Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 32

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2142		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Nice shades of gold, green and grey toning. Frosty patina dominates both sides underneath the heavenly color. But best of all, this handsome Quarter dollar was struck with almost scientific precision on the jeweled crown, Isabella's snood, and the crouching figure on the reverse. Pop 34; 10 finer (PCGS # 9220) . Designs by Charles E. Barber. The obverse of the Isabella Quarter bears a likeness of Queen Ysabella (Isabella), the Spanish monarch who funded Columbus's voyage to the New World. For the reverse, Barber honors the Board of Lady Managers who were promoters of the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1892-3. In total, there were 40,000 Isabellas authorized. Only 24,191 were ultimately sold (including 103 Proofs), the remainder being melted. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,188
Lot 2143		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A well struck gem just glittering with blast white surfaces throughout. PCGS reports 130 at this level with 30 in MS-67 and 4 in MS-68. Looking for a solid white gem? Here is your coin (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 2144		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. Lightly toned and choice for the grade (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 2145		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. Sharpness of AU. Cleaned to resemble a higher grade. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 2146		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, with 2 x 2. MS-64. A brilliant, lustrous, and exquisitely preserved Mint State 64 with the first acquisition of toning before it was sent to be graded. Struck with controlled precision throughout, including the main features of the two portraits. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 2147		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, no 2 x 2. MS-64. A frosty, well struck example of this scarcer Commemorative half dollar, with the little 2X2 in the field pointing out the fact that Alabama entered the union in 1819 as the 22nd state. If it was admitted in 1819, then why does this 100th anniversary of statehood commemorative bear the year 1921? Students of government committees can provide you the answer. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2148		1936 Albany Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. A splendid superb gem with wonderful original toning as acquired over the years from being kept in its original 5-coin issue holder. PCGS reports 74 with only 1 better by a point (PCGS # 9227) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. Ex Larry Shepherd Collection Duplicates, Aug. 11, 1991, lot 155. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2149		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. Lovely shades of gold and lilac toning. Mostly even. A well struck, immaculately preserved, and lustrous Gem that has lovely mint bloom that seesaws with every angle (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2150		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. MS-64. A lightly toned, well struck example. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 2151		1935-D Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Nicely toned. A satiny gem of the finest order. Explosive cartwheel luster graces the underlying surfaces. Sharply struck for the date, easily finer in sharpness than many other MS67 examples of this Type. The color tops most anything we've offered in recent years. Pop 31; None finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9234) . Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,500. Ex Bruce Scher. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,910
Lot 2152		1937-D Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Beautiful blue and gold toning. As pretty as you ever see for Arkansas Commems. Pop 9; 11 in 67. Sharply struck throughout with pitching original luster. Makes your mouth water just contemplating it. Arkansas is known as the Pine Tree state. But no one will needle you about buying this resplendent coin for your set of commemorative half dollars! (PCGS # 9242) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,240
Lot 2153		Complete Set of Arkansas Commems 1935-1939. A total of 15 coins grading Mint State 62 to Mint State 65. A well matched set and quite nice. Lot of 15 coins. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details	Realized $2,990
Lot 2154		1935-S Boone Half Dollar. Small 1934 on reverse. PCGS graded MS-67. Lightly toned. A spot-free dazzler whose mint color shames just about any lesser Mint State silver coin of this year. Pop 15; 2 in 68 as best by PCGS (PCGS # 9264) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2155		1937-D Boone Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67 Shepherd. Everything about this coin is exceptional! The fields are immaculate, including prooflike reflection on the obverse and silky mint luster on the reverse. The strike is as sharp and full as a presentation strike. In addition, the color is a delicate blending of natural hues that give an added presence to the already magnificent underlying surfaces. PCGS reports 40 at this level with 2 better by a point. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 9271) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,200. Ex Larry Shepherd Collection Sale, Aug. 11, 1991, lot 30. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2156		1937-S Boone Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Natural light shades of gold, reddish, and "old silver" toning. Struck with meticulous care by the dies on both the portrait as well as the two figures on the reverse. An toned, nearly Superb Boone with excellent luster and surfaces that are free from all but the most trivial luster grazes (PCGS # 9272) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2157		1925-S California Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Lovely shades of green, gold and lilac toning of the obverse. A nice blizzard of frosty originality radiates from under the toning of this lustrous piece. Pop 106; 17 finer (PCGS # 9281) . California was admitted to the Union September 9, 1850, and this honors its 75th anniversary of statehood. Jo Mora, a local sculptor, made the actual designs. It was the first time a grizzly bear had been represented on a coin and, surprisingly, another grizzly would adorn a Commemorative issue eleven years later on the Bay Bridge issue. The obverse has a gold miner squatting down panning for gold (one of the more back-breaking techniques used during the Gold Rush). Of 300,000 that were originally authorized by the commission, a net 86,394 were sold at $1 each. A single matte Proof without the mintmark has been reported. Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2158		1925-S California Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. The lovely satiny mint surfaces exhibit delicate pastel toning. Estimated Value $950 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2159		1925-S California Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely shades of gold toning. Flowing mint brilliance like a shimmering waterfall cascades underneath the toning over each side of this fully struck Gem (PCGS # 9281) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2160		1925-S California Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Attractive natural lilac and gold toning. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 2161		1951-S Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. The obverse displays blue toning, while the reverse is light even gold toning. A first-rate specimen of this later Type. Pop 58; None finer (PCGS # 9432) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2162		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice blue toning with multicolor aspects on both sides. Pop 108; 3 in 67 (PCGS # 9434) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 2163		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely blue and lilac-rose toning, some of the most delectable colors ever found on this issue; the underlying luster is heavy with mint frostiness (PCGS # 9434) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $810
Lot 2164		1953-S Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. The obverse displays nice shades of peach-orange and deep reddish gold toning while the reverse is white. A most remarkable specimen that anyone would feel pride in owning (PCGS # 9440) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2165		Complete set of Booket T. Washington and Carver-Washington Commemoratives 1946-1954. A total of 30 coins housed in a Library of Coins album. A brilliant white matched set grading Mint State 60 to 65. Lot of 30 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2166		1954-S Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. The obverse displays lovely pastel shades of toning, with gold, blue and green the predominant colors. Pop 30; 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9444) . Jugate busts of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. The reverse depicts a map of the U.S. This issue was struck during the hysteria surrounding the communist conspiracy after World War II. Anti-communist propaganda was the motive for the issue: to help fight the spread of communism among the black populace. Originally, the reverse was to bear the legend UNITED AGAINST THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM, but this was modified in the design stage, to be replaced by the legend AMERICANISM. FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. Coins were struck at the three mints from 1951 through 1954 and include several having low mintage. Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2167		1936-P,D,S Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar Set. MS-63. A satiny creamy white matched set. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 2168		1936 Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice original light toning. Swimming in mint satin over each side of this sharply made Gem. The Cincinnati was brought into existence purely for monetary purposes. It is another of the period's Art Deco-style coins and features Stephen Foster on the obverse and a female figure holding a lyre on the reverse meant to personify Music (PCGS # 9283) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2169		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. A superb Cincy commem with great eye-appeal. The luster is satin-like with hints of irridescense and all overlaid with light natural toning which darkens about the borders. If you are building a top-notch set of commems, don't miss this opportunity. In an old green label holder. PCGS reports 24 at this level and only 1 better by a point (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2170		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Lovely shades of light gold toning while the reverse deepens to full blood-red iridescence along the lower margin. What a beauty! Indeed, this is a frosty Gem with smooth, toned surfaces and a powerful strike; the design of the Cincinnati is simplicity itself. These were collected avidly at the time of issue, with prices advancing so fast after the P-D-S sets sold out that those collectors who missed buying one howled with indignation. Pop 18; 1 in 67 Star; 1 in 68 (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2171		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely shades of natural toning with reds, golds, and purple-blue predominant. Devices were struck with energy and full oomph by the dies imparting all design elements clearly. Pop 239; 24 in 67; 1 in 68 (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2172		1936-P,D,S Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. MS-63 to MS-64. A satiny white matched set. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $661
Lot 2173		1936-D Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely gold toning on both sides. Satiny and fully lustrous with a near-perfect strike agreeing with the MS67 designation by the grading service. South Carolina's state tree, depicted ont he reverse, is the palmetto. South Carolina was the 8th state in the USA; it became a state on May 23, 1788. South Carolina's State Insect: Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina). Pop 142; 13 in 68 (PCGS # 9292) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2174		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Semi reflective surfaces. A hint of light gold and blue toning around the edges. Silver satin surfaces on the portrait and ship, surrounded by prooflike radiance that is quite lustrous in appearance. Pop 137; 9 in 67 (PCGS # 9296) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 2175		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Attractively toned on both sides featuring natural golden iridescense about the borders. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 2176		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely shades of blue, gold and green toning. A boldly struck frosty surface example, with great depth to the detail and nice mint bloom. Best of all is its uncompromising eye-appeal, further evidence that the consignor had picked this out of the mass of lesser specimens. Pop 116; 6 in 67 (PCGS # 9297) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2177		1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nicely toned. Pop 373; 38 in 67; 1 in 68. Sharply struck throughout with excellent silvery luster mingling throughout the warm reddish brown toning. Meticulous strike on every device, including the leaves of the Charter Oak tree, Connecticut's claim to fame from the Colonial period (PCGS # 9299) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 2178		1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Delicate pastel toning. Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2179		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67 Star. Wonderful rainbow toning on the obverse. Light hint of gold toning on reverse. The satin-like luster is almost unimpaired by abrasions of any size. Pop 6; 4 in 68 (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 2180		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Old green holder. Lovely shades of gold lavender, green and yellow. Very pretty, in fact, as you can tell by the photographs, this is a sparkling gem of the finest order. Intense cartwheel luster blends smoothly with the wonderful toning highlights on the satiny surfaces. Pop 56; none finer by PCGS (PCGS # 9301) . Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. Because of this action, Delaware became the first state in the Union, and is, therefore, accorded the first position in such national events as presidential inaugurations. Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2181		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Mostly white with a hint of light gold toning. Fully lustrous - an important and desirable feature for this often well preserved issue -- the surfaces display dominant pearl-white color under the gold toning (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2182		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Light even toning. From one side to the other the luminous silvery luster glows with firebolt brilliance underneath the faint patina of the years. Elgins are renowned for their heavily frosted surface (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2183		1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Lovely shades of gold toning. The satin-like luster is almost unimpaired by abrasions of any size. Struck with methodical precision throughout. Worth extra for the colors. Pop 33; 3 finer (PCGS # 9305) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 2184		1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. A splendid gem specimen with uniform pale lilac toning on both sides. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 2185		1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. MS-64. Lustrous with pale gray to golden champagne color. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2186		1922 Grant Half Dollar, with star. PCGS graded MS-64. Pop 402; 143 in 65; 29 in 66; 3 in 67. A brilliant and exceptionally lustrous Mint State 64 that has exquisite fields and devices for the grade, with the important star being deeply impress into the field at right (PCGS # 9307) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 2187		1922 Grant Half Dollar, with star. NGC graded MS-63. Fully white example. We have handled our share of Grant With Star commemoratives, business strikes that were weakly struck and a few that are bold, but only a small number come close to this coin's choiceness and detail. Both sides are nicely frosted with pearl white luster. The strike is moderately complete except for some softening in the hair above the ear, and the surfaces show swirling luster effects. Scarce (PCGS # 9307) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 2188		1922 Grant Half Dollar, no star. PCGS graded MS-66. In old green holder. Nice lightly toned white example. Pop 193; 33 in 67. The surfaces glisten with headlight silvery bright color with a faint overlay of golden brown toning that will make your head spin. It of course also helps that no deviation in the sharp relief is seen, not even in the centers of the coin such as Grant's hair or beard (PCGS # 9306) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2189		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice light golden toning. Choice for the grade (PCGS # 9309) . Commemorates the 200th anniversary of the first European sighting of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Island chain by Captain James Cook in 1778. The Hawaiian had lived in peaceful harmony in their Garden of Eden for nearly 1,000 years, tribes warring with one another, reproducing as fast as rabbits to replace the casualties, and completely oblivious to the storm clouds gathering on the horizon. Until, that is, their societal bonds were torn asunder by European visitors. Cook was one of the most daring and admirable men of his day. He is commemorated here not only for his "discovery", but also because of his untimely demise at the hands of one of the natives who stabbed him in the back. This took place on Cook's second visit in 1779. The artist, Miss Juilette Mae Frazer, depicted a Hawaiian chief on the reverse. A similar high chief, Kamehameha I was the ruler of the Big Island (Hawaii) at the time of Cook's visit. A savvy giant of a man, Kamehameha acquired the latest military implements such as cannons and rifles in his drive to control the Island chain. This was finally accomplished in 1810 with the submission of Kauai, the northernmost island. Kamehameha died nine years later. In all, there were 9,950 Hawaiian Half Dollar Commemoratives sold, half of which were reserved for island residents. Another 50 sand-blast presentation Proofs were given to dignitaries. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 2190		1935 Hudson Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly white with a hint of light gold toning. Pop 511; 161 in 66; 5 in 67. A simply stunning example, the strike is noteworthy for this often poorly produced type. The focal features are all decently displayed, while the luster is radiant with a nice reciprocating sheen. Bright for the most part, as described, but with some toning (PCGS # 9312) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2191		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67 PQ. Nicely toned in lovely pastel shades or rose pink and deeper golden amber. Struck with technical exactness throughout Lincoln's hair and coat. Also unsurpassable in terms of surface preservation, both sides are thickly frosted and utterly spot-free. Pop 72; 1 finer (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $3,100 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold

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