Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 36

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Budget, Bulk & Bullion Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 400		Pair of 1936 Robinson-Arkansas Centennial Half Dollars. Both are nice original MS-64 with a bit of light golden toning. Lot of 2 pieces. Estimated Value $200 - 250. The Emile A. Tartakow Collection. View details	Realized $426
Lot 401		1925 Norse Medal. PCGS graded MS-65 Thick. Fully lustrous and frosty, with great detail. A medal, not a coin, but collected right along with the regular commemorative coin series, this and related pieces were issued in connection with the Norse American Centennial in 1925. The proposers wanted a coin, but did not press their case strongly, not realizing that coins could be widely sold throughout the numismatic market, but medals would have less appeal. Accordingly, large quantities remained unsold for years afterward. However, in the 1940s and 1950s James, Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky firm, distributed many of these, including in special holders that had so-called half dollars of other types in them. Year by year they became more popular (PCGS # 9450) . Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 402		1936 Albany Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A hint of light gold toning. From center to periphery the intense flood of satiny luster glows. A gem (PCGS # 9227) . Estimated Value $475 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 403		1935-S Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Light hint of golden toning. This fully struck Gem has glowing smooth surfaces underneath the color and no active problems on either side such as nicks or spotting. Very common in Gem condition, there is no reason to beat about the bush about that, yet still refreshing to describe for you with its intact mint luster (PCGS # 9235) . Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 404		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Soft violet toning. In old green label holder. Virtually slick-as-ice in the fields giving way to nice original patina on both sides. Since this Bay Bridge received the requisite amount of strike pressure, the coin is fully brought up by the dies. We see no reason to add in any "however" here, since there are no soft areas as are sometimes found on this date, none at all! (PCGS # 9254) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 405		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty white. A lustrous Gem that has icy white color and a good eye-appeal. Given the requisite amount of pressure, the dies brought this coin up fully in all areas. We see no reason to add in a qualifier here, in view of the fact that there are no soft areas as are sometimes found on this date, none at all! (PCGS # 9254) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 406		1935-S Boone Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Together with: 1937-S Boone PCGS MS-66. Each is nicely toned. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9260) . Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 407		1935-S Boone Half Dollar. Small 1934 on reverse. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly white with a hint of light gold tone. Low mintage of 2,004. The surfaces are smooth, vividly fresh in color, and quite lustrous. Pop 204; 279 finer. (PCGS # 9264) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $336
Lot 408		1936 Bridgeport Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Light hint of gold toning. A well struck, immaculately preserved, and lustrous Gem that has lovely mint bloom under the color that seesaws with every angle (PCGS # 9279) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 409		1936 Bridgeport Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Old green holder. This lovely Gem is finished in satin luster with glowing fields and sharply impressed devices. The bust is of Phineas T. Barnum, who was famous in the middle years of the 19th century for his museum as well as his traveling circus (PCGS # 9279) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $374
Lot 410		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely rainbow toning. A spot-free dazzler whose vivid shades embarrasses just about any lesser Mint State Washington-Carver of this year. Sheer boldness of strike throughout would be the ideal for a 1952, and this coin meets the challenge to strike completely (PCGS # 9434) . Estimated Value $375 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 411		1953-S Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Toned on the obv while white on the reverse. A lovely coin. Gleaming, satiny crimson red and gold toning with excellent detail. The surfaces are solidly Gem quality (PCGS # 9440) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 412		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice light gold toning. Fully struck on each side (Cincinnati commemoratives have a low relief, somewhat in common with the 1926 Sesquicentennial), the brilliant surfaces have a sheet of silvery luster underneath the toning that shimmers and sparkles and is uninterrupted by any objectionable abrasions. Scarce low mintage issue: 5,000 pieces made (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $425 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 413		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Together with: 1935-S San Diego PCGS MS-66 (old green holder). Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9288) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $357
Lot 414		1936-D Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Old green holder. Full glowing mint luster, the color of ice underneath the pale overlay of color. Where a collector might expect to see the usual sharp relief on this issue, mainly in the centers of the coin where the design completely fill the dies, this is exactly what you find on this standout specimen (PCGS # 9292) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 415		1936-D Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Together with: 1936 Long Island PCGS MS-63. Each nicely toned. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9292) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 416		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned. Completely original with spectacular mint brilliance over cartwheel surfaces whose multicolor effects are boldly on display for all to admire. A gem! (PCGS # 9297) . Estimated Value $330 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $510
Lot 417		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-63 PL. Nicely toned. A choice example of the issue first sold to collectors and attendees at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. Estimated Value $100 - 125. The Emile A. Tartakow Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 418		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. MS-63 Prooflike. Hairlines but still very impressive with its reflective fields and offsetting frosted devices. Estimated Value $75 - 100. The Emile A. Tartakow Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $102
Lot 419		1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly white. This is a blemish-free example of the Connecticut half dollar, white in color, with nice mint bloom and just a dash of light toning. A dampened impression is now and then found on the tree from the weak rebound of the dies that made this year's coinage; however, rather than being halfhearted, this particular coin's design is boldly crisp (PCGS # 9299) . Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 420		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nicely toned. The surfaces are highly lustrous and each side has a light coating of patina that swirls and alternates between lighter and darker hues; all original and quite likely from the issue holder in which it may have been stored for decades (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $425 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 421		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. Nice original toning. A lustrous example that has dazzling snow white brilliance mellowed only partway by the original pearl gray toning, deepest (golden amber) at the periphery. Almost everyone likes to seek an Elgin 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 portrait of the pioneer was also left crisply detailed by the imprint of the dies. Elgins are unique for their very heavy mint frost (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $431
Lot 422		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Frosty. The surfaces are highly lustrous and deep with frost on each side; the coin has a light coating of golden-brown patina that swirls and alternates between lighter and darker hues (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 423		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice original toning. A frosty Gem. Struck for the Centennial of the city of Elgin, Illinois, the public streamed in from near and far, on foot, by automobile, and in trains to celebrate the event. The obverse head is a copy of "Head of a Pioneer" by Trygve Rovelstad. The statue from which this head derives is represented on the reverse by the coin's artist who was also sculpted the statue. There were 20,000 Elgins sold at $1.50 each out of an original authorization of 25,000; the remaining 5,000 were returned to the mint and remelted in 1937 (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 424		1924 Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly white. Incredible silvery perfection in the devices and fields with just a faint blush of brown toning in one area. Razor-sharp on both portraits of the two Huguenot founders (PCGS # 9314) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 425		1924 Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar. Together with: 1936-S Bay Bridge. Coins grade MS-63 to MS-64. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 426		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice white coin. A lustrous example of this relatively high mintage date, untoned and only mildly abraded; excellent silver color. A gem. The 1918 Lincoln uses the same obverse rim devices as that found on the standing Liberty quarters, a repetition of a dot-dash pattern that is very effective in balancing out the central devices. This is the only occurrence on a commemorative coin (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 427		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Vivid multi-color toning on obverse. Iridescent satin to frosted luster resonates off of the surface of this pristine and colorfully toned Gem. The strike as keen as a razor as well, since fortunately the 1946 Iowa commemoratives were carefully made (PCGS # 9316) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $380
Lot 428		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Light hint of gold toning and attractive example of this later "first period" commemorative half dollars. After a lengthy hiatus, commemorative coinage began again in 1982. This Iowa half dollar is among the last issues from the first, most desirable group (PCGS # 9316) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 429		1925 Lexington-Concord Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned. A few minot marks in the left obver fields. The gem quality example offered here not only escapes the normally seen striking woes, but its satin-like surfaces border on MS66 quality. Minor weakness to the face of the Minuteman of the obverse, who stands proudly with his farm implements by his side but a musket at the ready in his right hand. Pop 745; (PCGS # 9318) . Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 430		1936 Long Island Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice white coin. A frosty gem with only a few residual light contact marks on the portraits (PCGS # 9322) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 431		1936 Lynchburg Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice light gold toning. A beautiful swirling fresh coin with no objectionable marks or blemishes (PCGS # 9324) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $431
Lot 432		1920 Maine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned and frosty. A worthwhile gem. For all the moose-loving collectors, this design features a reclining moose (Alces alces) at the base of the pine tree in the Coat of Arms shield (PCGS # 9326) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 433		1934 Maryland Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Original light toning on both sides. A scarce high quality example for the Type, this example displays almost enthralling luster whose satin surface is naturally toned, with sharp detail including Calvert's face and nose. Traditionally these are weakly struck in the center for some reason. A gem (PCGS # 9328) . Estimated Value $270 - 290. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 434		1934 Maryland Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A hint of light toning. An immaculate, blazing Gem, the surfaces bursting with vivid wintry white originality over both sides underneath the toning. Sharp face, nose and chin on Calvert's portrait, an area of the design sometimes left week after the recoil of the dies due to its high placement in the center (PCGS # 9328) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 435		1923 Monroe Doctrine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly untoned. Frosty and choice. The obverse depicts conjoined busts of President Monroe, who signed the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, and John Quincy Adams, both of whom were identified with the promulgation of the doctrine. The mintmark S makes it struck at San Francisco. Distribution took place in Los Angeles, California (PCGS # 9333) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 436		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Outstanding color, surfaces, strike, and overall aesthetic appeal. This is a popular low mintage Type: only 15,266 minted (PCGS # 9335) . Estimated Value $425 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 437		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A superlative gem in all regards, plus a full, sharp strike. The Norfolk also was sold in limited numbers for the period, with just 16,936 pieces made (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $440 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 438		1933-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Light golden toning. A generally well struck, carefully preserved, and lustrous Gem of a low mintage date that has lovely mint bloom that seesaws with every angle (PCGS # 9343) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 439		1936 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Pleasant, almost cheery silver satin frost display lots of fresh white color still streaming through the natural russet and gray patina that keeps it so well preserved. Struck with exactitude rarely found on an Oregon issue, with only marginal design softness at the Indian's head and a few of the features of the migrant family on the reverse. Settlers in the early 1830s and 1840s, before the transcontinental railway, had a choice: a 2,000 mile walk through hostile lands or a year-long boat ride around the tip of South America to get to the promised land of the west Coast of Oregon and Washington. This commemorative marks the less expensive but arduous land route which so many took. Estimated Value $290 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 440		1920 Pilgrim Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Very beautifully toned. In fact, wonderful deep red and gold toned surfaces eddy and churn with almost "frothy" luster on a base of neutral "old silver" patina that attests to its long residence in an old coin envelope. The familiar elementary school "look" of the pilgrim is something of a stretch. As depicted in paintings and drawings of the era, Pilgrim men wore a variety of hats not only to protect themselves from the weather but also for pure adornment. It would not be unusual to see a hat with a brightly colored band or feather tucked inside (belt buckles were an addition of the late 17th century). Estimated Value $475 - 525. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 441		1921 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Scarcer of the two years of Pilgrim half dollars, and a smart-looking coin whose gem quality surfaces fit right at home in a MS65 PCGS grading holder. Well struck (PCGS # 9360) . Estimated Value $420 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 442		1936-S Rhode Island Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice white coin. The silvery luster on both sides is full with a somewhat satin texture on this Art Deco design from the 'thirties. The minimalist design features an early pilgrim landing and being greeted by a Native American holding his hand out (possibly expecting a donation for a cause) (PCGS # 9365) . Estimated Value $125 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 443		1937 Roanoke Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lightly toned. Fully lustrous, the satin-smooth surfaces display few noticeable abrasions. The devices were struck with such power by the dies that all design elements show boldly on this handsome Norfolk commemorative. Sir Walter Raleigh is the nobleman and cavalier depicted on the obverse (PCGS # 9367) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $357
Lot 444		1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Light even gray toning. A simply original Gem, the frosty surfaces are glistening with full, smooth textured luster. Mathematically exact standards seen in the sharp centers, including Robinson's hair and ear, making this date noteworthy since "average" detail in the key high points is more often the case (PCGS # 9369) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 445		1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Lightly toned. Struck in low relief, these always show faint legends on both sides, as the photographs clearly show. The busts are those of Washington and Coolidge (PCGS # 9374) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 446		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely golden toning. Fully lustrous -- an important and rare feature for this not all that well preserved issue, many worked their way into circulation -- the surfaces display dominant color as indicated. Almost everyone likes to seek a Stone Mountain that was struck with precision and care by the dies in the outer margins and on the two horseback riders, that you'd expect; here too, the inner designs were also left more crisply detailed than usual by the imprint of the dies (PCGS # 9378) . Estimated Value $300 - 335. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 447		1934 Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Togethere with: 1935-S San Diego PCGS MS-66. Each with nice original toning. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9381) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 448		1935 and 1936-S Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded each MS-66. Each is a choice example for the grade. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9382) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 449		1936 Texas Half Dollar. MS-63. Choice with satiny luster on either side; light original toning. Estimated Value $110 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104

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