Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Seated Liberty Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1610		1846 Liberty Seated Dollar. MS-60 Plus. Toned on both sides. Frosted surfaces underlying the natural toning hues with a change to more subtle silvery gray in the fields, the deepest toning is found at the margin. A few small contact marks; well made on a problem-free planchet. Part of the No Motto series that was issued in 1840-65. Due to its availability in Mint condition, 1846 is often chosen by Type Set buyers for this purpose. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1611		1848 Liberty Seated Dollar. AU-55. Lightly toned with light hairlines and plenty of luster still present (PCGS # 6935) . Estimated Value $700 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1612		1858 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 63. Light hint of gold toning. A key Proof only date. A short hairline through Liberty's head. The present piece has a regular (flat) rim and is from unrusted dies. Mintage unknown, but variously estimated as from 80 pieces to about 300. Walter Breen tended to favor the Chapman estimate of 80 and was not convinced that restrikes were made. He did, however, mention Stuart Mosher's commentary that he (Mosher) believed restrikes could be distinguished by having an unnaturally high knife rim. The 1858 Dollar has long been considered to be a classic of the seated Liberty dollar series. None were made for circulation, so the only collectable pieces are those made in Proof. Often a long stretch of time will elapse between offerings of these coins in choice condition, particularly of specimens of the Proof 63 quality offered here. Another major opportunity for the silver dollar specialist. Approximately 300 coins struck. Encased in NGC holder 1513737-002. Pop 17; 18 finer. Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 1613		1859-S Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. In PCGS holder 10749393. Cream color. Lightly toned and frosty. This is easily one of the most attractive and desirable '59-S seated dollars we as auctioneers have ever sold. For starters, this coin is fully Mint State and free of even the lightest suggestion of rub. As such, the surfaces retain full, satiny mint luster whose vibrancy is readily appreciable in the virtual absence of toning. The strike is also praiseworthy, inasmuch as it is sharp and free of the softness of detail often associated with the few Mint State examples known of this issue. While a few light abrasions are seen, none stand out in the context of the Mint State 63 designation. A gorgeous, brilliant-looking rarity, therefore, with only a few traces of golden iridescence here and there at the rims. Pop 7; none finer. (PCGS # 6948) . A historic issue, the 1859-S is the first seated dollar struck in the Old San Francisco Mint. It is also the only S-mint issue in the No Motto Seated Dollar series, and for that matter, one of just three San Francisco Mint deliveries in the entire series. The '59-S was produced solely for export to Asia. Indeed, survivors of this 20,000-coin delivery are so elusive in today's market that virtually the entire mintage must have been shipped to the Far East. Once there, the coins were melted because they were lighter than the Mexican 8 Reales that Asian merchants favored at that time. Very few were retained stateside, and even fewer escaped the melting pot once exported. This, then, is one of the scarcest issues in the entire Seated Dollar series, and it is a significant condition rarity in all Mint State grades. Beginning in 1840, the United States mints struck silver dollars for commercial use for the fist time since the early 18th century. 1840 also marks the beginning of the seated Liberty dollar series, a type whose basic design closely resembles that of the 1836-1839 Gobrecht dollar. The seated dollar, however, displays several differences in the obverse portrait, these being attributed to the Philadelphia artist Robert Ball Hughes. The reverse of the coin is markedly different than that of the Gobrecht dollar, the former coin adopting the traditional spread-wing eagle with shield in conformity with the quarter dollar and half dollar. From 1840 through 1865, the seated dollar did not include the motto IN GOD WE TRUST as part of the reverse design. Estimated Value $25,000 - 27,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1614		1861 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Scattered faint hairlines. Brilliant light silvery-grey with good contrast. Originality is a hallmark of both sides of this sharp 1861 Proof, with rich natural surfaces, ideal color that yields nothing to the 64 grade standard. Both sides gleam as the coin dips into a light. Traces of full sharp detail are also evident at more direct angles, from the central devices to the supporting design features such as the stars, date digits, and letters in the legends. Sharply struck Proofs are not always the norm with this series, and an uncommonly choice-looking 1861 for a Proof silver dollar always prized. The 1861 is an immensely popular Proof issue due to the rarity of its identically dated business strike counterpart. When offered, the 1861 is apt to grade no finer than hairlined Proof-63. Higher grade examples are scarce at the two major grading services. Pop 22; 7 better. (PCGS # 7004) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1615		1861 Liberty Seated Dollar. ANACS graded MS-61. Well struck with light purple and golden toning over smooth satin-finish luster. 1861 is among the scarcer Civil War dates (1861-65) when requests for silver dollars were almost nonexistent (in their place, bankers and merchants preferred the more convenient gold dollars). For this reason, survivors are few in all grades. A Mint State example, whenever one does come by, quickly gets snapped up. So do not let a look of surprise come over you when the price realized on this well struck item gets posted! Once bidding ends, we expect those who were outbid may mutter a word to congratulation to the successful buyer, and then shuffle out of the room with heads hanging down. Mintage: 77,500 (PCGS # 6951) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,393
Lot 1616		1866 Liberty Seated Dollar. With motto. NGC graded Proof 63 Cameo. A glittering mostly untoned cameo example. In more respects than one, a glowing warm color is emitted from virtually undisturbed original surfaces. Only a few light hairlines are evident. Nicely struck, too, with clear, full details on both sides including the stars, shields, and central relief elements. Only 725 proofs made. Pop 9; 23 finer. (PCGS # 7014) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1617		1868 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 63. Nicely toned. Only 600 proofs issued. Frosty covered devices is surrounded by smooth reflective quality, while natural patina dominates both sides of this choice coin. The year 1868 was an election year. Voters choose ex General Ulysses S. Grant as the 18th President. Also this year, out-going and politically unpopular President Andrew Johnson was impeached and barely saved from being voted out of office. Pop 35; 91finer. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1618		1868 Liberty Seated Dollar. . MPD-1. SEGS graded Proof 63 Extra digit/Dentils Under 6. Light to moderate blue toning on both sides. Some minor hairlines in the fields. All the same, a worldly dose of sleek mirror luster enlivens the broad expanse of surface on this seated Liberty dollar. The fields are very choice for a Proof 63, while the strike is bold enough to warrant special mention due to the crisp stars, two bold shields, and other outstanding features of the design. A coin that will enrich the aesthetic sense. And it will be interesting to see who takes the plunge and becomes the coin's lucky new owner! Only 600 Proofs minted. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1619		1869 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Fully white. A beautiful Gem, both sides are nearly devoid of both toning and post-striking impairments. The mostly sharp devices are nicely frosted above impenetrably deep fields. The luster glows; the fields sparkle. And as befits a Proof striking, the definition is much more advantageously displayed than would be a Mint State silver dollar of the same year. Only a portion of the reverse scroll around GOD shows any soft detail. This may be more due to die polishing than anything else. (Apparently, most Proof 1869 Seated Dollars were produced from this die marriage.) The 1869 is not rare as in Proof, but examples that grade finer than Proof 64 are, in fact, elusive. This is one of the more spectacular Deep Cameo coins known to us. Only 600 proofs struck. Pop 4; 3 in 66 DCAM; 1 in 67 DCAM (PCGS # 97017) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1620		1870 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. Natural antique grey toning darkens to the borders. Well detailed for this more affordable Proof seated Liberty dollar, with sharp stars and device highlights that add considerably to the appeal; a choice specimen. 1,000 Proofs struck. Pop 57; 74 finer. (PCGS # 7018) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1621		1870-CC Liberty Seated Dollar. AU-50. Light hairlines. A well struck and still lustrous light gray specimen of this first year from the Carson mint, a coin featuring relatively smooth surfaces on both sides. Somewhat finer than typically seen for the date, even with the cleaning, with excellent design details at the center on both sides. Only 11,758 coins struck. The 1870-CC silver dollar was the first issue produced at the Carson City Mint, which quickly focused on the half dollar denomination. Halves were favored by silver depositors since they received greater face value in return (the tenor of the half dollar having been reduced in 1853 while the silver dollar was left unchanged. Few silver dollars were struck, yet this mintage is still larger than the combined mintage of the 1871-CC, 1872-CC, and 1873-CC seated dollars. It is for this reason, collectors prefer to select an 1870-CC for their holdings is only a single CC-mint representative is desired. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 1622		1871 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. A brilliant white intensely frosty and quite choice for the grade. The blast of snow-white color comes with a change to more subtle frost on the main devices. The only weak area in the strike is seen at a few obverse stars. An attractive Type coin for the collector which fills the space in a set for the With Motto Type.Pop 37; 38 finer; 32 in 64; 5 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 6966) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025