Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 13

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

Auctioned at End of Session 3 after Lot 2349

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3300		1937 Boone Half Dollar. Each is NGC graded MS-65. Frosty and white, with a few marks on each coin. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details	Realized $690
Lot 3301		1925 California Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A well struck gem that is quite reflective, and shows some gold toning near the edge. Free of distracting handling marks. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details	Unsold
Lot 3302		1954 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. Each coin is NGC graded MS-65. Frosty luster on each, and no signs of toning. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details	Realized $253
Lot 3303		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Bright and lustrous. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details	Realized $104
Lot 3304		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Bright luster and a couple of ticks from perfection. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details	Realized $104
Lot 3305		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Satiny and bright, with a fingerprint on the obverse. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details	Realized $104
Lot 3306		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Hazy gold toning over lustrous fields. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details	Realized $104
Lot 3307		1924 Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Hazy white in color, and satiny. Estimated Value $240 - 260. View details	Realized $242
Lot 3308		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Bright and lustrous, without any surface problems. Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details	Realized $98
Lot 3309		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and lustrous, with just a touch of toning, in an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $75
Lot 3310		1921 Missouri Half Dollar, 2 x 4. NGC graded MS-65. Flashy, bright luster on both sides, and with a decent strike. Here is one of the most difficult dates and varieties to find in gem condition. No signs of toning on either side, and clean surfaces too. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details	Unsold
Lot 3311		1921 Missouri Half Dollar, no 2 x 4. PCGS graded MS-65. Strong luster for this issue, with a good strike too, and nearly white in color save for a touch of gold starting to form. Always in demand as one of the scarcer commemorative issues. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3312		1938 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. Each is NGC graded as follows: Philadelphia MS-65; Denver MS-64 and San Francisco MS-66. Bright and untoned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details	Realized $449
Lot 3313		1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Hazy and white, with good luster and a typical strike for this issue. Minor contact marks, but still a clear gem. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details	Unsold
Lot 3314		1937 Texas Half Dollar. These are each NGC graded as follows: Philadelphia Mint MS-64; Denver Mint MS-66 and San Francisco Mint MS-66. A frosty, untoned set that boasts good surfaces and strikes. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details	Realized $311
Lot 3315		1946 Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely toning and clean surfaces too. Estimated Value $25-UP. View details	Realized $23
Lot 3316		1946-D Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. One of only 20 graded this high by NGC, with none graded higher! Bright luster, with a ring of vibrant gold at the edges on both sides. Simply superb. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $368
Lot 3317		1946-S Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. The holder incorrectly identifies this as a 1946-D. Lightly toned over luster. Estimated Value $25-UP. View details	Realized $23
Lot 3318		1947 Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. Each is NGC graded as follows: Philadelphia MS-65; Denver MS-66 and San Francisco MS-65. All are bright and lustrous, with no signs of toning. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 3319		1836 $2.50 Classic Head. Script 8. NGC graded MS-60. Well struck at the periphery, while the centers show minor weakness. Frosty luster in the fields, and moderate handling marks on both sides. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 3320		1886 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. This one is sharply struck throughout, with good luster in the fields and pleasing color. Minor handling ticks. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details	Realized $2,013
Lot 3321		1902 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. A flashy gem that has resplendent luster and a bold strike. This one is housed in the old small style PCGS holder. Estimated Value $950 - 1,050. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 3322		1908 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. First year of issue, and scarce any better. A few areas of trivial weakness. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3323		1908 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A few stray marks in the fields. Good luster. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $748
Lot 3324		1909 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Well balanced for the grade. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 3325		1910 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Subdued luster and typical for the grade. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3326		1911 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A choice coin in every way, with excellent surfaces and pleasing color. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details	Realized $834
Lot 3327		1912 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. One tick on the cheek, but good luster and nice color. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details	Realized $1,127
Lot 3328		1913 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Problem free surfaces and lovely color. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3329		1915 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Lustrous and well struck. A few minor spots. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details	Realized $719
Lot 3330		1925-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Splendid quality for the date and grade, with beautiful luster and choice surfaces. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3331		1927 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Flatly struck on the lower feathers, but lustrous and still very choice and lustrous. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3332		1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Frosty mint color and minimal handling marks. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3333		1900 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. This one is very nice for the grade assigned, bold luster and well struck too. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3334		1901-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Blazing luster and well struck. In an old green insert holder. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 3335		1903-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Scattered tick marks from full gem condition and lovely mint color throughout. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $834
Lot 3336		1909-D $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Decent luster and surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3337		1909-D $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Sharply struck by the dies, with good luster and average surfaces. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 3338		1912 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A slightly better date, this one has average surfaces. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details	Realized $863
Lot 3339		1858 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. A classic rarity in all grades, and this piece has long been known to be the Finest Known. Boasting full mint bloom, this coin possesses all the eye appeal of a common date gem, but when one realizes that this is an 1858, the magnitude of this phenomenal coin starts to come into focus. Mintages plunged to 2,521 for 1858, as the United States economy followed the direction of the sinking Central America ship downwards. Demand for coins fell, and production was greatly curtailed. Of the original mintage, most were spent, lost or melted. Today, with the benefit of decades of auction records and population reports, we can estimate that 20 to 30 are known in all grades. One other example has been certified by NGC as MS-61, with all other known coins of this date in circulated grades. At the very top of the grading scale resides this proud specimen, with no hint of any competition. Although PCGS reports 3 known as MS-64, they are all this same coin, as is the NGC MS-64 reported. This coin was graded 14 years ago and the owner felt it should grade higher, and in the last few years had resubmitted it for grading. During this process, the reported number of MS-64 pieces has grown, and the inserts have been submitted to PCGS to properly reflect only 1 coin as MS-64, and we expect the future Population Reports to be adjusted accordingly. Numismatically discovered in 1972, a man walked in to the offices of Manfra, Tordella and Brookes and sold the coin to Paul Nugget of that firm. The owner stated that the coin had been held in a small chamois pouch since the time it was struck. This coin was then sold to Frank Bohren, and after he passed away was offered in Auction '80 as lot 954 where it realized $115,000. Soon after that auction, the coin was obtained by Andy Lustig, who sold it to Warren Miller. Miller later sold his fabulous eagle collection through Heritage in October of 1995, where this was lot 6309. Any collector who demands the absolute finest known coins would do well to purchase this famous rarity. Estimated Value $65,000 - 85,000. Purchased over the counter in 1972 by Manfra, Tordella & Brookes to Frank Bohren; Auction '80:954; unknown to Andy Lustig to Warren Miller privately, Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc., 10-5-1995: 6309. View details	Realized $63,250
Lot 3340		1926 $10 Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Excellent luster and typical of this issue. Clean surfaces save for one contact mark in the left obverse field. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $891
Lot 3341		1858-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Nearly new in terms of condition, but with the usual tick marks from handling. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3342		1874-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Copious luster but with the usual handling marks too. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $414
Lot 3343		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. A classic gem example of this common date, great luster and surfaces throughout. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 3344		1906 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 61. This coin is rare in any proof grade, Philadelphia coined just 94 in proof, and perhaps half of those survive. This one boasts good cameo contrast between the fields and devices, but shows numerous small contact marks, mostly in the mirror fields, which account for the grade given by PCGS. While not the most beautiful example, it certainly retains the proof surfaces and represents an affordable example of this rare issue. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details	Realized $5,520
Lot 3345		1906-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Scattered minor ticks from gem, but far better than most of this date. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 3346		1907-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. A very nice coin for the grade assigned, and worth a look. Scarce this nice, and the surfaces show very few marks indeed. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 3347		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-66. Gleaming luster and a decent strike for this date. In an old green insert PCGS holder. Superb fields and surfaces. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 3348		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. Mint fresh and nearly a gem. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details	Realized $449
Lot 3349		1922 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64 Premium Quality. Bright luster and flashy. Better surfaces than usual for this grade, and this one is housed in an old small PCGS holder. Estimated Value $575 - 675. View details	Realized $2,013

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