Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 115

February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction

Coronet Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 611		1840 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6+ PCGS graded Proof-66 Brown. Reverse of 1840. Choice medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices giving this piece a cameo look. No carbon spots and the only notable mark is a tiny planchet flake off the lower left point of star 7 (as struck). Fine diagonal die polishing lines cover the fields on the reverse. A sharp, very attractive proof half cent. Our grade is Proof-65. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 66+. Value $15,000 - UP Ex Troy Wiseman Collection-Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,700
Lot 612		1842 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R7- PCGS graded Proof-64 Brown. Reverse of 1840. Light olive and steel brown. Sharply struck and essentially flawless except for some unevenness on the rim at the bottom of the obverse, apparently lightly smoothed there to eliminate a minor planchet flaw or wire rim. There is a tiny planchet clip over AT in STATES, as struck. Our grade is Proof-60. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 66. Value $7,500 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,760
Lot 613		1843 First Restrike Breen 1-B R6+ PCGS graded Proof-64 Brown. Reverse of 1856. Steel brown with subtle puffs of darker brown toning on both sides. The mirrors are a bit cloudy but the strike is quite sharp. There are a few very tiny contact marks or planchet flakes on both sides; a small planchet flake over the T in CENT can help identify this piece. Our grade is Proof-60. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 2 in 65, 1 in 66. Value $7,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,300
Lot 614		1844 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6 PCGS graded Proof-64 Brown. Reverse of 1840. Medium chestnut and steel brown with small puffs of lighter toning scattered over the obverse. A small splash of lighter toning shows at the ear lobe and a small spot of tan toning is nestled between the left points of star 12. There is a tiny rim bruise below the 1 in the date and a scuff on the rim over MER. Very well struck with razor-sharp details in the devices. Our grade is Proof-60. PCGS population 1; 3 finer: 2 in 66, 1 in 66+. Value $7,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,000
Lot 615		1844 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6 PCGS graded Proof-62 Brown. Reverse of 1840. Medium brown blending to chocolate in protected areas with subtle hints of bluish steel on both sides. Sharply struck but the fields are not especially reflective. The only notable marks are a tiny planchet chip in the field right of star 3, a small rim nick under the second 4, and a tiny planchet flake at the dentil roots off the left top of the U in UNITED. Our grade is Proof-60. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 64, 2 in 66, 1 in 66+. Value $6,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,800
Lot 616		1845 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6+ PCGS graded Proof-64+ Brown. Reverse of 1840. Bluish steel and olive with hints of rose and violet toning on both sides. Sharp and attractive, but there is a shallow planchet flake on the chin that catches your eye. A wire rim from star 3 to star 5 was lightly smoothed away (most likely done at the mint before releasing the coin to the public). Similar smoothing was done on the rim at stars 8-9, but it is barely visible. Our grade is Proof-62. PCGS population 1; 6 finer: 4 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 66+. Value $8,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,200
Lot 617		1846 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6+ PCGS graded Proof-63 Brown. Reverse of 1840. Golden steel brown and light olive. Sharp and attractive. The only notable mark is a thin struck-through line or planchet crease on the rim at star 1. There are microscopic traces of white crud or powder nestled into a few of the most-protected areas, especially around the numerals of the date. Our grade is Proof-62. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 3 in 65, 1 in 66. Value $7,500 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,300
Lot 618		1847 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6- NGC graded PF65 Brown. Reverse of 1840. Bluish steel and light rose blending to light olive on the reverse. Sharply struck with shallow mirrors in the obverse fields; deeper mirrors on the reverse. Just a few microscopic marks on the obverse including a few diagonal hairlines between the nose and star 4, a small spot of dark toning over the lowest curl on the neck, and a speck of crud nestled between the upper right points of star 13. Our grade is Proof-63. NGC population 3; 5 finer. Value $8,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,600
Lot 619		1848 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5+ PCGS graded Proof-64 Brown. Reverse of 1856. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are lightly oxidized and the fields are not too reflective as a result, but there are no spots or stains and the eye appeal is quite nice. A tiny planchet flake at the dentil tips off the lower right point of star 11 and a microscopic tick on the tip of the chin can help identify this piece. Our grade is Proof-62. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. Value $8,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,760
Lot 620		1849 C-1 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Very attractive frosty light olive and steel brown with peeps of faded mint color showing in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and this piece has excellent eye appeal. Sharply struck EDS. The only notable marks are a tiny tick on the jawline near the ear lobe and a minor stain of darker toning at ED in UNITED. Our grade is MS62. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 7; 3 finer in 65. Value $1,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,320
Lot 621		1850 C-1 R2- NGC graded MS65 Brown. The obverse is medium brown and steel while the reverse is light olive and bluish steel. Peeps of faded mint color can be found on both sides. Sharply struck with full radial lines in all but one of the stars. There are shallow low spots at the dentils tips around parts of the reverse (caused by excess lubricant on the die; a very common problem for half cents of this date). A nice half cent that comes with an equally nice provenance. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Eliasberg provenance are noted on the NGC label. NGC population 5; tied for finest graded of the variety at both services. Value $1,200 - UP Ex Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:473-Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,280
Lot 622		1850 C-1 R2- PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with peeps of faded mint red showing on the obverse. The obverse is satiny while the reverse is more glossy. The only notable marks are a couple tiny specks of darker toning just right of star 8. EDS. Our grade is AU58. Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,980
Lot 623		Pair of Half Cents, 1850 & 1851. Includes 1850 C-1 R2- PCGS AU Details Cleaned (our grade net VF30), and 1851 C-1 R1 AU sharpness but cleaned (raw, not slabbed), our grade net VF35. Lot of 2 coins. Value $150 - UP View details	Realized $504
Lot 624		1851 C-1 R1 Second 1 Repunched PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Frosty light to medium chocolate brown with a few peeps of very faded mint color showing on the reverse. Sharply struck EDS with full radial lines in all the stars. The only notable mark is a small nick on the right foot of the A in HALF, and you need a glass to see it. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 5; 2 finer: 1 in 65, 1 in 66. Value $400 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $420
Lot 625		1852 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5 PCGS graded PR66 Brown, CAC Approved. Reverse of 1856. Beautiful golden light brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel in protected areas. The fields are highly reflective with deep mirrors on both sides and this piece has outstanding eye appeal. The only notable marks are two tiny struck-through lines in the field right of star 6 and another under star 8, as minted. A knife edge shows on the left half of the obverse. This piece was struck twice, and the second impression was rotated 30 degrees CCW on the obverse (CW on the reverse, of course). The undertype bust and neck show very faintly in the field left of the bust and neck of the second impression (clearest off the bust tip), UNI shows more clearly under the wreath ribbon, and the C from CENT is clearly visible under the CE in CENT of the second strike. Additional very faint traces of undertype are visible on both sides. Stars 9-11 are flatly struck as a result of the rotated second impression but everything else is nicely struck up. An outstanding mint error; extremely rare on a proof strike. Our grade is Proof-64, close to gem. Weight 78.4 grains. Comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; none finer. Value $9,000 - UP Ex Dr. Charles S. Ruby, Superior Stamp and Coin Company, Inc., 2/11/1974:303 ($925.00)-William K. Raymond 9/8/1976-R. Tettenhorst-Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society (EPNNES)-Missouri Cabinet Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/26/2014:206. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 626		1852 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5 NGC graded PR66 Brown, CAC Approved. Reverse of 1856. Very attractive medium brown and light chocolate. Tiny peeps of faded mint color can be found on both sides. The only notable marks are a microscopic speck of darker toning (not carbon) inside the top of the 8 and a small spot of lighter toning near the wreath below the N in CENT. Our grade is Proof-63. NGC population 4; none finer in BN, 2 finer in 66RB. Value $7,500 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,600
Lot 627		1852 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5 NGC graded PF65 Brown. Reverse of 1856. Golden tan and very light olive mixed with tiny specks of darker olive brown, mostly around stars 5 & 6. Hints of rose tone show in protected areas. There are faint hairlines in the fields and the fields are not very reflective, but the strike is quite sharp. The best identifying marks are a series of very tiny rim nicks at star 1 and similar ones over AM. Our grade is Proof-60. NGC population 9, 7 finer: 1 in 65RB, 4 in 66BN, 2 in 66RB. Value $5,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,040
Lot 628		1853 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS65 Brown. Very lustrous light bluish steel and sea-green. The only mark is a shallow planchet lamination on the rim at star 10 (as struck). Late die state, Manley 2.0. The earlier die lines are gone and there are new vertical die lines in the field at the inner curl. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Value $800 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,200
Lot 629		1854 C-1 R1+ PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Frosty steel brown with at least 20% of the mint color remaining visible, mostly on the reverse. The only marks are traces of an old fingerprint in the field near stars 9-13. Very sharply struck with bold radial lines in all the stars. The lump on the upper part of the I in UNITED is quite strong. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 2 finer: 1 in 64+, 1 in 66. Value $500 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 630		1854 C-1 R1+ PCGS graded MS66 Brown. Choice lustrous steel brown with traces of mint red showing in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and this piece has outstanding eye appeal. The only notable marks are a very thin arc of darker toning in the field above star 2 and a speck of carbon over AL in HALF. Sharply struck with full radial lines in all the stars. The lump on the upper part of the I in UNITED is visible but it is not strong. Our grade is MS63+. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer in BN at PCGS. Value $750 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,400
Lot 631		1855 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to olive brown and steel on the highpoints with about two-thirds of the mint color remaining visible. There are faint traces of an old fingerprint in the field behind the portrait; otherwise the only mark is a microscopic planchet flake in the dentils below star 11 (as struck). The reverse is essentially flawless and nearly full red. MDS showing fine radial die flowlines in the fields. A very nice half cent. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Value $2,000 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,200
Lot 632		1856 C-1 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Frosty light to medium chocolate brown and steel. The dentils around both sides are crisp and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The best identifying mark, and it is microscopic, is a speck of dark toning in the field close off the upper lip. The small lump on the upper part of the I in UNITED is clear. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 6; 2 finer: 1 in 64+, 1 in 65. Value $400 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 633		1857 C-1 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Frosty light to medium steel brown with ample traces of faded mint color showing in the protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and this piece has excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a tiny struck-through line on the eye (as struck) and a speck of carbon on the leaf below the O in OF. Nicely struck MDS. Our grade is MS62. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 1 finer in 65. Value $850 - UP From the Boulder City NV Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $930