Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 4

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

Two Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 260		1864 Two Cents. Small motto. MS-63. One of the keys to this short series, this one fresh and original, with a sharp strike and nice surfaces. Hints of original red beneath brown toning. View details	Realized $978
Lot 261		1864 Two Cents. Small motto. AU-58. Muddy toning perhaps from a gentle cleaning. Well struck and free of annoying marks. Always in demand for the Small Motto obverse die, which is far scarcer than the Large Motto variety of this date. View details	Realized $286
Lot 262		1864 Two Cents. Large motto. PCGS graded MS-64 RD. This must be an old holder because the coin is a stone Gem. Full red luster. Clashed dies show in the center of the reverse, and a long diebreak around the legend. View details	Realized $506
Lot 263		1864 Two Cents. Large motto. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. In a 1st generation "slab". View details	Realized $288
Lot 264		1864 Two Cents. Large motto. MS-62 Red and Brown. Mostly brown, but with the fields showing some original red beneath the toning. Sharp and desirable. View details	Realized $104
Lot 265		1864 Two Cents. Large motto. Includes 1864 Large motto, 1865, 1866, 1868, 1869, 1870 and 1872. Each grades from Very Fine to About Uncirculated, but all are cleaned. Each coin would benefit from being retoned to a more natural brown color. Make sure to inspect these before bidding, some have minor surface problems or streaking. View details	Realized $483
Lot 266		1865 Two Cents. Each grades About Uncirculated 50 or better, but the last one has been lightly cleaned. A nice selection. Lot of 4 coins. View details	Realized $334
Lot 267		1866 Two Cents. MS-62 Red and Brown. Frosty and original, with nice surfaces and color. View details	Realized $104
Lot 268		1867 Two Cents. Doubled die. MS-63 Brown. With the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" doubled. Discovered by Walter Breen in 1953, and remaining scarce to this day. View details	Realized $748
Lot 269		1868 Two Cents. MS-62 Brown. Some red in the fields, however, there is a cluster of specks on the lower reverse. Fairly typical for the issue. View details	Realized $230
Lot 270		1869 Two Cents. MS-63 Brown. Sharply impressed and pleasing. Hints of red under the toning. View details	Realized $265
Lot 271		1871 Two Cents. MS-60 Brown. Repunched 71 (Breen-2403). Nice surfaces and "scarce" according to Dr. Breen. View details	Realized $242
Lot 272		1872 Two Cents. AU-55. Toned with familiar wood-grain toning. Nearly Mint State. View details	Realized $552
Lot 273		1873 Two Cents. Closed 3. Proof 62 Red and Brown. Moderate hairlines in the fields and a few tiny spots, still a scarce coin that is seldom found much better. View details	Realized $920