Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Indian Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1033		1859 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66. Lightly toned on the reverse. 800 proofs minted. A rare high quality Proof for the date, this example displays almost enthralling mirror surfaces whose satin topped devices give it a nice two tone effect. Faithful to every detail from a full blow by the dies, as expected on a well-struck Proof. Pop 18; 3 finer; 1 in 66 star; 1 in 67; 1 in 67 Star. The Indian Head one-cent coin was produced by the United States Mint from 1859 through 1909. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint. The obverse of the coin shows UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, a Liberty head facing to the left, wearing a feather bonnet. The word LIBERTY is shown on the band across the bonnet, and shows the production date below. The coin's reverse side shows ONE CENT within a laurel wreath. (In 1860 the reverse design was changed slightly, showing ONE CENT within an oak wreath, with three arrows inserted under the ribbon that binds the two branches of the wreath.) The coins that were struck between 1859 and 1864 were composed of 88 percent copper and 12 percent nickel, as required by law on thick, 72-grain planchets. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,060
Lot 1034		1859 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and light rich golden reddish brown in color. A spot-free gem that is an important one-year Type for the Indian cent collector. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 1035		1859 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-64. Lustrous golden-red surfaces with a change to more subtle tan from the nickel and coppery alloy, a distinct look that is different from the later bronze alloy cents struck after 1864. Better than most, this lovely 1859 displays clockwork precision strike of the design portions of the coin. Estimated Value $650 - 750. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 1036		1861 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66. We note a couple of "dimples" as made on the neck. All lightly toned. Outstanding quality and gleaming surfaces. The coin has fresh-from-the-mint quality and is carefully preserved. Even the finest, most delicate detail is seen on this Proof coin struck with uncommon exactness for the issue. Only 1,000 proofs minted. Pop 4; none finer. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,440
Lot 1037		1862 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66. A near immaculate gem. Lightly toned. About as close to watertight perfection as can be expected, this vibrant Proof copper-nickel Indian cent. Best of all, it is a solidly graded example, the coin displays above-average striking definition for Proof from this year. This is to say that the strike is complete, not even a single fused feather vane over Liberty's head to keep this coin from being full. 550 proofs minted. Pop 31; 5 finer in 67. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 1038		1863 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A lovely blazing proof example. Devices as "sharp as a two-edged sword" from the special quality of the Proof dies and the way only choice planchets were selected from the batch and given a special tumble to make them glossy smooth before being struck by the polished dies. Nice eye appeal. 460 proofs struck. Pop 4; 2 finer in 67. Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,840
Lot 1039		1864 Indian Head Cent. Copper-nickel. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Comes with the "Eagle Eye" photo seal and certificate. Bright and lustrous surfaces as glorious and fresh as the day this particular copper-nickel specimen left the mint. The devices were struck smack on the dot at the required force by the dies, in spite of the hard alloy used on these, leaving all design elements plain and clear-cut, with not one iota of weakness. A lovely gem cameo Proof. 150+ struck. Pop 15; 7 finer in 66. (PCGS # 82265) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,450
Lot 1040		1864 Indian Head Cent. Copper-nickel. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Golden sunset red color. Only 370 proofs struck. Those who are intimate with the qualities of early Proof cents like the copper-nickel pieces of 1859-64 will see at once that this is a carefully preserved and just as carefully made Proof. It occupies a unique position that is right on the dividing line between Proof 64 and Proof 65 condition (PCGS # 82265) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1041		1864 Indian Head Cent. Bronze. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. Comes with the "Eagle Eye" photo seal and certificate. A lovely light wood-brain finish Red Brown Proof. 150+ struck. Pop 14; 1 finer in 67. To aid the Mint in coining large numbers of the new bronze coins beginning in 1864, a private company received a contract to prepare blanks for the bronze coinage. With this help, the Mint was able to strike nearly 60 million coins in the last seven months of 1864. The small coin shortage was over. Only a few bronze Proof Indian cents were struck bearing the date 1864, since most of the coinage had already taken place early in the year using the copper-nickel format (PCGS # 2277) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 1042		1866 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. A crisply struck cent glowing with ember orange glow from the fields, the devices toned a slightly darker red-brown. Pop 45; 1 finer in 66. (PCGS # 2086) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1043		1869 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown PQ. Only 600+ proofs struck. A delightful coppery golden specimen with rich mint color blends smoothly into light brown highlights. The reverse has a deeper shade of warm copper with a hint of lavender Sharp and appealing as a Proof, and among the finer examples of the date certified by PCGS, close to Proof 65 quality, in fact. Pop 63; 30 in 65 RB; 4 in 66 RB. (PCGS # 2295) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1044		1869 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Bold strike with some attractive faded mint red visable. A scarcer low mintage issue from the post-Civil War era. Pop 167; 84 finer. (PCGS # 2095) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 1045		1870 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. More red than brown and desirable as such, this being a scarcer year from the Gilded Age decade of the 1870s. The mint's proficiency in creating a high quality Indian cent is clearly displayed. Estimated Value $550 - 600. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 1046		1872 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Old green label. About 50% red intact. About 900 proofs struck. Attractive "wood grain" color from a decidedly sharp strike and choice planchet. We feel that it behooves bidders to stand their ground when bidding on this coin (PCGS # 2304) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1047		1872 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. A near full mint red coin. Well struck. Conservatively graded by PCGS. A satiny gem of the finest order. Broadly sweeping coppery luster supports intense orange, red, and faint tan iridescence. Nearly pristine for the grade and certain to attract much bidding interest by Indian cent specialists. Pop 4; none finer. (PCGS # 2104) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1048		1872 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Golden to orange red in color with areas of light brown, and lustrous throughout. A scarcer year from the early part of the 1870s decade. Pop 129; 77 finer. (PCGS # 2104) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1049		1872 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous glossy brown with areas of original red giving the coin a nice blush of color. Well struck throughout. Scarce. Pop 27; 3 in 65 as best. (PCGS # 2103) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1050		1873 Indian Head Cent. Closed 3. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Lovely green and brown toning. An appealing carefully stored Proof specimen, fully struck, and unmarred by discoloration or spots. Quite a treat to encounter in this nice condition. Extra crisp detail on all relief portions gives the coin a boost over others in the same grade. Total of 1,100+ proofs struck. Pop 11; 7 finer; 6 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 2306) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 1051		1876 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red. Light magenta in color. The surfaces are radiant and each side has a nice veneer of colorful coppery patina that whips and tosses as it alternates between lighter and darker shades. Sometimes on this issue, the devices that were left by the dies are short of the required precision due to weak die pressure, but we find the opposite to be the case here, everything about this 1876 cent is finely detailed, including the centers. 1,150 proofs minted. Pop 20; 8 finer in 66. (PCGS # 2317) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1052		1877 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded VF-25 Brown. 852,500 coins minted. Popular key date. Nice brown color with some lighter pinkish copper tinting on and around the date plus a little darker verdigris within the feathers. Most of LIBERTY readable on the headband. (While the photograph picks up some light scratches on the PCGS holder, these are not on the coin itself, which is smooth and attractive.) (PCGS # 2127) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1053		1880 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Lovely red and lilac colors. Deep autumnal shades of vie for dominance on this deeply iridescent gem A full complement of detail is also seen here, and just the coin for a collector's Type Set. 3,955 coins minted. Pop 57; 22 finer. (PCGS # 2328) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 1054		1881 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red. Old green holder. Nice red colors. With some vibrant magenta hues. It was to cope with the larger interest in Proof coin collecting that the mint expanded production in the 1880s, but by the 1890s and early 1900s, demand fell off once more. 3,575 proofs struck. Pop 23; 4 in 67RD. (PCGS # 2332) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1055		1881 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Beautiful blue and brown colors. There is a tiny flake at the eyebrow, as made. The glossy smoothness in the mirror fields captures the essence of the desirable Proof 66 quality. 3,575 proofs minted. Pop 11; none finer. (PCGS # 2330) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1056		1882 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 67 Brown. Nice brown and green colors with deep steel blue iridescence forming a foundation. A near perfect coin. 3,100 proofs struck. Pop 5; none finer. (PCGS # 2333) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1057		1882 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Nice red obverse colors while the reverse displays blue-green toning. A glittering, bold Gem. 3,100 proofs minted. Pop 63; 19 finer; 17 in 66; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 2334) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1058		1883 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. The obverse is fully red while the reverse is a lovely brown. Since our observation is that this date is always fully struck on Proofs, then this sharp coin has every suggestion of its precision manufacture as seen in sharp feathers, LIBERTY, wreath and shield. 6,609 proofs struck. Pop 27; 2 finer in 67. (PCGS # 2337) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1059		1885 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red. Lovely shades of red. A blazing gem of the finest order. Brilliant Proof mirrors surround bold centers with varying shades of red throughout. Soft-edged devices and lettering are almost never a part of the Proof mintage of the Indian cents of the 1880s. On this issue, therefore, and as always seen, there is enough convincing detail to be called "razor-sharp" which collectors will vie eagerly to possess. 3,790 proofs minted Pop 8, 3 finer in 67. (PCGS # 2344) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,013
Lot 1060		1887 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red. Medium red toning. A tiny toned spot on the 4th feather. Full deep orange-red color like glowing embers. 2,960 proofs struck. Pop 11; 12 finer. (PCGS # 2350) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1061		1894 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Intense lilac and blue toning. Great eye appeal. 2,632 proofs minted. Pop 1; none finer. (PCGS # 2369) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1062		1897 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Lovely shades of blue, green and brown colors. A worthwhile Gem Proof for the Indian cent collector. 1,938 minted. Pop 9; 1 finer in 67. (PCGS # 2378) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1063		1898 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Wonderful blue and lilac colors on this impressivly bold Proof from the late 1890s. By this point in time, sales to collectors had begun to decline from the larger mintage of the 1880s: only 1,795 minted. Pop 2; none finer. (PCGS # 2381) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1064		1899 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red. A lovely red proof coin. 2,031 coins minted. The orange-gold color is especially vivid on this 1899 Indian cent, with a few tiny freckles in the color that are all original. Pop 40; 32 finer; 22 in 66; 10 in 67. (PCGS # 2386) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1065		1899. 1899 over 899. NGC graded FS-011.7 MS-66 Red. Well struck. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 1066		1902 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red. A touch of reddish irridescent toning. The mirror-like quality is vivid and on display, showing Longacre's design topic to its fullest. In discussing the devices, these were struck with great power and accuracy by the Proof dies. All design elements show major detail, and showit clearly clearly, unlike many where a few areas incomplete (PCGS # 2395) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1067		1903 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Beautiful lilac and blue colors. This is another fascinating example whose explosion of brilliant hues overlays its near-pristine surfaces. 1,790 proofs struck. Pop 3; none finer. (PCGS # 2396) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1068		1909-S Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Another fine example with lovely wood-grain toning. Scarce in all grades. Light tanish-red close to full mint red. Popular key date. Only 309,000 mintage (PCGS # 2239) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955