Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 34

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1456		1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. PCGS graded VG-10. Nice original toning despite there being some old faint hairlines hidden underneath the color. Even wear on both sides. Popular first year of type. In addition to being the first year design, the 1794 also boasts a low mintage: 5,300 pieces (PCGS # 6051) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,763
Lot 1457		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. ANACS graded AU-58 Details. Artificially toned. Regardless of ANACS designation, this is a very choice Mint State example, well struck and free from adjustment marks and other defects. This beauty has lots of "meat". Close inspection is urged and a coin that should stir considerable bidder interest among type collectors. The present coin is immensely appealing, and we recommend that anyone interested in acquiring an especially nice piece for a type set or a specialized collection contemplate this piece at some length. It certainly is one of the nicest of its year to pass under our view (PCGS # 6052) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1458		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. 2 Leaves. Adjustment marks on the obverse done at the mint. Lots of lustre and a a nice untoned example. A halfhearted impression was left by the striking of the (possibly worn) dies that made this 1795, as seen in the lack of detail in the eagle's body, upper tail and the wing at right, possibly some of this resulted from the extensive adjustment to the planchet on the other side. This marks the second and final issue of the beloved Flowing Hair style. Beloved, that is, to generations of collectors, but it seems the Mint establishment wanted something more impressive, and so substituted a draped bust portrait of Liberty when introducing the 1796 coinage. Pop 20; 31 finer. (PCGS # 6052) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. Morgenthau Collection 1936. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1459		1795. NGC graded VF-30. Nice light grey toning on both sides with pleasing smoothness in the fields (only one very minor nick in the field above the third star). Better still are the rims, whose choice unmarred features gives this lovely flowing hair 1795 half a boost in the eyes of the collector. An undernourished looking scrawny eagle graces (if "grace" is the correct term) the first two years of the half dollar, 1794-95. It has long curving wings which cross behind and over the wreath. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is the only legend on this side of the coin. Where is the denomination? That can be found along the rim where incuse letters read FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR. (The grading holder make it impossible to see this feature, regrettably.) (PCGS # 6052) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1460		1795. NGC graded VF-30 O-108A. Lightly toned with excellent details on both sides for the grade. The darkest shade of "old silver" patina shows in the fields around the main devices, while lighter "rubbed silver" accents the high points, giving the coin its clean appearance and special virtue (PCGS # 6052) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 1461		1795. NGC graded VF-20. Even wear and nice even light toning of both sides; there is some crosshatch adjustment in the upper hair, but elsewhere the suface is smooth. The "old silver" color shows it has never been cleaned or mishandled by prior owners. This coin is now 211 years old! (PCGS # 6052) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1462		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. PCGS graded VG-10. Even wear and nice even toning on both sides with only minor old swirls and hairlines on the portrait. The rims are full, wide, and balanced, thus giving the entire coin its nice framed appearance. The toning is original and very attractive. As for the reverse leaves, there are two beneath each wing of the eagle (PCGS # 6052) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1463		1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded EF-40. A well struck example nice hair separation on Liberty that shows broadly beneath rich russet brown and medium gray toning. To find an 1805 that is nicely struck in most places is a chore, to find one with this visual appeal increases the value all the more (PCGS # 6069) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,140
Lot 1464		1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Pointed 6, stem through claw. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice light gold and blue toning with underlying luster throughout the fields and devices. Stars are generally sharp on this coin though some are "pulled" toward the rim denticles in places, mainly on the right facing Liberty. Extremely bold strike on the hair centers including the lovelock curl on the neck. This also explains why there is a similarly bold strike on the eagle and shield of this handsome Mint State 1806. There were 839,576 pieces struck of all varieties. Pop 20; 31 finer. (PCGS # 6071) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,775
Lot 1465		1807. NGC graded EF-45. Well struck with pleasing even toning on both sides, the shade of antique gray. In addition, sharp detail for the grade. Even the reverse shield displays notable detail in the horizontal lines as well as the vertical stripes (PCGS # 6079) . Estimated Value $850 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1466		1812. PCGS graded MS-66. Bold strike. Mostly untoned with a nice even hint of gold toning. O-110, R.1. A pair of crossbars extend far into the right (facing) wing and attribute the Overton variety. Golden-brown and natural light silver gray color dominates both sides and gives added force to the creamy luster centers. Potent cartwheel luster rolls unencumbered across the gorgeous surfaces. The major devices are relatively well struck, although a few stars do not possess complete central definition on the lower right. Also the 181 of the date shows minor weakness. Among the finest known examples of this date. Pop 9 with 1 in MS-67 (PCGS # 6100) . The third "style" of Reich's capped bust left Half Dollar was issued from 1812 to 1817. Here, Liberty's hair curls are thicker and in higher relief; the relief level of the breast and shoulder is also increased and the drapery modified. Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $18,975
Lot 1467		1812 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Untoned. Double chin and lips on Liberty's face. A satiny early capped bust half dollar with soft cartwheel luster that radiates nicely beneath silvery accented highlights. Possessed of a typical strike in which the stars are mostly flat and "pulled" toward the rim; centers are very sharp. Pop 45; 97 finer. (PCGS # 6100) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1468		1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68. Needle sharp with mirrored surfaces all overlaid with gorgeous natural pinkish and pale violet multi-color tone. Pop 1. It seems that a number of proof singles as well as sets were struck in 1827. The most famous of these, of course, are the quarters with their association with Joseph Mickley, an early coin collector. Even though it has been avowed that as many as seven proof 1827 halves may exist, it appears that there are actually only four distinct coins known today, all of which are from the O-121 dies. They are: 1. The Norweb '88 coin (PCGS PR66). 2. The Eliasberg II coin, this piece (NGC PR68). 3. The Auction '90 coin (PCGS PR66). 4. The piece that appeared in Heritage's 2001 Santa Clara Signature Sale (NGC PR64). This handsome Eliasberg specimen is a nearly flawless proof striking. The fields are deeply reflective, and shine brightly through the multiple layers of toning. The only variation in the fields is an unfinished area in the obverse die just above Liberty's cap. The surfaces are beautifully toned, each side being well balanced in color and brightness. Magnification shows tiny specks of rose, lilac, blue, and golden iridescence. The striking details are absolutely complete in all areas, which is an attribute that is not always a given on proofs from this era. There are no hairlines or distracting contact marks on either side of this magnificent coin. In fact, as far as pedigree identifiers, the most obvious link to the photo in the Eliasberg catalog is a small speck of darker color in the left obverse field. This is a numismatic classic that has been in some of the great collections of the 20th century. Estimated Value $120,000 - 130,000. George H. Earle Collection (Henry Chapman, 6/12), lot 2927, where it brought $5.50 and was tersely described as, "Proof. Sharp, even impression. Superb example.;" John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate, 1942, to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg II (Bowers and Merena, 4/97), lot 1831, where it realized $110,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $178,250
Lot 1469		1829 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck with light mottled toning. We note some fine hairline scratches to right of date. This is an attractive Gem with excellent luster and surfaces that are desireable in that they feature all original mint frostiness without signs of cleaning. Pop 15; 1 finer (PCGS # 6154) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,463
Lot 1470		1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small date and letters. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely warm sunset toning on both sides. Unstoppable luster erupts flamboyantly beneath the golden and steel gray highlights, while gusts of faint toning form an aura at the edges of the design elements of this satiny gem. The strike is strong for a bust half dollar, including all curls and the cap fold, all drapery lines as well as the drapery clasp. There is a marvelous shield to go with the eagle's crisp neck and wing feathers, while the typical strike softness found on the motto above the eagle is undeniably crisp on this 1834. All in all a top-end piece for the grade. Pop 5; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $5,800 - 6,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1471		1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded edge. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck, lightly toned. First half dollar coinage from the mint's new steam operated press. Based on Mint delivery figures for December 1836, and for the first half of 1837, it is believed that some 200 Halves were struck in the new reeded edge collar and delivered in December (on the old standard), and 1,000 more in February 1837 (struck on the new standard of 1837). Since the weight differential between the two issues was only one and three-quarters grains, circulation would quickly blur the distinction. Pop 9; 4 in MS63; 1 in MS65. (PCGS # 6175) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,373
Lot 1472		1841 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Lovely shades of blue gold toning. Well Struck. A superbly original Proof coin of this early issue. Half of the obverse is toned in medium violet leading from the lower right leading to the upper left. In the upper left, we see iridescent shades of ochre blended in with rose and other violet tones. The reverse is matching its originality with 50 percent violet leading into rich golden tones. A coin for the true connoisseur of fresh beauty. This is an extremely rare coin in Proof format. To the best of our knowledge there are only five or six Proofs of this date known, including this coin which hails from the legendary Pittman Collection; the Eliasberg specimen; the Reed Hawn coin; the piece in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution; and the one sold in the 1952 ANA sale. Virgil Brand once owned one described as Proof making six in all. In the 1840s, the Mint only made Proof coins for presentation to foreign dignitaries, governmental Vips, and other friends of the Mint, itself. Usually, they were made as parts of sets. It is likely that the number of special sets called for each year numbered around 10, as the need for them was infrequent and not large. Pop 1, the finest graded; 3 in 64 by NGC. Ex: Pittman Collection sale, Dave Akers, 5/1998:1522 (PCGS # 6385) . Estimated Value $42,000 - 48,000. Pittman. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $55,200
Lot 1473		1853-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows and rays. PCGS graded AU-58. Bold strike with even toning on both sides. Pop 11; 29 finer. (PCGS # 6276) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1474		1855 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. NGC graded Proof 65. Boldly struck with full mirrored surfaces and excellent cameo contrast. A unifor pale violet tone graces the surfaces on both sides. A heart-pounding gem Proof of highly reflective surfaces and watery mirrors. This coin has light to medium violet and gold tones overall and superb eye appeal. A gorgeous specimen from the Pittman sale, described there in part as "Normal date. Very sharply struck and fully brilliant with deep mirror fields and a partial wire rim on the upper obverse. There are a few light hairlines#and a tiny planchet defect. Spotty russet and gold obverse toning; gold, violet and russet toning on the reverse with the deepest shades on the eagle." Pop 1; NGC lists 4 in Proof with this being the finest. (PCGS # 6408) . Estimated Value $38,000 - 42,000. Pittman. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $48,300
Lot 1475		1856-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. A perfect example for a gem quality type set. In lesser Uncirculated grades, the 1856-O Half Dollar is fittingly said to be one of the more available dates of the No Motto series from the late 1850s. With a generous mintage of 2,658,000 pieces, survivors are generally available. The supply of Gems, however, is an entirely different matter although tend to be weakly struck. Offered here is flashy, first-rate an example of remarkable appeal and almost razor-sharp quality. The only soft image comes in at the left foot of the eagle, and this is minor. Shimmering, virtually blemish-free surfaces are beautifully supported by the layered golden and lavender-blue shades which grip the rim in a firm embrace. Pop 3 with none better. (PCGS # 6288) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1476		1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. Approx 300 proofs issued. Coin has a cameo effect. Fully radiant -- an important and rare feature for this not all that well preserved issue -- the surfaces display metallic iridescence whose pusling color is almost unnerving to view. The devices were struck smack on the dot with the required force by the dies leaving all everything clear-cut (including the stars), with not even an iota of softness as found on some Proof No Motto examples parading around in the same numerical grade. Pop 6; 4 finer. (PCGS # 6412) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1477		1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Well struck with lovely deep toning. A glistening toned gem with reflective twinkle that practically flies off the surface. Subtle hints of champagne and rose toning bring out the expansiveness of the strike at centers, while deeper gray to steel iridescence enhances the unexpectedly beautiful eye appeal of this coin around the outer margin on both sides. One of the scarcer early No Motto Proof dates. Pop 20; 3 in 65; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 6412) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,808
Lot 1478		1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Light gold and blue toning. Has a cameo effect. Approx 300 proofs struck. A satiny frosted gem with dynamic mirrors and rich champagne brown to blue-iridescent toning. This is among the scarcer No Motto issues because it is the first year that the mint actively sought coin collectors to purchase Proof sets. As a result, the coins were often better struck than before to ensure that the collectors would return each year. This is an exceptionally attractive 1858 Proof that should result in active bidding. Pop 9; 10 finer at NGC. (PCGS # 6412) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1479		1862 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65. Boldly struck with a hint of light golden tone. A flashy, fully struck, and thoroughly outstanding Gem Proof of the scarce early Civil War period No Motto design. Struck with exactitude rarely found on even this year's production, which tended to be crisply detailed as a rule. Only 550 proofs issued. Pop 14; 2 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 6416) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1480		1862 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Well struck and white. Pleasing ice-white fields spread light in every direction from the fresh mirrors and contrasting Liberty and frosted eagle. Fortunately for bidders, this coin, too, was struck with the controlled precision you'd expect to see throughout the outer peripheral areas, while thoroughly bold and uncompromised at the key central locations. Only 550 proofs issued. Pop 2; 1 in 65 Cameo best at PCGS. (PCGS # 86416) . Estimated Value $4,200 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,800
Lot 1481		1864 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. Delicate lilac tones on both sides. An delightful gem of the finest order. Satiny frosted devices play host to robust mirror surface like a smooth watery pond surrounding. Often, a bold impact was left by the recoil of the Proof dies that struck this year's coinage, and this Gem is no different; the coin has a very convincing impression that should impress the collector of early seated Liberty coinage. Only 470 Proofs made. Pop 4 with 2 better. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1482		1864 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Lovely green toning. An impressive No Motto Proof in all regards. The satiny frosted devices are surrounded with choice smooth Proof-mirror fields, the strike is sharp, and the eye appeal is nothing short of exception from the original russet to amber-greenish toning this coin has acquired. Only 470 proofs minted. Pop 48; 15 finer. (PCGS # 6418) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 1483		1866-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. No motto. PCGS graded AU-50. Scarce variety and the last of this Type. The government sent new production dies to San Francisco in the early months of 1866, but not before that mint struck a small number of 1866 half dollars from the earlier No Motto reverse die left on hand. Pop 3; 8 finer. (PCGS # 6315) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1484		1868 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Mostly white. The strike on this issue is nearly always very sharp, and the present Proof is no exception. The obverse is essentially gem quality with only slight hairlines in the gleaming mirror field. A solidly graded example. Only 600 struck in proof. Pop 37; 7 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 6426) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1485		1869 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo PQ. Wonderful blue and gold toning on both sides. A glossy toned coin and a crisp Proof 64 by any benchmark. What's more, this has an engaging display of colorful iridescence that soars across the highly lustrous silver gray surfaces of this scarce low mintage coin. The strike is strong for the date, as well, with smooth frosted appearance on both main devices. Only 600 Proofs struck in 1869. Pop 7; 2 in 65 Cameo. (PCGS # 86427) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 1486		1870-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. ANACS graded AU Details. Net EF-40. Corroded. Recently found in Nevada with a metal detector. The rarest Carson City half dollar and one of the key dates in the entire series. The 2006 Guide Books lists this rarity for $11,000.00 in EF-40. Although the aformentioned problems, a genuine and well defined example that should realize our estimate (PCGS # 6328) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,997
Lot 1487		1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. PCGS graded Proof 64. Fully white coin. A incandescent and sparkling Proof whose satiny beauty comes with fully defined design features plus a torrent of varying silvery hues on both sides from the combination of mirror fields and snowy frosted devices. Only 550 struck. Pop 44; 10 in 65; none higher at PCGS. (PCGS # 6434) . Estimated Value $3,600 - 3,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1488		1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Mostly untoned and well struck. This is a thickly frosted, very choice quality representative of this desirable With Arrows Type, a coin that was struck in Proof for two years only. Only 550 proofs minted. Pop 6; 12 finer. (PCGS # 86434) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,080
Lot 1489		1874 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. NGC graded Proof 65. Only 700 struck. Nice white coin. A satiny frosted gem with energetic cartwheel mirrors and rich contrasting relief elements that seems to want to motivate bidders to increase their bids a notch. The 1873-74 Arrows coins were the result of a slight change at the mint in the weight standard of America's silver coins. Proofs were struck in each of these years, and in normal numbers consistent with similar issues in the 1870s. However, because of the coin's two-year status as at Type, extra collector pressure has made it the coin d'jour for Type set buyers. Pop 14; 7 finer. (PCGS # 6435) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1490		1874 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Well struck and untoned. Bright mint originality characterizes the surfaces on this lovely Proof, a handsome two-year Type coin that collectors need if they wish to assemble a representative set of our 19th century coins. 700 proofs issued. Pop 4; 12 in 64 Cam; 3 in 65 Cam. (PCGS # 86435) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 1491		1876 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Nice white coin. An very bright and lustrous Proof 64 that you can easily appreciate for its towering grade. While the strike is forthright and crisp, also nicely frosted by the dies. A few hairlines away from Gem Proof status, in fact. Only 1,150 proofs struck. Pop 31; 11 in 65; 6 in 66. (PCGS # 6437) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 1492		1877 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. A nice blast white coin. A very attractive gem with strong cameos, equally strong mirrors and gem quality surfaces that burst out atop the bright and hard-working luster beneath. Some weak spots in strike are sometimes seen on Proofs of this decade, but we're happy to report that this coin has 100% sharp devices, including the stars, including the eagle's neck and leg feathers, including, including -- well, including everything! Scarce, too, since only 510 Proofs were issued. Pop 2; 3 in 66 Cameo. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,060
Lot 1493		1877-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Greyish-lavender with pale blue borders. Satiny surfaces display a wealth of underlying luster as well as deepening shades of sky blue at the rims. Sharp and appealing. Pop 22; 11 in 66 (PCGS # 6357) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 1494		1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. White and well struck. Here, too, as in the other exceptional Proof seated Liberty half dollars in the sale, we are pleased to say this is a gem of the finest order whose explosive mirror luster adorns the faint champagne toned surfaces. Piercingly sharp for the date, easily finer in sharpness than many in nominally higher grades, this has crisp frosted devices that rise above the reflective field surface. Only 1,100 proofs issued. Pop 5; 5 finer at NGC. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1495		1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66. Lovely blue, green and light golden toning. Well struck and original (PCGS # 6440) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1496		1880 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. Nice gold toning. The prestigious example offered here not only shatters the normally seen striking woes, but its sparkling surfaces border on pristine perfection. In fact, the faintest microscopic hairlines in the mirror field are all that hold it back from the Proof 66 or 67 grade. Only 1,355 proofs struck. Pop 11; 9 in 66 Cameo; 1 in 67 Cameo. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1497		1880 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Fully white coin. Fully brilliant, the surfaces display few noticeable hairlines while being purest white with full mirrors on each side. A cameo-frosted example of this popular, low mintage issue. 1,355 proofs issued. Pop 14; 14 finer. (PCGS # 86441) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 1498		1881 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. A nice white coin. A sparkling coin bursting with mirror freshness, untoned and white in appearance because the devices are so well frosted. The surfaces are clear of most hairlines, also. Taking stock of another key aspect of the grade, this piece has knife-edged devices throughout, including centers, rather than a soft, mushy strike as most often seen in a few of the Proofs from the 1880s (1887 being notorious for its soft impressions). Only 975 proofs struck. Pop 11; 10 finer. Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 1499		1883 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Fully white gem. Blazing but satin luster on the all-white devices, the coin's fresh mirrors rolling and rocking to a light beam striking its pristine surface in which the watery silver color still persists. One would be hard put to find a more truly exceptional gem specimen of a low-mintage date with not even a smidgen of weak detail on Liberty. 1,039 proofs struck. Pop 2; only 2 graded in Ultra Cameo at NGC. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 1500		1884 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Nice blue and gold toning on both sides. An more than moderately bright and lively gem with strong mirrors and a confident, no, an utterly superb no-compromises strike. Everything you would want from the Proof 67 grade, and probably then some! Peripheral toning to die for. Only 875 minted. Pop 2; none finer at either service. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 1501		1885. NGC graded Proof 64 Cameo. Mostly white. In fact, brilliant ice-clear silvery luster from the surface of this appealing Proof strike. Meticulous strike on every device, including Liberty's hair and dress, the shield at her side with its bold LIBERTY inscribed on the ribbon. No use beating around the bush, this coin is carefully graded and fills the eye with its beautiful originality. Pop 9; 22 finer. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 1502		1887 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Nice white coin. Pleasant silver satin devices display lots of luster as they rise above the mirror field. One would be hard put to find a more truly original Proof 64 specimen of a popular low-mintage issue from the 1880s with not even a smidgen of softness on the head and stars.Only 710 proofs issued. Pop 8; 10 in 65 Cam; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 86448) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 1503		1888 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66. Lovely blue and gold toning. Only 832 proofs struck. This is a decidedly well-struck example with pristine details, unlike some. It has no bothersome weak areas or flat stars, as is curiously the case with many Proof dates in the 1880s; instead, the coin is razor-sharp and glowing with beautiful color! Pop 13; 4 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 6449) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1504		1891 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. Well struck and untoned. A bright gem that spares no compromises with its rich silvery iridescence on both sides. Strike is much sharper than average for the issue, even for the few surviving Proofs, in fact, no strike weakness occurs anyplace on the coin. Pop 7; 3 finer in cameo by NGC. The Populist Party, originally the People's Party, was established in 1891, the year this Proof half dollar was minted. It occurred when the Knights of Labor and Farmers' Alliance joined forces. The party advocated the public ownership of the railroads, steamship lines and telephone and telegraph systems. It also supported the free and unlimited coinage of silver, the abolition of national banks, a system of graduated income tax and the direct election of United States Senators. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 1505		1891 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A white example. Dancing frosted white luster careens off the satiny, matte-like Liberty and eagle of this attractively preserved white gem. A blend of delicate golden shades can be seen on both sides at the extreme periphery, but that is the only place they occur. The strike, which on some later dates is somewhat spongy, counters the trend by being crystal clear and razor-sharp including all stars, making it a dream coin for the astute collector. Only 600 proofs issued. Pop 7; 3 finer. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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