>Mint luster is beginning to mellow a bit to a soft satiny shade of silver. Darker speckles of toning appea...

Half Dollars 1914-s Mint State 60, or better. <b>Well struck. Frosty, with nearly full mint luster highlighted by a blush of delicate multicol...

Half Dollars 1917 NGC graded Mint State 64. <b>Despite a faint old fingerprint to the lower left of Liberty this coin exudes freshness and hea...

Half Dollars 1917-s Obverse Mint Mark. PCGS graded About Uncirculated 55. <b>Well struck. Lustrous and attractive. Only a trace of rubbing req...

Half Dollars 1918-s ICG graded Mint State 62. <b>Uniformly toned in a pleasant blend of rose-lilac and pale gold on the obverse, with vibrant ...

Half Dollars 1928-s NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>A coin that resonates with mint originality from every square millimeter of surface. Front to...

Half Dollars 1934-s ICG graded Mint State 64. <b>Well struck. Mint luster is a somewhat subdued, blending with sparkles of gold, green and ros...

Half Dollars 1936 PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>Sharply struck. Full mint frost. Nicer than most examples sporting the "65" designat...

Half Dollars 1937 PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>Outstanding in every way. This gorgeous half dollar is sharply struck, with immaculate surface...

Half Dollars 1937-s PCGS graded Mint State 64. <b>Lustrous and sharply struck. A borderline Gem.</b> <p align="center">...

Half Dollars 1938-d PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>Nearly pure white and satin-like. Surfaces are smooth and attractive. Here is a solidly grad...

Half Dollars 1939 PCGS graded Mint State 67. <b>Fully struck. Mint luster carries a tinge of golden toning on both sides. Superb in every resp...

Half Dollars 1939 NGC graded Mint State 67. <b>Fully struck. Uniform pale golden iridescence provides an eye catching appearance, over bright ...

Half Dollars 1939 NGC graded Mint State 67. <b>Meticulously struck. Miss Liberty's head and hand detail are, in fact, sharper than normall...

Half Dollars 1940 NGC graded Mint State 67. <b>Fully struck. Frosty at the centers, complemented by a touch of delicate sunset peripheral toni...

Half Dollars 1940 NGC graded Mint State 67. <b>Well struck. Beautifully toned at the rims in a warm blend of sunset and light greenish yellow ...

Half Dollars 1941 ANACS graded Mint State 66. <b>Well struck. Full mint luster. Superb quality, all the way.</b> <p align="cen...

Half Dollars 1941-D and 1942-S both PCGS graded Mint State 64. <b>Each has full mint luster. The latter issue has a typically weak strike at ...

Half Dollars 1941-s PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>Better struck than most, though there is still some softness evident at Miss Liberty's l...

Half Dollars 1942 NGC graded Proof 64. <b>Lightly toned around the rims, against white reflective fields and mildly contrasting frosted device...

Half Dollars 1942-d PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>Pleasing mint luster. Sharply struck.</b> <p align="center">Superior...

Half Dollars 1943-d PCGS graded Mint State 65. <b>Deeply frosted and sharply struck. Contact marks are minimal.</b> <p align="...

Half Dollars 1943-s Breen-5200, without designer's initials. PCI graded Fine 15. Green Holder. <b>Lightly toned. Pleasing surfaces. This r...

Half Dollars 1943-s Breen-5200, without designer's initials. ANACS graded Fine 12. <b>Lightly toned. Surfaces are attractive overall, save...