The June 4, 2000, Dr. Jon Kardatzke Collection Parts II & III, Sale 5
Lot 935
1892 Columbian Half Dollar. MS-60 Prooflike. Mostly brilliant with a patch of purple left obverse.
Lot 936
1893 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Mint-fresh luster throughout and completely untoned. Examination with a glass will find very few signs of contact, which is quite unusual for this issue. Most found are banged up, and fall miles short of the gem class we have here.
Lot 937
1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lightly toned around the periphery, and with most of the original luster. Clean surfaces for the grade.
Lot 938
1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. MS-63. A satiny jewel with silver-pastel color. Delightful!
Lot 939
1936 Delaware Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Superb, despite some tiny fritzies in the sails. Silvery white and yellow gold. Pristine.
Lot 940
1936 Delaware Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Blazing white luster on both sides, with only a hint of toning around the rims. One tick mark on the tower, a few others on the sails.
Lot 941
1936 Delaware Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Some light fritzies may be found on both sides, but this Gem Uncirculated commem is original as can be. In fact, the cardboard-holder outline is visible on the obverse, which produces a halo of deep magenta encircling a lighter silvery center. The ship side is exquisite, showing a bouncing luster covered by a delicate silvery golden green iridescence. An uninspired design but a gorgeous coin.
Lot 942
1936 Delaware Half Dollar. MS-64. Silvery gray with some hits on the ship's sails. Pleasing enough.
Lot 943
1936 Elgin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Some deep gray toning lies beneath marvelous magenta-gold color, with hues of green, blue and silver here and there. It's elegant.
Lot 944
1936 Elgin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Hazy original toning on both sides, with satiny subdued luster throughout. A pleasant gem coin.
Lot 945
1936 Elgin Half Dollar. MS-63. Snow-white satiny luster, a jewel of a Choice BU.
Lot 946
1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Struck to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, considered the turning point in the Civil War. This coin was authorized in 1936, coined in 1937 and sold in 1938 at a reunion for the surviving members that fought in the battle July 1-3, 1862. The event was important enough that President Roosevelt showed up to light the eternal flame of the peace memorial. An untoned, flashy commemorative that is difficult to locate in gem condition.
Lot 947
1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. MS-64. Gleaming silvery white luster. Flashy.
Lot 948 
1922 Grant Half Dollar, with star. PCGS graded MS-64 Premium Quality. One of the great rarities of the commemorative half dollar series, the Grant with star is seldom found in choice grades, and almost never in gem. This near gem should attract considerable attention. Examination with a glass fails to turn up anything more than light contact marks, and virtually no toning.
Lot 949
1922 Grant Half Dollar, no star. PCGS graded MS-65. A perfect coin for the grade, lightly toned on both sides, with full luster underneath, and free of bagmarks. Outstanding quality.
Lot 950
1922 Grant Half Dollar, no star, and others. EF-45 to MS-63. Nice lot consisting of the Grant plus these half dollars: 1923-S Monroe, 1925 Stone Mountain, 1926 Sesqui, 1935-S San Diego, 1936 Cleveland, 1936-S Bay Bridge, and 1936 Long Island. Should garner lots of bids, this lot. Total of 8 coins.
Lot 951 
1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. MS-64. None of the usual lime-green toning here. This one is a lovely light silvery gray with nary an abrasion. As pleasing as any untoned 64 Hawaiian can be!
Lot 952 
1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Probably dipped some time in the past as the surfaces don't show the usual yellow-green toning seen on this issue. A couple of minor tick marks on Mr. Cook, otherwise clean for a choice coin and always in demand as one of the rarest commemorative half dollars. Well struck throughout.
Lot 953 
1935 Hudson Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty white luster throughout, with an arc of gold toning starting to form along the edge. Average strike, but clean unmarked surfaces.
Lot 954
1935 Hudson Half Dollar. MS-63. Some light hairlines and a couple of baggies in the sails. Pale pinkish gold color enhances this handsome coin.
Lot 955
1924 Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A lovely gem that now sports a delicate coat of tawny yellow toning over lustrous fields and devices. Clean surfaces for the grade.
Lot 956
1924 Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar. MS-63. Hard silvery luster with no toning and no heavy abrasions. Choice BU!
Lot 957
1918 Illinois Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Hazy gold toning starting to form on both sides over fresh white luster. Well struck and preserved, but there are a pretty good number of tick marks on Lincoln visible with a glass.
Lot 958
1918 Illinois Half Dollar. MS-60. No large marks, just some hairlines. Nice silvery gray color.
Lot 959
1918 Illinois Half Dollars. AU-58. Brilliant and very decent. Total of 2 coins.
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