Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 122

June 13-16 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 87		1793 S-3 R3- Chain AMERICA PCGS graded F15. Medium chocolate and olive brown. The planchet is covered with fine to moderate granularity and there is an area of shallow corrosion over OF on the reverse. No verdigris and the only contact marks are a light scuff across ENT in CENT. The date is strong and the legends are all readable. Our grade is VF25 sharpness net VG10. PCGS #1341. Estimated Value $7,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 88		1793 S-11c R3- Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge VF20+. Variety with a single leaf following DOLLAR in the edge lettering. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with smooth surfaces and great eye appeal. Would deserve a higher grade except for a group of short scratches hidden on a single strand of hair behind the head. Otherwise the only notable mark is a small, light rim bruise over the T in UNITED. The planchet quality is superb. MDS, Breen state II, with obvious die clashmarks on the obverse. Struck slightly off center to K-5. The date, legends, and edge lettering are all complete and strong. An impressive 1793 Wreath Cent in spite of the small scratches. Estimated Value $6,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,800
Lot 89		Trio of PCGS graded Large Cents, 1796-1798. Includes 1796 S-87 Liberty Cap PCGS graded VG8 (our grade VG7), 1797 S-139 LDS PCGS graded Fair-2 (our grade Fair-2), and 1798 S-187 PCGS graded AG3 (our grade AG3). Lot of 3 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $660
Lot 90		1797 S-136 R3 F15. Ten points sharper but there is a dig (attempted puncture) on the U in UNITED. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, void of any notable defects. Frosty medium brown and chocolate. MDS with minor swelling on the reverse. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 91		1797 S-138 R1 Fair-2. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. There are small digs scattered over both sides and the coin is heavily worn. But the date is readable and there is clear evidence of the double strike on the obverse. The first strike was positioned about 10% off center while the second strike was rotated and centered on the planchet. LIBERTY reads LIBERTRTY. The attribution as S-138 is probable but not certain. Estimated Value $50 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $114
Lot 92		Trio of Early Cents, 1798 & 1803. Includes 1798 S-161 R2 Style I Hair with Small 8 MDS VG7, 1803 S-253 M-LDS R2 M-LDS with a sunken retained cud on the reverse VG10, and 1803 S-261 R2 Small Date and Fraction M-LDS VG10. A decent group, all with nice brown and chocolate toning and smooth surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $348
Lot 93		1798 S-170 R3 Small 8, Style II Hair PCGS graded VF35. Slightly glossy olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. There is some crud in protected areas and a few minor contact marks including a pair of very light rim bruises on the left side of the obverse and a nick low on the neck near the drapery. In addition there is a very tiny planchet clip below the 17 and above the second S in STATES. MDS, Breen state II, with light die clashmarks in the field close to the neck but no die crack through the ribbons. Our grade is VF20. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960
Lot 94		1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath NGC graded MS62 Brown. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with subtle puffs of frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Tiny peeps of mellowed mint red can be found in some of the most-protected areas on both sides. The surfaces and eye appeal are excellent and the only mark is a dull vertical nick below the L in LIBERTY. Looks mint state but there is a very light touch of rub on the highest points of the devices. M-LDS, Breen state VIII, with die cracks on both sides. A new discovery; not seen by Noyes. Our grade is AU58, clearly in the condition census for this popular Stemless Wreath variety. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,100
Lot 95		Pair of Slabbed Cents, 1803 & 1847. Includes 1803 S-260 R1 Small Date with Large Fraction PCI graded AU50 (our grade VF30 sharpness net VF20 for recoloring and a few scratches) and 1847 N-19 R1 NGC graded MS62 Brown (our grade EF45+). Lot of 2 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $690
Lot 96		Group of 12 Cents, 1794-1806, grading Fair to Good. Average grade is AG3. Includes 1794 (1), 1797 (2), 1798 (2), 1800/179 (1), 1801 (2), 1803 (1), 1805 (2), and 1806 (1). Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details	Realized $576
Lot 97		1813 S-292 R2 NGC graded MS61 Brown. Frosty chocolate brown and steel. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent has mint state eye appeal in spite of a bit of rub on the highpoints. The only marks are two tiny ticks in the field above the head and a spot of minor roughness left of OF. Late die state. Our grade is AU50+. NGC population 5; 15 finer: 6 in 62, 9 in 63. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 98		Group of 8 Classic Head Cents, 1808-1814, grading AG-G. Includes 1808 (1), 1809 (1), 1810 (1), 1811 (1), 1812 (2), and 1814 (2). Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. All have a readable date. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $576
Lot 99		Lot of 42 Early Coppers. Includes 11 colonials grading Poor to AG (most are New Jersey), 2 half cents grading AG (1809 & 1825), and 29 large cents 1817-1853 grading AG to VF with an average grade of VG and a good mix of dates represented. Some pieces are sharper with defects. Inspection recommended. Lot of 42 coins. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details	Realized $780
Lot 100		Lot of 28 Large Cents, 1794-1854, grading AG to VG. There are 15 dated 1794-1807 (including 1794 S-72 and 1796 S-90 with a rotated reverse) and 13 dated 1817-1854 with a good mix of dates. Some are sharper with defects. All have a readable date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 28 coins. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details	Realized $840
Lot 101		Group of 23 Early Coppers. Grades range from Poor to VF with an average grade of Good. Includes 2 colonials, 2 half cents (1809 & 1826), and 19 large cents dated 1794-1856. Some are sharper with defects. Most have an easily readable date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 23 coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $480
Lot 102		Partial Collection of Large Cents, 1794-1856, grading AG to VF. Average grade is G-VG. Includes 5 dated 1794-1812, 5 dated 1818-1838, and 14 dated 1840-1856. Housed in a Library of Coins album. Inspection recommended. Lot of 24 coins. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details	Realized $870
Lot 103		1816 N-2 R1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty light olive and tan with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny frost covers the fields and the only notable marks are a pinprick at the upper right point of star 3 and a spot of darker toning in the dentils below the stem tip. Looks mint state but there is a touch of rub on the very highest points of the devices. MDS with a rim cud from star 8 to star 11. Our grade is AU58. Estimated Value $225 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,680
Lot 104		1817 N-15 R4 VF35. Slightly sharper but there are a few fine scratches at CE in CENT, all blended into the natural toning. Otherwise this cent is quite nice, free of any notable marks. Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $456
Lot 105		Pair of Scarce Varieties 1817 & 1822. Includes 1817 N-17 R4 EDS F12 and 1822 N-13 R5 MDS G6. Both are glossy brown and chocolate with minor contact marks and no corrosion. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details	Realized $276
Lot 106		1818 N-4 R4+ VG7. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, especially for this tough variety, just worn. The only mark is a rim dent at the N in UNITED. Scarce early die state before the swelling and cracks on the obverse. The O in ONE is weak but complete. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 107		1818 N-10 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red, CAC Approved. Lustrous bright mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints of the devices, about 90% of both sides showing mint color. There are some small spots of dark steel toning on both sides, the most notable are two spots at the right end of the line below CENT. M-LDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for mint state examples of the variety, but this one is far above average for the survivors. Our grade is MS63+. A great date or type coin. PCGS population 3, none finer in RD at either service. PCGS #1602. Estimated Value $4,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 108		Pair of Cents, 1822 & 1827. Includes 1822 N-4 R2 EDS F15, and 1827 N-3 R2 MDS VF25. Both are significantly sharper but dark and covered with very fine roughness. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $125 - UP View details	Realized $204
Lot 109		Pair of Scarce Varieties, 1827 & 1848. Includes 1827 N-10 R4 VG8 and 1848 N-32 R5 F12. Both are smooth but a bit dirty. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details	Realized $132
Lot 110		1835 N-3 R3 Head of 1834 ANACS graded EF40. Mostly glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. No notable marks but there is some dirt and soft verdigris in protected areas. MDS with three small rim cud breaks on the obverse. Our grade is VF30. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 111		1838 N-7 R1 NGC graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are lustrous and there are no spots, stains, or contact marks. Looks choice mint state but there is a hint of rub on the very highest points of the devices. MDS with flowlined fields but the die line from the leaf tip to the F in OF is visible. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. Housed in an older version NGC slab. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,020
Lot 112		Group of 53 Large Cents, 1816-1839, grading Good to Fine. Most grade VG; however there are 6 pieces that are sharper with significant defects. All have a readable date. Inspection recommended. Lot of 53 coins. Estimated Value $450 - UP View details	Realized $624
Lot 113		1840 N-2 R2 Small 18 over Large 18 VF35+. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The only marks are a small spot of darker brown toning high on the cheek and another slightly larger one over CE in CENT. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a. The Small 18 over Large 18 feature is bold. Estimated Value $200 - UP From the RES Collection. View details	Realized $504
Lot 114		1840 N-2 R2 Small 18 over Large 18 EF40. Ten points sharper but recolored reddish tan and steel brown with a splash of dark olive toning on the reverse. The details are sharp but the retoning was not done with much skill. Perhaps a proper recoloring would help. No contact marks, just a light touch of friction on the highpoints. LDS, die state b, with a rim cud break under 840. In addition there is a thin extension of the rim cud from below the 8 to right of star 13, a small but clearly defined rim cud below star 1, and a smaller one even with the bottom of star 3. A neat die state, rarely seen with all the cuds visible. The Small 18 over Large 18 feature is a bit dull from flowlines but it is still obvious. Estimated Value $175 - UP Ex Coin Galleries 7/21/1982:1272 ($200)-the RES Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $930
Lot 115		1840 N-4 R3- Small Date EF40. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with mint frost showing in some of the protected areas, particularly on the reverse. The only notable mark is a minor planchet lamination at ES in STATES. MDS, die state b, with a series of rim cud breaks from below the 18 to star 1 and two more from star 2 to star 3. The small hub defects (lumps) below the date are still clear and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $150 - UP Ex Coin Galleries 11/9/1982:1524-the RES Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 116		1840 N-5 R1 Large Date VF35. Choice glossy light chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and essentially flawless with just light wear on the devices and underlying mint frost in protected areas. A very nice cent. LDS, die state c. The recutting at the left top of the 0 in the date is dull but visible. Estimated Value $150 - UP Ex Doug Bird 4/4/1998-Bob LaForme 2/23/2011-the RES Collection (includes the LaForme collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 117		Pair of 1840 Cents grading VF35 to EF40. Includes N-6 R1 Large Date Repunched 40 M-LDS (c) and N-10 R2 Large Date EDS+ (a+). Both are smooth with excellent eye appeal. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP From the RES Collection. View details	Realized $480
Lot 118		1840 N-9 R3 Large Date VF30. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn. The only notable mark is a dull rim nick over the 0 in the date. M-LDS, die state e, with a strong bisecting die crack across the obverse, strongest near star 11. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $100 - UP Ex Speedway Coins 8/25/1989-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/16/1991:206-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:37 ($150)-the RES Collection (includes the Wells and Brown collection envelopes and both lot tickets). View details	Realized $276
Lot 119		Lot of Six 1840 Cents. Includes N-1 R1 Small Date MDS F15, N-2 R2 Small 18 over Large 18 E-MDS VF25, N-4 R3- Large Date MDS VG8, N-5 R1 E-MDS VF25, N-9 R3 Large Date LDS with a strong bisecting die crack on the obverse VF20, and N-12 R2 Small Date MDS with the reverse rotated 100 degrees clockwise (an extremely rare rotation) G5. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP From the RES Collection. View details	Realized $504
Lot 120		1841 N-4 R1 EF40. Sharpness near mint state but lightly cleaned and rather poorly recolored, now a mix of brown tones ranging from light to dark. The only mark is a tiny planchet flake in the dentils over the second S in STATES (as struck). A cent that could benefit from a proper recoloring. LDS, die state d. The earlier die lines under the 4 are gone and there is a clearly defined rim cud break under the date extending well to the left and right. Seldom found with the rim cuds this clear. Estimated Value $175 - UP Ex Harry W. Colborn, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/29/2005:1698 ($288)-the RES Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 121		Trio of 1841 Cents. Includes N-6 R1 EDS AU50 net EF40 for recoloring, N-6 R1 EDS EF45 but whizzed net VF30, and N-7 R2 Rare LDS (d early) with a die crack to the throat EF40 net VF25 for rim nicks. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $250 - UP From the RES Collection. View details	Realized $336
Lot 122		1841 N-7 R2 PCGS graded AU50. Frosty light olive and steel brown with lighter brown toning on the reverse thanks to a very light cleaning. Extremely Rare LDS, die state d late, with a full bisecting die crack on the obverse. No notable marks but there are traces of glue on the reverse. Our grade is net VF35. Estimated Value $200 - UP Ex Stack's Bowers 6/25/2018:2394 ($432)-the RES Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $420
Lot 123		1842 N-2 R1 Small Date EF40+. Glossy medium brown and chocolate blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. Smooth and attractive showing only very light wear on the devices. The only mark is a dull, light scratch at the bottom of the reverse. E-MDS, die state b. The die defects under the date are dull but still visible. Estimated Value $150 - UP Ex Gothic Coins (1982 ANA bourse)-the RES Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 124		1842 N-2 R1 Small Date AU50. Glossy olive brown and steel. No spots or stains, just a few trivial contact marks, mostly on the cheek. LDS, die state d, with clearly defined rim cud breaks below the 18 and from star 1 nearly to star 2. Rarely does this variety show the rim cuds so clearly. Estimated Value $250 - UP Ex Square Lion Coins (Albany, NY) 6/4/2006 ($350)-the RES Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 125		1842 N-6 R1 Large Date PCGS graded MS66 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light steel and medium brown with traces of faded mint red remaining in a few of the protected areas. A very attractive cent with only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a thin diagonal nick near the hair under star 7, a spot of dark toning in the dentils right of the date, and a spot of darker toning on the lower loop of the wreath ribbon. LDS, die state d (Reiver's old N-10 variety). The die lumps in the field at the lips and lowest curl are gone and a tiny lump has formed near the leaf right of the bottom of the E in ONE. Our grade is MS63. Tied for CC#2 honors for the die variety and tied with one other example for finest known in the late (N-10) die state. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label. Comes with a nice provenance. PCGS population 2; none finer at either service. PCGS #403940. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Ex Gary M. Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/1995:288-Walter J. Husak, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/1/1998:480. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 126		1843 N-2 R1 Petite Head VF35+. Sharpness EF45 but very lightly cleaned on the obverse and there is a minor stain of reddish brown toning on the 1 in the date. Otherwise this cent is quite nice and the reverse is choice. Glossy medium steel and chocolate brown. E-MDS, die state a late. The lump under the right bottom of the 1 is dull but visible and there is a clearly defined rim cud at UN. Estimated Value $150 - UP Ex Robert E. Matthews 1/31/1998 ($125)-the RES Collection (includes the Matthews collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 127		1843 N-4 R1 Obverse of 1842, Reverse of 1844 VF30. Five points sharper with a very light scuff in the field before the tip of the nose. The scuff breaks the attractive glossy medium chocolate brown toning; otherwise it would not show. Essentially flawless otherwise, void of any notable marks. MDS, die state b. The small lump under the 1 is weak and there is a rim cud under the 1. The rim cud is not strong but still visible. Estimated Value $100 - UP Ex L. Neilson 6/1975-Louis Ullian, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2000:360 ($161)-the RES Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 128		Trio of 1843 N-4 R1 Obverse 1842, Reverse of 1844. Grades are VF20, VF30, and VF30 (the last is a late die state example, Newcomb's old N-13). All are glossy brown and chocolate with excellent eye appeal. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP All from the RES Collection. Two are from the Coin Galleries Auction 7/21/1982, lots 1279 & 2525, the other from Jonathan Kern (lot tickets included). View details	Realized $408
Lot 129		Lot of Six 1842 & 1843 Cents. Includes 1842 N-6 R1 Large Date EDS VF25, 1843 N-5 R1 Mature Head F12, 1843 N-6 R1 Repunched 18 G5, 1843 N-9 R2+ F12, 1843 N-11 R2- VG10, and 1843 N-12 R2 VF20. All are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - UP From the RES Collection. View details	Realized $360
Lot 130		Lot of Eight Cents, 1842-1845. Includes 1842 N-6 R1 Large Date with the reverse rotated 50 degrees CW (an extremely rare rotation) G5, 1843 N-2 R1 F15, 1843 N-5 R1 F15, 1843 N-9 R2+ F15, 1843 N-11 R2- VF20, 1844 N-3 R2 Repunched 18 VG8, 1844 N-4 R1+ VG10, and 1845 N-15 R4 F15. All are sharper with defects. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $125 - UP From the RES Collection. View details	Realized $216
Lot 131		Trio of 1843 Cents with Rim Cuds. Includes N-6 R1 Mature Head M-LDS (c) with a small rim cud at star 5 VF25, N-9 R2+ Petite Head LDS (c) with a strong rim cud at star 11 EF40 net VF20 for stains, and N-12 R2 Petite Head LDS (e) with a rim cud from the U to below the ribbon end VF35 net VF20 for fine pitting. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - UP All from the RES Collection. The N-12 is ex Bob LaForme 5/8/2007 ($185). View details	Realized $252
Lot 132		1843 N-12 R2 Petite Head EF45. Five points sharper but recolored glossy dark steel brown and olive mixed with lighter brown toning. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are a few very tiny rim nicks at star 8. MDS, die state b/c, with a strong rim cud at the U in UNITED and a small rim cud over the top of that T (this newly discovered extremely rare b/c die state is listed in the 2021 edition of the Grellman reference on this series). Estimated Value $250 - UP From the RES Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,170
Lot 133		1844 N-1 R1 Repunched 1 EF40. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and covered with microscopic hairlines. Otherwise a thin horizontal nick on the jaw is the only mark. Glossy light olive and steel brown with lighter tan in protected areas. E-MDS, die state c, with a continuous series of rim cuds from below star 1 to below star 13. The repunching at the base of the 1 is still clear. Estimated Value $150 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/19/2005:514 ($288)-the RES Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 134		1844 N-1 R1 Repunched 1 EF45. Frosty light to medium steel brown with tan in protected areas. Just a few minor marks including some spots of darker toning (not carbon) on the obverse and a faint hairline scratch in the field along the profile of the nose. M-LDS, die state d. The rim cuds under the date are weak but visible and there are die cracks on the reverse. The repunching at the base of the 1 is weak but visible. Estimated Value $150 - UP From the RES Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 135		1844/81 N-2 R2 Overdate 44 over 81 VF25. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and expertly recolored glossy light chocolate brown. The only notable mark is a spot of darker olive brown toning off the upper right point of star 6. E-MDS. The 44 over inverted 18 error is strong. A nice mid-grade example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $125 - UP From the RES Collection. View details	Realized $336
Lot 136		Quartet of 1844/81 N-2 Cents. Includes grades of VG10, F12, F15, and VF20+. All are attractive glossy brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces. The 44 over inverted 18 feature is clear on all 4 pieces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125 - UP From the RES Collection. One is from the Coin Galleries Auction 11/9/1982:1526 (lot ticket included). View details	Realized $300

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