Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1550		1802. O-101. Rarity 3. PCGS graded VF-30. Plenty of detail for the grade and mostly untoned except at the periphery where lovely golden russet has begun to appear. The reverse die that the Philadelphia Mint used to strike all 29,890 1802-dated Draped Bust Half Dollars was first used in 1801 mated to the single obverse die of that year. Because of the limited original mintage, the 1802 is a scarce date, with most other survivors well circulated or unattractive to one degree or another (PCGS # 6065) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 1551		1806 Draped Bust 25¢. Sharpness of Fine-12. Light obverse scratches. Toned on both sides. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 1552		1806/5 Draped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck with nice original even toning on both sides. Original dove-gray, tints of gold, and other lovely colors endow this satiny and surprisingly choice Bust Half Dollar. Well struck for the type, though many of the stars aren't clear. There is a prominent die break from the rim to the hair passing by and touching two points of the first star. The 6 over 5 overdate is a classic in this short-lived design (1801-07). The terminal die stage of the variety. Extremely rare choice condition. This is the Finest Certified: Pop 1; none finer at NGC for the variety. The production of 1806 half dollars was in total more than the combined mintage of the other years in this series from 1794 to 1807. The 839,576 estimated production included 12 different obverses and 21 separate reverses. The combination of dies produced 28 known die marriages! All the overdates of O-101 through O-104 have a round top 6 with stem through claw. Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1553		1815 Capped Bust Half Dollar. 5 over 2. NGC graded MS-64. A nice strike with lovely original toning. A popular key date. And also, we might add, well struck and choice for this rare date. One of the finer examples we have handled, the coin sits solidly in its MS64 grade classification. An appealing example of this key Bust half dollar date. Even disputatious experts agree it is among the finest in terms of aesthetic enjoyment, though tied with five others at this technical grade level. The toning supplements greatly coin's allure, with rich natural old-silver shades including some light iridescence. There is a natural dignity about the entire composition. The obverse has more of the toning; the reverse is lighter in color, with a few well saturated gray areas in the field below the eagle. Both dies have minor clash marks. This is seen on a large percentage of half dollars of 1815. According to historical accounts, the 1815 coinage that was produced was circulated through the Planter's Bank of New Orleans. Most survivors today are well circulated and sometimes badly impaired. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated coins can be found for a price. However, this particular choice Mint State example seems to be with us only through the favor of a divine providence. It belongs in a world-class set of United States coins. Pop 6; 2 finer in 65 (PCGS # 6108) . As to the rarity of these: On the 10th of January 1816 the Mint delivered a token mintage of 47,150 half dollars for the year 1815. The entire mintage was coined from a single set of dies; the obverse die was prepared and date-punched in 1812, but had gone unused. In 1815 it was recovered, reworked and a '5' was punched over the partially effaced '2.' The overdating of unused dies was a common occurrence in the early years of the mint. In seven of the eleven years preceding 1816 the mint produced 'overdated' half-dollars. Hours after the delivery of the 1815/2 half dollars a fire in the Mint ruined its rolling mills. The rolling mills were used to convert gold and silver bullion into strips from which planchets were prepared. Without planchets, no gold or silver coins could be struck during the remainder of 1815 and throughout 1816. In fact, in 1816, only copper Large Cents were produced while repairs were being made. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1554		1818/7 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small 8. NGC graded MS-64. Nice original greyish-violet toning on both sides. A superior specimen of this variety, likely of Condition Census quality and simply beautiful to behold. Exceptionally lustrous and exhibiting original toning. The cheek of Liberty is a bit softly struck but most of the obverse and all of the reverse is very sharply defined. The fields are free of significant marks, and just a tiny natural planchet flaw right of star 4 is noted as an identifier. This is likely a Condition Census quality piece (in other words one of the best six examples of this die variety known), and anyone who sees it will agree that it is a very pretty and well-preserved coin. Pop 2; 1 finer in 66 for the variety. Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. Ex Eliasberg Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 1555		1819/8 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large 9. PCGS graded AU-50 PQ. Nice golden toning. Choice for the grade (PCGS # 6119) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $506
Lot 1556		1823 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53. Nice golden toning emblematic of strict originality, color that deepens to amber and russet around the margin (PCGS # 6131) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1557		1826 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55 PQ. Nicely toned with pleasing old-silver originality, and another consistently attractive coin (PCGS # 6143) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1558		1828 Square Base 2. AU-50. Minor hairlines. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 1559		1830 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small 0. NGC graded MS-64 Prooflike. Mostly untoned with nice prooflike surfaces. Sleek satin-like devices almost stagger under the responsibility of supporting its highly lustrous prooflike silver color in the fields of this exemplary Bust Half Dollar. Even this condition of the luster isn't enough. The supporting strike is markedly as strong, with clear definition to the high points. Population data not available on NGC's website (PCGS # 6156) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1560		1830 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small 0. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck and toned (PCGS # 6156) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 1561		1831 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53. Light blue and golden obverse toning (PCGS # 6159) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 1562		1831 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-50 PQ. Nicely toned and choice for the grade (PCGS # 6159) . Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $317
Lot 1563		1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. The obverse displays nice blue toning with luster to spare (PCGS # 6160) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 1564		1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large date, small letters. PCGS graded AU-50. Untoned (PCGS # 6165) . Estimated Value $270 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1565		1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small date and letters. NGC graded MS-66. Nice light original toning. To state things properly, this is a satiny gem with energetic cartwheel luster, rich with champagne toning that seems to want to motivate bidders to increase their bids as though through subtle hypnosis! As is often seen, the imprint that was left by the dies lacks a certain clarity on a few hair strands, but this coin stands apart for the 1834 date just the same. It has a wonderful clear sharp strike everywhere else. The finest certified: Pop 1; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,500. Ex: Eliasberg Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,465
Lot 1566		1835 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. A hint of light tone on this still-lustrous example (PCGS # 6168) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1567		1840 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Small letters (reverse of 1839). NGC graded Proof 64. Lovely blue and gold toning. Well struck. A rich medium-toned coin whose golden yellow centers provide a focus for the iridescent hues that surround all the way to the rims. The reverse is slightly favored by blue tones with overall eye appeal of superb beauty. One of the nicest early Proofs we have ever seen. Extremely rare: there are probably fewer than five known with most specialists agreeing on four including the Norweb, Starr, Hawn, and Pittman specimens. All of them were struck for inclusion in presentation Proof sets made by the Mint for dignitaries, government VIps, and friends of the Mint. Only about 10 such sets were likely to have been made. None went to collectors for there very few of them at the time and no one expected to pay a premium for Proof format coins. Pop 2; 2 finer in 65. The Small Letters reverse was used to coin all 1840 production-run half dollars at the Philadelphia Mint. Medium Letters pieces without a mintmark were used in New Orleans according to recent studies. The obverse has noticeable raised circular die-finish lines within the central device, remnants of the die making process, and present on all known Proofs. Most of the vertical shield lines on the reverse extend upward through some or all of the crossbars. Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. Ex: Richmond Collection; The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $27,600
Lot 1568		1864 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Lovely golden and light violet iridescent toning on both sides. Popular low mintage Civil War issue as only 470 Proofs were struck -- and this is a scarcer No Motto Type at that. Pop 58; 16 finer (PCGS # 6418) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 1569		1881 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Proof 65. A lovely Gem Proof example featuring rose and delicate golden toning. Only 975 Proofs struck. This razor-sharp specimen has resilient cameo contrast. A last minute consignment, too late to send to the services. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. The Fedorchuk Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 1570		1884 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66. CAC Approved. Lovely multicolor toning especially on the reverse. 875 minted. Purple and blue provide sheer elegance unmatched for originality and iridescent allure. The devices were struck smack on the dot at the required force by the Proof dies leaving all design elements plain and clear-cut, with not even an iota of weakness as found on some Proof examples (for instance, 1887-dated halves) parading around in the same numerical grade. Beaming with mirror deep reflection. Pop 13; 6 finer, 2 in 66 Star, 4 in 67. Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 1571		1890 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Old holder. Lovely sky blue iridescence and golden colors. A lock-solid Gem for the grade. 590 Proofs struck, this one razor-sharp. Pop 32; 26 finer. Estimated Value $3,100 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1572		1894 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Beautiful multicolor toning graces the surfaces on both sides with much of the color shimmering radiantly. A bold example. Only 972 minted. Pop 70; 93 finer. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 1573		1896 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. 762 pieces minted. Mostly untoned and crisply detailed. Lovely cameo sparkle. This glistening mirror-fresh example put on a luxurious display of bright frosted devices on both sides. Nicely socked by the dies, too, in fact fully so at Liberty's head and across the eagle. Pop 4; 24 finer. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1574		1901 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68. Only 813 Proofs struck. Old holder. Deep, radiant original toning on both sides. The surfaces have a bright, metallic, satin-like shimmer beneath the superb color. No need to worry about an unsuccessful strike left by the rebound of the dies that struck this, since even a cursory examination of the piece reveals nice Proof-clarity of detail, including the hair and LIBERTY, all stars, and even the finest engraving on the eagle shows crystal clarity from a smart impact by the coining dies. We have a premonition that this will attract a lot of interest. Pop 6; 1 finer at NGC. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1575		1901 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. Mostly untoned. Liberty is lightly frosted agaiinst a mirror background. Only 813 pieces struck (PCGS # 6548) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 1576		1905 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67. Iridescent blue and lavender-golden toning. 727 struck. This is a simply gorgeous Proof Barber Half Dollar whose essentially perfect surfaces reveal razor sharp striking definition in all areas. Both sides are deeply reflective in the fields and lightly frosted over the devices. Immaculate toning. A pristine example with no evident hairlines. Pop 10; 1 finer in 68 (PCGS # 6552) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1577		1916 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Improperly cleaned. Lovely light gold toning. The original velvet-texture of the luster is intact and intriguing on this first-year issue. Mintage of less than a million. Estimated Value $150 - 170. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1578		1916-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Light golden toning near the edges. First year issue; strong strike on the devices; broad rims are consistent with the 1916 strikes of this very attractive design. On 1916 and on some issues of 1917, the mintmark is placed on the obverse of the coin instead its usual reverse location. A small D resides in the field below IN GOD WE TRUST, signifying this was made at the Denver, Colorado Mint (PCGS # 6567) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1579		1916-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Improperly cleaned. Well struck and nicely toned. Looks like a mint state coin, this being the scarcest of the three mints that struck fifty-cent pieces in 1916. Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1580		1917 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and frosty. Choice for the grade, with a single mark on the leg and another below Liberty's hand apparently accounting for the grade limitation. Has near gem level eye-appeal throughout fromo the fresh satiny luster (PCGS # 6569) . Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1581		1917-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Mint mark on obverse. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Light golden toning. Very nice with claims to MS63. United States silver coins of 1916-17 possess unusual "textured" luster -- not seen before on regular-production coins and very beautiful. Compared to later issues which sport more typical mint frost, these early dates are in a class all their own. Any collector who is familiar with them may find it rewarding to add a few liked this 1917-D Obverse Mintmark to his collection (PCGS # 6570) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 1582		1917-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Mint mark on reverse. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Frosty with light even toning. Very nice for the listed grade, this is a boldly origiinal and particularly attractive specimen (PCGS # 6571) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1583		1917-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Mint mark on obverse. Improperly cleaned. Frosty and lightly toned. Still a nice looking coin. Estimated Value $600 - 700. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1584		1917-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Mint mark on reverse. PCGS graded MS-63. Frosty with a hint of light tone. Well struck and a choice coin. Demand for circulating coins from banks and businesses during the boom years of World War I (America was a supplier to the main warring powers of Europe) created a spike in mintage, 1916-18. However, the lack of demand from collectors, who were a barely perceptible group in those days, resulted in most 1917-S half dollars reaching circulation (PCGS # 6573) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1585		1918 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. Light hint of tone however mostly frosty and untoned. Estimated Value $300 - 325. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 1586		1918-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Improperly cleaned. Light toning with the head softly struck as usual. A nice looking coin. Estimated Value $400 - 500. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 1587		1918-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty and mostly untoned. There is a small mark above the motto on the obverse, another at Liberty's neck, but full mint frost abounds, as does an excellent strike over both sides. 1918-S is scarce in this condition. Pop 286; 30 finer (PCGS # 6576) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1588		1919 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Improperly cleaned. Well struck with light toning. A nice looking coin and an inexpensive way to acquire one of the desirable 1919-dated Walkers. Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1589		1919-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. Light even toning. A popular key date. Choice for the grade with moderate weakness in the strike as expected (the 1919-D issue rarely comes fully struck on the hand, body and leg of Liberty. Lustrous; delicate in the toning department; high on the aesthetic scale for pleasing appearance (PCGS # 6578) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1590		1919-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Light gold toning and well struck for this date. Very choice for the grade. In high quality Mint condition, the 1919-D and '21-S are the two keys in the widely sought after Walking Liberty Half series, with some suggesting the 1919-D be put at the top of the list. It is clear from our auction experience that the supply of 1919-D Walkers in Mint condition is beyond doubt very limited, the single biggest hurdle to completing a Choice or better set of these. Most have the tell-tale weakness of strike in the centers (but not this one), where the hand and head area of the obverse barely shows at all. On this exceptional example, Liberty's near hand is close to complete while head detail, a trifle rounded, is more intricately defined than most Uncirculated pieces seen. The smooth luster matches the important strike, being choice throughout with the barest trace of toning. Close scrutiny is called for to detect the few unobtrusive blemishes on the central devices. A serious buyer of 1916-47 Half Dollars might search through many sale catalogs but be unable to find a finer looking MS64 than the delightful specimen offered here. A coin that will produce a real bond between itself and the new owner! Pop 62; 49 finer (PCGS # 6579) . Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,638
Lot 1591		1920 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. A hint of tone. Lustrous (PCGS # 6580) . Estimated Value $125 - 150. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 1592		1920-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Obverse improperly cleaned. Well struck with lovely golden toning. Looks like a choice MS63 plus example. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 1593		1920-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. Deeply toned. Nice original toning on both sides. Mintage of half dollars ran strong in 1917-18 during the War years (First World War), then lessened in 1919 after the war ended, before one final burst in 1920. Because half dollars were hard-working coins, few were saved at the time of issue, hence their scarcity in Mint condition. Estimated Value $550 - 600. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 1594		1921 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice even light toning. A nice strike. Only 246,000 pieces were struck of this key issue, and it is rarely run into in strict PCGS MS64 grade. While not thought of as a strike rarity, as other mostly D- and S-mint early dates are, the '21-P is very elusive with a full strike. This particular piece shows almost complete detail on the obverse, while the reverse has the usual softness on the left side of the eagle's leg. The luster on this coin is simply outstanding, being frosted and sparkling as the viewer turns the coin beneath a light. A couple of marks on Liberty's leg away from full Gem 65 quality. Fresh-off-the-dies luster with eye-appeal to spare. Pop 103; 52 finer (PCGS # 6583) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,465
Lot 1595		1921-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Improperly cleaned. Well struck and frosty. Sure looks like a MS63 plus example. 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-dated half dollars from the three mints were struck in the early months. After that, the demand for additional circulation strikes ended; the massive quantities issued prior to this were more than adequate to meet the lowered requirements of post-war commerce. With the Democrat Woodrow Wilson on the sick list (he would die from complications of a series of strokes that debilitated him in his last year of the presidenccy), in 1921, a Republican-elected replacement took office. President Warren Gamaliel Harding (1921-23) was a decent man of reasonable talents, quip the historians. He 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 elected representatives. 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 $2,500 - 2,700. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 1596		1921-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Obverse stained. A popular key date. The stains look like they can be removed without harming this coin. While the 1921-S half dollar mintage is more than twice that of 1921-D (548,000 very scarce. 208,000) it appears a larger percentage found their way into circulation; Mint States are much scarcer, grade for grade. Collectors discovered this to their consternation early on. In the years since the coin was made, it's fame and value have steadily increased. This is a particularly well made example. Weak areas are few, and include some minor roundness at Liberty's head, and a partial flattening on the tops of the date digits. The hand, on the other hand, still shows the V-shaped split between the thumb and the rest of the fingers. Radio was the new big thing in America of the early 1920s. Led by Westinghouse company's 1920 and 1921, establishment of four well-financed stations -- located in or near Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago and New York City -- there was a growing sense of excitement as broadcasting activities became more organized. In December, 1921, the Department of Commerce issued regulations formally establishing a broadcast service. Then, in early 1922, the year after of this half dollar, a "broadcasting boom" occurred, as a sometimes chaotic mix of stations, sponsored by a wide range of businesses, organizations and individuals, sprang up, numbering over 500 by year's end. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,100
Lot 1597		1923-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty with light gold toning. Satin fields rippling with luster. The more matte designs stand out nicely against this finish. No toning outside the periphery, just silver-white color. For trivia buffs: What was the buying power of a dollar back in 1923? For starters, the daily pay for a Ford factory assemblyline worker (tax-free, remember) was $5 a day. A new Chevrolet roadster, 2 passenger, cost $570.00 in 1923; a "G-E Whiz," desk fan, $10.00; American light porcelain dinnerware, 52 pieces, $19.95; a gas range for the kitchen, $77.00; and a White Mountain brand refrigerator, $49.50. Oh, and for those with a constipated constitution: California prunes, 2 lbs for 24¢. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 1598		1927-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly brilliant, this better S-mint issue of the 1920s shows typical soft detail at the centers. Following a burst of coining activity in the years 1917-20, it seems the country was satiated with half dollars thereafter. Coinage dwindled in the middle to later years of this decade, with gaps in 1922, 1924-6, and again in 1930-32 as the Depression unfolded. Estimated Value $550 - 600. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1599		1928-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. Frosty and untoned. Soft strike in the center on the obverse (PCGS # 6588) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920

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