Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 34

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$5 Gold 1859-1915

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1175		1867 $5 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Fully blazing untoned gem. Struck with exactitude rarely found on a Proof of this decade, with such needle-sharpness it amazes us to witness the tiny stars and each separate hair curl on Liberty. The otherwise reddish gold color deepens due to the polychrome-gold mirror reflectivity in select areas. What a lovely contrast for the frosted devices! Distinctive characteristics of the Proof this year include a high date slightly to the left; a small die scratch above and left of eye; open mouth; the third star made of six very thin separate sections while the second and fourth stars are thinner than the others; lastly, the dentils about 8:00-9:00 are well apart. Reverse: that of 1866, now with a little more die polish showing on scroll below E ST. One of only 50 made, 25 each March 5 and July 2. Possibly 10 survive? This lovely gem housed in NGC holder #1633438-003. Pop 1; finest graded. PCGS has also graded 1 example the same grade. Estimated Value $55,000 - 65,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63,250
Lot 1176		1871-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Untoned and better than average strike. Sleek red-tinted gold with peachy-orange accents on the high points. Plenty of mint sparkle remains in the recessed areas. A popular date that is even rarer than its mintage of 20,770 pieces signifies. Well worn Fine or Very Fine '71-CC fives are typical. Coins of this decade seem to have circulated more farther and wider than others branch mint issues. Carson City coins of this era are seen in worn grades when they are seen at all. In any event, Carson City half eagles from the early 1870s are all rare. At the About Uncirculated level, as presented here, the 1871-CC is a truly frightening rarity if you need this issue but require time to accumulate the funds to purchase one. The present coin is as handsome as they come. As said many times before, it is a tribute to the collecting genius of the consignor that his early gold collection contained many fine examples of great rarities in Condition Census grades. Here is yet another example of his collecting prowess. Pop 6; 3 in 58; 1 in 61. (PCGS # 8323) . Date logotype firmly impressed, bottom of first 1 about two times farther from dentils than top is from truncation, left edge of lower serif over center of dentil. Extensive research on these early rarities from Carson City was done by the Harry Bass Foundation, and should be used by every researcher for the deep fount of information provided by the foundation. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,225
Lot 1177		1872-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Untoned with nice details for the grade. Lustrous medium red-gold with lustrous highlights. The devices are boldly struck, even in the usual problematic areas. In fact, where one expects on a CC-mint half eagle to see devices that are dull in areas, this exceptional piece had no need for the grading service to "bend a little" as often happens, there is nothing negative taken into consideration in assigning the firm About Uncirculated 55 grade. From a mintage for the date of 16,980 pieces. A rare date that is seldom found above Extremely Fine. Indeed, Douglas Winter and Lawrence Cutler called this date, "An issue that is almost never seen in high grade," giving the date a High Rarity-7 rating in About Uncirculated. David Akers noted: "I have never seen an 1872-CC that graded better than choice EF." Pop 11; 2 in 58; no mint state examples graded by either service (PCGS # 8326) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $20,700
Lot 1178		1872-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Nice even toning on both sides. Good eye appeal. Medium orange-gold with some luster in the recessed areas, some brownish old-gold patina on the highlights, and top-to-bottom eye appeal that just won't end. A pleasing, in fact, a marvelous example of this great rarity, a coin that will attract wide attention. Among the finest examples of the 1872-CC date currently known, and a numismatic force as such. As noted in our description of other pieces in the sale, the early half eagles of the Carson City Mint were used extensively in circulation, with the result that all are rare today and that at the About Uncirculated level they are formidable rarities. Pop 5; 5 in 53; 5 in 55; 1 in 58. (PCGS # 8326) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,295
Lot 1179		1872-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-50. Mostly untoned. Devices are dull in areas, as struck, and pretty typical for 1872-CC, which the grading service has taken into consideration in assigning the grade. The fields are lustrous well out from the main devices, which occurs to us that this is among the finer graded examples. Only 16,980 minted. Pop 3; 5 in 53; 7 in 55; 2 in 58. (PCGS # 8326) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,375
Lot 1180		1873-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Untoned except on the highlights which are tawny orange-gold, and abounding with nice details. An amazing amount of detail remains on this handsome About Uncirculated. It is also amazing coin from an extensive collection of rare date branch mints, a piece that in any other venue would be extraordinary. Actually, the designation is still fitting, since years from now many numismatists will remark upon the opportunities here presented. For the Carson City specialist this frosty AU55 represents one of the best known examples of this famous low mintage rarity. Only 7,416 made. Pop 2; 1 in 62 as best graded by NGC. (PCGS # 8331) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $25,300
Lot 1181		1873-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Nice orange and gold toning on both sides. Another high quality example of this rarity, most of the toning in the recessed areas. Now we are closer to but still not in the "normal" territory for the 1873-CC, an example of this rarity in a grade found occasionally. Mintmark placement on the 1873-CC is high in the field, each nearly touching the arrow feather and olive branch above, but still clear of those devices. First C more heavily impressed in the die, causing it to appear heavier. Pop 12; 6 finer. (PCGS # 8331) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,225
Lot 1182		1874-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Nice light gold toning. The 1874-CC specimen offered here is very well struck and of great significance. Frosty devices are set against toned fields, giving the piece a rare aesthetic beauty. As noted with other CC-mint gold coinage, over the years, more weakly struck coins have come to market than have high-grade, sharp examples. Thus, it is correct to say that the present piece is one of the very best of all '74-CC gold half eagles in this condition. Pop 11; tied for finest graded; no mint state examples at NGC (PCGS # 8334) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,950
Lot 1183		1874-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Sharp eagle; only minor weakness on the shield's horizontal lines. Nice untoned example. Eye-catching mint frost plays on warm light gold surfaces. Choice and problem-free for the grade, with only the tiniest of marks present when viewed under low-power loupe. A notable rarity from the Carson City Mint, one of 21,198 examples of the date struck. The norm for the 1874-CC is a well-circulated coin, Very Fine or Extremely Fine and these tend to be weakly struck. Anything higher is especially rare. Regarding the About Uncirculated grade, Douglas Winter puts this is in the Rarity-7 class, which is quite rare. Pop 11; 11 in AU-58; no mint state examples at NGC (PCGS # 8334) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,350
Lot 1184		1874-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Nice untoned example. A few marks and hairlines on this one, but it is part of a nice collection of high grade CC mint half eagles and eagles consigned to the present sale and should be viewed as a major opportunity for rarities buyers. Pop 11; 11 in 58; no mint state examples graded by NGC. (PCGS # 8334) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,775
Lot 1185		1874-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Nice even "antique" gold toning on both sides. The first C is bold while the second C in CC is softly struck. The standard for the 1874-CC is a well-circulated coin, Very Fine or Extremely Fine. Anything better is generally rare. Regarding the About Uncirculated 53 grade, we (along with others) suggest that this may be in the middle range of Rarity-7, with, perhaps, six to eight known in all of the numismatic world! The present coin is one of the finest you will see offered, difficult to locate, it will be a treasure in the collection of its next owner. Pop 6; 15 finer. (PCGS # 8334) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,625
Lot 1186		1874-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Mostly untoned. Strong luster plays peek-a-boo around the devices on this coin which has on pale honey gold surfaces. Choice and problem-free for the grade, with only the tiniest of marks present when viewed under low magnification. Typical weakness in centers, of course. Another notable rarity from the Carson City Mint, one of 21,198 examples of the date struck. The norm for the 1874-CC is a well-circulated coin, Very Fine or Extremely Fine. Anything higher is especially rare. Pop 9; 11 in 55; 11 in 58; no mint states graded by NGC (PCGS # 8334) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,820
Lot 1187		1875-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Nice shades of gold and orange toning. Semi reflective. Winter 1-B. A very attractive example of this very key CC-mint date in high grades. The strike is fairly standard for this date, with minor soft elements seen on the hair below LIBERTY (but her hair bun is generally well defined). On the reverse there is weakness on the eagle neck and legs as well as the arrow feathers, with much of that device flat appearing. The eagle's wings and claws show sharpness from the dies, however. Excellent color with copper-gold patina throughout the fields and within the devices, with some luster in the protected areas. Above everything else, this is an important offering for the specialist, and about as nice as this date is usually seen. Pop 8; 4 in 58; 1 in 63. (PCGS # 8337) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 14,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,075
Lot 1188		1875-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Untoned with some reflective surfaces on the obv. Only 13,828 pieces minted. Moderate weakness only on the eagle's neck and upper part of the shield. The present piece combines a high About Uncirculated grade with commanding aesthetic features, yielding a truly landmark opportunity. How it compares from an aesthetic viewpoint with the other similar PCGS pieces offered in recent years is unknown, but it would be difficult to visualize one that gives a nicer overall outward show. The mintmark placement of the 1875-CC is basically central in the field. The first C is directly below the point of the arrow feather, and at a small distance from it. The second C is considerably lower than the first C, and is above the upright of the E in the denomination. Pop 3; 1 in 61. (PCGS # 8337) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 14,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,675
Lot 1189		1875-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. A hint of light gold toning. A choice and attractive example of this scarce date in high grades. The strike is fairly detailed for this date, with minor weakness seen on the hair above the ear and the lovelock below the ear, also the hair bun has flat-topped curls though a clear beaded cord. On the reverse there is weakness on just a few of the horizontal shield lines on the bottom half of that device. The eagle's wings and claws show clear definition from the dies. Lustrous. An important offering for the specialist, and about as nice as this low mintage date is found. Pop 10; 8 in 55; 4 in 58, 1 in 63 (PCGS # 8337) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,200
Lot 1190		1875-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. A hint of light gold toning. Struck with meticulous care by the dies in the outer margins and on most legends, as is typical for 1875-CC, with portions of the inner design left weaker by the imprint of the dies. Lustrous and very attractive, with clean surfaces on both sides. Pop 10; 8 in 55, 4 in 58; 1 in 63. (PCGS # 8337) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,775
Lot 1191		1876-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Lovely golden toning on both sides. Highly lustrous orange-gold with silvery blue iridescence as a halo or "brocken" specter around the upper part of Liberty's portrait. A lovely combination. Also, this one is virtually free of marks of any consequence. Only 6,887 examples were struck of the rare '76-CC, registering the lowest mintage of the denomination at Carson City. The 1876-CC coinage circulated extensively in the West and Pacific Northwest region of the country in the 1870s and 1880s, Washington to California and from Montana to New Mexico (since there was as yet no mint headquartered in Denver). Nearly all specimens acquired heavy wear and tear (in the form of extensive marks), with the result that today Very Fine is about the only grade you will see offered with any frequency. Even an Extremely Fine 1876-CC half eagle would prove problematical, and when it comes to strict About Uncirculated, well, scholars will tell us this is a High Rarity-6, suggesting that only twenty or so pieces were known in all of numismatics! Pop 5; 15 finer. (PCGS # 8340) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,063
Lot 1192		1877-CC $5 Liberty. SEGS graded MS-62. Well struck and lustrous however, we do note some fine hairlines due to cleaning. Our grade is MS60. There is only a single flat star among the 13 that surround Liberty. And Liberty's hair is without a doubt, gorgeous in its sharp presentation. From a mintage for the date of 8,680 pieces. Rare so fine; the 1877-CC, when found, is usually in Very Fine or lower grades, as few if any were sent to foreign lands during the era of mintage. The present coin is the one of the few Mint State examples known and desirable as such. The story of the famous Black Hills Gold Rush in South Dakota has been told and retold, but since this adventure isn't on the agenda of most public schools in 21st century America, these accounts may be lost to future generations. The times of "fabulous fortunes" back in the 1870s were sensational, wild, perhaps wicked, if short lived. The actual Deadwood & Lead, South Dakota gold rush began in 1875 and ended in 1877, the year of this half eagle. Yet gold was to play a large role in the area's economy and development for many, many years to come. Toward the end of the big Black Hills gold rush, mining magnate, George Hearst, father of William Randolph Hearst, arranged to purchase one of the most promising claims in the Lead/Deadwood area for $70,000 and incorporated it as the Homestake Mining Company. This was the foundation of the Hearst fortune. (Lead, pronounced LEED. Lead is a mining term. It refers to the main body of ore, which, in this case happened to be Gold not Lead (pronounced led). The lead body of ore was at the top of the mountain where Lead the town was built, hence the name. If that doesn't thoroughly confuse the reader, then nothing will!). Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1193		1877-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. A satiny and lustrous specimen with pleasing surfaces on both sides. Choice for the grade despite a few minor rim nicks opposite stars 1 thru 3, with an overall visual appeal that approaches a higher level. From a mintage for the date of 8,680 pieces, the 1877-CC is rare so fine; the 1877-CC, when offered, is usually in Very Fine or lower grades, as few if any were sent to foreign country during the Greenback era of mintage and before specie Resumption in 1879. Pop 12; 4 in AU58; no mint state examples at NGC. (PCGS # 8343) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 14,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,925
Lot 1194		1877-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Nice golden toning on both sides. A nicely toned lustrous half eagle whose with rich amber-gold iridescence graces both sides. Choice for the grade, in fact, very choice, with an extensive visual appeal that approaches a higher level. From a mintage for 1877-CC of 8,680 pieces, we find it easy to say that this year is rare so fine; the fact speak for themselves. This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest 1877-CC half eagles extant. Pop 5; 11 finer. (PCGS # 8343) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1195		1879 $5 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65. Flashy untoned gem with strong cameo devices. Only 30 proofs minted. A lovely coin with a pedigree, ex Genaitis Collection. Struck with preciseness only now and then found on Proofs of this vintage, the hair curls and hair bun are needle-sharp while the eagle displays its feathers as though it were before a live audience of dignitaries. This boldly detailed representative is mostly vivid gold in color with sleek, bright metallic frosted features including all stars and letters in the legends. The contrast is cameo-deep and resplendent. Die characteristics for the Proof include: Date below center, irregular at base of 8 and top of 9. Die polish at ERT, eye (very pronounced), and ear. Reverse of 1866-78. Only 30 made, 20 on January 25, 10 on November 22. Probably 8 to 10 survive. This lovely specimen is in NGC holder #139371-052 Pop 2; 1 in 66 Cameo. Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000. Ex: Genaitis Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $48,300
Lot 1196		1879-CC $5 Liberty. SEGS graded MS-62. Well struck and lustrous. We note faint hairlines from an old cleaning. Our grade of MS60 is conservative. As with any Carson City half eagle issued up to 1890, the 1879-CC is legitimately rare in About Uncirculated and finer condition. That said, it is more often than not offered in the Very Fine to Extremely Fine grade range. A mere 17,281 pieces were issued, a figure that would increase threefold in two of the next three years to take some of the burden off the San Francisco mint. This lustrous Mint State example is one of just a handful of '79-CC half eagles to earn a Mint State rating and, as such, ranks at or near the top of the Condition Census scale for the issue. The obverse is very well struck while there is not even a hint of reverse softness on the eagle's neck feathers and talons, which is all to the advantage of the successful bidder. A light to medium reddish patina limits the effect of a few field marks and the aforementioned hairlines. Truly a desirable offering for the Carson City or rare gold specialist. Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,500
Lot 1197		1880-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck, untoned and semi reflective surfaces. An affordable date to pick if you want only one CC-mint half eagle for your collection. Mintage: 51,017 pieces. Pop 23; 18 finer. (PCGS # 8352) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 1198		1882-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck and untoned. The '82-CC is an affordable date with respectable 82,817 pieces produced. It is seldom available in mint condition, on the other hand, and pieces such as this command strong analysis by the advanced Carson City collector. This is a sharply defined example that has an obverse that is significantly brighter than the usual dull specimen, and each side has a noticeable presence of frosty patina. Lightly abraded, as one should expect for an Mint State 61 but all in all a highly presentable coin Pop 19; 4 in 62; none finer at NGC. (PCGS # 8359) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,338
Lot 1199		1882-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck with lovely gold toning on both sides. An intensely beautiful Liberty five, a coin with fresh golden luster and a strike that is amazingly sharp for one of these. This is obviously destined for a high quality gold set (PCGS # 8360) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 1200		1883-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Only 12,958 minted. Since the mintage is low on this attractive CC-mint half eagle, it stands to reason the resulting graded population would also be low. Easily the most visually arresting feature of this coin is its soft, frosted mint luster still in evidence throughout most of the field surface on both sides. Nice swirling luster on both sides, in fact. Pop 14, 3 better. (PCGS # 8362) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1201		1883-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and untoned with minor abrasions on the high points and the only weakness in the hair directly above Liberty's ear. Scarcer S-mint issue (PCGS # 8363) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1202		1884-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Well struck with mint luster still visable. A boldly struck 1884-CC Eagle, a feature that cannot be assumed with this condition rarity, and a coin whose surface is lustrous and has limited abrasions. What appears at first to be some cuts on Liberty's neck are in truth some mint caused chisel marks seen on all specimens to date! A token production of just 9,925 eagles at the Carson City mint plus strong collecting demand helps to explain this issue's relative scarcity Pop 7; 1 in 61; 1 in 62. (PCGS # 8365) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,050
Lot 1203		1884-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. A haze of tone rests within the devices. Satiny medium gold with strong luster and some light marks in the fields. Some light hairlines are present as well on both sides. Just 16,402 examples of the date were coined. David Akers commented: "Very rare and underrated in all grades," an understanding which is still true today. Moreover, Douglas Winter and Lawrence Cutler, two other noted specialists, called this the second rarest of the Carson City half eagles after 1878, behind only the 1881-CC. A very pleasing piece which will be appreciated by the specialist and connoisseur. Pop 30; only 3 better. (PCGS # 8365) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1204		1884-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Only 16,402 minted of this scarce CC-mint $5 from the 1880s, the so-called "Mauve Decade" in literary parlence. Mostly lustrous with beautiful surfaces and light patina. Pop 30; 3 in 61. (PCGS # 8365) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,050
Lot 1205		1885-S. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and untoned. A dandy golden treasure for the connoisseur of this series, it's not so long ago that a very choice MS64 was considered an everyday coin. But not now, and surely not in the future, when more of these become locked away in coin collections and estates. Pop 339; 83 finer. (PCGS # 8368) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 1206		1893-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Lustrous, satiny, and definitely choice for the grade. Attractive warm golden red iridescence graces the obverse; the reverse shows lively warm golden red toning as well. Nicely struck. This handsome 1893-CC is one of 60,000 examples of the date struck during the final year of coinage operations in Carson City. A prized rarity in Mint State. Several dozen 1893-CC half eagles are believed to exist in Mint State, but with relatively few exceptions these are clustered around the MS-60 and MS-61 categories, and cluttered around with bagmarks, with some probably more properly being About Uncirculated 58. The currently offered MS-64 coin is very important. Pop 7; 3 in 65, none finer. In 1893 Augustus G. Heaton commented in his Mint Marks treatise that alert collectors would be well advised to purchased current Carson City coins, such being readily available at face value. Apparently, few if any individuals heeded his advice. So far as we know, not more than two or three numismatists took notice of these coins during the year of issue. At the time, a change in the administration in Washington, D.C. brought into power President Grover Cleveland, who, as an economy move, shut down the Carson Mint as superfluous when there was a more productive facility only a couple of hundred miles away in San Francisco. Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000. Ex: Ashland City. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,800
Lot 1207		1893-O $5 Liberty. SEGS graded MS-63. Nice and frosty however, we feel a grade on MS60 plus is more appropiate due to a few marks on the cheek and chin, as well as muted luster. Still scarce; still desirable. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1208		1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and untoned. A tiny mark above the date. Bright golden in color with strong luster and all the charm and appeal expected of the grade. The 1899 gold pieces, especially the larger denominations from $5 to $20, tend to be seen with very deep "heavy" frost from the dies. Why this should be so can no longer be known since the die preparer long ago went to the Great Minting Facility in the sky. Pop 1340. (PCGS # 8398) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1209		1901-S. NGC graded MS-64. Bold strike, lightly toned and semi reflective. Just shy of gem quality (PCGS # 8404) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1210		1902. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and lightly toned. Has a few faint hairlines on the cheek. A choice specimen, fully struck, careening with mint frostiness (PCGS # 8405) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1211		1903 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 63. Old green holder. Nice golden toning. Light hairlines on both sides. Lustrous golden to warm tinged surface which has grand overall eye appeal. The above-average quality complements this eye-appeal and, some might say, adds immeasurably to the choiceness of its appearance. As for the devices, we can state categorically that everything is quite well; bold in fact, extremely bold. Pop 9; 13 in 64; 3 in 65; 1 in 66. Only 92 struck in Proof. (PCGS # 8498) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 1212		1907-D. NGC graded MS-64. Nice golden toning on both sides. A tiny mark on the cheek away from MS65 level. Color is mostly orange-gold in shade, but flickers of copper tinted iridescence can be found. Extra crisp detail on all relief portions including the stars (PCGS # 8417) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 1213		1908 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and brilliant. A nice reddish gold piece with notable luster throughout, a blazing Gem whose devices were struck with such force and energy by the dies that all design fundamentals show boldly. Pop 186; 37 in 66; 1 in 66 Star; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 8418) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 1214		1908 $5 Indian. NGC graded Proof 62. First year of the Bela Lyon Pratt "recessed relief" design and as such always a trendy coin with 21st century collectors. The coin shows the distinguishing dark matte finish of all Proof gold from 1908, and there is also some khaki color which is a feature as well. Not a strong, high-end example, but the still choice surface reveals only a few flaws we can locate, these being a few grazes in the frost. 167 Struck in proof. Pop 1; 77 finer. (PCGS # 8539) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 1215		1908 $5 Indian. SEGS graded MS-64. Signs of old cleaning thus our grade is MS63. Almost everyone likes to seek a coin that was struck with precision and care by the dies in the outer margins and on all legends that you'd expect; here too, the inner designs were also left crisply detailed by the imprint of the dies on this attractive 1908 half eagle. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1216		1909 $5 Indian. NGC graded Matte Proof 66. Well struck and very choice. Pop 1; Only one grade by NGC. Unusual with a Matte finish, granular, very similar to the 1908 but slightly lighter in color. Traces of knife-rim at top obverse, bottom reverse; Breen 6806. The only one ever reported at the time it was offered in DiBello, since then a second example has surfaced and sold in Bowers' September 1995 sale, PCGS Proof 64. Curiously, this DiBello sale record was mentioned in a well-known book on Half Eagles, but without mention of the coin's being matte rather than the regular "Roman" finish. We sold a similar matte Proof 1909 quarter eagle in 1975 ANA:1459; the corresponding eagle and double eagle have not turned up. In the DiBello sale, Stack's cataloger commented about this Half Eagle: "This is the first example of this date in the dull matte Proof finish we have encountered or could find record of." In both its auction appearances, the cataloger described this coin as unique. We find no reason to disagree. Possibly two known: (1) This piece, ex Gaston DiBello:1004, $775 (May 14-16, 1970); later Stack's session of Auction '81:1868, $17,000, ex Trompeter collection, NGC Proof 66 (2) Bowers 9/95: 1436, PCGS Proof 64. Estimated Value $150,000 - 175,000. DiBello, Trompeter Collections. View details	Realized $161,000
Lot 1217		1909-D. PCGS graded MS-63. The luster is choice for the issue, and moderately bright fields peer through rich flaming-gold coloration (PCGS # 8514) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1218		1910-S $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-61. Nice original orange golden toning on the high points with frosty surface throughout the Indian's cheek and neck (PCGS # 8519) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1219		1911 $5 Indian. NGC graded Proof 68. Perfection! The Indian design half eagles, along with quarter eagles, eagles, and double eagles of the same 1908 to 1915 period were all struck in sandblast finish, sometimes called "matte" by catalogers and the coin press. The Mint in Philadelphia was experimenting with different types of finish for Proof coins of the various denominations, including cents and nickels. In his Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins, Walter Breen discussed numerous types of finish for the various Proof gold coins. Among these are the Light Matte, Dark Matte, and Roman Gold styles. The Roman Gold finish has a satiny and lustrous appearance. Concerning the 1911 date in particular, Breen's description of the finish was: "Matte finish, dull and darker than uncirculated., nearest to 1908 but differing minutely in texture of grain." Mintage for the 1911 half eagle in Proof was limited to 139 coins. This is less than the number of 1911 quarter eagles, but more than the mintage of similarly dated eagles and double eagles. This example is extraordinary in all aspects: sharply struck, as are nearly all matte Proof gold issues. The surfaces have a grainy appearance with thousands (millions?) of tiny bright gold facets when examined under magnification. Pristine and "as struck," the surfaces are devoid of any scuffs or shiny imperfections in the finish. (The lines from the plastic NGC holder show up in the photograph as squiggly wigglies that are not, repeat, are not, on the coin itself.) We are expecting considerable activity on it, with a stronger market than during either of the two previous years. Pop 4; none better. The marks on the obverse are on the holder not on the coin (PCGS # 8542) . Estimated Value $65,000 - 75,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $78,200
Lot 1220		1911-S $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice light golden toning. Well struck. Pleasingly bright and lustrous, both sides are warmly colored in orange-gold hues. As well, we see substantial detail to the highpoints on this finely preserved example (PCGS # 8522) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1221		1912 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice light even toning. Both sides are soaked in in copper-gold iridescence that accents the ample remaining luster, which, because it has been carefully preserved, is nearly in the gem class. Even the finest, most delicate detail is seen on this coin struck with uncommon exactness for the issue, including all of the extensive feathers in the headdress as well as the tiny dots making up the zigzag pattern on the headband. Pop 333; 35 in MS65; none higher. (PCGS # 8523) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1222		1912 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice shades of gold toning. A small mark on the upper cheek, were it not for this we could see this handsome specimen easily in a MS65 certified holder. Pop 330; 30 in 65 as best by PCGS. (PCGS # 8523) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 1223		1912 $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck, bright and lustrous. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1224		1913-S $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-61. Nice orange toning. A frosty original specimen of this better issue. Only 408,000 minted. Pop 86. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725

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