Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 80

June Pre Long Beach Sale

Franklin Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 870		1948. NGC graded MS-68 Full Bell Lines. Star. Wonderful original toning on both sides. The best we have ever seen. The only Franklin Half ever graded this high. On the cover of Whitman Franklin/Kennedy book, second edition. Pop 1; none finer at NGC. Designed by John R. Sinnock. According to Donald Taxay�s studies of this subject, "It is said that Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross envisioned a Benjamin Franklin coin after the issue of Sinnock�s Franklin medal in 1933. It was not, however, until 1948, after four presidential portraits had been adopted on the coinage, that the Director asked Sinnock to design a Franklin half dollar. Sinnock modified his earlier profile, and adopted for the reverse of the coin the Liberty bell device on his 1926 U.S.A. sesquicentennial half dollar. To meet legal requirements, a diminutive eagle was placed to the right of the bell." The Commission on Fine Arts objected to the small eagle, but "possibly in deference to Sinnock the Commission�s ideas were rejected, and their records show nothing further concerning the Franklin half dollar." This was Sinnock�s last work. At the request of Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross, he completed the obverse and reverse models only a few weeks before his death (May 1947). The half-dollar design was legally changeable any time after July 1, 1941, but escalated wartime demands for coins occasioned the delay. Estimated Value $50,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 871		1948. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Light even toning (PCGS # 86651) . Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $71
Lot 872		1949-D. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Lovely natural toning. Highly lustrous with the shimmering mint frost D-mint Franklin coinage is so well known for. Mathematically exact standards seen in the sharp devices, including all bell lines. Pop 37; 3 finer in 67+ (PCGS # 86654) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 873		1951. PCGS graded MS-67 Full Bell Lines. Wonderful rainbow toning on both sides. Probably the most beautiful 1951 MS-67 FBL around. Pop 3; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 86658) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,100
Lot 874		1951. PCGS graded Proof 67 PQ. CAC Approved. A fully white gem. Only 57,500 minted. Sparkling mirror fields. Pop 124; 3 finer, 2 in 67+, 1 in 68 (PCGS # 6692) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,410
Lot 875		1951. NGC graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Lovely toning on both sides, the smooth original surfaces and freedom from bagmarks suggests this handsome Gem originated in a Mint Set. Pop 18; 3 finer, 1 in 66+, 2 in 67. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,410
Lot 876		1952. PCGS graded MS-66+ Full Bell Lines. CAC Approved. Wonderful golden toning with some green colors on the reverse. Pop 13; 13 finer in 67. (PCGS # 86661) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,703
Lot 877		1953-S. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Nice golden toning mainly on the reverse. Pop 586; 24 finer, 17 in 66+, 7 in 67. (PCGS # 6666) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $646
Lot 878		1955. NGC graded Proof 69. Star. Fully white and looks like a cameo. Exquisite; as perfect as these are found. Pop 17; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 879		1956. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. CAC Approved. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. Pop 679; 28 finer, 13 in 66+, 15 in 67. (PCGS # 86671) . Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $705
Lot 880		1956. Type 2 and 1962. PCGS graded Proof 67 Cameo and Proof 67 Deep Cameo. Fully white gem coins. Glittering gem Proofs. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 86697) . Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $235
Lot 881		1957. PCGS graded MS-67 Full Bell Lines. CAC Approved. Lovely original mint set toning on both sides. A spectacular and extremely lustrous Superb Gem that has smooth fields and near-perfect devices. All minute detail fully evident on this bold Franklin Half Dollar.A very rare offering: Pop 13; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 86672) . Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,056
Lot 882		1958. PCGS graded Proof 68 Deep Cameo. A fully superb white gem whose impressive cameo contrast recommends it to any and all PCGS Registry Coin buyers. Pop 21; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 96699) . Estimated Value $5,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,113
Lot 883		1958-D. NGC graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. CAC Approved. Lovely toning on both sides. Housed in an Old Style Holder. Pop 245; 53 finer, 22 in 66 Star, 12 in 66+, 15 in 67, 3 in 67 Star. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 884		1958-D. NGC graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Lovely mint set toning on both sides. Pop 245; 53 finer, 22 in 66 Star, 13 in 66+, 15 in 67, 3 in 67 Star. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $141
Lot 885		1959. PCGS graded Proof 68 Cameo. CAC Approved. A wonderful Gem Groof cameo. Pop 34; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 86700) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,115
Lot 886		1959. NGC graded Proof 68 Cameo. A nice white coin, superb in every way. Pop 92; 9 finer, 5 in 68 Star, 3 in 69, 1 in 69 Star. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,645
Lot 887		1961. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Lovely intense light blue toning on both sides. One of the key issues among Full Bell Lines half dollars. Both the strike and satiny luster on this impressive 20th Century coin are simply outstanding, and the freedom from the usual scattered field abrasions confirms the Superb rating. Desirable with this meticulous strike on Franklin and the Liberty Bell's horizontal lines (almost always weak on dates from the 1960s, particular those struck in Philadelphia). Plate coin in the Franklin/Kennedy Book. Pop 6; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 86680) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. Ex Napier Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,688
Lot 888		1962. NGC graded Proof 69 Cameo. Fully white and a near perfect coin. Pop 71; 9 finer in 69 Star. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 889		1962. PCGS graded MS-64+ Full Bell Lines. A nice white coin (PCGS # 86682) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 890		Partial Seets of Walker and Franklin Half Dollars. 1916-1963-D. A total of $79.00 in face of 90% silver coins. Includes some better dates; all housed in deluxe Whitman albums. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details	Realized $1,528
Lot 891		1948-1963-D A Complete BU Set of Franklin Halves. A choice Mint State set housed in a white Lucite holder. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $676