Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Currency Cont'd

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4632		1960, 20 Lirot Gold Coin, Theodore Herzl. 17.99 gm, 917 fine, 10,498 minted. 12th Anniversary of Independence, commemorating centenary of birth of the Father of Zionism. Inscribed "It is no legend." NGC graded MS-65. Estimated Value $140 - 160. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 4633		1962, 50 Lirot Gold Coin, Chaim Weizmann. 13.34 gm, 917 fine, 6,202 minted. With "mem." Commemorates 10th anniversary of the death of Israel's first President. NGC graded Brilliant Proof 63. Estimated Value $230 - 260. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 4634		1962, 50 Lirot Gold Coin, Chaim Weizmann, Extremely Rare Variety with No Mem. Identical to previous lot, except there is no "mem." The official Israel Government Coins & Medals Corp. catalog indicates that "10 sets of the 50 Lirot and 100 Lirot coins do not bear the letter 'mem'." One of the greatest Israel rarities, unpriced in Krause. Graded thus because of faint wipe marks. NGC graded Proof 62. Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 4635		1962, 100 Lirot Gold Coin, Chaim Weizmann. 26.7 gm, 917 fine, 6,203 minted. With mem; otherwise similar design to previous lot. NGC graded Proof 64. Estimated Value $465 - 530. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 4636		1964, 50 Lirot Gold Coin, Bank of Israel. 13.3 gm, 917 fine, 6,014 minted. Celebrates the Bank of Israel's 10th anniversary. Design features a double cornucopia with a pomegranate in between, similar to Hasmonean ancient coin designs. NGC graded MS-65. Estimated Value $230 - 265. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 4637		1964, 50 Lirot Gold Coin, Bank of Israel, Very Rare Proof. 13.3 gm, 917 fine. Identical to previous coin, except this coin has a "mem" indicating it is proof. Net mintage of proofs is just 841 pieces, making this one of the key pieces in the modern Israel coin series. The quality of this coin is exceptional, with dazzling luster. It would be perfect except for a minuscule lamination (as made) in the field above the menorah. NGC graded Brilliant Proof 67. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 4638		1967, 100 Lirot Gold Coin, Victory. 26.7 gm, 917 fine. 9,004 minted. Commemorates victory of the Israel Defence Forces in the Six Day War. Features Western Wall. Exceptional quality. NGC graded Proof 67. Estimated Value $510 - 585. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 4639		1968, 100 Lirot Gold Coin, Jerusalem Reunification. 25 gm, 800 fine. 12,500 minted. Commemorates reunification of Jerusalem in the Six Day War. Features the Temple as depicted in ancient coin of Bar Kochba. NGC graded Proof 63. Estimated Value $380 - 440. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 4640		1969, 100 Lirot Gold Coin, Shalom. 25 gm, 800 fine. 12,500 minted. Memorial coin dedicated to the first Jewish soldier whose burial place remains unknown. Also dedicated to the search for peace. Issued on Israel's 21st anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Estimated Value $380 - 440. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 4641		1971, 100 Lirot Gold Coin, Let My People Go. 22 gm, 900 fine. 9,994 minted. Plea to the Soviet Union to allow Jewish emmigration to Israel. NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $380 - 440. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 4642		1973, 50 Lirot Gold Coin, Declaration of Independence. 7 gm, 900 fine. 27,762 minted. Features part of Israel's Declaration of Independence bearing the signatures of the founding Fathers, headed by David Ben-Gurion. Issued on Israel's 25th anniversary of independence. Designs similar to 200 Lirot coin. NGC graded Proof 64 Cameo. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4643		1973, 100 Lirot Gold Coin, Declaration of Independence. 13.5 gm, 900 fine. 27,510 minted. Designs similar to 200 Lirot coin. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. Estimated Value $230 - 265. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 4644		1973, 200 Lirot Gold Coin, Declaration of Independence. 27 gm, 900 fine. 17,927 minted. Designs similar to previous lot. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. Estimated Value $465 - 535. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 4645		1974, 500 Lirot Gold Coin, David Ben-Gurion. 28 gm, 900 fine. 47,566 minted. Commemorates the "George Washington of Israel." Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948 and served as the first Prime Minister. NGC graded Proof 64, with fingerprints. Estimated Value $480 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 4646		1975, 500 Lirot Gold Coin, Israel Bond Program. 20 gm, 900 fine. 31,731 minted. Proceeds are used to expand roads, rail, sea and air transport facilities, develop water supply and electric power, etc. Issued on Israel's 27th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $345 - 395. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 4647		1978, 1000 Lirot Gold Coin, Tree of Life. 12 gm, 900 fine. 12,080 minted. Commemorates the union of the Jewish people and their land (Eretz Israel). Issued on Israel's 30th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $205 - 235. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $316
Lot 4648		1980, 5000 Lirot Gold Coin, Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 6,407 minted. Commemorates signing of peace treaty on March 26, 1979. Issued on Israel's 32nd anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo, gem with some fogginess. Estimated Value $295 - 340. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $472
Lot 4649		1980, 500 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Ze'ev Jabotinsky. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 7,471 minted. Honors this Zionist activist in Czarist Russia. Jabotinsky died in 1940 in the United States, at the height of his campaign to set up a Jewish army and establish the Jewish state. NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo, with fingerprints. Estimated Value $295 - 340. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 4650		1981, 10 Sheqalim Gold Coin, People of the Book. 17.28gm, 900 fine. 5,673 minted. Features an open book with the Hebrew alphabet rising like a flame. Issued on Israel's 33rd anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo, with fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 4651		1982, 10 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Baron Edmond Rothschild. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 4,930 minted. Honors the "Father of Settlements." Issued on Israel's 34th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo, with some fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 4652		1982, 5 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Qumran Caves (Dead Sea Scrolls). 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 4,942 minted. At Qumran, located northwest of the Dead Sea, the remnants of 700 scrolls were discovered, dating back to the first century BCE. Issued in the Sites in the Holy Land series. Exceptional quality. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4653		1983, 10 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Valour (IDF). 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 3,814 minted. Commemorates the IDF (Israel Defense Forces). Issued on Israel's 35th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 4654		1983, 5 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Herodion Ruins. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 4,346 minted. This palace was built by Herod the Great, and is the third largest palace to be discovered in the entire Roman world. Issued in the Sites in the Holy Land series. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4655		1984, 10 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Kinsmen. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 3,798 minted. Commemorates the awareness of brotherhood, unity and love of on's neighbor. Issued on Israel's 35th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 4656		1984, 10 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Kidron Valley. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,601 minted. The Kidron Valley forms the gentle slope between the Temple Mount and the City of David. Located there are Absalom's Pillar, the Cave of Jehoshaphat, etc. Issued in the Sites in the Holy Land series. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4657		1985, 10 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Capernaum. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,683 minted. Features ruins of the Kefar Nahum synagogue. Capernaum was the local where Jesus lived and gave many of his sermons. Issued in the Sites in the Holy Land series. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 4658		1985, 10 Sheqalim Gold Coin, Scientific Achievements. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 3,240 minted. Features a stylized tree with branches creating a kind of molecularly structured Star of David, symbol of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Issued on Israel's 37th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 4659		1986, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Tribute to the Arts. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 2,485 minted. Abstract symbols represent the various arts, literature, architecture, graphic art, and sculpture. Issued on Israel's 38th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4660		1986, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Akko. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,800 minted. Features the crypt of the Hospitaler's Palace. Issued in the Sites in the Holy Land series. Exceptional quality. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 4661		1987, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Reunification of Jerusalem. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 3,200 minted. Marks the 20th anniversary of the reunification of Israel's eternal capitol city. Issued on Israel's 39th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 4662		1988, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Caesarea. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 3,454 minted. Port city built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar. Issued in the Sites in the Holy Land series. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4663		1988, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Declaration of Independence. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 4,575 minted. Features David Ben-Gurion reading the Israel's Declaration of Independence. Issued on Israel's 40th anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 4664		1989, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Pleasant Land. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 2,743 minted. Design features a gazelle and trees, symbolizing the flora and fauna of Israel. Issued on Israel's 41st anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 4665		1989, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Jaffa. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,402 minted. Jonah departed from here and this was the place where Perseus saved Andromeda, according to Greek mythology. Issued in the Sites in the Holy Land series. Exceptional quality. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4666		1990, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Archaeology. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 1,815 minted. Features a relief from the ancient synagogue of Ashkelon and an ancient Hebrew alphabet from the Lachish inscriptions. Issued on Israel's 42nd anniversary of independence. Scarce, low mintage. A virtually perfect coin. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $330 - 375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 4667		1990, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Sea of Galilee. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 1,935 minted. Aerial view including Tiberias and Capernaum. Issued in Sites in the Holy Land series. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4668		1991, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Aliya (Immigration to Israel). 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 2,236 minted. Commemorates the Ingathering of Exiles. Features Biblical quote "I will gather them out of all countries (Jer. 32:37)." Issued on Israel's 43rd anniversary of independence. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $280 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 4669		1991, 1 New Sheqel Gold Coin, Cedar and Dove. 3.46 gm, 900 fine. 2,515 minted. Illustrates "Thou art fair my love, thou hast dove's eyes" and he is "excellent as the cedars." NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 4670		1991, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Cedar and Dove. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,000 minted. Similar designs as previous lot. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4671		1992, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, B'nai B'rith. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,305 minted. Commemorates 150th anniversary of B'nai B'rith. Features menorah from which emanate the sedven principles of this major Jewish organization -- Brotherhood, Unity, Charity, Peace, Truth, Light, and Righteousness. Superb, seemingly perfect quality. NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4672		1992, 1 New Sheqel Gold Coin, Roe and Lily of the Valleys. 3.46 gm, 900 fine. 2,000 minted. Illustrates "Be though like to a roe" for the man and comparing herself to "the lily of the valleys." Designs similar to next lot. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 4673		1992, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Roe and Lily of the Valleys. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,150 minted. Designs similar to previous lot. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4674		1992, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Paralympic Games in Barcelona. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 1,629 minted. Approximately 3,000 physically disabled athletes from 92 countries competed. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4675		1992, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Law. 17.28 gm, 900 fine. 2,125 minted. Features scales of justice and Biblical verse: "Execute ye judgement and righteousness (Jer. 22:3)." Issued on Israel's 44th anniversary of independence. Scarce and popular with members of the legal profession. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo, with fingerprints. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 4676		1993, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Revolt and Heroism. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 1,583 minted. Honors the heroism of the Jewish people during the Holocaust -- in ghetto uprisings, concentration camp uprisings, in the military, etc. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 4677		1993, 1 New Sheqel Gold Coin, Young Hart and Apple Tree. 3.46 gm, 900 fine. 1,679 minted. Her beloved is compared to a "young hart" and to the "apple tree among the trees of the forest." Designs similar to next lot. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 4678		1993, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Young Hart and Apple Tree. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 1,782 minted. Similar designs to previous lot. Exceptional quality. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 4679		1993, 10 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Tourism. 17.28 gm, 900 fine, 1,944 minted. Features a hotel room key, sail boat, ancient column and lintel, etc. Issued for the 45th Anniversary of Independence. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 4680		1994, 1 New Sheqel Gold Coin, Leopard and Palm Tree. 3.46 gm, 900 fine, 1,355 minted. Features inscriptions "from the mountains of the leopards)" and "thy stature is like to a palm tree." Designs similar to next lot. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo, some toning. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 4681		1994, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, Leopard and Palm Tree. 8.63 gm, 900 fine, 1,535 minted. Designs similar to previous lot. NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo, light toning. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265

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