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Categories • Coin Galleries August 2006 → United States Coins and Paper Money → U. S. Half Dollars - Selections from the Phoenix Collection → U. S. Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollars |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
| 1931 |
1811 O.106 (R-3). Small 8
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VF |
$75.00
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Very Fine. Moderate evidence of old cleaning, attractive dark gray rims, lighter silver centers. Late die state. |
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| 1932 |
1811 O.108
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VF |
$75.00
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Very Fine. Pleasing dark gray throughout, with a minor dark streak on the reverse. |
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| 1933 |
1811 O.110
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VF |
$80.00
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Very Fine. Light silver and framed with darker gold and russet. Average surfaces for the grade. |
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| 1934 |
1811 O.110a
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VF |
$78.00
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Very Fine or nearly so. Delicate gray surfaces with a few hairlines. Nice overall. |
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| 1935 |
1812/1, O.101 (R-5). Large 8
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CH EF |
$7,100.00
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Choice Extremely Fine. Likely a Condition Census coin at this grade level, and a specimen that is new to the census. This coin will take its proper place in the Capped Bust half dollar census once it has been evaluated by other specialists in the series. We will state that there are five About Uncirculated coins reported by Herrman (including both die states) another two that grade Extremely... more |
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| 1936 |
1812/1 O.102
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VF |
$140.00
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Very Fine. Bright silver with a frame of gold. Hairlines and some pin scratches on the reverse. |
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| 1937 |
1812 O.103
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EF |
$140.00
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Extremely Fine. Attractive speckled gold and blue peripheral toning, brighter silver elsewhere. Moderate hairlines, but no other surface faults. Good eye appeal for this early date. |
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| 1938 |
1812 O.103
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EF |
$140.00
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Extremely Fine. This coin has charcoal patina adhering to the devices, lighter gray elsewhere. Sharply struck throughout and well preserved save for a few patches of hairlines in the fields. Good eye appeal for the grade. |
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| 1939 |
1812 O.104
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EF |
$60.00
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Extremely Fine, but light graffiti is present on both sides in the form of pin scratching. Delicate silver and otherwise attractive. |
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| 1940 |
1812 O.104
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VF |
$160.00
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Very Fine. Medium silver-gray and pleasing for the grade save for a couple of minor rim nicks. Traces of lustre remain in the protected areas. |
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| 1941 |
1812 O.104a
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VF |
$140.00
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Fine, but cleaned and nicely retoned; 1813 O.106. Very Fine. This variety is always weakly struck. Abundantly original and a little dirty. 2 pieces. |
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| 1942 |
1812 O.105
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EF |
$150.00
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Extremely Fine. Lustrous and bright silver with a touch of peripheral gold. Minor hairlines as usual. A small nick between the first few stars and left of the motto ribbon. |
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| 1943 |
1812 O.105
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EF |
$90.00
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Very Fine but edge damage is found on the reverse; 1813 O.110. About Good to Good. Decent surfaces but worn and 1832 O.106. Small Letters. Extremely Fine, but scraped and scratched in the left obverse field. 3 pieces. |
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| 1944 |
1812 O.109a
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VF |
$140.00
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Very Fine. Natural steel-gray with darker accents near the rims. Well balanced and struck. |
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| 1945 |
1813 O.101. 50 C./UNI
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VF |
$90.00
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Very Fine. Bright silver from a past cleaning with the rims toned dark blue and gold. One small nick on the lower right obverse. |
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| 1946 |
1813 O.103
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VF |
$75.00
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Very Fine. Steel gray with golden accents in the fields, and the usual light hairlines. Both dies show evidence of clashing, and the surfaces are acceptable for the grade. |
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| 1947 |
1813 O.106a
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EF |
$120.00
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Extremely Fine, but cleaned long ago with the usual resulting hairlines, now steel gray with dark blue edges. Unevenly struck, with sharp curls on Liberty, but weakness on the left reverse ribbon. Both dies show clash marks. One thin pin scratch through Liberty's lower curls and a splash of dark patina in the shield lines. |
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| 1948 |
1813 O.110
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EF |
$100.00
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Nearly Extremely Fine. Cleaned to a light gray with a touch of gold, and dull. Boldly clashed dies. |
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| 1949 |
1814 O.102
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VF |
$100.00
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Very Fine with claims to a higher grade. Silver surfaces with moderate hairlines, and no problems worthy of note. |
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| 1950 |
1814 O.103
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EF |
$180.00
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Extremely Fine and pleasing with flashy lustre in the protected areas and strong eye appeal. One dull scrape is found crossing the olive leaves below the wingtip. Trace hairlines are offset by blue and gold peripheral toning. |
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| 1951 |
1814 O.105
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VF |
$65.00
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Very Fine. Rather attractive for the grade, with dark gray surfaces which retain some historic dirt attesting the originality. Strong die clashing with ''ear bars'' on Liberty's neck from the reverse shield, and additional die clashing is seen in the fields. |
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| 1952 |
1814 O.105
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VF |
$89.00
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Very Fine. Nice color and surfaces for the grade, one small nick left of the eagle's beak. Bold die clashing and ringed with russet and blue. |
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| 1953 |
1814 O.107
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AU |
$142.00
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About Uncirculated, but lightly cleaned and now retoned with blue and russet around the peripheries, steel gray centers. A splash of dark verdigris on the central reverse. |
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| 1954 |
1814 O.107
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VF |
$87.00
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Very Fine. Medium gray fields, lighter silver devices. Clashed reverse die, and attractive for the grade. |
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| 1955 |
1817/3 O.101a
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VG |
$88.00
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Very Good. A moderate grade for this popular overdate, with attractive peripheral color and light centers. One thin scratch in the left obverse field and the eagle's head is worn away from circulation. |
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| 1956 |
1817 O.105a (R-4)
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F |
$110.00
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Fine or a bit better. Dark gray but there are some moderate scratches in both obverse fields; 1818 O.112. Fine. Dark gray with light silver devices. 2 pieces. |
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| 1957 |
1817 O.106a (R-5)
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VF to EF |
$240.00
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Very Fine with claims to Extremely Fine. Russet gold adheres to the recessess of the design, lighter silver on the high points. Minor hairlines are visible with a magnifier, but the surfaces and rims are pleasing overall. A scarce and desirable lapped die state for the specialist that shows a single leaf below the eagle's wing. |
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| 1958 |
1817 O.110
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VF |
$90.00
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Very Fine. Steel gray and attractive, with several small deposits of ancient dirt which can likely be removed. The surfaces are pleasant for the grade. |
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| 1959 |
1817 O.110a
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F |
$50.00
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Fine. Pleasing dark blue and gray peripheral toning, medium silver at the centers with scattered hairlines. |
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| 1960 |
1817 O.111
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EF |
$200.00
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Extremely Fine. A frosty and bright coin with dark blue and gold toning on the obverse rims, dark russet spanning the reverse. |
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