Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 32

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Quarters

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1654		1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded VF-20. Nice even toning on both sides with a faint hairline on the shoulder above the drapery and some modest granularity. The color ranges from unusual purple gray to light sky blue, and is all on a base of natural old-silver gray. Most of the design elements are well positioned on a problem-free planchets. This is a hallmark of 1796 quarter dollars, and a pleasing one, we might add. There are complete extended rim denticles on both sides, excellent hair separation on the back of the head, and only moderate soft strike on the eagle's head. Popular one year type coin featuring a draped bust Liberty coupled to a reverse that has a small eagle standing on clouds. Mintage was 6,146 pieces. Many were saved, but the majority weren't, and so this becomes quite a difficult date to acquire unless you have saved up your money. (Browning-2 variety with curl point under the curve of the B.) (PCGS # 5310) . Estimated Value $25,000 - 27,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1655		1825 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-67 B-1. Writing in 1988, Walter Breen attributes the Mint's sporadic delivery of Quarter Dollars from 1796-1831 to the contemporary public's preference for Spanish and Mexican 2-Real coins. After striking 220,643 Quarters of the Draped Bust, Large Eagle type in 1807, the U.S. Mint did not receive new bank orders for this denomination until 1815. By the latter year, John Reich had already introduced his Capped Bust motif on Half Dollars (1807), Half Eagles (1807), Quarter Eagles (1808), and Dimes (1809). In keeping with this trend toward uniformity, it only seemed natural for the Mint to use this design on the Quarter in 1815. The Capped Bust motif would remain in use for that denomination, with one major refinement, through early 1838. Federal records indicate that a total of 89,235 Quarters were delivered in 1815. Survivors are relatively plentiful in an absolute sense, but the issue does enjoy heightened demand from first-year type collectors. This richly toned Superb Gem is far and away the finest 1815 Quarter that this cataloger has ever handled. It is presently unique in certified grade at NGC, and PCGS does not report a single example of this issue finer than MS-66. Both sides are layered in charcoal-gray, crimson-red, orange, and olive-gold colors that speak volumes about this coin's originality. The strike is sharply executed and well centered with all devices boldly delineated. Mint luster appears full and billowing, and the surfaces are expectantly smooth in appearance for the designated grade. In fact, not even a magnifying glass can find a distinctive pedigree marker other than perhaps the toning line in the left obverse field. A no-questions highlight of the silver offerings in this sale, and a coin that is seemingly earmarked for inclusion in a type set of "finest knowns." NGC Census: 1; 0 finer. Estimated Value $47,000 - 50,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1656		1815 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. AU-58. Nice blue toning with underlying base of antique charcoal (around the main devices) and steel gray. A well struck, only lightly circulated example of this first year of the large size Capped Bust style, which ran from 1815 until 1828. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1657		1834 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Nicely toned and boldly struck. Pop 31; 8 in 65; 2 in 66. A high degree of satiny luster springs to life beneath rich rose-gold and faint powder blue highlights. Not even a little soft at the reverse, in fact, the reverse is needle-sharp, as is the obverse. Just marvel at Liberty's hair curls. A lively MS64 that will please just about everyone (PCGS # 5353) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,050
Lot 1658		1850-O Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck with medium golden toning on the obverse in diagonal stripes with frosty white luster beneath. Normally found with weak denticles and stars, as seen here, the 1850-O suffered mass melting in the 1853-55 period when the mint reduced the weight slightly of our silver coins under the bi-metallic monetary system then in vogue. Pop 5; 1 in 64 as best by PCGS (PCGS # 5416) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1659		1858 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. MS-63. Nicely toned. Popular No Motto design for a Type set. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1660		1862-S Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Old green holder. Rare date. Uneven toning with granular surfaces from the etching undergone over years of patination. Nevertheless, this is a very scarce date in Mint condition, the mintage for 1862-S being 67,000 pieces. Pop 4 with 2 in MS-63 and 2 in MS-64 (PCGS # 5457) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1661		1880 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Blazing white example. Crisp freezing white, undisturbed mint luster on Liberty and the eagle that is untoned and bright. Even the tops of the stars and tops of the letters and date digits got their dusting of frost from the dies, while the surrounding field glitters with watery perfection. Only a few faint hairlines disturb the glassy smoothness. Pop 3 with 10 in MS-66 and 5 in MS-67 (PCGS # 85581) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1662		1885 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67 Deep Cameo. A pure white gem. Looks almost perfect. A coin for best proof collectors. Pop 2; none higher. PCGS has graded only 2 in proof deep cameo of this date. Take the leash off your checkbook and prepare to meet some stiff competition for this resplendent deep cameo Proof (PCGS # 95586) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1663		1887 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Nice blue toning on both sides. A desirable low-mintage year from the 1880s, the 1887 is a coin that many collectors attempt to acquire in choice grades to complete a "short set" of rarities from 1879-1889. This has more than it takes to merit the desirable Proof 64 grade. Pop 63; 83 finer (PCGS # 5588) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1664		1889 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-68. A white gem. Pop 1; finest graded by PCGS. For the collector who wants the finest. A sparkling, satiny gem with intense cartwheel luster on faint champagne gold surfaces (PCGS # 5522) . There was an enormous expansion of silver coinage in the mid-1870s. Then, toward the latter part of 1877 vast numbers of previously exported silver coins began returning to the United States from abroad, principally from Central America and Canada. Tens of millions of coins (worth perhaps as much as $30 million in the estimate of Robert W. Julian) returned like a whirlwind from the past. This vast "inpouring" continued well into the 1880s, much to the amazement of observers. According to Julian, silver miners and their political partners were not only amazed by the unexpected inflow, but were enraged, because the mints were no longer buying silver for minor coinage. There was no demand for such coinage and the channels of trade were clogged with it. Because there was no inflation in prices paid for goods and services with the added coinage, the long suffering the farmers were not helped. In response to this inpouring, the Treasury ordered the suspension of minor silver coinage in early 1878 and did not resume it for some years because of the accumulation in the Treasury. It is Julian's contention that contrary to popular belief, the coinage of Morgan dollars had nothing to do with the interdiction of subsidiary silver mintage in the years 1879-90. Estimated Value $16,000 - 19,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1665		1889 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67 PQ. Lovely golden to flesh-colored toning on both sides. Pop 20; 1 in 68. Another simply gorgeous specimen of this elusive 1889 quarter for the collector to ponder, the bidder to assay, the public to wonder, and the price realized to record! As pretty as the photographs show (PCGS # 5522) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1666		1890 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Frosty white coin and well struck. This lovely Gem is blazing with full, pleasing white luster, but we are hard pressed to find even a single carbon fleck or abrasion. As such, it is a well-struck 1890 with beautiful details and should command a premium bid from those in the know. Pop 22; 23 finer (PCGS # 5523) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1667		1898 Barber Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66 Deep Cameo. A hint of even gold toning. Great looking coin. Pop 6; 12 in 67 dcam; 3 in 68 dcam. Highly lustrous and largely brilliant with warm golden highlights on both sides. One hundred percent fully struck, with just outstanding detail in Liberty's profile and the eagle's body, take your pick the details are incredible (PCGS # 95684) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325
Lot 1668		1916 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded VG-8. Key date. Even wear and a clean date with colorful "album" toning from long years in one of the old Wayte Raymond style cardboard pages. The tops of the date digits worn but no matter since 1916 is the most important date in the series since it is the key introductory year of the Standing Liberty quarter design (PCGS # 5704) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,440
Lot 1669		1917 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Head. A white full struck coin. Pop 282; 51 in 67fh. Devices foursquare and bold throughout including Liberty's head, her shield, the shield rivets, and even the small escutcheon shield-upon-a-shield! From center to periphery the glare of luminous silvery luster glows (PCGS # 5707) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 1670		1917 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with a full head and full shield. In a first generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 1671		1917 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Head. Well struck and lightly toned. The present specimen displays smooth, well-frosted surfaces that would settle for nothing less than a full Gem grade. In strong demand above the MS 64 level, and for obvious reasons, as the enticing photographs show (PCGS # 5707) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1672		1917-D Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. Light gold toning on both sides. Clearly very choice quality and overall surfaces. The coin has blazing satiny mint luster underneath the color and is close to abrasion-free, much more so than most graded Mint State 64 (PCGS # 5709) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1673		1917-D Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. Nice light gold toning around the edges. The limited number of choice full headsurvivors never fail to excite bidders when they appear at auction. In addition to unqualified Type 1 technical superiority, this coin's desirability is enhanced by beautiful reddish brown natural toning (PCGS # 5709) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1674		1917-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Head. An appealing fresh amber-brown tinted frosty specimen, fully struck, and unmarred by spotting or contact marks. Quite difficult to encounter in this nice a grade showing full head and full mint bloom. The San Francisco mint issue is particularly scarce with a full head (PCGS # 5711) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1675		1917-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. Lovely gold toning around the edges. An appealing fresh Type 1 specimen, fully struck, and unmarred by discoloration, spots, or heavy contact marks. Quite difficult to encounter in this nice a grade showing the full bosom on Liberty. At the time these appeared, everyone agreed the design was of very high artistic merit and a soild advance over the prior Barber coinage it replaced (PCGS # 5711) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1676		1917 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Head. Frosty white gem. Pop 52; 5 in 67 FH as best by PCGS. Crisp detail on all devices. A remarkable coin for this revised design of 1917 (PCGS # 5715) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 1677		1917-D Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-63. Frosty white coin. An appealing fresh silvery white specimen, nicely struck if not quite full, and unmarred by discoloration or heavy bagmarks. Not very difficult to encounter in this nice a grade showing full mint bloom yet a coin that collectors will want to own (PCGS # 5716) . Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253
Lot 1678		1919-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. AU-50. Wide, high rims on this scarce and lustrous example of the semi-key San Francisco mint issue. Original (and attractive) toning (PCGS # 5732) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1679		1920-D Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. Well struck and white with a few areas of dappled gray color. Choice for the grade, the 1920-D is unusually difficult to locate Full Head. Pop 27; 38 finer (PCGS # 5737) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 1680		1920-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Pop 14; 1 in 67. The strike on this issue is nearly always very sharp, and the present Gem is no exception. The obverse is essentially pristine. Struck with exactitude by the dies leaving behind only minor softness on Liberty's head, a few of the rivets in her shield, and near the middle of her torso, which is par for the course for San Francisco mint issued quarters from the 1920s. Lustrous, with some warm golden brown patina off to one side, as pictured. Sharp date (these tend to show weakness at the tops of the digits) (PCGS # 5738) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1681		1921 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. MS-60 Plus. 3/4 full head, Tiny scratch on the obverse. Toned. Scarce (PCGS # 5740) . Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $900
Lot 1682		1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. Lovely light golden toning on both sides. Reverse shows a line tone which is removable. Because few were saved at the time, this splendid full head specimen has a low Pop 59; 66 finer (PCGS # 5745) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1683		1924-D Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty white example with the head 3/4 full; some scattered bagmarks on the body of Liberty. Also, as usual for most 1924-D specimens, the date is moderately weak at the top of the digits. The high tablet on which the date resides was modified in 1925 to improve strike quality as well as lenghten the time before the date wore away in circulation (PCGS # 5748) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $449
Lot 1684		1924-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. The head is 3/4 full. Mostly white with some dappling of grayish brown on either side. Pop 46; 17 in 66; 2 in 67. A much scarcer issue in this gem quality (PCGS # 5750) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1685		1924-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Head almost full. Lovely original toning. This is as handsome as MS64 gets without slipping into the next higher category, a coin on the cusp of gem condition. The date sits on a raised pedestal below Liberty's foot. From this position, it tended to wear quickly once a coin made it into circulation. Nine years into production, the mint decided to correct this minting problem, with the new recessed date produced beginning the next year, 1925 (PCGS # 5750) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 1686		1927 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Light golden toning. The head is almost full. Pop 16; 3 in 67. Brilliant ice-clear luster underneath the toning from the high-quality surface of this appealing coin (PCGS # 5760) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1687		1927 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Frosty and attractive (PCGS # 5760) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 1688		1927-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. ANACS graded VF-20. Always desirable for its low mintage: 396,000 pieces (PCGS # 5764) . Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 1689		1928-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. Light golden toning. Clear details on Liberty's head, although the central portion of her torso, from the shield down to the knee shows modest lack of definition (PCGS # 5771) . Estimated Value $280 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $449
Lot 1690		1929 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Head. Well struck with a nice even tone and only a few stray marks on Liberty and the eagle (PCGS # 5773) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1691		1929-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. 3/4 full head and the surfaces lustrous with lightly striated brown toning, all original and choice (PCGS # 5776) . Estimated Value $110 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 1692		1930 Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. The head is ¾ full as are the rivets in the shield. Attractively toned to a medium lilac on both sides. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1693		1930-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Head. Mostly white with a hint of gold. Pop 79; 16 in 67 FH. Full swirling luster on both sides (PCGS # 5781) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1694		1930-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Head almost full on this frosty, toned specimen (PCGS # 5780) . Estimated Value $190 - 210. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 1695		Partial set of Standing Liberty Quarters 1917-1930. A total of 16 different dates grading Good to Mint State. Most of the coins will grade EF to AU. A nice run of coins housed in a Library of Coins album. Lot of 16 coins. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1696		1932-D Washington Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. The lustrous surfaces are satiny and quite choice. A hint of light toning appears on both sides. A popular key date in the Washington quarter series that is always in great demand. Pop of 384 with 57 in MS-65 and 1 in MS-66 (PCGS # 5791) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,124
Lot 1697		1932-S Washington Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. With 408,000 minted, 1932-S ranks along with 1932-D as the key issue in this series. Always popular, and getting difficult to find in Mint quality with the influx of new collectors from the Statehood Quarter boom (PCGS # 5792) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1698		1937-D Washington Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-67 Star. Well struck and intensely lustrous with semi reflective surfaces, particularly so on the obverse. Blast white throughout. Destined for a top Registry Set. NGC reports 2 with none higher. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1699		1943-S Washington Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Fully white example. Pop 32 with 1 in MS-68 (PCGS # 5822) . Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1700		1946-S Washington Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Attractively toned, undoubtedly pulled from an original mint set. NGC reports 260 in this grade. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1701		1950-S Washington Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nicely toned on the obverse. From an original mint set. Pop 336; 41 in 67 (PCGS # 5844) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1702		1951-S Washington Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely rainbow toning on the obverse. Pop 67 with 1 in 68 (PCGS # 5848) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1703		Complete set of Washington Quarters 1932-1963. A lovely set of quarters all housed in a Library of Coins album. All coins are in MS-60 to MS-65 except the 1932 is AU-58 and the 1936-D is AU-55. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details	Realized $3,565

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