Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 16

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 401		1935 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A frosty gem that has a trace of toning on the reverse. Average strike at the centers. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $265
Lot 402		1935-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A mostly white high end gem that boasts a decent strike, with only minor weakness at the centers, and a touch of gold toning surrounding Liberty's head. A condition rarity, with 45 graded this high by PCGS and just a single coin graded higher. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 403		1936 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Colorful gold and rose hues especially on the obverse, with blazing luster in the fields. Sharp and well preserved as well. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $345
Lot 404		1936-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A frosty white gem that boasts especially bright luster and is without a touch of toning. Extremely nice for the grade. Estimated Value $200 - 240. View details	Realized $368
Lot 405		1936-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A lovely high end gem of this scarce San Francisco issue. The strike shows definition on Liberty's hand, but a trace of weakness is noted there. Hints of gold toning. PCGS has graded 104 this high, with just 2 graded higher. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 406		1937 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Mostly white, but the periphery is toned with sea green and yellow hues on both sides. Sharply struck, and very fresh. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 407		1937-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Especially clean surfaces for the grade, with virtually no signs of contact present even after the scrutiny of a strong glass. Delicate gold toning starting to form over bright luster. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $391
Lot 408		1937-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Light gold toning at the periphery and very lustrous. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 409		1937-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Hot white luster on both sides, with just a few tiny signs of handling from a higher grade, including a thin line in the right obverse field. Sharp and very flashy. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 410		1938 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66. One of 384 graded as such by PCGS, with 118 graded higher of this proof date. Blazing white frost on the devices, and well mirrored fields that are far better than usually encountered. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 411		1938 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. A hint of toning on both sides, but mostly brilliant and well mirrored. Always in demand for type coins. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 412		1938-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. About as nice as this key date is ever found, we note a sharp strike on Liberty and the coin is mostly white save for a splash of gold on Liberty's upper body. Mounted in an older green insert PCGS holder. We note from the PCGS online Population Report that only 195 have been graded, with 12 graded higher, all MS-67 above. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 413		1939 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65. Light haze, but mostly brilliant and reflective. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details	Realized $776
Lot 414		1939 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Especially bright and lustrous, with a bit of dark gold at the extreme rims. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $219
Lot 415		1939-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Flashy and bright, with abundant luster and a decent strike. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $173
Lot 416		1940 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66. A lovely gem proof that is totally white and has no sign of haze. Estimated Value $575 - 650. View details	Realized $834
Lot 417		1940 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Awash in mint luster and graced with a delicate ring of iridescent peripheral toning. Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 418		1940 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Totally bright and fresh, with abundant luster and a decent strike for this issue. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details	Realized $173
Lot 419		1940-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Blazing white luster, and just a trace of handling on the upper devices. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $368
Lot 420		1941 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. One of 247 so graded by PCGS with only 6 graded higher. Especially bright and lustrous, with a trace of specks on the reverse. The strike is very sharp, with full definition on Liberty's hand. Estimated Value $425 - 500. View details	Realized $529
Lot 421		1941-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Totally white and bathed in luster. The surfaces are exceptionally clean for this issue, with near perfect fields and just a few ticks on the devices. Well struck, but Liberty's hand shows characteristic weakness. PCGS has graded 154 this high and only 4 higher, all MS-67. One for the Registry Set collector who demands pristine surfaces and low populations. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 422		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67 Premium Quality. Stunning iridescent toning around the rims, with the centers white and brilliant. Sublime surfaces unsullied by serendipitous vicissitudes of time. Estimated Value $1,750-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 423		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Closing in on perfection here, blazing white with just a touch of haze. Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details	Realized $161
Lot 424		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Flashy and bright, with superb surfaces and strike. Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details	Realized $150
Lot 425		1942 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Both grade MS-66. A pair of sparkling gems that boast blazing luster and boldly struck devices. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details	Realized $311
Lot 426		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 427		1942-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Bright and lustrous, with an average strike on the high points. Estimated Value $170 - 190. View details	Realized $184
Lot 428		1942-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Totally white luster and sharp. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $506
Lot 429		1943-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Bright and untoned. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 430		1943-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Flashy luster and sharp, with just a few signs of handling from a higher grade. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $368
Lot 431		1944-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Flashy and bright save for an old fingerprint on the reverse. In an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $425 - 475. View details	Realized $426
Lot 432		1944-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Another brilliant gem, with one reeding nick near the motto. Typical weakness at the centers. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $483
Lot 433		1945 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Especially bright and lustrous, with just a few faint lines from handling. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $288
Lot 434		1945-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Blazing luster and well preserved, with virtually no marks to be found. Typical weakness at the centers on Liberty. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 435		1945-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Clean surfaces and white, save for a touch of peripheral gold. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 436		1945-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Typical strike at the centers, but very lustrous. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $115
Lot 437		1946 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Hazy toning on both sides over flashy luster. Estimated Value $130 - 150. View details	Realized $98
Lot 438		1946-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Intense reddish gold around both the obverse and reverse, with stark white at the centers. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 439		1946-S Liberty Walking Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. The obverse is toned with exceptional rainbow tones around the Sun with additional areas of toning in the right obverse as well. Toned with silvery gray at the centers, while the reverse is mostly bright. Clean surfaces and quite a beauty. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 440		1934 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. These grade MS-60+ or better. All are bright and untoned. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $276
Lot 441		1936 Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 442		A Walking Liberty half dollar lot as follows. This lot includes 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942 PDS, 1943-S, 1945 grading MS60 or better plus 1943 (2 pieces) both PCGS graded MS64. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $247
Lot 443		1939-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Mostly white, but the last one has a touch of gold at the top. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details	Realized $311
Lot 444		Walking Liberty half dollar lot, 1941-S, 1942, 1943-D, 1944, 1945 and 1946-D all grade BU. Lot of 6 pieces. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $219
Lot 445		1946-D Liberty Walking Half Dollar. Each is frosty and bright. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $380
Lot 446		1951-S Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. As nice as this date ever is found, PCGS has graded 39 as such with none graded higher! An important rarity in this fully struck gem condition, and this one boasts excellent luster, a touch of gold toning, and an impressive strike. Expect a strong bid to capture this one. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details	Realized $2,013
Lot 447		1958-D Franklin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Gorgeous toning, which is quite attractive on the obverse with gold and blue, but the reverse is stunning, with violet, greens, blues and golds dancing atop the luster. Sharply struck and a knock-out. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 448		1948 Franklin Half Dollar. The only exception the grade rule is the key date 1949-S which is PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines! Of course the 1953-S is notorious for its weak strike, and extremely expensive if one can be located. This set is stunning, and the quality must be seen to be believed. Many key date rarities are included in the coveted gem grade with full bell lines. Most are in old green insert PCGS holders, and this set was obviously a labor of love. An outstanding set! Lot of 34 coins. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. View details	Realized $10,350
Lot 449		1948 Franklin Half Dollar. Mounted in a brown Dansco coin album, this set contains all bright and lustrous coins, a couple with peripheral toning started. Lot of 35 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $380
Lot 450		1954 Franklin Half Dollar. These all grade BU and are partial original rolls. Lot of 32 coins. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $184

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