Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Liberty Cents 1816-1819

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 370		Group of 10 Large Cents, 1816-1854. Grades range from G4 to VF20 with the average grade around VG8. A few are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 371		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R4+. Fine-15. Five points sharper with traces of extremely fine roughness on both sides and specks of shallow verdigris in a few places, mostly around NITED. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with wisps of darker olive toning on the obverse. MDS showing crumbling in the dentils at stars 8-11 and a faint crack through the tops of NITED. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Tom Reynolds 12/2/83-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 372		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R1. MS-60. Frosty light golden steel brown with underlying mint luster covering the fields and some bluish steel overtone on the right side of the obverse. No spots or notable contact marks. MDS with the reverse rotated 45 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Bluntly struck on the forelock, as usual, but everything else is sharp Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 373		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R1. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with faded mint color peeping through in protected areas. No spots or stains, only a few tiny ticks in the field over stars 1 & 2. Late die state with an additional small rim cud break between stars 11 & 12. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW. Most likely from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Rod Widok 5/11/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 374		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R4+. Fine-15 Plus. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. No defects. Quite attractive for the grade, very close to VF20. MDS. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex John D. Wright 1/27/77-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. 6/22/88-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 375		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-4, R2. VF-35. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with a few splashes of reddish chocolate toning on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and free of any significant contact marks. MDS with partial reeding on the edge under the date (as sometimes found on this and a few other varieties). Comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $125 - 250. Ex Henry Chapman 4/25/23:303-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1551-James K. Shoffner 4/12/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 376		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-5, R3. EF-45. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with frost in protected areas. No defects, just very light wear. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. MDS. The edge is partially reeded at stars 4-7, which is sometimes seen on this variety. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 377		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-6, R2. AU-55. Lustrous steel brown with traces of underlying lustrous lighter brown toning faded down from mint color in protected areas. The obverse is delicately mottled with some slightly darker steel brown tones. No marks, only a touch of friction on the highest points of the design. Late die state with some reeding on the edge at stars 4-6 (as sometimes found on this variety). Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Steve Fisher 6/15/84-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 378		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R3. VF-30. Five points sharper with a small patch of very fine roughness at the dentils left of star 1 and a fine hairline scratch from the chin down through that star. Frosty olive and dark steel brown. Late die state, the reverse rotated 25 degrees CCW from a head-to-foot orientation. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Jerry Bobbe-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Phil Ralls 7/5/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 379		Pair of 1816 N-8 R3, both grading F12. The first is early die state before any rim cud breaks on the obverse and the reverse rotated 35 degrees CCW. The second is MDS with a single rim cud break at stars 11-12 and the reverse rotated 20 degrees CCW. Both are an attractive glossy chocolate brown. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Both are ex Jim Corrado. View details	Realized $173
Lot 380		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R3. EF-40. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty tan and light brown in protected areas. The only mark is a splash of darker chocolate toning in the field at the forehead. Frosty luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Very nice for the grade. M-LDS with rim cud breaks at stars 11-12 and from above star 9 down to star 10. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 381		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R3. VF-35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frost remaining in protected areas. No defects. Nicely struck M-LDS with strong, clear rim cud breaks at stars 11-12 and 8.5-10. Nicely centered with clear dentils all the way around the obverse. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 382		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R3. EF-40. Frosty chocolate and steel brown. The only marks are a dull horizontal nick on the throat and a tiny rim nick under the end of the wreath stem. Late die state with three rim cud breaks on the obverse, the final one from under star 3 to above star 4. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Ed Overholt 9/12/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 383		1816 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R3. VF-30. Sharpness near EF40 with extremely fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. No marks or other distractions. Late die state. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/84:1551-James Shoffner 4/12/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 384		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R4. VF-30. Ten points sharper but cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. There are traces of extremely fine roughness on the obverse, but the reverse is smooth. No verdigris or notable marks, but there is a planchet void at the dentils from star 4 to star 7, as struck. Late die state. Estimated Value $250 - 500. Ex Martin Levy 3/81-Del Bland 4/9/81-John D. Wright-Howard Whitaker (via John D. Wright) 5/15/82-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 385		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R4. VF-25. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better with patches of extremely fine granularity at the date to stars 1-2 and another at stars 4-5 to the forehead. No verdigris and only a few minor contact marks. Intermediate die state with die cracks from the bust tip and coronet tip. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Phil Horner 5/27/84-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 386		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R4. VG-7 Off Center. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate. Struck 5% off center to K-1.5. The date and legends are complete. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 12/15/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 387		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R3. VF-25. Rare Early State. Sharpness EF40 but there is microscopic roughness under a glossy dark olive brown patina. There are specks of verdigris in a few of the protected areas and some fine hairline scratches blending into the patina above the 17 of the date and fainter ones in the field before the portrait. Rare early die state without the radial die crack from the dentils down through the first S in STATES. Estimated Value $75 - 150. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 388		Pair of 1817 N-2 die states. Includes a VG8 example of the rare early die state (no crack down through the first S in STATES), and a F12 example in an intermediate die state with the crack at S but before the bisecting reverse crack. Both are glossy and free of notable defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $40 - 80. Both are ex Jim Corrado. View details	Realized $109
Lot 389		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R3. VF-25. Five points sharper with a pair of smoothed rim nicks left of the date. Glossy chocolate and medium brown. M-LDS. The crack down through the first S in ONE passes through the wreath to the E in ONE. The bisecting reverse crack has not formed. Estimated Value $75 - 150. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 3/23/91-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 390		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R3. VF-25. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only notable defect is a very light rim bruise close under star 3. Late die state with the bisecting die crack on the reverse. The reverse is rotated 40 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $75 - 150. Ex Fred H Borcherdt 12/17/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 391		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R2. EF-45. Frosty mottled mix of chocolate and light olive with lighter brown in protected areas. Flowline luster covers the protected areas. A couple faint hairline scratches over CENT are the only notable defects. MDS with a faint die crack passing through the bottom of the date but before the "Mouse Break" on the top of the head. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 392		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R2. VF-30 Mouse Top. Sharpness EF45 with light corrosion around UNITED STA. No verdigris or notable signs of contact, and the remainder of the planchet is smooth. Glossy olive and dark chocolate brown. Late die state with a clear "Mouse" break resting on top of the head below star 8. Estimated Value $125 - 250. Ex 1985 EAC Sale, lot 324-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:460-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 393		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R2. Good-4 Double Struck. Slightly sharper with patches of shallow greenish verdigris in protected areas of the reverse. A light rim bruise at star 12 is the only significant mark. Slightly glossy dark chocolate with steel brown highpoints. EDS. Double struck, but the offset between impressions is small, no more than a half millimeter. The doubling is obvious on both sides, but only with the aid of a glass. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $25 - 50. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 2/23/91-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 394		Trio of "Mini-Mice" 1817 Cents. Includes N-3 R2 in VG8 M-LDS with only the left end of the mouse break on top of the head, N-8 R2 in G6 M-LDS with only the tiny left end of the "finger mouse" extending from the top of the head, and N-9 R2 in F15 M-LDS with a shallow depression resting on top of the head where the mouse break is about to form. The last is choice glossy brown while the other two are slightly sharper with defects. All very interesting later die states. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. All are ex Jim Corrado. View details	Realized $132
Lot 395		Trio of 1817 N-4 die states. Includes MDS in F12 (strong die crack passing through base of date), M-LDS in G4 (sunken retained cud below date), and LDS in G4 (slightly raised retained cud break between date and star 1). An interesting die state progression. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. All are ex Jim Corrado. View details	Realized $184
Lot 396		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-5, R3. EF-40. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas of the reverse. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. No notable defects other than a couple tiny marks at the first T in STATES. MDS. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 397		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-6, R1. AU-58. Lustrous bluish steel brown with hints of underlying very faded mint color on both sides. No marks other than a very faint fingerprint at star 4. Excellent eye appeal, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. MDS. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Kevin Lipton-Gordon Wrubel-Del Bland-Jan Valentine 5/28/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 398		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R8. Fine-12 Plus, Without Mouse. Glossy chocolate and medium brown with splashes of reddish brown toning at UN and TED. The only defect is a small patch of very fine roughness at the dentils left of star 3. Otherwise this cent is smooth and very nice for the grade. Extremely rare early die state without the "mouse" break on top of the head. The reverse is slightly misaligned to K-1 causing some weakness at OF, but everything remains complete and easily readable. Listed as finest known of the "no mouse" die state in the Noyes census, his photo #31651. Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000. Ex Ed Overholt 10/14/83-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 399		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R3+. VF-30 Mouse Top. Five points sharper with a dull nick on star 2 and a rim bruise over the second T in STATES. Otherwise there are just a few trivial contact marks and no roughness or verdigris. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. MDS with a large "Mouse Top" break resting on top of the head under star 8. In addition, there is a fine die crack from the tip of the nose toward star 2 and another from the top of the outer hairbun tinto the field above star 10. Estimated Value $250 - 500. Ex Harry Tileston-1982 EAC Sale, lot 310-Phil Horner 5/27/84-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 400		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R3+. VF-25 Mouse Top. Five points sharper but there are barely visible rim bruises at stars 2 & 11 plus some tiny scratches over CE in CENT. Otherwise smooth and quite attractive with only minor marks and no verdigris. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. MDS with a strong "mouse break" resting on the top of the head. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Fred Borcherdt 1/28/88-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 401		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R2. AU-50. Frosty chocolate brown, the reverse mottled with lighter golden brown tones. Mint luster remains in protected areas on both sides. No notable defects, only light wear on the highpoints. E-MDS, well before the "mouse break" on top of the head. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Jim McGuigan-Fred H. Borcherdt 12/12/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 402		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R2. AU-50 Mouse Top. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate. Attractive flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. No defects, only very light wear on the highpoints. Late die state with a "mouse" break resting on top of the head below star 8, the so-called "finger mouse." A depression also shows in the field below star 5, as always on the late state of this variety. A very nice example of the "finger mouse" variety. Estimated Value $250 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 403		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R2. VF-35 Mouse Top. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown with frosty flowline luster remaining in protected areas. A very light rim bruise left of star 1 is the only defect, and it is trivial. Late die state with a "mouse break" resting on top of the head under star 8, the so-called "finger mouse" due to its shape. Estimated Value $125 - 250. Ex 1984 EAC bourse 3/29/84-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 404		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R2. AU-55. Frosty chocolate and bluish steel brown with traces of lustrous mint color remaining on the reverse. A small spot of darker chocolate toning close over star 12 and a shallow planchet flake at the top of star 13 are the only notable defects, and they are barely visible. MDS, before the "mouse break" on top of the head. Great eye appeal, just a light touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. Called MS60 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #32110. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Jan Valentine 4/14/89-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 405		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R2. EF-40 Mouse Top. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty tan and light brown covering the protected areas on both sides. Great eye appeal and only a few trivial marks, including a tiny rim nick at AT in STATES and some darker toning at the dentils at the top of the reverse. Late die state with a mouse break resting on top of the head under star 8. This "mouse" closely resembles its namesake, with the head to the left and body to the right, plus a tiny tail trailing behind. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Del Bland-Tom Reynolds 6/9/88-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 406		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R1. VF-25. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate and olive toning on both sides. No roughness or verdigris, only a couple minor contact marks. These include a pair of sharp, thin nicks at star 9 and a small rim bruise off the end of the wreath stem. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 407		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R1. VF-35. Five points sharper with a thin, shallow planchet flake under star 10 and a few tiny contact marks scattered about both sides, none significant. Glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. Late die state with a thin but clear rim cud break at star 3. Estimated Value $125 - 250. Ex Fred Borcherdt 3/25/91-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 408		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-11, R1. MS-60. Lustrous dark bluish steel brown with delicate splashes of reddish chocolate toning on both sides. The only defects are a couple tiny, barely visible spots of shallow reddish verdigris right of the T in CENT. MDS. Noyes photo # 31918. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Gordon Wrubel-Richard Gross-Myles Z. Gerson-Dane B. Nielsen-Phil Ralls 7/5/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 409		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-11, R1. VF-35. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with reddish chocolate toning in protected areas of the obverse. No roughness or marks, only very light wear on the highpoints. M-LDS with flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Phil Wagner 6/77-John D. Wright 7/4/84-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 410		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-11, R1. About Good-3 Clipped Planchet. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No significant defects, just well worn. The date is easily readable but the first 1 is a bit weak. A rather large curved planchet clip affects stars 1-3 and the upper part of STA. Estimated Value $15 - 30. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $25
Lot 411		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-12, R3. Fine-15. Attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate. The only mark is a shallow planchet flake just right of the date, as struck. Nicely struck E-MDS. The die crack connecting the tops of the 1 & 7 is strong but there is not a crack inside the top of the 8 and the other obverse cracks are light. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Ex John D. Wright-Howard Whitaker-P. Horner 5/27/84-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 412		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-12, R3. VF-25. Sharpness EF40 with very fine porosity covering the upper third of the obverse and traces of shallow verdigris dusted into a couple areas of the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. M-LDS. The obverse die cracks are strong and the area outside stars 1-2 is starting to sink into a retained cud. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Chris McCawley 5/28/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 413		Group of 5 1817 N-12 in Various Die States. Includes EDS+ in G5, another EDS+ but slightly later in G6, MDS in VG8, another MDS but slightly later in G6, and a late die state with a heavily sunken retained cud at stars 1-3 in VG8. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 150. All are ex Jim Corrado. The LDS is also ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:690-March Wells 9/22/91. View details	Realized $357
Lot 414		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-13, R1. Fine-12 Misaligned Dies. Sharpness VF30 but covered with very fine roughness and the obverse fields were lightly smoothed. No marks or verdigris. Rather glossy chocolate and darker olive brown. The date and legends are bold. The obverse is misaligned to K-9 while the reverse is perfectly centered on the planchet. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 415		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-14, R1. MS-62. Lustrous bluish steel. The surfaces are satiny and attractive. A small spot of slightly darker toning is located in the middle of the line under CENT. MDS with the upper half of the hairbuns a bit softly struck. Most likely from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 416		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-14, R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red fading to steel brown, more than half the mint color remaining on the obverse and 10% remaining on the reverse. Both sides are sprinkled with small spots of dark toning, especially at the bottom of the reverse. A spot of reddish roughness at the dentils right of the F in OF is the most significant mark. LDS. Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents discovered shortly following the US Civil War. EAC grade MS60. Estimated Value $250 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 417		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-14, R1. AU-50 Weakly Struck. Frosty steel and grayish olive brown. No marks or other defects, and not showing any real wear at all, but weakly struck everywhere except along the left side. Late die state. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 418		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-15, R4-. EF-45. Frosty light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only marks are a small spot of darker toning at the dentils under star 1, another on the R in LIBERTY, and a few specks of dark toning over OF. These spots are not corrosion or carbon, only slightly darker chocolate toning. Excellent eye appeal. E-MDS. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#11 in the Noyes census, his photo #32202. Estimated Value $750 - 1,500. Ex Superior 2/16/76:1520-Frank Simon-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Del Bland-Bill Noyes-1984 EAC Sale, lot 204-Wes Rasmussen-1986 EAC Sale, lot 189-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 419		1817 Coronet Head Cent. . N-14, R4-. VF-30. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with traces of frosty flowline luster in protected areas. The only notable mark is a very light and barely visible rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA. Very nice for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219

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