Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 2

Coins, Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1859		One of the Finer 1851-O Double Eagles. NGC graded AU-58. One of the very finest of this date, with a scant 13 so graded with only 3 graded higher by NGC. Frosty luster abounds in the fields, and all the devices are well struck for the date. Liberty's cheek is especially nice, without the usual bagmarks that frequently mar these large, soft coins. With large numbers of coins hanging over the market (virtually all San Francisco Mint) from the "Central America" and "Brother Jonathan" shipwrecks, date collectors will no doubt be searching for choice examples of the Philadelphia and New Orleans mint issues, like this coin, to complete their sets. View details	Unsold
Lot 1860		1851-O. NGC graded AU-53. Moderate handling marks in the fields which are ever present on Type I Twenties. The strike is full on Liberty, and minor weakness as always on the obverse stars. Similar on the reverse, but the devices full and complete. Some luster remains. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1861		1855. PCGS graded AU-55. Splendid surfaces for a Type I Twenty, which normally are encountered with numerous ticks, but not so here, as the surfaces show only minimal signs of contact. Remnants of luster remain in the fields near the devices, and all is boldly struck. Scarce in this grade, with only a few Mint State 60 coins recorded in the recent PCGS Population Report. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1862		Choice 1857-S in AU-58. NGC graded AU-58. Awash in luster and well struck. A few scuffs in the lower fields, but Liberty's face and most of the devices are clean for the grade. View details	Unsold
Lot 1863		1858-S. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty and lustrous fields and devices. All is boldly struck and pleasing to the eye, with the surfaces showing only a few bagmarks and hairlines from a brief time in circulation. Seldom seen and always in demand. View details	Unsold
Lot 1864		1859. NGC graded AU-53. Moderate handling marks in the fields and on the devices. Lovely gold toning on both sides and with some luster adhering near the devices. Well struck and a scarce date in this grade. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1865		1860-S. NGC graded AU-58. Lots of bagmarks--the usual amount. A fair-sized bang right by Liberty's ear. But, really, there's nothing out of the ordinary to report here. Nice luster and color, too. View details	Unsold
Lot 1866		1861-S. NGC graded AU-58. Choice, with satiny luster on both sides dancing in the fields. Well struck with full device details, including the JBL on Liberty's truncation for designer Longacre. Trivial hairlines from brief circulation, and free of heavy tick marks. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 1867		Near Gem Proof 1862 Double Eagle. PCGS graded Proof 64. Back 137 years ago when this coin was struck, our country was being torn apart by a Civil War (funny, what war do you know of that's ever been "civil?"). The Philadelphia Mint employees, when they weren't looking up the street for Johnny Reb, managed to squeeze off just 35 of these Proofs. Of those, PCGS has graded 7, one below and six in this grade. Perhaps some of these are the same coin trying to get in a higher grade holder. We just don't know for sure. There are none graded higher. The devices are deeply frosted and float seamlessly on the glassy mirror fields. Examination with a strong glass locates numerous faint hairlines from gentle wiping with a cloth, but only when tilted under a light. Nearly perfect in its manufacture, the only identifying mark is a minute planchet flake between the AM of AMERICA. Currently in PCGS holder #6581647. View details	Unsold
Lot 1868		1863. PCGS graded AU-53. Lustrous and pleasing to the eye, with light bagmarks and none of the usual heavy hits that so often mar these large, soft gold coins. A scarce date this well preserved. View details	Unsold
Lot 1869		1864-S Brother Jonathan. NGC graded MS-62. A so-called "PQ" coin that really deserves to be in a higher grade holder, based on most of the other double eagles you see slabbed. Really attractive. View details	Unsold
Lot 1870		1864-S Brother Jonathan. NGC graded MS-61. Fairly graded, but the surfaces and color are much more pleasing than the technical grade would suggest. Well worth owning. View details	Unsold
Lot 1871		1865-S Brother Jonathan. NGC graded MS-62. Really pleasing, as is to be expected from its source. Destined, we predict, for a new holder in the near future--and not another "62" either! View details	Unsold
Lot 1872		1868-S. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck with bold device details throughout. Awash in luster and mint fresh in every way. Few handling marks to note the passage of time, and worthy of a high grade collection. One of 50 so graded, but only 8 graded higher by NGC. View details	Unsold
Lot 1873		ICG graded MS 64 1873 Double Eagle. ICG graded MS-64. Open 3. A bit baggy on the obverse, but these marks are widely scattered and not very detracting. The reverse is nicer still, with hints of toning around the periphery. Ablaze with luster! View details	Unsold
Lot 1874		1873. MS-60. Open 3. Frosty and lustrous throughout, with lighter than usual bagmarks, none heavy or distracting. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1875		1874-CC. PCGS graded AU-50. Normal bagmarked surfaces for this Carson City issue, but of course this is a "better date" with a modest mintage compared to most double eagles. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1876		1874-S. MS-60. Type II Twenties are difficult to find in Mint State, most circulated to some degree. Here is a fully lustrous Mint State example for the date collector. The surfaces show normal bagmarking, as nearly always encountered. Well struck throughout. View details	Unsold
Lot 1877		1876. PCGS graded MS-63. Most Type II double eagles are notoriously difficult to find in high grade. This coin is a decided exception to the rule, and a coin of considerable beauty besides. It has semi-prooflike surfaces that feature blazing luster, a somewhat frosted Liberty and eagle, a really good sharp strike, and relatively few abrasions. In other words, this is a high-end example of an MS63 Twenty. Pop: 16x MS63 and 3x MS64 at NGC; 10x MS63 and 8x MS64 at PCGS. None better. So … this coin fits comfortably into the middle of the nicest ones graded so far. How many of those others are so pretty? View details	Unsold
Lot 1878		1877-S. NGC graded MS-61. Lustrous, but pretty baggy as the grade would indicate. Seldom found better. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1879		1879-CC. NGC graded AU-50. A frosty lustrous coin that is well struck and free of toning. Nominal bagmarks on both sides, as always seen on delicate gold surfaces. Scarce and popular for this wild west Mint, with a total of 10,708 struck, few of which can even approach this state of preservation. View details	Unsold
Lot 1880		1879-O. PCGS graded AU-53. A rare Double Eagle with a meager mintage of 2,325. PCGS hasn't yet graded a Mint State example, with only a handful of AUs to go around to date collectors. The fields retain some of the original prooflike surface, while bagmarks are light and scattered evenly on both sides. There are some small copper spots giving the coin an original toned appeal. One of the best available and certain to generate strong bidding. View details	Realized $13,513
Lot 1881		PCGS graded Mint State 62 1880-S Double Eagle. PCGS graded MS-62. About as choice as this date comes, PCGS has only graded 3 coins higher, with a group of 36 in this grade. Frosty luster on both sides and with moderate bagmarks. Well struck. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1882		1888-S. PCGS graded MS-64. Although the mintage was sizable for the period in which this coin was made, for some reason very few have been called choice. Here's one of the few that have. Lots of tiny abrasions amid strong lustre and a old gold look. Tied with 15 others as the only 64s graded at PCGS (none higher). View details	Unsold
Lot 1883		1892-CC. AU-55. Semi-prooflike surfaces. A few small edge dings (none distracting), and some hairlines on both sides, probably from an old attempt to improve the look. Low-mintage year from this western mint; just 27,265 coined. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1884		1896-S. ICG graded MS-63. Normal bagmarks for this issue, but the luster and color are good. View details	Unsold
Lot 1885		1897. ICG graded MS-65. Lightly toned on the obverse but not enough to subdue the fresh mint luster. The reverse was struck from a lapped die, with details shallow. A gem that deserves close examination to see if this date would fit well in your set. View details	Unsold
Lot 1886		Frosty gem 1898-S Double Eagle. NGC graded MS-65. A frosty gem that represents the best available of the date. Between both PCGS and NGC only 3 coins have been graded higher of this date, with a cluster of 74 graded as gems. Resplendent surfaces throughout; vibrant luster, fully struck devices and full mint bloom. Worth a look as these Liberty Double Eagles are very rare in true gem condition. View details	Unsold
Lot 1887		Gem 1899 Philadelphia Double Eagle. NGC graded MS-65. Scarce in true gem condition this 1899 is one of just 37 graded by NGC this high, with only 1 coin graded higher. Vibrant mint luster in the fields dances when examined under a light. Examination fails to find more than a couple of tiny tick marks scattered over the coin. Hints of coppery-gold toning are noted on Liberty. Date collectors could scarcely hope to find a better coin for their sets. View details	Unsold
Lot 1888		1899. MS-60 Plus. A bit nicer than usually seen. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1889		1900. MS-60. Commodity grade for these. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1890		1900. AU-58. A hair of rub from new. View details	Realized $397
Lot 1891		Highest Graded Gem Proof 1902 Twenty. NGC graded Proof 66. Wow oh wow! What a magnificent gold coin this is! In fact, it is the finest one graded by either NGC or PCGS so far. We're nearly speechless (imagine that) when it comes to describing this specimen. Just 114 struck, which in itself is not unusual, except that 1902 is a low-mintage date, with just 31,140 business strikes made aside from the Proofs. You've really got to see this one for yourself: examine its intricate details, which exist only on Proof issues, allow its brilliant mirrors to flash at your eye, and, even in its slab, feel the heft of the thing! (Okay, we did say we were "nearly" speechless, didn't we?) Even at first glance, you just know this is a great coin, so drop the high-powered glass and enjoy it! View details	Unsold
Lot 1892		1903-S. MS-60 Plus. Baggy obverse, nicer reverse. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1893		ICG graded MS 66 1904. ICG graded MS-66. A lovely gem coin with superb surfaces and abundant mint color. Few indeed were saved with so few signs of contact. Liberty's broad cheek shows minimal contact, as do the fields both obverse and reverse. View details	Unsold
Lot 1894		MS-66 1904 Double Eagle. NGC graded MS-66. A superb gem of this common date! The fields, devices and even the rims are simply splendid, utterly perfect. Hints of rose-gold toning on the center of the obverse. Well struck and amazingly well preserved. View details	Unsold
Lot 1895		1904. PCGS graded MS-65. A frosty gem that is graced by abundant luster and fresh mint color. The strike is full and complete, with bold stars surrounding Liberty and complete curls on her head. A glass notes only minimal contact marks, quite unusual for these large, heavy gold coins which often attract bagmarks like bugs to a light. Not so here, acres of pristine surfaces scroll by when examined with a glass. View details	Unsold
Lot 1896		1904. NGC graded MS-64. Probably a gem save for a tiny rim mark hidden behind the dentils (and NGC holder) before Liberty's face. Excellent color and surfaces. View details	Unsold
Lot 1897		1904. NGC graded MS-64. Pleasing for the grade assigned, fresh luster, excellent surfaces and nearly gem quality. View details	Unsold
Lot 1898		1904. PCGS graded MS-64. Near gem condition here with blazing luster and mark-free fields and devices. A common date in much better than average condition. View details	Unsold
Lot 1899		1904. NGC graded MS-64. Sparkling and nearly a full gem. Abundant original color and mint luster on both sides. Common enough as a date, but most are baggy, with this a pleasant, unmarked exception. View details	Unsold
Lot 1900		1904. MS-63. An excellent selection for the grade, one of many offered of this date in our sale. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1901		1904. MS-63. Well struck on both sides and with cartwheel luster. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1902		1904. MS-60 Light Hairlines. Frosty luster and with light hairlines in the fields. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1903		1904. MS-60. Typical quality for the grade. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1904		1904. MS-60 Plus. Frosty luster and light handling marks. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1905		1904. MS-60. Bright orange-gold luster throughout. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1906		1904. MS-60. Lustrous. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1907		1904. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1908		1904. MS-60. A typical bag coin with full luster and undiminished color. View details	Realized $403

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