Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 10

Coin and Currency Auction

$10 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1464		1795 $10 Capped Bust. 13 leaves below eagle. . Tar-2. NGC graded MS-62. A choice coin for the grade, the surfaces are a lovely yellow-gold color and free of toning or distracting marks. Both sides of the coin have minor adjustment marks, generally at the rim, but a few crossing the eagle's breast. The fields are reflective and retain much of their original mint shine, subdued by hairlines and minor handling marks, none of which are important or unexpected on a coin of this grade. The rims and fields show no bumps or other abuse, and this is a truly beautiful example of our first Eagle coin. Well struck throughout, with full curls on Liberty and stars on the obverse, and excellent details on the wing and breast feathers. One of the better ones graded of this date, NGC has seen 21 graded this high, with 12 graded a notch higher, and just 3 above that. An important type coin that always generates well deserved collector attention any time one is available. Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1465		1795 $10 Capped Bust. 13 leaves below eagle. . Tar-1. NGC graded MS-60. An important type coin that is scarce in high grades, especially in Mint State. This one has been cleaned with the usual resulting hairlines in the fields and on the devices. However, this is the normal state of affairs for these large, early soft gold coins. Collectors have cherished these for centuries, and somewhere along the line, virtually all show some signs of cleaning or minor hairlines. Examination shows a few adjustment marks through Liberty's hair, and more on the reverse rim and a couple across the eagle's proud breast. Frosty luster in the fields, with only a few trivial handling marks. As to the strike, it is very bold and most of the fine details are present on this coin. The Philadelphia Mint had to post an expensive bond in order take precious metal consignments. The need for coinage was very great in the new country, and copper was the most available for coinage. Soon the silver and gold bond requirements were met, and in 1794 silver coinage began, and later in 1795 gold coinage too. This is one of the first gold coins produced at the Philadelphia Mint, and Breen notes that these were struck from September 27, 1795 until March 30, 1796. Further, some coins from this die pairing are believed to be presentation pieces, which likely confirms that this die pairing was the first struck. No doubt many important luminaries from American history were able to examine coins soon after they were struck, and think how proud they were to see the new coinage in gold, coming from their own Philadelphia Mint. Clearly, this is an important piece of American history and culture, and we know a true collector will always treasure this coin in the future, as it has been treasured in the past. Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $31,050
Lot 1466		1795 $10 Capped Bust. 13 leaves below eagle. . Tar-1. Sharpness of EF-45. This coin has been cleaned and burnished lightly to make it appear to be a higher grade, which is too bad as it truly is a high grade coin already. The surfaces show light swirl lines from the burnishing and the surfaces have a polished appearance on both sides. Nevertheless, this coin had very little wear from circulation and has no problems such as distracting handling marks or adjustment marks. On balance, this is a very appealing coin despite its cleaning problems, and we don't doubt that someone will appreciate its many attributes and ignore the minor faults. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. From a Coin Galleries Sale, October 31, 1957, lot 718. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,188
Lot 1467		1799 $10 Capped Bust. Large obverse stars. . Tar-22. Sharpness of EF-40. This coin was probably used as jewelry as the obverse has been entirely scrapped and burnished, and with similar abuse on the reverse. Nevertheless, the coin retains decent eye appeal. One to be inspected by bidders prior to the sale. Possibly mounted as the reeding is missing from the lower left edge relative to the obverse. All capped bust eagles are rare, and many are found with similar problems as seen on this coin. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1468		1801 $10 Capped Bust. . Tar-24. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty mint luster in the fields which contrasts nicely with the devices. Moderate handling marks in the fields on both sides, which is to be expected on a coin 200 years old. Each star on the obverse is bold, as are the minute details on Liberty's curls. On the reverse, the strike is also bold, the only weakness is on the two upper stars above the eagle's head, which are normally weak on this die pairing. Note how fresh the luster is on this coin, and if you need a high grade example, then be sure to bid on this coin. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,975
Lot 1469		1842 $10 Liberty. Small date. NGC graded MS-60. This is the small date, although it is not designated on the NGC insert. Minor weakness on the high points, but otherwise well struck by the dies. Rather extensive bagmarks from countless inventories and handling over the decades. Note the mint frost on the devices, which gives them contrast from the surrounding fields. According to the NGC Population Report, only 4 have been graded as such, with 2 coins graded higher by that service (finest MS-63). Early date eagles are very rare in mint state, so don't pass this one by. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 1470		1842-O $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Luster in the fields and a bit baggy from handling. Still with a nice appearance though, the fields retain some of their prooflike characteristics and the coin has a pleasant glow seen on some of the better preserved coins of the era. Sharply struck and as Breen says "prohibitively rare AU". NGC has graded 9 this high, with 2 graded higher. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 1471		1842-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Nice surfaces that retain some mint luster and are generally clean for the grade. Minor handling ticks, but none are deep or distracting. Well struck by the dies, with full details on Liberty's curls and the eagle's feathers and claws. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1472		1843-O $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-45 but a mount has been removed. Examination of the rim shows some colored areas which are the result of a mount being removed. These are minor and the coin is pleasing despite this problem. Inspection mandatory. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1473		1844-O $10 Liberty. VF-30. Nice surfaces and color, perfect for the quality conscious date collector. Estimated Value $240 - 270. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1474		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1475		1849 $10 Liberty. ANACS graded EF-40. Standard handling marks for the grade, with coppery toning around the edges. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1476		1851-O $10 Liberty. Fine-15. A touch weaker on the upper obverse from wear, but decent surfaces overall. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1477		1853 $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Most of the mint luster in intact and the strike is full and complete. Minor handling marks from a higher grade, mostly in the fields. A nice look to this one. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1478		1853 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Nice color and luster for the grade, with moderate handling marks on both sides. Boldly struck throughout. One of 10 graded this high, with 9 graded higher. This one is in the old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1479		1853 $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Moderate handling marks on the soft gold surfaces, but precious little wear. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 1480		1854-O $10 Liberty. EF-45. A nice original coin from an old time collection, this is the large date variety, which is seldom found in high grades. There are no problems worthy of note, and most collectors will like this coin. Two die cracks on the obverse, one through the 8 in the date, the other through the last star, both extending vertically upward. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 1481		1854-S $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but repaired. The obverse has been repaired in the left obverse field to remove scratches, and burnishing is noted there. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1482		1858-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Slightly prooflike in the fields and well struck. We note a shallow pin scratch from Liberty's face below her eye to the rim above the fourth star, and a couple of other bagmarks as always seen on gold coins of the period. About as nice as these are found, with only 2 graded as such by PCGS, and 2 coins graded higher. That places this coin well up in the Condition Census for the date. Bid accordingly. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 1483		1864 $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-45 but polished long ago. This one has been polished long ago, and could probably be made to look better by someone skilled in those areas. An extreme rarity, only 3,530 were struck in 1864, and just 30 have been graded by both PCGS and NGC in all grades! Perhaps 50 exist today from the original mintage. This is not a coin to dismiss because of the polishing, as so few exist. We note very little wear on the high points. Worth a look and as always, inspection mandatory. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1484		1865-S $10 Liberty. 865 over inverted 186. PCGS graded AU-50. High in the Condition Census for the date, this important Red Book coin is seldom available above Extremely Fine. The surfaces on this example show moderate signs of handling and wear, while Liberty's curls remain well defined and separated. Curiously, the "S" Mintmark is quite large, larger in fact than the surrounding letters. The inverted date feature is strong on this coin, with the 1 heavily sunk into the die underneath the 5, and much of the 8 is visible too spilling out from under the 6. When the dies were prepared, a 3 digit date logotype was punched into the die, and the final digit separately. The engraver (Longacre?) was having an off day, and the date was first punched in upside down, then corrected, much to the amusement of numismatists. The PCGS Population Report shows only 3 graded as AU-50, with 3 others graded higher in AU grades, and a single coin graded MS-64 at the top. An opportunity for the specialist to purchase a true conversation piece with the inverted date error. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 1485		1870-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. This coin is really nice for the grade with clean surfaces, ample mint luster and well struck devices. Minor handling marks and well preserved. PCGS has graded 7 this high, with just 7 graded higher, only 1 of which is mint state. So don't expect to find a better one! Perfect for the date collector. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1486		1872-S $10 Liberty. NGC graded EF-45. Scarce in high grade, NGC has only graded 36 as such, with 24 graded higher. Average circulation marks and with little wear to note, giving the appearance of a higher grade. Another low mintage date, with just 16,000 made and most melted, lost or otherwise out of numismatic channels. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1487		1874 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Here we have a very high end example of this slightly more common date from the 1870s. Examination with a strong glass fails to find more than just faint surface scuffs, and the fields and devices have the appearance of a higher grade. The color is quite beautiful too, with rose gold tones around the periphery and bright mint luster throughout. Struck from lightly clashed dies on the reverse. As a near-gem, this is one of the finest graded by PCGS, and their Population Report shows only 13 graded this high, with only 2 coins graded a notch higher. An exceptional coin for the advanced collector. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 1488		1874-CC $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-50. Mintage of 16,767 in all, most of which are long gone. Clean surfaces for the grade, with light handling marks in the fields and on the devices. Breen notes this date is prohibitively rare above VF. Always popular with Carson City collectors, few are found with nice surfaces and in high grade. Here is a pleasant exception that will please most collectors. One of 7 graded this high, with 10 graded higher. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1489		1876 $10 Liberty. SEGS graded AU-58. A classic rarity in any grade, this AU-58 example is certain to draw attention. Breen estimates that a dozen to 15 survive of the business strikes, and this is probably one of the higher grade ones. No mint state coins have been confirmed by NGC or PCGS in either of their population reports. As noted on the SEGS insert, there is a "tiny rim bump", which we presume is the bump which extends on the rim from star five to six. The surfaces are also noted as cleaned, and we see minute pin scratches around the periphery and some minor scrapes too. Rather bagmarked for the grade, as usual for large gold coins of the period. Nevertheless, with a coin of this magnitude in rarity, any specimens, especially high grade ones, should be obtained as another may not be offered for some time to come. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1490		1878-S $10 Liberty. VF-25. Moderate handling marks and lovely coppery toning near the devices. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1491		1879 $10 Liberty. SEGS graded MS-64. Hazy toning to cover over the faint hairlines on both sides. Well struck by the dies, and note the surface quality, which is seldom found without a profusion of bagmarks. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1492		1879 $10 Liberty. VF-30. Some luster and average surfaces. Estimated Value $130 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1493		1879-CC $10 Liberty. NGC graded EF-40. Nice surfaces for the grade, with smooth, even wear and nice color throughout. A rare date with a mintage of 1,762. Of those, NGC has graded 5 as such, with 10 graded higher. Don't skip over this lot if you need this date. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1494		1880 $10 Liberty. The 1880 grades VF-20, the 1901-S VF-30, but it has dark spots on both sides. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1495		1880-S $10 Liberty. VF-30. Average surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1496		1881 $10 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. One of the nicest of the 42 proof eagles coined this year, the fields are very deep in their mirroring and the devices are all deep in golden frost. Examination with a strong glass will note few signs of handling, including some stray hairlines over the deep orange peel fields and a nick on Liberty's chin. NGC has only graded 4 this high, with a single coin graded higher for the date. PCGS has only graded one coin as high as PF-65. A magnificent coin that represents the finest quality the Philadelphia Mint produced. Don't expect this one to be a bargain, quality always brings a strong price. Estimated Value $30,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $33,350
Lot 1497		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1498		1889-S $10 Liberty. AU-55. Nice luster and only moderate handling marks. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1499		1891-CC $10 Liberty. VF-20. A couple of rim marks and general "CC" style spending habits prevail, in other words, the surfaces have moderate handling marks. Carson City coins tended to circulate very hard, and most show extensive handling. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1500		1892 $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Unusually nice, even for this date, with full mint bloom and pristine fields and devices. Examination will note some stray ticks, but this gem coin will satisfy most collectors with its flashy color and clean surfaces. Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,520
Lot 1501		1892-O $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Good luster and untoned.Typical handling marks. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1502		1893 $10 Liberty. Each grades AU-50. A nice pair, both have good luster and clean surfaces. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1503		1894 $10 Liberty. The 1894 grades AU-50 and the 1895 grades EF-40. A couple for the gold bug. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $260 - 300. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1504		1894 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. All gold mint errors are rare, this coin has a long lamination from the 94 in the date up through Liberty's neck. The surfaces show typical marks for the grade, with medium yellow gold color and frosty luster throughout. Unusual to say the least, and error collectors will appreciate the size and location of this lamination. The PCGS insert notes Mint Error, and Minor Lamination Obv. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1505		1896-S $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. A rare date in Mint State, this one has moderate handling marks and dullness on the high points. The NGC Population Report shows that 8 have been so graded, with 9 graded one notch higher, and just 2 coins above that, both MS-62. Don't be fooled by the high mintage, this is a date that is very rare in full mint state as virtually the entire issue went into circulation, and precious few were saved. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1506		1898 $10 Liberty. Both grade AU-50 to 55. The first is pretty nice, the second more baggy. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1507		1899 $10 Liberty. MS-60. Rose gold in color and well struck. Estimated Value $170 - 190. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1508		1905 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 64 Premium Quality. Here is a beautiful example of Proof gold from the Philadelphia Mint. The surfaces are very choice and show few signs of handling or hairlines. Examination finds no fault on the obverse, and nothing on the reverse save for an old spot on the N of TEN which will serve to identify this specimen. Note the glittering mirror fields and satiny devices. Just 86 were coined in 1905 in Proof, of those 7 have been graded this high, with 5 graded higher by PCGS. A premier rarity that is seldom offered and always admired. Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1509		1907 $10 Indian. No periods. AU-55. Minor hairlines from a cleaning, but still lustrous and sharp. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1510		1908 $10 Indian. No motto. AU-55. Luster in the fields. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1511		1908-D $10 Indian. No motto. AU-55. Satiny luster in the fields and just a bit or rubbing. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1512		1908 $10 Indian. With motto. MS-60. Normal handling marks for the grade, good luster and strike. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1513		1908-D $10 Indian. With motto. AU-55. Well struck, with clean surfaces too. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $380

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