Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2085		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. No L. PCGS graded MS-67. A lovely coin fully struck with semi reflective fields. Wonderful golden toning. PCGS holder 10813699. Here is a final 1849 modification of the obverse design featuring a larger bust of Liberty. The reverse design remained as before with an Open Wreath enclosing the date and denomination. There is no L on the neck truncation. This obverse and reverse combination only appeared on the coinage of 1849. Gold dollars were struck in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega in this year. The Open Wreath design was common to the coinage of all Mints, but high quality survivors are definitely the subject of legend. We are excited to offer this superb Mint State 67 specimen for bidders to admire and for one, just one, collector to own. The chance of seeing another one offered anytime soon should be weighed carefully. Among the finest known. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 7501) . Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $44,850
Lot 2086		1850-C $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. In NGC holder 1665847-001. Boldly struck and shimmering with luster. Light yellow gold. Very boldly struck for the issue with sharp hair and wreath design, a clear date, and a bold mintmark. The obverse and reverse both are faintly prooflike while the reverse is more choice than many seen in this grade; both sides are covered with fresh gold color that serves to enhance the overall detail. It is agreed that some 100 or so 1850-C gold dollars are known with perhaps a half dozen accurately graded Mint State pieces currently described in the records. The presently offered coin is tied with few others in this choice grade. Pop 14; 6 finer; 2 in 62; 4 in 63. (PCGS # 7510) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,900
Lot 2087		1850-D $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Untoned. It is accepted that rarities such as the 1855-D and 1861-D will get the lion's share of press coverage, and yet this 1850-D is among the more important, least appreciated gold dollars from this Southern branch mint. It easily fits the criteria for the grade, and is remarkable for its sharpness of strike and high quality planchet. The 1850-D is often seen weak in areas, but this piece is almost fully defined in the centers with average detail at the border dentils. Only 8,382 struck. Pop 26; 31 finer. (PCGS # 7511) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 4,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2088		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely shades of golden toning on both sides. This is a frosty, near-gem example of the earliest or "Liberty" Type gold dollar. The burning-gold mint bloom overlays powerfully struck devices, and it is preserved virtually without a flaw, hence our Premium Quality application. Nicely representative of the Type, and certainly a praiseworthy coin where completeness of design is difficult to achieve. Pop 242; 84 finer. (PCGS # 7513) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2089		1851-C $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned. A pleasing problem-free example of this very scarce gold dollar (PCGS # 7514) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 2090		1853-C $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. In NGC Holder 1293449-004. A choice problem free example. Lustrous and lightly toned. Well struck with even, natural orange-gold and pale greenish color. The fields have a touch of granularity, as struck. The rim dentils are incomplete. A fresh Condition Census example of the final Type One gold dollar produced at the Charlotte Mint. Between perhaps no more than 150 1853-C gold dollars are known with maybe as few as a dozen of these grading Mint State. The finest known appears to be the Paramount Auction '81: 1331 coin that would probably grade MS 64 by today's standards. The Elrod coin has been graded MS 64 by NGC and a second NGC MS 64 was owned by a New York dealer a few years ago. Among the finest available at the present time (PCGS # 7522) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2091		1853-D $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Well struck and glittering with luster. Rich mint bloom color. A single die pair was used to strike the 6,583 Dahlonega-issued gold dollars in 1853. Mint-made defects such as planchet voids and cracks often plague survivors of this type, but are not present here. Very few Mint State 1853-D gold dollars, perhaps a dozen pieces, are believed extant, most showing some deficiencies of one sort or another. The Choice example we offer represents true value for the issue, with the sort of strike not often seen on the hair or wreath elements of a Dahlonega Mint piece. The hair shows individual separation between the strands, while most stars have strong radials; also, the wreath shows nearly complete detail. An pleasing reddish orange glow is present on both sides with no obvious marks to lend distraction. Easily Condition Census for the issue. And clearly desirable for both its excellent quality as a gold dollar and as a top-of-the-line example of Southern gold coinage. A Premium Quality coin for the grade. Pop 4; 2 finer in 65. (PCGS # 7523) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2092		1853-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Nice light orange toning. The luster is superior for the issue, and warm glowing bright fields peer through rich flaming-gold coloration. The strike is customary decent for the O-mint releases of the 1850s with the usual insufficient metal flows into the rim dentils of the dies on both sides. On the other hand, there is particularly sharp relief on all stars, Liberty's head, the wreath, and the reverse legends and other important areas collectors use as a measure of a coin's desirability. Would it be too much to ask bidders to forget the published price guides and go with your professional instincts when submitting a bid? We expect to see a strong showing. Pop 35; 10 in 65; 1 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 7524) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,485
Lot 2093		1853-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Frosty and mostly untoned. A small hairline in the coronet and braid, others above the point of the coronet and below the neck truncation. Otherwise of choicer quality than the nominal MS62 grade assigned to it. With flattering warm gold mint luster and no signs of friction, this attractive coin is every bit the Mint State gold dollar. Keen-edged devices throughout, including the central devices and the stars. Only some of the rim dentils are weak. A flashy little coin (PCGS # 7524) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 2094		1854-D $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Housed in NGC holder 1875348-001. Winter 6-H, the only known dies. Lightly toned. With speculation settling on around 75-85 1854-D gold dollars still extant (from the original mintage of 2,935 pieces), this is a high-end specimen. Small wonder, then, this date ranks high in rarity among all D-mint dollars after the 1855-D, 1856-D, and 1861-D. Carefully struck and boldly defined, a refreshingly attractive coin by the standards of this issue. The reverse shows soft denticles near the lower border, and a few rounded leaves in the wreath, but most areas are finely detailed. The '54-D is known for muted rather than bright luster, and this example does show the somewhat subdued features of others in its class, with a finely granular texture. There is, all the same, some brightness in the fields. Diagnostic die scratches are found on the reverse below and to the left of the mintmark. A leading rarity in this series and the key Type 1 date from this mint. Pop 9; 1 in 63. Coinage of the gold dollar was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1849. The weight was 25.8 grains.900 fineness. The first type, struck until 1854, is known as the Liberty Head or small-sized type (Type 1) and was designed by James B. Longacre. Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650