Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Liberty Cents 1820-1827

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 515		1824/2 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R1. EF-45. Very attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter steel brown in protected areas. Flawless surfaces and the eye appeal is excellent. MDS. The 4 over 2 overdate feature is clear. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 516		1824 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R2. VF-30. Glossy chocolate brown. No defects, just a bit of loose dirt in protected areas. M-LDS. Estimated Value $125 - 250. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 517		1824 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R2. EF-40. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. No defects, only microscopic contact marks of no consequence. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Gary Fitzgerald-Steve Fischer-Tom Reynolds 11/19/88-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 518		1824 Coronet Head Cent. . N-4, R2. EF-40. Glossy chocolate brown, the reverse a few shades lighter than the obverse. Frosty flowline luster shows in the protected areas. The only mark is a small planchet flake on the rim under star 13, as struck. Excellent eye appeal. M-LDS. Estimated Value $250 - 500. Ex Doug Bird 4/12/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 519		1824/2 Coronet Head Cent. . N-5, R4+. VG-10. A couple points sharper with traces of microscopic roughness under the dark olive and chocolate brown patina. No notable traces of verdigris, but there are some faint hairline scratches on the portrait, all blending into the toning. Late die state. The overdate feature remains clear. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 520		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R4. Fine-12 Plus. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. The only mark is a small planchet flake hidden in the hair under star 8. MDS. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, very close to F15. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 10/3/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 521		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R4. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with microscopic porosity under a rather glossy chocolate and darker steel brown patina. No verdigris, and the only mark is a small but sharp dig over the N in CENT. Rare late die state with a cud break that extends slightly inside the dentils at stars 8-9. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 522		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R2. EF-40. Frosty light brown and tan with darker steel brown toning covering the highpoints. Excellent eye appeal. No roughness or verdigris and only a few trivial marks, including a light nick in the field left of star 9. Nicely struck EDS. The obverse die is uncracked and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 523		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R2. VF-20. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned steel brown and light olive with traces of underlying very faded red in protected areas. A few trivial nicks on the reverse. A good candidate for a proper retoning. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 524		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R3. VF-35. Glossy light to medium brown mottled with darker olive toning on both sides. Frosty flowline luster shows in protected areas. No marks or roughness. MDS with a fine die crack from the 5 to the curl above. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 3/20/91-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 525		Trio of Cents showing a Double Profile, 1825 & 1826. Includes 1825 N-4 R3 G6, 1826 N-4 R2 G6, and 1826 N-5 R2+ VG8. The double profile shows clearly from the forehead down to the chin on all 3 pieces, with additional doubling on the coronet on the 26N5. All are smooth and glossy brown or chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. All are ex Jim Corrado. View details	Realized $127
Lot 526		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-6, R3. AU-50. The obverse is glossy chocolate and steel brown with small spots of lighter brown toning sprinkled about. The reverse is mostly gossy light brown with steel brown highpoints, but there is some chocolate brown toning on the upper right quadrant. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. A tiny contact mark in the field right of star 2 is the only defect, and it is barely visible. Great eye appeal. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included). Estimated Value $750 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 527		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-6, R3. VF-30. Five points sharper with traces of verdigris caked close around some of the stars, mostly at stars 3-5. Frosty olive and dark steel brown. No notable contact marks. Late die state. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 528		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R3. VF-35. Sharpness EF40 with traces of shallow verdigris dusted into protected areas on both sides, mostly on the upper half of the obverse. The verdigris is well hidden under a glossy dark olive and chocolate patina. No marks. LDS. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 4/19/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 529		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R3+. VF-25 Misaligned Obverse. Five points sharper with a couple patches of extremely fine roughness at the bottom of the obverse and some light contact marks around CENT. No verdigris. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. MDS with the obverse misaligned to K-4. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 4/19/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 530		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R2. AU-55. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with some darker olive toning at star 13. The only marks are a pair of tiny ticks right of the mouth and another in the field right of star 4. MDS. Estimated Value $750 - 1,500. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 531		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R2. Good-5 Off Center. Glossy chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just well worn. Struck 10% off center to K-11. The date is bold and the legends are readable. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Superior 7/27/03:99. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 532		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R3+. VF-30. Ten points sharper but lightly burnished and retoned glossy chocolate and lighter steel brown. Satiny luster remains visible in protected areas. No spots, stains, or other notable defects. Nicely struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Chris McCawley 4/11/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 533		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R3+. VG-10. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown. No roughness or verdigris and only minor contact marks, mostly inside the wreath. Rare late die state with a small cud break joining star 7 to the rim above. Estimated Value $40 - 80. Ex Rod Burress 1/30/87-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 534		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R2. Fine-15 Plus. Glossy steel brown and chocolate, the obverse a bit mottled. Smooth with only minor contact marks. EDS. The dash right of the 6 in the date is sharp. Close to VF20. Estimated Value $35 - 70. Ex Dr. Phil Ralls 7/28/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $84
Lot 535		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R2. VF-20. Five points sharper but there is a planchet flake at the dentils near star 8 and a couple dull, light scratches under the N in CENT. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with lighter reddish brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. MDS with a small but strong rim cud over star 6. The dash right of the 6 is clear. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Ex Rod Burress 1/12/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 536		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R3. VF-30. Sharpness VF35 with a few faint hairline scratches on the face and a spot of reddish brown toning at star 7. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are excellent. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The reverse is choice and is covered with frosty mint luster. EDS. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Jim McGuigan-Fred H. Borcherdt 12/12/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $324
Lot 537		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-4, R2. VF-35. Five points sharper but there is a hairline scratch in the field above the head and a small spot of very fine corrosion under star 3. Frosty dark steel and olive with flowline luster in protected areas, especially on the reverse. EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Chris McCawley 1/11/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 538		Trio of 1826 Cents. Includes N-4 R2 VF20 LDS, N-5 R2+ VG10 LDS, and N-6 R2 F15 MDS. A decent group, free of any notable defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. All are ex Jim Corrado. View details	Realized $207
Lot 539		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-5, R2+. PCGS graded VG-10 Double Struck Off Center. Glossy dark chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are some faint hairline scratches on the portrait and obverse fields and a pinprick at the upper left point of star 2. Double struck. The first strike was properly centered on the planchet and the second was 50% off center to K-4.5 on the reverse. The second obverse strike, however, was against a new blank planchet that was inserted into the press while this struck cent failed to eject properly. The blank planchet was pressed into the upper right half of the obverse blunting the details in that area while creating an incuse off center brockage on the second planchet. A bold, impressive mint error. The double-struck and off-center features are noted on the PCGS label. EAC grade VG8. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 540		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-5, R1. Fine-12 Off Center. Slightly glossy dark olive with lighter steel brown highpoints. There is some extremely faint roughness under the patina, but no verdigris or significant marks. Excellent detail for the grade. Struck 15% off center to K-2. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Natalie Halpern 3/14/83-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 541		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-6, R2. VF-25. Ten points sharper but there is uniform extremely faint roughness under a mostly glossy dark olive and steel patina. There are microscopic specks of greenish verdigris in protected areas but no notable contact marks. E-MDS showing rim cuds at stars 7-8. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Ex Dr. Phil Ralls 7/28/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $156
Lot 542		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R1. AU-55. Lustrous light to medium brown with a couple wisps of darker olive brown toning on the obverse. No defects, only a trace of light friction on the highest points. M-LDS. Estimated Value $300 - 600. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 543		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R1. Good-5 Off Center. Sharpness F12 but covered with strong uniform granularity. No marks or verdigris. Dark chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are complete and easily readable in spite of the roughness. Struck 15% off center to K-4. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Fred Weinberg 6/15/80-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 544		1826/5 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R2. VF-30 Plus. Choice glossy medium brown. A tiny scuff under the C in CENT raised some lighter toning, and there is a very tiny rim nick over star 6. Otherwise this cent is virtually flawless. MDS. The overdate feature is clear inside the top of the 6. A nice cent for the grade, close to VF35. Estimated Value $250 - 500. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 545		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R3. VF-20. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Very attractive for the grade. The only mark is a small, dull pinprick over the E in ONE. E-MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Ex Phil Horner 9/3/83-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 546		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R3. Fine-15 Double Profile. Glossy chocolate and olive brown, the reverse darker than the obverse. May have been lightly cleaned and retoned, but the eye appeal is quite nice for the grade. No roughness, and the only mark is a tiny rim bruise right of star 12. E-MDS. The date and stars 1-5 show doubling from die bounce. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 6/9/91-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $102
Lot 547		1826 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R3. EF-45. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned, but the eye appeal is excellent. The only mark is a tiny nick on the neck. MDS with a fine but clear die crack from the bottom of the reverse up to the N in ONE. Estimated Value $250 - 500. Ex Pete Boisvert 8/24/87-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 548		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R2. AU-50. Glossy steel brown with lustrous light brown and tan in protected areas. There is a small splash of wax at the E in UNITED and some reddish brown toning at the N in ONE. Intermediate die state with a narrow rim cud break at stars 5-6. Estimated Value $400 - 800. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Dr. Phil Ralls 7/5/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 549		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R2. VG-8 Double Struck Off Center. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth surfaces with only minor marks, mostly rim nicks and bruises. The notable ones are under star 1, right of star 9, and over the A in STATES. Double struck. The initial strike was properly centered on the planchet and the second was 85% off center to K-7. The second obverse strike was against a blank planchet (or at least not against the obverse die), but the reverse has a strong off center impressioon of the wreath. Nearly qualifies as a "tab double strike." Removed from an ANACS slab graded VG8 (ANACS label inluded). Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 550		Trio of Cents, 1827-1829. Includes 1827 N-1 R2 VG8 LDS, 1828 N-7 R3 VF20 MDS, and 1829 N8 R1 F12+ LDS. All are glossy chocolate but a couple are sharper with minor marks. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. All are ex Jim Corrado. View details	Realized $184
Lot 551		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2, R3. EF-40. Glossy dark steel and chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. A dull dim nick over star 11 is the only mark. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 300. Ex Pete Boisvert 11/21/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 552		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3, R2. VF-35. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, but there are some microscopic contact marks scattered about both sides, mostly around stars 2-4. Late die state. Estimated Value $125 - 250. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 4/9/88-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $372
Lot 553		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-4, R2. VF-20. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy dark reddish steel brown and chocolate. No notable marks or other defects. MDS. Estimated Value $75 - 150. Ex Tom Reynolds 6/10/88-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 554		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-5, R2. EF-40. Ten points sharper with extremely faint roughness under an attractive frosty dark steel and olive patina. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides. No marks or verdigris. M-LDS. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/86:5461-Chris McCawley 2/13/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 555		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-6, R3. VF-30. Sharpness AU50 with traces of minor roughness on both sides, mostly on the left side of the reverse. No verdigris or contact marks. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Nicely struck MDS. Estimated Value $75 - 150. Ex Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 556		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R3. VF-25 Plus. Glossy chocolate brown with medium brown highpoints. No roughness or marks. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, close to VF30. MDS, the reverse rotated 25 degrees CW. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Del Bland 12/87-Dr. Bob Shalowitz 1/27/88-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 557		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-8, R3. EF-45. Sharpness closer to mint state but the obverse is covered with very tiny and extremely light contact marks that are visible only with the aid of a glass. Otherwise there are no notable defects and the eye appeal remains excellent. Frosty light brown with darker chocolate brown toning on the portrait. M-LDS. The obverse die cracks are strong. Called net AU50 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #31667. Estimated Value $250 - 500. Ex Chris McCawley 1/11/85-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 558		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R4+. VG-7. Sharpness VG10 with very fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina. No notable verdigris. A rim dent under star 1 is the only contact mark of any significance. Estimated Value $75 - 150. Ex John D. Wright 3/14/82-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 559		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R4+. Good-6. Very slightly sharper but cleaned and retoned dark bluish steel brown with some faded artificial red remaining on the obverse. No spots or significant marks. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 560		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-11, R1. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty light steel brown with slightly darker steel brown highpoints and mint luster covering the protected areas. There is a diagonal nick under the eye, a couple small rim nicks at star 5, and a diagonal nick over the N in ONE. MDS with crumbling at the forehead but none under the nose. EAC grade AU50. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $250 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 561		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-11, R1. MS-60. Lustrous steel brown with faded mint color covering about a quarter of both sides. A small splash of slightly darker toning between the date and star 13 and another at EN in CENT, plus a small planchet flake at the dentils over N in UNITED are the only marks. Late die state with crumbling at the forehead and upper lip. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. Ex Stack's 10/85:661-Tony Terranova 4/86-Darwin B. Palmer 1/4/88-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 562		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-12, R5. VG-7. Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but covered with uniform fine granularity. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and olive. No verdigris or marks. The date and legends are complete and strong. Early die state, before the die crack at the date. Estimated Value $400 - 800. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 2/23/86-Jim Corrado. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604

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