Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Refunding Certificate

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4786		1879, $10 Refunding Certificate. . Fr-214. . KL-395. PCGS Very Fine 35PPQ. This is an original, problem-free note and a very attractive example of the type. Very scarce, virtually unknown in high grades until a small group was discovered in recent years. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 4787		1886, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-215. . KL-29. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. A wonderful example of the first style Martha with the fancy floral reverse. A very difficult type to locate in such choice condition. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4788		1891, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-223. . KL-37. PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. Beautiful, original and fully gem but for some minor handling marks. The popular Martha Washington silver certificate. Two bands of security threads run vertically through the not either side of the portrait, the silk threads blue or red. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 4789		1896, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-224. . KL-38. CGA Gem Uncirculate 67. Superb gem uncirculated. 3 digit serial number. Low serial number 597. While the jury is agreed as to what level of attention to give Gem Uncirculated 66 graded notes of this type: they are in tremendous demand from collectors young and old. This one-dollar Educational has nicely balanced, even margins, bright and attractive, with paper originality that can be seen easily through the third-party holder. The combination of high grade and the intricate on what is arguably the most popular Type should lead to considerable bidder activity for this lot. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,210
Lot 4790		1896, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-224. . KL-38. CGA Gem Uncirculated 65. The famous Educational Note in which the allegorical figures represent History Instructing Youth. The back, appropriate on the $1 denomination, which was to be the most often seen by the general public, features the first President, George Washington, and first Lady, Martha Washington. Finely engraved detail. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4791		1896, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-224. . KL-38. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 4792		1896, $1 Silver Certificate. Courtesy Autograph. . Fr-224. . KL-38. PMG Very Fine 20, Courtesy Autograph signed by D. N. Morgan. Rare and very unusual. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4793		1896, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-225. . KL-39. CGC Crisp Uncirculated 62. An attractive note that has vivid contrast between the white paper and intricate design elements on both sides. Famous American writers, inventors, politicians and generals, among others are noted within memorial wreaths around three margins of the front as part of the allegorical scene with History Instructing Youth. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,255
Lot 4794		1899, $1 Silver Certificate. Rare Single Digit Serial Number. . Fr-232. . KL-47. CGA Gem Uncirculated 68. Serial number: N7N. A rare single digit serial number in fabulous, absolutely pristine condition! Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4795		1899, $1 Silver Certificate. *. Fr-232. . KL-47. CGA About Uncirculated 58.** Desirable Star note. Very choice, crisp paper and bright embossing, with a single vertical fold to the right of the eagle. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4796		1899, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-233. . KL-48. PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. Desirable Low Serial number X123X. Top margin is closest but still away from the design, right and left are, as usual, wide and, in this note, nicely balanced. A note you will love on first sight! (Signatures are of Houston Teehee and John Burke.). Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 4797		1899, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-233. . KL-48. CGA Gem Uncirculated 66. Wonderful repeating serial number: Y99999911Y on a handsome Gem quality Black Eagle note of the 1899 series. Teehee-Burke signatures appear in 1915 to 1919 (this series was discontinued in 1928-9 with the introduction of the small size Silver Certificates of Series 1928). Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 4798		1899, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-236. . KL-51. PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. Very low 2 digit serial number #27. A fresh quality Gem whose high standard and increasing value is recognized by every currency collector today, where rarity plus quality yields limitless possibilities. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4799		1923, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-237. . KL-52. Four Consecutively numberd and graded CGA Gem Uncirculated 67(2), and CGA Gem Uncirculated 66(2). Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4800		1923, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-237. . KL-52. PCGS Gem New 65. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 4801		1923, $1 Silver Certificate. . Fr-238. . KL-53. PCGS Extremely Fine 40PPQ. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 4802		1886, $2 Silver Certificate. . Fr-242. . KL-123. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63, exceptional paper quality. One of the finest Hancock deuces we have handled. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4803		1886, $2 Silver Certificate. With Courtesy Autograph. . Fr-244. . KL-125. PMG Choice Very Fine, Courtesy Autograph by J.N. Huston. Huston signs as "Treasurer 1889-91". Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4804		1891, $2 Silver Certificate. . Fr-246. . KL-127. PCGS Choice New 63. A couple of light corner tip folds outside the design prevent a gem grade. Vivid colors and crisp fresh paper for the collector to admire. This note features William Windom, a local politician of the day who gave great service to several administrations. When he died in 1890, his portrait was quickly put on this $2 silver certificate series note (even though he was a "hard money" backer, preferring a gold standard to "free silver"). Scarce. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4805		1896, $2 Silver Certificate. . Fr-247. . KL-128. PCGS Extremely Fine 45PPQ. Two folds prevent a higher grade on this well-embossed Educational Device. The allegorical theme is that of Science Presenting Steam and Electricity to Commerce and Manufacture. A century later, "steam" has been supplanted by the internal combustion engine, but electricity is more than ever a key concern in commerce and manufacture. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 4806		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. . Fr-249. . KL-130. PCGS About New 53. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 4807		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. . Fr-256. . KL-137. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. Extremel low serial number #21. Rare and always popular Black Eagle note issued from 1899 until 1928-9. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4808		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. . Fr-258. . KL-139. PCGS Gem CU 66. A gorgeous gem of this desirable deuce, a denomination that was never as extensive as the $1 or $5 notes of the period, hence their relatively sparse availability in Gem quality. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4809		1899, $2 Silver Certificate. . Fr-258. . KL-139. PCGS Very Fine 35PPQ. A few folds here and there but attractive and well embossed for the grade. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 4810		1886, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-261. . KL-231. PCGS Very Fine 20. Five overlapping Morgan silver dollars make this handsome 1886 series a popular Type note. There are several varieties combining different seals and color of the serial numbers. F-261 has a large red spiked shield with blue serial numbers. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 4811		1896, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-269. . KL-239. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65. The 1896 Five is far from a rare type, but it's a bit of a challenge to find a well margined, fully bright, strictly Uncirculated example. It is also America's most ornate series of paper money. The theme this timeless (see below). This one meets all the requirements for Gem 65 and then some. It is perfectly centered on both sides and has all the eye appeal in the world. The design for the Series of 1896 $5 Educational note is by Walter Shirlaw, a muralist who was commissioned to design the $5 and (unissued) $10 notes for this series. Once Walter Shirlaw prepared his design, with the winged central vignette approved, G.F.C. Smillie began the process of engraving plates. The various steps in this exacting process took months. The central vignette is entitled "Electricity Presenting Light to the World." The central figure, representing Electricity, holds a light bulb, presumably of the incandescent type perfected by Thomas A. Edison just a few years earlier. Other figures represent Force, to the left, Fame, with the trumpet, and Peace, seen here with a dove. Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,000. Ex: John E. Cash Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4812		1899, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-272. . KL-242. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Consecutively numbered pairs. Exceptional Paper Quality accoring to PMG and confirmed by our inspection of its exceedingly choice appearance. The head of the Indian is Running Antelope, a member of the Oncpapa tribe of Sioux Indians. George F. C. Smillie engraved the portrait, but the feathered war bonnet is from another tribe. This is the only issue of U.S. paper money for which a Native American was selected as the central subject. Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4813		1899, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-275. . KL-245. CGA Gem Uncirculated 66. One of the more impressive Chiefs that we've seen since in this grade the two popular turn-of-the-century notes for collectors because of their "American" themes, are this Indian Chief $5 and the Bison $10. This note, with its full margins, nice and fresh blue original embossing and the coveted 66 designation, should receive multiple strong bids. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4814		1899, $5 Silver Certificate. *. Fr-280. . KL-250. PCGS Apparent Fine 12.** Minor rust stains. Rare Star note: This is the only star Chief known that is not a mule. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4815		1899, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-280. . KL-250. CGA Gem Uncirculated 67. This Indian Chief has knockout quality and visual impact from its superlative condition, with full margins, bright colors and embossing and blue overprint that's bright through the holder. F-280 is the second to last number of the Chiefs, and relatively plentiful number in high grade up to about '65, therefore, it's avidly pursued as a Type example. This Gem has the appearance that condition-conscious buyers make every effort to acquire. Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4816		1899, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-280. . KL-250. PCGS Very Fine 35PPQ. A beautiful high-end circulated Indian chief with much paper crispness remaining as well as vibrant blue embossing on the front. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 4817		1899, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-281. . KL-251. PMG Very Fine 30. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 4818		1923, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-282. . KL-252. CGA Choice Uncirculated 63. An attracctive lovely Porthole note has choice deep, strictly fresh embossing of the type that one associates with Gems of this variety. It's almost never this pronounced on this later type. This example is also a finely design piece of 1920s Americana, with its portrait of the 16th President in a round frame. A very popular type, only used from 1923 to 1928. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. Ex: Georgia Peach Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4819		1923, $5 Silver Certificate. . Fr-282. . KL-252. PCGS Very Fine 30. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. The Rickey Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 4820		1891, $10 Silver Certificate. . Fr-301. . KL-426. PCGS Very Fine 30. Some hidden folds are present, otherwise the note looks a grade or two finer. The interesting "tombstone" note so-called from the shape of the frame around Hendricks. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 4821		1886, $20 Silver Certificate. . Fr-314. . KL-584. PMG Extremely Fine 40. With no uncirculated examples reported and only 1 known in AU, this note ranks as one of the finest possible. Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $29,900
Lot 4822		1891, $20 Silver Certificate. . Fr-319. . KL-589. PCGS Very Fine 25. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 4823		1891, $20 Silver Certificate. . Fr-322. . KL-592. PCGS Very Fine 25. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 4824		1891, $100 Silver Certificate. . Fr-344. . KL-842. PCGS Apparent Very Fine 20. Multiple minor edge restorations. Less than 30 examples are reported of this very scarce FR #. Some well executed repairs around the edges have closed some minor splits. Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold