Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Eisenhower Dollar/Commorative Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1897		1971-S Eisenhower Dollar. Silver. . Silver. PCGS graded MS-67. Pop 208; none finer. (PCGS # 7408) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1898		Norse Medal Thick. PCGS graded MS-64. Well toned and lustrous. An engaging example of this medal. A medal, not a coin, this and related pieces in silver and gold were issued in connection with the Norse American Centennial in 1925. The promoters wanted a coin, but did not lobby their case with congress, not realizing that coins could be easily sold throughout the numismatic market, but medals would be less popular. Accordingly, a fair number or Norse commemoratives remained unsold for years afterward. Year by year they became more popular (PCGS # 9450) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 1899		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Sparkling white beauty. Choice for the grade and because it is so boldly executed, it could easily fit into a gem quality 50-piece Commemorative Type Set. Queen Isabella wears a jewelled crown and a snood. The kneeling female on the reverse with distaff and spindle is "emblematic of women's industry" explains the Guide Book of U.S. Coins (now a quait cliche in the world of the 21st century) (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1900		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Attractively toned. Irridescent colors with honey brown and lovely pastels around the bgorders. A lovely MS64 example that has frosty rather than flashy luster. All the same, well struck with top-quality design detail (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1901		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice example. A gleaming silvery specimen with nice cartwheel luster making it choice in every sense of the word. Most examples of the Isabella quarter sharply struck, as found here, with all the finest details evident in the Queen Isabella's regalia (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1902		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 1903		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, with 2 x 2. PCGS graded MS-64 (PCGS # 9225) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 1904		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, no 2 x 2. NGC graded MS-65. A gem! The obverse displays lovely rose toning. The reverse is frosty white. Warm golden reddish with steel-blue and natural gray accents exhibit strong cartwheel luster flowing upwards. The satin, gem quality luster is what really engages the aesthetic sense with its serene beauty. Twenty-two stars underlying the overlapping portraits of Bibb and Kilby on the Alabama commemorative. This is the version without the "2X2" in the field at right. A scarce acquisition for any advanced collector of U.S. commemorative coins. The Alabama commemoratives, designed by Laura Gardin Fraser, were offered first during President Harding's visit to Birmingham in October 1921. Estimated Value $1,600 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1905		1921 Alabama Half Dollar, no 2 x 2. AU-55. Light pinkish toning. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 1906		1936 Albany Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. "Tab" toning on the reverse. Silver-white satin frost projects its superb vibrancy through the toning and is boldly hypnotic on this fresh-appearing Albany, New York commemorative half dollar. The devices were struck with such determined force by the dies that all design elements show boldly. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 1907		1936 Albany Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Original mottled toning on both sides. This is a lovely, healthy-glowing Superb Gem, whose obverse and reverse being nicely toned, beam with typical satin luster of the Albany Type. Devices were struck with the usual energy and full oomph by the dies imparting all design elements. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1908		1936 Albany Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Blast white and quite choice for the grade (PCGS # 9227) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $316
Lot 1909		1936 Albany Half Dollar. MS-60. Attractive light golden-violet toning. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1910		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Tab toning on the obverse. What is most noticeable when one first examines this coin is its thick mint luster underneath the amber-gold toning. It swirls from side-to-side unimpeded by noticeable abrasions and unscathed by even a hint of spotting. A coin of singular beauty and importance to the Commemoratives collector. The devices were struck with typical power by the dies that all design elements show boldly. Antietams are noted for their fine detail and artistic merit. The Battle of Antietam (known as the Battle of Sharpsburg in the South), Sept. 17, 1862, is considered the bloodiest single day in the Civil War. To pay homage to the 75th anniversary of this battle, designer and sculptor William Marks Simpson depicted conjoined busts of the two generals who commanded the opposing forces in that battle, George B. McClellan (Union) and Robert E. Lee (Confederate). For the reverse, Simpson recreated the Burnside Bridge which was a strategic site in the battle. A total of 50,000 were authorized at $1.65 each, although only 18,000 were eventually sold, the remainder being melted. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1911		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Delicately toned around the borders. A coin with a nice satiny appeal, silver toned surfaces appearing as when first struck taken from its issue card or envelope and submitted to PCGS for grading. The MS66 grade is confirmed by viewing this premium quality Gem. In addition to the fine luster, the coin displays impressive striking detail for an Antietam half dollar (all of which seem to have been carefully made). This is to say that the strike is full on the dual portraits of Generals McClellan and Lee, including those few hair strands over Lee's ear which on rare occasions keep this from a gem designation (PCGS # 9229) . After pursuing Confederate General Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Union Army Major General George B. McClellan launched attacks against Lee's army, in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek in September 1862. Despite superiority of numbers, McClellan's attack failed to achieve much, resulting in a three-phase battle that Lee was able to counter by shifting forces to meet each challenge. Again, despite ample reserve forces that could have been deployed to exploit localized successes, McClellan failed to destroy Lee's army. The upshot was that Lee's plans were foiled and he withdraw his army back to Virginia without interference from the cautious McClellan. Historians rate the battle as tactically inconclusive. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1912		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. A brilliant untoned gem thus our Premium Quality designation (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1913		1935-P,D,S Arkansas Half Dollar Set. PCGS graded MS-65, MS-65 and MS-66 respectively. A well matched delicately toned set. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1914		1935 Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Nicely toned. A highly lustrous Gem that has rich satiny frost and a razor sharp strike considering the simplified obverse motif. First year of issue (Arkansas half dollars were produced in 3-coin sets in 1935-39 as well as sold individually in 1935.) (PCGS # 9233) . Estimated Value $150 - 170. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 1915		1936 Arkansas Half Dollar. MS-64. Delicate natural violet toning. Estimated Value $90 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 1916		1936-D Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Nice light golden toning on both sides. Smooth frosty luster on a well presented and fully struck example. Elusive as a Superb Gem and none better. Mintage: 9,660. Struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the admission of Arkansas to the Union, June 15, 1836. Two Art Deco heads are Liberty and (evidently) a Quapaw Indian, the tribe that inhabited what would become the Territory of Arkansaw. Edward Everett Burr designed the piece along with the help of several others. Sets of three, one from each mint, were sold in 1935-39 at ever-escalating prices. There was active speculation in the issue at the time, along with the other P-D-S commemorative sets struck during the 1930s. Pop 17; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9238) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 1917		1936-D Arkansas and 1936 Robinson Half Dollar. Each grades MS-60 Plus. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1918		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Delicately toned over soft, satiny surfaces. Full nose and nostrils on the bear means a sharp strike. The Bay Bridge connects the cities of San francisco and Oakland, California (PCGS # 9254) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1919		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Lightly toned (PCGS # 9254) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 1920		1934 Boone Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Light golden toning. The silvery luster on both sides is full with a somewhat satin texture under the diaphanous veil of color. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1921		1935 P-D-S Boone Half Dollar Set. Small 1934 on reverse. Coins grade as follows: 1935/34 PCGS MS-65; 1935/34-D PCGS MS-66; 1935/34-S MS-63. Popular as the lowest mintage set in the 144 piece commemorative silver series. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1922		1936-S Boone Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Delicately toned in natural pastel colors. Together with: 1893 Columbian PCGS MS-65 that is blast white. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1923		1937 Boone Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Attractive golden hues and worthy of a premium for the toning. Lustrous with deep orange-sunset toning that dominates the outer surfaces of this superb commemorative half dollar, the satiny look with a particular glow to the obverse and reverse fields. A sharp impression was left by the stamp of the dies that struck this scarcer Boone half dollar. Only 9,810 minted. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex:Carmody Tribute Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1924		1937-D Boone Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely Rainbow toning on both sides. Clean as a whistle, as one would look forward to from the grade; however, what really makes this break free from others is its satiny luster that rolls around each side under the veil of multicolor toning. No more, no less, just as fully struck, as attractive, as you could ask for in a Boone half dollar, with complete detail in all areas. Superb! A beauty! Mintage: 2,506. Pop 38; 2 finer in 68. (PCGS # 9271) . Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1925		1925-S California Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. Satiny lustrous underlying fields and devices, with very nice, full original color from the issuer's container. This is a gem coin of recognized high quality, left undipped, and never tampered with in any way, but marvelous simply as is. California is known as the Golden State, hence the panner for gold as its main theme (PCGS # 9281) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1926		1925-S California Half Dollar. MS-63. Light mottled toning. A lustrous, well struck example commemorating the 75th anniversary of California statehood (PCGS # 9281) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 1927		1951-S Carver-Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Sea-green and golden hues on both sides. Conditionally rare, this important coin is at the top of the third-party grading scale for the issue. Both sides are richly toned in speckled cobalt-blue and medium-gold shades through which full, frosty mint luster shines at all angles. Exceptionally well preserved by the standards of this type, the surfaces are smooth and free of grade-limiting abrasions. A definite find for the advanced collector or investor who specializes in Commemorative coinage. To perpetuate the memories of these two prominent black Americans, the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints struck Carver/Washington Commemorative Half Dollars for four years from 1951 through 1954. The first-year 1951-S was produced to the extent of just 10,004 pieces and, like all issues of this type, it can be a very difficult coin to locate without numerous marks. Pop 8; 1 finer in 67 Star. (PCGS # 9432) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1928		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Multi-color toning on both sides. Tied for finest-known honors among extant '52-P Carver/Washington Commems, this colorful Superb Gem displays target-like toning in powder-blue, pink, apricot and steel-lilac shades. Frosty luster is full and vibrant, and there are no detracting abrasions to report (PCGS # 9434) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1929		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. Viviid rainbow toning around the borders on both sides. A frosty, silver-bright coin of this Type is the usual appearance, whereas colorfully toned Carver-Washingtons are very scarce; there are no unsettling deep bagmarks on either side only a few light marks. Worthy of a premium bid (PCGS # 9434) . Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1930		1952-S Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Old green holder. Delicate pastel toning on both sides with satiny underlying luster. Another gem that features top-quality original color (PCGS # 9436) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 1931		1954-S Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely multi-color hues around the obverse borders, pastel in areas deepening to warm amber reds and brown at the margin. Worth a premium for the vivid toning (PCGS # 9444) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,933
Lot 1932		1936-P,D,S Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar Set. PCGS graded MS-64, MS-65 and MS-64 respectively. A brilliant white well matched set. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,350. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1933		1936 Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. An intensely brilliant untoned example and Premium Quality for the grade (PCGS # 9283) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1934		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mottled multi-color toning on the obverse. An desirable fresh and lively toned gem with satin-fresh luster added to a bold strike. Outstanding eye-appeal, too. Everything you would want from the grade on a Cincinnati half dolar, and probably then some (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1935		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. An untoned gem with near immaculate satiny white surfaces (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 1936		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Together with: Original inprinted black display holder and original mailer. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1937		1936-P,D,S Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66, MS-66 and MS-65 respectively. All matched and untoned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1938		1936 Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A superb untoned gem (PCGS # 9291) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1939		1936-D and 1936-S Columbia, S.C. Half Dollars. PCGS graded each MS-66. Together with: 1936 Bridgeport PCGS MS-66. Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 9292) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 1940		1936 Columbia, S.C. Exonumia. Consistsing of: 3-coin cardboard holder (4); 3 different denomination "Wooden Nickels" money from the Sesqui-Centennial; Original mailing envelope. All Very Fine or better. Lot of 8 items. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1941		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely blue and golden toning around the edges. Swirling frosty luster rounds out this coin's list of memorable attributes. Mathematically exact standards seen in the sharp details of Columbus's hair and on the sails and woodwork of the ship on the reverse. Superb, and among the finest graded. Pop 6; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9297) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1942		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. An iridescent toned gem with slightly reflective surfaces. Together with: 1918 Lincoln in PCGS MS-65 that is totally white. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1943		1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Nice blue and green toning on both sides. Sleek satin fresh in color and surface originality with an bold strike on the broad leaves of The Charter Oak made famous in American colonial history. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1944		1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Untoned (PCGS # 9299) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1945		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A sparkling mostly white gem specimen (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $357
Lot 1946		Delaware-Swedish Tercentenary Exonumia. Original commemorative pack consisting of: Post Card acknowledgment; Subscription Application; 5 Coin Holder; Original Mailer All in Very Fine or better condition. Lot of 4 items. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $230

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