Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 115

February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1665		1851. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC. PQ. A frosty coin with a good strike and clean surfaces for the modest grade. This is a tough date to find in full mint state, as most entered circulation and stayed for a long time. Truly uncirculated examples like this are and far between. A delightful example for the date to type collector. Pop 64; 16 finer, 13 in 63, 3 in 64. (PCGS # 8904) Value $9,000 - 10,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1666		1851. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty white toning on both sides. Although this is a fairly plentiful issue, in top grades like this there not many to go around for collectors. This one has a few typical scuffs from bag handling, but retains solid eye appeal and a sharp strike (PCGS # 8904) Value $2,600 - 2,700 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1667		1855-S. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. Well struck and mostly untoned. The surfaces show scattered light bag handling evidence, but nothing too deep or distracting. Hence a beautiful coin with the stylistic slanted 55 in the date from Longacre's touch with the engraving (PCGS # 8916) Value $2,900 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1668		1856-S. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and frosty, with minimal signs of handling prior to being shipped to New York on that fateful trip in 1857. Slight discoloration in the right obverse fields as this coin may have had more exposure to the sea water than others from this fantastic hoard that was recovered from the depths of the Bermuda Triangle in the last generation or so. Housed in a special PCGS Foil Holder. Value $9,500 - 10,000 Ex S.S. Central America. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,000
Lot 1669		1865. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty and untoned, this date is scarce this well preserved and seldom seen appreciably finer. A late Civil War issue that is always in demand from collectors. Pop 57; 57 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 8943) Value $2,900 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,360
Lot 1670		1872. PCGS graded MS-60. Nice mirror fields on both sides. An untoned example. Pop 52; 78 finer, 65 in 61, 10 in 62, 3 in 63. (PCGS # 8963) Value $1,900 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,120
Lot 1671		1873. Open 3. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty with nice light gold tone. Housed in an Old Style Holder (PCGS # 8967) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1672		1874-CC. NGC graded AU-55. Untoned and frosty. Popular "CC" Mint Double Eagle which is seldom found this nice and attractive. The surfaces show minor evidence of circulation and handling, as commonly seen on these large, heavy gold coins. Always in high collector demand for the Carson City mintmark and attractive quality. Housed in an Old Style Holder (PCGS # 8971) Value $6,000 - 6,500 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1673		1874-S. PCGS graded MS-60. Lightly toned with reflective fields on both sides (PCGS # 8972) Value $1,350 - 1,400 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1674		1874-S. ICG graded AU-53. Our grade is EF-45 toned. Value $1,200 - 1,250 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,530
Lot 1675		1875-S. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty and untoned. Housed in an Old Style Holder (PCGS # 8975) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,531
Lot 1676		1876-S. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice frosty example (PCGS # 8978) Value $1,500 - 1,600 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,800
Lot 1677		1876-S. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty and untoned (PCGS # 8978) Value $1,200 - 1,250 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,531
Lot 1678		1876-S. Sharpness of XF, Lightly Cleaned. Value $1,100 - 1,150 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,512
Lot 1679		1877-S. Sharpness of XF, Lightly Cleaned. Value $1,100 - 1,150 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,500
Lot 1680		1877-S. PCGS graded AU Details, Cleaned. (PCGS # 8984) Value $1,100 - 1,150 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,500
Lot 1681		1878. NGC graded MS-64. A frosty white example. Well struck and sure looks MS-65 but the finest yet graded are MS-64 of this date and mint. Here is one of the nicer examples of this date to survive and a glorious near gem coin it is! Don't miss out if you want a high end sparkling double eagle of this early Type 3 date and mint. Pop 2; tied for the finest examples graded at both services. (PCGS # 8985) Value $25,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1682		1880-S. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. PQ. Lovely gold toning (PCGS # 8993) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1683		1881-S and 1889-S. Very Fine. Lot of 2 coins. Value $2,400 - 2,500 View details	Realized $3,030
Lot 1684		1882-S. PCGS graded AU Details, Cleaned. (PCGS # 8998) Value $950 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,500
Lot 1685		1884-CC. Sharpness of VF, Cleaned. Value $1,400 - 1,500 View details	Realized $2,160
Lot 1686		1885-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely rich golden toning on both sides and lustrous. Far fewer handling marks than usually encountered (PCGS # 9005) Value $1,900 - 2,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,280
Lot 1687		1890. PCGS graded MS-62+. CAC. PQ. Lightly toned with reflective fields. Only 75,940 struck and this is one of the nicer onces to be certified. Pop 8; 64 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9013) Value $3,300 - 3,400 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1688		1896-S and 1897-S. Very Fine. Lot of 2 coins. Value $2,200 - 2,300 View details	Realized $3,120
Lot 1689		1897. PCGS graded MS-62. A lovely example. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 9031) Value $1,250 - 1,300 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,620
Lot 1690		1898-S and 1899-S. Very Fine, Cleaned. Lot of 2 coins. Value $2,200 - 2,300 View details	Realized $3,120
Lot 1691		1900-S and 1904-S. Very Fine. Lot of 2 coins. Value $2,200 - 2,300 View details	Realized $3,120
Lot 1692		1901. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC. PQ. Well struck and mostly untoned (PCGS # 9039) Value $1,500 - 1,600 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,920
Lot 1693		A pair of 1904 $20 Liberty. Extremely Fine. Lot of 2 coins. Value $2,200 - 2,300 View details	Realized $3,120
Lot 1694		1904. PCGS graded MS-62. Reflective fields (PCGS # 9045) Value $1,100 - 1,150 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1695		1904. PCGS graded MS-60. An underrated example in a first generation holder. Value $1,100 - 1,150 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,560
Lot 1696		1907. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC. PQ. Here is a classic example of the High Relief double eagle. The surfaces are outstanding with nary a nick or bagmark to be found, even under the scrutiny of a strong loupe. The strike(s) are full and sharp, as several strikes were required to bring up the majestic depth of the designs here. Of course no modern mint (113 years ago or even today) was capable of striking such coins with enough force to bring up the designs fully in a single blow, as immense pressures were required to strike up the central and highest devices of this design. Thus each of these was struck six to eight times. Here is a magnificent near gem that will earn an honored place in any advanced collection. Only 11,250 struck (PCGS # 9135) Value $27,000 - 29,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1697		1907. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64+. CAC. PQ. A coin that should be graded MS65. The obverse wire edge is very sharp as the multiple strikes required to bring up the design elements pressed the planchet hard against the collar, causing this raised thin feature around the extreme edge of the coin. Lovely light golden colors with vibrant luster and three dimensional eye appeal. The stunning beauty of these High Relief coins cannot be overstated, their elegance in hand simply satisfies the numismatic senses in a way that no other coin can accomplish. The dies used to strike these masterpieces show considerable depth in their devices, when the dies were secured in the largest coining press at the Philadelphia Mint, these coins still required up to seven strikes to fully bring up the design elements, bringing production to a veritable crawl. Needless to say the results were exceptional, but modern coinage could not be condemmed to such an arduous process of multiple strikes for each coin destined for circulation. Efficiency won out soon enough, and Saint-Gaudens masterpiece design was greatly reduced in depth, allowing for a single strike from the dies going forward to strike the 1907 double eagles in low relief. This coins should be a MS-65 (PCGS # 9135) Value $28,000 - 30,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1698		1907. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. PCGS graded MS-65. A hint of light greenish gold tone as often seen on these early Saint-Gaudens pieces. Strong luster and clean surfaces as excpected for the gem grade level (PCGS # 9141) Value $2,000 - 2,100 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,520
Lot 1699		1908. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. PQ. A nice frosty example (PCGS # 9142) Value $1,350 - 1,400 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,620
Lot 1700		1908. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. PQ. A nice frosty example (PCGS # 9142) Value $1,350 - 1,400 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,568
Lot 1701		1908. No motto. NGC graded MS-64. CAC. PQ. A nice untoned example (PCGS # 9142) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,620
Lot 1702		1908. No motto. PCGS graded MS-62. PQ. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 9142) Value $1,250 - 1,300 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,530
Lot 1703		1910. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice example (PCGS # 9154) Value $1,350 - 1,400 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,572
Lot 1704		1910-D. PCGS graded MS-63. PQ. A nice frosty example (PCGS # 9155) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1705		1910-D. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty and lightly toned (PCGS # 9155) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,680
Lot 1706		1910-D. NGC graded MS-64. A lovely frosty example Housed in an Old Style Holder (PCGS # 9155) Value $1,250 - 1,300 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,680
Lot 1707		1913-D. PCGS graded MS-63. PQ. A nice example (PCGS # 9162) Value $1,400 - 1,450 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,650
Lot 1708		1913-D. PCGS graded MS-62. (PCGS # 9162) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1709		1913-D. PCGS graded MS-62. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 9162) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1710		1914. PCGS graded MS-63. PQ. Scarce date. A nice untoned frosty example (PCGS # 9164) Value $2,200 - 2,300 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,400
Lot 1711		1914-S. PCGS graded MS-62. PQ. Well struck (PCGS # 9166) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,536
Lot 1712		1914-S. PCGS graded UNC Details, Repaired. (PCGS # 9166) Value $1,000 - 1,050 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,500
Lot 1713		1915-S. PCGS graded MS-63. PQ. Nice gold toning (PCGS # 9168) Value $1,300 - 1,350 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,680
Lot 1714		1920-S. PCGS graded MS-62. This is one of the rarest and most popular key date issues of the Saint-Gaudens double eagles. Only a modest number are believed to have survived the great and mass meltings of the FDR administration when gold was called in from circulation in March of 1933. With the unimaginable costs of the new social programs adopted by the Roosevelt administration (1933), the inflation needed to sneak these through the public required a "temporary" farewell to the golden anchor that reflects the true cost of such folly. Apparently most of the orignal mintage of 1920-S double eagles were tied up in Treasury vaults and never had a chance to circulate. Thankfully for collectors today, about a gross of these coins did escape, many in high grade but precious few when one considers how many were struck. Today only 100 to 150 examples estimated to have survived by PCGS Pop Report and this one is nice and frosty. The vast majority never entered circulation but instead were shipped off to Fort Knox to be re-cast into bars awaiting their next fate. Pop 18; 31 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9171) Value $50,000 - 55,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $54,000

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