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Browse Catalogue of Stack's November 2005 Auction Limited to: U. S. Half Dollars Page 2 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's November 2005 → U. S. Half Dollars → U. S. Liberty Seated 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 298 1881 G $225.00 Good. A bold date and normal circulation define this example, which was cleaned at some time. NCS G Details. 299 1885 Brilliant Proof BR PF $750.00 Sea-green and blue iridescence drown the smooth fields and meticulous devices with dramatic results in terms of eye appeal. One of 930 Proofs struck in this low-mintage late date. 300 1890 Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $700.00 Watery reflectivity is quite visible on both surfaces. This coin's obverse displays a blend of amber and rose while the reverse is largely iridescent magenta and orange. One of only 590 struck. Faint hairlines can be found with a glass. 301 1891 Gem Brilliant Proof GEM BR PF $1,300.00 Icy blue toning adds to the visual allure of this attractive piece. The only distraction is a minute mark below the date where someone attempted to remove a toning spot. The chrome-like fields give a lovely cameo contrast to the frosty devices. Categories  •  Stack's November 2005 → U. S. Half Dollars → U. S. Barber Half Dollars Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 302 1892 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $240.00 - lightly cleaned; 1897'S' Good in terms of detail, planchet shows a slight bend and scattered edge marks. 2 pieces. 303 1893 Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $1,100.00 Splendid cameo appearance results from the contrast of starkly glowing silver-white devices and liquid-glass mirror fields of the highest quality. This dazzling coin can only be a faint hairline or two from a substantially higher grade. PCGS PR63 CAMEO. 304 1893'O' CH AU $500.00 Choice About Uncirculated. This fascinating coin combines deeply glowing silver-white with pervasive rose for tantalizing beauty. NGC AU55. 305 1893'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,900.00 - and virtually Choice. Here is a forcefully appealing and lustrous example of a sought-after low mintage San Francisco date. This coin displays gleaming silver devices with contrasting tawny red-gold in the smooth fields. NGC MS62. 306 1896 CH AU $500.00 Choice About Uncirculated, on the cusp of full Mint State. Cartwheel silver lustre underlies pale rose with scattered deeper flecks on the head. The reverse is essentially Mint State. NGC AU58. 307 1897 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $450.00 Here is an above-average example displaying silver lustre with pale gold deepening at the precisely denticulated rims. This coin is ideally suited to either a high quality date or type collection. 308 1909 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $320.00 - nearly Choice. Satin-frosty silver joins muted gold. A wealth of intricate inner detail is enclosed by boldly dentilated rims on both sides. Some light hairlines can be searched out on Liberty's features. 309 1911 Gem Brilliant Proof GEM BR PF $1,550.00 Vibrant orange-gold and vivid blues intermingle in a colorful display on this striking example of a low mintage, later date Barber Proof. One of only 543 struck. 310 1911 AU $220.00 About Uncirculated. Pleasingly frosty surfaces show the lightest evidence of brief circulation. NGC AU50. 311 1912 Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $700.00 Pure silver-white surfaces include deep-mirror fields, lightly frosted reliefs that join for harmonious visual attraction. One of 700 Proofs struck. Categories  •  Stack's November 2005 → U. S. Half Dollars → U. S. Walking Liberty Half Dollars Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 312 Walking Liberty Half Dollar Set, 1916 through 1947'D' AG to AU $950.00 About Good to About Uncirculated, average Very Fine. Highlights include 1916 About Uncirculated, 1916'S' Good, 1917'S' Obverse mintmark Good, 1919'D' Good, 1919'S' and 1921'S' About Good, 1923'S' Good, 1928'S' About Good, 1938'D' Very Fine. Here is an appealing, problem-free set of A.A. Weinman's appealing design. In brown Harco album. Worthy of close examination. 65 pieces. 313 1917 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $300.00 A satiny smooth example that has light gold toning over very sharply struck surfaces. A very pleasing example of this early date in the series. 314 1917'S' Reverse Mintmark. Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $3,750.00 Deep silver-white lustre is delightfully smooth, contrasting boldly with a broad band of peripheral obverse russet-gold. NGC MS64. 315 1919'D' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $11,500.00 - and nearly in the Choice category. Marvelous full cartwheel lustre covers both sides of this example of this Denver key to a popular series. The strike is typically imprecise on the high points, and both sides are flavored by clear tawny gold for added visual fascination, making this a hard coin to match for rarity and beauty. PCGS MS62. 316 1920'S' Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $4,250.00 Subtle, understated clear gold toning highlights the smooth perfection of this coin's essentially mark-free fields. The strike shows remarkable detail on Liberty's face, weakness at the hand and knee. Here is another key post-war Branch Mint coin that would be hard to improve upon. PCGS MS64. 317 1921 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $8,500.00 - on the threshold of fully Gem. Wonderfully lustrous and fully brilliant silver surfaces display a tantalizing wisp of champagne at the sharply defined outer rims. A very forceful strike results in a wealth of fine hand and sandal detail for this specimen of the second lowest-mintage date in this ever-popular series. With 246,000 struck, this is one of the rarest low-mintage keys to the...  more 318 1921'D' VF $900.00 Very Fine. Trouble-free circulation leaves a wealth of general detail on this example of one of the most sought-after Denver dates. Some deep toning outlines the reliefs, fields display light rose-gold. PCGS VF20. 319 1921'S' EF $1,700.00 Extremely Fine. This is a truly higher grade for this very elusive, key San Francisco date. All details are bold and there is much lustre around the devices. Only 548,000 were struck in the post-World War I business crisis when several mintages were small. Few Americans put away significant numbers in Mint State and a number of rarities quickly emerged. 320 1935 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $525.00 Satiny surfaces that are fully struck including full skirt lines; 1938'D' Brilliant Uncirculated or nearly so. Decent lustre over nearly clean surfaces. A nice example of this scarce late date. 2 pieces. 321 1937 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated; 1940, 1942 Brilliant Uncirculated; 1943 VERY CH BU $160.00 1946'D' Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. All coins boast outstanding silver lustre, the strikes are generally better than average. 5 pieces. 322 1937'D' Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $220.00 Immaculate glowing silver provides sparkling overall eye appeal. 323 1939 Gem Brilliant Proof GEM BR PF $625.00 Bright and fully mirror-like with a touch of pale golden toning over the coin's bright fields and devices. Some microscopic gold flecks in the right obverse field tantalize the viewer. 324 1947'D' Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $65.00 - or better. Attractive golden toning over decent surfaces; SILVER DOLLARS: 1881'S' Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Lovely cartwheel surfaces give this coin wonderfull appeal; 1921 Morgan. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated or better. Delicate golden toning for maximum eye appeal. All are accompanied by an old ANACS certificate stating that each coin is graded MS65. 3 pieces. Page 2 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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