Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 106

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

Draped Bust Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 27		1796 S-100 R5 Draped Bust Reverse of 1797 PCGS Genuine XF Details Damage. Mostly glossy medium to dark steel brown and chocolate. The planchet is reasonably smooth but not perfectly so, and there is an area of fine pitting in the field below the lower end of the hair ribbon and a single pit in the leaves right of the E in ONE. No notable verdigris but there are a few contact marks. The significant marks are a strong nick on the jaw at the throat and a light scratch arcing through the upper part of IB in LIBERTY. E-MDS, Breen state II, with light die clashmarks. Not perfect but not bad for this rare variety. Slightly superior to the Dr. Charles Ruby net VG10 example in the condition census. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Our grade is VF25+ sharpness net VG10. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $900
Lot 28		1797 NC-2 R6 VG10+. Sharpness VF20 but covered with very fine porosity, the roughness so minor the surfaces remain rather glossy. No verdigris. The only marks are a dull nick near the dentils left of the hair ribbon, a smoothed pitmark in the middle of the bust, and a small patch of slightly stronger porosity at the base of the 1 in the denominator. A very tiny planchet clip affects the dentils behind the head and opposing ones over TE in UNITED, as struck. Slightly glossy chocolate brown. MDS, Breen state II, with a strong rim cud break over D-ST. The date and legends are all bold. Called F12 net VG10 and tied for second finest known in the Noyes census, his photo #20698. Bland says net VG10 and tied for CC#2 honors as well. A cent that has nice eye appeal in spite of the minor imperfections. And it comes with a superior provenance as well. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP Ex Joseph Breyer 2/1961-Richard Picker-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 73-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009 (via David Johnson)-William Hamilton Collection (includes the Naftzger and Holmes collection envelopes and both lot tickets). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,840
Lot 29		1798 S-177 R4+ Small 8, Style II Hair VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with microscopic roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. The only notable marks are a small, shallow pit on the cheek and four more in the field before the end of the nose. Dark steel and olive brown. The obverse is rather glossy while the reverse is closer to matte. LDS, Breen state V, with fine die rust on the lower part of the obverse in addition to the earlier die cracks. Called VF25 and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF35 net VF20 and CC#5, his photo #22949.2. Comes with a great provenance. Estimate Value $1,750 - UP Ex Carl Wurtzbach-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 1/12/1979-C. Douglas Smith-Dr. Robert A. Schuman, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:400-Tom Reynolds-Terry Denman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,480
Lot 30		1800/79 S-196 R1 Overdate with Style II Hair PCGS Genuine XF Details Environmental Damage. Dark greenish olive and steel with a very light layer of greenish verdigris in protected areas suggesting this cent was lost in soil or some other unfriendly environment for a while. In spite of the minutely rough surfaces there is still a bit of gloss and the eye appeal is decent. The only notable mark is a dull, very old scratch at AT in STATES. MDS, Breen state II, with die clashmarks on both sides. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net F15+. The overdate feature is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $450 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 31		1800 S-197 R1 PCGS Genuine XF Details Environmental Damage. Frosty dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. No roughness or verdigris, but there are numerous rim nicks around both sides. Otherwise there are only trivial contact marks. MDS, Breen state III, with the usual die breaks at IBE in LIBERTY and through the first 0 in the date. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF20. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 32		1800 S-207 R3 PCGS graded F12. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate with peeps of lighter frosty brown and tan in a few of the protected areas. The only notable mark is a thin swipe of darker olive brown toning from the neck into the field over the bust tip. A smooth, evenly worn cent. MDS, Breen state III, with a cud break at the bottom of the reverse reaching the first 0 in the denominator. Our grade is VG10. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 33		1801 S-213 R2 PCGS Genuine XF Details Environmental Damage. Dark steel brown and olive with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are a bit dull thanks to uniform extremely faint roughness that covers both sides. No notable verdigris, and the only marks are a few tiny nicks on the cheek. MDS, Breen state IV, with several die cracks in the field before the face. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF20. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $516
Lot 34		1801 S-221 R2 Corrected Denominator 100/000 PCGS Genuine VF Details Edge Damage. Rather glossy very dark steel and olive brown. Mostly smooth but there are some rim bruises on both sides, the strongest of these left of the lowest curl. EDS, Breen state I, before any rim cud breaks. The Corrected Denominator feature is clear. Our grade is F15 sharpness net VG8. The Corrected Denominator is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $156
Lot 35		1802 S-232 R1 PCGS graded AU58+, CAC Approved. Lustrous medium chocolate and steel brown with lighter steel brown and tan faded down from mint color in the protected areas on both sides. Looks new to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals a few microscopic handling marks and the lightest touch of rub on the highest points of the devices. A small spot of dark toning hidden in the hair right of the ribbon knot and a tiny scratch nestled between the T & A in STATES are good identifying marks, but you need a strong glass to see them. MDS, Breen state IV. There are obvious die clashmarks and scattered fine die rust on both sides plus a couple faint die cracks on the reverse, but the cud break at ATE has not formed. A shallow low spot caused by debris on the die covers the area immediately under the ear lobe. This is a very attractive cent that offers mint state eye appeal. Graded AU55 and tied for CC#7 in the Breen/Bland census. Our grade is AU58. The attribution and Wurtzbach-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 4 finer at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP Ex Carl Wurtzbach-Charles Wheeler-1976 ANA Sale, Stack's 8/24/1976:354-Rare Coin Company of America 12/1976-Robert Schick-1998 ANA Sale, Heritage 8/1998:5239-Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:261 (Heritage and Goldberg lot tickets and Reynolds collection envelope included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,000
Lot 36		1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath PCGS Genuine XF Details Cleaned. Attractive frosty medium steel brown and light olive. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals extremely faint granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or notable marks. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a die crack at OF. The Stemless Wreath, Doubled Fraction Bar, and boldly repunched second S in STATES are all clear. An attractive cent in spite of the retoning. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF25. The attribution and "No Stems" feature are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 37		1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath PCGS Genuine VF Details Smoothed. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. There are traces of shallow pitting on both sides and the planchet has been lightly smoothed to minimize the roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. E-MDS, Breen state II. The Stemless Wreath feature is obvious. Our grade is VF20 sharpness net VG10. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $102
Lot 38		Trio of 1803 Cents. Includes S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath VG8, S-254 R1 ES VF30 net VG10 for pits and scratches, and S-255 R1 MDS VG10 net VG7 for fine granularity. All have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimate Value $300 - UP From the William Hamilton Collection. View details	Realized $300
Lot 39		1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Denominator 100/000 PCGS Genuine VF Details Environmental Damage. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No marks or verdigris, but the planchet is covered with microscopic granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. Nicely detailed with good eye appeal in spite of the minor roughness. EDS, Breen state II, with a narrow rim cud break in the dentils over ED in UNITED. Struck with the reverse rotated 25 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is VF20 sharpness net F12. A decent example of this popular "Redbook" variety. The 100/000 feature is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 40		1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction F12. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy mix of dark steel, chocolate, and olive brown tones. MDS. Estimate Value $150 - UP From the William Hamilton Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 41		1804 S-266a R4+ PCGS Genuine VF Details Damage. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. The planchet was lightly smoothed and retoned. There is no notable corrosion but there are some small nicks scattered over both sides. The only notable mark is a smoothed pit on the jaw near the ear. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or cud breaks. This cent was struck three times (although the PCGS label says "Double Struck"). The offset between impressions is not large, but there is clear doubling on most of the devices and clearly defined triple profiles in several places including the lips, jaw, the obverse dentils from K-12 to K-3, and on the lower part of the reverse (especially on the ribbon right of the fraction). A remarkable 1804 cent; can't recall ever seeing another multi-struck example of the date. Our grade is F15 sharpness net VG8. The "Double Struck" feature is noted on the PCGS Secure label. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,640
Lot 42		1804 S-266b R5 (for the die state) PCGS Genuine VF Details Environmental Damage. Mostly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Looks perfectly smooth to the unaided eye and the details suggest a slightly higher grade, but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness hidden under the attractive toning. There is an area of slightly darker olive brown toning in the field before the neck and a shallow diagonal nick in the field off the chin. No verdigris. This cent offers nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Rare M-LDS, Breen state III, with a cud break at RTY but none at MERIC. The date and legends are complete and clear. Our grade is net F15. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP Ex 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:376-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:530. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,560
Lot 43		1807 S-271 R1 Small Fraction PCGS Genuine XF Detail Environmental Damage. Attractive mostly glossy medium chocolate brown. Looks really nice and smooth to the unaided eye but a strong glass reveals the surfaces are covered with microscopic granularity. No verdigris and only trivial contact marks, none notable. EDS, Breen state II. There are clearly defined die clashmarks on the obverse but the "Comet" break in the field behind the head is just a very faint depression from die clashing. Our grade is VF30 sharpness net VF20. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528