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Browse Catalogue of Stack's November 2005 Auction Limited to: U. S. Half Dollars Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's November 2005 → U. S. Half Dollars → U. S. Flowing Hair Half Dollars Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 268 1794 Overton 104 (R-5). Berries 9 and 10 VG $4,500.00 Very Good. This coin experienced extensive circulation but the reliefs are bold and the reverse rim break at 'ER' is quite apparent. Ebony fields are smooth and problem-free, silvery devices are free of major marks. 269 1795 O.105 (R-4). Two Points of Star 1 to Curl F to VF $900.00 Fine to Very Fine. Here is a well-detailed example of this date and variety. Close study with a glass reveals subtle repair on both sides. 270 1795 O.110 (R-3) BU $30,000.00 The '9' in the date exhibits recutting as does the fifth star on the obverse. The reverse berries on the wreath are arranged nine left and eight right with there being only two inside berries and no outside berries beneath either wing. Brilliant Uncirculated and a highly compelling specimen. This rich olive-jade beauty is accented by hints of pale gold and lavender-rose iridescent overtones. The strike,...  more 271 1795 O.112. Repunched Date VF $1,600.00 Very Fine or nearly so. Detail is relatively bold on either side, and the diagnostic double cutting is vivid, the '1' and '7' especially bold with the first digits running into the tooth-like dentils. Silver surfaces are haloed in pale gold and iridescent blue. Categories  •  Stack's November 2005 → U. S. Half Dollars → U. S. Draped Bust Half Dollars Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 272 1805 O.112. Stars 1 and 13 Close CH VF $550.00 Choice Very Fine and a strong example of the grade. Glossy deep gray shares the smooth surfaces with substantial rich rose. The reverse rim is unusually high. 273 1806/5 O.103. 5 Berries. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $11,000.00 - and close to fully Choice. A narrow, gleaming halo of iridescent silver surrounds the deep electric blue centers on both sides that show a tantalizing undercurrent of deep maroon. This coin is sharply struck, presenting a marvelous level of fine detail on either side that closely matches its overall visual quality and exceptional beauty. The Parsley-Overton Condition Census peaked at...  more 274 1806/5 O.103. 5 Berries AU $2,200.00 About Uncirculated and nearly Choice. A second high quality of this variety, bathed in deep peripheral steel and softly glowing rose for outstanding visual appeal. Well within the Overton-Parsley Condition Census, NGC AU53. 275 1806/5 O.103. 5 Berries CH EF $1,250.00 Choice Extremely Fine. This obverse presents an unmistakable overdate. The reverse displays a distinctive pattern of two berries with stems, three without. Red-gold toning joins steel gray for subtly colorful effect. PCGS XF45. 276 1806 O.109. Pointed 6, No Stem EF to AU $750.00 Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Boldly struck and detailed, this deep steel-gray toned example had striking weakness on the top curl and eagle's head. This reverse is notably rotated some 20 degrees off its proper axis. Categories  •  Stack's November 2005 → U. S. Half Dollars → U. S. Capped Bust Half Dollars Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 277 1809 O.107 F to VF $220.00 Fine to Very Fine. The obverse with muticolor ring toning over cleaned surfaces; 1811 O.105a. Fine or better but with scratches and graffiti on the reverse. 2 pieces. 278 1815/2 O.101 CH AU $5,750.00 Choice About Uncirculated, very close to Mint State. This example of the only variety of this scarce date displays substantial lustre on both sides and vivid multiple die clash on the reverse. One of only 47,150 struck in the wake of the War of 1812, the last Half Dollar coinage before the January 1816 fire at the U.S. Mint that damaged the rolling and coining equipment. NGC AU55. 279 1827 O.104. Unfinished Stripes. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $2,600.00 Star 13 nearly touches drapery, first three stripes are incomplete where they approach the shield border. Rich lustre flashes under pervasive gold, deepening to old-gold at the peripheries. The filament states ELIASBERG, but examination of the April 1987 catalogue shows no O.104 in the sale of the Eliasberg Collection. NGC MS64 ELIASBERG. 280 1833 O.102. Recut First Star AU $100.00 About Uncirculated in strict terms of wear and detail. Broad, stubby '5' in 50 C. identifies this reverse. Pearl gray with hints of rose, a glass finds hints of a past cleaning. 281 1837 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,200.00 Pristine surfaces bathed in shades of blue-violet and rose toning. 282 1837, 1838 Reeded Edge EF $350.00 Extremely Fine. These highly pleasing, lightly circulated examples display both 50 CENTS and HALF DOL. reverses. 2 pieces. 283 1839 Reeded Edge, HALF DOL. EF $190.00 Extremely Fine. Lavender toning covers smooth surfaces, deepening at the rims. An ancient toned-over cheek scratch and a small dig under the bust tip are the only notable marks. Categories  •  Stack's November 2005 → U. S. Half Dollars → U. S. Liberty Seated Half Dollars Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 284 1839 No Drapery VF to EF $400.00 Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Here is a boldly detailed example of the first date of the new Christian Gobrecht design, enriched by delicate red-gold in the fields. 285 1842 Small Date. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $50,000.00 Exquisite orange and iridescent violet toning overlies boldly prooflike fields and meticulous devices. This significant rarity is indispensable for any collector building a high quality collection of the series. It is only a tic or two from a higher grade. 286 1853 Arrows & Rays EF to AU $300.00 Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated; 1876 About Uncirculated. The first date shows an old cleaning and shallow field scratches, the second coin is hairlined. 2 pieces. 287 1854 Arrows, 1857 AU $325.00 Strong About Uncirculated. Both coins show forceful strikes creating splendid detail, very subtle red-gold adds to their appeal. 288 1858 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $900.00 Bright, lustrous surfaces that are well struck with a minimum number of marks. 289 1861 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $800.00 - nearly Choice. A sharp strike dignifies this lightly toned example that exhibits some light bagmarks. 290 1861 CH AU $190.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Here is a delightfully lustrous specimen that has some rub to be detected in the fields. 291 1863 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,800.00 - on the cusp of fully Gem. Bright, gleaming silver fields and crisp devices unite to give this Civil War date its remarkable beauty. PCGS MS64. 292 1864 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $625.00 Extremely bold strike brings out razor sharp design details. 293 1866'S' No Motto. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $9,000.00 Exquisite frosty silver underlies delicate gold and champagne toning on this meticulously struck, early die state example. Only 60,000 No Motto pieces were struck at a time when collectors were few and interest in varieties and mintmarks was non-existent, contrasting with the 994,000 With Motto coins of this date. The Eliasberg cataloguer knew one higher grade coin, none other equal...  more 294 1871 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $700.00 - and near-Choice. Glittering silver lies below rich coppery-rose toning bordered in iridescent silver-blue for exceptional beauty. 295 1874 Arrows CH EF $120.00 Choice Extremely Fine. Large Arrows with recutting visible on the lower edge of the left arrow. Light wear and minimal marks spell major appeal. 296 1875 Brilliant Proof BR PF $650.00 - with the glass-smooth glitter of Choice. Tobacco-gold toning coalesces at the sharply defined borders and sharply squared rims. One of 700 Proofs struck, and one of the finest accessible to today's collectors. 297 1878 Very Choice Brilliant Proof VERY CH BR PF $700.00 Attractive multicolor toning over surfaces that exhibits some very light hairlines under the toning. An attractive Proof type coin that should please most collectors. Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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