Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 26

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

$5 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1592		$5 Gold Capped Bust/Large Eagle. 1802, 2 over 1. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck on a problem free planchet with some frosty mint luster still evident. A "common date" for the Capped Bust to Right design, a type that is always in great demand. Here is a nice pleasing example for a quality type set of U.S. gold. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,400. View details	Realized $6,613
Lot 1593		$5 Gold Capped Bust/Large Eagle. 1802, 2 over 1. Sharpness of AU. Cleaned with rough surfaces. In spite of this, a rather pleasing looking example easily worth our conservative estimate. Estimated Value $2,750 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 1594		$5 Gold Capped Bust/Large Eagle. 1802, 2 over 1. AU-50. Bright yellow gold with satiny luster present, heaviest on reverse. This coin was struck hard and all the design detail is brought up on both sides. Faint hairlines exist on the obverse fields. There is a patch of small, fine scratches above the top of the cap. Reverse detail is very close to mint state with the eagle's feathers completely sharp and possessing mint frost. The breast feathers show no signs of wear. A very choice early half eagle. Evidently this is a variety that Robert Miller, Sr. never encountered. On the obverse the BE of LIBERTY are close at bottom but do not touch. The date is high and the 2 touches the drapery. There is a large rim cud above the T of UNITED. A die break starts at the denticles above U and continues to the bottom of I. Another starts above the E and goes above D before heading back to the border. The leaf touches the bottom left serif of I and actually sticks back above the top of that same serif. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details	Realized $4,888
Lot 1595		$5 Gold Capped Bust/Large Eagle. 1803, 3 over 2. Sharpness of EF-45. Well struck with lots of detail but cleaned. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 1596		$5 Gold Capped Draped Bust. 1809, 9 over 8. Sharpness of AU. Well struck with slightly rough surfaces that show signs of cleaning. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 1597		$5 Gold Capped Draped Bust. 1812. Miller -118, Breen 1-B, R-3. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty, fresh and original. Bright yellow color and plenty of luster on this choice Capped Bust, Large Bust half eagle. No adjustment marks. Mintage of 58,087. An attractive and liquid AU example. Identified by a small scuff between star 1 & 2 (PCGS # 8112) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,980
Lot 1598		$5 Gold Classic Head. 1834. Plain 4. EF-40. Lightly cleaned. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 1599		$5 Gold Classic Head. 1834. Plain 4. PCGS graded VF-25. Honest even wear and lightly toned (PCGS # 8171) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1600		$5 Gold Classic Head. 1834. Crosslet 4. ACG graded AU-53. Our grade is sharpness of AU-50 but cleaned long ago. A very rare coin and many times rarer than the Plain 4. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 1601		$5 Gold Classic Head. 1834. Crosslet 4. PCGS graded VF-30. A nice problem free example that is Premium Quality for this numerical grade. The Crosslet 4 variety is many times scarcer than the Plain 4 and is much under-rated. Only 73 graded in all grades (PCGS # 8172) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1602		$5 Gold Classic Head. 1838. Sharpness of MS-60. A boldly struck example that was lightly cleaned at one time. Still, a lovely high grade example of the beautiful Classic Head type. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 1603		$5 Gold Classic Head. 1838. VF-30 cleaned. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1604		$5 Gold Liberty. 1839-D. Sharpness of AU-55. Well struck but cleaned and polished. Regardless, this must be considered a very high grade example for this issue, the first of the Coronet type and only 18,939 were coined. If encountered, usually found only in grades of VF and lower. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,588
Lot 1605		$5 Gold Liberty. 1840. SEGS graded MS-63 Cleaned. Our grade is sharpness of Mint State 60 with noticable cleaning lines. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1606		$5 Gold Liberty. 1840-D. Sharpness of EF-45. Pitted surfaces and cleaned, still worth our conservative estimate. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1607		$5 Gold Liberty. 1841-C. PCGS graded AU-53 PQ. Luster is still present in the obverse periphery and hugging Liberty. The typical abrasions are seen that would be expected for this early Charlotte half eagle. Reverse luster is stronger and is thick both peripherally and all around the eagle. No distracting marks. A sharply struck and choice example. PCGS reports 7 in this grade with 19 better, the finest being 2 in MS-62 (PCGS # 8203) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1608		$5 Gold Liberty. 1843. NGC graded MS-63. Breen-6543, Normal Stars. Beautiful, soft satiny surfaces with original light golden color. Liberty's device appears frosty in relation to the fields and all detail on the devices and stars are strong. Close to Condition Census for this early "No Motto" half eagle from the Philadelphia Mint. While many of the Philadelphia issue half eagles from the 1840's have large mintages and high survival rates in lower grades, examples that grade MS62 or finer become very rare quickly. NGC population is 7 in MS63, 8 in MS64 and a single MS65. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1609		$5 Gold Liberty. 1843. NGC graded MS-62. A relatively common half eagle from the 1840's but one that becomes decisively rare in MS61 and above. Light golden surfaces with full satiny luster and a nice strike. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,500. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1610		$5 Gold Liberty. 1843-D. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Marks and rim nicks are noted. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 1611		$5 Gold Liberty. 1843-D. Medium D. PCGS graded EF-45. A very pleasing and choice XF example. Rich yellow gold coloration on both the obverse and reverse and an unusual appearance of blue and violet toning on the obverse. Strong strike, which Winter pointed out is standard for this issue. Reverse feather detail is superb. Three raised die lumps between the 1st and 2nd star (PCGS # 8215) . Estimated Value $300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,013
Lot 1612		$5 Gold Liberty. 1844. NGC graded EF-45. Together with: $5.00 1852 PCGS EF-40 in an old green holder. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1613		$5 Gold Liberty. 1844-D. PCGS graded VF-30. Solid detail for the grade with scattered abrasions and a scratch on the cheek. Even light yellow gold coloration. A relatively large mintage of 88,982 pieces from Dahlonega this year (PCGS # 8221) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1614		$5 Gold Liberty. 1844-O. PCGS graded AU-53. A popular New Orleans half eagle issue and a great candidate as a type coin. Finely abraded fields with original yellow gold coloration and luster in the protected areas (PCGS # 8222) . Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1615		$5 Gold Liberty. 1844-O. Sharpness of VF-25. Marks are noted on both sides. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1616		$5 Gold Liberty. 1846-C. SEGS graded MS-62 Sea Salvage. A serious rarity in uncirculated condition and this example definetely has strong mint state detail on both obverse and reverse. Despite the fact that this 1846-C half eagle spent some time in the ocean and displays slightly granular surfaces as a result, we expect many will still find the sharp strike and abarsion free surfaces pleasing and desirable. CoinWorld Trends in MS62 for original pieces is $40,000. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 1617		$5 Gold Liberty. 1846-C. Sharpness of AU-50. A well struck example that was cleaned. Rare low mitnage date. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1618		$5 Gold Liberty. 1846-C. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Some scattered marks appear on both sides. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 1619		$5 Gold Liberty. 1846-O. VF-25. Some light rim nicks are noted. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1620		$5 Gold Liberty. 1847. NGC graded MS-64. Breen-6567, Normal Date. Original light yellow gold surfaces with soft satiny luster that engulfs both obverse and reverse. Sharply struck on the devices and stars. Beautiful uninterrupted luster across the cheek. While the 1847 half eagle is the most common half eagle of the 1840's, it is not found with any frequency above MS61. The present coin is an amazing Condition Census example of this "No Motto" half eagle. A notable opportunity to acquire this near-gem beatuy! Most collectors would be hard-pressed to locate a nice and original MS63 example. For instance, Harry Bass, Jr. had three high grade 1847 half eagles in his collection, none grading higher than MS63 at that time. The finest known is the Pittman-Farouk-Col. Green Specimen that David Akers described in his presentation of the John Jay Pittman Collection in 1997. Identified by a small scratch from the star 6 to star 7. There is a die break running from the denticle, inbetween star 3 and 4 and continuing to star 5. The reverse displays a die break that extends from the denticle inbetween the ES of STATES, continuing vertically down across the eagle's left wing to the talon holding the arrows at which point it splits, one part going down to the denticle to the right side of D and the other the left side of F of FIVE. Estimated Value $12,000 - 14. View details	Unsold
Lot 1621		$5 Gold Liberty. 1847. NGC graded MS-63. Breen-6567 Normal Date. Surfaces have a richer gold color than the preceding lot. Superb luster and strike detail. A small die crack exists from the border just past star 6 to the tip of the coronet. Another from border, through star 3 and midway into field. A flashy and impressive example of this No Motto half eagle. Once again, a rarity in this condition even though the 1847 is a common date in lower grades. NGC has graded 23 in MS63 with 4 higher, all in MS64. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1622		$5 Gold Liberty. 1847-C. Sharpness of AU. Lots of detail with some traces of luster, nevertheless, cleaned. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1623		$5 Gold Liberty. 1847-C. EF-40. A nice sharp example with some light marks on both sides. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 1624		$5 Gold Liberty. 1847-C. EF-40. Some light marks are scattered about. Scarce date not often encountered in grades above VF. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1625		$5 Gold Liberty. 1847-C. EF-40 Cleaned long ago. Some degree of original luster left. Scattered abrasions with satisfactory eye appeal. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1626		$5 Gold Liberty. 1849. PCGS graded AU-50. Traces of luster still adhere to the protected areas with delicate golden highlights (PCGS # 8240) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1627		$5 Gold Liberty. 1849-C. PCGS graded EF-45. A pleasing example struck in natural greenish color gold (PCGS # 8241) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,013
Lot 1628		$5 Gold Liberty. 1851. PCGS graded MS-63. A mintage of 377,505 misleads one from the true rarity of this issue in higher mint state grades. Radiating satiny luster over smooth and silky surfaces. Well struck on both obverse and reverse with the devices frosty. When catalogued in the Harry Bass, Jr Sale as Lot # 431, the following comments were made, "The present example is one of the very finest known of this issue". Identified instantly by the lumpy die crack that extends from star 2 almost completely to the border. Tied for Finest Known with 3 other examples at PCGS. (PCGS # 8246) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. EX: H W Bass Jr Collection. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,475
Lot 1629		$5 Gold Liberty. 1852. PCI graded AU-55 Our grade XF 45. Also 1908 PCI MS63 Our grade MS60+. Lot contains 2 pieces. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1630		$5 Gold Liberty. 1853 and 1883-CC. EF-45 and VF20 Cleaned. The 1853 is nice and original while the 1883-CC shows evidence of an old cleaning but with XF detail. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1631		$5 Gold Liberty. 1853-D. Sharpness of Almost Uncirculated Whizzed. Sharp detail on both obverse and reverse but both sides have been whizzed. Mintage of 89,678. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1632		$5 Gold Liberty. 1855. PCGS graded MS-64. A breathtaking example of this elusive No Motto half eagle. The most perfecet and original yellow gold coloration that one could hope for. Swirling luster that is almost completely uninterrupted across both obverse and reverse. Razor sharp stars, lettering and devices. Liberty's device is immaculate and untouched with delicate raised die lines on the neck. The 1855 half eagle had an original mintage figure of 117,098 and almost instantly much of this figure went into circulation. As a result, even low grade uncirculated examples are considered scarce and a specimen of this pristine condition should be considered magnficient. Furthemore, as if all the above were not enough, this superb 1855 half eagle is the rare Breen-6614/Blundered date variety and we believe it to be the finest representation of that variety to exist. Below the 18 of the date at the dentils is the top of a straying 1. On both obverse and reverse there are defined clashmarks, which Walter Breen mentioned when he noted the variety. In terms of what is the current premium paid for this variety we note the Harry Bass, Jr. Sale, Part II. Lot #1066 of that sale was a 1855 $5.00 PCGSMS62 "Blundered Date" example and it brought $10,925. Garrett & Dannreuther have price records showing that four other 1855 half eagles in either PCGS or NGC MS62 were all realizing $2,600 to $2,900 during the same time frame. Therefore, it is our opinion that this "Blundered Date" variety should realize a healthy premium, maybe to the tune of 397%, over the current market value of its' assigned grade (PCGS # 8261) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 24,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $24,150
Lot 1633		$5 Gold Liberty. 1855-O. PCGS graded EF-40. Lightly abraded surfaces retaining their original deep yellow gold color. A mintage of only 11,100 pieces struck this year and this date should be pursued with vigor as it is rare and underappreciated. PCGS Pop of 5 with 33 finer (PCGS # 8264) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 1634		$5 Gold Liberty. 1855-S. Sharpness of VF-20. We note some scattered marks and a noticeable scrape on the reverse. A scarce and much under appreciated date. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 1635		$5 Gold Liberty. 1856-C. SEGS graded MS-60 Reverse Marks. A well struck example and quite lustrous. Some noticable digs appear on the reverse resembling heavy milling marks; nonethelss, we agree with the grade. A very rare coin that is seldom seen in such high grade. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 1636		$5 Gold Liberty. 1856-D. Sharpness of AU-58. Bright from cleaning and scratches are noted on both sides. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 1637		$5 Gold Liberty. 1857. PCGS graded MS-63. Satiny luster with rich orange-gold coloration. Light patches of softer toning in the fields. Well struck and possessing original mint frost on the devices. Another example of a No Motto half eagle that becomes quite rare in the higher mint state grades. PCGS has graded 12 in this graded with a single MS64 as the finest. (PCGS # 8271) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,750. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1638		$5 Gold Liberty. 1857-S. PCI graded AU-50. Our grade is EF-45. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 1639		$5 Gold Liberty. 1859-C. NGC graded AU-58. A well struck obverse with full hair detail and original luster in the fields and protected areas. Nice even gold coloration. The reverse is weakly struck and most noticeable on the eagle's wings and the reverse die is rotated about 15-20 degrees clockwise. Half eagles from the Charlotte Mint from this year are notorious for having weakly struck reverses and are generally graded based upon the condition of the obverse. NGC has graded 31 example in AU58 with 12 finer (submission inflation should always be kept in mind). Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 1640		$5 Gold Liberty. 1859-C. Sharpness of AU-50. Cleaned. Quite scarce, particularly so in grades about VF. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 1641		$5 Gold Liberty. 1859-S. NGC graded AU-58. A near Condition Census example of this scarce San Francisco half eagle. Only 13,220 pieces were minted this year and virtually all of them were put directly into circulation. The total population of existing survivors in all grades is very low, perhaps 50-65 coins total, and one would be wise to seriously pursue this undervalued half eagle. The serious gold specialist will find the opportunity to acquire the 1859-S $2.50, 1859-S $5.00 and 1859-S $10.00, all in this sale, as a monumental occurrence. As one would expect, mint state survivors are superbly rare, with only 2 mint state pieces graded total by both PCGS and NGC. In AU58, NGC has graded 8 pieces with a single MS61 as finest. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details	Realized $8,338

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