Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Buffalo Nickels

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1157		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-66. Old green holder. Nice toning. A high degree of shimmering silvery-gray luster springs to life beneath rich pastel gold toning. A lively gem of the first Type that will please just about any new or "weathered" coin collector (PCGS # 3915) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 1158		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Lovely colors. An incredible array of rich golden to nickel-blue iridescent hues grace the surfaces of this lovely gem Type 1 Buffalo nickel. Not a single area of striking weakness is on either side. Boldness throughout (PCGS # 3915) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1159		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely light golden toning. To expand on it: Sparkling silver gray with a burst of faint heather gold in splashes across the obverse and reverse. An unsung one-year Type date, especially when found in gem 65 condition. No sign of the usual lightness of strike at the bottom of the bison's shoulder hair found on the Type 2 dates. This one is bold (PCGS # 3915) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1160		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Golden russet toning. A sparklingly vibrant gem with rich spotfree originality on both sides (PCGS # 3915) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 1161		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1 (2). PCGS graded MS-64. Both coins in older PCGS holders. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 3915) . Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $184
Lot 1162		1913-D Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Old green label holder. Reddish-golden luster. A highly lustrous satiny gem with a nuance of toning on both sides. Struck from well-made (possibly new) dies that imported a crisp texture, especially at the rims. (The rugged look of the fields was modified by mint master Charles E. Barber for the Type 2s of this design.) (PCGS # 3916) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1163		1913-S Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. A few little hairline marks on the surface plus faint flyspecking in areas. Naturally toned; choice and bold (PCGS # 3917) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $374
Lot 1164		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. PCGS graded Proof 65. A spotless platinum color gem. Proof coins of the Indian head/buffalo nickel type were struck for sale to collectors from 1913 through 1916 and again in 1936 and 1937 The Proof five-cent pieces of 1913-16 are normally referred to as "matte" Proofs, but this term is deceptive. True matte Proofs have a dull, almost dead finish completely dissimilar to the surfaces of normal circulation strikes, and this technique of Proofing was used by the Mint exclusively for its gold coinage of 1908 and 1911-15, as well as for isolated issues of later years that were not sold publicly (commemorative half dollars). The Proof nickels of 1913-16, like the cents of those years, actually possess a wonderful satin finish. This varies in texture slightly from one date to the next and even within a single year's coinage. When found pristine, like the 1913 Type 2 offered in this lot, these coins are extremely beautiful and visibly distinctive from currency strikes (PCGS # 3990) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,280
Lot 1165		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Delicate violet toning. Gem quality surfaces and luster (PCGS # 3921) . Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $282
Lot 1166		1913-D Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Lovely pale blue and soft violet colors. Isolated swirls of beautiful iridescence confirm the originality of this scarcer D-mint example of the second Type for the year. Fully lustrous and quite clean for the issue. A real crowd-pleaser! (PCGS # 3922) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1167		1913-D Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. NGC graded MS-64. Lightly toned a lustrous example of the first year of issue, but second Type in which the buffalo stands on a revised, straight-edged level surface instead of a mound. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1168		1913-S Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Lustrous with slight iridescense. Choice luster improves the look of the satiny, chiefly brilliant surfaces of this scarcer S-mint coin (PCGS # 3923) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,294
Lot 1169		1914 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Boldly struck and fully lustrous. Gracefully toned and refreshingly clean for this issue, with shimmering luster in the fields and snappy fresh devices. No spotting; no discoloration. Instead, the fields are seem to glow with an inner radiance, satin with much luster. In light of that, we can also say again this Gem is nicely struck with extremely full details on both sides (PCGS # 3924) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 1170		1914 Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-62. A trifle softly struck but the gorgeous sunset toning more than compensates for the strike (PCGS # 3924) . Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 1171		1914/3 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. Pop 9; 14 finer; 10 in 64; 2 in 65; 2 in 66. (PCGS # 93924) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,763
Lot 1172		1914/3 S Buffalo 5C NGC MS61. . FS-014.89. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned. Very scarce overdate from the San Francisco Mint. A satiny example with nickel-soft cartwheel luster and pale golden champagne toning. Here is one of the more talked about dates in the series, the first of three overdates (the others being 1914/3 Philadelphia Mint and 1918/7-D). As mentioned, it is lightly toned in a beautiful, balanced combination of natural shades, which serves to highlight the choice surfaces. A few wispy hairlines are evident. The strike is sharp. Since the discovery of the variety in late 1990s, only a handful have come to light in Mint condition. All are exceedingly rare. The diagnostic feature of the overdate is a faint straight-top bar of the 3 at the point of the 4, and the a portion of the 3's diagonal on the upper right outside of the 4. On the reverse, presumably all show a die break from the buffalo's forehead to the rim, and a fainter break at the upper edge of the exergue above FIVE CENTS. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1173		1914-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck gem with delicate sunset toning. A heart-stopping gem of the premium quality one likes to see for this actively collected D-mint date in the buffalo nickel series. Swirling cartwheel luster blends naturally with pale golden highlights on the satin surfaces (PCGS # 3925) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,000
Lot 1174		1914-D Buffalo Nickel. ANACS graded MS-63. Soft in the centers. Fully lustrous and delicately toned. This is a thickly frosted, MS63 quality representative of this desirable early D-mint date. All but fully struck in the outer reaches, with just a small area of softness on the centers (PCGS # 3925) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1175		1914-S Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and lustrous. An pleasing original specimen of the finest order for MS64: Satiny surfaces play host to robust almost iridescent accents of nickel-fresh luster. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,260
Lot 1176		1915 Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded Proof 67. A solid superb gem in all regards. The satiny surfaces are alight with sizzling luster, the strike is clear-cut, and the eye appeal is nothing short of exceptional. The 1915 has an original mintage of just 1,050 pieces. By the time these reached collectors, the contemporary public was confused by this style of Proof coinage with the result that a fair number of examples were melted as unsold at year's end. In terms of total number of coins believed extant, the 1915 is rarer than the 1914. Pop 32; 6 finer; 2 in 67 Star; 3 in 68; 1 in 69. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025
Lot 1177		1915 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Well struck with beautiful natural pastel toning. A few tiny marks on the cheek away from a higher grade (PCGS # 3927) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 1178		1915-D Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-64. Dark reddish toning. Agreeable quality and overall surfaces. The coin has smooth mint luster and is virtually abrasion-free. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1179		1915-D and 1916-D Buffalo Nickes. PCGS graded AU-58. and AU-55 respectively. Each in an old green label holder. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 3928) . Estimated Value $190 - 210. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 1180		1915-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck. Lustrous with delicate bluish-violet and light golden toning. Pleasing and lustrous surfaces are alive with rich textures propelled outward with the underlying bloom off the dies. Nicely struck for the date, too, with all reverse details present, including full horn, head detail, and split tail on the bison. Fully struck coins are rare (PCGS # 3929) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,620
Lot 1181		1916 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Light pastel toning bands. A choice, lustrous example (PCGS # 3930) . Estimated Value $90 - 100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $138
Lot 1182		1916-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck. Fully lustrous. A choice, example whose nickel-crisp color and heavy luster shows typical metallic flow from the centers to the periphery. The Mint finally addressed some of the buffalo nickel's basic design deficiencies beginning this year. A new obverse hub was used exclusively for this and all subsequent dates. The word LIBERTY was more deeply incised, eliminating its tendency to blend with the coin's field (PCGS # 3932) . Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1183		1916-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green label. A lustrous coin in this grade, one that has very choice surfaces and a above average strike. Struck from well-worn dies, however, that imported a sound but not overly bold design in the following areas: the Indian's braid, the bison's shoulder and back detail, as well as the folded-over tail. Still representative of this affordable grade (PCGS # 3933) . Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1184		1917 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. A band of light multi-color toning on both sides. A fresh, attractive specimen with intense supporting luster plus much finer than typically seen for the date, with excellent design details at the center on both sides including the buffalo's head and tail (PCGS # 3934) . Estimated Value $160 - 190. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 1185		1917-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Boldly struck and untoned. Among the more poorly defined issues in the series, this scintillating 1917-D example breaks that trend and displays uncommon sharpness on all the highest points of the design, including the buffalo's head, horn, shoulder area and split tail. Even the normal softness on the Indian's hair braid is nearly absent. Both sides are graced by resonating luster. There is one small mark in the frost of the buffalo's upper shoulder (PCGS # 3935) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,840
Lot 1186		1917-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. A trifle soft on the buffalo's head, nonentheless, a sparkling gem. As with several others from this consignment, a satiny gem with strong fundamental luster on both sides. Nicely preserved and spot-free, with detail close enough to full that special mention is merited since 1917-D usually has the hallmarks of being struck from worn dies. Indeed, the strike of the present coin easily rivals that of a few others we've seen a point higher. Pop 124; 12 finer in 66. (PCGS # 3935) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1187		1917-D Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-65. Lustrous with delicate golden toning. A lustrous Gem quality example that has shimmering wintry blast of nickel-bright surfaces underneath the beautiful toning. The strike is crisp in a few areas like the buffalo's hump and tail, though some lack of detail may be noted at the buffalo's head. The obverse seems to have been from a worn die for the most part. Easily qualifies at the gem MS65 level and a scarce branch mint issue from 1917. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1188		1917-D Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-64. Bluish-violet and reddish-golden toning. A beaming fresh Denver Mint coin rolling in splendid cartwheel luster that emits boldly beneath bright highlights. Possessed of a much better-quality strike than is normally found for a '17-D. Very lustrous. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 1189		1917-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice even light toning on both sides. As seems likely, the majority of the 4.1 million buffalo nickels struck in the San Francisco mint this year entered circulation and stayed there until lost or worn out. As such, this issue is scarce in all grades. Gems are out-and-out rare, and all but a select few examples at the MS65 grade level will be less than full in strike. Fortunately for today's bidders, the coin in this lot is among the most sharply impressed 1917-S nickels we remember offering in some while. There are no deleterious marks nor other ill-defined aspects, and the technical quality further benefits from full satin luster. In fact, the entire coin covers the list of positive attributes. Pop 71; 21 finer in 66. (PCGS # 3936) . Estimated Value $3,900 - 4,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,800
Lot 1190		1917-S Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-62. Untoned. The surfaces are bright from the lovely mint frost that swirls around both sides. Nice, clear-cut strike for the most part with only a modicum of weakness at the high points, possibly from overworked dies (a not uncommon occurrence). Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 1191		1918-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned. Pop 63; 21 finer; 20 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 3938) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1192		1918-D Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck. Lustrous and untoned. A gleaming gem of the highest quality for this popularly collected design and challenging D-mint date. Full scintillating luster blends smoothly with broad, detailed highlights on the frosted surfaces. The strike on the bison is undoubtedly sharp and crisp for this often weak issue. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,800
Lot 1193		1918-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Lightly toned and generally well struck for what is traditionally thought of as a poorly made D-mint date. The reverse toning appears as parallel streaks running from top to bottom. The reverse is better struck than the obverse with bold head detail and horn on the bison, plus a full split tail at the other end (PCGS # 3938) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 1194		1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. As usual a trifle soft in areas. The over-date nice and clear. Fully lustrous. Light golden color. A glittering pale golden example with intense heavy luster flows suggesting late-stage dies; rare it is to find an even halfways bold strike on this key 1918/7 overdate from the Denver mint, and eye appeal that just won't quit! Pop 9; 36 finer; 6 in 63; 27 in 64; 3 in 65. The 1918/7-D overdate certainly rivals the 1916/1916 and 1937-D 3-leg nickel for the title of most talked about and highly sought variety in the series. Though discovered as long ago as 1931, it remains scarce to this day. The obverse die for this variety was made during the waning days of 1917 at the Philadelphia Mint, where all branch-mint dies are prepared. It was during the final quarter of each year that the Mint's engraving department began preparing dies for the new year's issue. As described in David W. Lange's book on the buffalo nickel series, "a nationwide shortage of minor coins (cents and nickels) developed during 1917-18 and led to an unprecedented output of these. It is therefore easy to understand that dies for both 1917 and 1918 would have been in preparation during the latter months of 1917 to meet both current and anticipated needs. Accidentally, hubs from two different years were used when making a single obverse "working die". Either the overdate feature wasn't noticed at the time, or under the stress of wartime bustle, it wasn't considered significant enough to withdraw the die from its destination at the Denver Mint (PCGS # 3939) . Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $43,200
Lot 1195		1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded Fine-12. Full clear overdate. Natural gray toning. Problem-free and with ample room to satisfy even the most demanding collector of key date coins and Buffalo nickels (PCGS # 3939) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1196		1919 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely delicate pastel toning. An impressive 1919 in all regards. The satiny surfaces are ablaze with fiery luster underneath the light toning while the strike is sharp, plus the eye appeal is nothing short of first-rate (PCGS # 3941) . Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 1197		1919-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with even toning. Pop 51; 13 finer in 66. (PCGS # 3942) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,000
Lot 1198		1919-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Bright and lustrous. A frosty near-gem with eruptions of vibrant nickel-bright color and luster on both sides. Nearly fully struck, however just a hint of limitation in the detail at the bison's shoulder and hindquarters as well as at the denomination FIVE CENTS (PCGS # 3942) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,200
Lot 1199		1919-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Boldly struck. Spot-free and uniform medium toning. A satiny, mostly pale toned example, the reverse shows delicate iridescent gold patina. Crisply struck and problem-free for what is often a tricky branch mint issue of 1919. Strikes tend to be weak on the buffalo's head, shoulder and rump. But this specimen, unlike many, displays ample head detail, a full detailed horn, nice shoulder hide, and split tail end. Indeed, we continue to look over this with a glass in silent admiration. Collectors who hope that they will end up in possession might help things along by bidding actively (PCGS # 3942) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1200		1919-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck and fully lustrous. Premium quality for the grade. One could spend a considerable amount of time searching and not find a 1919-S nickel that has been more carefully made than this important premium quality strike. In contrast to the typically offered survivor, the present example is bold-to-sharp in detail with no areas of bothersome incompleteness on either side. Silver-gray surfaces shimmer with full satin luster, and there appear to be just one or two trivial abrasions precluding an even higher grade. A coin that will have no difficulty serving as a highlight in a specialized buffalo nickel collection. This is a difficult branch mint date to locate, especially when one is looking for strong eye appeal. The majority of the 7.5 million coins produced display soft strikes at the central highpoints. This point also serves to limit the grade of many appealing Mint State survivors, with the consequence that one will often experience wasted time locating examples at or near the Gem threshold (PCGS # 3943) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,320
Lot 1201		1919-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. A trifle soft in the centers, however fully lustrous and delicately toned. A condidate for an upgrade or we miss our guess. The branch mint coinage in 1919 excluding perhaps the Lincoln cents, is difficult to locate in true Mint State grades. Mintage was low; most went into circulation; collectors either did not know or ignored the issues until it was way too late to do anything about the infrequency of Mint States (PCGS # 3943) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 1202		1924-S Lincoln Cent. ICG graded MS-64. Very few eclipse this MS64 in terms of surface preservation, both sides are thickly frosted and essentially tone-free (PCGS # 2555) . Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 1203		1920-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Steel blue with gold toning. A sharply struck Gem whose radiant originality gets augmented by the beautiful range of toning shades. In more respects than one, the dies left their rigid impression behind without even the slightest weakness or imprecision on the buffalo or on the Indian's hair and braid, only a few D-mint specimens are ever found this way. Sharp, even at the centers. Pop 46; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 3945) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,480
Lot 1204		1920-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Intensely lustrous. Delicate light pastel colors. Satiny, lustrous surfaces display their toning iridescence to good effect on the obverse and rich champagne brightness with areas of sky blue iridescence on the reverse. Some minor flyspecks noted (PCGS # 3945) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1205		1920-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Light even toning. Pop 241; 17 finer; 16 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 3946) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,800
Lot 1206		1920-S Buffalo Nickel. PCI graded MS-62. Nice and lustrous and should cross-over to NGC or PCGS. We agree with the grade. Some minor granularity and stress flow-lines point to overworked dies that struck this piece. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978

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