Torex-June 2010

1870, L.C.W. ICCS Very Good-10; 1892. Obv. port. #4. ICCS FINE-12. Lot of two (2) lightly toned fifty cents pieces.

1871. ICCS AU-58. Medium heavy toning with great underlying luster. The appearance of a mint state coin.

1871. ICCS AU-50. Strong strike. Even medium heavy toning. Good ‘eye appeal’.

1871. ICCS Fine-15. Light toning at the edges.

1871. ICCS Fine-12. Light toning; 25 CENTS. 1881-H. Very Fine-30. Medium heavy toning. Lot of two (2) coins.

1871-H. PCGS graded AU-53. Brilliant and lustrous. A scarce, high grade Victorian fifty cents piece.

1871-H. NGC graded Extra Fine-45. Brilliant, with touches of blue peripheral toning.

1872-H. Both ICCS and PCGS graded Mint State-64. A stunning Victorian fifty cents piece. Lustrous with light multi-hued toning and outstanding ‘eye

1872-H. PCGS graded AU-58. Brilliant and lustrous, with hints of blue at the peripheries.

1872-H. PCGS graded AU-53. Much remaining luster. Very lightly toned.

1872-H. Inverted A/V. ICCS Very Fine-20. Attractive heavy toning.

1872-H. Inverted A/V. ICCS Very Good-8. Lightly toned.

1872-H. Inverted A/V. ICCS GOOD-4. Lightly toned.

1888. Obverse port. #2. PCGS graded Mint State-64. Light to medium attractive toning. An exceptional example of one of the ‘key’ dates of the Vict

1888. Obverse port. #2. ICCS Very Fine-20. A lightly toned example of one of the scarcer dates of the Victorian series.

1888. Obverse port. #2. Very Fine-20. Medium heavy toning. A problem free ‘key’ date fifty cents piece.

1888. Obverse port. #2. ICCS Fine-12. Lightly polished. Medium heavy toning.

1894. Very Good-8. A problem-free example.

1899. Extra Fine-40. Brilliant with good remaining luster.

1899. ICCS Very Fine-30. Lightly toned.

1899. ICCS Fine-12. Medium heavy toning.

1900. PCGS graded AU-55. A strongly struck Victorian fifty cents with highly attractive medium heavy toning. Good ‘eye appeal’.

1901. PCGS graded Mint State-63. A strongly struck example with very nice surfaces. Light to medium heavy golden-amber toning, with a few red, purp

1902. PCGS graded Mint State-65. Medium heavy toning, mostly bright at the centers with heavier peripheral toning at the edges. Tied for the second

1902. ICCS Mint State-64. Nice light brown tone.

1904. ICCS Mint State-64. Excellent strike. Medium to heavy toning. Tied for the third finest graded by ICCS.

1904. ICCS Very Fine-30. Light gray toning. An attractive example of the ‘key’ date.

1904. ICCS Very Fine-30. Some evidence of corrosion and cleaning. Medium dark blue and charcoal toning.

1905. Extra Fine-40. Strong strike. Light golden toning. Light hairlines obscured by the attractive toning. A pleasing example of the ‘key’ date

1905. ICCS Fine-15. Medium to heavy toning.

1908. ICCS SPECIMEN-66. Dark purple and ebony toning, with silver-gray showing through. A superb Gem. Tied with one other example for the ‘Finest’

1909. ICCS Mint State-65. The solo ‘Finest’ graded. Very delicate toning over full underlying luster. A superb and amazing example. Excellent str

1911. PCGS graded Mint State-65. Light rainbow toning on the obverse, with deep and rich multi-hued toning on the reverse. A gem example of the one

1913. PCGS graded Very Fine-30. Lightly toned.

1914. ICCS Very Fine-20. Lightly toned.

1916. ICCS Very Fine-20; 1917, 1919. Both ICCS Extra Fine-40. Lot of three (3) lightly toned coins.

1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1936. All five (5) coins are ICCS Very Fine-20. All lightly toned.

1917. PCGS graded Mint State-64. Medium amber golden toning.

1917. ICCS Extra Fine-40; 1919. 1936. Both ICCS Very Fine-20. Lot of three (3) lightly toned coins.

1920. Narrow O. ICCS Mint State-65. Light russet toning. This example exhibits an excellent strike with clean fields and nice surfaces. Tied for t

1929. ICCS Mint State-63. Mostly brilliant, with hints and touches of deep blue toning.

1931. PCGS graded Mint State-65. A gem example of one of the scarcer dates of the series. This piece with medium heavy toning in shades of pale blu

1931. ICCS Very Fine-20; 1938. ICCS Extra Fine-40; 1946. ICCS Mint State-60. Lot of three (3) coins.

1932. ICCS Very Good-10. Lightly toned.

1934. ICCS AU-55. Well struck. Light toning over deep luster.

1936. PCGS graded Mint State-66. Even medium heavy toning in shades of gold, with blue and green highlights. A. ‘P.Q.’ appearance. A Gem from the

1936. Both ICCS and PCGS graded Mint State-65. Outstanding rainbow toning on both sides. A Gem with great ‘eye appeal’.

1936. ICCS Mint State-63. Attractive, light multi-hued toning, with touches of purple-blue at the edges. Full underlying luster.

1937. ICCS Mint State-63. Light gold toning; 1952. ICCS Mint State-63. Nice light golden toning; 1953. Sm. Date. ICCS Mint State-63; 1953. Lg. Da

1937. ICCS Mirror SPECIMEN-64. Heavy blue toning.

1938. ICCS Mint State-64.

1938. ICCS Mint State-63. Fully brilliant.

1938. ICCS Mint State-63. Light golden toning, with underlying luster.

1938. ICCS AU-58. Medium heavy, multi-hued toning; ALSO, $1.00. 1938. ICCS Mint State-62. Light rainbow toning. Lot of two (2) coins.

1939. PCGS graded Mint State-65. Light to medium heavy rainbow toning. A gem tie for the ‘Finest’ graded.

1940. ICCS Mint State-65. Blast white.

1940. ICCS Mint State-64. Brilliant and frosty.

1940. ICCS Mint State-63. Lustrous, light multihued toning; 1944. Near ‘4’. ICCS Mint State-64. Medium heavy attractive toning. Lot of two (2) pi

1942. ICCS Mint State-64. Designated as a ‘Cameo’. Brilliant.

1943. Near ‘3’ variety. ICCS Mint State-65. A brilliant and lustrous example. A Gem and the solo ‘Finest’ graded by ICCS.

1943. ‘Double Die 3’ variety. ICCS Mint State-62. Lustrous, with a touch of toning.

1944. Near ‘4’ variety. ICCS Mint State-64. Brilliant.

1945. ICCS Mint State-64. Brilliant.

1946. ICCS Mint State-64. Brilliant and lustrous.

1946. ICCS Mint State-63. Brilliant.

1946. ICCS Mint State-60; 1953, Sm. Date, 1953, Lg. Date, SF. Both ICCS Mint State-63. Lot of three (3) brilliant coins.

1946. Design in ‘6’ variety. PCGS graded AU-58. A brilliant, near mint state example.

1946. Design in ‘6’ variety. ICCS AU-55. Hints of toning.

1946. Design in ‘6’ variety. ICCS AU-50.

1947. Curved Right. ICCS Mint State-65. A richly toned example with iridescent toning, predominately deep purple-blue. Dark golden highlights enhan

1947. Maple Leaf. ICCS Very Fine-20. (2 pcs.). Both with medium heavy toning; 1948. ICCS Very Good-8. Medium to light toning. Lot of four (4) ‘ke

1948. ICCS AU-58. Brilliant and lustrous.

1948. Narrow Date variety. ICCS Mint State-63. Brilliant, with hints of gold at the edges.

1948. Wide Date, High ‘4’ variety. PCGS graded Mint State-62. Brilliant.

1948. ICCS Very Fine-30. Medium heavy toning.

1948. ICCS Fine-15; 1948. ICCS Very Fine-20. (2 pcs.). Lot of three (3) pieces, all with light to medium heavy toning.

1949. ICCS Mint State-63. Designated as a ‘Cameo’. Brilliant.

1949. PCGS graded Mint State-62. Lustrous, with a trace of light toning; 1953, L.D., NSF. PCGS graded Mint State-63. Light to medium heavy rainbow

1949. Hoof over ‘9’ variety. PCGS graded Mint State-63. Light to medium heavy toning.

1951, 1953, LD, SF; 1955. All three are ICCS Mint State-64. All lightly toned.

1953, Sm. Date, 1954. Both ICCS Mint State-64; 1956. ICCS Mint State-63; 1964. ICCS Proof-Like-66. Heavy Cameo. Lot of four (4) brilliant coins.

1953. Large Date. ICCS Mint State-65. Brilliant. Tied, ‘Finest’ graded.

1953. Large Date. No Shoulder Fold. ICCS Mint State-64. Brilliant. Tied ‘Finest’ graded.

1954. CCCS graded Mint State-63; 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967. All ICCS Mint State-64; 1982. Small Beads. ICCS Mint State-63. Lot of six (6) coins.

1954. ICCS Proof-Like-66. Designated as a ‘Heavy Cameo’. Brilliant.

1954. ICCS Proof-Like-66. Traces of light blue toning.

1954. PCGS graded Proof-Like-65. Strong Cameo contrast.

1954, 1955, 1956. Lot of three (3) coins, all brilliant Proof-Like-64 or better.

1955. ICCS Mint State-65. Heavy red and purple toning. Gem ‘eye appeal’. Only one example graded higher.

1955. ICCS Proof-Like-66. Designated as a Heavy Cameo. Brilliant.

1955. Cameo. ICCS Proof-Like-65; 1957. 1958, (lacquered), 1960. All ICCS Proof-Like-65. Lot of four (4) brilliant coins.

1956. ICCS PL-63. Cameo; 1960. OCCS PL-65. Cameo; 1967. ICCS SP-66. Cameo. Lot of three (3) coins.

1957. ICCS Proof-Like-64. 1958. ICCS Proof-Like-65. 1959, 1960. Both ICCS Proof-Like-65, Cameo. Lot of four (4) brilliant coins.

1958. ICCS Mint State-65. Brilliant and lustrous. Ex. Torex, Canadian Coinoiseur, June 2007, Lot #1624.

1958 DOT. ICCS Mint State-65. Light bluish toning. Tied with three other examples for the ‘Finest’ graded by ICCS.

1959. ICCS Mint State-65. Beautiful, medium heavy rainbow toning. Tie ‘Finest’ graded.

1960. ICCS Mint State-65. Lightly toned. A gem.

1961. ICCS Mint State-65. Designated as a ‘Heavy Cameo’. Light attractive toning. Tied for the ‘Finest’ graded. One of the very few known Heavy C

1961. ICCS Proof-Like-66. Heavy Cameo. Very strong contrast. Fully brilliant.

1963. ICCS PL-66; ALSO. $1.00. 1966. Lg. Bds. ICCS PL-65. Lot of two (2) brilliant coins.