Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Barber Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2802		1893 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Nicely toned with blue and golden colors over well frosted fields and devices. Choice from top to bottom (PCGS # 6465) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2803		1894 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck frosty white example. Sleek luster whose color seesaws between satin frost and frosted satin! Razor-sharp on all devices. Pop 20; 23 finer (PCGS # 6468) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 2804		1895 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68. Star. Only 880 Proofs struck. An absolutely awesome coin! One of the most beautiful Proof Barber halves we have ever seen! The obverse displays the bust of Liberty being highlighted by soft pastel colors deeping naturally to full-saturation royal blue iridescence at the extreme borders. The reverse displays perfect bulls' eye rainbow toning favoring sea-green tones. This coin could runaway! Pop 2; none finer @ NGC (PCGS # 6542) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,950
Lot 2805		1901 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. A glittering white Proof with a planchet line right of Liberty's face, otherwise, a point or two higher. A total of 813 Proofs struck. Pop 43; 107 finer (PCGS # 6548) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2806		1906 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62 PQ. Mostly untoned with a hint of golden toning here and there. Only 675 Proofs struck (PCGS # 6553) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 2807		1910 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Light gold toning. Mostly untoned and an attractive example. One of 551 Proofs struck, low mintage year. Pop 45; 35 finer; 13 in 65; 10 in 66; 11 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 6557) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2808		1912 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 63. Lovely golden to lavender-blue toning on both sides. 700 Proofs struck. Pop 26; 95 finer. Estimated Value $850 - 900. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2809		1914 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67. Lovely blue and golden toning on both sides. A great coin. A run-a-way coin. Flashy glowing fields underneath the color. Well struck and lustrous with pristine surfaces. In more respects than one, the dies left their rigid impression behind on this lovely rare 1914 Proof without even the slightest weakness or imprecision, only a few are ever found this way. Sharp, even at the centers. Superb! For the collector requiring this date, the difficulty of your position, you will find, is great: many other bidders intent on competing for it! Only 380 Proofs struck. Pop 13; None finer. (PCGS # 6561) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2810		1915-D Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. A splendid frosty mint gem with delicate antique toning around the borders on both sides. Because of the sparkling nature of the virtually perfect luster, the whole coin gets permeated with satiny beauty. Add a sky-scraping level of mint frostiness on Liberty's cheek and the appeal is very tempting. Low NGC census in this grade: Pop 7; 1 in 67. Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 2811		1915-D Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice frosty white example with a hint of light golden toning around the edges. Last year that Barber halves were issued. Pop 133; 51 finer; 37 in 65; 14 in 66. (PCGS # 6533) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2812		1916-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A gorgeous frosty white beauty exhibiting a nice full strike. Frosty white patina dominates both sides of this scarce S-mint half dollar. Judging from close inspection, but also by the photographs, no one can deny that this piece was fully struck in all the key places with pinpoint detailing on the head and hand, and including convincing crisp detail not just here and there, but everywhere. Pop 169; 90 finer (PCGS # 6568) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 2813		1916-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. MS-60 Plus. A trifle softly struck; nice and frosty, as well as lightly toned. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 2814		1917-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Mint mark on reverse. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and sparkling white. Both sides put on view the distinctive "look" for this D-mint delivery: smoothly velvety surfaces, rolling cartwheel surfaces, and boldly struck devices. There is nothing timid about this one. Sharp strikes are always appreciated on obverse and reverse of this date. Pop 153; 37 finer (PCGS # 6571) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,083
Lot 2815		1918 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A stunning totally white specimen that has the look of a full gem. Resplendent surfaces that are thoroughly frosted with keen-edged, glowing silver luster. This is a strongly struck example for the 1918 P-mint release, with nice detail to all the important high points. Pop 190; 100 finer (PCGS # 6574) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2816		1918-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly untoned. Dancing cartwheel luster careens off the satiny surfaces of this attractively original '18-D Walking Liberty half dollar. A blend of silvery shades can be seen on both sides. The strike is somewhat spongy at the centers as is often the case, though the design elements are sharper than many. It is possible to distinguish Liberty's hand, for instance, and many of the fine skirt lines along the leg and in the skirt on either side of center also show. The field has a since short scuff in the luster near T of LIBERTY. Close to Gem quality. It will not be until bidding is through that we will learn the current value collectors place on this handsome 1918-D, but expect that value to be strong in light of the coin's outstanding appearance. Pop 210; 29 finer; 26 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 6575) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2817		1919-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A far better than average struck example that shimmers with intense mint luster. A blast white example that has a wonderful fresh appearance. It is easy to see this scarce 1919-S half dollar was delivered a nearly complete blow by the dies, with only minor soft detail on the upper leg and thigh of Liberty and simultaneously at the central area of the eagle's body, sharp everyplace else. Pop 56; 48 finer with 37 in 65, 11 in 66 (PCGS # 6579) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2818		1921-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with undistrubed satiny mint surfaces that are creamy white in appearance. A very choice example that is Premium Quality for the grade. We suspect that this beauty will end up in a MS-65 holder. The minting of all coins save for the newly mandated silver dollars was way down in 1921, due to a short but severe recession which set in following the end of the World War. Nearly all 1921 coins from the three mints were struck in the early months. After that, the demand for additional circulation strikes ended; the massive quantities issued 1916-18 were more than sufficient to meet the reduced requirements of the post-war economy. Pop 84; 33 finer with 30 in 65, 3 in 66 (PCGS # 6584) . Historical reference: President Warren Gamaliel Harding (1921-23) was a decent man of reasonable talents who took office the year this half dollar was made. Said one historian, "Harding held poker games in the White House twice a week. And whenever he got a chance, he sneaked away to a burlesque show. The ladies loved him; he returned the favor. These pastimes seemed enough for the man; they helped him bear up in his eminent role and keep him from wanting to do anything. Another saving grace was that Harding neither thought nor spoke clearly enough for anyone to figure out what he was saying. He couldn't rally the troops and get them behind his ideas; he had none. And even if he tried, they wouldn't comprehend him." H.L. Mencken, the social comentator and political gadfly of the twenties, preserved a bit of what he called "Gamalielese," just to hold it up to ridicule: "I would like government to do all it can to mitigate, then, in understanding in mutuality of interest, in concern for the common good, our tasks will be solved." The sentence is so idiotic and meaningless, it could have come from the mouths of any of our recent presidents. But the crowds seemed to like the way Harding delivered it. He said it with such solid conviction, it "was like a blacksmith bringing down a hammer on an egg," says Mencken. Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,675
Lot 2819		1928-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. A choice uncirculated specimen that is totally white and is certainly Premium Quality for this numerical grade. Quite elusive in this condition (PCGS # 6588) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2820		1928-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. MS-60 Plus. Lightly toned with abundant luster over both surfaces and the strong wide rims that typify this S-mint release from 1928. San Francisco Mint was the only facility to strike half dollars this year (as it had been in 1923 and again in 1927). A scarce date (PCGS # 6588) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,140
Lot 2821		1929-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck blast white frosty mint beauty. Keen-edged devices throughout, including centers and head detail (PCGS # 6590) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2822		1936-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck, frosty and totally white, a desirable Gem (PCGS # 6600) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $810
Lot 2823		1937 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. Fully white Proof, sleek and glittering. Only 5,728 minted (PCGS # 6637) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2824		1937-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck and creamy white, this too an exciting Gem for the connoisseur of walking Liberty half dollas minted in the nineteen-thirties. Pop 282; 17 finer in 67. Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2825		1938 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67. A fully white gem. This conditionally rare contribution to the sale is superbly brilliant with silvery bright surfaces. The strike is free of censure, of course, being razor-sharp in all areas. Pop 185; 10 in 68 (PCGS # 6638) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2826		1939 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67. A Gem white Proof example. Superb smooth mirrors twinkle over both sides (PCGS # 6639) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2827		1940 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 68. A film of light tone is noted. The lovely light toning streaks across the fields of this handsome mirror-deep sparkler. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are detailed and fully 100% crisp for their sharpness of strike, which is a forceful reminder in a walking Liberty half dollar in Proof that it is quality that matters. Superb! Pop 31 None finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 6640) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2828		1940 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67. A fully white Gem Proof. Untoned with blazing mirror reflection that collectors of superb walking Liberty half dollars know always increases the value (PCGS # 6640) . Estimated Value $800 - 825. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2829		1940 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67. A glittering blast white gem. The fully brilliant example we now present bidders beats (from an aesthetic angle) practically all of the toned Proofs of the same numerical grade that have passed through the various grading services. The coin's brilliance greatly amplifies its beauty. Pop 303; 47 finer (PCGS # 6640) . Estimated Value $800 - 825. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2830		1940 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65. A nice brilliant coin. There's beauty surrounding this bold Proof half dollar from 1940, something bidders should focus on (PCGS # 6640) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 2831		1941 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Wonderful rainbow toning on both sides. Pop 397; 12 in MS-68 (PCGS # 6611) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 2832		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67. A nice white coin. Lustrous and almost devoid of any color, the fields sparkle from reflected light. A very pleasing example of this handsome design in superb Proof condition. Pop 680; 35 finer; 34 in 68; 1 in 69. (PCGS # 6642) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2833		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67. Gorgeous deep russet-golden toning arcs around half of the obverse borders. Superb!. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 2834		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66. Blazing white example. Moon-glow bright silver-white mirrors radiate on both sides of this minimally untoned Gem. As in the case of the Mercury dime, Buffalo nickel, and Lincoln cent, Proofs with a mirror finish were difficult for the mint to make due to technical difficulties with the new 20th century designs. But once the problems had been overcome by the mid-1930s, this marvel of coin design is the result. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2835		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65. A stunning Gem Proof half with lovely light blue and golden toning around the edges. A wonderful coin! (PCGS # 6642) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $660
Lot 2836		1943 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Gorgeous electric blue and deep sunset toning on both sides. A splendid gem specimen (PCGS # 6618) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 2837		1943 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Old green holder. Well struck and untoned. A bright coin radiating mint glow on superb surfaces with nothing to censor it from its bold grade. Pop 272; 5 finer in 68. (PCGS # 6618) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2838		1943-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A bright silvery gem of this scarcer S-mint date. Struck with exactitude by the dies, leaving most of the skirt lines plainly visible (unusual) (PCGS # 6620) . Estimated Value $475 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 2839		1945-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. A stunning superb gem with exquisite rainbow toning on both sides. A run-a-way coin for the color enthusiast. Pop 109; none finer at the service (PCGS # 6625) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 2840		1947 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely golden shades on both sides. Pop 545; 56 finer; 6 in 66 Star; 49 in 67; 1 in 67 Star. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 2841		1949-D Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Very attractive. Warm sunset toning on both sides. Full frosty luster underneath the color. Pop 364; 16 finer in 66. (PCGS # 86654) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 2842		1949-S Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Lovely golden toning around the edges (PCGS # 86655) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 2843		1950 Franklin Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. A nice white coin with glittering surfaces, full mirror "depth" offsetting the frosted devices. A gem. Pop 134; 57 finer (PCGS # 6691) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2844		1950 Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. A near perfect white coin, this Gem Proof sparkles! Pop 65; 19 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 86691) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2845		1950 Franklin Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. Satin devices surrounded by rippling mirror luster in the field. The more matte designs stand out nicely against this finish. Unusual to find in a 1950 Gem Proof, most unusual, and therefore, expect to see strong action by bidders hoping to acquire it. No toning, just silver-white color. Pop 134; 56 finer. (PCGS # 6691) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 2846		1951 Franklin Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Fully white gem. Only 50 Ultra Cameo examples graded at NGC and this is among the most eye-catchingly beautiful of the group. Pop 14; 11 in 66, 3 in 67 (PCGS # 6692) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2847		1951-D Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Nice original toning on both sides. Among the finest 1951-D FBL graded at PCGS. Pop 62; None finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 86659) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 2848		1951-S Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Dark golden toning on both sides. Pop 339; 78 finer in 66. (PCGS # 86660) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 2849		1952-S Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Wonderful obverse rainbow toning. Almost full bell lines. An incredible satiny jewel. Almost unheard of at this level. And in fact, tops for the 1952-S date at PCGS: Pop 1; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 6663) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 2850		1953-S Franklin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Nice shades of warm sunset toning on both sides. An unusually high quality coin for the date, superb in all respects, this specimen displays riveting lustrous satin surfaces beneath the toning, with sharp details throughout. Nice bell lines. Those intent on bidding on it will probably show lots of emotion. Those who are not will remain silent and attentive as the price is bid up (PCGS # 6666) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2851		1955 Franklin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Original toning on both sides from a mint set. Pop 20; 3 finer; 1 in 66 Star; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 6670) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276

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