Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 17

Coin Auction

U.S. Commemorative Silver Coins A-P

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1075		1925. Norse American Thick Medal. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1076		1925. Norse American Thin Medal. ANACS graded MS-63. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1077		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Bright sunset gold toning on the obverse, with areas of iridescent green intermixed on Queen Isabella. The reverse has mottled gold toning over strong luster. Excellent surfaces and appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1078		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Bright white luster on both sides, and ringed with the appropriate level of gold toning at the rims on both sides. Just a couple of ticks and lines from full gem, and sharply struck. Estimated Value $625 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1079		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Great toning of blue and gold on both sides, but a few ticks from a higher grade. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $523
Lot 1080		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. EF-45. Lovely medium gray toning on both sides. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1081		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, with 2 x 2. NGC graded MS-66. Totally white and fresh, with abundant luster. Sharp and well preserved. Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1082		1936 Albany Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A lovely gem example that boasts undiminished luster and gorgeous iridescent tab toning on the reverse. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1083		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A splendid coin that has tab toning on the obverse, with deep gold around the rim and flecks of bright green as well, the reverse similar with more green and fully brilliant on the bridge (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $644
Lot 1084		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Tab gold toning at the periphery, with lighter silver at the centers. A nice gem. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1085		1935-D Arkansas Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Satiny and bright, with excellent luster and a nice strike too. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Unsold
Lot 1086		1935-D Arkansas Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. This one has pretty golden to slightly iridescent toning. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $69
Lot 1087		1939-P,D,S Arkansas Half Dollar Set. These are all NGC graded as follows: P Mint MS-64; D Mint MS-65, and the S Mint MS-64. A premium quality set. Each shows irregular gold toning over luster, and the coins are well matched and almost certainly an original set stored for decades in the original paper holder. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1088		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. MS-60 +. Bright and untoned. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details	Realized $86
Lot 1089		1935 Boone Half Dollar. Small 1934 on reverse. NGC graded MS-66. Blazing white on the obverse with just a hint of color starting to form on both sides. One small planchet defect on the upper obverse rim. Estimated Value $240 - 260. View details	Unsold
Lot 1090		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. A splendid example that will be contested among bidders for its beautiful original toning. The obverse boasts of a blending of dark violets while the reverse exhibits lighter iridescent tones. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1091		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64 Prooflike. This must have been an early strike, as the fields are prooflike. Deep blue and reddish gold in color, with the toning evenly distributed over both the obverse and reverse. Faint hairlines and minor ticks from a higher grade. Highly appealing for the grade. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1092		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Snowy white in color and with full, blazing luster. Not a trace of toning to be found, even at the rims. Well struck as well, and extremely clean surfaces for the issue. PCGS has graded 45 this high, and importantly, none higher! A scarce coin this nice (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 1093		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Wild and glowing deep gold, iridescent green and red toning on both sides of this wonder gem. Fully struck by the dies and very well preserved, but worth the premium for the delightful and colorful toning, and the surfaces are just a bonus. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1094		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. This coin has satiny luster and clean surfaces throughout. The strike is sharp on the obverse, although the reverse strike lacks the definition on face of the lady portrayed in the Pioneer Memorial, which is typical of the issue. PCGS has graded 399 as MS-66, with 7 higher, all as MS-67 above the present gem example (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $282
Lot 1095		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Strong luster and mostly white on the obverse, with more gold toning on the reverse. A typical strike for the issue. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1096		1922 Grant Half Dollar, with star. NGC graded MS-66. The surfaces are bright and lustrous, and the devices are well struck on both sides. We note that this coin must be an early die state as there are no clash marks on the obverse, but extensive die polishing lines can be seen in the fields, typical of the issue. One of the finest of the important "with star" coins to survive, NGC has graded 29 this high with just 7 graded higher, all MS-67 above. Similar at PCGS where they report 24 graded this high, with only 3 higher. An important rarity for the commemorative specialist who demands uncompromising quality. Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 1097		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63 Premium Quality. A very nice example of this scarce commemorative issue. Full luster and mostly white in color, with just a trace of toning near the rim. Boldly struck and housed in an older green insert PCGS holder (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1098		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Bright and lustrous with a touch of golden toning starting to form (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1099		1925 Lexington-Concord Half Dollar original wood box (no coin). The box is the original shipping holder for these popular commemorative half dollars. Faded ink on both sides, but the Minute Man and Tower can still be seen. Estimated Value $25 - 50. View details	Realized $35
Lot 1100		1920 Maine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Glowing reddish gold toning on this example, mostly on the obverse, with some also near the reverse rim. Sharp and well preserved, and housed in an old green insert PCGS holder (PCGS # 9326) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1101		1920 Maine Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Bright blue iridescent toning on the upper rim with reddish gold elsewhere on the obverse. A bit more gold on the reverse, and this is likely from the original holder where this coin was kept for many years. Rarely are these encountered with such wonderful color. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $397
Lot 1102		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Outstanding quality for this issue, we note full blazing luster in the fields and fiery gold toning around the obverse and reverse periphery. Sharply struck throughout and virtually without a flaw. As nice as these are found, with the PCGS Population Report showing only 85 graded this high, with a single coin graded higher (PCGS # 9335) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 1103		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Premium Quality. Hazy luster and satiny in appearance. A good gem of this date in an old green insert holder. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1104		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-68. Golden tab toning on the obverse, more golden on the reverse with hints of green iridescence near the edge. Sharp and as perfect as this issue is found. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1105		1938-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Bright white on the obverse and reverse, with just a hint of toning on the lower reverse. Bold and well preserved. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1106		1939-P,D,S Oregon Trail Half Dollar Set. This set is graded as follows: 1939-P NGC graded MS-66, 1939-D NGC graded MS-67 and 1939-S NGC graded MS-66. Absolutely white and lustrous, with no toning worthy of note. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1107		1939-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Wow, this one has some great peripheral iridescent colors! The centers are toned a lilac gray with hints of the same iridescent colors intermixed. Boldly struck and housed in an antique PCGS small holder. Worth a good premium for the lovely colors. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 1108		Exceptional 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. One of the very finest graded of this important Commemorative issue. Bathed in satiny luster and boldly struck throughout. Enhanced by a delicate greenish gold tone mostly in the peripheral lettering and devices on both sides, but generally bright overall. PCGS in their Population Report note 51 have been graded this high with just 2 graded higher, making this one of the highest graded pieces and worthy of even a top end Registry set! Don't miss out, as spectacular coins of this quality are seldom available except when major collections are offered (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 1109		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. MS-64. Toned with gorgeous blue and gold toning over luster in concentric rings on the obverse and reverse. A few trivial hairlines from a gem grade, and one of the more appealing toned examples of this popular issue that has crossed our path. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1110		1921 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Richly lustrous with light golden toning. A gem in every respect (PCGS # 9360) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,139