Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 110

The June 2-5, 2019 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Colonials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		(1652) New England Shilling Noe 1-A Rarity-6+ PCGS graded XF45, CAC Approved. Glossy light to medium steel gray blending to darker gray in protected areas. The NE and XII are nearly complete and the only notable mark is a dull punch near the center of the reverse. Only 14 are known of this historically significant issue, and 6 of those are impounded in museums or other historical institutions. A great opportunity for the collector of early American coinage. Weight listed as 70.36 grains on the PCGS label. *Estimate Value $150,000 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2		1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling Noe-1 R3 PCGS graded XF40. An "IN at Left of Tree" type. Frosty light to medium silver fading to darker grayish steel in protected areas. Nicely centered on a nearly round planchet. The Oak Tree, date, and denomination are all strong. There is a minor wave or bend in the planchet that caused uneven wear on a few letters of the legend, but most of the letters are complete. This piece may have been struck more than once. A major portion of "ND" is clearly visible above the ND in ENGLAND, strongest above the N. A nice piece worth a close look. Listed on page 41 in the "Redbook." Weight listed as 72.07 grains on the PCGS label. Pop 4; 10 finer at PCGS. *Estimate Value $3,000 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3		1783 Chalmers Shilling with Short Worm PCGS Graded XF45. Rather glossy light to medium gray and steel blending to slightly darker steel gray in the protected areas. Nicely centered and well struck. The only defects are a small punch mark near the device left of SHILLING and another at the dentils left of the first A in ANNAPOLIS. While these two marks are visible to the unaided eye they were not significant enough to keep the graders at PCGS from assigning a high grade to this rare colonial issue. Pop 8; 7 finer, 3 in 50, 2 in 53, 2 in 55. *Estimate Value $9,000 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 5		Pair of PCGS slabbed Colonial Coppers. Includes 1723 Woods Hibernia Halfpenny PCGS Genuine XF Details Environmental Damage and 1786 Connecticut Mailed Bust Left PCGS Genuine VF Details Environmental Damage. The date is clear on the first, only partially visible on the second. Both have the appearance of coins that were recovered from soil. Inspection recommended. Lot of 2 coins. *Estimate Value $100 - UP* View details	Realized $66
Lot 6		Quartet of New Jersey Coppers. Includes 1786 Maris 23-P Rarity-4 AG, 1786 Maris 24-P Rarity-2 Good, 1787 Maris34-J Rarity-3 VG, and 1787 Maris 48-G Rarity-1 Fine. Most are sharper with defects. The date is weak on the first two, strong on the rest. Inspection recommended. Lot of 4 coins. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details	Realized $240
Lot 7		(1785) Bar Cent Breen-1145 W-8520 Rarity-4 PCGS graded MS66 Brown, CAC Approved. Frosty steel brown and light olive with lighter brown toning faded down from mint color in protected areas. Sharply struck and virtually flawless, certainly one of the finest known (if not the finest). A gem example of this popular colonial copper that was circulating in New York circa 1785. Listed on pages 73 & 74 in the "Redbook." Pop 3; tied for the finest examples graded at both services. *Estimate Value $100,000 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 8		1790 Standish Barry Threepence Breen-1019 NGC graded MS64, CAC Approved. Glossy light silvery gray with frosty lighter silver toning in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and void of marks, and this piece has great eye appeal. Both dies are cracked, and the crack on the reverse actually bisects it from K-1 down to K-5.5. Nicely centered and well struck except for some weakness in the central part of the reverse. This is the finest example that has been certified, and the only finer piece known to us is a raw example that resides in the collection of the Maryland Historical Society. An outstanding piece for the advanced collector of early American coinage. And it comes with a nice provenance, as you would expect. Pop 1; the finest example graded at both services. *Estimate Value $120,000 - UP* Ex Virgil Brand Collection (privately 11/8/1954)-John J. Ford, Jr.-Ford Collection, Stack's 5/2004:282 ($86,250)-Donald Groves Partrick, Heritage 1/8/2015:5660. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 9		1794 Franklin Press Token NGC graded AU50. Rather glossy light to medium brown with light chocolate toning on the devices. No defects, just light friction on the highpoints. Listed on page 78 in the "Redbook." *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 10		Pair of 1787 Connecticut Coppers. Includes Miller 33.17-gg.2 R5 F-VF sharpness with some bad dents but boldly double struck 35% off center showing two full dates, and another low grade unattributed piece. Lot of 2 coins. *Estimate Value $75 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details	Realized $72
Lot 11		(1792) Washington Born Virginia with Stars over Eagle Breen-1236 Rarity-8- PCGS graded AU53. Copper with Plain Edge. Glossy dark chocolate brown and olive. The surfaces are smooth except for a bit of fine roughness and dirt nestled around the legend off the tip of the bust. The only contact marks are a minor rim bruise off the bust tip and another under the shoulder, and neither mark is at all distracting. This variant of the Washington Born Virginia Cent is extremely rare and remains unpriced in the "Redbook." Only three examples are known, and this example is the finest of the group by a significant margin. One of the three is impounded in the Massachusetts Historical Society and this may be the only example in private hands today. A great candidate for a superior collection of early American coinage. Comes with a significant provenance. Weight 174.1 grains, 30.2mm diameter. The only example graded at both services. *Estimate Value $180,000 - UP* Ex Waldo C. Newcomer-Virgil Brand-New Netherlands Coin Co.-Norweb Family Collection, Stack's 11/2006:2023. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 12		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 13-X Rarity-2 NGC graded MS61 Brown. A STATES UNITED variety. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only defects are some shallow planchet laminations on both sides, the largest of these at the bottom of the U in FUGIO (as struck). Planchet flaws such as these are quite common on FUGIO Cents. Most likely from the famous Bank of New York Hoard of mint state FUGIO Cents. *Estimate Value $2,000 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,740
Lot 13		Group of 14 Early Coppers grading Poor to VG. Includes 4 imitation British halfpennies 1751-1775, two 1787 Fugio Cents, one 1803 half cent, and seven large cents 1800-1814. Many are sharper with defects and most have a readable date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 14 coins. *Estimate Value $125 - UP* View details	Realized $180
Lot 14		Quartet of Colonial Electrotype Copies. Includes 1779 Rhode Island Ship Token AU50 (see page 52 in the "Redbook"), 1787 Massachusetts Half Cent EF40 ("Redbook" page 61), and two copies of the 1787 Fugio Cent in VF (one is a BECKER copy, page 89 in the "Redbook"). Lot of 4 electrotype copies. *Estimate Value $125 - UP* View details	Realized $264
Lot 15		Group of 16 Mixed Early US Coppers. Includes 4 colonials (1 in a PCGS holder VF Details, the other 3 raw grading poor to AG), 2 uncirculated colonial restrikes, and 10 large cents dated 1797-1810 grading poor to AG. Inspection recommended. Lot of 16 coins. *Estimate Value $125 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details	Realized $384