Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Liberty Cents 1816-1848

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2241		1833 N-1 R2. MS-60. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with a splash of reddish chocolate toning at stars 8-9 and traces of mint red remaining in protected areas on both sides. A thin struck-through line (caused by a piece of wire or thread on the die) extends from the bust tip to the dentils under star 2. The surfaces are satiny and attractive, but the splash at stars 8-9 and the struck-through line catch the eye. E-MDS. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 2242		1833 N-1 R2. VF-30. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy chocolate brown with medium brown highlights. Smooth, flawless surfaces. MDS with fine doubling on the lips and ERTY thanks to die bounce. Estimated Value $100 - 125. Ex George Ramont 4/8/73-Jules Reiver. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 2243		1833 N-5 R1 Repunched 8. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. The obverse is lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate while the reverse is lustrous light golden olive and tan. The surfaces are satiny and the only mark is a tiny spot of slightly darker toning touching the bottom center of the line under CENT. Faint peeps of faded mint red are visible in protected areas of the obverse. Nicely struck E-MDS. The repunching on the 8 shows clearly. EAC grade MS60+. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2244		1833 N-5 R1 Repunched 8. EF-40. Glossy olive and steel with flowline luster showing in protected areas. Smooth and attractive, free of any defects. M-LDS. Repunching remains visible on the upper half of the 8. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 2245		Trio of 1833 Cents. Includes N-2 MDS in F12, N-3 EDS in VF25, and N-4 (3 over 2 overdate) MDS in F12. The first is sharper but lightly corroded and poorly recolored. The other 2 are an attractive chocolate brown. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $161
Lot 2246		1834 N-1 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars. Strong Double Profile. VF-35 Plus. Close to EF40. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with small splashes of darker olive toning on both sides. No roughness, only a few minor contact marks on the obverse. MDS with a strong double profile from the top of the forehead down to the chin. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 2247		1834 N-2 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No spots, stains, or contact marks. Just a hint of friction on the highest points of the design from mint state. M-LDS. EAC grade AU58 offering excellent eye appeal. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $874
Lot 2248		1834 N-4 R2 Large 8 with Small Stars. Double Profile. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 15% of the bright original mint red remaining. The surfaces and eye appeal are choice except for a subtle splash of darker reddish chocolate brown toning at LIB and the coronet tip to star 6, and this area contains microscopic specks of dark greenish verdigris. MDS with die rust evident at UNITED STATES. There is a clear double profile from the coronet tip down to the chin with additional but more delicate doubling on the bust tip. Excellent luster and eye appeal in spite of the small stain. EAC grade net MS62. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 2249		Trio of 1834 and 1836 Cents. Includes 1834 N-1 MDS in VF35, 1834 N-2 MDS in VF25, and 1836 N-5 MDS in VF30. The second is slightly sharper with traces of very fine roughness. The other 2 are nice. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 2250		1835 N-2 R3 Head of 1834. AU-50. Glossy dark olive brown with frosty faded mint red remaining in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. The only marks are a couple tiny ticks just right of the date and a few more barely visible ones at the jawline. MDS. Very shallow low spots caused by debris on the die extend from the C in CENT to the left side of the O in ONE (as seen on the Wright plate coin). An important cent, in the lower half of the condition census. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 2251		1835 N-3 R3 Head of 1834. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy light to medium steel brown with hints of frosty light brown and tan in protected areas and darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No roughness or stains, only minor contact marks consistent with the grade, none notable. E-MDS with minor crumbling in the dentils under 835 and just below star 2. The reverse center dot is clear. EAC grade VF30, at the lower end of the condition census for the variety. Estimated Value $650 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2252		1835 N-4 R4+ Head of 1834. NGC graded VF-25. Glossy chocolate and lighter reddish brown. Smooth and corrosion-free, only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. A light rim bruise at star 7, another at star 12, and a third over the O in OF are the best identifying marks, but none of them is at all distracting. EDS, the die crack at UNITED STATES light. EAC grade F15. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Darwin B. Palmer 4/4/73-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/25/06:20014. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 2253		1835 N-4 R4+ Head of 1834. Good-6. Rather glossy olive brown and chocolate with lighter brown highpoints. There is a rim dent at star 1 and a few lighter ones elsewhere on both sides. The date and legends are complete and clear. Rare LDS with a strong, large cud break that connects NITED to the rim above. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2254		1835 N-11 R4+ Head of 1834. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with shallow but fresh digs between star 8 and the dentils above, a few more hidden in the hair close under the hairbun, and a rim bruise at the first A in AMERICA. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, choice for the grade. Glossy light olive with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. EDS. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2255		1835 N-13 R4 Head of 1834. VF-35. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning covering the protected areas on the obverse. There is a splash of darker reddish chocolate and olive toning in the field at stars 5-8. No notable signs of contact. M-LDS with flowline luster covering the protected areas and rim cud breaks at D-S and ST. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 2256		1835 N-14 R2 Head of 1836. MS-63. Lustrous bluish steel brown with at least a third of the original mint red remaining. Outstanding luster and eye appeal for the grade. The only defects are a couple small nicks hidden in the hair over BE and a shallow planchet flake at the dentils over NI in UNITED. E-MDS. Nicely struck except some weakness on the hairbuns and opposing leaves under ME. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2257		1835 N-14 R2 Head of 1836. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty bluish steel brown with faded mint color showing on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers both sides and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The only defects are a weak strike on the hairbuns and the opposing leaves under MER, and a couple very faint hairline scratches under the wreath. Otherwise this cent is a gem. E-MDS with fine but clear doubling on the date. EAC grade MS63. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 2258		1836 N-4 R3. EF-40 Plus. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. Very close to EF45. A long, thin nick in the field at the chin and a nick hidden in the hair above the E in LIBERTY are the best identifying marks. LDS. Comes with an impressive provenance for a relatively modest cent. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co., 5/16/1945:675-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1742-Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/90:792-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/94:141. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 2259		1836 N-6 R2 Gobrecht Head. EF-40 Plus. Close to EF45, but there are a few too many light nicks for the higher grade. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas. A very thin diagonal nick close before the eye and a dull one in the field between star 2 and the chin are the notable marks. M-LDS with a cud break hanging down from the dentils over star 8. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 2260		1837 N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light greenish olive and bluish steel with small splashes of lighter reddish tan toning, mostly on the portrait, plus a few small spots of darker olive brown toning scattered over both sides. The blotchy toning hurts the eye appeal, but there are no contact marks and the surfaces are lustrous. E-MDS. The die scratch above the F in OF is strong. EAC grade MS60. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 2261		1837 N-3 R1 Plain Hair Cord. VF-35. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned olive and lighter steel brown. The only marks are a few barely visible rim bruises on both sides. EDS. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 2262		1837 N-10 R1 Beaded Hair Cord. The "Accessory N" Variety. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Frosty steel brown with attractive, satiny surfaces and hints of underlying very faded mint color showing through on the obverse. The only defects are two small spots of darker toning in the dentils below the 37 in the date and a faint fishhook-shaped struck-through line just right of the eye (caused by a piece of debris on the die). Nicely struck E-MDS. The stray N (so called "Accessory N" hidden in the leaves under the N in UNITED) is sharp. EAC grade MS62+ very close to MS63. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 2263		Quartette of 1837 Cents. Includes N-2 EDS in F15, N-4 MDS in VF25, N-5 MDS in VF20, and N-7 LDS in F15. All are Plain Hair Cord type. The third is slightly sharper with some reverse scratches. All have nice eye appeal. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2264		Quartette of 1837 Cents. Includes N-10 MDS in EF40, N-11 MDS in VF30, N-12 (Accessory E) MDS in VF20, and N-16 MDS in VF20. The third is slightly sharper with minor defects, but all are a nice glossy chocolate or olive brown. The first 3 are Beaded Hair Cord, the last has a Plain Hair Cord. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2265		Group of 19 Large Cents, 1816-1837. Grades are Fair-2 to G4, average AG3. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Good mix of dates. Lot of 19 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $216
Lot 2266		1838 N-1 R1 Repunched 1. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous golden tan. Satiny, nearly flawless surfaces. A short, thin vertical scratch over the left side of star 3 is the only notable mark. E-MDS. The repunching on the 1 is clear and the 3 peaks are sharp. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 2267		1838 N-4 R2. MS-63. Lustrous medium steel brown with underlying faded mint color showing through in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive. The only marks are a faint scuff that barely breaks the frosty luster in the field right of star 4 and another under the right side of the N in CENT. M-LDS with a strong bisecting die crack from the dentils over star 9 to the dentils under the first 8 in the date and a linear cud break along the crack in the curls over the second 8. In addition, there is a clear rim cud break from star 12 extending down nearly to star 13. A beautiful example of a neat die state. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2268		Group of Seven 1838 Cents. Includes N-1 MDS in VF20, N-2 MDS in VF20, N-6 MDS in VF20, N-7 E-MDS in F15, N-8 E-MDS in VG10, N-10 E-MDS in VF25, and N-10 MDS in VF25. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2269		Group of 6 Cents, 1819-1838. Includes 1819/8 N-1 LDS with reverse rotated 95 degrees CCW (an unreported die rotation) in AG3, 1820 N-6 in G6, 1821 N-2 in G5, 1824/2 N-1 in AG3, 1831 N-14 in VG7, and 1838 N-5 in VF30. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects, but all have a readable date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $180
Lot 2270		1839/6 N-1 R3+ Overdate 9 over 6 (or inverted 9). VG-10. Slightly sharper with a few too many tiny nicks for the higher grade. None of these marks is distracting, but a small rim nick at NI can help identify this piece. Glossy chocolate and steel brown tending to olive, a couple shades lighter before the portrait. MDS with a die crack from the dentils under star 4 to the nose. The overdate feature is bold. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2271		1839 N-12 R4 Booby Head. VF-25. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth except for microscopic roughness at UNITED STA. There are some light contact marks sprinkled over both sides, including a pinprick on the cheek under the eye and a fine diagonal hairline scratch from the bottom of the eye to the right end of the nostril. MDS showing a clear die crack from the dentils through star 4 to the nose fading into the hair just below the earlobe. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 2272		Group of Five 1839 Cents. Includes N-2 (Head of 1838) EDS in F15, N-3 (Head of 1838) MDS in VF25, N-8 (Head of 1840) E-MDS in VF20, N-9 (Silly Head) LDS in VG10, and N-13 (Booby Head) MDS in VF20. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2273		Group of 20 Large Cents, 1816-1839. Grades range from VG7 to VG10, average VG8. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a readable date. Good mix of dates included. Lot of 20 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $324
Lot 2274		Group of 25 Large Cents, 1817-1839. Grades are all G5 to G6. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a readable date. Good mix of dates. Lot of 25 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $288
Lot 2275		Large Group of 77 Large Cents, 1816-1839, grading G-VG. Includes a nice mix of dates. Some are sharper with defects, but all have a readable date. Lot of 77 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $900
Lot 2276		Group of 11 Large Cents, 1817-1847. All but one have a readable date. Grades range from Basal State-1 to Fine-12. Most are sharper with defects. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $35 - 50. View details	Realized $96
Lot 2277		1840 N-5 R1. SEGS graded MS-60. Close to mint state but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned frosty dark bluish steel brown and chocolate. The only marks are a nick on the eyeball and a small one high on the cheek. MDS, die state b. EAC grade AU50+. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 2278		1840 N-8 R1 Large Date. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Frosty light bluish steel brown with generous traces of mint color remaining in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and lustrous. A planchet flake at the base of the 0 in the date and a smaller one at the dentils over star 8 are the only notable defects, and both are mint flaws. LDS, die state d, with a series of rim cud break along the right side of the obverse and under the date. EAC grade MS60+. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 2279		Pair of Cents, 1840 and 1841. Includes 1840 N-10 EDS, die state a (rare) in VF25 and 1841 N-2 EDS, die state a, in EF45. Both are attractive glossy chocolate and olive brown. A decent pair. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2280		1842 N-3 R3 Large Date. MS-63. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown with faded mint color in protected areas. The satiny luster covers both sides extending over even the highest points of the design. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a couple faint ticks in the field over star 1, a couple more over star 10, and a tiny nick on the left foot of the 4 in the date. Excellent eye appeal. CC#5. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2281		1842 N-3 R3 Large Date. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Choice frosty chocolate and steel brown. A blush of darker steel toning crosses the first S in STATES fading into the wreath below and there is a tiny rim nick at ER in AMERICA. Otherwise this cent is flawless. MDS. EAC grade AU50 for light friction on the highpoints, but the eye appeal is consistent with a mint state example. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 2282		Quartette of 1842 Cents. Includes N-1 (Small Date) E-MDS (die state b) in VF25; N-3 LDS (die state b) in VF35; N-6 LDS (die state d, the old N-10) in VF20; and N-9 MDS (die state b) in VF20. All are 10 points sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2283		1843 N-12 R2. AU-50. Frosty medium brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas. Sharply struck and very attractive, just a few faint spots of darker toning sprinkled about the reverse from choice. Rare terminal die state, die state e, with clear rim cud breaks at NIT and from the U to under the ribbon end. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 2284		1843 N-16 R4 Mature Head. VF-30. Choice glossy medium brown. Smooth and quite attractive for the grade. A tiny rim nick over star 7 is the best identifying mark. EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 2285		Group of Five 1843 Cents. Includes N-2 E-MDS (die state a) in VF25, N-3 EDS (rare die state a) in VF25, N-6 (Mature Head) in VG10, N-15 E-MDS (die state b) in VG10, and N-15 MDS (die state b) in F15. All are very slightly sharper with trivial defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2286		1844 N-3 R2 Repunched 18. MS-60. Very attractive satiny steel and light olive with faded mint color showing in protected areas, about 10% of the red remaining visible on the obverse. Great eye appeal. The only defects are a faint horizontal hairline scratch off the peak of the 1 and a spot of darker toning in the dentils at that same star. Sharply struck except for a low spot on the curls at the shoulder and minor weakness at the base of the 1 in the date (both caused by debris or grease on the die), and the two low spots keep this cent from a higher grade. E-MDS, die state b. Repunching shows clearly at the bottoms of the 1 & 8 in the date. Tied for CC#8. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 2287		1844 N-5 R1 Repunched 844. AU-55. Very attractive frosty light to medium brown with traces of mint red remaining on the reverse. There are a couple light nicks on the throat and a swipe of darker steel toning on the rim under the end of the wreath stem. EDS, die state a. Repunching shows clearly on the 844, strongest at the top of the first 4. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 2288		Group of Six Cents, 1844 and 1845. Includes 1844 N-7 E-MDS (die state a) in VF30, 1845 N-2 E-MDS (die state a) in EF40, 1845 N-7 LDS (die state b) in VF20, 1845 N-9 MDS (die state b) in EF40, 1845 N-10 M-LDS (die state b) in VF25, and 1845 N-13 MDS (die state a) in VF25. The 1845 N-10 is sharper but shows traces of minor roughness. The others are smooth chocolate and medium brown. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $460
Lot 2289		1845 N-11 R3. EF-40. Glossy medium brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas and chocolate on the highpoints. The toning is a bit lighter right of the date where the highpoints were gently rubbed. A few light nicks on the cheek and neck, but overall nice for the grade. E-MDS, die state a. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 2290		1845 N-12 R3. EF-45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel brown and light olive with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. No marks. MDS, die state b. Sharply struck except for a shallow low spot that covers star 1 extending to the tip of the chin and bust. Excellent eye appeal. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196

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