Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 41

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Indian Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 793		1860 Indian Head Cent. Pointed bust. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Well struck and a mostly untoned Premium Quality coin. Volatile cartwheel luster graces satiny and dynamic ever-so-gently toned surfaces. What also sparks our interest on this 1860 copper-nickel Cent is the varying hues of vibrancy that mingle broadly with its rich iridescence. An attractive gem that shows off its bold strike with flair. Pop 27; 4 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 2056) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 794		1861 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66. Star. Light golden toning. Only 1,000 proofs struck. Pop 1; none finer a wonderful example (PCGS # 2256) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 795		1861 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-66. Boldly struck with nice light toning. The smooth-tan surfaces are radiant from rim to rim with no carbon to report. Sharply struck and fully lustrous, both sides possess eye appeal to spare, an indication of methodical precision throughout and seldom seen on the 1861 issue. This has the lowest mintage among the copper-nickel dates, 1859-64. Pop 35; 1 in 66 Star; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 2061) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 796		1864 Indian Head Cent. Bronze. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red Cameo. A lovely brilliant coin. Approximately 150 proofs struck. A very choice coin. Pop 7; 5 finer, 4 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 82278) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 797		1864 Indian Head Cent. Bronze, with "L". MS-64 Red & Brown. Well Struck with more than 50 percent luster still intact. Snow-2 (PCGS # 2080) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 798		1865 Indian Head Cent. Plain 5. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Brilliant golden tan. One faint spot on the obverse rim at 9 o' clock (PCGS # 92084) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 799		1866 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red Cameo. Lovely rich yellow gold mint color. Only 725 proofs struck. Great eye appeal. Pop 7; 3 finer in 66 (PCGS # 82287) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 800		1866 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. A nice strong strike. Housed in an old green label holder. Blazing golden red with intense luster, spot-free details, and delightful eye appeal. Nicely struck, too, and unlike those from 1866 which have a touch of weakness at the feathers and shield, this exemplary coin is bold. Pop 23; 5 in 66 (PCGS # 2087) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 801		1866 Indian Head Cent. MS-65 Plus. A blazer! The lovely pinkish red color flames into deeper coppery orange in areas while smoothness prevails across Liberty's cheek and throughout the field on either side. First-rate! (PCGS # 2086) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 802		1866 DDO 1c FS- 101, S-1 (FS-007.6). . FS-101. PCGS graded AU-58. Double die obverse. A well struck lustrous example with attractive wood-grain toning. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 803		1867 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red. Well struck frosty mint gem. Fully lustrous and reddish-orange in color. Dates in the late 1860s, and by this we mean primarily the 1866-69 run, are all extremely elusive in full Red condition. This specimen, with its sharp strike, is ahead of the others in many ways. A worthy addition to any connoisseur's collection of Indian head cents! Pop 9; None finer in Red at NGC. (PCGS # 2089) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 804		1867 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-64 Red. The surfaces are dancing with copper red color, and feature deeper shades offsetting the brightest hues. Additionally, this date is easier said than done to find fully struck. The centers pack complete detail precision strike. Pop 13; 9 in 65 (PCGS # 2089) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 805		1868 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red. Well struck, fully lustrous and light golden-tan in color. A beauty, with nice original color on undisturbed surfaces free of discoloration. Furthermore, it comes solidly graded, an example that displays above-average striking definition for a Mint State 65 from this year. This is to say that the strike is complete, not even a single missing feather vein on the headdress over Liberty's head to keep this coin from being full. Pop 14; 3 in 66 Red at NGC. (PCGS # 2092) . Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 806		1868 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Nice mint red color. Housed in an old green holder. Pop 30; 3 finer in 66 (PCGS # 2093) . Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 807		1869 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. A nice boldly struck coin with nice mint red. Pop 29; 7 (PCGS # 2096) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,290
Lot 808		1869 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Well struck and fully lustrous. Mellow mint red color. Full color, undisturbed and spot-free mint luster whose untoned beauty will mesmerize bidders. Moving along, we can gladly report a highly presentable strike, with boldness to the headdress feathers and similar detail throughout the shield and wreath (PCGS # 2096) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 809		1870 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red. Two small obverse spots, otherwise would grade 65. Flaming-red patina dominates both sides of this two-tone lightly frosted Proof. Pop 28; 23 in 65, and 4 in 66 (PCGS # 2299) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 810		1871 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Nice golden obverse toning with lovely light wood grain patina. Approximately 960 proofs struck. Pop 90; 40 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 2301) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $576
Lot 811		1872 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Nice mint red color. Pop 45; 15 finer, 13 in 65, 2 in 66 (PCGS # 2105) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 812		1873 Indian Head Cent. Closed 3. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Pop 20; 1 finer in 66 Much scarcer variety. Lovely light wood grain effect between the red color and deepening brown shades (PCGS # 2110) . Coins of 1873 were made with Closed 3 in the date and Open 3 in the date. A quick glance at the 1873 Closed 3 date, made early in the year, resembled "1878," as the gap between the knobs on the 3 is narrow. The Open 3 was created by filing away most of the bottom knob on the 3 of the date logotype and trimming the knob to a smaller size; dies punched with this modified date logotype are called Open 3. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 813		1873 Indian Head Cent. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Fiery mint red just starting to mellow. Encapsulated in an old green label holder. Pop 21; 4 in 66 (PCGS # 2108) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 814		1874 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 65 Red & Brown Cameo. Rich golden mint red colors. A nice coin, indeed a wallopingly beautiful two tone or "cameo" Proof of the date. Pop 3; only 3 graded in total at NGC (PCGS # 2310) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 815		1874 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Blazing fiery mint red color. We have handled few other 1874 Indian cents, business strikes or proofs, that come as close to the eye-appeal as this near-gem Red example. Both sides are richly frosted with alternating golden, orange, and crimson-red luster. The strike is complete, and the surfaces, judged from an aesthetic standpoint, possessed of a much finer strike than is typically found for this year (PCGS # 2120) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 816		1877 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Brown. A well struck Gem Proof exhibiting a blend of natural mahogoney and sea green irridescence. Plenty of fiery mint red still intact on the reverse. Our grade would be PF 65 RB. Key date and always in demand. Always popular as a Proof example of the key date in the Indian Cent series. No precise mintage figure exists for the Proof 1877 Indian, but enough information is available to make an educated guess. Breen lists 510 in his Proof Encyclopedia. The present estimate is now 910. It is known that 510 Proof sets were sold which included the five silver coins, the two nickel coins and the cent. Additionally, there were about 400 "minor" sets struck which included just the cent and the two nickel coins, of which we know 260 were mailed out, with the unknown remainder being sold over the counter in Philadelphia. Pop 7; 2 finer in 66 Brown (PCGS # 2318) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 817		1877 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Good-4. Even wear on both sides. A popular key date (PCGS # 2127) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 818		1877 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded About Good-3. Very clear date and even wear. A very popular key date (PCGS # 2127) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $679
Lot 819		1879 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. A blazing pinkish rose to flaming coppery specimen with increasingly beautiful highlights toward the centers. Satiny gem of the finest order, and among the finest in terms of aesthetic appeal. In addition, the coin possesses a nice, clear-cut strike for a business strike with all areas displaying outstanding detail at the feathers, LIBERTY, and wreath. Pop 54; 14 in 66 Red; 2 in 67 Red. (PCGS # 2135) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 820		1879 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Lovely lilac and green toning. Housed in an old green holder. Pop 72; 22 in 66, 7 in 67, 1 in 68. Only 3,200 proofs struck (PCGS # 2325) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 821		1884 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. Lovely shades of rainbow toning that include gold, magenta red, purple, blue, and other iridescent colors in a kaleidoscope sheen (PCGS # 2340) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 822		1884 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Lots of mint red color. Pop 26; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 2149) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 823		1885 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. This Gem quality piece displays attractive coppery-rose color over the abrasion-free, spotless surfaces. A soft impact was left by the recoil of the dies on the words OF AMERICA and on the tips of a few upper feathers. Pop 50; 10 in 66 (PCGS # 2153) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 824		1886 Indian Head Cent. Variety 2. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Pop 27; 8 finer, 7 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 92156) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 825		1888/7 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded EF-45. Scarce variety. Listed in the red book. Pop 1; 6 finer, 1 in 53, 1 in 55, 3 in 58, 1 in 63 (PCGS # 2169) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $19,800
Lot 826		1889 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66 Brown. Lovely even lilac toning on both sides. (The lines in the photograph are on the plastic holder and not on the coin, which is delightfully fresh appearing and glossy smooth!) Pop 18; none finer in proof Brown (PCGS # 2355) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 827		1892 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66 Red. Nice golden color. The radiant color is nicely supportive of the smooth mirrored background and sharp devices on this Gem Proof. Pop 12; 5 in 67. Only 2,745 proofs struck (PCGS # 2364) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 828		1893 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. A nice bold strike. Pop 72; 22 finer, 21 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 2186) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 829		1894 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. A sunset golden red gem. Pop 22; none finer (PCGS # 2189) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 830		1895 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-67 Red. Lovely original mint red coin. Impressive to say the least, here there can be no dispute over the grade, nor can anyone point to compromises in the beauty. None whatsoever. To repeat: no compromises possible, nothing stealthy about it! This is a remarkable coin that is refreshingly out-front with its quality. A Mint State 67 Indian cent that looks like it has just been hand-picked from an original roll. The frosty, satiny surface glows from strong underlying luster while a bold strike throughout all of the obverse and reverse details impresses us all the more, with not even once any of the usual obverse weakness. Pop 7; none finer at NGC (PCGS # 2191) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 831		1895 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. Nice original mint red color with fiery orange accents melding into copper-gold. Pop 29; 2 in MS-67 RD (PCGS # 2192) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 832		1895 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. A nice fully red coin. Pop 29; 2 finer in 67 (PCGS # 2192) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 833		1895 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Well struck with nice mint red. Another outstanding gem. Pop 103; 29 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 2192) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 834		1898 Indian Head Cent. ANACS graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. Wonderful vivid blue and lilac colors on both sides. Near-immaculate surfaces too (PCGS # 2382) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 835		1899 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. The colors look more red than red-and-brown, with beautiful golden overtones. A gem. Pop 16; 3 in 67 RB. Only 2,031 Proofs struck (PCGS # 2385) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 836		1901 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. Lovely intense red and rose colors blend visibly into glorious magenta shades. Only 1,985 Proofs struck. Pop 19; 5 finer in 67 (PCGS # 2391) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 837		1901 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-66 Red. Star. Nice rich mint red color with multicolor accents in the shimmering iridescence. Pop 1; 2 in 67 (PCGS # 2209) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 838		1901 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. Rich golden colors with underlying deep magenta red and purple hues. It has that "come hither" look to it that attracts bidders. Pop 22; 3 finer at NGC in RB. Worth extra for the colors (PCGS # 2391) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 839		1903 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red. Rich golden colors. For a few moments, when we first set eyes on this 1903 Proof, we sat without speaking, mesmerized. The coin itself has the power to break the silence with its glowing fiery color and razor-sharp originality. Pop 31; 10 finer in 67. Only 1,790 proofs struck (PCGS # 2398) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 840		1905 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. Nice golden colors. Only 2,152 proofs struck. Pop 16; 4 finer in 67 (PCGS # 2403) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 841		1906 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded Proof 67 Red & Brown. Lovely golden toning. Pop 1; none finer (PCGS # 2406) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,163