Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

-$2.50 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1651		1835 $2.50 Classic Head. Sharpness of EF-45. We note some light scratches on both sides. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 1652		1836 $2.50 Classic Head. Sharpness of EF-45. We note a tiny scratch above the date. Lightly toned. Head of 1835 with tall head, close date; forms the majority of survivors of this date. Device punch is believed to be by Kneass; dies completed and dated by Gobrecht after Kneass's stroke in 1835. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 1653		1843 $2.50 Liberty. Good-5. Well worn; unusual to find this circulated. Estimated Value $110 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1654		1845 $2.50 Liberty. Sharpness of VF-35. Cleaned. Mintage: 91,051. Estimated Value $110 - 120. View details	Unsold
Lot 1655		$2.50 Liberty. 1854. PCGS graded AU-55. Select surfaces and very choice for the grade. A few minor hairlines from circulation, but great color from the long storage and thoughtful preservation. Totally fresh (PCGS # 7769) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, at $5.00. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 1656		$2.50 Liberty. 1856. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck save for the legs of the eagle, and well preserved, the only disturbance is a small one between stars ten and eleven (PCGS # 7777) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1657		$2.50 Liberty. 1857. EF-40. This one has been cleaned although there is still quite a bit of verdigris in the fields near the devices, and there is an unfortunate scratch above STATES in the dentils. Estimated Value $150 - 175. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1658		1870-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded EF-45. Still some luster present around the devices. Scarcer low mintage issue: 16,000 struck (PCGS # 7812) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1659		$2.50 Liberty. 1878. EF-40. Traces of luster and sharp. Estimated Value $150 - 170. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1660		1883 $2.50 Liberty. VF-30. Light hairline and evidence of old cleaning. Scarce issue. Only 1,920 minted (PCGS # 7835) . Estimated Value $140 - 150. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 1661		1886 $2.50 Liberty. EF-45. Minor rim mark. Only 4,000 struck (PCGS # 7838) . Estimated Value $180 - 190. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1662		$2.50 Liberty. 1886. Sharpness of EF-40 but damaged. Damaged by several punch marks above the date, and the rims show marks from a past mounting. Estimated Value $120 - 130. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 1663		1887 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Mostly untoned. Those anxious to own a representative piece will like this frosty 1887. Only 6,160 struck. Pop 19; 69 finer. (PCGS # 7839) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $431
Lot 1664		1888 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Light marks on both sides, otherwise Mint State. Only 16,001 minted (PCGS # 7840) . Estimated Value $220 - 240. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1665		1889 $2.50 Liberty. AU-53. Light hairlines. Golden toning. Mintage: 17,600 (PCGS # 7841) . Estimated Value $180 - 190. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1666		1890 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Light golden toning on both sides with approximately 30% original luster. Only 8,720 coins struck. Pop 37; 113 finer (PCGS # 7842) . Estimated Value $240 - 260. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $372
Lot 1667		1892 $2.50 Liberty. AU-55. Light hairlines from cleaning; a small copper toning spot at the 8th star (PCGS # 7844) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1668		1893 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Lightly toned with about 95% original mint bloom on both sides (PCGS # 7845) . Estimated Value $200 - 210. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1669		1894 $2.50 Liberty. AU-55. Light hairlines, but still bold. A low mintage issue (PCGS # 7846) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1670		1895 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Well struck with attractive orange and gold toning. Frosty luster. Low mintage: only 6,000 struck. Pop 23; 132 finer (PCGS # 7847) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1671		1896 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Lightly toned. Again, a lustrous quarter eagle from the low mintage decade of the 1890s. Only 19,070 minted (PCGS # 7848) . Estimated Value $220 - 240. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $380
Lot 1672		1897 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lightly toned. Half eagles, eagles, and especially double eagles got most of the attention in 1897, as indicated by the low mintage on this quarter eagle: only 29,768 struck (PCGS # 7849) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1673		1898 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck with reflective surfaces on both sides. Harry Bass, who once owned this piece, was a major force in the field of American numismatics. Only 24,000 minted. Estimated Value $350 - 375. Ex Bass Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 1674		1898 $2.50 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-63. Cleaned, leaving a somewhat shiny appearance (PCGS # 7850) . Estimated Value $150 - 160. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $184
Lot 1675		1899 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Rich golden toning over lustrous surfaces. 27,200 minted (PCGS # 7851) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1676		1901 $2.50 Liberty. EF-45. Cleaned, resulting in some faint hairlines (PCGS # 7853) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1677		1904 $2.50 Liberty. AU-55. Lightly cleaned but still quite lustrous (PCGS # 7856) . Estimated Value $170 - 180. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1678		1905 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Delicately toned (PCGS # 7857) . Estimated Value $340 - 360. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1679		$2.50 Indian. 1908. PCGS graded AU-55. A nice original coin that circulated just briefly (PCGS # 7939) . Estimated Value $175 - 200. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1680		$2.50 Indian. 1908. VF-35. Lightly cleaned long ago. Estimated Value $120 - 130. From the Benson collection and purchased from I. Switt on February 5, 1944, for $4.75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1681		1909 $2.50 Indian. MS-60. An early date, and one that shows excellent detail in the war bonnet. Soft satin luster (PCGS # 7940) . Estimated Value $210 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1682		1910 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Delicate golden toning adds to its charm (PCGS # 7941) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $495
Lot 1683		$2.50 Indian. 1910. EF-40. There is a long scratch on the reverse down part of the eagle and above to the left, and another thin scratch on the obverse. Estimated Value $150 - 160. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on March 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1684		$2.50 Indian. 1910. VF-35. Nice color and surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $120 - 130. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1685		$2.50 Indian. 1912. EF-45. Decent surfaces and color. Estimated Value $150 - 160. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1686		1913 $2.50 Indian. MS-60 Plus. Rev. planchet streak. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1687		$2.50 Indian. 1913. PCGS graded AU-55. Nearly mint state, but not quite (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 1688		1914-D $2.50 Indian. MS-60. Lightly toned. One of only three D-mint Indian quarter eagles dates issued. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1689		$2.50 Indian. 1915. EF-40. Average surfaces and color. Estimated Value $130 - 140. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on February 8, 1944, for $5.00. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1690		1925-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. A hint of light gold in the frosty luster. Denver Mint issue (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1691		1925-D $2.50 Indian. MS-60. Brilliant surfaces (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $210 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253
Lot 1692		1928 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. A bright frosty mint example (PCGS # 7952) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $472
Lot 1693		1928 $2.50 Indian. AU-58. Nice golden toning; much luster remains. Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1694		1928 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded AU-58 (PCGS # 7952) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $259
Lot 1695		1929 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Nice and frosty (PCGS # 7953) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $472
Lot 1696		$2.50 Indian. 1929. PCGS graded MS-61. Lightly toned on the high points of the devices, with moderate handling marks expected for the grade (PCGS # 7953) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. From the Benson collection and purchased from Ira S. Reed on March 8, 1944 for $5.50. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1697		1929 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-61 (PCGS # 7953) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1698		1929 $2.50 Indian. AU-55. Nice golden color. Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 1699		A lot of $2.50 Indian gold. Consists of: 1908, 1909 (2 pcs), 1911, 1912 (3 pcs), 1913, 1914-D and 1925-D. Coins range in grade from VF to EF. All housed in an old Wayte Raymond board. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 1700		1908 and 1926. Coins grade EF to AU. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details	Realized $426