Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 28

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

U.S. Gold $1

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2121		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. PCGS graded MS-64. A very choice example of our first gold dollar. Delicate greenish-golden mint bloom color adds to its appeal (PCGS # 7502) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2122		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. No L. NGC graded MS-64. A choice little beauty glimmering with delicate golden-orange mint bloom color. Well struck with undisturbed frosty mint luster. Our first gold dollar issue with about 1000 struck. NGC reports a total of 63 in this high grade. Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2123		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. No L. PCGS graded MS-63. Open Wreath variety. PCGS reports a total of 58 coins (PCGS # 7501) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2124		1849-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. A lustrous and frosty of this common New Orleans Mint gold dollar. NGC population of only 22 in MS-60. Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 2125		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-66. A frosty gem specimen with delicate light golden-orange mint bloom color. Pop of 18 with 7 rated higher. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2126		1852 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Together with: $1.00 gold 1874 NGC MS-61. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details	Realized $380
Lot 2127		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. A well struck golden-orange beauty that would make an ideal type coin. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2128		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCI graded VF-30, PCI VF-30 and PCI VF-30 respectively. All three types of gold dollars. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2129		1854-D $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. A boldly struck problem-free example of this important Dahlonega mint issue. Plenty of mint luster remains with some delicate golden-orange overtones. PCGS reports 12 in this grade with 15 better (PCGS # 7526) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2130		A lot of Type 1 Gold Dollars. Consists of: 1850 (2), 1851-0 and 1853. Coins grade Fine to Very Fine. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2131		1854 $1 Gold Indian. ICG graded MS-61. Well struck with light clash marks as made. A very pleasing example for the grade. Estimated Value $3,100 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,888
Lot 2132		1854 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck and original. Microgranular surfaces still intact. A few shallow scuffs near UNITED on obverse (PCGS # 7531) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 2133		1854 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded AU-53. Some light clash marks as made with a surface scratch noted in the center of the reverse. In a 1st generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 2134		1855 $1 Gold Indian Type 2. PCGS graded MS-61 PQ. A lustrous frosty mint beauty with all the numerals in the date fully struck up. The golden-orange surfaces are remarkably clean and this coin is a prime candidate for an upgrade, thus our Premium Quality designation. In an old green PCGS holder (PCGS # 7532) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,625
Lot 2135		1855-O $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-62. A gorgeous satiny example with rich gold coloration accented by steel and olive undertones. Well struck and exhibiting full headdress, wreath and bow detail. Minute hairlines in the fields do not distract from the original and frosty appearance of this scarce one-year "type" coin. The eight in the date is the only area displaying weakness, a characteristic of this issue even on the few mint state examples that exist. A very shallow scratch, almost like a luster break, connects the last hair curl to the border below. The New Orleans Mint produced Type II gold dollars only in 1855, at the tune of 55,000. Examples are almost always encountered with central strike weakness. Uncirculated examples above MS61 that are correctly graded and fully struck are very rare and desirable. The present specimen's originality and choice appearance should help it realize healthy bidding from all gold enthusiasts. Population of 10 in MS-62, 9 in MS-63 and 5 in MS-64 as finest. Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,525
Lot 2136		1860 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. An original and very attractive early Type III proof gold dollar. The Cameo condition of this specimen is unquestionable and the reflectivity of the fields is uninhibited by any film or toning. Aside from some trivial marks here and there, no major impairments or scratches are noted on this significant rarity. Just left of the earlobe of Liberty are two diagnostic spines pointing towards the center cheek. More proof gold dollars were produced in 1860-1861 than all of the other years from this decade combined. In 1860, 154 were minted but collector demand was weak and only a fraction of this original mintage ended up in the hands of collectors. Of those that did leave the Mint, it is estimated that approximately 30 or so exist in all grades today. A very scarce issue and very rare in Cameo condition. *PCGS has graded only 4 coins Cameo, this specimen, 1 in PR-64 Cam, 1 in PR-65 Cam and 1 in PR-66 Cam* (PCGS # 87610) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2137		1860-S $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Only five Type III gold dollars were produced at the San Francisco Mint with a combined mintage of 51,000. The 1860-S in near-gem condition being offered here is a Condition Census example and the only San Francisco gold dollar from the 1860's. The surfaces are satiny and showcase soft rose-gold coloration with hints of light blue. A beautiful patch of steel-blue and teal green toning is present on the central reverse. Liberty's device is sharply impressed and shows no scratches. Aside from a very minute wipe in the fields, this coin is in gem condition and we feel that careful inspection should be given to this piece. A strong case could be made that the San Francisco Type III gold dollars are undervalued in near-gem and gem condition. PCGS has graded only 12 MS64 specimens for all issues with 7 alone for the 1870-S. In MS65, only 5 specimens have been graded by PCGS and 4 of these are the 1870-S. Based on these numbers it seems that these issues are conditionally undervalued and a strong buying opportunity. One thing is certain, that the 1860-S offered here is one of the finest in existence and worthy of serious bidding. PCGS population of 2 in MS64 with a single MS65 as the finest (PCGS # 7557) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,350
Lot 2138		1861 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Bright yellow example with thick luster and frosty devices. Sharp and intriguing clash marks on both the obverse and reverse. Original die polish lines still exist on the obverse and reverse (PCGS # 7558) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 2139		1862 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck and a common date, ideal for a quality type set. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 2140		1875 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-61 "Prooflike" on holder. A classic date from U.S. gold coinage! With regards to the gold dollar series, the 1875 stands alone as the only gold dollar ever produced with an official mintage under 1,000 coins. The notable 1861-D rarity, with no official mintage recorded, has an estimated mintage of 1,000-1,500. Another huge gold dollar rarity, the 1849-C Open Wreath, is from a recorded mintage of 11,634 (the 11,634 pertaining to the Closed Wreath die marriage). Therefore, the 1875 gold dollar is a very significant rarity from this series and from all of U.S. gold. One could make a case that the 1875 gold dollar issue sells at a discount to its rarity as well as the price/rarity ratios of other well known, larger denomination rarities. The present example has the strike and device quality of a higher grade. Some hairlines are noted on both obverse and reverse fields, but this is a prooflike specimen and hairlines are always more apparent over highly reflective gold surfaces. The reverse has a scratch diagonally through the central portion. This example, one of only a handful this nice, can be identified by a small planchet depression right of the last A in AMERICA. Population 2; 1 in 64 PL; 1 in 65 PL. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2141		1885 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. A dazzling brilliant prooflike example, reminiscent of a proof (PCGS # 7586) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 2142		1886 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Intensely lustrous (PCGS # 7587) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 2143		1888 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. An original beauty! The fields are heavily mirrored and in stark contrast against the devices. When tilted, the fields also exhibit a pristine orange-peel effect. Liberty, the legends and the reverse wreath are coated with original thick mint frost. A technically pristine specimen with a few minor planchet imperfections. The first is a small depression on the cheek. Another tiny planchet flake is seen under the E of UNITED. Finally, a small circular depression is under the 1 on the reverse. Neither of these three is disturbing and they all blend in with the originality and surrounding eye appeal of the coin. The luster, coloration and overall eye appeal of this gem proof is of a grade higher than the current Proof 66 Cameo. A special opportunity for the gold specialist or quality concerned collector to acquire a dying breed of proof gold. NGC population of 9 in PF-66 Cameo, 1 in PF-67 Cameo and 3 in PF-68 Cameo. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,800
Lot 2144		1889 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-67. One of the most common Type III gold dollars and the last year of production. This specimen is an untouched pristine gem. Pure rich golden coloration with no spots and fantastic luster. Liberty's device does not have a single tick. NGC population of 120 in MS-67 with only 10 in MS-68. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold