Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 17

Coin Auction

U.S. Gold $5 Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2018		$5 Liberty. 1839. PCGS graded AU-55. Lovely surfaces and color for this issue, with a full strike on all devices. Examination with a glass will note trivial handling ticks, mostly in the fields, but none are deep or detracting. Slightly matte in appearance from many decades in storage, but quite lustrous. Exceptional quality for the grade (PCGS # 8191) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed's auction of December 2, 1944 for $21.00. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 2019		$5 Liberty. 1840-C. PCGS graded AU-58. A marvelous high grade example of this most difficult Charlotte mint issue. Lovely golden-orange in color, the strike is full and complete with surfaces that still retain considerable semi-reflective mint luster. PCGS reports but 2 in this grade with only 1 graded better (MS-62). (PCGS # 8196) . Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2020		$5 Liberty. 1841-C. NGC graded MS-61. One of the finest graded by NGC of this rare date, with just 4 seen this high and a single coin graded higher (that an MS-64). The surfaces show moderate handling marks primarily in the fields, as the lettering and devices tend to deflect contact marks. An extreme rarity in mint state, and always in demand from this Southern mint. Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2021		$5 Liberty. 1843-C. PCGS graded MS-63. Reflective fields and very well preserved! This one must have been set aside on the day it was struck and somehow came down to us with ample mint color and appeal. Frosty luster and exceptional quality for this early Charlotte date. PCGS has graded 2 this high with 3 graded higher, all MS-64 above. An opportunity for the specialist (PCGS # 8214) . Estimated Value $20,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2022		$5 Liberty. 1843-C. NGC graded AU-53. Nicely struck in orangish color gold with traces of mint luster still adhering about the devices. We note some scattered light handling marks commensurate for this numerical grade. All Charlotte gold is rare in high grade, this example is no exception. The NGC census shows 9 in this grade with 26 higher. Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2023		$5 Liberty. 1847. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned and lightly scratched. There are some unfortunate scratches at the date, and the fields and surfaces show hairlines from a heavier than usual cleaning. The 7 in the date is recut over a smaller 7. Estimated Value $120 - 140. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ward on May 29, 1944 for $12.50. View details	Realized $230
Lot 2024		$5 Liberty. 1849-C. PCGS graded EF-45. A scarce date in most grades, and this one is better than most. The surfaces show above average marks, but the color is a rich coppery gold, with a touch of milky haze on the obverse. A couple of minor areas of amateur spot removal on the lower reverse, with resulting pin scratches at the CA of AMERICA. We note a die crack on the reverse from the edge through the left upper tip of the serif of U in UNITED to the branch. Here's a coin that has been off the market for 57 years (PCGS # 8241) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. From the Benson collection and purchased from Gardener on May 10, 1945 for $10.00. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2025		$5 Liberty. 1854. NGC graded AU-58. Golden-orange in color with plenty of mint luster remaining. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2026		$5 Liberty. 1855-O. PCGS graded MS-60. In an older green insert holder and the surfaces are very lovely here. Reflective mirror fields that have the usual trivial handling marks from handling, but fully struck and pleasing. PCGS has graded only 1 coin as MS-60 (this one), and 2 others, both MS-61, keeping this particular rarity solidly in the middle of the Condition Census for the date (PCGS # 8264) . Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,675
Lot 2027		$5 Liberty. 1860-S. NGC graded AU-55. Light golden yellow in color and an average strike. Lustrous and rare, as mintages really tailed off and very few were saved in high grades. In fact, NGC has only graded 3 as such, with 3 higher, all AU-58 above. None have been graded by that service as mint state currently. An opportunity for the advanced numismatist to knock out a very rare date. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2028		$5 Liberty. 1861. PCGS graded MS-62. A scarce date this nice, and this one is a well struck, lustrous jewel. Clean for the grade, and very appealing (PCGS # 8288) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 2029		$5 Liberty. 1865-S. NGC graded AU-55. A really nice coin for the grade that possesses rich orange gold luster and very clean surfaces. Boldly struck and downright rare in high grades. NGC has graded a dozen as AU-55, with 18 higher as AU-58, and just 5 above, all MS-61. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2030		$5 Liberty. 1867. PCGS graded AU-50. Coppery luster and well struck by the dies, with the usual circulation ticks on both sides, mostly in the fields. Don't expect to find a better one, this date doesn't turn up very often, especially this well preserved (PCGS # 8313) . Estimated Value $2,250 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 2031		$5 Liberty. 1867-S. PCGS graded AU-50. Lightly circulated and minimal handling marks to distract the eye. Fully struck on Liberty, but a touch light on the stars, typical of the San Francisco Mint of the period (PCGS # 8314) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2032		$5 Liberty. 1868. PCGS graded AU-50. Coppery toning over luster, and average surfaces that show moderate ticks from even brief circulation. A rare date that is hard to find this nice (PCGS # 8315) . Estimated Value $2,250 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2033		$5 Liberty. 1870-S. PCGS graded AU-50. PCGS has graded only 8 this high, with 3 above as AU-53 and 6 tied for the best they've seen as AU-55. Further, this lovely coin is housed in one of their old green insert holders. Frosty luster and clean surfaces belie the slight circulation. A sharply struck, well preserved rarity for the numismatist to ponder (PCGS # 8321) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2034		$5 Liberty. 1871. PCGS graded MS-60. A very rare date with a mintage of just 3,200 pieces, very few of which survive today. As Breen notes in his Encyclopedia, "prohibitively rare above EF", which is clearly shown in the PCGS Population Report. In point of fact, this is the only Mint State example of this date in any grade they've seen! NGC has graded two others, one in MS-60, another in MS-61. That's a total of 3 coins graded in mint state, certainly not many to go around if you are a date collector. The surfaces show the expected scattering of ticks, none of which are particularly detracting. Identifiable by a short lint mark extending into the field from Liberty's lower lip, and a thin scuff in the field below Liberty's chin between the first two stars. Prooflike fields on the obverse, and struck from the same dies as a proof, as the first 1 in the date shows recutting, which is also seen on the known proofs of this date (PCGS # 8322) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,050
Lot 2035		$5 Liberty. 1872. PCGS graded AU-50. Hazy coppery toning over the surfaces, with average ticks from circulation. In an older green insert holder (PCGS # 8325) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2036		$5 Liberty. 1873-S. AU-50. Lovely coppery gold luster and well preserved. A highly appealing coin for the grade. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2037		$5 Liberty. 1874-S. PCGS graded EF-45. Traces of luster and appealing color. The surfaces are problem free, and only the expected light marks show with a glass. A well struck coin for the date specialist (PCGS # 8335) . Estimated Value $2,250 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2038		$5 Liberty. 1877. PCGS graded AU-58. A truly rare coin this nice, this one boasts rich coppery gold toning and average surfaces. The fields retain some prooflike mirroring in the protected areas. Boldly struck throughout, with just a whisper of wear on the upper curls. PCGS has graded 9 this high, with just 2 higher, one as MS-61, the other as MS-62. Rare thus (PCGS # 8342) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,750
Lot 2039		$5 Liberty. 1877. PCGS graded AU-58. Coppery gold luster on both sides and quite beautiful. The reflective mirror fields retain their eye appeal and show tiny ticks from bag handling and very brief circulation. Identifiable by a nick on the I of UNITED. In an older green insert holder (PCGS # 8342) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2040		$5 Liberty. 1880. EF-45. Average surfaces. Estimated Value $110 - 120. View details	Realized $132
Lot 2041		$5 Liberty. 1880-S. EF-45. Some luster and decent surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $105 - 115. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on June 8, 1944 for $10.63. View details	Realized $132
Lot 2042		$5 Liberty. 1880-S. PCGS graded AU-50. Coppery gold toning and housed in an antique small PCGS holder. Estimated Value $120 - 135. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2043		$5 Liberty. 1885-S. NGC graded MS-65. Strong luster and clean surfaces that show just a few scattered ticks, one near the eagle's neck on the reverse will identify this specimen. Rarely found this nice. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2044		$5 Liberty. 1887-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Orange luster and minimal handling marks (PCGS # 8371) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2045		$5 Liberty. 1890-CC. PCGS graded MS-64. As the local gold and silver fields began to play out in the Carson City area, mintages also fell at the Mint. The flood of gold and silver began to slow by 1890 and it was evident that the San Francisco Mint could handle the Nevada mine output demands safely. Hence, the mintage for this 1890 Carson City half eagle came in at 53,800. Most entered circulation as intended, and very few were saved in mint condition. Here is a very pleasant example of this date, with satiny gold luster throughout, and the devices are sharply struck except for the upper curls on Liberty's head and the eagle's neck feathers, which are slightly weak. Under normal handling conditions, these Carson City half eagles are found bagmarked and nicked. However, this particular coin is very well preserved and retains smooth, unblemished fields and surfaces. Rare thus, as PCGS has only graded 27 this high, with 2 coins graded higher of the date. An important offering for the CC specialist (PCGS # 8376) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 2046		$5 Liberty. 1891-CC. PCGS graded MS-65. A remarkable example from this Nevada mint. Well struck and bright golden-orange in color, this lovely gem shimmers with a mixture of satiny and frosty mint luster. If you wish to add a Carson City half eagle to your collection, this treasured coin will make a grand statement. The PCGS population reports this one example and this specimen is recognized as the finest known. (PCGS # 8378) . Estimated Value $18,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $21,850
Lot 2047		$5 Liberty. 1893. EF-40. Decent quality although this one was lightly cleaned decades ago. Estimated Value $105 - 115. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on June 8, 1944 for $10.63. View details	Realized $132
Lot 2048		$5 Liberty. 1896-S. VF-35. Lightly cleaned long ago. Estimated Value $140 - 160. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed's auction of December 2, 1944 as lot 1229 for $10.00. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2049		$5 Liberty. 1898. NGC graded MS-66. A splendid golden-orange gem specimen featuring a nice bold strike and remarkably clean frosty mint surfaces throughout. NGC reports only 4 in this state of preservation with 1 higher. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,625
Lot 2050		$5 Liberty. 1898. AU-50. This one has nice color and boasts a strong strike. Estimated Value $115 - 125. From the Benson collection and purchased from I. Switt on June 7, 1944 for $9.75. View details	Realized $150
Lot 2051		$5 Liberty. 1898-S. VF-25. Typical bagmarks in the fields and minor haze on both sides. Estimated Value $110 - 120. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed's auction of December 2, 1944 as lot 1236 for $10.00. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2052		$5 Liberty. 1900. PCGS graded MS-64. Hazy luster and well preserved (PCGS # 8400) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2053		$5 Liberty. 1900. NGC graded MS-64. Bright and fresh, with just a few scattered ticks from the gem grade. Estimated Value $700 - 775. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 2054		$5 Liberty. 1900-S. EF-40. Typical circulation marks in the fields, with traces of luster beneath a layer of old haze. Estimated Value $120 - 130. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on June 8, 1944 for $10.63. View details	Realized $132
Lot 2055		$5 Liberty. 1901. AU-58. Most of the luster is intact, with light wear from brief circulation. Estimated Value $115 - 125. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on June 7, 1944 for $9.75. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2056		$5 Liberty. 1901. AU-58. Minor handling ticks, mostly in the fields. The first 1 is recut low. Estimated Value $115 - 125. From the Benson collection and purchased from I Switt on February 5, 1944 for $9.75. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2057		$5 Liberty. 1901. AU-50. Decent luster and surfaces. This one has some light verdigris around the date. Estimated Value $110 - 120. From the Benson collection and purchased from I Switt on February 5, 1944 for $9.75. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2058		$5 Liberty. 1903-S. NGC graded MS-65. Boldly struck in orange color gold with nice frosty mint surfaces. Estimated Value $1,750 - 1,850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 2059		$5 Liberty. 1904. PCGS graded MS-64. Orange luster and sharp (PCGS # 8409) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2060		$5 Liberty. 1905. NGC graded MS-63. Sharp and pleasing. Estimated Value $425 - 475. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2061		$5 Liberty. 1907-D. PCGS graded MS-63 Premium Quality. In an older small style PCGS holder, good luster and color. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 2062		$5 Liberty. 1908. MS-60. Decent luster but somewhat baggy. Estimated Value $160 - 170. View details	Unsold