Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3155		1849-D $1 Gold Liberty. Sharpness of AU-55. Possible light reverse marks. This is the first year of issue for the Gold Dollar, following discovery of gold in California. At the same time as the Mint decided to strike a dollar denomination in gold, it also began preparation for a $20 gold piece that would come out the next year. Scarce Dahlonega Mint issue. Only 21,588 minted. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. Ex: Superior Auction Feb 1973 Lot 4 Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 3156		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Attractive golden and pale olive mint color. Sharp strike. The luster is also superior for the issue, hence this choice grade, and moderately bright fields peer through rich flaming-gold tones. Pop 253; 87 finer (PCGS # 7513) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3157		1851-D $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. A full deep impression was left by the dies, all topped off by glittering untoned luster. We note some clashing of dies consistant with a well struck coin. An interesting die crack is noted on the reverse from the left rim through the date. Only 9882 were minted. Pop 24; 5 in 63, 5 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 7515) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3158		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Gorgeous golden-orange mint color with great eye appeal. Three tiny hairlines on the cheek keep thus from a much higher grade. Velvety to satin-frosted fields almost stagger under the weight of its highly lustrous natural shades of color (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3159		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice and frosty. Glittering rivers of flame-colored mint frost from center to periphery propel this well into the choice category (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 3160		1854 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Encapsulated in an old green holder. Lovely rich golden toning on this Premium Quality coin. The otherwise golden-sunset color deepens to polychrome-gold shadings in select areas, making this a genuinely handsome gold dollar! (PCGS # 7525) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3161		1854-D $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Only 2,935 struck. Light golden toning. Light even reddish golden toning. For those who want the briefest account, the low mintage makes this date famous. This beautiful rarity sums up nicely the experience of the gold consignment of which it is a part. The coin exhibits toned satin luster on a well presented and attractive planchet with only a trace of wear on the high points of Liberty's hair. It is the kind of coin that collectors expect to find in the grade. Elusive as a date, elusive in no uncertain terms. Even more is this true in high grades. Next, the strike. The strike is crisp in many areas, so-so in others. Some lack of detail may be noted at the central hair on Liberty, just below the word LIBERTY (but not on the stars). When describing the reverse, we see the usual disparity on the denticles as well as marginal weakness on the lower left side of the wreath. Some bidders might edge away from bidding when presented with an 1854-D gold dollar. After all, this is one of the rarest D-mint dates in the series struck at all the historic Dahlonega branch mint. Only the P-mint 1854 is at all common. However, as the population figure suggests, the coin is rather rare and deserves twice the honor because it is so fresh and lustrous looking. Pop 34; 29 finer at NGC (PCGS # 7526) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,900
Lot 3162		1854 Type 2. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Well struck with a nice full date. The surfaces scream with luster, the obverse a mixture of light gold and pale olive colors while the reverse is a golden-orange. This Premium Quality beauty should stir considerable bidder interest. A very important Type. On this Type 2, the wreath of corn, cotton, maple, and tobacco that Longacre would in due course immortalize on the Flying Eagle cent also made the move from the three dollar gold piece to this gold dollar. Once the Treasury Department agreed to the new design, coinage began on August 19, 1854 (PCGS # 7531) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 3163		1854 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded AU-55 (PCGS # 7531) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 3164		1855 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded AU-58. A hint of light gold toning. Scarcer Type 2 design with a petite head of Liberty wearing a feathered headdress. LIBERTY in tiny letters on the band (PCGS # 7532) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 3165		1855-C $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of EF-40. Lightly bent and nicely toned. Only 9,803 struck, this is one of the scarcer C-mint issues, also important because it occurs on a Type 2 Indian head gold dollar, a short-lived type. Usual uneven strike on the rims as well as the central portion of the reverse. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 3166		1856 $1 Gold Indian. Slanting 5. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Rich golden toning. This example, a first-year issue with the new enlarged Liberty head, is illustrative of the very choice quality seen in its grade class. It has satin-clad golden surfaces and no copper spots. Pop 64; 24 finer; 14 in 65; 6 in 66; 2 in 67; 2 in 68. (PCGS # 7540) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 3167		1856-S/S $1 Gold Indian. ANACS graded AU-58. Nice strike and lightly toned. There is a shallow area in the planchet below RIC on the obverse, and a few small marks consistent with coins of this period and grade range. The Type 2 Indian heads include several common issues (1854, 1855), a couple of dandy rarities (1855-D, 1856-D), and this mid-range scarce 1856-S, as the only S-mint in the short 1854-56 run of dates and mints that comprise the small Indian head style. A must for any date collector (PCGS # 7536) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3168		1857 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and glistening with undisturbed, undiminished, in fact, booming mint luster, all lightly toned. Pop 29; 11 in 65, 8 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 7544) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3169		1858 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Attractive golden-orange mint luster. Choice and frosty. Pop 19; 26 finer (PCGS # 7548) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 3170		1862 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Boldly struck from lightly clashed dies, and delicately toned. The combination of warm golden color and shimmering frostiness gives it an advantage over others in this grade. In a 1st generation PCGS holder. Pop 234; 96 finer. Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 3171		1868 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice full strike and loaded with luster that is lightly toned. We note some insignificent scattered marks about the reverse. Low mintage: 10,525 pieces. Pop 15; 26 finer (PCGS # 7567) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,524
Lot 3172		1876 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-60. Light golden toning with reflective surfaces. Lustrous. A not quite bold impression was left by the striking of the (possibly worn) dies that made this 1876 gold dollar. The surface, however, is almost choice by comparison with others in the MS60 grade. The new owner will feel more at ease knowing just how scarce this is in Mint condition: only 3,200 made. Pop 4; 97 finer. (PCGS # 7577) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 3173		1878 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. A brilliant Gem Proof. Only 20 Proofs struck. Very rare. Almost exactly equal to another lovely Proof 65 that was offered in our sale in February this year, and a sparkling specimen whose fluid gold color shoots out streaks of radiance from the mirror surface. Since our observation is that this date is always fully struck in Proof (the few offerings we can trace going back 40 years), then this sharp coin has every suggestion of precision manufacture as seen in all devices. In fact, struck with mathematical precision by the dies. While the much-touted 1875 Proofs have similar mintage, this 1878 rarity often gets overlooked, which it shouldn't. Prospective bidders, as they wend their way through the offerings in this sale in silent admiration during lot viewing, will perk up when they see this lovely specimen. To us, every Proof gold coin of this quality deserves a full market bid. The coin has clearly been preserved with care and admiration by its former owners. Pop 1; none finer. (PCGS # 87628) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. Ex: Trompeter Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $23,000
Lot 3174		1879 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. A flashy glittering Proof with splendid contrast. Only 30 Proofs minted for this low mintage date. As we said, this is a beauty, with nice snappy gold color on undisturbed surfaces free of discoloration. Where an ineffectual imprint is often left by the rebound of the dies that struck this Type's business strike coinage, the opposite is in fact the case here: devices show crystal clarity and abnormal detail in the centers, all thanks to the Proof dies and the Mint striking the coins twice by the dies. Bidders be warned, you may face stiff competition. Pop 1; 2 finer, 1 in 65, 1 in 66 Star (PCGS # 7629) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,344
Lot 3175		1881 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-68. A splendid gem specimen displaying a nice full strike and intense untoned satiny mint luster throughout. Thin lint mark in the hair is a feature of this utterly superb specimen. Look where you will, everything about it says fresh, original, revealing! Only 7620 mintedfor this scarce, low mintage date. Pop 44; 3 finer in 69 (PCGS # 7582) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,625
Lot 3176		1881 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Lovely golden toning on both sides. Almost jaw-dropping quality for the grade due to the strong cameo contrast. Each side has a bright yellow-gold to orange-gold color that is surrounded by a wide margin of mirror surface. Struck with great precision on the frosty devices. Only 87 proofs struck. Pop 5; 5 finer; 1 in 65; 4 in 66. (PCGS # 97631) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 5,800. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,050
Lot 3177		1881 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 63 Deep Cameo PQ. Nice golden toning on both sides. Orange to tawny-gold in color with a bold strike, the surfaces reveal a few scattered faint hairlines. That being the case, this date is also difficult to find fully struck. The present Proof retains needle-sharp detail to the main devices from a strictly above-average strike. Only 87 Proofs struck. Pop 1; 10 finer; 5 in 64; 1 in 65; 4 in 66. (PCGS # 97631) . It was only in 1882-89 that mintage increased markedly over what it had been before in this series of Proofs. It appears there was a short-lived speculative boom that also affected the production levels in the $2.50 and $3 gold issues to a slightly lesser extent before numbers dropped off again. Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,900
Lot 3178		1882 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Nice light golden toing on both sides. The deeply struck, reflective surfaces are draped in soft toning patina and show minimal hairlines. Furthermore, a sharp impression was left by the recoil of the dies that struck this 1882 gold dollar. Only 125 proofs struck. Pop 5; 3 finer; 2 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 87632) . Estimated Value $4,400 - 4,800. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,338
Lot 3179		1883 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 62 Cameo PQ. Lovely light golden toning. This boldly detailed representative is mostly lightly toned in color with sleek, bright metallic mirror features splashing gently against the bold raised, frosted devices. Only 207 proofs struck. Pop 1; 4 finer; 1 in 63; 1 in 65; 1 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 87633) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3180		1883 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice full strike with light golden toning over satiny mint surfaces. We note a faint hairline on the cheek. Only 10,800 struck (PCGS # 7584) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 3181		1884 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 63. Lovely light golden toning. Glistening fields rise and fall with original golden mint bloom. Against this are set delicate, frosty design elements. And everything sealed up tight and secure in its PCGS clear plastic container. 1,006 proofs struck. Pop 4; 41 finer; 13 in 64; 11 in 65; 11 in 66; 6 in 67. (PCGS # 7634) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 3182		1885 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. Only 1,105 Proofs struck. Lovely light golden toning on both sides. A radiant example, fully struck with warm color that rises and falls in an almost rhythmic display over the mirror field. One would be hard put to find a more truly beautiful Gem Proof specimen of a popular gold Type with not even a smidgen of softness on the design, nor any copper spots in the field. Hopefuls and other agitated amateurs in the sale may expect to walk away with this one. Hope springs eternal. But it will be the studied professional in the field who will likely become the coin's new owner. Pop 12; 12 finer at NGC (PCGS # 87635) . Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,225
Lot 3183		1885 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely rich golden toning. Some faint adjustment lines through the upper feather ends. A nice fresh-appearing gold piece with notable luster throughout, satiny, almost prooflike in its tendencies. This is a well-struck example of the 1885 issue with good details. It has no bothersome abrasions, copper spots, or points of wear. Only 11,156 struck. Pop 61; 24 in 66, 10 in 67 (PCGS # 7586) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 3184		1886 $1 Gold Indian. Proof 65. An untoned Gem Brilliant Proof. Only 1,016 Proofs struck. Brilliant golden luster with sharp definition on the devices and swirling mirror fields. A truly exceptional Proof. Circumstances with the bloom off the special Proof dies being what it is, sharp-edged devices and lettering throughout add nicely to the coin's merit. Pop 17; 9 in 66, 1 in 67 Comes with PCGS tag (PCGS # 7636) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3185		1886 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo PQ. Mostly untoned and well struck. A rare choice quality coin for the date, this example is composed of almost enthralling golden color whose reflective surface is untoned, with sharp detail throughout. In light of that, we can also say this piece is nicely struck with extremely full devices on both sides. There is some minor uneveness on the hair behind the ear as regularly seen on the few Proofs of this year that make their way onto the market. A very handsome offering. There is the usual crisp purity of style in James Longacre's design that attracts collectors to the Indian gold dollar series. Only 1,016 proofs struck. Pop 1; 7 finer; 4 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 87636) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,625
Lot 3186		1887 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 61 PQ. Lovely light golden toning. Should be sent back for a higher grade since the surfaces and devices are choice. One of 1,043 struck in Proof. Pop 1; 66 finer. (PCGS # 7637) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3187		1888 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo PQ. Well struck with a hint of light gold tone. Very choice. The surfaces are radiant and each side has a nice veneer of mirror-smooth patina that whips and tosses as it alternates between lighter and darker shades. A glass picks out the typical orange peel effect of this mirror reflectivity. No need to worry about an unsuccessful strike left by the rebound of the dies that coined this, since even a cursory examination of the piece reveals nice clarity of detail, including the centers. Easily recoginzed as a first-class Gem. Only 1,079 Proofs struck. Pop 8; 3 finer in 66. (PCGS # 87638) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,213
Lot 3188		1888 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 64. Nice even golden toning. Only 1,079 Proofs struck. This is a blemish-free case in point of the Proof 1888 issue in this grade: sleek deep yellow to orange gold in color, with mint sparkle that grabs hold for the full effect of the careful preservation since it was made. Needless, too, to remind bidders is the fact that the coin shows outstanding detail and a clear, even strike. Identifiable by a single tiny toned spot on the obverse at the E of STATES, and a similar area of toning on the reverse along the edge at 2:00. From the collector's point of view, a Proof Gold Dollar like this constitutes the biggest thing in life, a marvel in miniature of Mint workmanship, and a fact that hasn't changed in more than a century and a half of active numismatic collecting in this country! Pop 27; 41 finer (PCGS # 7638) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 3189		1888 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-66. Frosty and untoned. 15,501 coins minted. The otherwise sparkling gold luster flares into heavy frostiness in a few areas with rolling radiance across both sides, typical of the well-preserved gold dollar. Our observation of the luster ends. But pertaining to the devices, this coin was struck with methodical precision throughout, a real "plus" for the collector. Pop 92; 36 in 67, 4 in 66 (PCGS # 7589) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 3190		1889 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-67. Frosty and well struck. A scarce high quality Gold Dollar for the date, the last year in the 1849-89 series, this example displays almost enthralling luster whose satin surface is untoned, with sharp detail including the hair waves and the leaves in the wreath. Unlike other gold pieces of the era that need a bit of help to entice buyers, this superb Gem stands at the front of the line. Pop 170; 1 finer in 68 (PCGS # 7590) . Estimated Value $3,600 - 3,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795