Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2737		1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. O-101. Well struck with nice even toning on both sides. Among the finest known. A great coin. PCGS # 07998124. A highly desirable specimen of America's first half dollar issue, which is only stating the obvious, since this is indeed one of the very finest known of the variety or, for that matter, the date. Lovely dove-gray antique silver surfaces yield effortlessly to subtle olive accents over the generous cartwheel luster. The eye appeal is magnificent, "boasting an incredibly original appearance" as the 2004 Stack's catalogue put it. The strike is outstanding on both sides, a chief consideration for this often haphazardly hand-struck issue. A coin with exemplary detail that is seen in Liberty's hair, the eagle's head and wings, and the peripheries. "Some natural adjustment marks are seen on the obverse," explains the ANR cataloger of this coin in 2006, "but only under scrutiny, as the force of the strike mostly obliterated them; the diagonal vestiges are most notable in the high point of Liberty's hair at precise central obverse, with lesser lines seen on the cheek and in the field in front of Liberty's chin. A few shorter adjustment marks are seen outside the stars on the right side of the obverse. A thin curved scratch runs from in front of Liberty's nose to inside star 13, some minor scattered contact points, nothing serious. The overall quality is impressive, and the aesthetic appeal is grand. Some people refer to a specimen like this as "wholesome," though we prefer the rare-book term 'unsophisticated,' used to describe a book that has never been rebound, fixed, or otherwise tampered with." A rarity in all grades, Mint State 1794 half dollars are a special. They are a highly desirable breed. A handful of top grade pieces exist from this Overton-101 die pair, including the lovely Eliasberg coin, the high-grade Reed Hawn-Queller specimen, the Jimmy Hayes coin that last sold in 1985, and the magnificent F.C.C. Boyd-Noblet coin (PCGS MS-63) that was sold in 1999 for $288,500. "With only these few to satisfy all the connoisseurs of this popular denomination," says the ANR sales piece, "the opportunity to purchase one is not to be taken lightly. Many great collections of half dollars have contained only circulated specimens of this date; even Pryor had only a VF from this die marriage. Ownership of any 1794 half dollar is a point of pride, but successfully purchasing a specimen like this could really define a world-class cabinet of the denomination." Pop 1; 1 in 64 (PCGS # 6051) . Estimated Value $350,000 - 375,000. From Stack's sale of the Empire (Cass) Collection, November 1957, Lot 1264; Stack's Americana Sale, January 2004, Lot 3303;. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2738		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. O-130. R5. The only variety with berries arranged 7-10.Very well struck on a very decent planchet. Full sharp hair waves really opens your eyes with its detail! The definitive AU58 Flowing Hair half dollar. We do note a light mint made adjustment mark (die line?) that bisects Liberty's head. Plenty of mint luster is still present and all is overlaid with a uniform light slate gray tone. This exceedingly attractive specimen is from obverse die 18 in which star 1 pierces the open curl well through the lower part. Also, the point of the last star is centered in the opening between two star points and close to it. On the reverse, the berries are 7 left, 10 right (and the only 1795 reverse with this division). A fine die crack runs through S OF AMER and round defect dots are in STATES OF AMERICA. O and C are recut (PCGS # 6052) . Several slightly differing head- and eagle-device punches were used during the year, the final ones attributed to John Smith Gardner, briefly Assistant Engraver: the famous and rare Small Heads. Half dollar coinage was interrupted to allow personnel to devote time to making silver dollars and gold coins, on orders of the new Mint Director, Henry William DeSaussure. The varieties in this series (without or with die blunders) are nearly as individualized and distinctive as their cherished counterparts in the cents, and have come into their own with the latest release (fourth edition) of the Donald L. Parsley United States Early Half Dollar Die Varieties book. Estimated Value $20,000 - 23,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $26,450
Lot 2739		1795. O-105. VG-8. R4. Probably cleaned and retoned, still a pleasing looking type coin. Only this slightly better variety, two points of star 1 are solid to the curl. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2740		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. PCGS graded Good-6. O-102. R4. A few faint old hairlines in the fields, otherwise very acceptable for a collector's set. The only reverse in which the berries (9-8) are distributed with 2 inside and 1 outside on the right. A very pleasing coin for the grade with even wear on both sides. Uniform natural light grey toning (PCGS # 6052) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 2741		1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Pointed 6, stem through claw. PCGS graded AU-53. O-115. A pleasing problem-free example with lovely antique golden and russet toning on the obverse in addition to electric blue on the reverse. Boldly recut TY in LIBERTY. No die break (an earlier die state since most O-115 halves show a crack through the lower left hand stars) (PCGS # 6071) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,910
Lot 2742		1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded EF-45. Lovely toning on both sides. A later die state of this variety with a die crack from the edge above E in UNITED across the left wing tip and top of STATES. Several other die breaks on the obverse, as mentioned in Overton. Last year in the draped bust, heraldic eagle series (1801-07). Pop 1; finest graded at NGC for the variety (PCGS # 6079) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2743		1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded EF-45. O-103. R3. Die break through star and L of LIBERTY. Y is higher than T. Nice blue and light gold toning. A high degree of luster graces the satiny silver gray surfaces of this carefully preserved bust half dollar, the last in a short run of Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle dates (1801-07) (PCGS # 6079) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2744		1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar. EF-40. O-110a. Extensive die cracks on both sides. Nice blue and gold toning. A few old marks in the field by the date and a thin line extending out from the arrowheads on the reverse. Choice rims. Estimated Value $800 - 850. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,800
Lot 2745		1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large stars, 50 over 20. PCGS graded AU-58. O-112. R1. Well struck for this date. Untoned and very lustrous. On this variety, star 1 points between segments at the rim. The stars are large and well formed, and are placed close to the milling. On this later variety (after the reverse was used with O-111's obverse), the fragment of 2 below the 5 in the denomination is very weak but still visible to the naked eye due to the coin's choice grade. Pop 15; 24 finer (PCGS # 6086) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,050
Lot 2746		1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large stars, 50 over 20. PCGS graded AU-55. Light golden toning on both sides. Nice luster and, best of all, excellent eye-appeal. Pop 27; 39 finer (PCGS # 6086) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2747		1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large stars, 50 over 20. NGC graded AU-50. Lightly toned, choice surfaces. Overton-112 is the second use of the 50 over 20 reverse die. On the obverse, star 1 points between segments, and the stars are all large, well formed and close to the milling. A very attractive specimen clad in lovely light to medium dove gray patina. Pop 6; 35 finer (PCGS # 6086) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 3,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2748		1811 Capped Bust Half Dollar. MS-63. O-112. R4. Extensive die breaks on obverse. Star 6 has two extra point at lower right. Frosty. Well struck and white. Small scrape between the 18 of date otherwise choice and quite attractive. Estimated Value $500 - 550. Ex: Superior Auction Dr. Ruby Collection Feb 1975 Lot 668 Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 2749		1813 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. O-106a. R2. A fine die crack joins the olive leaves and 50 C; another from below the tip of the left wing through UNITED STATES. Well struck and lightly toned with beaming luster shining through the natural "old silver" patina. Pop 21; 48 finer. (PCGS # 6103) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 2750		1815 Capped Bust Half Dollar. 5 over 2. Sharpness of MS-60 Plus. O-101.a. Some faint die clash present. Well struck and nicely toned. Probably cleaned years ago. Popular key date with the lowest date mintage in the 1807-36 Capped Bust half dollar set: 47,150 pieces. The stars on this smartly struck coin are all sharp, each shows complete radial lines and angled points. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex: Col. Green Collection; M. H. Bolender Sale #154 Sept 1943 Lot 2020 at $51. to Dr. Ruby, called by Bolender as "Finest Known" Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2751		1819 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. O-114. R3. Lovely original toning on both sides (PCGS # 6117) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 2752		1819/8 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small 9. ANACS graded AU-53. Light grey toning, very attractive and all original. A small mark below the 9 in the date. This variety has extensive recutting on the second star, and some recutting on other stars as well (PCGS # 6118) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 2753		1821 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. Lovely gold and blue toning which is vibrant and colorful, almost inspirational in its brilliance, a good match for the frosty surface that propels the toning outward from below. A common enough variety (but not in this condition), O-104 has a close date with 21 very close; the C in the wide 50 C is entirely right of the olive stem. Pop 12; 61 finer (PCGS # 6128) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 2754		1824 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. O-117. R1. Well struck with lovely gold and blue obverse toning. Very lustrous. A Premium Quality coin for eye-appeal (PCGS # 6137) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. Ex: Superior Dr Crouch Auction June 1977 Lot 928 Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 2755		1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Square base 2. NGC graded MS-62. O-104. R1. Well struck and mostly untoned with luster to spare, even on the highest points. only a couple of the stars on the right are incomplete. The extensive production of 5,493,400 half dollars this year was completed with 49 die varieties, the most in the series (PCGS # 6144) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 2756		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Curl base, no knob 2. PCGS graded MS-62. O-104. R3. Evenly toned on both sides. A few tiny marks on the cheek. For the date, a frosty, choice example with original luster on both sides nicely layered in toning. Attractively struck as well, with just a hint of softness at the URI of PLURIBUS and directly above this affecting AT of STATES. Most of the rim dentils are lacking on the reverse. Centers extremely bold and attractive. Pop 49; 82 finer (PCGS # 6148) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. Ex: Superior Auction June 1977 Lot 1025 Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,860
Lot 2757		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Square base 2, small 8's, large letters. PCGS graded MS-63. O-113. R3. Nicely toned. A sparklingly fresh MS63 with colorful iridescence on both sides plus beaming luster streaming out from below. Pop 18; 17 finer, 12 in 64, 5 in 65 (PCGS # 6151) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 2758		1829 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. O-112. R1. Well struck and nice golden toning, the underlying surface nicely lustrous (PCGS # 6154) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2759		1829 Capped Bust Half Dollar. MS-60 Plus. O-112a. No die lines below star 13 (removed by lapping of the die). Semi prooflike. Light hairlines. Extremely sharp detail on all hair curls as well as the clasp. Estimated Value $800 - 850. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2760		1830 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large 0. PCGS graded MS-62. O-121. R3. Lovely toning atop frosty mint bloom. Some of the toning turns to silvery blue iridescence around the rim (PCGS # 6157) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 2761		1831 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. Nicely toned on both sides with nearly 95% mint frostiness throughout the fields and capping all devices (PCGS # 6159) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2762		1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. O-104. R3. Light grey toning; lustrous on both sides. Appears that it was struck from late-stage dies (PCGS # 6160) . Estimated Value $425 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 2763		1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. O-109. Fully lustrous with light natural antique toning resting in the protected areas, giving the coin an aesthetically appealing look far in advance of many others in this period. Type Set buyers will want to consider this one. On this handsomely made die pairing, stars 8, 9 and 10 are recut, while on the reverse, horizontal lines show between the vertical stripes. One of the best fashioned 1834 halves with its finely balanced date, star and letter punches. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2764		1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small date and letters. NGC graded MS-66 PQ. O-111. R1. So-called Child's Head variety. Large C in denomination; stars 6 and 7 recut at upper points. A lovely example of this ever popular series. Blast white surfaces with gemmy lustre and looks for the grade. A virtually mark free Premium Quality coin as expected. Well struck. Even the finest, most delicate detail of the hair curls seen on this coin struck with uncommon exactness for the 1834 date. All around, a very appealing gem. Pop 19; 4 finer in 67 (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,075
Lot 2765		1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small date and letters. PCGS graded AU-55. O-109. R1. Original dark toning on both sides (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2766		1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded edge. PCGS graded Proof 60. PCGS #04499896. A popular coin. Lightly toned on both sides. Old green holder. A bold quality specimen seemingly better than its modest Proof 60 grade, and of one of the more historic U.S. coins in terms of the Mint's first production using steam operated coining presses. Reflective fields on both obverse and reverse are finely overlaid with toning and there are no marks. The devices are lightly frosted on both sides to give a noticeable contrast. Razor-sharp: each device stands out squarely and forcefully on this rare Proof, a coin intended to symbolize the highest coining art of the time. Just the centers of the last two stars a tiny bit flat but still showing full radial definition elsewhere. This is Gobrecht's handiwork, the engraver who took over the task of producing Mint dies after his superior, William Kneass, the chief engraver at the Philadelphia Mint suffered a stroke in 1835. Perhaps 10 to 15 examples were struck as Proofs, while a few other strikes show prooflike tendencies but their weak character gives them away as business strikes. A Proof of this era is something out of the ordinary, one to celebrate as a special occasion. Those who are fortunate to be able to examine this coin with a magnifying glass, close up, first-hand, will quickly appreciate its beauty. Pop 1; 10 finer, 1 in 62, 4 in 63, 5 in 64 (PCGS # 6223) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $26,400
Lot 2767		1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded edge. VF-35. Lightly toned and cleaned. A rare and long unappreciated low mintage date as a mere 1200 were minted. According to Donald Taxay's lengthy discussion of the introduction of coins struck on the Mint's new steam equipment, "In November 1836, the Mint began to issue new half dollars from dies designed by Gobrecht. The Liberty head was finely drawn and very beautiful. However, no change was made in the heraldic eagle despite the omission of the motto [E PLURIBUS UNUM]." Mint director Patterson, in referring to this new half dollar in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Woodbury, said, "The milling [i.e., reeding] as well as the striking, has been done by the new machinery, and the steam-power; and the saving of labor, and the acceleration of our work, will be very great. Heretofore we have used two screw presses for coining half dollars, --one of them only occasionally. The smaller of these presses required three men to work it, the larger four. The steam press, with a single hand to feed the planchets, will do more work than these two presses with seven hands." Mass coinage production had finally come to the Philadelphia Mint. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 2768		1837 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and mostly untoned. The silvery luster on both sides twirls with a somewhat satin texture and is almost iridescent in its sheen. That covers the luster. It appears to us that all minute detail is fully evident on this bold 1837 Reeded Edge piece, including the stars and especially noticeable on the razor-sharp eagle feathers and shield. A winning combination. Pop 80; 47 finer. (PCGS # 6176) . During autumn 1836, Christian Gobrecht (appointed Second Engraver in 1835 when Kneass had his eventually fatal stroke) completed working dies for half dollars of a new design intended for steam coinage at the new weight standard established by Congress. These reeded edge half dollars of the new issue were the first to be made for circulation on the Mint's new steam press. Steam coinage had been a goal of Mint Directors ever since 1797, when Matthew Boulton originally demonstrated its value by coining over 34 million pennies for the government of George III of Great Britain, more nearly identical (and more difficult to counterfeit) than any similar quantity of coins had ever been. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325
Lot 2769		1839 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. Well struck and toned. A frosted example of the two-year "HALF DOL." type. A fair degree of mint luster spins slowly beneath rich highlights of old-silver gray patina. Devices nicely struck with just a modicum of weakness at a few stars and the tops of the letters in the legend at upper right (PCGS # 6179) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,260
Lot 2770		1846 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Tall date. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck with light even toning. The strike on this issue is nearly always very sharp, barring some stars, and the present lovely Mint State is no exception. The size of the numerals in the date are quite distinctive on tall date variety. Desirable with this precision detail and original, spot-free surface (PCGS # 6252) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 2771		1852 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. AU-58. Nice gold toning on both sides. Light hairlines. Residual luster around the devices. Low mintage date (77,130) that is rarely available in any grade, let alone attractive AU58 like this. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. Ex: Superior Auction Nov 1976 Lot 622 Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 2772		1853 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows and rays. PCGS graded AU-53. A hint of light natural toning over smooth mint luster. Popular one year type coin (PCGS # 6275) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $750
Lot 2773		1854 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and frosty. Lightly toned. A short impurity streak below the 7th star. Pop 21; 62 finer (PCGS # 6279) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 2774		1855-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Well struck with lovely gold and blue colors. A luminous gem of optimum quality for the grade: The luster is unbeatable underneath the saturated levels of natural toning, rich, deep-toned colors; as well, the strike is clearly full, being razor-sharp and crisp in all places including the stars but also including the often-weak area at the eagle's claws. One for the record books. Pop 15; 6 finer; 4 in 66; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 6283) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. Ex: Superior Feb 1998 Auction Lot 2236. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,063
Lot 2775		1857 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. A untoned example. By far the most visually eye-catching feature of this coin is its soft, frosted mint luster. Full swirling luster on both sides, in fact. Desirable No Motto issue. Pop 23; 15 finer; 12 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 6290) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 2776		1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Moderately well struck and lightly toned with smooth luster and only minor flatness on the stars. The fields are particularly noteworthy for their choiceness. A trace of die clash at Liberty's elbow. Pop 52; 14 finer; 9 in 65; 5 in 66. (PCGS # 6293) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 2777		1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Wonderful blue and gold toning. Lustrous. Pop 24; 98 finer; 32 in 63; 52 in 64; 9 in 65; 5 in 66. (PCGS # 6293) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. Ex: Benson Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 2778		1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. MS-63. Untoned with a few light hairlines. Struck from lightly clashed dies, brilliant and sparkling with luster over both sides. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 2779		1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 PQ. Wonderful rainbow toning on both sides of this Premium Quality coin. Vibrant and refreshingly original for this issue, with flickering mirror in the fields and contrasting frosted devices. The fields are almost resplendent and exude eye-appeal. Moving along, we can gladly report a highly presentable strike, with boldness to the stars, both shields and all other major design detail. As crisply impressed by the dies as any Proof of this period. Pop 16; 10 finer, 8 in 65, 2 in 66 (PCGS # 6415) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. Ex: Superior Auction June 1977 Lot 1149 Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,350
Lot 2780		1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and toned on both sides. A nice example of this date, the fields being lustrous, frosty and attractive, while the designs are boldly struck and well detailed as noted underneath the toning. Pop 63; 15 in 65, 12 in 66 (PCGS # 6302) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2781		1869 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Light golden toning on both sides. Only 600 Proofs minted. A satiny frosted two-tone Proof specimen with sleek mirrors offsetting the wisps of silver frost on the high points of the design. Needle-sharp for the date, we don't mind telling you, certainly among the boldest Proofs of 1869 that are auctioned. Pop 15; 14 finer (PCGS # 6427) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2782		1869 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. A hint of light gold and blue toning at rims. Very few survivors could possibly equal the choice technical merits and originality of this Proof 64. In addition to its strong strike and smooth mirror surface quality, both sides are gleaming with mint brilliance. 600 Proofs struck. Pop 46; 29 finer; 15 in 65; 10 in 66; 3 in 67; 1 in 68. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 2783		1870 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Lovely rainbow toning with semi reflective fields. Well detailed for this more difficult P-mint issue, an elusive year in Gem Mint State quality, with sharp details that add considerably to the colorful appeal its toning. If, having examined dozens of "near" Gems, you've gotten a thoroughly jaundiced view of the availability of high quality Seated Half Dollars, then this 1870 should bring you around to a differing opinion. It is a genuine pleasure to behold! Should be viewed. Pop 3; 1 finer in 67. (PCGS # 6327) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,650
Lot 2784		1871 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65. Lovely blue and lilac toning. A worldly measure of pouring mirror-deep luster livens up the wide expanse of field on both sides, giving a firm foundation against which the toning plays. The fields are for all intents and purposes hairline-free and superb, while the strike is intrepid enough to call for special mention. 960 Proofs struck. Pop 13; 2 finer; 1 in 66; 1 in 67 (PCGS # 6429) . Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,290
Lot 2785		1872 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 62. Nice golden toning on both sides, smooth mirrors surrounding frosted "cameo" devices. 950 Proofs struck. Pop 13; 84 finer. (PCGS # 6430) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. Ex: Superior Auction Oct 1973 Lot 1059 Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2786		1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty and mostly untoned. A choice specimen of this two-year design with full luster and nicely struck including full details on both sides. Pop 18; 80 finer (PCGS # 6343) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265

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