Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 34

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Budget & Bulk Lots - Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 293		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, with 2 x 2. PCGS graded MS-63. Delicately toned, this is one of the earlier Commemorative types and the first instance where the issuing body discovered they could increase sales by instructing the mint to make this 2x2 sub variety! (PCGS # 9225) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 294		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	Realized $570
Lot 295		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, no 2 x 2. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty white coin. A gleaming Alabama of the highest MS64 quality for this popularly collected design. Full cartwheel luster blends smoothly with the wintry white highlights on the frosted surfaces (PCGS # 9224) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 296		1936 Albany Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Lovely natural toning. The surfaces are marvelously toned from the original issue holder, oscillating with satiny fresh smoothness, and quite lustrous. Very appealing (PCGS # 9227) . Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 297		1936-D Arkansas Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Lovely sky blue and gold toning on both sides. A highly lustrous Gem that has rich underlying white patina for the iridescent color to dance upon, plus a decidedly bold strike. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 298		1939-D Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Nicely toned. 1939-D is the scarcest year in the series with only 2,100 minted. Choice, lustrous (PCGS # 9250) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 299		1935 Boone Half Dollar. Small 1934 on reverse. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely warm sunset toning on both sides. The otherwise satiny silver luster deepens to heavy frostiness in a few areas beneath this attractive color (PCGS # 9262) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 300		1936 Boone Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice gold toning on both sides. Devices as "sharp as a two-edged sword" on Boone's hair and all legends (PCGS # 9266) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 301		1925-S California Half Dollar. MS-60 Plus. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 302		1952-P,D,S Carver-Washington Half Dollar Set. PCGS graded Each MS-64 PQ. Each in an old green holder. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 303		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Hint of light tone. A gem (PCGS # 9288) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 304		1936 Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. First generation holder. Lovely rainbow toning on the obv. Sparkling mint fresh fields with strong underlying luster and original tab toning that is more colorful than usual with this Columbia type. Nicely struck; too, indeed fully so, with the simple designs on both sides nicely displayed (PCGS # 9291) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $750
Lot 305		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Luster swirls around the coin like greased lightning underneath a choice array of iridescent blue and purple-gray toning. Desirable with this bold strike (PCGS # 9296) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $132
Lot 306		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Beautifully toned on each side. Intensely lustrous surfaces throughout. The surfaces display attractive toning. A piece of special beauty (PCGS # 9296) . When the plaster model for the reverse of the Columbian half dollar arrived, chief engraver Charles Barber labeled it as "uncoinable," but he evidently turned it over to George T. Morgan for copying. The artist who drew the design must have used the Spanish reproduction of the Santa Maria for copying but Morgan improved on this by using a photograph of the ship -- while preserving the same "ship on wheels" layout, with the divided date of 1492, and the stars flanking date 1892. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $167
Lot 307		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Very attractive rainbow toning. Full cartwheel luster beneath with only a few bagmarks and scuffs in the frost (PCGS # 9296) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 308		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lightly toned with enough colors to give the viewer a grand display of originality. An unusually high quality coin for this typically bagmarked or scuffed Type, this specimen displays riveting lustrous satin surfaces, is all original, with sharp detail including Columbus's hair (PCGS # 9297) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $336
Lot 309		1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Original toning with very choice luster spread across the entire surface (PCGS # 9299) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 310		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Mostly white with a hint of yellow tone, a smooth-surfaced and lustrous Gem with grand eye-appeal (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $475 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 311		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lightly toned on both sides, a gleaming gem (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 312		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Light hint of gold toning. A frosty gem, the Elgin half dollar is commemorated by collectors for its healthy dose of heavy frost, amply displayed here (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 313		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Old holder. Lovely rainbow toning on the obv. Shimmering mint brilliance is seen over each side of this fully struck MS64 specimen. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 314		1936 Long Island Half Dollar. PCI graded MS-64. Both nice coins. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 315		1936 Lynchburg Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. A sparkling gem of the finest order. The luster is unbeatable underneath the toning, which happens to be all original and from the issue holder; advancing further along the quality scale, the strike is clearly full, being quite crisp in all areas. This piece depicts Carter Glass, a standard-issue politician of the day whose influence was strong enough to win him a place on the nation's coinage (why not Henry Ford or Thomas Edison?). Such nice original multicolor toning excites many commemorative coin collectors. In an old NGC holder. Worth a premium for the holder (PCGS # 9324) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 316		1920 Maine Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64 PQ. Old holder. Nice original toning on both sides. Keen-edged devices throughout, including the tree at the center of the coat of arms which on some strikes is weakly impressed. The state of Maine celebrated its centenary anniversary in Portland, the state capital. Representative John A. Peters submitted a sketch of the coin and Anthony de Francisci (Peace Dollar designer) made the original models from the sketch. Either George T. Morgan or John R. Sinnock completed the dies from the Peters/de Francisci design. For the obverse, Peters used the state seal, with a tight pine wreath on the reverse, Maine being the "Pine Tree State." Of 50,000 struck, a number were released into circulation as unsold, accounting for those seen in Very Fine and Extremely Fine condition. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 317		1934 Maryland Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. National toning on both sides. This lovely choice example is bathed in pleasing toned luster, but we are hard pressed to find even a single carbon fleck or deep abrasion. Excellent sharpness on all devices, which also puts it near the head of the line, since Marylands tend to have flat faces and nose on the portrait (PCGS # 9328) . Estimated Value $140 - 160. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $161
Lot 318		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Old holder. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. The otherwise silvery hue provides support for the natural patina. Meanwhile, the coin is a solidly graded example, a coin with above-average striking definition for a New Rochelle from this 1938 issue. New Rochelle, New York was settled in 1688 by French Huguenots from La Rochelle, France. The obverse displays a protesting calf being delivered in payment of "one fatt calfe on every fouer and twentyth day of June Yearly and Every Year forever" according to the conditions laid down in the land sale to the Huguenots. The reverse has as its central theme an idealized fleur-de-lis which has been the symbol of France ever since 1180 AD Gertrude K. Lathrop designed the coin. Issue price was $2 each with a net mintage of 15,251 plus 50 presentation specimens struck from a single blow on a proof planchet using polished dies. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 319		1926 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Toned on both sides. The most affordable date in the series, which ran from 1926 until 1939 (PCGS # 9340) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 320		1937-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. An worthwhile gem Oregon trail by any standard, the luster is not in the least timid or yielding, while snowy white color blossoms on both sides. The strike, like the luster, is confident, indeed, as bold as any seen on virtually any date in the Oregon series. Pop 399; 49 finer (PCGS # 9347) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $598
Lot 321		1920 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Attractive original toning. A well struck coin. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 322		1937 Roanoke Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Fabulous multi-color toning on the obverse. The silvery luster on both sides is full with a somewhat satin texture and is covered in toning like you will rarely see on this Roanoke Type. This is a decidedly well-struck example with good details, like most. It has no bothersome abrasions or points of tarnish, as is often the case, nor did the dies leave behind a less than rigid impression in the centers. A delightful gem! And worth a premium for the toning. Old holder. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 323		1935-S San Diego Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Nice original toning. A fresh and gleaming gem whose cartwheel luster seems poised to detonate like a Fourth of July skyrocket with this colorful toning on both sides; beautifully struck with nearly full details on both sides. Definitely gem. Comes with the original B. Max Mehl mailing envelope (PCGS # 9371) . Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 324		1935-S San Diego Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Basically untoned. The vibrant luster and varied detail on this commemorative makes it a favorite with collectors. Hoards were known in the past, so it isn't rare; now and then an original roll surfaces (PCGS # 9371) . Estimated Value $160 - 190. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $184
Lot 325		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely shades of gold toning on the obv. the equestrian figures on the obverse depict, respectively, General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and General Robert e. Lee. Curiously, and a first on a U.S. coin, the thirteen stars around allude to the thirteen seceding Southern states that launched the nation into civil strife in 1861, not the original colonies (PCGS # 9378) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $236
Lot 326		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. Countermarked "202" on the reverse, otherwise AU-55. These counterstamp numbers are contemporary as they were issued to members of the Georgia Legislature. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 327		1934 Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Delicately toned. A well struck, lustrous example. Texas is the Lonestar State, which is why the 5-pointed star is prominently displayed with the eagle. (A single star was part of the Long Expedition (1819), Austin Colony (1821) and several flags of the early Republic of Texas. Some say that the star represented the wish of many Texans to achieve statehood in the United States. Others believe it originally represented Texas as the lone state of Mexico which was attempting to uphold its rights under the Mexican Constitution of 1824. At least one "lone star" flag was flown during the Battle of Concepcion and the Siege of Bexar (1835). So there you have it.) (PCGS # 9381) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 328		1936 Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. The pleasing Gem toned example offered here not only stacks up nicely against others in its grade, but fortunately lacks the normally seen striking woes (PCGS # 9386) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 329		1951 Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Nice bright coin. A frosted Gem that has a good strike and flashy luster. Pop 73; 9 finer (PCGS # 9424) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $204
Lot 330		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. A lovely example. Mostly white and virtually superb in quality. In case you were wondering, that pile of whatsit about to be pickaxed is lead ore -- a valuable raw material which Wisconsin has in abundance. The animal on the other side is a badger (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 331		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice original coin. Mostly untoned. An arm with raised pickaxe that is about ready to strike while the iron is hot -- or in this case, the iron ore -- that undifferentiated pile of something above JULY. Iron is one of Wisconsin's chief exports to the rest of the country (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 332		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck. Bright luster with sharp definition and only a few tiny marks. A truly exceptional Wisconsin (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $260 - 290. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 333		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. MS-64. A very choice brilliant white specimen200. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details	Realized $288
Lot 334		1936 York Half Dollar. MS-63. Each nicely toned. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $460
Lot 335		1900 Lafayette Dollar. EF-40 Cleaned long ago. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 336		A group of Commems. Consists of: 1892 Columbian (4), 1893 Columbian (4), 1925 Stone Mt (2). Coins grade Very Fine to About Uncirculated. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $207
Lot 337		A trio of Commems. Consists of: 1922 Grant PCGS MS-64; 1934 Boone PCGS MS-65; 1936 Rhode Island PCGS MS-64. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $425 - 500. View details	Realized $437
Lot 338		A lot of toned Commems. Consists of: 1934 Boone MS-63; 1935-D Texas MS-63; 1936-D San Diego MS-63; 1936 Long Island (2) MS-63. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $633
Lot 339		A lot of Arkansas Commems. Consists of: 1935-D, 1935-S and 1936. Each with nice original toning and grade Mint State 63. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 340		1970. United Nations Silver Medal, 64 mm. 157.7 gr. Brilliant Uncirculated with proof-like surfaces. Attractively toned. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $190
Lot 341		Late 19th or early 20th century Institution Sillig Silver Medal for Rowing. 30 mm. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 342		1883 Hawaiian Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. Portrait of King Kalakaua I, aka David Kalakaua to his family and friends. Kalakaua was a "lesser" high chief married to the bluest of blue blood high chiefesses, Queen Kapiolani. Kalakaua reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891, and was a well-educated monarch speaking several languages. Estimated Value $500 - 535. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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