Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 25

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

U.S. Colonial Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		1776 Copper English-American Calendar Token (36 mm). EF-45. These were made for those voyaging to the New World, and served as a portable 18th century pocket calendar so that the year could be tracked. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2		1662 Oak Tree Twopence. 11.6 grs. PCGS graded VF-35. A nice even strike, although the obverse is a tad off-centered (which is usually the case with the smaller denominations). Lightly toned and overall quite pleasing (PCGS # 17) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 3		St. Patrick Halfpenny. Fine-12. Somewhat porous, but with better-than-average detail for a type that rarely comes nice. The brass splasher is small and completely within the crown on the reverse. Prices for this series have advanced dramatically in recent years thanks to the impetus of researchers John Griffee and Stan Stephens. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 4		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. PCGS graded AU-50. Struck on a problem free planchet. Medium reddish-brown with some violet overtones (PCGS # 180) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $426
Lot 5		(1737) Higley copper. "Value Me As You Please" Broad ax, 3 pence. Sharpness of VF-20. An old ELECTROTYPE made from a famous ANS specimen. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Unsold
Lot 6		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny. VF-20. Exceptionally nice planchet and smooth surfaces, edge of rim squared at top of obverse as often seen. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 7		Undated French Colonies Sou Marque. AU-58 Full Brockage Mint Error. A truly remarkable error coin, with a complete, full, and perfectly centered brockage of a French Sou Marque from the 1738-1760 period. Olive toned and completely original. Errors in this series are quite rare and this is perhaps the most dramatic one that we have seen. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details	Unsold
Lot 8		1739 French Colonies Sou Marque. PCGS graded AU-53. Lightly toned. In an old green PCGS holder. Estimated Value $400 - 475. View details	Unsold
Lot 9		1761-A French Colonies Sou Marque. PCGS graded AU-58. Light to moderate natural toning. In an old green holder. Estimated Value $400 - 475. View details	Unsold
Lot 10		1767 French Colonies Sou, counterstamped RF. EF-40. The brass planchet is slightly porous but an excellent light color, strike is normal for the type with slight luster still showing. Reportedly found in France in 2003. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 11		1787 Connecticut. Draped bust facing left, "AUCIORI" variety. Miller 33.7-r.2. Rarity 1. EF-40. A beautiful, medium-brown example with problem free surfaces, a clear, full date, and nice eye appeal. A shallow depression runs across the head of the obverse effigy, resulting in additional weakness of the globe on the reverse (this is a natural flaw). Connecticut Coppers with choice color like this are commanding strong premiums in today's market.131.5 grains. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 12		1787 Connecticut. Draped bust facing left, "AUCIORI" variety. Miller 26-AA, Rarity 5. VF-20. Medium brown with lighter high points. 2/3 of the date is visible. The bottom of the obverse and the top of the reverse are weakly struck, indicating the dies may have been slightly out of parallel. The surfaces are slightly rough, more so on the reverse (but still glossy). 141.3 grains. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $368
Lot 13		1788 Connecticut. Draped bust facing left, "INDL ET LIB" variety. Miller 16.1-D, Rarity 2. EF-40. Chestnut-tan in color, most likely having been cleaned many decades ago., now toning nicely. The strike was nice and even, but the underlying planchet has some surface voids that could not be obliterated by the strike. The most noticeable of these appear in the center of the obverse and along the left obverse edge. Except for these natural flaws, the coin is otherwise nice and problem-free. 107.2 grains. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Unsold
Lot 14		1787 New Jersey. Shield outlined. Maris 48-g. PCGS graded AU-50. A beautiful coin, light brown in color and attractive surfaces, having some subdued original mint red luster still present, hidden within the obverse devices. Both sides are very well struck and the press pressure is uniformly applied; the shield shows the typical diagonal die break on the reverse. Overall, this is and outstanding example and a perfect New Jersey "type" specimen (PCGS # 503) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 15		1787 New Jersey. "PLURIRUS" variety. Maris 48-g. EF-40. Pronounced Outline Around Shield. Dark, olive-brown fields and tan high points. The surfaces have a uniform, old surface granularity, but the details are excellent. Nice centering, a full date, and lots of shield lines. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 16		1787 Vermont. Britannia. Ryder 13. Sharpness of AU-50 with planchet problems. In terms of actual wear, a rock-solid AU coin, struck on a defective planchet that is partially cracked. The image shows it all, as you can see the crack snaking away from the triangular void at 8:00. A fascinating and visually appealing interesting piece. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Originally bequeathed to the American Numismatic Society by the Orlowski estate, later sold in the 1984 Mid-American Rare Coin Auction including other selections from the ANS. View details	Unsold
Lot 17		1787 Vermont. Britannia. Ryder 13. Sharpness of EF-40 Porous. This is a tough coin to accurately grade because there appears to be very little actual wear on either side, but the surfaces have a uniform porosity and a general weakness as to suggest a lower grade and our estimate reflects this. Detail-wise, except for the reverse, this is certainly one of the better examples we have handled. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 18		1788 Vermont. Bust Facing Right. Ryder-25. VF-30. A pleasing example, having somewhat reflective surfaces, showing overall light wear. Several old fine pin-scratches on the center of both sides.A very nicely detailed coin for this variety, that was struck from shallow dies to begin with. The importance of this particular coin stems from its appearance as the Plate coin in the Richardson monograph on Vermont Coppers. The obverse has two early collector's attributions in white ink: "25" below the bust (for the variety) and "3B" to the right of the chin (presumably, someone's designations for the obverse and reverse designations). While this piece approaches the Condition Census, some details are better than on some coins that have been assigned a higher grade. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex New Jersey Historical Society Collection, donated to the ANS in 1937. In 1984 deaccessioned by the ANS at an Early American Numismatics Mail Bid Sale. View details	Unsold
Lot 19		1788 Vermont. Bust Right, Ryder-16. PCGS graded VF-25. A lovely specimen with rich, even color and above average surfaces and detail for the grade. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $449
Lot 20		1788 Vermont. Mailed Bust Right. Ryder-16. VF-20. An above average, better looking Ryder-16, with less of the typical central roughness than usual. The color is a pleasing chocolate brown mixed (on the obverse(with some trivial scattered verdigris. A faint, old scratch runs from the left side of the obverse towards the center. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 21		1794 Franklin Press token. PCGS graded AU-55. Dark chocolate brown in color in the fields of the obverse and reverse, lighter color on the devices. Boldly struck and with only a few minor handling marks. One lighter spot on the left obverse field, and with some very minor areas of dark green patina in the obverse lettering. Well centered and preserved. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Purchased from Ira S. Reed in July 1944, for $2, as "V. Fine"; Ex Benson Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 22		1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. With "NEW YORK", Plain Edge. EF-40. Breen 1031. Rarity 7+. (Breen states that 3 or 4 specimens are known). A rare variety with a completely natural edge and no trace of any lettering as made. Perhaps lightly cleaned long ago and now toned to a pleasing, medium to dark chocolate brown in color with nice sharp details, smooth hard surfaces, and just a slight friction on the lighter high points. The "Red Book" makes a separate notation: "Rare Plain Edge specimens of both dates exist" referring to its importance. An opportunity to acquire a rarity for the Colonial specialist. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 23		1787 Fugio Cent. Good-4. Well worn but still quite collectible. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $127