Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Washington Pieces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 103		1783 Washington Unity Cent. . Br-1188. PCGS graded AU-50. Choice glossy medium brown with mint frost covering the protected areas. Outstanding eye appeal. No defects other than a few light planchet striations near the rims (which are always seen to some degree on this variety). A premium example of this Washington cent. PCGS population 30 with 72 finer. Estimated Value $250 - 500. Ex 1976 ANA Sale, Stack's 8/24/76:116. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 104		1783 Washington Unity Cent. . Br-1188. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy light to medium brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. A small spot of darker olive toning inside the loop of the wreath ribbon is the only defect, other than the usual planchet striations near the rims always seen on this Washington cent. The date and legends are all readable. PCGS population 48 with 102 finer. Estimated Value $150 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 105		1783 Washington Unity Cent. . Br-1188. VF-35. Sharpness AU50 and choice except for a small rim dent right of the date and two more on the reverse. No other defects, and the usual planchet striations near the rims are barely visible. Very attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate. The date and obverse legends are complete but not fully struck. Weight 128.9 grains. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 106		1783 Washington Unity Cent. . Br-1188. VF-25. Choice glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and problem-free with only minor traces of the usual planchet striations near the rims. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Weight 112.8 grains. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 107		1783 Washington & Independence Cent Draped Bust without Button. . Br-1190. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown delicately mottled with lighter brown tones on the reverse. No defects, only light wear. PCGS population 10 with 30 finer. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 108		1783 Washington & Independence Cent Draped Bust without Button. . Br-1190. PCGS graded EF-40. Rather glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. No spots or corrosion, only trivial contact marks scattered about both sides. PCGS population 7 with 59 finer. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 109		1783 Washington & Independence Cent Draped Bust without Button. . Br-1190. Fine-15. Glossy chocolate brown. No defects, just honest wear and close to choice for the grade. Weight 112.1 grains. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 110		1783 Washington & Independence Cent Draped Bust without Button. . Br-1190. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and problem-free. Weight 108.6 grains. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 111		1783 Washington & Independence Cent Draped Bust without Button. . Br-1190. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with a vertical scratch in the field behind the portrait. Otherwise smooth and attractive for the grade. Glossy chocolate brown. Weight 106.5 grains. Estimated Value $40 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 112		1783 Washington & Independence Cent Draped Bust without Button Taylor Restrike in Copper with Plain Edge. . Br-1192. PCGS graded Proof 65 Brown. Choice medium brown and reddish chocolate. The only mark is a tiny spot of olive brown toning in the field before the eyebrow. The strike is needle-sharp and the eye appeal of this example is outstanding. The Taylor restrikes were made by W. J. Taylor of London circa 1860, and most of those have a center-grained edge. The plain edge examples, such as this one, are very rare. The base of the 7 in the date is not repunched. PCGS population 5 with 6 finer. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 113		1783 Washington & Independence Cent Draped Bust without Button Taylor Restrike in Copper with Center-Grained Edge. . Br-1193. PCGS graded Proof 65 Brown. Attractive medium reddish brown. The strike is very sharp, as usual, and the eye appeal is excellent. The only marks are a couple microscopic ticks high on the cheekbone and a barely visible spot of fine carbon hidden in the drapery at the base of the seated figure. The edge is center-grained (recessed diagonal reeding around the center of the edge), and the bottom of the 7 is clearly repunched (Vlack 14-J). PCGS population 26 with 13 finer. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 114		1791 Washington Cent with Large Eagle Reverse. . Br-1206. PCGS graded VF-20. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. No marks or verdigris, but the fields are covered with uniform microscopic roughness under the natural patina. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 115		1791 Washington Cent with Small Eagle Reverse. . Br-1217. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. Choice glossy dark chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter chocolate toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, and the fields are slightly prooflike. The only defects are a few tiny ticks in the field off the chin. The attribution assumes the common edge lettering, which can't be verified in the slab. Estimated Value $750 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 116		1791 Washington Cent with Small Eagle Reverse. . Br-1217. AU-55. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty light brown toning in protected areas. Very close to mint state, and a good case could be made for that grade, but there are a half dozen small pinprick marks on the reverse, including three around the eagles head and another on the shield. These marks do not catch the eye and are mostly hidden in the devices. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective and the eye appeal is excellent. Weight 193.2 grains. Estimated Value $750 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 117		1791 Washington Cent with Small Eagle Reverse. . Br-1217. PCGS graded VF-30. Mostly glossy dark olive brown with slightly lighter steel brown highpoints. No marks or other defects, but there is some loose dirt caked into some of the devices. Should look better following a bath. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 118		1791 Washington Cent with Small Eagle Reverse. . Br-1217. PCGS graded VF-25. Sharpness near EF40 but there is microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, and the only marks are a tiny, light rim bruise under the bust tip and a fine vertical hairline scratch in the field behind the portrait. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. Weight 193.7 grains. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 119		1793/2 Washington Ship Halfpenny with Lettered Edge. . Br-1225. PCGS graded AU-53. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with hints of reddish brown toning on the obverse. Smooth surfaces, free of any notable defects. Intermediate die state. The reverse shows obvious die swelling but traces of the 3 over 2 overdate are still visible. PCGS population 20 with 44 finer. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 120		(1795) Washington Liberty and Security Penny with Lettered Edge. . Br-1254. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous medium brown and chocolate with hints of faded mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The only mark is a tiny spot of darker toning touching the top of the head. Well struck with xcellent eye appeal, close to gem. PCGS population 13 with only 4 finer. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 121		1795 Washington Liberty and Security Halfpenny with London Edge. . Br-1260. PCGS graded EF-45. Mostly glossy chocolate brown. No spots, roughness, or marks. A bit softly struck on the bust and the opposing eagle on the reverse while the date and legends are fully impressed. The LONDON edge lettering is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 7 with 18 finer. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 122		1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny with Small Buttons. . Br-1270. EF-45. Glossy steel and olive brown with reddish brown crud in protected areas. A light vertical scratch in the right field of the reverse is the only mark. Late die state. The ON in LONDON is softly struck but everything else is strong. Weight 144.3 grains. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 123		1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny with Large Buttons. . Br-1271. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous medium steel brown with 20% of the original mint color remaining. No spots or contact marks. Late die state with several die cracks through the obverse legend. The top of the head and opposing area at ON in LONDON are weakly struck, but everything else is sharp. PCGS population 15 with only 1 finer. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 124		1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny with Large Buttons. . Br-1271. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty chocolate brown with hints of bluish steel overtone in the fields and lustrous lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Very sharply struck in all areas. The only defect is a fine hairline scratch in the field over the bust. Intermediate die state showing only a couple faint hairline cracks in the obverse legend. The reverse is rotated about 30 degrees CW on this example, and this unusual die alignment enabled the sharp strike. (Most of this variety have the reverse rotated about 20-25 degrees CCW, and those examples nearly always have strike weakness at the top of the head and at ON in LONDON.) PCGS population 40 with 21 finer. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 125		1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny with Large Buttons. . Br-1271. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Very attractive frosty chocolate brown. Choice except for some very faint hairline scratches in the center of the reverse, and these are visible only with the aid of a strong glass. Later die state with die cracks in the obverse legend. Nicely struck with only minor weakness at ON in LONDON and the hair at the top of Washington's head nearly full. Nice for the grade. PCGS population 27 with 61 finer. Estimated Value $250 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 126		1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny with Large Buttons. . Br-1271. PCGS graded EF-40. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. No defects, just lightly worn. Very late die state with a cud break at top of ND in FRIEND in addition to the earllier die cracks. The ON in LONDON is weak, as usual, but those letters remain readable and the remainder of the details are clear. Estimated Value $125 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 127		1792 Idler Copy of the Getz Pattern for a Washington Cent with Small Eagle Reverse. . Kenney-1. VG-8. Rather glossy light to medium brown with reddish brown toning in protected areas. There are some light contact marks consistent with the grade, including a rim bruise below the date. The date is clear and the legends are readable although a couple letters are very weak. Genuine original examples of the Getz patterns are prohibitively rare, and William Idler of Philadelphia had a limited quantity of copies struck circa 1860 to satisfy collector demand. These copies are rare and highly desired by collectors today. Weight 210.4 grains. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $510