Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 36

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Bust Quarters

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1743		1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Fine-12. Popular first year of issue quarter. Even wear with natural toning. Some old light scratches on both sides. Full UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on reverse. On the B-2 variety, the 6 in the date just nudges against the underside of the drapery (on B-1 it is further away with a gap). The colorful aspect of the toning likely arises from this early draped bust, small eagle quarter having resided in one of the old Wayte Raymond style albums. Perhaps it remained in a sulfur paper collector's envelope for a time. Regardless, it shows that it hasn't been cleaned or dipped, although the minor marks, including a deep scratch on the neck, point to it having had a rough ride while it was part of the money supply, way back when. Only 6,146 pieces minted. A one-year Type (PCGS # 5310) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $25,300
Lot 1744		1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded VG-8. Nicely toned on both sides. The Browning-2 variety (there were only 2 obverses used to strike the 6,146 quarter dollars minted this year) has the 6 in the date high (nearly touching) and slightly cantered to the right. Smooth, evenly balanced wear with excellent design elements plus attractive toning. There are a few very faint hairlines on the portrait of this key date quarter. ON the reverse occur some more noticeable hairlines and a bit of soft mushy appearance to the wreath on both sides of the eagle. Full clear date and legends. Popular first year type (PCGS # 5310) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. The Victor Kramer Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,800
Lot 1745		1805 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lustrous with alternating electric blue and golden-violet toning. Pop 6; 1 better in MS65. A refreshingly bold and attractive specimen of this early bust quarter that spares no compromises with its rich toning iridescence on both sides. Strike is much sharper than average for the issue as well, with the only minor weakness at a few stars above the eagle and in some of the clouds which are opposite the high point of the obverse. Quarters of this design, with heraldic or large eagle reverse, minted from 1804 through 1807 inclusive, are typically very weakly struck. Very few have needle-sharp detail (PCGS # 5313) . The peak of the 5 in the date does not touch the bust on Browning-3, and the final obverse star is distant from the bust. Mint-made die cracks often connect the tops of STATES and the bases of the digits in the date. A die line from the stem reaches the serif of the C in the denomination, and the I and T in LIBERTY have broken feet. Estimated Value $24,000 - 28,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $28,750
Lot 1746		1805 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded Browning-1. AU-55. As usual, a trifle soft around the obverse borders. Multicolor from album storage. A beautifully toned, original specimen with richly imbued luster still in evidence, luster that graces the golden brown to antique gray surfaces. Nicely struck for the date, indeed, about as fine as this 1805 issue is found. The stars are flat, including a few of the stars above the eagle as well, but elsewhere the main devices show clear detail that the collector prefers on an early quarter dollar of this period. B-1 is an elusive die marriage, the reverse is the same as that used to produce the key date 1804 (PCGS # 5313) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. The Victor Kramer Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 1747		1806 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar. Browning-9. AU-58. Lovely old book toning. Bisecting die break as characterized by this marriage. Lustrous satiny gray, multicolor toned surfaces with rich lilac, purple, and blue highlights. Nearly full curls on Liberty and other head details plus attractive tiny stars. A truly beautiful AU58 specimen of a popular Type for the collector of early bust coinage. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1748		1821 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely blue and gold toning. Among the more poorly defined issues in the series as a rule, this scintillating large size Bust quarter dollar example breaks that trend and displays uncommon sharpness on all but the highest curls of the forehead. Even the normal softness on the eagle is nearly absent. Both sides are graced with "spotlight" toning whose central region is left pretty much silvery bright as though it were stored in an old Wayte Raymond-style coin album lo these many years. Pop 11; 22 finer. (PCGS # 5331) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,475
Lot 1749		1825/3/4 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. ANACS graded Browning-2. EF-40. Lightly toned. Likely stored in an album for years, with choice surfaces on both sides. Minor weakness on some of the top hair curls before and behind the ear (PCGS # 5336) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1750		1825/3/4 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. Browning-3. EF-40. Light hairlines from an old cleaning. Now with light multi-color tones around the borders from album storage. An attractive specimen. Estimated Value $500 - 600. The Victor Kramer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,080
Lot 1751		1834 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with light gold toning on both sides. Pop 52; 9 in 65; 2 in 66. (PCGS # 5353) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325