Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 31

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Victoria (1837-1901)

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3022		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1838. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $150 - 175. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 3023		Great Britain. Proof copper Halfpenny, 1839. Victoria Young Head. S-3949. Bronzed. Medal-die alignment. The famous blundered die with oversized "ghosts" of digits "43" beneath the last two digits, "39." Evidently restrikes of these were made, and here is proof: an 1843 die was altered back to 1839. Pleasant enough. Dark brown. NGC graded Proof 64 Brown. Estimated Value $375 - 425. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 3024		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1841. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $150 - 175. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $156
Lot 3025		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1843. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. Scarce date. NGC graded MS-61 Brown. Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3026		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1844. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. With luster and a hint of red. Deceptively scarce. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 3027		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1846. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $200 - 250. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $204
Lot 3028		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1848/7. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $200 - 250. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $168
Lot 3029		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1851. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. Incuse dots on shield. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 225. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $168
Lot 3030		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1852. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. No dots on reverse shield. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3031		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1852. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. Variety with reverse incuse dots on shield. NGC graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3032		Great Britain. Proof copper Halfpenny, 1853. Victoria Young Head. S-3949. Recut date. Medal-die alignment. Another piece called "BN" but it's about as "brown" as the sun in late afternoon! "Grades" like this make you wonder just exactly who is looking at these coins, for this coin is dazzling, simply "alive" with brilliant mauve and iridescent blue toning, which gleams and screams "Buy Me!" In other words, this is a Superb Proof with its mint-fire subdued in the most alluring way possible. The cataloguer has never seen a finer nor a prettier example of this Proof halfpenny, which surely rates among the very finest of the relatively few known. Maybe Queen Victoria herself saved this little darling! NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. Estimated Value $400 - 600. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 3033		Great Britain. Proof copper Halfpenny, 1853. Victoria Young Head. S-3949. Recut date. Medal-die alignment. Quite rare, from one of the few special Proof Sets made in this year, official reason never given. Sets are known in heart-shaped velvet-lined maroon boxes, suggesting that Victoria commissioned these for some personal reason. Very few were struck, but it's also obvious that restrikes were minted, probably within a year or two, as more than a few singles exist. Intact sets are prohibitively rare, however. This halfpenny is very lovely with delightful surfaces showing light iridescent blue toning on top of light-brown copper. NGC graded Proof 64 Brown. Estimated Value $375 - 450. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 3034		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1853. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 3035		Great Britain. Pair of Halfpennies, 1854 and 1855. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. Lot of 2 coins. NGC graded Both pieces MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $400 - 500. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 3036		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1856. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. 90% luster. Prooflike. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $225 - 275. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 3037		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1857. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. Lustrous. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3038		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1858/7. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 3039		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1859. S.3949; KM-726. Victoria. Much luster. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $242
Lot 3040		Great Britain. Copper Bronzed Proof Farthing, 1839. Victoria Young Head. S-3950. Medal-die alignment. A choice example, from the Coronation set, of the first style portrait, modeled when Victoria was only a teenager but used for many years on her coinage. Scarce. NGC graded Proof 64 Brown. Estimated Value $300 - 375. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 3041		Great Britain. Farthing, 1839. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Young head. 90% luster. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 225. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $156
Lot 3042		Great Britain. Pair of Farthings, 1840 and 1843. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. 1843 with the variety Arabic 1 in date. Lot of 2 coins. NGC graded 1840 MS-63 Brown and 1843 MS-64RB. Estimated Value $275 - 325. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3043		Great Britain. Farthing, 1841. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Iridescent tone. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Estimated Value $225 - 275. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3044		Great Britain. Farthing, 1844. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Proof fields and a highly polished proof edge. Certainly a bronzed specimen strike. A great rarity in any grade, this piece is exceptional. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 3045		Great Britain. Farthing, 1845. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Some red. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $150 - 175. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3046		Great Britain. Farthing, 1847. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Some red. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 3047		Great Britain. Farthing, 1848. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. 90% luster. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 225. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 3048		Great Britain. Farthing, 1849. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Significant luster. One of the few key dates of the Victoria Young Head farthing series. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $675 - 725. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 3049		Great Britain. Copper Proof Farthing, 1853. Victoria Young Head. S-3950. Very rare, from the special Proof sets made this year, in extremely limited numbers, for an unknown reason. A few dozen struck in copper. This beautiful coin is blessed by exquisite eye-appeal caused by intense blue iridescent toning, gleaming surfaces, and underlying shimmering purplish brown luster. A few small contact abrasions on each side. NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. Estimated Value $550 - 700. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3050		Great Britain. Pair of Farthings, 1853 and 1860. S.3950, 3958; KM-725, 747.2. The 1853 raised 'WW' variety and 1860 variety with toothed borders and 5 berries. Victoria young head and new laureate head types. Lot of 2 coins. PCGS graded 1853 MS-64 Red & Brown and 1860 MS-65 Red. Estimated Value $275 - 325. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 3051		Great Britain. Farthing, 1856. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. WW incused. Rare. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $275 - 325. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 3052		Great Britain. Farthing, 1857. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Very scarce in red. NGC graded MS-64 Red. Estimated Value $150 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 3053		Great Britain. Farthing, 1858. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. Another nice red specimen. NGC graded MS-64 Red. Estimated Value $150 - 200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3054		Great Britain. Farthing, 1859. S.3950; KM-725. Victoria. A deceptively rare date in top grade. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 3055		Great Britain. Proof copper Farthing, 1860. Victoria Young Head. S-3950, super-rare final year of issue for the type (Proof not listed). While an 1864 is also listed by Spink (which must exist only because of the 1864-dated Manx Proof farthing made at the same time), this cataloguer has never seen either 1864 and has seen only four Proofs of 1860, over many years. Peck cites only examples in the Royal Mint collection. Cope & Rayner (English Milled Coinage, 1973) give this date their highest R7 rating overall and call the Proof unique. However, the cataloguer recalls seeing three or four, two of them in one year, all different. The consignor believes that possibly 6 pieces exist in all, 3 currency issues and 3 Proofs. This is one of them. And, it's a beauty, a very choice example with gleaming mirror fields that are a rich medium brown in color, with bluish iridescence. The Proof strike is 100% sharp, in all details, producing a dramatic Britannia motif along with an elegant portrait of Queen Victoria as a young lady. The sole detractions are extremely faint hairlines, and a slight discoloration in the reverse field. The obverse is simply gorgeous! Ranks at the top of the few pieces known. This is a mega-rare work of numismatic art sculpted in copper, a truly elegant memento of its age! NGC graded Proof 64 Brown. Estimated Value $12,500 - 13,500. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075
Lot 3056		Great Britain. Pair of Half-Farthings, 1844 and 1852. S.3951; KM-738. Victoria. Lot of 2 coins. NGC graded 1844 MS-64 Red & Brown, and 1852 MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $100 - 125. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $104
Lot 3057		Great Britain. Half-Farthing, 1851. S.3951; KM-738. Victoria. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $150 - 175. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3058		Great Britain. Pattern silver Penny, 1860. Victoria. Peck-2111 (called "very rare"). Designed by Joseph Moore of Birmingham; the restrike by Shorthouse showing die-rust (from original dies found in Moore's warehouse in 1886). The story of these exquisite pieces may be found on pages 483-487 of Peck, 2nd edition. Original strikes from 1860, which were an unsuccessful entreaty for the Royal Mint to consider designs for the bronze coinage which was about to commence, are exceedingly rare. Restrikes of 1886 are themselves quite rare, having been struck in various metals in very small numbers. It's a pity the design was not accepted for the new bronzes, as they showed a delightful Laureate Head of Victoria facing left, and on the reverse a seated Britannia looking out "toward the Empire" and garbed in flowing robes, holding trident and shield and other symbolic implements. The accepted designs, now classics in the Penny series, are no more deserving of praise as works of art than the Moore patterns, which are important "period pieces." This delightful example is a very choice Proof, and in fact is one of the finest of these to be found. A near-Gem with gorgeous gray toning having iridescent highlights ranging from pale golden hues to flashes of mauve and green. NGC graded Proof 64. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3059		Great Britain. Pattern Silver Penny, 1860. Peck-2121. By Joseph Moore. The obverse design is similar to that of the previous coin, but the reverse is quite different with Britannia facing right, ONE PENNY above, in a broad raised rim. A very small number of pattern or prototype pennies by Moore struck in silver are still to be found, this a pretty coin. Beautifully toned. Conservatively graded Proof 63. Rare. NGC graded Proof 63. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3060		Great Britain. Pattern Copper Penny, 1860. Peck-2113. Restrike. By J. Moore. Laureate head of Victoria left. Reverse: Helmeted Britannia seated left. Rare. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3061		Great Britain. Pattern Copper Penny, 1860. Peck-2132. Restrike. By J. Moore. Laureate head of Victoria left. Reverse: Helmeted Britannia seated left, without legend. Rare. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3062		Great Britain. Pattern Bronze Penny, 1860. Peck-2101. By J. Moore. Original. Laureate head of Victoria left. Reverse: Helmeted Britannia seated right. Rare. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 3063		Great Britain. Penny, 1860. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. Toothed borders. (obv 2 rev 4). NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $300 - 350. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 3064		Great Britain. Penny, 1861. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $275 - 325. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 3065		Great Britain. Penny, 1862. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $200 - 250. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 3066		Great Britain. Penny, 1862. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $100 - 125. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $75
Lot 3067		Great Britain. Penny, 1863. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. Substantial luster. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Estimated Value $300 - 350. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3068		Great Britain. Penny, 1864. Victoria. Bun Head. S.3954; KM-749.2. Fr-48. Crosslet 4 in date; the rarer of the two varieties of this super-rare date, which ties with 1869 as the rarest date bronze penny of Victoria. Carefully graded by NGC, this is an excellent coin which shows just a little real wear, and a very clear date. The dies are heavily clashed, showing ghosts of the other side on each side. All the marks are tiny. The surfaces in fact are especially pleasing for the grade, dark brown in color with hints of luster. The penny collector who purchases this coin will be the envy of many, many other bronze enthusiasts. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. Estimated Value $1,600 - 2,200. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,740
Lot 3069		Great Britain. Penny, 1865. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. Estimated Value $200 - 250. The Cheshire Collection. View details	Realized $184
Lot 3070		Great Britain. Penny, 1866. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. Substantial luster. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $375 - 425. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 3071		Great Britain. Penny, 1867. S.3954; KM-749.2. Victoria. With luster. A deceptively rare date. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $650 - 750. The Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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