Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 4

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

$5 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1864		1834 $5 Classic Head. Plain 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Overall this is a well-struck, satiny coin. The stars all show interior definition. The shield's a tad soft in the usual spot. Lots of tiny, old abrasions surround both images, but the color is mellow and well set and slightly darker on the rims. Rare in this grade, and most desirable. View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 1865		1838 $5 Classic Head. PCGS graded AU-50. A frosty coin that has moderate circulation marks, but is well struck and choice for the grade. In the old style PCGS holder and ripe for an upgrade today. View details	Realized $1,006
Lot 1866		Important 1838-C Eliasberg $5 Gold. PCGS graded AU-55 Eliasberg. How many presentable examples of this Charlotte rarity (of which only 17,179 were coined) have survived? Not many. In fact, there are only three Uncirculated pieces (an MS61 each at NGC and PCGS, an MS63 at NGC) and almost nothing else above EF--just a few, including this one, the nicest of the AUs, which also happens to be the Eliasberg coin, yet another indication of its rarity in grade. Mostly it shows little marks, including a chattermark before Liberty's nose and a lot of fritzies. The color is mellow, a pleasing yellow gold typical of the better Southern mint coins of the 1830s. The eagle and Liberty herself are both well struck, though some stars are flat-topped. An important gold coin from the fading days of yore down those Southern plantations. Just remember how rare native ore was back in the 1830s in the South. It would be another dozen years before the yellow metal would erupt from the hills and streams of Cal-i-forn-ay-ey. View details	Unsold
Lot 1867		1844-O $5 Liberty. Sharpness of AU-50. Well struck, with those thin stars of this date detailed to their centers. Mellow yellow color. Small hairlines and two edge "cuts" on the reverse which, in fact, on close examination, are most probably minting flaws, little edge laminations rather than damage. Bid accordingly, but this is not a bad coin at all. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1868		1857 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. A handsome coin with a bold strike and lovely, satiny gold color. Not many noticeable marks, especially on the obverse, but tiny abrasions that should be expected on a 61. Scarce and pleasing. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1869		1881 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice 64! Aside from a few ticks and velvet-caused lines (choice coins like this used to set on velvet pads in dealers' cases, in the "old days"), this coin looks quite gemmy. A tad of striking softness in the very center of reverse, but sharp overall and its surfaces exhibit a delightful satiny glow. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 1870		1882 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Bass. From the famous Harry Bass collection recently sold by our friends Bowers & Merena and so noted on the PCGS holder insert. This one is very choice, with only a few tick marks in the fields. Awash in luster, and very appealing in every way. If you have been looking for a top notch specimen of this date, then bid liberally to capture this prize. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1871		The Finest Known 1886 Gem Cameo Proof $5 Gold. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Only 72 pieces were made as Proofs this year. But here's the best part: PCGS has graded a total of 7 of them (including duplicates?), the best being PR64. NGC has graded just 4; of them, the Reed and Trompeter coins were both given 64 numbers. There's another 64, but no 65s, no 66s, and only one in the Gem category--this one! Making it the finest known in a slab, no question about that. Its orange-peel surfaces are a sheer delight, as is the cameo effect--frosting on Liberty and the eagle, frosting on the stars, frosting on all the reverse legend, even frosting on the motto! (To identify it for all time, just northeast of the first star there is a tiny crescent-moon-shaped flaw in the field, about half a mm long.) In summary, this is truly Superb. "I like it, let's buy it!" View details	Realized $56,350
Lot 1872		1886-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Choice and original, with a hint of greenish gold hues around the periphery, and well struck. There is one tiny mark between the TE of STATES on the reverse--otherwise, this coin would probably be a higher grade. A glass notes few signs of contact on the obverse or reverse, and this piece has good eye-appeal overall. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1873		1886-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Small abrasions and wiping lines across the face, but the grade is accurate and the coin has pretty nice eye appeal because of its satiny fields. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1874		Gorgeous 1889 Proof $5 Gold. PCGS graded Proof 64. Here's one of the really low-pop Proof half eagles, and in lovely condition. Moderate contrast only, but overall (especially out of harsh light) a good black-and-white appearance. Twirl this around to enjoy the orange-peel surfaces and look for problems. You won't find much you won't like, just some faint hairlines. Of the 45 struck (one of the lowest mintages of the era) only 9 have been graded, this one tied with 2 others as the best. Maybe those numbers include resubs? Whatever, the numbers are minuscule and the coin itself is nice and Choice. These seem so elegant when preserved as lovingly as this specimen has been. View details	Realized $15,525
Lot 1875		1893-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Select color and surfaces for the grade, with fully struck devices on Liberty and her eagle. Frosty luster in the fields with greenish-gold toning on each side. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1876		1899 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A little dull because it was struck from pebbly dies, but there are very few marks. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1877		1901 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-66. Satiny, sharp and pleasing. But--curiously, the bagmarks on Liberty's face have an "unusual softness" to them, whereas bagmarks are usually little sharp cuts into fresh metal. Examine it carefully and decide for yourself. View details	Unsold
Lot 1878		1901-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Real bright luster, making for a pretty coin. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1879		1903-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. An original and "honest" coin with only tiny abrasions. Nice deep color. One minute black fleck to the right of the eagle's wing on reverse. A nice Lib Fiver. If you like original, consider this as well as the unslabbed 1907-D. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1880		1907 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-66. A few tiny marks may be found under magnification but this is a super coin, a solid Gem, showing mellow color and a wonderful strike. A few of this date have been given sixes, and only one coin has rated a 67. View details	Realized $4,370
Lot 1881		1907 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Few abrasions and well struck. Little hairlines beneath the color. View details	Realized $891
Lot 1882		1907 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. No complaints really. Abrasions appropriate to the number grade. Good strike. Nice enough color and luster. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1883		1907 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Close to the other NGC-64 of this date, maybe a bit more action on the front. Similar look. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1884		1907-D $5 Liberty. MS-64. Well struck with satiny surfaces. A few tiny abrasions. Came to us direct from an estate, so we know it has never been slabbed. No spots or copper stains. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1885		1907-D $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Not as satiny as the raw one we offer here, but otherwise they are about equal. This one's been "in," the other hasn't. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1886		1908-D $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Great color here, but quite a lot of abrasions, on the reverse especially, for a "Very Choice" Indian gold piece. Look, it's really Uncirculated, okay? With a mintage of 148,000 it should not be thought of as just a common date, but that's how it is priced these days. It should be desirable just for what it really is. View details	Unsold
Lot 1887		1909-D $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Lots of little abrasions. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1888		1911 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. This one has a lot of action on the reverse and flatness on the Indian's cheek. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1889		Perfection - A Superb 1913 Matte Proof $5 Gold. PCGS graded Proof 67. Here is a magnificent example of the fine sandblast finish which was used to produce Proof Half Eagles during 1912-13. The surfaces are virtually perfect today, without signs of contact, toning or age. The grade awarded by PCGS has only been earned by 3 coins; there are none graded higher of this date, or any date for that matter, of Indian Half Eagles. That makes this coin tied for the finest graded of the type. Someday this coin will probably be encased in a Proof 68 holder. Philadelphia coiners popped off 99 of these, a low total for Proof production in 1913. Of these, perhaps 40 survive in various undamaged Proof grades, with this coin tied for the very finest. An outstanding opportunity to own something precious and flawless. View details	Unsold
Lot 1890		1913 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Good luster on this tightly graded fiver. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1891		1915 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A frosty, original coin for the grade. Housed in the old style PCGS holder, which are seldom encountered today. From an old collection that was put away over a decade ago. One to send in again for today's grading. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 1892		1915 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty and original throughout. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1893		1916-S $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Bass. Some abrasions, especially in the open reverse field, but Harry Bass never bought junk and he must have liked this coin for its overall good eye-appeal. The color is an attractive, old-time greenish gold and the strike is sharp. View details	Realized $920