Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

New York

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 743		1787 Machin's Mills Halfpenny Vlack 19-87C Rarity-2 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but covered with light corrosion. A few tiny specks of greenish verdigris can be found with the aid of a good glass, but they are not a distraction. There is a slight bend in the planchet at the rim under the portrait and a thin nick or short scratch down from the bust to the rim below. Slightly glossy dark olive with chocolate brown highpoints. Sharply struck with excellent detail in spite of the light roughness. Weight 102.5 grains. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 744		1787 Nova Eborac (New York) Breen-986 Reverse figure seated left F15. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness VF30 with microscopic roughness under a slightly glossy dark greenish olive patina. No verdigris or contact marks. The date was lightly punched into the die but it is clear on this sharp example. A curved planchet clip at the bottom of the obverse touches the top of the head of the seated figure on the reverse. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 745		1787 Nova Eborac (New York) Breen-986 Reverse figure seated left F12. Attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth, free of any notable defects. The date is well struck with all 4 digits present. Nice for the grade. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 746		1787 Nova Eborac (New York) Breen-987 Reverse figure seated right VG10. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No notable verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy olive and steel brown. The 17 in the date is clear but the 87 is faint. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 747		1787 Nova Eborac (New York) Breen-986 Reverse figure seated left VG10. Sharpness EF40 with light to moderate corrosion, strongest at VA in NOVA. There is shallow verdigris in protected areas. No marks and the details remain relatively sharp. Slightly glossy very dark olive. The 8 in the date is weak, as usual, but the other digits are clear. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 748		1787 Nova Eborac (New York) Breen-987 Reverse figure seated right VG8. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine roughness, strongest on the reverse. Traces of shallow verdigris show in protected areas, but there are no notable marks or planchet defects. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with chocolate highpoints. Struck noticeably off center to K-2 leaving most of EBORAC off the planchet. The date is weak but readable. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 749		1787 Nova Eborac (New York) Breen-986 Reverse figure seated left F12. Sharpness EF45 with pitting on the obverse, strongest on the upper half. No verdigris, and the reverse is quite nice, but the obverse pitting is a big distraction. Rather glossy medium brown and chocolate, the attractive color in stark contrast to the obverse roughness. The date is easily readable although the 8 is only partially struck up. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 750		"1778" Machin's Mills Halfpenny. . Vlack 11-78A Rarity-3 VF30. Ten points sharper with a patch of very fine corrosion in the field behind the head of the seated figure on the reverse, and this patch contains traces of very shallow verdigris. Otherwise the planchet is mostly smooth, only showing some of the usual tiny chips found on these relatively crude coppers. A thin scrape on the base of the second G in GEORGIVS is the only contact mark. The date is bold. Weight 97.8 grains. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 751		Quartette of Counterfeit British and Irish Halfpennies, 1773-1776. The British pieces are one 1773 in Fair-2, one 1775 in EF40, and another 1775 in VF30, these last 2 choice with excellent eye appeal. The Irish halfpenny is a 1776 in G6. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details	Realized $276