Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 41

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Colonials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling. . Noe-4 Rarity 4. NGC graded MS-64. Type with a pair of backwards N's in legend. Very attractive glossy dark bluish steel gray with traces of frosty mint luster remaining in protected areas. No planchet flaws or contact marks. The planchet displays the usual gentle wave seen on pieces struck using the rocker press. The only defects are a couple microscopic specks of scale or crud at LA in ENGLAND. The obverse is well centered on the nearly round planchet, only the tops of HV in MASATHVSETS tight to the edge. The reverse is slightly off center to K-10 leaving the tops of NGLAN of ENGLAND barely off the planchet. The legends are devices are all fully struck up creating a truly superior example of this popular and historic early colonial issue. Fully comparable to the best examples found in the Hain and Ford collections, and arguably the pick of the litter. Weight listed as 66.4 grains on the NGC label. Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2		Pair of 1723 Rosa Americana Pennies Crowned Rose Type. One is Breen-121 without a stop following a large 3 and grades G4. The other grades AG3 and the date does not show while the legends are mostly clear. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 80. View details	Realized $69
Lot 3		1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing Second Prototype. . Br-170. VF-30. Sharpness AU50 but slightly rough from minor corrosion. No marks or notable verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 4		Pair of 1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthings. . Br-172. One grades VF20 and the other G6, but both are sharper with minor roughness. The dates and legends are easily readable on both pieces. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details	Realized $69
Lot 5		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. . Br-157. AU-58. Variety with small 3 in the date and no pellet before the H. Choice glossy medium brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. No defects and outstanding eye appeal. Just a light touch of wear on the highpoints. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 6		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. . Br-157. VF-25. Variety with small 3 in the date and no stop before the H. Sharpness EF40 or better but covered with fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks or notable verdigris. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 7		Pair of 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpennies, both grading G6. One is Breen-155 with a large 3; the other is Breen-157 with a small 3. A decent pair, both with clear date and legends. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details	Realized $63
Lot 8		Group of Five 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpennies grading AG3 to G5. Some are slightly sharper with defects. Good mix of die varieties and all have a readable date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 9		Small Hoard of Nine 1741-BB French Colonial Billon Sou Marques Vlack-254 Average grade VF20. These pieces from the Strasbourg mint in France display little if any wear but all are covered with oxidation and shallow roughness under a dark steel patina. Most have a clear date but the strikes tend to be uneven so several have weak areas near the rims. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details	Realized $604
Lot 10		1741-BB French Colonial Billon Sou Marque. Misaligned Dies. . Vlack-254, Rarity 1. VF-25. Sharpness near mint state but there are patches of very fine roughness on both sides, strongest at the right side of the crowned L. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for those portions of the obverse struck off the planchet. The obverse is misaligned to K-5 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. Slightly glossy dark steel. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 11		Pair of 1767 French Colonial Copper Sous with RF Counterstamp. . Br-701. The first grades F15 and has attractive glossy chocolate brown surfaces with a clear date and legends. The second grades AG3 and is sharper but rough with no date and partial legends. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $104
Lot 12		Group of 5 Early Colonial Coppers. Includes a 1743 British halfpenny grading AG3, an Irish halfpenny grading G5, a dateless cull British halfpenny, and a pair of 1773 Virginia halfpennies both grading net AG3. The two Virginia halfpennies are sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 13		Pair of Nova Constellatio Coppers. The first is 1783 Crosby 2-B with pointed rays grading G5. The other also has pointed rays but is heavily worn and the date is gone. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $81
Lot 14		1783 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays with Large US. . Crosby 1-A Rarity-1. VF-25. Five points sharper but there is a small planchet flake under the star below the second T in CONSTELLATIO. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive. Glossy medium brown. Later die state with the legends starting to mush a bit, especially on the reverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. Weight 127.0 grains. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 15		1783 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays with Small US. . Crosby 2-B Rarity-1. VF-30. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas, especially on the obverse. Excellent surfaces and eye appeal, only a few trivial signs of light contact. US is visible but not strong due to the usual swelling in the center of the obverse, but everything else is bold. Weight 114.8 grains. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 16		1783 Nova Constellatio Blunt Rays with Small US. . Crosby 3-C Rarity-3. EF-40. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. Flawless except for a small splash of darker chocolate and olive toning at the EL in CONSTELATIO. Intermediate die state with a thin rim cud break at the top of the obverse. Weight 113.0 grains. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,163
Lot 17		1785 Nova Constellatio Blunt Rays. . Crosby 1-B Rarity-4. VF-25. Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness in protected areas. No verdigris or notable contact marks. Attractive mostly glossy chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and strong. Weight 121.5 grains. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 18		1785 Nova Constellatio Blunt Rays. . Crosby 1-B Rarity-4. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but lightly corroded and the edge was delicately filed over JUSTITIA. No verdigris, but there is a slight bulge in the left center of the obverse with a dull nick just above the bulge. The date and legends remain visible. Slightly glossy dark olive with lighter steel brown highpoints. Weight 101.0 grains. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 19		1785 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays. . Crosby 2-A Rarity-5. Fine-12. Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine granularity that's mostly hidden under a rather glossy patina of dark steel and olive brown. No verdigris, and the only mark is a light rim bruise at IA in JUSTITIA. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Weight 118.9 grains. Estimated Value $500 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 20		1785 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays. . Crosby 3-B Rarity-1. VF-35. Choice glossy medium brown with chocolate toning covering the highpoints. The only marks are a couple barely visible rim bruises on the obverse. Well struck early die state offering excellent eye appeal for the grade. Weight 114.6 grains. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 21		1785 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays. . Crosby 4-C Rarity-6-. VF-30. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate. The only marks on otherwise flawless surfaces are a light scratch well hidden in the wreath under BER in LIBERTAS and a very light rim bruise well right of NOVA on the reverse. Outstanding eye appeal, certainly among the finest known of this very rare variety. Weight 109.7 grains. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 22		1785 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays. . Crosby 4-D Rarity-5. VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown with olive toning in protected areas. There are traces of microscopic roughness and loose dirt in the protected areas, but no verdigris or contact marks. Nice eye appeal. The date and legends are complete and clear. Weight 119.6 grains. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $431
Lot 23		1785 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays. . Crosby 4-D Rarity-5. Fine-15. Five points sharper with extremely faint granularity well hidden under a glossy dark chocolate and olive patina. No marks or verdigris, and the unaided eye appeal of this piece is excellent. The obverse is misaligned slightly to the bottom, but the date and legends are complete and clear on both sides. Weight 108.6 grains. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 24		1785 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays. . Crosby 5-E Rarity-3. Fine-15. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown with medium brown toning covering the devices. No roughness or verdigris and only a couple small contact marks, including a dull nick in the field well left of the N in NOVA and another under the B in LIBERTAS. There are traces of crud in protected areas on the obverse as well. The date and legends are complete and strong. Weight 107.4 grains. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 25		1786 Nova Constellatio Pointed Rays with Small US. . Crosby 1-A Rarity-6+. VG-8. Sharpness at least F12 in many areas but the strike is soft and uneven, as usual for this extremely rare variety. The lower half of the obverse is softly struck, but the date is complete and easily readable in spite of the obvious weakness in that area. The legends and devices also are complete in spite of similar weakness in several areas. No verdigris and only a few light contact marks, including a few fine hairline scratches under US, a dull rim nick at the A in JUSTITIA, and a nick on the second O in CONSTELLATIO. The surfaces are mostly smooth but do show small planchet chips in the fields and protected areas on both sides. Such planchet flaws are typical for the variety, which many believe to have been a contemporary imitation made in the colonies, perhaps at Machin's Mills. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils over the T in LIBERTAS. Attractive glossy medium brown with reddish brown toning in protected areas. Weight 115.0 grains. Not perfect, but none of the known examples come anywhere close to that standard. A rare opportunity for the colonial specialist. Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $20,125
Lot 26		1787 Machin's Mills Halfpenny. . Vlack 19-87c Rarity-2. Fine-12. Slightly sharper but covered with uniform very fine granularity under a slightly glossy chocolate and steel brown patina. No verdigris or marks. Intermediate die state. The date is strong and the legends are easily readable. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 27		1787 Nova Eborac. . Br-986. VF-25. Variety with the reverse figure seated facing left. Sharpness near EF40 but covered with uniform light roughness under a glossy dark chocolate and olive patina. No marks or verdigris. The date is faint, as usual, but the other details are clear although blunted somewhat by the roughness. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 28		1785 Connecticut. . Miller 3.4-F.2 Rarity-2. VG-8. Bust facing right. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform light to moderate roughness. No verdigris or marks other than a couple minor planchet voids. The date and legends are easily readable. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 29		1787 Connecticut Mailed Bust Left. . Miller 10-E Rarity-5+. VF-20. Slightly sharper but there are some tiny pinpricks under ET on the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite nice for the grade, just a few minor planchet voids at the throat on the obverse and a couple tiny ones at the second 7 in the date. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Struck with the reverse rotated 100 degrees CCW relative to the obverse. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 30		1787 Connecticut Off Center. . Miller 11.2-K Rarity-3. Good-6. Mailed bust left. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with lighter steel brown highpoints. A few shallow parallel planchet voids on both sides but no notable marks or roughness. Struck 10% off center to K-1 on the obverse, 5% to K-7 on the reverse leaving the lower half of the date off the planchet. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 31		1787 Connecticut Draped Bust Left. . Miller 16.1-m Rarity-5+. Good-6. Slightly sharper with fine granularity covering the planchet. No verdigris, and the only mark is an incomplete planchet cutter mark near the rim at the shoulder and at the opposing area just right of the head of the seated figure. The date is off the planchet but most of the legend is easily readable. Medium chocolate brown with darker olive in protected areas. Estimated Value $25 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $35
Lot 32		1787 Connecticut. . Miller 33.6-KK Rarity-2. Fine-12. Draped bust left. Sharpness VF25 with areas of shallow corrosion on both sides, mostly on the neck. No verdigris or contact marks. Rather glossy chocolate brown with darker olive in the roughened areas. The date is bold and legends clear. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 33		1787 Connecticut Draped Bust Left. . Miller 33.12-Z.24 Rarity-6+. VG-10. Ten points sharper with several shallow pitmarks on both sides, and greenish verdigris peeps out of the pits. Most of the planchet shows microscopic roughness but significant areas are smooth as well. A faint diagonal hairline scratch on the neck is the only notable sign of contact. The 87 in the date is bold but the 17 is mostly missing due to die cracks, and the legends are complete. LDS. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown with medium brown toning on the highpoints. Not perfect but not bad for this very rare die combination. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 34		1787 Connecticut. . Miller 46-BB Rarity-5. VG-10. Draped bust left. Slightly sharper with areas of minor roughness, and traces of shallow greenish verdigris show in some of the rough areas. No marks. The date and legends are clear. Rather glossy chocolate and greenish olive with medium brown highpoints. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 35		1788 Connecticut. . Miller 2-D Rarity-1. VG-10. Mailed bust right. Mostly glossy olive brown and chocolate with steel brown highpoints. Smooth surfaces, nice for the grade, just worn. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 36		1788 Connecticut Off Center. . Miller 14.2-A.2 Rarity-6. VG-8. Draped bust left. Sharpness F15 but covered with uniform granularity under a mostly glossy chocolate brown patina with lighter brown highpoints. No marks, only a bit of waxy greenish verdigris on the reverse. Struck in medal alignment (head to head) slightly off center to K-7 leaving the date off the planchet. The parts of the legend on the planchet are clear. Estimated Value $70 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 37		Group of Four 1785 & 1786 Connecticut Coppers. Includes 1785 Miller 6.1-A.1 Rarity-6- in G4, 1786 Miller 5.4-O.1 Rarity-2 in G5, 1786 Miller 5.8-O.2 Rarity-5+ in G5, and an unattributed 1786 in Fair-2. The dates are weak but readable on 3 and gone on the other. Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details	Realized $115
Lot 38		Group of Five 1787 Connecticut coppers, all rare varieties. Includes Miller 33.4-q R6 in AG3, Miller 33.33-Z.11 R6+ in AG3, Miller 37.8-LL R5- in G5, Miller 37.9-e R6 in G4, and Miller 48-g.5 R5 in AG3. Some are slightly sharper with defects and the date is faint or gone on a couple as well. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $161
Lot 39		Group of Nine 1787 Connecticut coppers. All are attributed and most have a clear date. Grades range from AG3 to G6, average G4. Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 40		Group of Six Connecticut coppers. Varieties are not determined. Dates are readable but not strong. Average grade is net G4. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 41		Group of Five 1788 Connecticut coppers. Includes Miller 2-D R1 G6, Miller 11-G R2 G4, Miller 12.1-F.1 R5 AG3, Miller 15.1-L.1 R3+ G5, and Miller 16.5-H R5- AG3. Some are sharper with defects and all but 1 has a readable date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $138
Lot 42		Group of 8 unattributed Connecticut coppers grading Fair-2 to G4, average AG3. Dates are mostly gone but some may be attributable with extra effort. Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 43		1787 New Jersey. . Maris 43-d Rarity-1. VG-7. Variety with small head and outlined shield. Mostly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are reasonably smooth and the only marks are some small planchet voids at the dentils on the reverse, as struck. Most of the details suggest a slightly higher grade, but the obverse strike is uneven leaving the bottom half weak, including the date, which is barely readable. Everything else is clear. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 44		1787 New Jersey Serpent Head. . Maris 54-k Rarity-3. Fine-12. Sharpness VF25 with a dull dent on the bust of the horse causing a slight bulge near the center of the shield. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Struck on a thin, lightweight planchet weighing only 95.0 grains. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 45		1787 New Jersey. . Maris 64-t Rarity-1. Fine-12. Very attractive glossy medium brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. Smooth surfaces, free of any notable defects. Nicely struck on a small planchet. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 46		Quartette of New Jersey Coppers, 1786 & 1787. Includes 1786 Maris 14-J in G4, 1786 Maris 15-L in AG3, and a pair of 1787 Maris 48-g grading G4 and Fair-2. The date is readable on the first 3, gone on the last. A couple are sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 47		1786 Vermont Landscape Type. . Ryder-8 Rarity-4-. PCGS graded VF-20. Type with VERMONTENSIUM in legend. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with medium brown toning on the devices. No corrosion or verdigris. The only marks are some small, shallow planchet voids (as nearly always seen on these landscape types). None of the voids is significant and the overall eye appeal of this example is quite nice for the grade. The strike is uneven with minor weakness on the lower right quadrant but details superior to the assigned VF20 grade over the upper left quadrant. The date is strong and the legends are complete. An attractive mid-grade example of the rarest of the three VERMONTENSIUM varieties. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 48		Pair of Vermont coppers, 1787 and 1788. Includes 1787 Ryder-13 (the Britannia reverse type) Rarity-1 grading AG3, and 1788 Ryder-16 Rarity-1 grading VG8. The first is sharper with defects and has the usual weak reverse thanks to the worn-out die. The second has a clear date and legends, plus a curved planchet clip right of the date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 49		1781 North American Token environmental damage. . Br-1144. NCS graded Details of VG-7. Medium brown with spots of dark olive planchet slag or verdigris in shallow voids. Appears to be slag from a poorly prepared planchet, but the impact on the eye appeal is still negative. Otherwise there are no significant marks. The date is clear and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 50		(1792-1794) Kentucky Halfpenny with Plain Edge. . Br-1155. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Dark steel brown and chocolate with traces of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The only mark is a small, very lightly abraded spot of greenish crud around the second I in UNANIMITY left of the bottom of the scroll. Nicely struck, but the surfaces are a bit dull from a thin layer of natural oxidation. The plain edge feature is noted on the NGC label, but this can't be verified in the slab. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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