Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 11

Coin and Currency Auction

Morgan Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1874		1884-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-63. This coin is mounted in a GSA black holder, and is an example of VAM-4, the "Spiked 1", and scarce as such. Bright and untoned, with decent surfaces. Estimated Value $75 - 85. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1875		1884-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-63. Frosty and white, this is still mounted in the famous Nixon black holder. Estimated Value $75 - 85. View details	Realized $98
Lot 1876		1884-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-60+. A nice frosty mint state coin for the collector. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1877		1884-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-60. Mounted in a GSA Government holder. Bright and lustrous, but a bit baggy. This is the "Spiked 1" variety, VAM-4. Estimated Value $75 - 85. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1878		1884-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-60+. Semi-prooflike. Mounted in the familiar GSA black box. Nice color and surfaces. Estimated Value $75 - 85. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1879		1884-S Morgan Dollar. SEGS graded MS-62. "Light Toning" as noted on the SEGS insert. The toning is speckled and generally gold in color over the frosty, lustrous fields. There are some bagmarks in the fields and on Liberty's face, as always for this date, and we note that this one may be a bit optimistically graded by SEGS, and you shouldn't expect a cross-over from another grading service. For some reason, 1884-S dollars are seldom found without a bit of friction on the high points, and virtually all seen are similar to this coin or show more circulation marks and wear. An important coin that is really hard to find in mint state. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1880		1884-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58 Premium Quality. Here is one that "just missed" a mint state grade, as it shows very few signs of friction, which can't really be called "wear". Clean surfaces and one small bit of toning on the lower reverse edge. Clean surfaces, and this coin would easily fit into an uncirculated set. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 1881		1884-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Average surfaces for the grade, with moderate handling marks from brief circulation. Bright and lustrous in the fields, and well preserved overall. Scarce any better. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 1882		1884-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. This one appears to have circulated as the delicate fields and devices show moderate handling marks. Frosty and white, and completely without toning at this time. Nearly impossible to find better. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 1883		1884-S Morgan Dollar. ICG graded AU-58. Sometimes we wonder if 1884-S dollars were struck in AU-58. They all seem to have light wear, and this one is no exception. Frosty and bright, nicely struck for the date, with the usual and expected handling marks. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1884		1885 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Deeply toned on the obverse with shades iridescent blue, red and gold. Liberty's face is sharp and clean, and wholly toned with deep red hues. One tick over Liberty's eye. Fresh from long storage in a bag, where only the obverse was exposed to the air through the canvas. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1885		1885-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Flannagan. Here is one of the finest graded of the date, PCGS has seen 27 this high with just a single coin graded higher! The surfaces are stark white with mile high winter day frost on Liberty, and the fields mile ocean deep in their contrast. Hard to believe this coin could have been made as a business strike 116 years ago when the mints today can scarcely put out a bag without a dozen errors. The relentless march of progress and efficiency as observed through numismatics. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. From the Flannagan collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 1886		1885-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. One of the finest graded of the date, with just 24 reported at PCGS, and a single coin, just 1 graded a notch higher. That makes this certainly one of the finest known/graded/available for your collecting pleasure. Snowy white frost on the devices and boldly struck. Exceptional surfaces on both sides, with one small mark near the left star on the reverse. Toning free, and downright radiant. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 1887		1885-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-60. Free of toning and well struck for this date. Moderate handling marks. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1888		1886 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. This one must have been placed in a coin envelope for many years as the obverse has delightful colors which show the folds in the envelope! Superb surfaces and quite a nice coin, especially with so many colors. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1889		1886 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Glowing iridescent colors on the obverse which range through blues and golds over lustrous surfaces. The reverse is white. Clean surfaces and highly appealing for the toned collector. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1890		1886 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Deep blue, fuchsia and gold near the upper obverse, fading to bright silver below, the reverse white with a gold ring at the edge. A gem by any standards, especially with the colorful appeal. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 1891		1886 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Here is a toned wonder, the obverse is deep wine red with blues at the periphery, the reverse is mostly untoned save for a golden ring around the edge. Bright luster and well struck. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1892		1886 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. This one is white on the obverse, with a bit of gold at the edge, and is in an old small PCGS holder. The reverse has wild and vivid hues that glow with the luster beneath. Bright fuchsia in color, with blues and greens, and golds predominating. Another toned wonder. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1893		1886 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Here is deeply toned coin that boasts iridescent blue, lavender, yellow, green and whatnot all tossed in around the obverse. We even note a brush stroke in the left obverse field through the colors, perhaps from the original canvas bag. Bright on the reverse, with light gold around the periphery. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $426
Lot 1894		1886 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Deeply toned on the obverse with midnight blue at the centers and bright rose at the cap and mixed in over the surfaces. The reverse white at the center and deep gold at the edge. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1895		1886 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Bright envelope (we assume) toning on the obverse of iridescent gold, blue and green, with envelope folds visible too. A few ticks from gem, but a nice coin nevertheless. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1896		1886 Morgan Dollar. ICG graded MS-64. Toned deep blue before Liberty's face with strong luster beneath and other colors streaking down her curls. The reverse bright, save for an area of toning on the left side. If you love toned Morgans, you're going to have a feast in this sale. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1897		1886 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Vibrant rosey red on the obverse, with a touch of blue on Liberty's bust tip. The reverse white. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1898		1886-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62 Deep Mirror Prooflike. As noted in the PCGS Population Report, this is one of the rarest dates to locate in Deep Mirror Prooflike. Only 11 have been graded in all mint state grades by PCGS, and this is one of 3 in its grade category. The surfaces are very nice for the grade, and we wonder if PCGS wasn't a bit stingy in assigning this one only a 62. Grading is an art, and everyone's opinion differs to some degree. Minor contact marks in the delicate mirror fields, as expected, after all this was a business strike. Bright and untoned. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 1899		1886-S Morgan Dollar. MS-60+. Untoned and quite lustrous. Moderate bagmarks, as expected. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1900		1887/6 Morgan Dollar. MS-60 Prooflike. We note the fields are reflective, but as such were susceptible to bagmarks, which are present. The overdate is clear with a glass, and the coin remains untoned. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1901		1887 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66. Smoky gold toning on both sides, light in nature and not disturbing. One tiny planchet flake is noted near the tip of Liberty's chin, and a small spot behind her cap, below UM of UNUM. Beautifully frosted on her face and head, with splashes of toning noted there and on the eagle's breast. Always popular with collectors. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 1902		1887 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. The obverse is deeply toned with dark blue at the top which fades to vibrant purplish red, then yellow at the bottom towards the date with hints of blue again. Bold and beautiful, the reverse is untoned. Impossible to describe the colors and their respective arrangements. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1903		1887 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. In classic "old lady" fashion, Liberty is sporting blue hair with red highlights. Looks like she just stepped out of the saloon with a new colorful hairdo. Strong luster and areas of gold and blue mixed in on the obverse, the reverse white with a ring of gold. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 1904		1888 Morgan Dollar. ANACS graded MS-66. Well struck by the dies, and mostly white, with faint gold starting around the periphery, and hazy colors forming on the reverse. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1905		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Stunning deep fuchsia and blue green toning on the obverse, the reverse nearly white with a touch of gold on the right. The colors must be seen to be believed. A scarce date, especially in full gem grades, this one particularly well dressed up. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 1906		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Stunning red and gold shades with a streak of blue through Liberty hair on the obverse, the reverse untoned. A gem with clean surfaces and worth a premium for its colors. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 1907		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Bright white on the obverse, with vibrant gold toning at the periphery, but the story here is one the reverse, for here we have a radiant palette of colors ranging across the span of the rainbow and back again, generally horizontal in their organization, and all dance with the mint luster beneath. If you love toned coins, especially these hot-blooded colors, then wave your hand high when this one crosses the block and put aside some of the most vivid colors you'll probably ever see on a Morgan. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1908		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Deep fuchsia on the top of the obverse, fading to brilliant blue green at the center and below. The reverse is white save for a bit of toning at the top. Excellent surfaces too, and a toned collector's delight. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1909		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Bright white and lustrous on the obverse, but the reverse is the story here. Deep and iridescent shades on the right side fading to white on the left wing of the eagle, and back to sunset gold at the edge. Most of the colors line up in vertical order, and range across the spectrum. Simply stunning color. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1910		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. White on the obverse, with some gold at the edge, the reverse is toned with a wild fan of rainbow hues to complex to describe, ranging from light to dark shades and back again. The bidders will have to sort this one out. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1911		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Bright white on the obverse, with totally the opposite on the reverse, for there we see resplendent reds and greens dancing over lustrous fields and devices. This one was reverse side up in the bag, where it lay for many years quietly toning away. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1912		1889-CC Morgan Dollar. Sharpness of MS-60 but polished and buffed on Liberty's cheek. This coin was polished on the cheek in order to remove bagmarks, and perhaps in the surrounding fields too. One for the budget minded collector who wants to put this in an album, as it won't be graded by the major grading services in its current state. Satiny white in color, and a coin that should be inspected by prospective buyers. This is one of the key dates to the Morgan silver dollar series, and this one would be acceptable to some collectors. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1913		1889-CC Morgan Dollar. AU-55. Here is a fine example of one the rarest dates in the Morgan dollar series. While this one was likely cleaned in the past, it was done carefully, and now the coin is toned with beautiful gold hues over luster around the periphery. The surfaces are better than average, and this coin would fit well into a mint state set. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,818
Lot 1914		1889-CC Morgan Dollar. AU-50 Cleaned. Dull gray from way too many cleanings, and now hairlined too. Still a rare date, and one that simply has been dipped to death, as we'd say down at the old coin shop. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 1915		1889-CC Morgan Dollar. ANACS graded EF-40. Even light wear and quite pleasing. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1916		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. AU-53. Tawny gold toning and just lightly circulated. Estimated Value $70 - 90. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1917		1890-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63 Deep Mirror Prooflike. A flashy prooflike specimen in an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Unsold
Lot 1918		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-63 Prooflike. A flashy brilliant uncirculated example with a hint of violet toning adhering to the borders. Mirror surfaces are present on both sides. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1919		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-63. Bright and lustrous, with light toning starting around the periphery. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1920		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-61. Nicely struck by the dies with full breast feathers on the eagle and with clean fields. A few very light scuffs on Liberty's face, but not nearly as many, or as deep, as usually seen. Frosty luster and starting to tone a bit around the edges. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1921		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-61. Light hazy toning over lustrous fields, with moderate handling marks from bag storage over the years. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1922		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. AU-50. Faint hairlines from circulation and still lustrous. Estimated Value $70 - 90. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1923		1892-CC Morgan Dollar. AU-58. This one has nice contrast between the frosty devices and reflective fields. Typical bagging. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details	Realized $391

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