Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 110

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

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 84		Group of 18 Cents, 1816-1839, graded Cull to Fine. Average grade is VG. Some are sharper with defects. Good mix of dates. Inspection recommended. Lot of 18 coins. *Estimate Value $150 - UP* View details	Realized $312
Lot 85		1818 N-6 R1 NGC graded AU58. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. A very attractive cent with just a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only notable mark is a well-hidden nick over the I in AMERICA. E-MDS with a die crack on the reverse. Our grade is AU50+. *Estimate Value $400 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $450
Lot 86		1818 N-10 R1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty light olive brown and chocolate. Nice cartwheel luster, especially on the obverse. There is a touch of rub on the highest points of the devices and a small stain of darker toning on the leaf right of E in ONE. MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for the variety. Our grade is AU55. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 87		1819 N-8 R1 Small Date PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices and a collection of tiny ticks in the field above the head. Nicely struck EDS. Our grade is AU55. *Estimate Value $350 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 88		1820. Small date. NGC graded Details of AU-50 scratches. Estimate Value $300 - 350 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 89		1820 N-13 R1 Large Date NGC graded MS65 Red & Brown. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with about 10% of both sides showing mint red. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless except for a spot of dark toning at the lower left point of star 13. MDS with a die crack that meanders through the date and stars, the usual Randall Hoard die state for this variety. Our grade is MS63. *Estimate Value $1,750 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,920
Lot 90		1820 N-13 R1 Large Date NGC Uncirculated Details, Altered Color. Frosty golden tan. Looks choice mint state but this cent may have been dipped long ago. There is a nick or planchet flake just left of the ear lobe; otherwise free of notable marks or other defects. MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state with a die crack through the date and stars. Our grade is net AU50+. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 91		1823 Restrike in Silver PCGS graded MS63. Light silvery gray mixed with darker steel and gray. No spots or stains but there are a few small planchet flakes at CENT (as struck). LDS with all the known die cracks, including the final one down through the T & E in STATES. Less than a dozen known struck in silver, and only a half dozen or so of those are accounted for today. Breen says these silver restrikes were made in 1879 for John W. Haseltine and possibly later for Stephen K. Nagy. The late die state suggests these silver versions were made at or near the end of this "whimsy." Noyes photo #20574. Weight 162.8 grains. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 2; tied for the finest examples graded at both services for the type. *Estimate Value $15,000 - UP* Ex P. E. Wickes, M. H. Bolender 12/30/1948:575-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 3/31/2001-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:183. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 92		Group of 10 Cents, 1824-1829, grading AG3 to F15. Average grade is G6. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 10 coins. *Estimate Value $125 - UP* View details	Realized $204
Lot 93		1826 N-9 R3 NGC graded AU55. Very attractive frosty light chocolate brown. The only defect is a mint-made planchet flake between star 5 and the dentils. MDS with a die crack on the reverse. Our grade is EF45. *Estimate Value $400 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 94		Trio of Tough Varieties 1828-1843. Includes 1828 N-12 R3+ VG8, 1839 N-12 R4 Booby Head MDS G6, and 1843 N-17 R5 Mature Head VG7. All are very slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. *Estimate Value $125 - UP* View details	Realized $132
Lot 95		Group of 10 Cents, 1830-1838, grading G5 to F12. Average grade is VG8. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 10 coins. *Estimate Value $175 - UP* View details	Realized $204
Lot 96		1831 N-6 R1 Large Letters AG3. Glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. The surfaces are smooth but there are a couple obvious dents at stars 10-12. This cent was struck two times with two easily readable dates. One strike was normal and centered on the planchet. The other strike was 75% off center with the date and bust showing clearly above the head of the centered impression. The reverse of the off-center strike was against a portion of the obverse of a previously struck cent leaving an incuse impression of several stars. A neat piece and the mint errors are obvious in spite of the low grade. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 97		1835 N-19 R5 Head of 1836 PCGS graded G4. Glossy medium olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is a shallow flake on the right side of star 1. The date is weak but readable, as always on lower grade examples thanks to the heavily worn obverse die, but the legends are clear. Comes with what appears to be an internal cud break that connects the NI in UNITED to the leaf below, possibly a unique die state. Careful inspection recommended by die state specialists. Graded VG7 by John Wright and Del Bland. Our grade is VG7 as well. *Estimate Value $175 - UP* Discovered unattributed by John D. Wright at a Chicago coin show in 6/1983-R. E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:775 (where it sold for $3190 when only a few of the die variety were known to exist). Includes the Superior lot ticket and lot description. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528
Lot 98		1837 N-9 R1 Beaded Hair Cord NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty golden tan and light brown blending to darker steel brown on the highpoints. A flawless cent that looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices. M-LDS with die cracks on both sides and a small lump on the tip of the bust. Our grade is AU58. *Estimate Value $375 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 99		Partial Collection of Cents, 1816-1839, grading G5 to F15. Includes 45 pieces (42 different varieties and 3 duplicates). Average grade is VG8. Some are sharper with defects but most have a clear date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 45 coins. *Estimate Value $900 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $840
Lot 100		Group of 229 Early Coppers grading Fair-Fine. Average grade is AG-G. Includes 3 colonials, 1 hard times token, 1 foreign, and 224 US large cents 1798-1857. Two 1857 cents are included and one 1837 cent is slabbed. Careful inspection recommended. Lot of 229 coins. *Estimate Value $1,500 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details	Realized $2,640
Lot 101		Group of 48 Large Cents, 1818-1856, grading Poor to AG. Many are sharper with defects including holes, dents, or counterstamps. Most have a clear date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 48 coins. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details	Realized $156
Lot 102		Group of 92 Large Cents, 1819-1856, grading Good to VF. Average grade is VG. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. One piece is slabbed; the rest are raw. Inspection recommended. Lot of 92 coins. *Estimate Value $1,250 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details	Realized $1,320
Lot 103		Group of 9 Large Cents, 1797-1846, grading Poor to Fine. Average grade is AG. Most have an easily readable date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 9 coins. *Estimate Value $50 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details	Realized $96
Lot 104		Group of 21 Large Cents 1818-1857 grading Poor to VG. Average grade is AG-Good. Some are sharper with defects and most have a clear date. Lot of 21 coins. *Estimate Value $140 - UP* View details	Realized $180
Lot 105		Group of 23 Large Cents 1831-1854 grading VG to VF. Average grade is VG-Fine. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 23 coins. *Estimate Value $225 - UP* View details	Realized $300
Lot 106		Group of 34 Cents, 1840-1853, graded Cull to VF. Average grade is VG. Some are sharper with defects. Good mix of dates. Inspection recommended. Lot of 34 coins. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details	Realized $264
Lot 107		Group of Ten 1840 Cents grading VG8 to VF35. Average grade is F15. Includes one each of every variety except N-5. Most have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 10 coins. *Estimate Value $275 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $324
Lot 108		Group of 11 Cents, 1841-1843, grading G5 to VF30. Average grade is F15. Includes 10 different die varieties and one duplicate. Inspection recommended. Lot of 11 coins. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $348
Lot 109		Group of 15 Cents, 1841-1855, grading AG3 to VG10. Average grade is VG7 to VG8. Good mix of dates. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 15 coins. *Estimate Value $175 - UP* View details	Realized $180
Lot 110		Group of 12 Cents, 1844 & 1845, grading VG8 to VF30. Average grade is F12. All different die varieties. Several have Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 12 coins. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $300
Lot 111		Trio of Cents, 1845-1849, grading EF40. Includes 1845 N-15 R4+ MDS (b), 1847 N-32 R4 EDS (a), and 1849 N-12 R1 MDS (b). All are smooth and attractive for the grade. A nice group. Lot of 3 coins. *Estimate Value $350 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $480
Lot 112		1846 N-3 R2 VF35. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces, just lightly worn. The only notable mark is a small planchet chip right of star 2 (as struck). Rare LDS, die state f, with clearly defined rim cud breaks over TATES and OF. *Estimate Value $125 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $114
Lot 113		Group of 7 Cents, 1846-1855, grading Fair to Fine. Average grade is G-VG. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 7 coins. *Estimate Value $50 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $66
Lot 114		Group of 21 Cents, 1846 & 1847, grading G6 to VF30. Average grade is F12. All different die varieties. Many have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 21 coins. *Estimate Value $400 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $336
Lot 115		Quartet of Cents, 1848-1857. Includes 1848 N-6 R1 scarce TDS (die state e with a small cud on the left top of M) VF35, 1848 N-22 R1 extremely rare EDS (die state a with repunching at the dentil tips under the first 8 and an uncracked reverse) VG8 (the finest EDS known to Grellman is VG10), 1850 N-21 R1 LDS (die state c, Newcomb's old #10, with two rim cuds on the reverse) EF45, and 1857 N-1 R1 Large Date LDS (b) F12. An interesting group. The first two come with a Grellman attribution and grading card. Lot of 4 coins. *Estimate Value $350 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $900
Lot 116		Group of 17 Cents dated 1848 grading VG8 to VF30. Average grade is F15. Includes 16 different die varieties and one die state duplicate. Many have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 17 coins. *Estimate Value $350 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $264
Lot 117		Group of 11 Cents, 1848-1855, grading F12 to VF20. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 11 coins. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* View details	Realized $180
Lot 118		1849 N-29 R2 MS60. Frosty bluish steel and olive with small splashes of lighter brown toning on the upper part of the reverse. A small spot of darker toning over the right side of star 3 is the only notable mark. Sharply struck MDS, die state c, with several tiny rim cud breaks under 849 to star 13. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 119		Group of 15 Cents dated 1849 grading VG8 to VF30. Average grade is F15. Contains 13 different die varieties and two die state duplicates. Inspection recommended. Lot of 15 coins. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $288
Lot 120		1850 N-7 R1 MS60. Frosty medium brown and steel with traces of mint red on both sides. The only marks are a small scuff near the dentils between stars 2 & 3 and a dull nick on the rim under 85. MDS, die state b. *Estimate Value $150 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 121		Group of 13 Cents dated 1850 grading VG10 to VF30. Average grade is F15. All are different die varieties. Some have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 13 coins. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $216
Lot 122		1851 N-5 R3 PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Very attractive lustrous light olive and steel brown with subtle overtones of bluish steel and sea-green. Hints of underlying very faded mint color show on the reverse. This cent looks flawless in every respect to the unaided eye, but a strong glass reveals a few extremely faint hairlines at the dentil tips on either side of star 5. LDS, die state b, with a faint die crack from the coronet through star 5 to the dentils over star 4. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#10 honors in the Grellman census. The attribution and Tucker provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; tied for finest of the variety at both services. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* Ex Dr. Bruce Tucker, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:514. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 123		1851 N-6 R1 Repunched Date NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. No defects, just a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. MDS, die state b late. The repunching on both 1's in the date is dull but still visible. Our grade is AU55. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 124		Group of 29 Cents dated 1851 grading G5 to VF35. Average grade is F15+. Includes 28 different die varieties and one die state duplicate. Some have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 29 coins. *Estimate Value $600 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $456
Lot 125		1852 N-6 R2 NGC graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown on the devices with at least half the mint color remaining. The only marks are a small spot of darker toning (not carbon) at the left top of star 4 and a larger toning spot on the leaf below the second T in STATES. Otherwise this cent is essentially flawless. LDS, die state c, with a large rim cud break from star 10.5 down to star 12. Our grade is MS64. Tied for CC#3 honors for the variety; tied for second finest known with the rim cud in the Grellman census. And this piece has more mint color. A great piece for the serious late date cent collector. *Estimate Value $1,000 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $840
Lot 126		Group of 13 Cents dated 1852 grading VG10 to VF35. Average grade is VF20. Contains 11 different die varieties and two duplicates. Some have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 13 coins. *Estimate Value $275 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $450
Lot 127		1853 N-10 R1 Repunched 18 PCGS Unc Details Questionable Color. Lustrous red with a subtle rose overtone. No spots or stains. Has great eye appeal in spite of the questionable color. MDS, die state b. The repunching on the 1 & 8 is still visible. Our grade is MS60. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 128		Group of 16 Cents dated 1853 grading G6 to EF40. Average grade is F15. All are different die varieties. Some have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 16 coins. *Estimate Value $325 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $240
Lot 129		Group of 17 Cents dated 1854 grading F12 to EF40. Average grade is VF20. Contains 15 different die varieties and two duplicates. Many have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 17 coins. *Estimate Value $400 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $324
Lot 130		Group of 10 Cents dated 1855 grading VG10 to VF35. Average grade is F15. Contains nine different die varieties and one die state duplicate. Several have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 10 coins. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $192
Lot 131		1856 N-14 R1 Italic 5 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Beautiful frosty steel brown and light chocolate with traces of faded mint color still showing on the reverse. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint luster and are essentially flawless. The only defect is the usual soft strike on the coronet over LIB (a condition that affects nearly all known examples of the variety). M-LDS, die state b. Our grade is MS63. *Estimate Value $450 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 132		Group of 10 Cents dated 1856 grading VG8 to EF40. Average grade is F15 to VF20. Contains nine different die varieties and one die state duplicate. Some have a Grellman attribution and grading card. Inspection recommended. Lot of 10 coins. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $192
Lot 133		(1834) William Seward Hard Times Token Low-15 Rulau HT-28 R3 EF45. Choice frosty golden tan with darker steel toning on the highpoints. The obverse is centered on the planchet while the reverse is off a bit to the bottom, which is typical. A very nice piece. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660

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