Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 13

The Benson Collection of U.S. Coins, Part 2

Morgan Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1421		1887-O Morgan Dollar. Lot of two grading Mint State 63 to 64. Each is lightly toned. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1422		1887-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Tied with a dozen others as the finest graded of this date by PCGS, we anticipate that this wonder white coin will bring a substantial slice of cash. Free of toning and slathered in luster. A rare opportunity to purchase one of the finest graded of any date. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 1423		1887-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Beautiful light gold around the edge, and sharp. Reflective fields enhance contrast, making this coin quite desirable. In an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1424		1888 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. This is the very rare double date, as mentioned in Breen's Encyclopedia and Proof reference works. The date was first engraved a bit to the left, then corrected, and clear doubling is present on the 1 and first 8. Hazy gold toning on both sides and very clean for the grade. Free of spots or problem toning. Rare in this grade as a date, and much more expensive any nicer. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. From the Benson collection and purchased from B. Max Mehl on July 9, 1945 for $7.50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 1425		1888 Morgan Dollar. ICG graded MS-65. Deep blue and gold on the obverse, with the blue on the right, the gold on the left over rich luster. The reverse is white. A gem and quite appealing. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1426		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Deep gold and blue on the entire obverse, and on the upper third of the reverse. Excellent luster. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1427		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Gold and red on the obverse over rich luster. The reverse is white. A gem. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1428		1888 Morgan Dollar. ANACS graded MS-65. Deeply toned with umber gold fading to brown on the obverse, the reverse is white and untoned. Gem quality too. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1429		1888 Morgan Dollar. ICG graded MS-65. Spectacular toning through the back of the obverse, with rainbow hues with rich vibrancy, the balance is white. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1430		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Deep gold and blue on the lower obverse, white on the top, the reverse still untoned. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1431		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Irregular deep blue and gold toning on the lower obverse, wiggly shaped on the reverse rim. Mostly white, save for the deeply toned periphery. A gem. Estimated Value $115 - 135. View details	Unsold
Lot 1432		1888 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Iridescent blue on the obverse and generally dark in color there, the reverse lighter with golden red highlights. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $121
Lot 1433		1888 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Toned with rich gold and blue over the entire obverse, the reverse still white and untoned. A splendid coin for the grade, and still in an old PCGS green insert holder. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $69
Lot 1434		1888 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Vibrant rainbow toning on the reverse, with organized colors on the lower right half, white on top. The obverse has some gold toning, but is mostly white. Exceptional vibrancy to the colors, making this one worth a strong price. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1435		1888 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Toned on the obverse with gorgeous golds and greens with a small lighter area on the lower left, the reverse is white. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $63
Lot 1436		1888 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Resplendent colors on the reverse of blue, gold and hot yellow red. The obverse is lightly toned with gold at the periphery. Nearly a gem. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1437		1888-O Morgan Dollar. ICG graded MS-65. Vibrant green and blue on the left obverse, fading to reddish gold elsewhere, while the reverse is white. A deeply toned gem. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1438		1888-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Flashy white luster and satiny. A typical strike at the centers for the date and mint. Scarce, and mounted in an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 1439		1889 Morgan Dollar. MS-60+. Especially bright colors on both sides of this one, as well as some scattered handling marks. Estimated Value $30 - 40. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1440		1889 Morgan Dollar. These grade from MS-60 to 64. Several are toned and all are beautiful. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1441		1889-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike. As a date, 1889-CC is the king of the Carson City Morgans. Most of the original mintage of 350,000 were melted under the Pittman Act of 1918, likely along with the 12 bags of 1895 Philadelphia coins. It would be reasonable to assume that only a single mint state bag survived with a total combined PCGS and NGC population reports showing 682 in mint state grades, mostly graded between MS-60 to 63. Many are prooflike, as seen here. This particular one is toned with lovely gold hues about both sides which help offset the mirror fields and well frosted devices. The effect produces the desirable cameo appearance that is so popular with collectors. Further, the fields and devices show minimal ticks from handling, and this one apparently just missed the full gem grade. PCGS has graded 16 in this grade, with just 3 graded higher, none of which are prooflike or deep mirror prooflike, making this one tied for the finest of that category. A foremost opportunity for the Morgan dollar specialist to lock away the classic "CC" rarity for their collection. Estimated Value $35,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1442		1889-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nearly a gem, this untoned Morgan boasts clean surfaces and undisturbed luster. Housed in an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1443		1889-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. This one is bright, and parked in an old PCGS green insert holder. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1444		1890 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. Blue-gray toning in the fields, frosty on the devices. The hairlines are numerous, but not deep, as expected for the grade. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. From the Benson collection and purchased from B. Max Mehl on July 9, 1945 for $10.50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 1445		1890 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A condition rarity in this grade, the surfaces show a touch of gold on the lower right rim of the obverse, while the devices are heaped with frost. Clean surfaces and fields, and just the ticket for the specialist. PCGS reports 134 graded this high, with none graded higher, so don't go looking for a better one. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1446		1890 Morgan Dollar. Both are PCGS graded MS-64. Further, both are in old green insert PCGS holders. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1447		1890 Morgan Dollar. These grade from MS-60 to 63. Toned with beautiful colors on each side, well organized and vibrant. Good luster beneath, and nice surfaces for the grade on each. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $120 - 150. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1448		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Better surfaces than one might expect for a "65", and we see few signs of handling aside from minimal ticks. Great luster and color, with no toning whatsoever. PCGS has graded 126 as such, with a few more as PL and DMPL, with a scant 6 higher. Hence, a date which can hardly be bested for technical grade, and certainly not for surface and eye appeal. One of the tougher Carson City dates, and worthy of the finest set. Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 1449		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A hint of gold on the obverse, and sharp. In an old green insert PCGS holder. Scarce this nice, and rare any better. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 1450		1890-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A condition rarity that is bested by none, and downright rare this nice. PCGS reports just 8 graded this high, with 2 others as Prooflike or DMPL, and none graded higher. Therefore, if you positively have to have the best available, then here is a coin you must own. Flaming white luster and nearly perfect surfaces. The strike too, is second to none, with the curls over Liberty's ear and the breast feathers as sharp as any seen of this date. Identifiable by a small planchet flake in the field above stars eleven and twelve. Expect a big price when this one crosses the block. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,003
Lot 1451		1890-O Morgan Dollar. MS-64 Prooflike. Well struck and totally white with excellent contrast between the fields and devices. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1452		1891 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Another rare date in gem grades, as are all the 1889-95 issues. This particular one boasts mint fresh white luster with well struck devices. PCGS in the Population Report shows just 44 graded this high, none as PL or DMPL this high, and delightfully only 2 are graded higher. This is VAM-2, with the doubled ear and closed 9, which even a bit more punch to this knockout coin. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 1453		1891 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. In an old small style PCGS holder, and still untoned. A scarce date this nice. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 1454		1891 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Glowing reddish gold on the obverse over hot luster, the reverse still white and untoned. A scarce date, and nearly a gem. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1455		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A lovely gem example of this date, the surfaces awash in luster and the devices well frosted. In the old style small PCGS holder, which is seldom encountered much these days. Free of toning and value diminishing bagmarks, and just about as nice as the day it was coined. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 1456		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Sharp save for the hair over Liberty's ear and a few of the breast feathers, with light gold at the edge. Popular date and mint. Liberty's cheek is nice for the grade. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 1457		1891-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Satiny and bright, with scattered handling ticks. In an old green insert PCGS holder. PCGS has graded 632 this high, but just 38 higher, all MS-65. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 1458		1891-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty white luster and with a whisper of toning on each side. A beauty that is in the old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1459		1891-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Hazy antique gold toning on the obverse, with abundant mint luster in the fields. The reverse is toned with a medium gold color and the surfaces are nice for the grade. Scarce in this state of preservation. Estimated Value $150 - 175. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1460		1892 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Flatly struck especially at the periphery. In an old green insert PCGS holder, and flashy. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 1461		1892 Morgan Dollar. ICG graded MS-64. Mostly white save for light gold at the rims. A scarce date. Weakly struck on some of the stars and peripheral devices. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1462		1892-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. The brief tenure of the Carson City Mint was about to come to an end when this one was stamped. Coinage began in 1870, and by 1893 the Mint was closed, as the mountain of silver from the Comstock Mines began to play out. PCGS has graded 147 this high, with just 14 graded higher, making this one of the best coins available to represent this important and scarce date. Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 1463		1892-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Light gold on the obverse, darker gold and blue on the reverse. Sharp and well preserved. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1464		1892-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Flashy and untoned, with a super strike for this date (often found weak). The surfaces are superb, and show virtually no signs of contact. The luster and frost literally jump off this coin, and it looks like it was struck just today. No signs of toning or age. Only 1 bag turned up in 1977 according to Breen, but there seem to be a fair number of this date in lower mint state grades. In gem however, this date deserves the classic rarity status it has long held. PCGS has graded a meager 4 coins this high, with a single coin graded higher. Thus, if you are assembling a high end gem collection, and demand the finest available, then purchase this one! Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1465		1892-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A couple of scuffs on the cheek, but strong luster and delicate toning on the rims. Scarce this nice. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 1466		1892-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. A frosty white specimen with remarkably clean surfaces. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1467		1892-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Remarkably, this is the only MS-65 coin of this date graded by PCGS! There are 10 pieces which have been graded higher, and a few in lower mint state grades. No bags of mint state coins of this date turned up. While overshadowed by the 1893-S, the 1892-S deserves significant attention too. In particular, most of the mintage was melted, as happened to the 1893-S in the disastrous Pittman Act of 1918. Forget the mintage of 1,200,000, after the massive meltings it appears that less than one percent survive, perhaps far less than that. This coin boasts a light golden glaze of toning over very lustrous surfaces. The strike is sharp, with full hair over Liberty's ear, and excellent details on even the central breast feathers on the eagle. An exceptional opportunity to purchase one of the great rarities of the Morgan silver dollar series in full gem grade is not to be taken lightly. Once again, this collection offers many of the dates in extremely high grades, including the key dates, so bid wisely and well. Estimated Value $50,000 - 70,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1468		1893 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Great color and surfaces for the grade, one wonders why this one wasn't graded higher. In an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 1469		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-60+. This coin is bright and flashy, but we note some hairlines in Liberty's chin. The fields are reflective, and the reverse is especially nice. One of the truly rare dates, and expensive in any grade, especially in Mint State. Check this one out to see if it would fit in your album today. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1470		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. The rarest and most desired date in the entire Morgan Dollar series, save for the proof only 1895. No bags of mint state coins were found, and the few mint state coins survived simply by a matter of chance. PCGS has graded a total of just 25 in various mint state grades! Even in About Uncirculated grades this date is surprisingly rare. When one considers the countless date sets being assembled by collectors throughout the world, it doesn't take long to see that this is always going to be "the" classic date to own in as high a grade as one can afford. In a near gem grade as offered, PCGS has graded just 3 coins as MS-64, with 6 graded higher. This particular specimen has excellent flash and a hint of gold toning on both sides. The fields are slightly prooflike, and the coin dances with the familiar "spin" peculiar to Morgan silver dollars. At first glance, one would expect this to be another gem example of a common date, but when the magnitude of 1893-S settles in, one must look on this coin with the reverence that a great rarity deserves. Close examination confirms that the die line is present at the top of the T in LIBERTY, and apparently only a single obverse die was used to coin these, despite 10 obverses shipped to San Francisco that year. Most of the mint state examples turned up in a bag of 1894-S dollars, and these were discovered about 1952 in Great Falls, Montana. Here at the Goldberg's, we are always proud to offer our clients the finest rarities for their collections, and with this fantastic example of the classic 1893-S Morgan dollar, this tradition continues. After all, this is the great rarity of the most popular series in American numismatics. Estimated Value $75,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161,000

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