Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 106

The September 3-5, 2018 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Classic Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 44		1808 S-277 R2 F15+. At least ten points sharper but the left third of the obverse is covered with fine scratches. The rest of the planchet is choice and the toning is an attractive frosty light to medium chocolate brown. Satiny flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides, and the reverse has the eye appeal of a choice EF40 cent. LDS, Breen state IX. The die cracks on the reverse are strong, a small chip shows inside the D in UNITED, and clearly defined rim cud breaks show at the N and ED in UNITED. Star 1 is weak due to the die failure on the reverse, the so-called 12-star die state for this variety. Estimate Value $450 - UP From the William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 45		1808 S-277 R2 PCGS Genuine VF Details Tooled. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Looks reasonably smooth but a glass shows microscopic roughness over both sides. No notable traces of verdigris but there is an old scratch slanting through the cap over BER and a couple more around ON in ONE. MDS, Breen state IV, with die cracks on the reverse and die clashmarks on both sides. The die is starting to sink at TA in STATES but those letters and the opposing star 1 are still clearly visible. Our grade is VF30 sharpness net F15. Estimate Value $375 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $312
Lot 46		1808 S-277 R2 VG10. At least 5 points sharper but cleaned and retoned a decent olive brown and chocolate. No notable marks or other defects, and the eye appeal is nice for the grade. MDS with die cracks on the reverse and star 12 quite weak (the so-called 12-star die state). Estimate Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $216
Lot 47		1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 VF20. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and show only minor contact marks. The notable ones are a diagonal nick on star 3 and a small planchet flake on the right foot of the A in STATES (as struck). Nicely struck MDS, Breen state III, with light die clashmarks on the reverse. The overdate feature is clearly visible to the unaided eye. A nice mid-grade example of this popular overdate. Estimate Value $900 - UP Ex Larry Briggs 1/1992-March Wells, 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:389-David Johnson 1/2010-William Hamilton Collection (includes the Wells collection envelope and EAC Sale lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,200
Lot 48		1810 S-283 R2 VF25. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with a subtle hint of reddish brown on the upper half of the neck. Flowline luster shows in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only small contact marks consistent with the grade. A dull nick under the left edge of the E in CENT and a minor rim bruise over the E in STATES are good identifying marks. MDS with sunken dentils at stars 5-7 to above the head. Removed from an NGC slab graded VF35 (NGC label #1639689-004 included). Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex David Johnson-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,110
Lot 49		1811 S-287 R2 ANACS graded VF25. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a tiny pinprick near a dentil just left of the date. MDS. Our grade is VF30 sharpness net VF20. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. Estimate Value $600 - UP From the William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $900
Lot 50		1812 S-288 R2 Large Date VF35. Attractive frosty chocolate brown with subtle overtones of bluish steel. Two light vertical nicks on star 4 are the only notable marks. EDS, Breen state II, with fine die clashmarks on the reverse. Struck very slightly off center to K-9. A nice Classic Head Cent. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2011:916 (via David Johnson)-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,500
Lot 51		1812 S-288 R2 Large Date VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a light rim bruise at the D in UNITED. Slightly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Sharply struck E-MDS. The obverse is perfectly centered on the planchet while the reverse is off a bit to K-1.5. Estimate Value $400 - UP From the William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528
Lot 52		1812 S-289 R1 Large Date VF30+. Very attractive frosty light olive and chocolate brown. Mint luster shows in protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. No trace of roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a small, dull rim nick at the first S in STATES and a barely visible rim bruise at the R in AMERICA. M-LDS, Breen state III. Struck slightly off center to K-3. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF45 (NGC label #656473-016 included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). A very nice cent from a famous collection. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. 6/28/1962 (privately)-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19649-Tom Reynolds-David Johnson-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,980
Lot 53		1812 S-290 R1 Small Date VF25+. Frosty olive and dark steel brown. Flowline luster shows in protected areas. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals extremely faint granularity under the toning. No marks or verdigris. MDS. Estimate Value $800 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1722-David Johnson-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960
Lot 54		1812 S-290 R1 Small Date VF20. Sharpness VF35 with uniform microscopic roughness under glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. Only trivial marks and no verdigris. M-LDS, Breen state III, with die clashmarks. Estimate Value $600 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/25/2015:445-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 55		1813 S-292 R2 VF25. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Essentially flawless, just lightly worn. MDS with the obverse slightly misaligned to K-6. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex David Johnson 10/15/2010-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 56		1813 S-293 R2 VF25. Sharpness EF45 but dark with extremely fine microscopic roughness under the frosty dark olive and steel toning. Flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides. No verdigris. The only notable mark is a dull, thin scrape from star 4 to the ear, strongest on the cheek. Otherwise only a few microscopic marks of no importance. Latest die state with all the die cracks listed by Breen and a raised ridge around the entire reverse (his state IV). The tops of OF AME are strongly merged with the rim. The strike is quite uneven with significant weakness at stars 5-7 and above the head with similar weakness at UNITED and along the bottom of the wreath. The remainder of the designs are nicely impressed. Breen says the uneven strike was caused by dies out of proper axial alignment (the die faces not parallel). This is the Breen plate coin for the latest state (although the caption for the plate is incorrectly marked as state I instead of state IV on page 823 in his large cent encyclopedia). A neat cent. Estimate Value $750 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/3/2013:394-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 57		1813 S-293 R2 VF20. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but the planchet is covered with microscopic granularity and there are traces of shallow reddish brown corrosion on both sides. No marks or other defects. Frosty very dark olive brown and steel with lighter brown areas on both sides. EDS, Breen state I. Struck very slightly off center to K-6. Estimate Value $500 - UP From the William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 58		1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4 VF30+. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with traces of lighter tan faded down from mint color in protected areas of the reverse. No roughness or verdigris and only a few minor marks. The notable ones are a dull prick left of star 11 and a tiny rim bruise right of star 9. LDS with a subtle wave in the field below the bust tip. A nice cent with excellent eye appeal, close to VF35. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP Ex David Johnson-William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,680