Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 115

February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction

Classic Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 489		1809 C-1 R4 G5+. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned. Glossy light steel brown and olive with some lighter brown highlights. The surfaces are smooth and there are only a few trivial contact marks consistent with the grade. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early, with a die crack through MERIC. The date and legends are all strong. A relatively modest example of this tough variety, but it comes with a very nice provenance. Value $500 - UP Ex William K. Raymond-Jon Hanson-Ray Munde-R. Tettenhorst-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 490		1809 C-2 R3 G5. Glossy light olive and steel. No defects, just worn. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for weakness inside the wreath. Value $50 - UP Ex Joe Tomasko 11/26/2000-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $48
Lot 491		1809 C-3 R1. PCGS graded AU-53. CAC. Glossy light brown blending to light chocolate brown on the highpoints. Underlying mint frost shows through in the protected areas and this piece has great eye appeal. A tiny rim bruise right of the date and a microscopic tick left of the first A in AMERICA may help identify this piece. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Our grade is EF45. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 15 finer. (PCGS # 35224) Value $350 - UP Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., 9/1989-Julian Leidman 11/29/1996-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $384
Lot 492		1809 C-4 R2 Large 0 over Small 0 PCGS Unc Detail Damage. Frosty light steel brown and tan faded to chocolate on the highpoints. Traces of tan faded down from mint color are visible on both sides, and an arc of slightly darker olive brown toning covers the left half of the obverse. There is no trace of wear on this piece, but there is a trail of five dull pinpricks from the eye down to the bottom of the neck. These small contact marks blend perfectly into the toning and do not catch your eye. Otherwise this piece is lustrous and free of any notable defects, and the eye appeal is excellent. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The "circle inside 0" feature is clear and dentils are visible around the entire obverse and most of the reverse. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Our grade is MS60 sharpness net AU55. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Only 2 graded MS at PCGS. (PCGS # 35230) Value $2,000 - UP Ex Richard Coleman-Richard Gross-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:268-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2010:710-The Green Tree Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/18/2018:130-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,860
Lot 493		1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny luster covers the fields and protected areas and this piece has great eye appeal. The only defects are a microscopic planchet lamination to the rim above star 7 (as struck) and a dull tick near the berry above AL in HALF. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The dentils on the obverse are gone as are most of the dentils on the reverse. The undertype 6 or inverted 9 remains clear. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Our grade is AU55, same as the PCGS assessment. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 9 finer. (PCGS # 35233) Value $600 - UP Ex Wauconda (IL) Coin Shop 11/11/1989-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $900
Lot 494		1809 C-6 R1 VF30. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are two tiny rim nicks at star 3. M-LDS, Manley state 5.0. The reverse is rotated 145 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Value $150 - UP Ex Don Valenziano-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 495		1809 C-6 R1 VF25. Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty tan in protected areas. Tiny specks of silvery gray toning are scattered over both sides as if the planchet contains traces of a white metal in the alloy. No roughness, only microscopic contact marks, none notable. MDS, Manley state 4.0. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees clockwise. Value $125 - UP Ex Don Valenziano-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 496		1810 C-1 R1. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. Frosty light greenish olive brown blending to light chocolate. The only marks are a tiny planchet flake left of star 6 (as struck), an extremely faint hairline from star 13 to the 0 in the date, and another hairline close over HALF. MDS. A satiny piece with excellent eye appeal. MDS with the reverse rotated 25 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is MS60, slightly higher than the PCGS grade. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 10 finer. (PCGS # 35236) Value $2,000 - UP Ex 1977 ANA Sale, Kagin's 8/23/1977:172-Don Valenziano 1983-The Widok Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,920
Lot 497		1810 C-1 R1 G5. Slightly sharper but there are two small dents on the reverse: one at the bottom of the N in CENT and a smaller one on the second A in AMERICA. A glass also reveals some faint hairline scratches on the portrait, all hidden in the toning. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Uniform extremely fine granularity covers the planchet. This piece was struck two times. The first strike was normal and centered on the planchet The second strike was about 70% off center. On the second strike the reverse die struck the planchet at the lower left of the reverse, and the obverse was struck against an off-center blank planchet leaving an indent at the left top of that side. The new blank planchet received an off-center brockage impression from the obverse of this piece during the second strike. A clear, easily explained mint error. Value $300 - UP Ex J. Lee Bryant (Racine, Wisconsin coin show) 3/1986-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 498		1811 C-1 R4 (as a die state) VG7. Slightly sharper but there are a few light scratches on the bust tip and in the field above plus a couple more faint ones at ES in STATES. The surfaces appear perfectly smooth to the unaided dye but a glass reveals some microscopic granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris and the toning is an attractive and slightly glossy medium chocolate with lighter brown on the devices. Rare terminal die state, Manley state 5.0, with a large cud break that connects stars 1-4 to the rim. A decent example of this very popular die state. Value $650 - UP Ex Don Valenziano 1983-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 499		1811 C-2 R3 VF35. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there are some light contact marks on both sides. The notable marks are some faint hairline scratches and tiny nicks in the field before the portrait, a stronger nick between the nose and star 5, and a shallow planchet flake in the dentils under the end of the wreath ribbon (as struck). The toning is a very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0 late, with fine die clashmarks behind the curls but none below the truncation. A sharp example of this tough date, and it has nice eye appeal. Value $5,500 - UP Ex Don Valenziano 1983-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,520
Lot 500		1825 C-1 R3. PCGS graded AU-58+. CAC. Very attractive frosty medium brown with slightly darker steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. The fields are satiny and lustrous. An arc of tiny splashes of slightly darker toning reaches from the date counterclockwise through stars 13-9. A beautiful half cent, just very lightly worn on the highest points of the devices. Voted 5th finest in the 2001 EAC Half Cent Happening. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a subtle lump between the feet of the F in OF and first A in AMERICA. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-9 and the reverse is rotated 50 degrees CW. Noyes photo #74350. Our grade is AU50+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 5 finer: 3 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 35246) Value $1,200 - UP Ex Jim McGuigan 8/17/1985-Jules Reiver 2/22/1999 (in trade)-Bob Yuell, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2011:74-The Widok Collection (includes the Reiver collection envelope and Goldberg lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,800
Lot 501		1825 C-2 R1. PCGS graded AU-58. Very attractive glossy light olive and chocolate with underlying frosty lighter brown and golden tan in protected areas. Nearly flawless; a tiny tick on the front edge of the neck may help identify this piece. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The end of the wreath stem is complete. Looks mint state but there is a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. Our grade is AU50+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 7; 8 finer. (PCGS # 35249) Value $500 - UP Ex Don Valenziano 1983-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $528
Lot 502		1826 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown blending to chocolate brown toning on the highpoints with frosty lighter golden brown and tan toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. A faint hairline scratch under the left foot of the first A in AMERICA is the only mark, and it is barely visible with a glass. MDS Manley state 3.0. The die crack from the bust tip to star 1 now branches through star 2 to star 3, and several of the die file lines from the top of the head over LI are still clearly visible. The obverse fields are hard and slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing and the reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. A sharp, very attractive half cent. Our grade is AU58. Noyes photo #74338. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 10 finer. (PCGS # 35252) Value $1,200 - UP Ex Consignment H, Stack's 6/12/1970:1135-Jim McGuigan 6/26/1982-Bob Yuell, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2011:76-The Widok Collection (both lot tickets included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,170
Lot 503		1826 C-2 R3 Repunched 6. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. Glossy light chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning in the protected areas. Mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides and this piece has excellent eye appeal. Just a few light contact marks, the only notable one being a light nearly vertical nick in the field before the eye. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on the 6 is clear and there are faint die clashmarks inside the wreath. A nice example. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 4 finer: 2 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 64+. (PCGS # 35255) Value $500 - UP Ex Don Valenziano 1983-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $810
Lot 504		1828 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown and olive. An attractive piece with just a few notable marks including a spot on the upper edge of the bust and specks of dark toning near the rim at UNITED STATES. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on star 2 is clear and there are die clashmarks inside the wreath. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Widok provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 1 finer in 63+. (PCGS # 35258) Value $650 - UP Ex Jim McGuigan-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $840
Lot 505		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC. Lustrous light chocolate and medium brown with bluish steel toning in some of the protected areas. Tiny peeps of faded mint red can be found in some of the protected areas on the obverse. No spots or stains and the best identifying mark is a tiny, very dull nick on star 1 (visible only with a strong glass). This half cent has excellent eye appeal. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with faint die clashmarks inside the wreath. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer: 1 in 64, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 35264) Value $2,000 - UP Ex Stack's 3/11/1982:599-Carvin Goodridge Collection-Goodridge Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/2/2012:309-The Widok Collection (Goldberg lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,680
Lot 506		1828 C-3 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light and medium browns with 5-10% of the planchet showing faded mint red, especially the reverse. No spots or stains. Looks choice but there are some trivial contact marks visible under magnification, mostly on the upper part of the neck. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on star 7 is clear and there are die clashmarks inside the wreath. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 9 finer. (PCGS # 35261) Value $700 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/1997:175-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $720
Lot 507		1829 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Very attractive lustrous medium brown blending to darker olive brown near the dentils around the obverse. Looks choice mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only marks are a few small spots of darker olive brown toning (not carbon) including one in the hair right of the ear lobe and another at the end of the wreath ribbon. MDS, Manley 2.0. The spike up from the top of the C in CENT is just a small lump. Our grade is AU58+, very close to MS60. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 3 finer: 1 in 64+, 2 in 65. (PCGS # 35267) Value $400 - UP Ex Don Valenziano 1983-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $870
Lot 508		1831 Original Cohen-1 Breen 1-A R6. PCGS graded EF-40. Glossy medium brown blending to darker olive in protected areas. The highest points of the devices are a lighter shade of tan suggesting this piece was very lightly cleaned long ago. No spots or stains and the only mark is a horizontal nick midway between star 2 and the neck. Experts including Walter Breen and Jim McGuigan have classified this piece as one of the "business strikes" of the 1831 original (although such a distinction could be considered an academic exercise at this point with expert opinions on both sides). It is the 4th piece listed in the Breen census of business strikes (see the Breen half cent encyclopedia, page 341). Either way this is a very nice example of the 1831 original, a date that is missing from many advanced collections. Our grade is VF30. Weight 82.8 grains. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 55. (PCGS # 35270) Value $25,000 - UP Ex Lou Irwin (Shaker Heights Coin Shop located in a suburb of Cleveland Ohio) 1976-Jim McGuigan 4/14/1985-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $32,400
Lot 509		1832 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC. Lustrous golden tan with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and a few small puffs of darker toning in the field before the neck. Sharply struck with great eye appeal but there are three rim nicks at stars 8-10. MDS with a fine die crack from the dentils to the top of the A in STATES. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 4 finer. (PCGS # 35273) Value $300 - UP Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:330-The Widok Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $930
Lot 510		1832 C-2 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Very attractive lustrous light to medium brown with peeps of mint red remaining visible on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the reverse fields are slightly reflective. Just a few trivial marks including two tiny rim nicks at the top of the obverse and a small puff of darker olive toning over the I in AMERICA. A piece with great eye appeal. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before the reverse die cracked. Our grade is MS60+, close to MS62. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2. (PCGS # 35276) Value $600 - UP Ex Jim McGuigan 5/20/1993-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,500
Lot 511		1832 C-3 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Choice lustrous light olive and medium brown. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and this piece offers outstanding eye appeal. No spots, stains, or contact marks. The best identifying marks are a tiny spot of lighter tan toning on the lower point of star 7 and a small, faint spot of very slightly darker toning in the field off the chin. MDS with the always present tiny lumps on the reverse caused by rust on the die. This is the plate coin for the variety in the second edition of Roger Cohen's half cent book (see page 90). Our grade is MS63+. A beautiful example and it comes with an excellent provenance. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 3 finer: 2 in 65, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 35279) Value $1,250 - UP Ex Philip Showers-Joe Flynn-Roger S. Cohen, Superior 2/2/1992:337-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,320
Lot 512		1833 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Lustrous light to medium steel brown blending to light chocolate. The surfaces are lustrous and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only marks (and they are trivial) are a faint puff of slightly darker toning above the back of the head, a tiny rim nick below the end of the wreath stem, and a small horizontal nick over the F in HALF. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with die clashmarks on the reverse but none on the obverse. The field inside the wreath is reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing. A very nice half cent, close to choice. Our grade is MS62+. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 7; 4 finer: 2 in 64+, 1 in 65, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 35282) Value $900 - UP Ex Gary Swanson 11/8/1992-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,170
Lot 513		1834 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC. Frosty medium brown and light olive with traces of mint color on the obverse and 15% of the reverse. Just a few minor marks including a puff of dark olive toning in the field at the brow lock, a shallow low spot in the field before the neck (as struck), and a couple small rim nicks at the top of the reverse. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die clashmarks. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 35285) Value $450 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/1995:120-Tom Reynolds 11/28/1996-The Widok Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $456
Lot 514		1834 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty light to medium brown mottled with some darker chocolate brown and olive. No notable marks, just some tiny ticks and light friction on the highpoints. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with clear die clashmarks on both sides. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 4 finer: 3 in 63, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 35285) Value $250 - UP Source unrecorded 5/4/1996-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $384
Lot 515		1835 C-1 R1 MS60. Frosty tan and light brown with hints of underlying very faded mint color peeking through in a few places. There are some extremely faint hairlines around the date and a small puff of darker olive toning at the dentils over ME in AMERICA. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with die clashmarks on both sides. Value $275 - UP Ex Stan Kuric (at the Illinois State Coin Show) 10/9/1999-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 516		1835 C-2 R1 MS62. Very attractive tan and light brown blending to steel brown on the highpoints. Faint hints of bluish steel and rose overtones are visible on both sides. The only notable mark is a swipe of darker toning below the wreath ribbon, and there is a trace of microscopic roughness within this darker area. Very early die state, Manley 1.0 early. The fields are reflective and all the stars have complete, sharp radial lines. A beautiful prooflike half cent; choice if not for the swipe of darker toning (PCGS # 35291) Value $1,000 - UP Ex Steve Fischer 11/28/1995-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,260