Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 2

Coins, Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

$1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1563		1849 Closed Wreath. AU-50. Choice original gold toning around the periphery, well struck from a lapped obverse die (weak stars), and with sharp central reverse details. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1564		1849 Open Wreath. MS-60. Lovely color and surfaces for the grade, with full luster and well-struck devices. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1565		1849 Open Wreath, L on Bust. AU-55. Choice and lustrous throughout, with hints of coppery toning on both sides. No problems whatsoever. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1566		1849, 1851 and 1853. EF-40 to AU50. A three piece lot of Gold Dollars. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Unsold
Lot 1567		1849-C Closed Wreath. AU-50. Sharply struck, but from an obverse die which has been lapped, as the stars are shallow in depth. Lustrous fields and with clean surfaces for the grade. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1568		1849-D Open Wreath. AU-58. Here is a really nice coin for the grade, with much of the original luster retained and even the central reverse devices well struck. Minor hairlines from circulation is the only complaint, as seen on virtually every circulated gold coin. Scarce this nice. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1569		1849-O Open Wreath. AU-58. Lustrous and well struck on the obverse; however, the reverse is weak on the date, with the last two digits barely visible. Strong mintmark. Production of the tiny coins seems to have been a challenge for the various branch mints, many display weak areas, particularly the central reverse, which is opposite the head of Liberty. As these tiny coins were struck, there was only so much metal to move around to fill the details in the dies. Liberty's curls are usually well struck, but the reverse is often weak on many of these branch-mint Gold Dollars. View details	Unsold
Lot 1570		1850. MS-60 Plus. Full luster in the fields and with some original toning. Typical surfaces, with a scattering of marks, but none worthy of note. View details	Unsold
Lot 1571		1850-C. EF-40. Boldly impressed with complete details on Liberty and the reverse wreath and date. A low-mintage date with a meager 6,966 struck, most of which were lost or melted. An important coin for the advanced date collector. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1572		1850-D. EF-40. A scarce date and mint; however, there are some minor circulation marks, mostly on the obverse near the rim. Lustrous and well struck. View details	Unsold
Lot 1573		1850-O. EF-45. Choice and lustrous, and graced with sharp device details. There is some verdigris on the reverse, which is probably removable. Moderately scarce as a date. View details	Unsold
Lot 1574		Near Gem 1851 Gold Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty and bright; with sharply struck and well executed devices. All the tiniest details on Liberty's head are present, as well as the minutest details on the reverse wreath. Clean surfaces which show very few signs of contact. Untoned and without detriment. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1575		1851. AU-50. Excellent surfaces for the grade, with only a whisper of wear on Liberty's upper hair curls. Lustrous and well struck. View details	Unsold
Lot 1576		1851-C. EF-40. Some luster, moderate circulation marks in the fields, and well struck throughout. An excellent coin to represent the date and mint. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1577		1851-D. AU-55. A scarce date in high grade; however, there are two microscopic marks, one in the field just before Liberty's forhead, another hidden one on the B of LIBERTY. Boldly struck, with full stars and details on Liberty and the reverse wreath. Struck from sharply clashed dies, both obverse and reverse. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 1578		1851-O. MS-60. Choice for the grade. The devices are sharply struck on the obverse, reverse similar with just a hint of weakness on the usual second L of DOLLAR. View details	Realized $949
Lot 1579		1852. EF-40. Lustrous near the devices, a touch weak at the center of the reverse. View details	Unsold
Lot 1580		1852-C. EF-40. Smooth, even wear on Liberty's curls, the reverse with wear on the wreath. One small weak area is noted on the reverse, on the second L of DOLLAR, otherwise the coin is well struck. Low mintage date with 9,434 issued. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1581		1852-D. EF-40. Choice original orange-gold color atop lustrous fields. A glass will locate some trivial scrapes, one in the field before Liberty's crown, another below her bust. Tough to find in high grades, with a scant 6,360 minted, leaving few for date collectors to choose from. As with most of these scarce dates, they were carefully selected by a collector who demanded quality. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1582		1852-O. AU-55. Lustrous in the fields and boldly impressed overall. A few stray hairlines from brief circulation. Scarce and desirable for the moderate mintage and appeal. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1583		1853. AU-50. Lustrous. View details	Unsold
Lot 1584		1853-C. EF-45. Clean surfaces for the grade, without impairments. The first two digits of the date are a touch weak. Some luster remains in the fields, making this an eye-appealing coin for the date collector. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1585		1853-D. NGC graded MS-61. Prooflike in the fields and boldly struck for this Mint. The surfaces show a few marks, accounting for the grade, but they are microscopic and unimportant. A low 6,583 were struck, few of which survive today, with perhaps a dozen known in the various gradations of Mint State. Few can even be called choice. Ever popular for the Dahlonega mintmark, this scarce coin is sure to please any demanding collector. One notes a minor scrape in the obverse field before Liberty's face, and light hairlines in the delicate fields. Well preserved and eye-appealing. View details	Unsold
Lot 1586		1853-D. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned and repaired. There is a shallow "X" scratched on Liberty, with design elements a bit abraided. Scarce as a date and mint. The surfaces appear to have been burnished, leaving the devices mushy in appearance. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1587		1853-O. MS-60. Boldly struck throughout, with the obverse die showing a bit of rust in the left obverse field from those sultry New Orleans days. Lustrous, and with a blush of orange-gold toning to enhance the devices. Impressive. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1588		1854. EF-40. Lustrous, with faint hairlines in the fields from brief circulation. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1589		1854-D. AU-55. Boldly struck throughout, with full devices and none of the usual weakness. There are some faint obverse scratches, and a couple on the reverse. A rare date, with only 2,935 run off in all, most of which were lost. Lustrous fields and one that most collectors can appreciate. The obverse die is sharply clashed with the reverse. Struck from a rotated reverse die, approximately 180 degrees. View details	Realized $6,613
Lot 1590		First year of issue 1854-S Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. A frosty near-gem from the first year of issue of the fledgling San Francisco Mint. Delightfully well struck with full curls on Liberty's tiny head; and similar completeness on the reverse wreath leaves. Struck from lightly clashed dies on the reverse. NGC has graded 6 this high, with only 2 graded higher. A beautiful coin in every way; and certain to please the discriminating buyer. View details	Unsold
Lot 1591		1854-S. AU-55. Light hairlines from Mint State, with most of the luster still radiating from the fields. Sharply struck and the first year of issue from San Francisco. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 1592		1854 Type 2. PCGS graded MS-64. The lovely Indian Princess design. Nice obverse, with an unusually sharp strike on the Indian but some weak areas in the legend. Reverse isn't quite so blessed: it has a lot of planchet roughness, although … although it is deeply struck, its center impressively so. All in all, a pretty nice coin. Oldtime gold color, too. View details	Unsold
Lot 1593		1854 Type 2. ICG graded MS-62. Subdued frosty surfaces and well struck. The date and central reverse devices are all complete. Struck from lightly clashed dies, as are most of this tiny issue. Long respected as one of the most difficult type coins to locate in Mint State, very few of which were preserved in any Mint State grade, and the type was quickly changed in just a few years. At the time of issue, a dollar was a lot of money to "save" or otherwise not spend, thus most were spent and circulated into lower grades. An important opportunity. View details	Realized $10,925
Lot 1594		Mint State Type II Gold Dollar. Sharpness of MS-60 plus. One of the rarest and most sought-after type coins. Lightly cleaned with faint resulting hairlines, but still lustrous and pleasing to the eye. Well struck, with full date and denomination on the reverse, and without the typically seen clash marks. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1595		1854 Type 2. PCGS graded AU-58. A scarce type coin in nearly new condition. One unimportant scrape behind Liberty's head. Still lustrous and choice; well struck and a worthy acquisition for the type collector. Rare and desirable. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1596		1854 Type 2. Sharpness of AU-50 but possibly worn as jewelry. Frosty and lustrous on both sides, with two tiny disturbances on the rim making us wonder if this coin might have been worn as jewelry for a brief time (the surfaces do not have the pebbly appearance of most jewelry worn coins). Scarce and in demand by type collectors. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1597		1854 Type 2. Sharpness of VF-20 Polished. Well struck, with only a hint of weakness on some of the central reverse devices. Polished to resemble a higher grade, and popular as the scarce Type-2 design. View details	Unsold
Lot 1598		1855 Type 2. PCGS graded MS-64. Handsome surfaces aglow with mint luster. Well struck on the Indian Princess's hair, and on the wreath and bow, with only a touch of softness at the top of the 8 in date. In all, pleasing and far better than most. View details	Realized $23,000
Lot 1599		1855 Type 2. EF-45. Choice and original for the grade, with some luster in the fields and well struck for the variety. View details	Unsold
Lot 1600		1855-C Type 2. VF-20. Lightly cleaned, with resulting hairlines and "washed" surfaces now. Low mintage of 9,803 total, few of which remain in any collector grades. Weakly struck on LL of DOLLAR and the first two digits of the date. Always in demand. View details	Unsold
Lot 1601		1855-C Type 2. Sharpness of VG-7 but worn as jewelry. The design elements show more wear on the obverse, while the reverse is sharp and appears to be a grade better. The rims have some evidence of mounting or other form of being held in a jewelry bezel. A scarce, low mintage date, with few coins to satisfy date collector demand. One that should be inspected. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1602		1855-D Type 2. Sharpness of VF-20 but repaired and polished. One of the really difficult dates to locate in any grade, this 1855-D is all too typical of what most collectors are able to obtain. The surfaces show moderate circulation marks, which have been polished down a bit. Nevertheless, with a total issue of 1,811 very few of these are available to satisfy collector demand. The obverse has a few shallow marks, which have been reduced by the polishing. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1603		1855-O Type 2. AU-50. Lustrous and well struck for the date, with complete details, even on the central reverse. A low mintage date, with 55,000 produced in all. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1604		1856 Slanting 5. EF-40. Lustrous and choice, one faint hairline scratch through the E of UNITED. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1605		1856 Upright 5. AU-55. Lustrous and well struck at the centers, a whisper weak on the right obverse. View details	Unsold
Lot 1606		1856-D. Sharpness of EF-40 but repaired. Here is one of the really rare dates in the One Dollar Gold series. Mintage topped out at 1,460 coins. As all too often seen, this one has its problems, there is an area of buffing in the left obverse field where some scratches have been removed. Obviously this important coin should be inspected by bidders prior to the sale, as any problems need to be evaluated before the sale. Lustrous and well struck overall. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1607		1856-S Type 2. AU-50. Light handling marks, typical for the grade. Lightly cleaned and retoned, still with lustrous fields with some coppery gold color too. Well struck, with the only weakness on the 8 of the date. Clashed dies, as always seen. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1608		1856-S Type 2. S over S. EF-40. Choice and original for the grade, the surfaces have a few scattered marks, but none distracting. Ever popular with collectors for the sharply recut S mintmark. View details	Realized $4,600
Lot 1609		1857. AU-50. Frosty luster on both sides, with a few slightly weak areas, as often seen on these. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1610		The Finest Known 1857-C Gold Dollar in Mint State 62. NGC graded MS-62. This is quite likely the Finest Known of the date, as neither grading service has seen a better one. The surfaces show only faint handling marks and radiate the glowing luster familiar to numismatists. Fully struck with worn and lapped dies that still show evidence of clash marks. On the reverse, the die was rotated about 15 degrees counterclockwise. With a low mintage of 13,280 struck, few remain for collectors in any grade, let alone in Mint State. A foremost rarity and worthy of the Finest collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 1611		1857-C. EF-40. A few trivial rim nicks, mostly around the obverse. Lustrous in spite of being gently cleaned. A low-mintage date. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1612		1857-D. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned and repaired. This coin has been repaired at the top of the obverse and also at the base of the reverse. Nevertheless, this is one of the key dates to the Gold Dollar series with a scant 3,533 minted. One that should be inspected. View details	Realized $437

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