Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 4

The Dr. Jon Kardatzke Coin and Currency Collection, Part 1

Liberty Seated Dimes

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 554		1837 and 1838-0 Liberty Seated Dimes. No stars. Good-5. No problems other than wear. Lot of 2 coins. View details	Realized $44
Lot 555		1837 Liberty Seated Dime. Large date. EF-40. Lightly cleaned and now retoning with a natural steel-gray color. Boldly impressed and an exciting example of the new style. View details	Realized $437
Lot 556		1837 Liberty Seated Dime. Small date. VF-30. Well struck and now toned with a vibrant russet color around the periphery. View details	Realized $460
Lot 557		1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. VF-25. Lightly cleaned and now retoning. One mark on the mintmark. View details	Realized $247
Lot 558		1838 Liberty Seated Dime. Small stars. VG-8. Cleaned to an unnatural brightness. Much scarcer than the large stars version. View details	Realized $14
Lot 559		Group of 20 Liberty Seated Dimes. Mostly different dates and mints, in grades ranging from About Good to Very Fine. View details	Realized $368
Lot 560		1838 Liberty Seated Dime. Large stars. Includes 1838 Large Stars, 1838 Partial Drapery, 1839, 1839-O, 1840 and 1840-O. Grades range from Very Good to Very Fine. An early group for the date collector. View details	Realized $173
Lot 561		1840 Liberty Seated Dime. Drapery. EF-40. Banged up with several surface marks. A barker. View details	Realized $150
Lot 562		1841 Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded MS-66. One of the most original Seated Liberty dimes this cataloguer has ever laid eyes on! The ancient "aluminum-foil" silver color is staggering to the highly trained eye: it just screams "pristine." On top of this are wonderful splashes of golden iridescence. Some people are known to have an aversion to this kind of superb originality (including, oddly enough, PCGS), probably because it is impossible to see "through" such toning. But the expert eye knows that toning like this is like patina on an ancient coin--a coating, a protective surface that has been laid down naturally over a long period of time. Examining this coin very closely with a 14x glass fails to locate more than just minute contact ticks and a single tiny mark on Liberty's tummy. This dime is also boldly struck in its centers and clear down to the tiny star points. This is the only coin in its grade category, according to NGC, with a single coin graded "higher" numerically--but almost nothing we've seen in many years comes closer to sheer perfection. An opportunity indeed for the astute collector. View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 563		1841 Liberty Seated Dime. Includes 1841 P, O, 1842 P, O, 1843, 1845, 1848, 1849 P, O, 1850 P, O, 1851-O, 1852, 1853 Arrows, 1853-O Arrows. Good to Extremely Fine. A select group, a couple of the higher grade coins have been cleaned, but all are very acceptable for a date collection. View details	Realized $334
Lot 564		1843-O Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-12. With some obverse rim marks on the broad, flat, encircling rim. Nicely toned. View details	Realized $81
Lot 565		1844 Liberty Seated Dime. EF-45. The "Little Orphan Annie" dime, so called by Frank C. Ross, a hack writer from Kansas City who hoarded this date for years, then promoted it selling off his hoard at a useful profit (Breen). This particular example has been cleaned, and tends toward a certain dullness in the color application. Nevertheless, it still remains a popular, low-mintage date and this coin boasts smooth, even wear and damage free surfaces. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 566		1845-O Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-15. Perfect for the grade. View details	Realized $138
Lot 567		1846 Liberty Seated Dime. VG-8. One of the key dates to the Seated Dime series, this coin is actually far rarer (grade for grade) than the more famous (ie promoted) 1844. Steel gray and with normal circulation marks. View details	Realized $138
Lot 568		1847 Liberty Seated Dime. EF-40. Lightly cleaned and still untoned. Boldly struck devices with full crisp stars and all the minute details still sharp. View details	Realized $104
Lot 569		1848 Liberty Seated Dime. EF-45. Light golden toning on the obverse, well struck and eye-appealing. View details	Realized $75
Lot 570		A Group of 27 Liberty Seated Dimes. A total of 27 coins, some duplication, with grades ranging from About Good to Extremely Fine. Includes some over cleaned and "whizzed" coins. View details	Realized $368
Lot 571		1851 Liberty Seated Dime. EF-45. Lightly cleaned and now retoning around the periphery. The second 1 is repunched in the date. View details	Realized $46
Lot 572		1852-O Liberty Seated Dime. EF-40. Nice in color and surface quality. View details	Realized $196
Lot 573		1853 Liberty Seated Dime. No arrows. Fine-12. Smooth, even wear. View details	Realized $132
Lot 574		1854 Liberty Seated Dime. Includes 1854 P, O, 1855, 1856 Large Date, 1856 Small Date, 1856-O, 1857 P, O, 1858 P, O, 1859 P,O. Good to Very Fine. Most are original and choice for the grade, a date collectors delight. View details	Realized $230
Lot 575		1856 Liberty Seated Dime. Large date. NGC graded MS-66. Deep sea-green toning with russet highlights on the devices prevail, and this delicately aged dime shows few signs of stress for its age, aside from color, which is slightly disturbed on the high point of the obverse. The stars, drapery folds and leaf veins, however, are sharp as a tack, with no signs of striking weakness. Look closely and you will find an intriguing coin here. Only 3 have been so graded by NGC, with a single coin graded higher. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 576		1856-S Liberty Seated Dime. VF-20. The first year of San Francisco dime production. Lightly toned. View details	Realized $748
Lot 577		1858-S Liberty Seated Dime. VF-30. Natural gold toning in the fields, lighter devices. View details	Realized $719
Lot 578		1859-S Fine 15 Dime. Fine-15. Dark gray toning throughout, scarce as a date with a low 60,000 minted, most of which were hoarded or melted during the Civil War. View details	Realized $322
Lot 579		1860-S Liberty Seated Dime. VF-20. Light hairlines due to an old cleaning. Scarce date. View details	Realized $109
Lot 580		1860-S Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-12. Light silvery-gray in color. Scarce. View details	Realized $127
Lot 581		1860-O Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-12. Softly struck, reflecting the distracted mood in New Orleans in 1860. Nevertheless, LIBERTY is complete on the shield, and this may be a grade higher. Only 40,000 were struck, most of which were lost during the subsequent war years. Clean surfaces and appealing for the grade. View details	Realized $719
Lot 582		1860 Liberty Seated Dime. Includes the following: 1860 VG-8, 1861 EF-45 Cleaned, 1862 VF-20, 1868 F-12, 1869-S F-12 Cleaned, 1870 F-12, 1871 F-15 Cleaned, 1871-S G-4, 1872 VF-30, 1872-S F-12 and 1873 closed 3 EF-40 Cleaned. A broad range for the date collector who wants to complete a date and mintmark set. Many are nice for the grade. View details	Realized $230
Lot 583		A Group of 47 Liberty Seated Dimes. Mostly different dates and mints. Grades range from About Good to Very Fine. Should be examined. View details	Realized $719
Lot 584		1861-S Liberty Seated Dime. AU-55. Choice and original, with most of the luster in the fields under the layer of tawny brown toning. View details	Realized $978
Lot 585		1861-S, 1862-S, 1863-S Liberty Seated Dimes. Total of 3 pieces grading About Good to Good. View details	Realized $92
Lot 586		1862-S Liberty Seated Dime. VG-8. Original color and with a dull scrape behind Liberty's head. View details	Realized $46
Lot 587		1863 Liberty Seated Dime. Proof 55. A proof which must have briefly slipped into circulation. Low-mintage date, which was caused by the lack of silver brought to the mint during the Civil War. View details	Realized $529
Lot 588		1863-S Liberty Seated Dime. Good-5. Original color. View details	Realized $40
Lot 589		1864 Liberty Seated Dime. Proof 55. A proof that was spent, and quickly recovered from circulation. A rare, low mintage date. View details	Realized $483
Lot 590		1864-S Liberty Seated Dime. VF-25. Some surface problems on both sides so this one should be inspected. View details	Realized $75
Lot 591		1864-S Liberty Seated Dime. VF-20. Cleaned and retoned. Scarce date, particularly in high grade. View details	Realized $69
Lot 592		1865 Liberty Seated Dime. Proof 63. A gorgeous toned Proof that boasts deep blue around the periphery and lighter rose-gold hues at the centers. View details	Realized $690
Lot 593		1865-S Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-12. Cleaned. View details	Realized $69
Lot 594		1866 Liberty Seated Dime. Proof 60. Dark toning and a few surface marks are noted in the fields. A rare date with only 725 struck in Proof, and 8,000 struck for circulation. View details	Realized $460
Lot 595		1866-S Liberty Seated Dime. VF-35. Nice and original, with exceptionally smooth fields and devices. There is a bisecting obverse crack through Liberty. View details	Realized $483
Lot 596		1867 Liberty Seated Dime. Proof 60. Mottled toning on both sides, with some minor tick marks in the fields. One of the lowest mintage dates of the series. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 597		1867-S Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-12. Nice surfaces for the grade. View details	Realized $63
Lot 598		A Dozen "S" Mint Seated Dimes. Includes 1868-S, 1869-S, 1873-S Arrows, 1875-S Below Wreath, 1876-S (2 pcs), 1887-S (2 pcs), 1888-S, 1889-S, 1890-S, 1891-S. Grading Good to Very Fine. Worth examining. View details	Realized $230
Lot 599		1868-S Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-15. Steel gray in color. View details	Realized $52
Lot 600		1869 Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-12. Original. View details	Realized $52
Lot 601		1870-S Liberty Seated Dime. VG-8. Uneven wear on the center of the reverse, which makes the lettering weak. Scarce. View details	Realized $288
Lot 602		1871-CC Liberty Seated Dime. VG-8. Russet silver color throughout, well struck and pleasing for the grade. There is one dull mark on the top right of the reverse wreath. Only 20,100 struck in all, most of which were lost, making this one of the key dates to the Seated Dime series. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 603		1872-CC Liberty Seated Dime. Fine-12. Soft silvery-gray in color and an extremely tough coin to find. The reverse has some dull marks just inside the wreath, but otherwise the coin has only the usual circulation marks. View details	Realized $776

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