Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 117

September 13-16, 2020 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Dimes

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 545		1798, 98 over 97. 16 stars. JR-1, Rarity 3. NGC graded MS-65. This is a very important issue and one that should not be overlooked by specialists. It was likely the first 1798 dime variety struck, with the 1798/7 overdate clear on the obverse, but the reverse is the important die here. This is the only silver heraldic eagle coin that can be attributed to engraver John Smith Gardener, all other dies were likely engraved by Robert Scot. Gardener also engraved several gold dies for the quarter, half and eagle. Notice there are 16 vertical stripes in the shield, also there are two rows of tail feathers on the eagle, and a very long neck too on our national symbol. The eagle's claws wrap over the arrows, in contrast to the normally seen short neck eagle, 13 rows of stripes on the shield and three rows of tail feathers. These stylistic variations are seen on the gold coins of this era too. Outstanding clean surfaces, and a coin of immense importance but one that has been overlooked for far too long. A frosty white example Better than average strike. Only 27,550 struck. Pop 6; 1 finer in 66. Estimated Value $30,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 546		1802 JR-4, Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-60. Although this is the most available 1802 die variety, it is still quite elusive, particularly so in mint state. The surfaces are clean and attractive. The lower beak on the eagle is long and extended, and this is the so called "needle beak" variety. A real prize for the numismatist. Nicely toned. Very scarce in Mint State. Only 10,975 struck. Pop 1; 6 finer, 2 in 61, 4 in 62. (PCGS # 4472) Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 547		1805. 4 berries. JR-2, Rarity 1. PCGS graded MS-67. Vivid blue toning on both sides with fiery rose and orange intermixed on both sides. The strike is typical with slight central softness, but the surfaces are simply stunning, utterly free of contact and showing abundant appeal. The color is particuarly attractive here, and far more vibrant than usually seen. Furthermore the quality is two or more points above that of the more typical mint state examples of this early Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle type coin. By 1805 the Philadelphia Mint had been striking coins for a dozen years, and things were starting to balance out with more regular production. Somehow this particular coin survived in such incredible condition, tied with a few others as one of the absolute finest known of this date. There simply are none finer and certainly none more lovely. Pop 4; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 4477) Estimated Value $65,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 548		1805. 4 berries. JR-2, Rarity 1. PCGS graded MS-63. Quite sharply struck for this popular type coin, with bold separation on Liberty's curls and the eagle's wing feathers. The obverse and reverse offer lovely gold and blue toning favoring the rims, with bright silver at the centers. Luster resides in the protected areas. This is a later die state with a thin little crack though the letters ERT of LIBERTY. Clean surfaces for the grade assigned, and a whole lot of appeal for this issue. Pop 28; 56 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 4477) Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,200
Lot 549		1807. JR-1, Rarity 2. PCGS graded MS-65. Light blue toning mostly on the obverse with golden lilac elsewhere. The strike is sharp and the surfaces are mint fresh and remarkably clean for any Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle type coin. There are trace adustment marks on the lower obverse. This is one of the more desirable early die state coins, with just minor signs of die clashing, usually the 1807 dimes come with extensive softness in the strike and multiple areas of die clashing. This coin offers a lot of eye appeal and clean surfaces. A nice frosty example. Pop 4; 2 finer in 66 for the variety. (PCGS # 38770) Estimated Value $25,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 550		1837. No Stars. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely blue toning with reflective fields. This is the first appearance of the new Gobrecht designs for this denomination. A tiny obverse mark in the left field is old and toned over. The strike is sharp and the surfaces are fresh. This new design lasted only two short years, and by mid 1838 stars were added to the obverse. The addtion of the stars helped to protect the open fields and extend the wear patterns of the devices through prolonged years in circulation. Housed in an Early Style Holder. Pop 27; 38 finer at NGC. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 551		1842-O, Medium O. NGC graded MS-65. Lightly toned on both sides and a key date that is seldom found this well preserved. The color is mostly bright silver with ample luster and a pleasing strike on the devices. The early New Orleans coins are truly rare in high grades, particularly so in mint state. This one is certainly at the top of those known for the date and mint, and worthy of the most stellar collection. Pop 3; tied for the finest examples graded at both services. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 552		1844. NGC graded MS-64. A rare date in high grades, especially so in any grade of Mint State. This near gem stands tall as one of the absolute finest known of this prized issue. Hints of blue and golden tone here and there, with vibrant russet-gold accenting the peripherial devices as well as atop Liberty on the obverse. The central devices are also quite bright and frosty. About 70 years ago a dealer named Frank Ross hoarded up all the examples of this date he could find for some years. Then Ross wrote about how rare the dimes of 1844 are, and sold into the rising market with his hoard. Ross even gave a name to this date, 'the Little Orphan Annie' dime, and this added to their popularity. At the time, Orphan Annie was a popular comic strip in the newspapers. I can only imagine today calling this "Sponge Bob" date or something similar. Only 72,500 struck. Pop 3; 1 finer in 65. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 553		1854-O. NGC graded MS-67. A frosty white superb gem that offers radiant mint luster, a full and complete strike, and gorgeous mint frost on the devices. Rarely are coins from this era so well preserved--just look at the fields and devices, virtual perfection is present! No bagmarks, nicks or hairlines distract the eye, noting undiminished silver perfection as far as the eye can see. This is an important type coin as well, with the Arrows at the date which announce a slight reduction in the silver content of the planchet over prior years in a successful effort to stop these coins being melted for their bullion value. Boldly struck and incredibly appealing. Pop 3; 1 finer in 67 Star. Estimated Value $7,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 554		1856. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A flashy white gem proof cameo example. Boldly struck. Only 50 minted, with 30 to 40 examples estimated to have survived according to PCGS Pop Report, and from that modest mintage, only four or so exhibit the Cameo contrast as noted here, there are no Deep or Ultra Cameo coins of this date apparently. The fields show hard yet precise reflectivity, reaching down to unusual depths while the devices are frosted with classic textured devices from careful die preparation. All 1856 dimes are struck from a doubled die obverse, notable on the shield and base of Liberty's skirt lines. A rarity with the Cameo contrast and hard to find in any grade in Proof. Pop 5; 1 finer in 68 for Proof Cameo. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,000
Lot 555		1857. PCGS graded Proof 65. Vivid blue toning particularly at the rims, the centers bright silver white and flashy. Boldly mirrored in the fields, with frosty devices offset by the contrast. Clean and attractive, with no hairlines or handling marks to injure the surfaces. Rarely found in Gem condition, this elegantly toned early Proof should satisfy even the fussiest collector. Only 70 pieces struck, with 30 to 50 examples estimated to have survived according to PCGS Pop Report and this is one of the nicer and technically finer examples. Pop 3; 12 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 4746) Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 556		1858. PCGS graded Proof 66. CAC. PQ. Boldly struck with lovely blue and greenish gold toning on both sides. The strike is splendid, with deep device detail on the central and peripheral devices and legends. When examined under a light the mirroring in the fields shines forth, and the precision of the strike is quite evident. A scarce early proof, with only 100 struck, with 50 to 70 examples estimated to have survived according to PCGS Pop Report. Pop 5; 4 finer, 3 in 66 Cameo, 1 in 66+. (PCGS # 4747) Estimated Value $5,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 557		1859. PCGS graded Proof 67. CAC. PQ. Wonderful blue, green, lemon and golden toning on the obverse, the reverse a tad deeper toned. A great looking gem proof that offers superior surfaces to earn and retain the gem grade, and extraordinary toning to dazzle the eye. Only 800 pieces struck and this one is clearly one of the finest known today and certainly tops in terms of elegant toning. Pop 1; 4 finer in 67 Cameo. (PCGS # 4748) Estimated Value $8,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 558		1859-S. NGC graded AU-55. Frosty and white with a few tiny flecks of deeper toning intermixed. This is a really tough date to find at all, especially so close to mint condition. The surfaces are attractive with no hard nicks or cuts, and the devices are all well struck. These early San Francisco coins tended to stay in circulation for a very long time, as they were in high demand for typical transactions, where gold could not be used efficiently due to its high dollar value. How this dime escaped the long decades in circulation will never be known today, but here it is in all its glory, with amazing eye appeal and historical significance. Only 60,000 minted. Pop 3; 2 finer in 62. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 559		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 560		1872-CC. NGC graded AU-55. This is an extremely high grade example of this coveted Carson City rarity, which is seldom found at all, and if found is usually in low grades. On this magnificent near mint state example the surfaces are bright with with a hint of gold tone. The strike is soft with "OF AME" weakly struck in legend, otherwise all is sharp and well defined. This seems to have been caused by something at the Mint like grease in the die as the nearby dentils are sharp, and the area opposite on the lower right reverse wreath is normally struck up. When the Carson City Mint began coinage in 1870, limited coinage was the norm for that year, but dimes were not produced at all. By 1871 the Carson City Mint did produce dimes in limited numbers, along with similar low mintage issues in 1872, 1873 and 1874. Each of these first four dates of dime production are considered rarities today. Then in 1875, the mother load of silver must have arrived and instead of a mintage of 10,000 pieces, the Carson City Mint cranked out 4,465,000 dimes! Demand must have dramatically increased along with the available silver to coin these pieces. Anyway, this 1872-CC is one of the tough dates, which is seldom found in any grade at all, let alone this near mint state survivor! Don't miss out if you are a serious date and mint collector of Liberty Seated dimes. An untoned example. Only 35,480 struck. Pop 3; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $15,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 561		Lot of Two Seated Liberty Dimes with varieties. 1851/1 10c Greer-101, our grade EF. 1889 10c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, our grade EF. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $96
Lot 562		1892-O. NGC graded MS-67. Lovely light greenish gold toning on both sides, the obverse is particularly well balanced and eye appealing, the reverse is nice in and of itself. A tough date and mint to find in high grades, this was the first year of issue of the new Charles Barber design, the Mint Engraver at the time. Barber's design was well suited to the task at hand, required no real modifications from the outset (unlike most new coinages of the early 20th Century!) and these coins stayed in circulation as intended for decades. Thankfully some were saved like the present example to provide a glimpse into the beauty of these now historic coins. This fabulous New Orleans 1892 dime offers satin smooth luster, scarcely a hint of handling, and unending eye appeal along with a sharp strike. Today, by any standards as well as those of the grading services, this is one of the finest known of this date and mint. Pop 2; tied for the finest examples graded at both services. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 563		Lot of Three Barber Dimes with Varieties. 1898/1898 10c RPD-007, our grade UNC. 1903/1903-O 10c RPD-001, our grade EF. 1907-O/O 10c FS-501, our grade AU. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details	Realized $264
Lot 564		1916-D. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bands. Deeply toned with amazing hues of deep russet gold, sea green and deeper umber grays and golds throughout. Only 264,000 pieces were struck as the Denver Mint rushed to produce these lovely new dimes only to be turned away late in the year as the order come through to coin more Barber Quarters in Denver, hence the tiny mintage of these dimes. Little did they realize this would become the key date of the entire series! The dimes were released in November, some were saved as the first of their kind, but most of course were the common Philadelphia and San Francisco minted Mercury dime coins. Decades later, now more than century, the 1916-D dime remains one of the great rarities of the 20th Century, as well as one of the lowest mintages of the era. This is one of the nicest to survive and would be a welcome addition to any advanced collection. And always a very popular key date. Pop 22; 14 finer, 4 in 66+, 10 in 67. (PCGS # 4907) Estimated Value $40,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 565		1916-D. NGC graded MS-62 Full Bands. A nice frosty example of this popular key date. A modest mintage of 264,000 pieces entered circulation generally unnoticed. The Denver Mint believed they would strike more dimes, but were pulled away to strike more quarters of the final year of the Barber style. As luck would have it for collector, no further Denver dimes were struck in 1916, keeping this the low mintage for the entire series in the end. Delicate gray and gold toning on both sides, and quite clean technically, especially so for the modest grade assigned. Boldly struck with the desired Full Bands designation earned here. A hint of light golden tone. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 566		1916-D. ANACS graded About Good-3. Nicely toned. Popular key date. Estimated Value $350 - 400 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $570
Lot 567		1919. NGC graded MS-67 Full Bands. Fully white and boldly struck with satiny luster in the fields and gorgeous eye appealing quality. The surfaces are unsurpassed for this date and mint, and a glorious example for the astute numismatist who needs a high end superb gem! Pop 3; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,400 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 568		1942. 2 over 1. PCGS graded EF-45. Untoned (PCGS # 5036) Estimated Value $400 - 425 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $528
Lot 569		1942. 2 over 1. PCGS graded VF-25. Popular Red Book Variety (PCGS # 5036) Estimated Value $300 - 325 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $384
Lot 570		1942-D, 2 over 1. NGC graded MS-66 Full Bands. Well struck and untoned with glorious satin silver with little more than a hint of gold starting to form. The central devices are bold, as well as the peripheral legends. This is a sought after overdate which is seldom found in grades approaching gem, as most of the known examples are well circulated. This die blunder was created when a new die was made using the master hub from 1941, then that master hub was replaced with a 1942 hub. Remarkably a matching blunder was used to create a Philadelphia obverse die with a matching overdate. The 4 in the date is also sharply doubled from the blundered hub change midway through making these new obverse dies. Outstanding surfaces for this issue, with satin smooth frost on Liberty's face and neck, and the surrounding fields as well. Incredible quality in fact, particularly so for this prized Denver issue. Don't miss out! A popular Red Book variety. Pop 4; 3 finer, 2 in 67, 1 in 67+. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 571		A collection of Mercury Dimes. Consists of: a complete set from 1916 to 1914, including 1942/1, Good to AU; a partial set missing 1916-D and 1942/1, AG to XF. A nice lot. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP View details	Realized $1,260
Lot 572		A set of Mercury Dimes. From 1916 to 1945-S Micro S, missing only the 1916-D and 1942/1 to be complete. Many slabbed while the rest housed in a Dansco album. Coins in album will grade Fine to BU. The slabbed coins are: 1916-S, PCGS MS-64; 1919, PCGS MS-63 FB; 1921-D, PCGS VF-25; 1923-S, PCGS XF-45; 1924, PCGS MS-63; 1925, PCGS MS-65; 1925-D, ANACS EF-40; 1926-S, PCGS XF-45; 1927-D, PCGS XF-45; 1928-D, NGC XF-45; 1930-S, PCGS MS-65; 1934-D, PCGS MS-64 FB; 1938-D, PCGS MS-65 FB; 1945-S Micro S, PCGS MS-65. A nice lot to figure. Lot of 77 coins. Estimated Value $750 - UP View details	Realized $2,220
Lot 573		1954-S Repunched Mintmark, RPM-001. ICG graded MS-66. Estimated Value $110 - UP View details	Unsold
Lot 574		1960 FS-102a. ICG graded Proof 65. Estimated Value $90 - UP View details	Unsold
Lot 575		1960. Doubled die obverse, FS-102a, EDS. NGC graded Proof 65. Estimated Value $125 - UP View details	Realized $60
Lot 576		1960. Doubled die obverse, FS-102. NGC graded Proof 64. Small spot on neck. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details	Unsold
Lot 577		1982. No mint mark - Strong. PCGS graded MS-64. (PCGS # 5162) Estimated Value $130 - 140 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $168
Lot 578		2000-P Broadstruck With Obverse Indent. NGC graded MS-65 Full Torch. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details	Unsold
Lot 579		A complete set of Roosevelt Dimes. From 1946 to 2019-D, all housed in a Dansco album. Coins are all UNC, many in Gem grades. The 1949-D and 1951-S have PCGS MS-66 FB tag attached. A wonderful set. Lot of 155 coins. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details	Realized $348
Lot 580		A set of Roosevelt Dimes. From 1946 to 1964-D, housed in a special lucite holder. All coins are UNC and untoned. Lot of 48 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 160 View details	Realized $240