Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 13

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

Peace and Later Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1526		1921 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Brilliant luster in the fields and fairly well struck for this high relief design. A touch of gold is starting to form on the rims, and the surfaces are very nice indeed. An important one year type coin. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1527		1921 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Satiny gold toning on both sides and well struck by the dies, in fact we note doubling on Liberty's nose, chin and neck, as well as elements of the date and LIBERTY. One old reeding mark on Liberty's neck from a higher grade. Estimated Value $300 - 350. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1528		1921 Peace Dollar. This group is all PCGS graded, and makes a perfect grading set for understanding coin grading, as well as the eye appeal issues on all United States coins. The following 1921 Peace dollars are included, all PCGS graded as follows: MS-65; MS-64; MS-63; MS-62; MS-61; MS-60; AU-58; AU-55 and XF-45. A few show some toning, but most are bright. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1529		1921 Peace Dollar. All grade about MS-63 or so. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1530		1922 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Resplendent gold toning on the obverse and also on the reverse with colors unusually rich and vibrant. This is no ordinary 1922 Peace dollar, to be sure. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1531		1922 Peace Dollar. These grade MS-60 to 64. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 60. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $40
Lot 1532		1922-D Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lilac and gold on both sides with a hazy appearance over luster. Well struck and very well preserved. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1533		1922-D Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Iridescent toning on both sides, with a slightly darker streak through the obverse. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1534		1922-D Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Great toning on the obverse of this one, with dancing golds and greens that come alive with the luster beneath. The reverse is white. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1535		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1536		1923 Peace Dollar. These grade MS-60 to 64. A nice group. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1537		1923 Peace Dollar. These grade MS-60 to 64. Most have some toning. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1538		1923 Peace Dollar. These grade MS-63 to 65. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 80. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1539		1923-D Peace Dollar. Both grade MS-60+. Good luster and nicely toned, but there is a peripheral scratch on the left obverse on the S Mint. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 60. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $35
Lot 1540		1923-S Peace Dollar. ICG graded MS-64. Bright and flashy, with just a few minor ticks in the fields and on the devices. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Unsold
Lot 1541		1924 Peace Dollar. The 1924 grades EF-45 and the 1925 grades MS-63. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $20 - 25. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $14
Lot 1542		1924-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Highly original and very nice for the moderate grade assigned, with decent surfaces and delicate toning. Estimated Value $225 - 300. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1543		1925 Peace Dollar. ICG graded MS-66. Toned with mottled gold on the obverse, the reverse bright and fresh. Excellent surfaces too. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1544		1925-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely gold toning on the obverse, with abundant luster on both sides. We note minor doubling on the neck and some of the peripheral lettering on the obverse. Estimated Value $80 - 100. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $109
Lot 1545		1926 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A splendid satiny white gem. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1546		1926 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mottled tan and hazy toning on both sides, with abundant luster throughout. Gemmy surfaces that show few ticks on either side. Estimated Value $200 - 225. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on March 28, 1944 for $1.25. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1547		1926 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Flashy and bright, with just a hint of obverse haze. This one is housed in an old small style PCGS holder. Estimated Value $180 - 220. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1548		1926 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. This one is downright nice for the grade assigned with lovely gold toning on the obverse. Estimated Value $40 - 45. From the Benson collection and purchased around 1944-6 for $1.25. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1549		1926-D Peace Dollar. NGC graded MS-65 Premium Quality. Vibrant white luster and well struck for the date. Creamy in texture, and a rare coin this nice, as most show many bagmarks, not so here, the surfaces are well preserved and show minimal handling. With a trace of hazy toning around the rims, but generally blast white. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 1550		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1551		1926-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Especially bright and lustrous, with epic surfaces for this date. PCGS in their Population Report show just 220 graded this high, with a meager 18 graded higher. In an old small style PCGS holder. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1552		1926-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned and a choice example of this scarce date. Estimated Value $100 - 125. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1553		1927 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Flashy and bright, with strong luster and an average strike. Estimated Value $125 - 150. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1554		1927-D Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Hazy toning over flashy luster. This one is clean for the grade. Estimated Value $350 - 400. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $472
Lot 1555		1927-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Toned with a fine grain pattern on both sides with strong luster in the fields. Scattered light marks, none worthy of note. Downright rare a notch better, and scarce enough in this grade. Estimated Value $400 - 450. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1556		1928 Peace Dollar. MS-60. This one may have been cleaned in the distant past, and we note faint lines on the surfaces, plus a small speck was removed left of the 1 in the date. Estimated Value $125 - 175. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1557		1928-S Peace Dollar. ICG graded MS-64. This one has nice coppery gold toning on both sides. Minor ticks from gem, and not all that sharp, as usual for this Mint. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1558		1928-S Peace Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Delicately toned and very choice. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 1559		1928-S Peace Dollar. ICG graded MS-64. Flashy, and with a touch of iridescent toning at the rims. A tough date for the collector to obtain. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1560		1928-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. A few scuffs from choice. Estimated Value $100 - 125. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1561		1934 Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Great color and surfaces for this date, with blazing luster subdued by a light streaky haze. Estimated Value $450 - 525. View details	Realized $552
Lot 1562		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1563		1934-D Peace Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. This one is much nicer than the grade implies, the surfaces are quite free of marks, and the luster dances on the both sides. Fully struck and still white. An opportunity for the date collector. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1564		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1565		1934-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. This is one of the key dates to the Peace dollar series. Rarely are any found in gem condition. In fact, PCGS has graded 92 this high, with just 14 graded higher (all MS-66) making this one of the best to survive. This particular coin has flashy gold and green hues around the periphery, and is brighter on the reverse. We note two small reeding marks on the back of the neck, while Liberty's face is quite fresh and clean. Well struck for this date, and a gem for the advanced numismatist. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. From the Benson collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 1566		1934-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Bright luster and without toning on either side. If you love glowing luster, then here's one for your collection. A few ticks from a higher grade, but the surfaces are still nicer than many for the grade assigned. The key date of the Peace dollar series. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,082
Lot 1567		1934-S Peace Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. A frosty white specimen with no serious marks worthy of mention. Popular key date to the series. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1568		1935 Peace Dollar. MS-62. Clean fields and yellow luster. Estimated Value $40 - 50. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $69
Lot 1569		1935-S Peace Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Another bright and flashy coin, as was the consignor's preference. Great luster with just a hint of natural haze. A decent strike for this date, and well preserved in an old small style PCGS holder. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1570		1935-S Peace Dollar. MS-60. A bit baggy, but the toning is really nice. Estimated Value $100 - 125. From the Benson collection. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1571		A Certified Peace dollar lot. This lot contains the following: 1922 ICG graded MS-64 (2 pieces); 1922-S PCI graded MS-62; 1923 NGC graded MS-64; 1923 ICG graded MS-64; 1923-S ANACS graded MS-63; 1924 SEGS graded MS-64; 1925 ANACS graded MS-63 and 1935 ANACS graded MS-63. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1572		1921 Peace Dollar. All are PCGS graded MS-64. We note that several of the coins are premium quality and most are in the old green insert PCGS holders. In particular, most of the coins are white and untoned, with just a few showing some light toning. Flashy luster on all, and many were chosen for their especially clean faces on Liberty, and clean fields. The 1934-S is especially bright and nice. We note a slightly weak strike on the 1921 at the center, but the surfaces are really nice. A great set to purchase and put away, or to work with and upgrade. Lot of 24 coins. Estimated Value $7,500-UP. View details	Realized $9,200
Lot 1573		1973-S. PCGS graded Proof 68. Toned with stunning dark blue in rings around the periphery, and fading to gold then yellow tones towards the center, with an untoned area on Eisenhower's neck. Similar on the reverse, with vibrant blue, gold, more blue, rust, and gold tones in rings around the edge, bright at the center on the eagle. A superb coin too, with a near perfect PR-68 grade from PCGS, and in an old green insert holder, the type that was used about ten years ago by PCGS. If you love toned wonder coins, and missed out on the jewel we offered a few sales ago, then here is another opportunity to buy a spectacular toned example. This is the rare low mintage date in silver, which has always brought a good premium over more common date proofs. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1574		1974-S. PCGS graded Proof 69 Deep Cameo. One of the finest graded, and this one has gorgeous toning on both the obverse and reverse. PCGS reports 497 graded as such, with just 10 graded higher. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1575		A group of slabbed Ike Dollars. These range from 1971-S to 1977-S, the coins are all slabbed by various services grading both choice uncirculated to gem proof. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $115

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