$0.50 1938-D Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, NGC VF30.

$0.50 1940 Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, ANACS MS65.

$0.50 1942 Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, ANACS MS65.

$0.50 1942 Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, PCGS MS65.

$0.50 1946-S Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, PCGS MS65.

$0.50 1947-D Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, NGC MS65.

$0.50 1947-D Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, PCGS MS65 #24788884.

$0.50 1947-D Silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar, PCGS MS65 #9194241.

$1 1776 Continental Dollar CURRENCY Pewter, PCGS AU58.   This is the variety with RR in CURRENCY, having that word correctly spelled. Other varieties have just one R in CURENCY, or with an extra E as CURRENCEY. Examples are also known from a signed obverse die with EG FECIT. Those with CURENCY are the most plentiful, and the CURRENCEY coins are the rarest. The RR dollars are somewhat more available than the EG FECIT pieces. Although a few examples are known in brass and silver, nearly all Continental dollars that survive today are made of pewter.

Although various alloys exist, pewter typically consists of 85% to 95% tin, with the balance composed of copper or lead, although antimony, bismuth, and silver are sometimes also used. We are unaware of any metallurgical testing of the pewter pieces, although such an undertaking would prove informative. Perhaps one of the grading services may undertake such a study. We suspect that these pieces will prove to be "Ley Metal" which consisted of approximately 85% tin and 15% lead.

The dark silver-gray color is blended with splashes of lighter gray luster on both sides of this near-Mint specimen. Hints of champagne toning add to its eye appeal. Minor handling marks on each side of this piece are consistent with a nearly 240-year-old coin. Listed on page 85 of the 2013 Guide Book. Population: 10 in 58, 14 finer.

$1 1799 Silver Bust Dollar, PCGS VG10.

$1 1799/8 Silver Draped Bust 13 Stars Reverse, PCGS F12.

$1 1850-O Seated Liberty Dollar, NGC MS61.    One of the toughest dates to find in high grade and an issue that has traditionally thwarted a number of specialists through the collecting generations. These are hard to find nice, as most of the New Orleans coinage of this period entered circulation and stayed there, or of course was melted and converted into something new. The surfaces have minor nicks and a few shallow hairlines, but lustrous enough and the strike is sharp. Always seen with die rust lumps within the reverse fields as present here. Light silver-gold toning with gold accents on the obverse, the reverse a bit deeper with dark gray that flashes to blue and crimson when examined under a light. An appealing example for the date or New Orleans collector.

$1 1860-O Silver Seated Liberty Dollar, PCGS XF45.

$1 1870 Silver Seated Liberty, PCGS VF35.

$1 1872-CC Silver Seated Dollar, PCGS AU50+ Secure.  An uncommon use of a Plus grade in a non-Mint State context, though the assessment is eminently fair for a still-lustrous coin that has numerous wispy marks and a few scrapes but also a better all-around appearance than a "mere" AU50 coin. Silver interiors are bright, almost radiant, while the margins have a gold-gray appearance that is deepest on and near Liberty's head. The mintage for the 1872-CC Seated dollar was just 3,150 pieces, and with the series cut off the next year to make way for the Trade dollar, a number of examples were destroyed even before natural attrition took over. Population: 15 in 50 (1 in 50+), 37 finer.

$1 1877 Silver Trade Dollar, ANACS AU50 Details.

$1 1878 7TF Silver Morgan Dollar Reverse of 78, NGC MS63.

$1 1880 Trade Dollar, NGC PF67+ CAC.

$1 1880-O Silver Morgan Dollar, NGC MS63.

$1 1880-S Silver Morgan Dollar, NGC MS64.