Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 103

February 18-21 2018 Pre Long Beach Sale

Liberty Cap Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 303		1794 S-18b R4 Head of 1793 NGC graded MS61 Brown. The obverse is frosty light to medium brown with microscopic specks of dark toning scattered over the lower half. The reverse is frosty olive brown and chocolate with a couple small spots of lighter brown toning. Satiny mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas, particularly on the reverse. No contact marks or verdigris, just a touch of rub on the highest points of the portrait. The reverse looks mint state. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state III, with die clashmarks on the reverse but no swelling on either side. This variety often has weakness at UNITED, but everything is well struck on this example. A very nice example of the Head of 1793 type of 1794 large cent. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net AU50+ for the tiny specks. Pop 19; 16 finer at NGC. Estimate Value $50,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 304		1794 S-22 R1 VG8. Sharpness F12 but covered with uniform extremely fine roughness under slightly glossy dark steel toning. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are some fine, very old scratches at the top of the date and a couple minor rim dents on both sides. M-LDS with obvious "mounds" on the reverse. The date and legends are complete and easily readable but not strong. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 305		1794 S-27 R5 G6. A few points sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are numerous light scratches on both sides, all blended perfectly into the rather glossy dark olive and steel toning. The only other notable marks are a small dig between the tops of the 9 & 4 in the date and a nick on the lower edge of the jaw over the throat. MDS, Breen state II, showing delicate but obvious waves in the field from the chin to the right and from the middle curls to the rim at left. The date is bold and the legends are complete except for weakness on the denominator. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 306		1794 S-30 R1 PCGS graded AU50. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. Underlying frosty flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. No verdigris or notable marks, just lightly worn on the highpoints of the hair. M-LDS, Breen state III. The die crack through the R in AMERICA extends slightly through the wreath below and fine die rust covers the reverse. Both sides show clear die clashmarks. Our grade is VF35. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 5 finer, 2 in 55, 1 in 58, 1 in 62, 1 in 64. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 307		1794 S-44 R1 VG10+. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris, and the toning is an attractive and rather glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. The only notable mark is a minor rim bruise over the T in LIBERTY. MDS, Breen state III, with a clear die crack down from the dentils left of the O in OF. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimate Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $705
Lot 308		Pair of Scarce Varieties, 1794 & 1795. Includes 1794 S-51 R4 Fair-2 with smooth surfaces but a weak date, and 1795 S-73 R5- Lettered Edge Fair-2 with a clear date but weak reverse. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $259
Lot 309		1794 S-52 R6- G6. A couple points sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are some contact marks on otherwise smooth, glossy surfaces. The notable marks are a dull nick in the field near the dentils left of the lower curls, an old pinscratch under the R in LIBERTY, and a light rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA. Glossy medium brown and chocolate woodgrained with some light chocolate brown on the obverse. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks on the obverse. The date is strong and the legends are easily readable, although the tops of some of the legend outside the wreath are weak. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,585
Lot 310		1794 S-54 R3 VF20. Sharpness near VF35 but there is some verdigris and other crud caked into protected areas on both sides while most of the planchet is smooth. Just a few minor contact marks including a fine, old scratch on the chin and a tiny rim nick over the first S in STATES. Glossy medium brown with dark olive brown in protected areas. M-LDS, Breen state III, with die clashmarks on both sides. The date and legends are complete and clear. This cent offers better eye appeal than the description might imply. Removed from a PCGS slab called Genuine, XF Details, Environmental Damage (PCGS label #901374.97/84022993 included). Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex James Macallister 6/6/1944-Benson Collection, Goldbergs 2/16/2001:269-Terry Denman (includes the Denman collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,880
Lot 311		1794 S-55 R2 F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine granularity on all but the highest points of the devices, which are smooth. Rather glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only marks are a very light rim bruise over the R in LIBERTY and another at the F in OF. MDS, Breen state II, with a fine radial die crack from the dentils below the cap. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 312		1794 S-56 R3 VF20. The so-called "Office Boy Reverse" variety due to the amateurish layout of the lettering on the reverse. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints of the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and void of any notable marks. LDS, Breen state III, with a die crack and clashmarks. A decent mid-grade example of this popular variety. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex 2017 EAC Sale, lot 110 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,645
Lot 313		1794 S-57 R1 F15. At least ten points sharper but there is fine roughness on the upper part of the obverse, strongest at LIBERTY. The remainder of the planchet is smooth. No verdigris, just a few small contact marks including a couple rim nicks at TE in UNITED. The strike was uneven thanks to axially misaligned dies (the die faces were not perfectly parallel) causing the upper part of the obverse and lower part of the reverse to be softly struck while everything else is strong. Glossy reddish medium chocolate brown. Rare EDS, Breen state I, with die clashmarks on the reverse but before the depression formed over ICA in AMERICA. The edge lettering is blundered with an extra ONE under DOL. A rare die state and a neat mint error. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $823
Lot 314		1794 S-58 R3 VF25. Ten points sharper but the planchet is incomplete at the rim over UN in UNITED (as struck). The missing planchet metal on the reverse caused some weakness at the opposing dentils over the cap and above the L in LIBERTY, and there are some tiny planchet chips around the adjacent IBE. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the devices are nicely struck on a problem-free planchet. Glossy medium olive brown and chocolate, the reverse a few shades lighter than the obverse. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks on either side. Graded VF35 sharpness net VF20 by Noyes, his photo #33736. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex John W. Garrett, Stack's 3/1976:24-Tom Reynolds 12/27/2000-Terry Denman. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,525
Lot 315		1794 S-58 R3 VG10. Five points sharper but covered with fine roughness that includes a collection of microscopic pits on the cheek. Lightly cleaned and retoned light olive and steel brown blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. No verdigris or notable contact marks. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. LDS, Breen state III late or IV early. There is a strong die crack arcing through UNIT and the area outside the crack is clearly raised as a retained cud, but that section of the die has not fallen away completely and most of UNIT remains readable. A very interesting intermediate die state not mentioned by Breen. Estimate Value $800 - UP Ex Chris McCawley 11/2001-Chuck Heck Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:309 (includes the Heck collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,058
Lot 316		1794 S-58 R3 F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine roughness under slightly glossy olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet chip out of the rim over the right edge of the E in STATES. Rare LDS, Breen state IV. The retained cud break at UNIT is significantly raised above the plain of the rest of the die, highest on the right end at IT, less so at UN. We have never seen an example that definitively showed a full cud break where the section of die outlined by the crack was missing. This is the sharpest example we have seen with the cud raised so prominently. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex Chris McCawley, 2010 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/24/2010:152-Chris McCawley 4/2010-Chuck Heck Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:310 (includes the Heck collection envelope and both lot tickets). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,645
Lot 317		1794 S-60 R3 VF25. Attractive glossy medium brown with darker chocolate brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is excellent. Just a few minor contact marks, including a small rim bruise left of the lowest curl. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with strong die clashmarks on both sides. Our grade is VF25. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. (PCGS label #901374.30/18676794 included, and it has a green CAC Approval sticker attached to the label). Estimate Value $2,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,820
Lot 318		1794 S-62 R4+ PCGS graded VF35. Glossy light to medium steel brown with frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas on both sides. Smooth and quite attractive showing only trivial marks and no roughness or verdigris. A small pinprick over the numerator in the fraction is a good identifying mark. LDS, Breen state II, with a strong cud break at the rim under the cap (the usual die state for this variety). Our grade is VF25, same as the PCGS grade. A premium example of this popular die variety. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,700
Lot 319		1794 S-62 R4+ G5+. Very slightly sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely fine roughness while the highpoints are smooth. No verdigris, and the color is an attractive and slightly glossy medium brown with darker olive brown in the most-protected areas. The only marks are a light rim bruise right of the Y in LIBERTY, another left of the cap, and a third at ME in AMERICA. Late die state with a long, obvious cud break near the rim under the cap. The strike on the reverse is uneven, strong on the lower right and weaker on the upper left. Overall not bad for the grade. Estimate Value $400 - UP Ex S & S Coins 2014. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 320		1794 S-63 R2 F12. Sharpness near VF30 but covered with very fine roughness. Tiny specks of shallow verdigris can be found on both sides but they are not distracting. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Sharply struck EDS, Breen state I, before any die clashmarks. The date, lips, and tip of the nose are clearly doubled and the reverse is rotated 25 degrees clockwise relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. A decent if imperfect example of the "Fallen 4" die variety. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex Goldbergs 2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,293
Lot 321		1794 S-68 R5 Fair-2. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker. Mostly glossy dark chocolate brown and olive. The devices are smooth while the fields and protected areas are covered with microscopic roughness. No marks or verdigris. The date is complete and easily readable and LIBERTY is clear, but only parts of the reverse devices remain visible. LDS with a bisecting die crack across the obverse. Estimate Value $300 - UP Ex Shawn Yancey. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 322		Pair of Early Cents, 1795 & 1808. Includes 1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge F15 sharpness net Fair-2 for corrosion, and 1808 S-279 R1 G6. Both have a readable date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $100 - UP View details	Realized $212