Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Flowing/Capped/Seated/Barber Hlaf Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2568		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. . O-119. Rarity 4. NGC graded Fine-15. Nice even toning. Overton-119 is identifiable by a small raised die mark above the final star on the right. Nicely balanced mid-level to deep "old silver" color, plus original surface; a choice example in this grade. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2569		1803 Draped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64 Overton-103. NGC #2032604-005. Nice original toning on both sides. Seldom seen this nice. One of three Large 3 die pairings for the date, Overton-103 is recognized by its reverse, which has an arrowhead past the right upright of the N in UNITED. Colorful golden-brown and navy-blue shades overlay the light slate-gray patina. The main devices are boldly struck, including the breast feathers, although a few of the stars on the obverse do not possess crisp centers. There is only one short mark on the shoulder, as the surfaces are impressively clean and beautiful. Struck from clashed dies, with raised lines from the shield throughout Liberty's ear; a remarkable coin in this outstanding condition, truly remarkable! 1803 Draped Bust Half Dollars are scarce in higher grades, but are most often available in Fine through EF condition. The Overton Condition Census for O-103 is headed by a pair of AU50 examples, curiously, meaning that the authors of that book weren't apprised of this MS64 specimen. As an issue, the Large 3 becomes rare in AU, and attractive Mint State pieces are extremely rare. The present coin is the single finest certified by either major service. Pop 1; none finer. Estimated Value $70,000 - 75,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2570		1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and lightly toned. A highly lustrous early Bust half dollar with a nuance of champagne toning on both sides, all of which is underpinned by full satin freshness. Struck from typically-sharp dies that imported a firm texture, especially at the outer periphery. Pop 12; 5 finer; 4 in 65; 1 in 66. Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,945
Lot 2571		1815 Capped Bust Half Dollar. 5 over 2. PCGS graded EF-45. A pleasing problem-free example of this sought-after key date, with light to moderate clash marks as made. Pleasing antique toning surrounds the borders on both sides. By a wide margin, the lowest mintage date in the entire Bust Half series, only 47,150 struck. Pop 27; 59 finer (PCGS # 6108) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,750
Lot 2572		1818/7 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small 8. NGC graded AU-58. A splendid example and attractively toned with medium grey centers and terminating in golden iridescence. Estimated Value $500 - 550. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 2573		1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Mostly untoned. Full radial luster on satiny champagne gold and gray surfaces, the outbound stress lines of the metal flow being typical for these "struck without a collar" early bust coins. A touch of weakness is seen at the clasp at Liberty's shoulder on the obverse, with much sharper than average centers on the reverse, indicating an above-average coin. A gem, in other words, and destined for a high quality collection. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2574		1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Square base 2. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck example and very choice for the grade. Lightly toned on both sides. Pop 65; 14 finer. (PCGS # 6144) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,500. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 2575		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Very sharp impression and well toned. Iridescent satin to frosted luster resonates off of the surface of this virtually pristine Gem. If one were to take a poll, we'd see that the strike is nonstandard for the issue in being sharp with the excellent metal flows on both sides into the deepest die recesses; in other words, a very bold strike. The color is outstanding as well, with deepest shades of blue and iridescence toward the margin, leaving the center golden with crimson accents. Pop 7; none finer. Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,625
Lot 2576		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Square base 2, small 8's, large letters. NGC graded MS-62. Lightly toned at the perhipery (album toning?), yet basically very choice with gray-white in centers. The few wispy abrasions do not detract from the overall pleasing eye appeal of this choice example. Pop 1; none finer. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. Ex: Jules Reiver Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2577		1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded edge. NGC graded Proof 63. Needle sharp with bluish-grey toning. Both sides are remarkably lustrous with the silvery luster overlaid by a thin veil of color; best of all, the devices are nicely struck with just outstanding detail at the hair curls and feather details. The Mint had been using stem power presses to strike Cents in 1835; the first Half Dollars were made on the new presses in November 8, 1836. Some Proofs were made first. Mint Director Levi Woodbury sent some, if not all of these specimens to Secretary of the Treasury Levi Woodbury. The Proofs were followed by approximately 1,200 business strikes, of which this is a choice example. The limited original mintage explains the fact that the 1836 is one of the most eagerly sought, key-date issues in the entire U.S. Half Dollar series. Pop 3; 5 finer; 3 in 64; 2 in 65. Estimated Value $25,000 - 27,500. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $26,450
Lot 2578		1844-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Doubled date. Sharpness of AU-50 light hairlines from an old cleaning. A nice clear double date. Rare Red Book variety and seldom seen in such high grade (PCGS # 6247) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,013
Lot 2579		1847-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Magenta and golden sunset toning. Well struck. The 1847-O is not generally considered a rare date among early New Orleans Mint half dollars mainly due to its mintage of nearly 2.6 million pieces -- comparatively high. These factors ignore its true scarcity in the collector marketplace, however, especially the better grades. This nicely toned example is well placed for a high quality set of seated Liberty half dollars, struck boldly and with resolute precision on the key devices. Pop 4 finer in 64. (PCGS # 6259) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,358
Lot 2580		1852 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Needle sharp and brilliant white frosty mint luster. The surfaces seem to dance from side to side with boiling silvery color, and quite lustrous, quite satin-like, the peak of beauty in a No Motto, pre-Arrows and Rays seated Liberty half. Very few made, 77,130 minted. Pop 3; 4 finer; 2 in 66; 2 in 67. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 2581		1855-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned. Well struck and frosty. A few marks in the fields otherwise MS65. Full russet and reddish brown patina mixes into some steel colored iridescence over virtually undisturbed mint luster that is complete on both sides. For an 1855 seated Liberty half dollar, there is a meticulous strike on every device -- exactly what collectors hope for in a With Arrows Type. Unlike the many that don't quite make it to full MS64 grade, this piece is right up against the line separating it from Gem quality, being extra crisp, twice as sharp as an average specimen. For that reason, the numerical condition is conservative. Pop 56; 21 finer. (PCGS # 6283) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2582		1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Warm golden gray surfaces exhibit intense silvery blue iridescence over the choice luster and a satiny, matte-like appearance in the fields with sharp relief from a bold strike. Pop 10; 7 finer; 5 in 65; 2 in 66. (PCGS # 6296) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2583		1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and deeply toned. In an old green holder. A spectacular Gem with original, deeply toned originality plus impressive pristine surfaces providing a firm base from which to project the color. A great deal of discussion also surrounds a coin's strike. This lovely 1861 half dollar shows excellent detail with no sign of weakness in the key high points of the design. Pop 15; 10 finer in 66. (PCGS # 6302) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 2584		1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Proof 63 Retoned. Light gold that deepens about the borders. A total of 1,000 proofs struck. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2585		1862 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. Iridescent bluish-green toning around the edges. Only 550 proofs minted (PCGS # 6416) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2586		1869-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. MS-60. Faint hairlines from an old cleaning. Frosty and lightly toned. Usually seen in well circulated grades. Estimated Value $500 - 550. The Greenhill Collection. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 2587		1870 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66. Gorgeous multi-color toning on both sides. The surfaces are genuinely improved by the beautiful toning, rocking with iridescent color, and quite fresh as deep mirrors. Razor-sharp on all devices. 1,000 proofs minted. Pop 8; 2 finer in 67. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 2588		1876 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Midnight multi-color toning on both sides. Estimated Value $700 - 750. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 2589		1876-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely obverse toning. Well struck and original. Type One Reverse. This is a remarkable example with frosty luster beneath deep golden-brown and iridescent toning on the obverse. The reverse has mottled golden-brown toning over bright silver surfaces. Sharply struck with lightly abraded surfaces, and a couple faint marks over the left wing. Pop 3; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 6354) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2590		1883 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. A glittering white cameo gem. Boldly brilliant throughout with no abrasions or spots present to break the reverie of your enjoyment of its smooth mirrors or the bold "cameo" frosted relief. Sheer strength of detail throughout. Those who like an untoned Proof will be attracted to this ones magnetic presence. Only 1,039 proofs minted. Pop 10; 15 finer. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 2591		1885 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. Delicate soft violet toning on both sides. Fresh, original, indeed glowing with satin luster devices atop smooth mirror fields, and fully radiant with a near-perfect strike. Precision strike on every device is, of course, the ideal with an 1880s Proof, and this piece shows no compromises. The new owner will undoubtedly be walking home on air, rejoicing over the strange chance that has led to his finding and having purchased this 1885 seated Liberty half dollar. 930 proofs minted. Pop 20; 9 finer. Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,900. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 2592		1892 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Blast white cameo gem. A pleasant gem example swooning with mid-winter blizzard-white frost on the eagle as well as Liberty. This provides the contrast. Sharp-edged devices and lettering throughout of course. This is a Proof, after all, carefully made from special, highly polished dies. Few who see it will ever again be ignorant of the beauty of such a remarkable coin. Superb! 1,245 proofs minted. Pop 20; 3 finer; 2 in 67 Star; 1 in 68. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2593		1895 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68 Star. A beautiful gem toned barber half. As pretty a coin you could wish for. This is a spectacular coin, indeed a bold Proof striking! It is a coin that has been preserved careful except for the maturation of gorgeous toning that developed over more than a century. The toning strikes us as all-original, which is what bidders of high-caliber Barber Proofs have a preference for as seen in the prices realized notices. The toning ranges through the more typical shades of "old silver" iridescence from deep golden browns to unusual and lovely shades of pastel lavender and blue. There are no hairlines on either side. For that matter, the fields are deeply and perfectly mirrored with desirable mint frost prominent on the devices. As is often the case, this yields gorgeous cameo contrast. A total of 880 Proofs were made in 1895. It stands to reason, then, we are inclined to look upon this remarkable Proof 68 as being exceedingly special. By a series of the most remarkable chances, it is being brought to you in near perfect condition. 880 proofs minted. NGC #1848580-011. Pop 2; none finer. Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2594		1895 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. A brilliant creamy-white and well struck example. Only 880 proofs struck. Pop 4; 11 finer. (PCGS # 86542) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2595		1897 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and lightly toned. Bright silver color still erupts from original toned surfaces untouched by mishandling or spots. A strong strike as well, making this an advantageous Gem for the focused Barber half dollar collector. Neither is there any deviation in the sharp relief seen, not even in the centers of the coin. We have examined this impressive coin only for about a minute and have fallen in love with its beauty, as we suppose bidders will. Pop 14; 18 finer in 66. (PCGS # 6477) . Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,800. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 2596		1903 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Golden sunset toning on both sides. This is a blemish-free case in point of the Barber Proof in this grade: sleek mirrored surface with multiple colors, with glowing bloom that captures the full effect of the careful preservation since it was made. The low mintage holds the key to the mystery why so few exist today in Proof 65 and the fact most have vanished into museum-level collections: 755 proofs minted. Pop 48; 59 finer. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 2597		1903 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Nicely toned. An impressive choice Proof with glittering luster and lively toning highlights. Representative strike for the date, agreeably sharp at the head of Liberty, and also the eagle area of the reverse, definitely choice where objective sharpness is concerned. 755 Proofs minted. Pop 51; 106 finer. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2598		1907 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Fully white gem. A satiny frosted head surrounded by untoned mirror-bright fields makes for a strikingly beautiful example of this Barber Proof, the reverse as well as the obverse bright and glinting. Crisply struck and problem-free. A superb specimen for the collector. *Pop 3; 2 finer; 1 in 67; 1 in 68.** Charles E. Barber's half dollar began as a mirror-image copy of the Morgan dollar head, though cropped off most of Miss Anna Willess Williams's hair and concealed the rest within an enlarged cap. Barber also removed the assorted vegetable matter from the brim of the cap (retaining the word LIBERTY), replacing the various stalks with a simple laurel wreath, placing IN GOD WE TRUST above. For the reverse, Barber improved on Robert Scot's work of 91 years earlier by refashioning the Great Seal of the United States. His earlier patterns (dated 1891, Judd 1766, 1765, 1764, 1762) retained the clouds above eagle; his final design (as seen here) dropped them, reducing an otherwise crowded effect to tolerable levels. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2599		1908-O Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Intense satiny mint luster and free from toning. Pop 27; 53 finer. Estimated Value $900 - 950. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 2600		1908-S Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Delicate lavender toning. From stem to stern a beautifully toned gem with impressive mint sparkle over spotless surfaces. Well struck on the main devices. Just a bit shy of a full strike here and there on the reverse, once again each side is well balanced and shows equal beautiful toning. The 1908-S is among the rarest late dates in the Barber half series, almost unavailable in MS66 condition. Why this is true for the 1908-S, even when more than 1.6 million pieces were struck, is one of those mysteries. Attrition, it seems, has winnowed the number of high grade examples that are available. Such rarities can often pass unnoticed for years by collectors like figures in a dream, before one hits the auction block and the cognoscenti unleash their bidding fury like a Fourth of July fireworks display. Pop 4; 1 finer in 6. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 2601		1909 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66 Cameo. A delightful cream color cameo gem. The wintry fresh blast of crisp luster is utterly pleasing on this handsome Proof. 650 proofs minted. Pop 9; 9 finer; 8 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 86556) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 2602		1909 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely delicate sunset toning on both sides. A crisply struck coin glowing with fresh toning glow from the fields and devices. Old green holder. Pop 43; 8 finer in 66. (PCGS # 6516) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2603		1911 Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned, a very choice example. Pop 80; 36 in 65; 11 in 66. (PCGS # 6521) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2604		1912-D Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Lightly toned around the edges. Reflective surfaces. Soft silver gray luster with a dollop of russet brown at the extreme edge. A well struck Barber half dollar, especially when found in this choice condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 2605		1915-D Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning that deepends to the borders (PCGS # 6533) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 2606		1915-S Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Intensely lustrous surfaces that are free from toning. Pop 69; 36 finer. (PCGS # 6534) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2607		1915-S Barber Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice uniform greyish-violet toning on both sides. Pop of 58 with 105 finer (PCGS # 6534) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719