Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 32

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Legal Tender - Large Size

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 233		1886, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-240. This is the scarce Hancock deuce, a series of 1886 bill using a small plain red seal combined with blue serial numbers. Worn but nonetheless attractive with full margins all around. PCGS graded Very Good 08. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 234		1886, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-244. Different variety of the Hancock deuce of '86, this time featuring a large spiked brown seal with blue serial numbers. PCGS graded Very Good 08. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 235		1891, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-246. The William Windom design; Windom was a firm supporter of "honest" gold-backed money at a time in our history when the inflationists and silverites were at loggerheads with the Eastern "hard money" banking establishment. He died in the early days of the 1890s and was awarded a spot on this silver certificate -- something he would have been aghast to see! PCGS graded Very Fine 20. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 236		1896, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-247. Attractive paper with a modicum of crispness apparent and no heavy folds or obvious counting sumdge at the upper right. A well balanced design with complete margins on four sides. PCGS graded Fine 15PPQ. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 237		1896, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-247. The theme on the $2 Educational note is Science Presenting Steam and Electricity to Industry and Commerce. The motif was designed by Edwin H. Blashfield. The portraits are of Robert Fulton and Samuel F.B. Morse. PCGS graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $400 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 238		1896, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-247. Normal wear and soiling for this grade; full margins on top and bottom without any nicks or missing pieces. Scarce. PCGS graded Good 06. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 239		1896, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-247. PCGS graded Good 06. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $334
Lot 240		1896, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-248. Well preserved notes like this handsome $2 silver certificate command a premium in today's quality conscious market. Though not mentioned on the grading tag, there is a slight tear in the left margin about an inch down from the top border. PCGS graded Very Fine 20. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,783
Lot 241		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-249. Nice for the Type and grade. The portrait of Washington on this issue is flanked by Mechanics and Agriculture. (It should have been a surveyor since Washington was a wealthy surveyor and land speculator in addition to his other tasks of winning a war and founding a nation). PCGS graded Very Fine 35PPQ. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 242		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-251. The Hessler guide to U.S. paper money lists printing figures for all signature combinations, with Vernon-Treat reported at 74.7 million. Of course, many were destroyed in the 1930s when replacement small size bills came on the scene. PCGS graded Very Fine 25. Estimated Value $275 - 375. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $391
Lot 243		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-251. PCGS graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $380
Lot 244		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-251. Thirty years ago when crisp New examples of this $2 type were available for around $75, they were considered very scarce. Today, after tens of thousands of new collectors entering the market, they are just as scarce and prices have risen accordingly to where even a nice Fine 12 note like this has an active collector base. PCGS graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $489
Lot 245		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-251. PCGS graded Very Good 10. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 246		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-252. PCGS graded Very Good 08. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $403
Lot 247		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-253. Edge split. PCGS graded Apparent Very Good 10. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $357
Lot 248		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-255. PCGS graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $748
Lot 249		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. PCGS graded Fine 15PPQ. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 250		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. PCGS graded Very Good 10PPQ. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 251		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. A nice layout on this handsome 1899-1929 deuce. This, as it turned out, would be the last series of $2 silver certificates issued by the U.S. government. Close to half a billion of them were put into circulation over its 30-year existence. PCGS graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $546
Lot 252		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. PCGS graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 253		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. PCGS graded Very Good 08. Estimated Value $175 - 275. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $518
Lot 254		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. Staple holes at right, slightly rusted. PCGS graded Apparent Fine 12. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 255		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. PCGS graded Very Good 10. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 256		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. PCGS graded Good 06. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 257		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-256. Corners repaired. PCGS graded Apparent Very Good 10. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 258		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-257. PCGS graded Fine 15PPQ. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 259		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. A very attractive, crisp and brilliant example of this Type, splendid margins all around. PCGS graded Extremely Fine 45PPQ. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 260		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. Nice, bright and original. PCGS graded Very Fine 20PPQ. Estimated Value $275 - 375. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $345
Lot 261		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. PCGS graded Fine 15. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $449
Lot 262		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. PCGS graded Fine 15. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 263		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. PCGS graded Fine 12. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $426
Lot 264		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. PCGS graded Very Good 08. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 265		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. PCGS graded Very Good 10. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 266		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. PCGS graded Very Good 10. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 267		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. Paper toned, edges corroded, most noticeable at the lower left corner. PCGS graded Apparent Extremely Fine 40. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 268		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. Splits reinforced. PCGS graded Apparent Fine 12. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 269		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-258. Rust stains. PCGS graded Apparent Fine 15. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 270		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. Fr-255. A half dozen grading About Good to Good. Lot of 6 notes. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $805