Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 17

Coin Auction

U.S. Gold $3

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1978		$3 Gold. 1854. PCGS graded MS-64. Good color and clean surfaces combine to give this near gem a beautiful look. Well struck and preserved, and worth a good bid from a knowledgable collector (PCGS # 7969) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,038
Lot 1979		$3 Gold. 1854. PCGS graded AU-58. This is the first year of issue and a coin that would be perfect for the type collector as the devices are fully struck and generous luster remains. Minor handling marks from limited circulation (PCGS # 7969) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. From the Benson collection and purchased from Syracuse Coin Shop on September 23, 1946 for $17.00 as lot 1371. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1980		$3 Gold. 1855. PCGS graded AU-58. Nearly mint state and clean for the grade assigned, with slight rubbing on the high points of the design (PCGS # 7972) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. From the Benson collection and purchased from Syracuse Coin Shop on September 23, 1946 for $17.00 as lot 1372. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1981		$3 Gold. 1858. NGC graded AU-58. Just some light friction spread about and free from serious marks or scratches. Plenty of mint luster remains about the devices. A decidedly rare coin in the upper grades, far more so than even its low mintage might indicate. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 1982		$3 Gold. 1859. Sharpness of Fine-15 but mounted, polished and a jewelry piece. This coin was mounted and worn as jewelry, then the top mount was removed and the coin was polished. Inspection mandatory. Estimated Value $150 - 200. From the Benson collection and purchased from I. Switt on February 5, 1944 for $6.75 as "Fine". View details	Realized $322
Lot 1983		$3 Gold. 1874. PCGS graded AU-55. Traces of luster and well struck by the dies (PCGS # 7998) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1984		$3 Gold. 1878. PCGS graded MS-65 Premium Quality. Radiant luster in the fields and simply stunning quality for this rare type coin. As to the strike, the obverse is full and strong, while the reverse shows slight weakness on the lower wreath on the ribbon knot and the adjacent leaves. Rare this nice, PCGS has graded 120 as such of the date, with only 63 graded higher (best MS-67). Rarely are these encountered so problem and spot free (PCGS # 8000) . Estimated Value $7,000-UP. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on April 15, 1944 for $9.00. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,225
Lot 1985		$3 Gold. 1879. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and very choice with the fields exhibiting semi-mirror surfaces on both sides. A popular low mintage date as only 1000 business strikes were made. Most likely from the Beck hoard that was disbursed in the 1970's at auction by our neighbors Abner Kreisberg and Jerry Cohen (PCGS # 8001) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,520
Lot 1986		$3 Gold. 1880. PCGS graded MS-65. A dazzeling semi-prooflike rose gold gem with fiery golden highlights. This beauty is certainly one of the finest specimens we have ever seen of this popular low-mintage date. The demand for the 1880 is perennial, and with the qualities just described, this coin will no doubt engage a great amount of interest. The PCGS population census lists 9 in this grade with 3 higher. We cannot image any having more eye-appeal than this one. (PCGS # 8002) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,500
Lot 1987		$3 Gold. 1887. PCGS graded MS-61. Bright and fully lustrous, we note a very minor tar streak before and on the nose of Liberty (PCGS # 8009) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 1988		$3 Gold. 1889. SEGS graded MS-64. Most of the luster in present and the coin is well struck by the dies. Minor ticks from a higher grade. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1989		$3 Gold. 1889. PCGS graded MS-63. Faint hairlines and a trace of haze (PCGS # 8011) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,910