The June 4, 2000, Dr. Jon Kardatzke Collection Parts II & III, Sale 5
Lot 910 
1925-S California Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. The cataloguer has seen this coin several times over the years. It's memorable as one of the prettiest of the gold-panner halves in the market. It's a solid Gem with glistening silver luster and a halo on each side of golden blue iridescence (most of the bluish hues being on the obverse). If you want to own a great one, here it is!
Lot 911
1925-S California Half Dollar. ANACS graded MS-65. Frosty luster in the fields, and deeply toned around the periphery. Rare in this grade, and worth a careful examination as the value really jumps in gem for this early commemorative half dollar. Clean on the minor with few signs of handling, while the bear has a mark on his head.
Lot 912
1925-S California Half Dollar. MS-64. Original silvery brilliance, and no marks of any size. A very lovely coin.
Lot 913
1925-S California Half Dollar. MS-64. Hard silvery luster with a patch of blue iridescent toning, bottom of reverse. Nice coin!
Lot 914
1925-S California Half Dollar. MS-63. A really attractive Choice Uncirculated coin, having original aluminum-foil silvery color overlaid by bright amber gold iridescence. Some people (oddly enough, including PCGS) dislike this kind of color, but it's evidence of a coin that's never been dipped.
Lot 915
1925 California Half Dollar, 1924 Huguenot and 1923-S Monroe Doctrine. Mint State 63 to 65. Each has delicate gold toning and clean surfaces. Lot of 3 coins.
Lot 916
1951 Carver-Washington Half Dollar 4 piece lot. A group of 4 of these popular commemorative coins grading Mint State 64 to 66 and mounted in the original black paper holder with a very old cellulite slide, the coins have developed magnificent toning over the years and any collector who likes toned coins will fall in love with these. Lot of 4 coins.
Lot 917
1951-PDS to 1954-PDS Carver-Washington Half Dollars. MS-60 to MS-63. A complete date and mintmark set. Original looking for the most part, brilliant with some golden iridescent toning. Worth a close look. Total of 12 coins.
Lot 918
1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Magnificent multicolor toning. Definitely worthy of a premium bid due to the vivid rainbow colors.
Lot 919
1936 Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Blast white luster on the obverse with just a hint of toning on the edge, the reverse toned an even gold color. Minor handling marks, not enough to keep this coin out of the gem class though. A tough coin to find this nice.
Lot 920
1936 Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. MS-65. Satiny brilliance on a solid Gem.
Lot 921 
1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely lilac toning on both sides, with a touch of gold on Mr. Foster's hair. Sharply impressed and scarce this well preserved.
Lot 922
1936-S Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A sparkling gem that has just started to tone with hazy white to gold colors. Average strike, and clean on the devices. The swirl lines in the fields were from die polishing at the mint, not from cleaning.
Lot 923
1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Just starting to tone with milky white colors over lustrous fields and devices. A couple of ticks on the lower part of the mit of Michigan and along the compass arm from perfection, clean on Moses' cheek.
Lot 924
1936 Cleveland Half Dollars. MS-60 to MS-63. A nice pair well worth a good look. Total of 2 coins.
Lot 925
1936 Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A splendid gem that is untoned on the obverse, while the reverse has light rose colors starting to form.
Lot 926
1936 Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. MS-64. Silvery white luster with a hint of lilac iridescent toning. No marks worth noting. A jewel for the grade.
Lot 927
1936-D Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A frosty white example of this popular commemorative that has started to tone only at the extreme periphery. Boldly struck and free of annoying tick marks.
Lot 928
1936-D Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A frosty, untoned gem that will make most collectors quite happy to own.
Lot 929
1936-D Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. MS-63. Gleaming white luster complemented by handsome halos of golden iridescent toning, heavier on the reverse. A nice specimen!
Lot 930
1936-S Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Another splendid gem commemorative that boasts light yellow-gold toning around the periphery and boldly struck devices. We fail to find the usual bagmarks on the devices, which accounts for the high grade awarded by PCGS.
Lot 931
1936-S Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty and white, but with some speckled toning starting to form. Sharply impressed, and without the usual tick marks on Liberty.
Lot 932
1936-S Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. MS-63. A lovely, original coin with a ring of dark toning on the obverse, with spotty golden brown toning on the other side.
Lot 933
1892 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. One of those sleeper dates in gem. When these were struck for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago many visitors to the fair took home a couple of these as souvenirs. Many were eventually spent and circulated along with regular half dollars at the time of issue. This one somehow survived in gem condition, still untoned and boasting the mint-fresh luster that gives the coin great eye-appeal. Scarce in this grade.
Lot 934
1892 Columbian Half Dollar. MS-63. A choice original coin having a lovely halo of bright blue and gold iridescence on its obverse periphery.
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