Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Morgan Dollars 1884-1921 & Groups

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1867		1892-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely white example. Both the eye-appeal and satiny luster on this large type coin are simply outstanding, and only the presence of a few scattered field abrasions precludes a higher rating. Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the coin would have been fully brought up by the dies. However, there are a few soft areas that are often encountered on this date, including the breast feathers on the eagle as well as the hair over the ear on Liberty. Pop 61; 4 in 66; none finer at NGC. (PCGS # 7216) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,370
Lot 1868		1892-S. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and untoned. Popular key date. Only 1.2 million Morgan Dollars were struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1892, and many of these immediately were paid out into circulation. The mintage itself makes an unusual tidbit, for every month of the year saw an identical 100,000 coins struck. Nearly all known examples today are well worn. In grades below Extremely Fine, the 1892-S is a plentiful and readily affordable issue. Those coins that grade Extremely Fine or About Uncirculated are much scarcer and far more expensive, with this lovely About Uncirculated 58 example on the cusp of Mint State condition. The coin gains immensely from this situation (PCGS # 7218) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1869		1892-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. A satiny coin with ample surface luster remaining of the most advantageous order for a collector of rare date dollars. Its high degree of choice surface pulses beneath smooth, relatively mark-free highlights. Nicely struck, too, for this scarce date, with outstanding detail throughout. The only friction seems to be on the topmost hair curls and tip of the cap, etc (PCGS # 7218) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1870		1893. NGC graded Proof 63 Cameo. Flashy white cameo dollar. Powerfully burning proof surface explodes like a fire storm around the satiny, largely brilliant devices of this very choice specimen. A flicker of light golden amber highlights the outer margin, with comparable splashes on the reverse. Struck with technical exactness throughout as on just about every Proof of this year, with nearly 100% crisp detail in the hair, although a couple of the hair strands are merged over the ear. Proof mintage in 1893 was 792 pieces. Pop 27. Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 1871		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice white example. Bidders will see several choice to gem quality Mint State Carson City mint dollars in this important section of Morgan Dollars, and the present near-Gem 1893-CC is exceptionally well struck for what is often a softly struck date. The obverse and reverse centers are free of noticeable lack of detail, and every feature seems to shimmer with a frosty-white glow. Minimally abraded, as is suitable for the grade. Pop 371; 7 in 65. (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,040
Lot 1872		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice white coin. Eye-catching satin luster cascades from top to bottom on the untoned silver surfaces. And while a blunt impression was left by the recoil of the dies that struck this, but only at the ear and eagle's breast, elsewhere the strike, like the eye-catching mint bloom, is utterly gorgeous, and thoroughly outstanding! Pop 371; 7 in 65; none finer. (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,040
Lot 1873		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Fully white example. An incredible array of luster supports bright silvery iridescent and cartwheel highlights. Nicely struck, though a marginally rounded impression was left by the stamp of the dies at centers, mainly in the hair waves at the hear. There are only a few widely spaced bagmarks hindering an even higher grade, which at first appraisal this coin should deserve. Pop 371; 7 in 65 (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,213
Lot 1874		1893-CC. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Loaded with frosty mint luster with far fewer marks than one would expect for this grade though with a few faint roller lines through the hair. This is a vibrant Choice Mint State example with outstanding eye appeal. Most examples of the 1893-CC Dollar are heavily bagmarked (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1875		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly white. A lustrous example of this scarce year that has shimmering wintry blast of white surfaces. Desirable with this meticulous strike, only a couple of the hair strands are folded together due to a few tons (our of 150 tons per square inch) of inadequate die pressure. Pop 812; 374 in 64; 7 in 65 at PCGS. (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,750
Lot 1876		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Old green holder. Lustrous fields ripple with original mint bloom all silvery and resonating. Against this are set nicely subdued, matte design elements which have a frosted texture. A unsuccessful strike was left by the rebound of the dies that coined this '93-CC, whereby the centers are typically indistinct in the hair waves and on the eagle's breast feathers. Nice frosty white example (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,485
Lot 1877		1893-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice white coin. Semi reflective surfaces. This piece displays attractive snow-white color over the nearly abrasion-free surfaces. Sometimes on this issue, the devices that were left by the dies are short of the required precision due to weak die pressure at the centers, we find that to be the case here, but everything else is finely detailed, including the eagle's wings. Pop 75; 9 in 65. (PCGS # 7224) . As 1893 began, the American economy fell into a deep depression. Many lost their jobs, banks closed and business quickly folded. The need for new coinage fell too, with orders falling to a fraction of previous years during better economic times. Also, the returning Cleveland administration decided to close the Carson City mint as an economy measure, much to the chagrin of the mint workers who lost their jobs right in the middle of the darkest times. What few Morgan dollars were coined likely sat around in vaults, only to be scooped up in 1918 to be melted under the Pittman Act. Hence, this date is quite rare and very difficult to find in choice MS64 condition. Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1878		1893-O. NGC graded AU-53 PL. Lightly toned with reflective surfaces. Only 300,000 minted of the scarce 1893-O. Pop 1; 31 finer. Older holder. (PCGS # 7225) . Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1879		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. Popular key date with areas of mint frost still glistening around some of the stars and legends. Medium wear from circulation, major hair detail on Liberty, and magnificent quality for the collector of this universally popular series of one-dollar coins! (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1880		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-40. A hint of light toning. Nice for the grade. In short, a problem-free example of this all important key date in the business strike series. This is a well circulated specimen with medium gray patina, relatively free of the usual bothersome heavy abrasions for the grade, and a good coin for the quality-minded collector. Pop 306. (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 1881		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-40. Popular key date Morgan Dollar. Lightly toned on both sides, with some blue iridescence along the rims. Pop 306. (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 1882		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded EF-40. Nice original toning on both sides with a few small nicks below Liberty's eye as well as the usual surface abrasions from its years spent in circulation. Popular key date. Pop 135. (PCGS # 6159) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1883		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded VF-35. Nice untoned example of this key date with average worn centers but plenty of detail left to earn the "35" grade within the Very Fine category (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,750
Lot 1884		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded VF-35. Nice light golden gray "antique" toning. Pleasing overall with this attractive layer of patina covering each side; best of all, we don't see the usual plethora of small abrasions scattered about, giving it a large advantage over others in this grade. The diagnostic die scratch in the top of the T in LIBERTY is especially pronounced on this piece (with magnification, of course) (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,613
Lot 1885		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded VF-35. Nice details for the grade. Popular key date. Only 100,000 minted (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325
Lot 1886		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Wonderful white gem. After several years of softly struck Proofs in the early 1890s, the mint put its nose to the grindstone in 1894 and struck 972 sharp Proof coins. These handsome rarities are popular and avidly sought by collectors not only because of their clear strikes but also because of the scarcity and date demand created by the short supply of high grade business strike 1894 dollars. This coin presents surfaces that are bright white, sparkling and gleaming throughout with no distracting impairments on either side. This is what one would expect given the near-perfect grade Proof 67! The superb fields are deeply mirrored while, in contrast, there is a significant amount of mint frost enveloping the devices to create a true blessed cameo effect. Pop 15; 7 finer. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075
Lot 1887		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Nice strike and a frosty white coin. Popular low mintage date. Lustrous frosty white surfaces with rich cartwheel spin around the surface as the coin is tilted to examine it under a strong light. Nearly full head details on the obverse portrait. A truly exceptional Mint State specimen of a fashionably scarce Philly mint issue from this especially difficult year 1894. Pop 171; 17 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1888		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck example of the low mintage date. A hint of light golden toning around the edges. Morgan dollar production continued its rapid decline at the Philadelphia Mint through 1894, when only 110,000 business strikes emerged from the presses this year. Although several bags of 1894 dollars were released from federal holding in the 1950s and 1960s, this issue's mintage ceiling guarantees its status as the rarest Philadelphia mint Morgan dollar in Mint State after the 1901. The strike on the obverse of this handsome Mint State 64 is above average, yet not bold, while the reverse is considerably sharper over the eagle's breast feathers. Both sides are fully satiny with a modest glow in the fields. Pop 166; 17 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,200
Lot 1889		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck. White and frosty with only a single small mark by Liberty's ear. Popular date and conservative grade. Pop 257; 166 in 64; 17 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 1890		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and mostly white. Choice for the grade. This is the scarcest Philadelphia Morgan after the Proof-only 1895, being valuable in all grades and particularly desirable in Mint State. Pop 296. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 1891		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. Nice white example. A few trivial blemishes can be seen on Liberty's and in the fields, both minimally distracting locations. Pop 126. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1892		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-60. Light hint of toning. Well struck. With the exception of the 1901, the 1894 is the rarest P-mint Morgan in Mint State. Pop 56. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025
Lot 1893		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Mostly white with nice details. A solidly graded AU for the high-quality collector. Pop 216 (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1894		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. A hint of light toning. Well Struck. Another exciting opportunity for the Morgan dollar buyer to own this scarce issue. Pop 139. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1895		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-53. Lightly toned on both sides. Boldly struck. Pop 89. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1896		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-50. A hint of light toning on both sides, the surfaces, while not abounding in luster, still show a wide spread of silvery iridescence left by the dies (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1897		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded EF-45. Nice original toning on both sides. Pop 135. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1898		1894-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck and a nice white coin. Very close to Mint State 65. Lustrous, mint-frosty surfaces put on a show with their rich dislay and silvery iridescence, the overall appearance greatly reinforced by cartwheel luster. Regarding this date, 1894-O tends to be poorly struck in the centers. This example, on the other hand, is fully struck in most areas with pinpoint detailing on the hair and wings, but some unconvincing roundness here and there, including mainly the few strands of hair crossing the high point of the obverse above Liberty's ear. Pop 223; 9 in 65. (PCGS # 7230) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1899		1894-O. NGC graded MS-61. Frosty with scattered bagmarks. Lightly toned. A scarcer New Orleans mint dollar. Pop 153. (PCGS # 7230) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1900		1894-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Light "roller lines" in the hair. Well struck with lovely gold toning, a thoroughly original and thereby pleasing '94-S. Everything about it from the luster to the toning is in proper proportions (PCGS # 7232) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $840
Lot 1901		1895-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53. Mostly untoned. The 1895 issues are all low mintage: 450,000 for the 1895-O. ex:DCT Collection (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1902		1896 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. A spectacular brilliant white gem. An solid gem in all regards with gorgeous heavy cameo frost on the devices. The mirror fields are alight with sizzling depth and watery attractive, while the strike is a clear-cut as any ever seen on a Proof of this year; The final requisite is, of course, that the eye appeal is nothing short of exceptional. Pop 14, 7 better. Estimated Value $12,500 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1903		1896 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Nice cameo effect although not stated on the holder. A pleasing coin. Supple underlying luster on the devices is enveloped in stark mirror iridescence. A pleasing example of the 1896 issue, whose cameo effect is there for all to admire, with sufficient detail in Liberty to suggest an even higher grade. Only 762 proofs struck. An untoned example. Pop 59. (PCGS # 7331) . Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 1904		1896 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Wonderful blue and lilac obverse toning. A lustrous example that has a shimmering wintry blast of white surface living happily with the marvelous toning on the obverse. A gem! (PCGS # 7240) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1905		1896-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice white coin. Bright sparkling finish, satiny as when first made. Difficult to find. Devices were struck with the primary energy required to impart the design to the outer areas as well as enough vigor by the dies to impart clear-cut centers. This is a not well-known trait of some of the later S-mint issues. Only a few bagmarks restrained the grading serive from calling it a 65. Pop 299; 50 in 65; 1 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 7244) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1906		1896-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice white coin. Another outstanding example. The frosty white coin offered here not only surpasses the normally seen striking woes, but its sparkling surfaces border on Mint State 65 quality. In fact, only scattered bagmarks can be found with very few located on the satiny face of Liberty. Pop 299; 50 in 65; 1 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 7244) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1907		1897 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67. Well struck gem white proof. A frosted gem with eruptions of silvery iridescence on both sides. Boldly fully struck with needle-point accuracy and precision on Liberty's hair and cap, the eagle's breast and wing feathers, and everyplace else; just a hint of limitation in the grade keeps this from an even higher number. A coin with grand eye-appeal. Moreover, this is one of only 731 Proofs issued in 1897. Pop 16; 3 in 68. (PCGS # 7332) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1908		1897 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. A nice fully white gem. Well detailed with extraordinary fresh mirrors and snow whiteness on the devices that is capped off by top aesthetic appeal. Even the finest, most delicate detail is seen on this coin, struck with uncommon exactness for the issue. Where collectors studiously avoid the more problematic dates in this series, those struck from 1894 through 1897 seem to occupy a place set aside for them. Their cameo frost is extra deep; the contrast with the mirror surface succeeding more than any others in the series to astound collectors even today. Only 731 proofs issued. Pop 4; 22 finer. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1909		1897 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. White. Powerfully burning mirror perfection explodes like a lightning storm on the satiny, largely frosted devices of this near-perfect gem. The white highlights of the uppermost hair on Liberty's likeness, with comparable silvery iridescence on the eagle's body makes this a coin a person can study for hours on end and never grow tired of the view (PCGS # 7332) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,485
Lot 1910		1897-O Morgan Dollar. MS-62 Prooflike. A lustrous white coin with lots of flash. An impressive '97-O mint scarcity with satin luster and choice surface highlights. Representative strike for the date, somewhat lightly struck at the stars and central hair area and the eagle's breast of the reverse, but still very choice where objective quality is concerned. The fields show mirror-like tendencies on both sides, hence the valued "prooflike" designation. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1911		1899-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Frosty white gem. Mathematically exact standards seen in the sharp hair and eagle. Superb satin surfaces, quite lustrous in appearance. Pop 69; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 7260) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1912		1899-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and white. A few tiny marks in the chin otherwise MS65. Silver satin luster on a well presented and fully struck example. Elusive as such and the possession of a coin like this will provide hours of enjoyment (PCGS # 7262) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1913		1900-O Morgan Dollar. O over CC. NGC graded MS-63. Lightly toned on both sides. A popular variety. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1914		1900-O Morgan Dollar. O over CC. PCGS graded MS-63. A couple of small bagmarks on the cheek. Frosty with white luster throughout this choice example (PCGS # 7268) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1915		1901 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Mostly untoned. A high degree of luster distinguishes the satiny silver gray surfaces of this rare 1901 from others of the date which are less pulsating even though in technically similar MS64 grade. Collectors familiar with the series will recognize this difference at once. Don't chase it and overpay, but also don't underestimate the challenge you'll face from the other bidders. Only 813 proofs issued. Pop 68; 70 finer. (PCGS # 7336) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 1916		1902-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely gold and light blue toning. Semi reflective surfaces. In stark contrast to the typically offered 1902-S silver dollar, this frosty Gem is relatively free of grade-diminishing bagmarks. The central obverse is a tad softly defined, but the balance of the features are nicely struck. The centers present a soft satiny appearance within a thin overlay of toning iridescence. The San Francisco Mint's delivery of Morgan dollars in 1902 amounted to 1.5 million pieces. This total is on the minimal side for a mass-produced series, and the '02-S is scarce in both worn as well as Gem Mint State grades. Hoard coins at the San Francisco Mint and in the Redfield Estate explain the relatively availability of lower quality Uncirculated examples, with most Redfield pieces dipped-white in color (PCGS # 7282) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783

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