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Session Two - Monday, January 26, 2015 10:00 am
G
EM
P
ROOF
1915 B
ARBER
H
ALF
D
OLLAR
1462
1915
.
PCGS graded Proof 66 PQ.
CAC APPROVED.
The year 1915 marked the final issue of the Barber half dol-
lar. Only 450 proofs were minted in this last year of the
denomination. High grade survivors such as this coin are
rare today and few can match the appeal of the coin
offered in this lot. Both sides display an intricate mingling of
lilac and honey-golden and brown hues at the peripheries,
with brilliant white dominating the central devices. A near-
perfect strike adds to this coin's fantastic eye appeal.
Pop
13; 9 finer in 67
. (
PCGS # 6562
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $6,000 - 6,500
1463
1915-S
.
PCGS graded MS-64
. This final-year Barber half is
quite smooth beneath a thin coating of silver-gray patina. A
probable Gem were it not for slight muting of the luster.
Pop
95; 53 finer, 1 in 64+, 43 in 65, 7 in 66, 2 in 67.
(
PCGS #
6534
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,150 - 1,200
1464
A set of Barber Half Dollars
.
From 1892 to 1915-S
,
including some better dates.
Coins will grade Poor to Fine.
Housed in 3 Old Raymond folders. Lot of 60 coins.
Estimated Value .................................................... $1,000-UP
Wa lk ing Li ber ty Ha l f Dol l ars
1465
1916
.
PCGS graded MS-64 PQ.
CAC APPROVED.
A fully
original example of this premier year issue. Deep russet-gold
and cobalt-blue toning is seen circling the rims on each side.
Frosty and well defined for the issue. (
PCGS # 6566
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $650 - 700
1466
1916
.
NGC graded MS-64
. Richly toned with an especially
bold strike. The pebbly fields are essentially mark-free, and
there is a wide, sharp edge as is sometimes seen on this issue.
An especially appealing, well preserved, premier-year example.
Housed in an NGC Old Style Holder.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 650
G
EM
1916-S L
IBERTY
W
ALKING
H
ALF
1467
1916-S
.
PCGS graded MS-65 PQ
. Attractive purple,
gold, and russet toning has accumulated at the rims on
both sides, the centers are essentially brilliant. The surfaces
present a highly lustrous appearance under the obviously
original and appealing toning. Struck with preciseness only
now and then found on a 1916-S, the first year of issue and
by all measures the scarcest branch mint this year.
Weinman's Walking Liberty half dollar, highly regarded
today, evoked mixed reactions when it made its debut. "At
last we have on our coins the great American eagle in a
natural, lifelike form," The Numismatist said. "As repre-
sented on the half dollar he is, as the small boy would say,
'some bird,'and his size and proportions are in keeping with
the greatness and power of the country." However, orni-
thologist Frank M. Chapman chided, "The artist has made
this bird a terrestrial fowl, striding or marching on the
ground like a turkey- cock, and with as much dignity as
one." Another critic said, "The eagle looks as though it
were wearing overalls and marching through hot tar." Still
another said, "Liberty in sandals taking giant strides across
its face might burn her toes if she should step one millime-
ter nearer the rising sun."
Pop 95; 15 finer, 1 in 65+,
13 in 66, 1 in 67
. (
PCGS # 6568
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $4,500 - 5,000
