Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2019		1793 C-3 R3. . EF Details Corroded. Sharpness VF35 but covered with nearly uniform light corrosion, strongest around the O in OF. No marks or verdigris, and the date and devices are quite clear in spite of the roughness. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with medium brown toning covering the highpoints. The two-tone contrast accents the details and adds to the eye appeal. EAC grade net F12. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 2020		1794 C-4a R3 Small Edge Letters. VF-30. Very attractive glossy light olive and chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth, free of any hints of corrosion or verdigris. The only marks are a faint scuff of hairlines on the cheek and a couple barely visible contact marks on the neck. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0. The strike is a bit uneven, very strong on the left sides and weaker on the right edge. Great eye appeal for the grade. Removed from an NGC slab graded EF45. This is the coin plated in the popular "Coin Values" magazine to illustrate the early half cent type. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 2021		1794 C-5a R4+ Small Edge Letters. Sharpness F15 but covered with very fine porosity. There is a shallow planchet flake in the field over the lower end of the pole and a pair of fine pinscratches on the lower right portion of the reverse. A small spot of greenish red verdigris is located in the leaves under AT in STATES. Dark steel brown and chocolate. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 2022		1794 C-9 R2. Fine-15. Ten points sharper but covered with extremely tiny nicks, none significant or at all distracting but far too many to ignore. No corrosion or verdigris. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with a splash of reddish brown toning near the rim at the bottom of the cap and some darker chocolate brown toning at the top of the wreath. The date is bold and the legends are complete. The obverse is properly centered on the planchet while the reverse is off slightly to the bottom causing minor weakness on the denominator. MDS, Manley die state 2.0. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 2023		1795 C-1 R2 Lettered Edge. Good-5. Sharpness VG10 but cleaned and coated with lacquer. The coating has worn off the devices, which are toned steel brown and chocolate, but the protected areas retain the bright golden tone from the cleaning. No roughness, only some dull rim nicks on both sides. The date and legends are complete and strong. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 2024		1795 C-5b R4 Thick Planchet. Good-5. A couple points sharper but there is an old but obvious pinscratch from the bottom of the cap to the rim at the Y in LIBERTY. Glossy chocolate and lighter brown with splashes of darker olive on the lower left quadrant of the obverse. The date is faint, as usual for the thick planchet version of the variety, but it is still readable with some effort. The legends are easily readable except where weakened by the severe die break slanting across the reverse. Struck on a cut-down spoiled large cent planchet that is obviously out-of-round. Weight 116.6 grains, which is on the high end of the weight range of 98-123 grains reported by Ron Manley. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2025		Group of 5 Half Cents, 1795-1807. Includes a pair of 1795 without pole grading Basal State-1 and Fair-2, 1800 in G6, 1806 in AG3, and 1807 in G5. The first 1795 has no date, the second has a weak date, and the date is readable on the other 3. The 1800 is the rare E-MDS, Manley die state 2.0, with strong die clashmarks over NITE. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2026		1797 C-2 R3 Overstruck. VF-25. Choice glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. No roughness or verdigris, and the only marks are a thin line at the top of the Y in LIBERTY left from undertype on the planchet and a shallow planchet chip in the dentils left of the date, both marks as struck. There is some additional undertype near the dentils at the top of the reverse as well as a thin planchet cutter mark in the dentils over TES, but the nature of the undertype is unknown (although a good guess would be a cut-down Talbot Allum & Lee cent dated 1794 or 1795). A very attractive early half cent. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 2027		1797 C-3a R3 The "Low Head" variety with Plain Edge. About Good-3 Plus. The obverse is considerably sharper with a strong date and full LIBERTY, but the reverse is weaker with most of the legend outside the wreath worn away. No roughness or verdigris. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and steel with some lighter tones in protected areas. The only mark is a struck-through line (caused by a piece of wire or thread stuck on the die) in the field above the bust. There appears to be an arc of dentils from a cut-down misstruck large cent visible in the field off the chin and in the field left of the cap, but the excessive wear makes this determination very difficult. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 2028		Quartette of Half Cents, 1797-1856. Includes 1797 C-1 LDS in Fair-2, 1803 C-1 LDS in VG10, 1835 C-2 LDS in VG8, and 1856 C-1 MDS in VF20. All have a clear date but some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $265
Lot 2029		1800 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with specks of darker chocolate toning sprinkled over the obverse and a swipe of lighter brown toning on the left side of the reverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas, especially on the reverse. There are traces of loose dirt hidden in protected areas. The notable marks are a small spot of reddish verdigris in the field before the nose and a faint scuff hidden in the toning on the cheek. MDS, Manley state 3.0. EAC grade AU55. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 2030		1800 C-1 R2. PCGS graded AU-53. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with generous traces of faded mint color remaining in protected areas of the reverse. The only significant mark is a shallow horizontal nick on the cheek left of the nostril, and this mark may be a pre-striking planchet void. Otherwise this piece is choice and offers the eye appeal of a solid AU50 example. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. EAC grade EF45+, close to AU50. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 2031		Group of 7 Half Cents. Includes 1800 in VG7, a pair of 1803 in VG7 and AG3, 1804 with Plain 4 in F12, 1809 in VG10, 1834 in EF40, and 1835 in G6. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2032		1803 C-2 R4. About Good-3. Several points sharper but slightly bent and a bit rough, especially on the reverse. No verdigris. Glossy dark olive and chocolate brown. A couple nicks at the rim at S-O are the only contact marks. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. LDS, Manley state 7.0, with a strong cud break at STAT. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 2033		1803 C-3 R2. VF-35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Smooth and very attractive, the only mark being a tiny rim nick left of the lower curls. LDS, Manley state 5.0. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2034		1803 C-4 R4. VF-25. Glossy chocolate and frosty lighter steel brown blending into darker olive brown in an area over the bust tip. A faint hairline across the lower part of the neck is the only defect, and it is barely visible with a glass. Very nice for the grade. The reverse is not rotated. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2035		Trio of 1803 Half Cents. Grades are F15, F12, and VG10. All are slightly sharper with minor defects but a strong date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2036		1804 C-4 R5. About Good-3. Several points sharper but covered with fine granularity under a rather glossy dark olive brown patina. There is a rather strong rim dent at ED in UNITED plus a few lighter marks on the rims on both sides. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2037		1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin. VF-20. Five points sharper with a few too many small nicks for the higher grade, including a dull but fresh one in the leaves under the left side of the E in AMERICA. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown delicately mottled with some reddish brown tones in protected areas at the top of the obverse. Very rare LDS, Manley state 6.0, with a fine die crack from the dentils down to the right center of the M in AMERICA. The Spiked Chin feature is obvious. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2038		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin. VF-25. Frosty chocolate and darker steel brown. No notable defects. Rare MDS, Manley state 6.0, Braig 4.0, with a strong cud break at MERIC. The Spiked Chin feature is clear. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 2039		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin. VF-20. Sharpness near EF40 but this piece was lightly whizzed and expertly retoned glossy chocolate brown. No marks, spots, or stains, and the eye appeal is excellent. Looks choice in all respects to the unaided eye, but a good glass reveals the subtle effects of the whizzing. E-MDS, Manley state 3.0, Braig state 2.2. The die crack at the right top of the M in AMERICA is strong but the cud has not formed. A rare die state. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 2040		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a pair of short pinscratches at S-O. Otherwise smooth and free of defects. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. M-LDS, Manley state 9.0, Braig 6.0, with several cud breaks on the reverse. The Spiked Chin feature is clear. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 2041		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin. Fine-15. Glossy chocolate brown. Nice for the grade. The only marks are a small planchet chip in the field left of the hair ribbon and a tiny spot of faint, very shallow verdigris on the front edge of the neck. Very rare M-LDS, Manley state 10.5, Braig 7.5, with a small dimple in the cud break over the left side of the M in AMERICA. The "spiked chin" feature is clear. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 2042		1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 with Stems. Fine-15 Plus. Sharpness VF30 with very fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or marks other than a shallow rim bruise right of the Y in LIBERTY and a tiny rim nick left of the upper part of the hair ribbon. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive with lighter steel brown highpoints. The date and legends are complete and strong except for the usual weakness at HA and CE inside the wreath. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with strong swelling in the field before the face. A sharp example of this popular "Redbook" variety, and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025
Lot 2043		1806 C-1 R1 Stemless Wreath. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with subtle hints of lighter reddish steel brown in protected areas. No marks other than a tiny rim nick over the second A in AMERICA. Excellent detail and eye appeal. Intermediate die state. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 2044		1806 C-1 R1 Stemless Wreath. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel brown with traces of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. No other defects. Late die state with small rim cud breaks at ICA. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2045		1806 C-2 R4 Small 6 with Stems. SEGS graded VF-20. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there are three small digs or nicks on the obverse, one at the ear, one in the hair above, and a third below on the upper neck. The only other significant mark is a faint hairline scratch from the chin into the field at right. The surfaces are smooth, free of corrosion or verdigris. Glossy light olive and steel brown. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The date and legends are strong. EAC grade net F12. The attribution is noted on the SEGS label. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 2046		1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems. Double Struck. PCGS graded VG-10. Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown with slightly lighter toning on the highpoints. The surfaces show some loose dirt but they are free of corrosion and have only a few minor contact marks, including a thin rim nick over the I in LIBERTY. This piece would be nothing special except for the fact it was dramatically double struck and has two dates. The initial strike was 90% off center leaving only the date and opposing TED from UNITED on the planchet. The misstruck piece was then reinserted into the press and struck properly. The complete 1806 date from the off-center impression shows clearly at the bottom of the lowest curl while the opposing TED shows at the tops of NITE. The reverse is also rotated 80 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot orientation, but rotations such as this are not uncommon for the variety. A really neat mint error. EAC grade VG8. The off-center double strike feature is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $250 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 2047		1807 C-1 R1. VF-30. Slightly sharper but cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning in protected areas. A few trivial rim nicks on the obverse; otherwise free of defects. M-LDS, Manley die state 3.0. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 2048		1808 C-3 R1 Rotated Reverse. EF-40. Ten points sharper but there are a few shallow pinscratches on the obverse, all blending nicely into the patina, plus a dull mark on the rim over IB in LIBERTY. The only scratch visible without the aid of a glass is one down from the hair ribbon fading away as it reaches the dentils left of the lower curls. Frosty dark steel brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas, especially on the obverse. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The reverse is rotated 165 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2049		Group of 5 Draped Bust Half Cents, 1803-1808. Includes one 1803, three 1807, and one 1808. Grades range from Basal State-1 to AG3. Most are sharper with defects but the dates are readable. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $63
Lot 2050		1809 C-2 R3. EF-45. Ten points sharper but there is a thin planchet fissure from the dentils through star 3 to the lips where it fades away and traces of microscopic planchet roughness at the opposing area at the dentils over ST in STATES. A small patch of microscopic roughness rests on the left top of the L in HALF, but the remainder of the planchet is satiny and attractive. Frosty mottled mix of olive, reddish chocolate, and lighter steel brown, the reverse a few shades darker than the obverse. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2051		1809 C-3 R1 Misaligned Reverse. VF-25. Five points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and darker steel brown. No spots, stains, or contact marks. MDS, Manley die state 1.0. The reverse is slightly misaligned to K-12 while the obverse is properly centered on the planchet. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 2052		1809 C-6 R1 Rotated Reverse. AU-50. Lustrous chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive. The only marks are a couple shallow planchet chips on the bust over the 1 in the date and a faint vertical hairline over the left side of the L in HALF. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. The reverse is rotated 160 degrees clockwise, which is a previously unreported rotation for the variety. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2053		Group of 10 Half Cents. Includes 4 Draped Bust type (1800-1808) and 6 of the Classic Head type (1809-1836). Grades are Basal State-1 to Good-4, average Fair-2. Half have a readable date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 200. View details	Realized $204
Lot 2054		1825 C-1 R3. AU-50. Frosty light olive and tan with faded mint color showing in some of the protected areas. The only defect is a small planchet void at the dentils right of the F in OF, as struck. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0 late or 2.0 early, in which the faint obverse die crack reaches the curl on the neck but there is no lump between the bases of the F and adjacent A (the so-called "egg" clashmark). I have seen a few in this intermediate die state and call it Manley state 1.5 for simplicity. Of course such a finely delineated die state assessment would not be possible on a worn example, but this one is quite sharp. An important piece for the die state specialist, apparently quite rare. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2055		1826 C-2 R3+ Rotated Reverse. ANACS graded AU-58. Frosty golden tan and light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No roughness or distracting marks, but there are some tiny nicks scattered over both sides. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on the right side of the 6 remains clear. In addition, the reverse is rotated 170 degrees CW, nearly upset. EAC grade EF45. The ANACS label notes the "Rotated Dies" feature on this example. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 2056		Pair of Half Cents, 1826 and 1832. The first is 1826 C-1 EF40, M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with the reverse rotated 35 degrees CCW. The other is 1832 C-3 EF45, MDS. Both are sharply struck and attractive. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2057		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse. AU-50. Attractive lustrous medium brown with mint frost covering the protected areas. No defects, only a light touch of friction on the highpoints. Very nice for the grade. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58 (NGC label included). Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 2058		1828 C-2 R1 VF35. 12-Star Obverse. VF-35. Ten points sharper but cleaned and attractively retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate. No marks or other defects. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the retoning. Late die state, Manley 3.0. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 2059		1828 C-3 R1. MS-63. Lustrous mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown, half the mint color remaining. No carbon spots, but there are a few light contact marks over the center of the date and in the field above the back of the head, plus traces of an old fingerprint at ATES on the reverse. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Excellent luster and eye appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 2060		1828 C-3 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. The obverse is lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint color in protected areas while the reverse is a uniform lustrous light golden tan. Well struck with excellent eye appeal. A few microscopic contact marks in the field before the face and a small spot of darker toning near the dentils right of the D in UNITED are the only notable marks, and they are not at all distracting. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. EAC grade MS60+. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 2061		1828 C-3 R1. MS-60. Attractive lustrous medium brown with hints of bluish steel toning in protected areas of the obverse. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, and the obverse is choice. The only marks are some faint hairlines at the bottom of the reverse under the wreath. LDS, Manley state 4.0. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 2062		Trio of Half Cents, 1828-1835. Includes 1828 C-3 VF30, E-MDS, Manley state 2.0; 1834 C-1 VF35, LDS, Manley 3.0; and 1835 C-1 VF20, LDS, Manley 2.0. All are slightly sharper but cleaned. The first 2 are retoned nicely but the third is just starting to retone. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2063		Group of 6 Half Cents, 1828-1834. Grades are G6 to VF20, average VG10. All have a clear date. A couple are sharper but cleaned. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2064		1833 C-1 R1. MS-60. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with medium brown toning in protected areas. No spots, stains, or contact marks. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2065		1834 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous steel brown with slightly faded mint color covering the protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive. A microscopic tick on the cheek and traces of a fingerprint over the head are the notable defects, and they are barely visible. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The die clashmarks are clear. EAC grade MS62. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2066		1837 Half Cent Token Low-49 Rulau HT-73. AU-58. Frosty medium brown and steel with golden tan faded down from mint color in some of the protected areas. A choice example, very close to mint state. Actually a Hard Times Token but this is the only half cent denomination in that series and it is the same size as a half cent of that day. Since no Federal half cents were struck with that date, collectors have commonly collected these are part of the regular half cent series. In fact, many of the early coin collecting boards had a spot for this 1837 token and the "Redbook" lists it in the half cent section. A very nice example of this popular issue. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 2067		1850 C-1 R2-. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but there is a short pinscratch down from the junction of the bases of the E & N in CENT. Frosty steel brown blending to light chocolate. No spots or other defects. Early die state. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS62BN (PCGS label included). Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 2068		1850 C-1 R2-. AU-50. Very close to mint state with just a hint of rub on the highest points of the design but it was lightly cleaned and retoned lustrous medium brown and chocolate with very faded red remaining in protected areas. No spots or stains, but there are a few microscopic ticks scattered over the obverse, mostly over star 1 and before the neck. EDS with hints of prooflike surface in the protected areas where fine die polishing lines can still be found. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253

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