Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 115

February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction

Matron Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 151		1817 N-11 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC. Superb lustrous medium steel brown and olive with about 25% of both sides covered with mellowing mint red. Mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. The surfaces are nearly flawless. A tiny vertical nick in the field close off the end of the nose can help identify this cent. E-MDS with fine radial die flowlines in the fields but all the dentils are clear. Our grade is MS64. Not seen by Noyes or Bland but finer (in our opinion) than the top coin in both census lists. A new discovery from England. Must have been very close to receiving an "RB" designation from PCGS. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 36580) Value $4,000 - UP Ex London Coinex 10/2011-Andrew Lustig 11/17/2011-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,760
Lot 152		1819/8 N-1 R1 Overdate 9 over 8. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC. Very attractive lustrous light steel brown with underlying faded mint red covering about 10% of the obverse with traces of faded red showing on the reverse. Delicate overtones of light bluish steel add to the eye appeal of this beautiful cent. The only notable marks are a collection of tiny ticks right of star 2, a microscopic planchet flake on the neck (as struck), and a faint scuff hidden between star 13 and the curl. The reverse is flawless. Sharply struck E-MDS. The fields are just starting to show microscopic radial die flowlines but there is no crumbling in the dentils on the obverse. The overdate feature is sharp. A very nice example of this popular overdate variety. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #21304. Bland says MS60+. Our grade is MS62. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 36658) Value $3,500 - UP Ex Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/1985:426-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,100
Lot 153		1819 N-10 R4. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Frosty steel brown and light olive with hints of underlying very faded mint color showing on both sides. Nicely struck and quite attractive with only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a small spot of darker toning (not carbon) off the upper right point of star 4 and a tiny scuff in the field close to the lips. M-LDS. The die is cracked from the 9 to stars 13-10, and the bottom of the C in CENT has been lapped off the die. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 36655) Value $1,750 - UP Ex Heritage Auctions 3/17/2011:3037-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,040
Lot 154		1820/19 N-2 R2 Overdate Small 20 over 19. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. CAC. Beautiful lustrous light steel brown and tan with mellowing mint red covering the protected areas on both sides, at least 10% of the planchet showing mint color. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. The only notable marks are a small puff of lustrous darker bluish steel toning in the dentils over star 5 and another over the left top of the T in UNITED plus a speck of dark crud under the left side of star 7. Sharply struck E-MDS. Fine radial die flowlines show in the fields and the overdate feature is clearly visible under both digits. A superb example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Graded MS63 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #21302. Not seen by Bland. Our grade is MS64. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 36682) Value $10,000 - UP Ex Stephen Fischer 2/2/1985-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,800
Lot 155		1820/19 N-3 R2 Overdate Small 20 over 19. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. CAC. Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the devices, about 60% of the planchet showing mint color. A fabulous cent, the finest 1820/19 overdate of any die variety we have seen. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a pair of tiny ticks on the chin and a shallow flake or tick below the right corner of the eye. E-MDS. The undertype 19 is visible under both the 2 and 0, strongest under the 2 but still clearly visible inside the 0. A wonderful piece with "wow" eye appeal. Another remarkable cent worthy of the very finest collection. Graded MS65 Choice and finest known in the Noyes census, his photo #36408. Not seen by Bland. Our grade is MS65+. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 36686) Value $30,000 - UP Found in London-William P. (Billy) Paul (American Heritage Minting) 10/1996-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $21,000
Lot 156		1820 N-10 R2 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC. Choice lustrous light steel brown with at least 10% of both sides showing mint color. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. Nearly flawless. The best identifying mark, and it is barely visible with a glass, is a tiny scrape hidden in the dentils over star 7. E-MDS. The small dash between the F in OF and adjacent A is dull but clearly visible and the small center dot below the middle of the N in ONE is faint but visible. Our grade is MS63. Not seen by Noyes or Bland, but tied for CC#1 in our census. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 36664) Value $6,000 - UP Ex Heritage Auctions 5/2008:7152-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,900
Lot 157		1821 N-2 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. The obverse is lustrous mint red that is just starting to mellow to light steel brown and olive on the highest points of the devices. That side is absolutely breathtaking. The reverse is a more uneven mix of frosty mint red and steel brown with a couple wisps of bluish steel, the largest of these from the first T in STATES to ON in ONE. The only notable contact mark is a small, dull tick on the chin. Nicely struck EDS. The die line from the bust tip is sharp. Noyes graded MS63 and tied for CC#1 with one other example from the same cornerstone, his photo #35803. Our grade is MS63. A great cent, and it comes with an interesting story. It was discovered along with six others of the date (two of the N-1 variety, four of the N-2 variety) hidden in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished in Boston in 1981. Each was sold in a New England Rare Coin Auctions (NERCA) Long Beach sale in October of that year, lots 58-64. Collector Garry F. Fitzgerald purchased six of the seven 1821 cents, and several decades later he sold this one to Doug Bird. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. Only 2 graded RD at PCGS. (PCGS # 36711) Value $40,000 - UP Ex New England Rare Coin Auctions 10/1981:61-Garry Fitzgerald 3/17/2006-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $30,000
Lot 158		1822 N-5 R3. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC. Beautiful lustrous bright mint red fading to light steel brown on the devices with at least half the mint red remaining visible on both sides. Just a few minor marks including a small spot of slightly darker toning (not carbon) over star 12, a couple more off the upper left point of star 9, a thin nick in the dentils right of star 9, and faint traces of an old fingerprint in the field above the head. MDS with fine lumps from die rust on the cheek and neck. The tiny center dot on the reverse is visible but weak. Not seen by Noyes or Bland. Our grade is MS64. A wonderful example of the variety. Clearly finer than the Naftzger example that had no mint color and is graded MS63 and finest known in the Noyes and Bland census lists. In fact this 1822 has more mint red remaining that any of the 1822 cents in the Naftzger collection, regardless of the die variety (our sale 2/1/2009, lots 118-138). A cent for the very finest collection. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. Only 1 other RB at PCGS (63RB). (PCGS # 36725) Value $10,000 - UP Ex Heritage Auctions 5/28/2008:1804-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $34,800
Lot 159		1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. No spots or stains, but there are some small contact marks. The notable marks are a pair of small, dull nicks on the bust tip and one more in the field off the bust tip. LDS with rim crumbling under 182 and at stars 2-4. The overdate feature is sharp. Our grade is VF35+, close to EF40. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 5 finer: 1 in 55+, 2 in 58, 1 in 62, 1 in 64+. (PCGS # 36760) Value $4,000 - UP Discovered in Europe-William P. (Billy) Paul (American Heritage Minting) 11/8/1990-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,900
Lot 160		1823 Private Restrike. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Frosty light to medium brown and tan. Just a few minor marks including a diagonal nick in the field before the eyebrow and a spot of darker toning in the field off the inner curl. Rare EDS, before the obverse die cracked. The fields are very slightly reflective (in those places not covered with lumps from die rust) thanks to the extensive lapping required to minimize the die rust that occurred during decades of improper storage of the scrapped dies. The rim cud breaks seen on the latest state of 1823 N-2 are present, although they are stronger than those seen on the latest state of the genuine mint product. Struck with the reverse rotated 150 degrees clockwise, closer to medal alignment (head-to-head) than normal coin alignment (head-to-foot). A very attractive example of this rare die state. Made outside the mint using discarded mint dies sold as scrap metal. The obverse die used was the normal Newcomb-2 variety of 1823, but apparently a reverse die of the type used in 1823 was not available and they substituted a reverse die used for the 1813 Sheldon-293 variety. The result was an "1823" cent that looked nothing like the genuine mint product. Breen says 49 uncracked examples were struck in 1862 for Joseph J. Mickley before the obverse die broke. Noyes photo #36410. Our grade is MS62. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 9, 17 finer: 11 in 65, 6 in 66. (PCGS # 81627) Value $2,500 - UP Ex Michael Graham 4/30/1997-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,980
Lot 161		1823 Private Restrike. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Frosty light to medium brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel and sea-green in protected areas. Essentially void of marks or other defects. A small spot of reddish brown toning over the left top of the 2 in the date can help identify this cent. Rare MDS with a die crack from the cud break under star 5 through the portrait to star 12 where it fades away. There is no extension from star 12 to the dentils. Examples in this die state were struck for Mr. Mickley sometime between 1863 and 1879. The reverse is rotated about 20 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot orientation. Noyes photo #32598. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 9, 17 finer: 11 in 65, 6 in 66. (PCGS # 81627) Value $2,000 - UP Ex Robert Everett 4/1993-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,920
Lot 162		1823 Private Restrike. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. A beautiful red and brown example that has an obvious struck-through line from star 3 to star 4 (caused by a piece of wire or some similar item on the die). Otherwise this piece is choice. The only mark is a tiny speck of carbon in the field right of star 4, and this speck is easily lost among all the tiny lumps of die rust. Late die state with strong die cracks on both sides. Breen stated these late state examples were produced sometime after 1879. The fields and devices are covered with microscopic die polishing lines passing east to west across both sides. Sharply struck on a relatively thick planchet weighing 160.8 grains. The reverse is rotated very slightly clockwise from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Noyes photo #21745. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 12 finer: 6 in 64, 4 in 65, 1 in 65+, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 81629) Value $1,750 - UP Ex Tony Terranova 5/1988-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:799-Douglas F. Bird Collection (includes the Terranova envelope and Frankenfield lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,170
Lot 163		1823 Private Restrike. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with red in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. The obverse fields are very slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing. The only marks are a small corrosion spot at the earlobe and a speck of fine carbon in the hair under star 7. Late die state with strong die cracks on both sides. Struck with the reverse rotated slightly clockwise from the normal head-to-foot orientation. Our grade is MS63. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 11; 6 finer in 66. (PCGS # 81627) Value $2,250 - UP Ex The Laguna Beach Collection 3/1/1987-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,160
Lot 164		1823 Private Restrike in Silver. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty light bluish steel gray with lighter silvery steel toning in the centers. The only notable mark is a short struck-through line at the left top of star 12 (caused by a piece of wire or similar item on the die). This same struck-through line is present on the Ted Naftzger silver example that is in the exact same die state, so more than a single example was struck in silver while the dies were in this condition (see our sale of the Naftzger middle date large cents, 2/1/2009:148, $19,550). The outer edge of the long cud break at stars 4-7 has been lightly smoothed, most likely accomplished immediately following the striking and before delivery to the first owner. M-LDS with most but not all of the die cracks of the late state. The arcing crack on the reverse through the D in UNITED does not reach the R in AMERICA, and the final crack down between the T & E in STATES is not present. Approximately a dozen are reported to have been 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. However the die state on this piece suggests that at least this silver example and the aforementioned Naftzger piece were struck well before the final run of copper strikes. The other silver strikes known to us are from the late state of the dies with all the known die cracks. Our grade is MS60. Noyes photo #35237. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 63. (PCGS # 402638) Value $15,000 - UP Ex (possibly the James O. Sloss Collection)-Bowers & Merena 3/6/1997:156 (as MS63)-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,400
Lot 165		1825 N-10 R3. PCGS graded MS-65+ Brown. CAC. Highly lustrous medium brown and light olive with light bluish steel overtones. Generous traces of mint color remain, especially on the obverse. This cent is absolutely beautiful. The only marks, and they are not significant, are two small, dull ticks on the lower part of the neck and a thin horizontal nick or planchet void over the E in CENT. Nicely struck E-MDS with a fine die crack from the tip of the bust to the peak of the 1 extending to the dentils under star 1, but there is no crumbling in the dentils at stars 8-10. Graded MS62 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #38447. Not seen by Bland. The cent was covered with oxidation when evaluated by Noyes. The oxidation has been removed uncovering exceptional mint luster. Our grade is MS63+ Choice. Clearly superior to the Naftzger and Holmes examples of the variety and at least equal to the Ahumada piece. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 36808) Value $12,000 - UP Ex R. Cliffe, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:710-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,800
Lot 166		1830 N-6 R4 Medium Letters. PCGS graded AU-58+. Lustrous light olive and sea-green. Sharply struck on both sides, which is quite unusual for this variety. All the stars (except stars 6-8) have full radial lines and there is no weakness in the hair or leaves in the wreath. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only marks are a thin wisp of darker toning in the field from the mouth to star 3 and a hairline scratch very well hidden in the hair over the B in LIBERTY. E-MDS without the delicate die crack from the bust tip. Fine die clashmarks show on both sides. A wonderful example of this very popular "Redbook" variety. Graded AU55 and tied for second finest known in the Noyes census, his photo #21923. Our grade is AU55. Only one example is known in mint state: the Naftzger Collection coin we graded as MS63 that sold as lot #242 in our 2/1/2009 sale where it brought $57,500. A great example of the 1830 Medium Letters variety, perfect for an advanced registry set. And it comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 67. (PCGS # 37043) Value $10,000 - UP Ex Robert J. Kissner, New Netherlands Coin Co. #44, 6/1954:413-Emanuel Taylor 10/1960-R. E. Naftzger Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 316 (via Tony Terranova) 4/15/1989-Douglas F. Bird Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and EAC Sale lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $37,200
Lot 167		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars, Med Ltrs. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown and olive with at least a third of the mellowed mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and mark-free except for a small spot of darker chocolate brown toning (not carbon) in the field over star 1. The reverse is flawless. MDS with doubling on the eye, nose, and lips and quadruple outlines along the back of the ear (all machine doubling, not a doubled die). A bit softly struck at the top of the obverse and bottom of the reverse, but the portrait is needle-sharp. Graded MS63 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #59866. Our grade is MS64+, very close to MS65. A superior example of this tough "Redbook" variety, clearly the finest known by a good margin. A candidate for the finest "Redbook" registry collection. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. The only RB graded at PCGS. (PCGS # 37043) Value $40,000 - UP Ex Catherine Bullowa Auction 12/4/2005:374-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $87,000
Lot 168		1835 N-1 R1 Large 8 and Stars. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous medium olive delicately woodgrained with medium brown and tan on the obverse. Mint red shows on 5% of the obverse, 20% of the reverse, and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. Virtually free of marks or any other defects. The best identifying marks, and you will need a good glass to see them, are three microscopic ticks in a line off the left point of star 13 and a spot of darker toning inside the top of the E in STATES. MDS with fine radial die flowlines in the fields. The obverse is cracked (as always) but the branch crack to the dentils between stars 11 & 12 has not formed. Our grade is MS62+, close to MS63. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 37105) Value $2,500 - UP Discovered at an auction in Europe 10/30/1992-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,600
Lot 169		1837 N-5 R2 Plain Hair Cord, Small Ltrs. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC. Lustrous bright mint red fading to medium olive and steel brown on the highpoints with about two-thirds of the original mint color remaining visible on both sides. The only marks are a splash of dark toning under star 13 and a dull contact mark on the rim over the O in OF. MDS. The die line that connected the bottoms of the T & E in UNITED is gone but the dull wave connecting the second S in STATES to the bottom of the O in OF and first A in AMERICA has not formed. An impressive cent with more mint color than the Naftzger or Ahumada examples. Our grade is MS63+, close to MS64. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; none finer. (PCGS # 37145) Value $3,000 - UP Ex Heritage Auctions 1/8/2013:3859-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,240
Lot 170		1838 N-16 R5-. PCGS graded AU-55. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light olive with traces of faded mint red in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the devices plus a few nicks on the obverse. The notable marks are a thin horizontal nick right of the upper lip, a diagonal nick on the jaw, and a couple lighter diagonal nicks in the field off the end of the chin. MDS, the usual die state struck from worn out dies that were used in earlier marriages. Noyes photo #61459 but not graded. Our grade is net AU50+. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 62, 1 in 63, 2 in 64. (PCGS # 37222) Value $2,500 - UP Ex an unrecorded source at the Long Beach Convention 2/13/2011-Douglas F. Bird Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,500