Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 36

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Walking Liberty Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2992		1916-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Nice white coin. A satiny and fresh looking coin with characteristic fine velvet-textured surfaces that provide a luxurious rather than bright and workmanlike luster found on later issues, there is almost no weakness of strike seen on this handsome piece. Mintage: 508,000 pieces. Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2993		1917-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Mint mark on reverse. PCGS graded MS-64. A hint of light gold toning on both sides. A sparkling example of the finest order for the grade. The luster is unbeatable, smooth and satin-like, the strike is nearly full, with splendid detail, being quite crisp in most places including Liberty's split thumb and the hair under the cap. The adopted dies for Weinman's walking Liberty series were in some ways inferior to their Pattern predecessors, because production coins of many dates are weakly struck that on Liberty's cap, facial details, and often the branch hand is blurred, as are the striations representing red stripes on the flag, many stars, and most of eagle's breast and leg feathers. Really sharp strikes occur only on occasion. Pop 188; 39 in 65; 7 in 66. (PCGS # 6573) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,370
Lot 2994		1918-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly white. There is a small mark on the lower leg feathers of the eagle. Pleasant satin luster ripples across untoned silver surfaces. A diminished impression was left by the recoil of the dies that struck this 1918-D, but only at the extreme center of the coin affecting Liberty's hand and the few skirt lines below this area. Otherwise, everything is entirely bold, including outstanding detail on Liberty's head, hair, and cap, and sharp thong straps on the sandals on both feet (these areas often lack detail even on the best preserved walking Liberty half dollars). In as few words as possible, then, a very presentable and attractive coin. Pop 193; 25 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 6575) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
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Lot 2996		1921-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded EF-40. Popular scarce date, this has the lowest mintage in the series, 208,000 pieces. Normal, balanced wear on both sides; bold square rim on the obverse and reverse (PCGS # 6584) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2997		1921-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. ANACS graded VF-35. Toned on both sides. Popular key date. Only 548,000 minted of this issue (PCGS # 6585) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 2998		1933-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck and mostly white. Pop 70; 7 in 67 as best by PCGS. The surfaces are radiant and each side has a nice veneer of patina that barely touches as it alternates between lighter and darker shades of neutral grayish brown. Here, as always with a carefully preserved 1933-S half dollar, we are struck by the bold, convincing design detail for all areas with not even the slightest amount of flatness in the central design. Curious it is, when the 1923-S to 1929-S issues are always weak to miserably weak in these areas, and followed by almost the same lack of quality control in 1934-S and 1935-S. But the 1933-S stands alone, proud and tall as one of the most sharply made dates from this or any other mint, and is nicely presented here in its PCGS case (PCGS # 6591) . Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,450
Lot 2999		1933-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and mostly untoned. The silvery hue alternates between levels of frost and satin-texture with just a dash of toning visible. Lustrous and well struck with pleasing, near-gem quality surfaces. Not to go overboard, there is a wealth of detail seen throughout this well struck specimen. 1933-S typically has a very bold strike, as seen here (PCGS # 6591) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3000		1938-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly white. A couple of tiny marks on Liberty's leg. Typically frosty for the issue, the ice-white surfaces are nearly pristine with no problems at the rims or any discoloration in the surface. A munificent strike, as well as freedom from the usual die polish lines typical for this key date Denver mint issue, and a coin where insufficient die pressure makes the sharp details shine. This is a coin to jump at before it's sale is history. Only 491,600 minted, the lowest number of half dollars struck since 1921, in fact (PCGS # 6605) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,351
Lot 3001		1940-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely gold obv toning. The satin-like luster is almost unimpaired by abrasions of any size on this pristine specimen from the San Francisco mint. The strike is crisp in most areas, as well, though some lack of detail may be noted at Liberty's hand and on the eagle's leg, both being centered at the high points of the design where the results of striking often fail to show completely. Pop 240; 3 finer in 67. (PCGS # 6610) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 3002		1941-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned. The feathers closest the leg on the reverse are detached, a case of die polishing that removed some of the design in this area. Pleasant silver satin surfaces display lots of luster. As is typical for this 1941-S date, devices are dull in few areas, as struck, which the grading service has taken into consideration in assigning the grade. The upper skirt lines fade out while the central region of the obverse (Liberty's hand) and the eagle tend to be a little mushy as well. Yet this is a Gem MS65 example from its full blazing luster (PCGS # 6613) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 3003		1941-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice strike with nice original toning, deepest on the reverse. A gem (PCGS # 6613) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 3004		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 69 Star. Wonderful rainbow toning mostly on the obv. A run-a-way coin in this phenomenal grade, a coin unsurpassed for beauty or originality. Be the first on your block to own such a coin. Be the first in your state. In fact, be the only person in the whole wide universe who can possess such a remarkable fresh coin! Pop 3; none finer. Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3005		1943 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely deep toning about the borders. A sparkling coin bursting with originality, the centers mostly white in appearance surrounded by deep color. The surfaces are virtually clear of marks. The devices were struck smack on the dot at the required force by the dies leaving all design elements plain and clear-cut, with not even an iota of weakness as found on some examples parading around in the same numerical grade. Pop 247; 5 in 68. (PCGS # 6618) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 3006		1945-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Vivid multi-color toning of both sides. A lustrous example that has rich frosty white luster as the supporting element for the delectable toning. A touch of weakness is seen at the centers on most of the 1945-D issue, but here it is probably that the dies were spaced at the right distance apart to prevent any weak metal flow in that area. The designs are very strong for the date and so complement the color quite naturally. Pop 101; none better. (PCGS # 6625) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 3007		1946-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Frosty, white and pristine. Untoned with blazing cartwheel luster that atones for a few microscopic marks on the attractively frosted central devices. Virtually perfect in this state of preservation! Pop 77; 1 better in 67 Star. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265