Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 929		1795 Liberty Cap Half Cent. Lettered edge, with pole. . C-1 R2. PCGS graded VF-30 Brown. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with steel brown highpoints and traces of reddish brown toning blending in on both sides. A spot of reddish chocolate toning at the hair under RT in LIBERTY and a smaller spot of olive brown toning at that L are the best identifying marks. The planchet is smooth except for some tiny, spidery planchet fissures on the obverse, as struck. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a delicate bulge at AME in AMERICA. The date and legends are bold. EAC grade VF20. (PCGS # 1009) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 930		1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. Plain edge. . C-1 R2. PCGS graded VF-25 Brown. Dark steel brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate on the reverse. The obverse is a bit glossy while the reverse is closer to matte. No marks, but both sides are covered with extremely fine roughness, and the reverse shows a very light dusting of fine verdigris. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any cracks or swelling on the obverse. The date is bold and the misplaced 1 above the normal 1 in the date is strong. EAC grade net F15. (PCGS # 1036) . Estimated Value $600 - 1,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 931		1803 C-1 R1 AU55. Frosty light olive brown with lustrous golden tan faded down from mint color covering the protected areas. No spots or stains. The only marks are a short, dull scratch from the dentils down to the top of the D in UNITED and a longer disjointed one from. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 932		1804 C-12 R2 MS60. Crosslet 4 without Stems. Lustrous light steel brown with attractive, satiny surfaces. There are a few light contact marks in the field right of the Y in LIBERTY, a small splash of bluish steel toning at the top of TE in STATES, and a couple dull rim nicks at F-A. MDS. Estimated Value $1,200 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 933		1804 C-9 R2 EF45. Crosslet 4 with Stems. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas. No defects other than some tiny contact marks consistent with the grade. Late die state, Manley state 5.0, with a strong cud break joining the tops of RTY to the. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 934		1806 C-4 R1 AU58. Large 6 with Stems. The obverse is glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with a few peeps of frosty tan faded down from mint color while the reverse is a lighter shade of steel brown with traces of faded mint color remaining in protected areas. There are a few microscopic. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 935		1809 C-3 R1 ANACS graded AU details, Rims Damaged. Double Struck. Frosty dark steel and olive brown. No spots or notable marks other than a single rim nick at the top of the obverse and three more at the top of the reverse (the "Rim Damage" cited by ANACS). MDS, Manley state 1.0, the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. D. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 936		Group of 5 Half Cents, 1804-1828, grading AG3 to VG8. Includes 1804 C-12 R1 G5. Crosslet 4 with Stemless Wreath. 1804 C-13 R1 AG3. Plain 4 with Stemless Wreath. 1809 G5. 1828 12-star obverse G5. 1828 13-star obverse VG8. Most are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 5. Estimated Value $50 - 90. View details	Realized $150
Lot 937		Quartette of Half Cents, 1809-1835, grading G6 to VF35. Includes 1809 G6, 1810 VG7, 1832 VF20, and 1835 VF35. The first two are very slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 938		1825 C-2 R1 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate. No defects. Nicely struck MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 939		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . C-2 R1. EF-45. Frosty chocolate brown. No spots, staians, or contact marks. Mint luster remains in the protected areas. Only a touch of wear on the highest points. MDS, Manley die state 2.0. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 940		1828 C-3 R1 MS60. 13-Star Obverse. Lustrous light steel brown with traces of faded mint color on both sides and darker steel brown toning on the obverse highpoints. A small splash of darker toning at the dentils above the head and a few more on the upper part of the reverse are the only m. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 941		1831 Breen 1-A Business Strike Original Rarity-6+ F15. Sharpness VF25 but there is a deep scrape across STATE plus a couple parallel scratches through the H in HALF and a scuff across CA and the stem end. Glossy golden brown with bluish olive brown toning in protected areas. Excellent detail, but the revers. Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 942		1831 Classic Head Half Cent. Restrike. Large berries. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown Reverse of 1836. The obverse is slightly faded mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints, about 80% of the mint color remaining. The reverse is predominately light steel brown faded down from mint red with delicate overtones of light bluish steel, 20% of the very faded mint red remaining. There are some microscopic hairlines in the obverse fields, but they are still reflective. The proof mirrors are deepest on the obverse, as always with this series of restrike proofs. The only marks other than the barely visible hairlines are a small carbon spot at the dentils above star 8, another hidden on star 3, and a small splash of darker brown toning at the right foot of the N in CENT. Early die state, Breen state I, without any reverse die cracks. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the minor defects. EAC grade Proof-62+, close to Proof-63. Pop 1; 3 finer in 65. (PCGS # 1190) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,950
Lot 943		1832 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-3 R2. NCS Details of EF. Sharpness VF30 but cleaned and retoned olive and chocolate brown with some lighter brown in protected areas. A splash of reddish chocolate toning on the cheek is the only distraction. EAC grade net VF25. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 944		1833 Classic Head Half Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light steel brown with some darker bluish steel toning above the back of the head and at RICA on the reverse. No defects, just a hint of rub on the highest points of the design. MDS, Manley state 2.0. EAC grade AU58. (PCGS # 1162) . Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 945		1834 C-1 R1 MS63. Lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint color covering at least 25% of the obverse and brighter original mint red covering nearly half the reverse. No spots or stains. A dull rim nick over the right side of the M in AMERICA is the only defect. Outst. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 946		1835 C-1 R1 AU55. Mint state sharpness but there is a dull scuff on the I in AMERICA that breaks the frosty bluish steel and dark chocolate brown toning. Otherwise this piece is attractive and free of notable defects. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The jaw is covered with very. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 947		1837 Half Cent Token Low-49 AU58. Frosty medium brown with darker reddish brown toning in the lower part of the eagle. Only a few microscopic contact marks. Very close to mint state. This Hard Times Token is commonly collected as part of the regular Federal half cent series since the m. Estimated Value $250 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 948		1850 C-1 R2- MS60. Frosty light steel brown. No spots or stains. The only defects are three small patches of extremely fine roughness on the reverse rim at ED, TA, and ES. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 949		1853 C-1 R1 MS60. Attractive lustrous medium brown. No spots, stains, or notable signs of contact. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 950		1855 Coronet Head Half Cent. . C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Lustrous bright original mint red, the frosty mint color unblemished except for small splashes of dark bluish steel toning on either side of star 13 and at the dentils right of star 9. No fingerprints or carbon spots. A gem example if not for the tiny splashes of toning. MDS with fine satiny luster covering the entire planchet. EAC grade MS64+, very close to MS65. (PCGS # 1235) . Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 951		1857 Breen 1-B Rarity-4 PCGS graded Proof-64 Brown. Proof-Only Variety with Doubled T in CENT. Light golden olive brown. No spots, only microscopic hairlines in the fields on both sides and a very light rim bruise at the F in OF. The fields are reflective but the mirrors are shallow, which is typical for this proof variety. EAC grade Proof-60. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold