Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 115

February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction

Classic Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 555		1808 S-279 R1 G4. Partly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are a bit dull thanks to microscopic roughness and there are a few contact marks but no verdigris. A diagonal planchet fissure or old scratch on the truncation is the only significant mark. Struck 10% off center to K-6.5 leaving most of the date off the planchet but faint traces of the upper part of the date are visible. Value $200 - UP Source unrecorded 9/17/2000-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 556		1812 S-291 R2 Small Date VF25. Slightly sharper but there are traces of shallow reddish brown verdigris in the fields and protected areas on the reverse. The obverse is choice frosty light olive and medium chocolate brown with perfectly smooth surfaces and no defects. The reverse is light olive and reddish brown with flowline frost in the fields and protected areas. MDS, Breen state III, with die cracks on the obverse and flowlines on both sides. Value $800 - UP Ex Rodney C. Burress 9/9/2011-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 557		1813 S-293 R2. PCGS graded AU-50. Five points sharper but there is a diagonal scratch under star 12 that nearly reaches the lowest curl. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive and there are only a few trivial contact marks, none notable. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. E-MDS, Breen state I. There are fine die flowlines from the dentil tips but the repunching on the upper part of the 3 is still sharp. A small, shallow low spot (caused by debris on the die) weakens the right side of the D in UNITED. Our grade is VF35. A nice Classic Head cent. The attribution and Widok Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 7 finer. (PCGS # 36514) Value $3,250 - UP Ex Rodney C. Burress 9/9/2011-The Widok Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,640