Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents 1794-1796

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1075		1796 S-86 R5. Good-6. Liberty Cap type. The obverse is slightly better, the reverse a bit weaker. Both sides are covered with extremely fine roughness, but there is no verdigris. The only marks are a very light rim bruise under the 79 and another smaller one right of the bust tip, neither significant. Slightly glossy dark steel brown with olive brown in protected areas. MDS, Breen state I. The date is clear and the legends are complete except for weakness at OF AM. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex Chuck Furjanic 1/76-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 1076		1796 S-87 R3. Good-4. Liberty Cap type. Sharpness F12 but damaged by a dull pinch at the rim under 179 and another on the reverse rim just left of the fraction. Covered with minor roughness and some contact marks. Slightly glossy dark steel brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The date is complete and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 1077		1796 S-88 R4. Good-4. Liberty Cap type. Slightly better on the obverse, weaker on the reverse. Covered with extremely fine roughness under dark chocolate and steel toning. A short scratch on the eyebrow and a minor rim bruise over BE are the only marks. A bit glossy but closer to matte in protected areas. The date is clear but portions of the reverse legend are weak or gone. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1078		1796 S-88 R4. About Good-3. Liberty Cap type. Several points sharper with very fine roughness covering the planchet and a couple dull scratches at the top of the head. The 17 in the date was carefully strengthened while the 96 is easily readable without any "help." The legends are complete as well except for weakness inside the wreath. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1079		1796 S-89 R3. VG-8. Liberty Cap type. A few points sharper with very fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. Olive and dark steel brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The highpoints are somewhat glossy but the protected areas are matte. The date is strong and the legends are clear. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 1080		1796 S-89 R3. Good-5. Liberty Cap type. A few points sharper but lightly corroded, mostly in the fields and protected areas. No notable marks or verdigris. Mostly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1081		1796 S-90 R5+. About Good-3. Liberty Cap type. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. Smooth, uncorroded surfaces, just well worn. The only mark is a short struck-through line down through the first A in AMERICA. The 796 in the date are clear but the 1 is faint. LIBERTY is complete but less than half the reverse legend remains readable. The reverse is not upset as is often seen on this die variety. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr. 3/73-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1082		1796 S-91 R3. NCS Details of VF. Edge Damage. Liberty Cap type. Attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and there are only a few minor contact marks. The notable mark is a thin vertical nick at the upper junction of the cap and hair. The "edge damage" cited by NCS does not show and they may be referring to a very minor planchet clip at the rim before the chin. As such, the slabbers appear to have done this cent a disservice. LDS, Breen state VII. The date is bold and the legends are strong. EAC grade VF20. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NCS label. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Del Bland 8/14/69-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19265. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 1083		1796 S-91 R3. Good-6. Liberty Cap type. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel with darker chocolate and olive brown toning in protected areas. Decent surfaces showing only a few minor marks, including a small rim bruise opposite the neck and another over ES at the top of the reverse. The date is complete and the legends are clear except for weakness at ED STA. LDS, Breen state VII. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 1084		1796 S-92 R3. VG-10. Draped Bust. A few points sharper with a bit of minor roughness in the field over the bust tip and left of the hair ribbon. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive with only a few contact marks, including a rim bruise at ER in AMERICA and some very tiny pinprick marks around ONE CENT. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The date and legends are complete and strong. MDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr.-Ray Chatham 1973-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 1085		1796 S-93 R3. Good-5. Draped Bust. Several points sharper but lightly dented on much of the portrait and inside the wreath. These dents dull some of those details but are not a big distraction and the surfaces remain decent. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The date is strong and the legends are clear. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex John Ashby 5/78-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 1086		1796 S-94 R5+. About Good-3. Draped Bust. Sharpness VG10 but there are several rim dents on both sides and the planchet is covered with fine granularity. The lower part of the obverse also shows fine porosity, but there is no verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel, nearly black. The date is weak but readable while the legends are clear. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 1087		1796 S-95 R5+. VG-8. Draped Bust. Sharpness F12 with very fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas. The roughness is offset by a rather glossy patina of light olive brown. There are faint traces of greenish verdigris in a few of the shallow pitmarks, including a small patch high on the cheek. A rim bruise at LI is the only notable contact mark. The date and legends are complete and strong. Not perfect but still a decent example of this rare variety. MDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Del Bland 1971-Dane Nielsen-Denis Loring 1979-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1088		1796 S-97 R3. Good-4. Draped Bust. Very slightly sharper but dull from fine roughness. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive and steel with slightly lighter steel brown highpoints. The date and legends are easily readable. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1089		1796 S-97 R3. About Good-3 Plus. Draped Bust. Glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas of the reverse. No roughness or marks, only honest wear. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable, although the tops of LIBERTY and AMERICA are worn into the rim. Nice for the grade, very close to G4. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1090		1796 S-98 R4. Fine-15. Draped Bust. Sharpness VF35 with choice surfaces and exceptional eye appeal except for a large X lightly pinscratched across the obverse. The only other defects are a small rim nick under the lowest curl and a couple more opposite the nose. Certainly a solid condition census example if not for the two scratches. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown covering the protected areas. E-MDS, Breen state II. Listed as VF30 net VF20 in the Breen/Bland condition census. Comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Dr. Thomas Hall 9/7/1909-Virgil Brand-New Netherlands Coin Co. (privately) 9/26/51-C. Douglas Smith 1970-R. S. Brown, Jr.-Ray Chatham-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1091		1796 S-99 R5. VG-7. Draped Bust. A few points sharper with uniform microscopic granularity covering the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, but there are a few old scratches hidden in the natural patina on the reverse, mostly through the T in CENT. The date is easily readable but is not strong while the legends are complete and clear. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1092		1796 S-100 R5. Good-5. Draped Bust. Close to G6 but there are a few small areas of microscopic roughness on each side, none significant. No marks or verdigris. Mostly glossy dark olive and steel. The date and legends are clear, although some letters are starting to fade into the rim. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 1093		1796 S-101 R5-. About Good-3. Draped Bust. The obverse is a point or two sharper but there is a small patch of corrosion covering the lowest curl and this patch shows shallow greenish verdigris. Otherwise the planchet is free of corrosion or verdigris, but there are some contact marks. These include several dull rim bruises left of the portrait and a pair of dull, strong scrape marks on the lower left part of the reverse. Rather glossy dark steel and olive. The1 in the date is weakened by the corrosion, but the 796 are clear. Half the reverse legend remains visible. MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Nofal Kling 7/76-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 1094		1796 S-102 R4. Good-6. Draped Bust. A couple points sharper with 4 or 5 old vertical pinscratches in the field above the bust tip and a couple other light scratches on the left side of the obverse. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of marks. Lightly cleaned and covered with a thin layer of lacquer that keeps the highpoints from toning back down to a more natural tone. Glossy dark steel with lighter highpoints from the cleaning. The date and legends are complete and clear. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1095		1796 S-103 R4+ LIHERTY Obverse. VG-8 Plus. Draped Bust. Sharpness F12 but the obverse is covered with very fine granularity and there are microscopic traces of fine reddish verdigris dusted into protected areas on that side. The reverse is smooth, nearly flawless, and grades a solid F12. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches hidden in the obverse patina. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with reddish chocolate toning in protected areas of the obverse. The date and legends are complete and strong, including the LIHERTY feature (actually B over inverted B resulting in what looks like an H). EDS, Breen state I. Not perfect but still quite nice for this rare and popular variety. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Herb Silberman-Ed Sarhan 1971-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 1096		1796 S-104 R3 LIHERTY Obverse. Good-6. Draped Bust. Sharpness VG10 but dark and covered with uniform fine porosity. No verdigris. A tiny horizontal scratch in the field off the nose tip is the only contact mark. Slightly glossy very dark olive and steel, nearly black. The date and legends are complete and strong, and the LIHERTY error is obvious. MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 1097		1796 S-104 R3 LIHERTY Obverse. ANACS graded VG details net G4. Sharpness VG7 but there is a patch of greenish corrosion in the field left of the lower curls and another between the uppermost leaves of the wreath. The remainder of the planchet is decent but not perfectly smooth. Some glue is caked around LIBER, but this could be removed without difficulty. The LIHERTY error is obvious, but it is not mentioned on the ANACS label, perhaps due to the glue. The date is strong as well and the legends are complete. Dark steel brown. EAC grade net G5. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1098		1796 S-104 R3 LIHERTY Obverse. About Good-3. Draped Bust. A couple points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with light roughness. No verdigris, but there are a few dull marks on the reverse, including a strong rim dent over AT in STATES, a void in the leaves under S-O, and another on the M and the leaves below. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. The date and legends are complete and readable, but portions are not strong. The LIHERTY feature is clear. MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Gimbels 3/68-John D. Wright 5/74-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1099		1796 S-105 R5-. About Good-3. Draped Bust. A couple points sharper but covered with uniform light corrosion. No verdigris, a rim nick behind the head the only notable mark. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, but they are not strong. Lightly cleaned and retoned a rather glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in pro0tected areas. EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Denis Loring 4/82-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1100		1796 S-106 R4+. Good-5. Draped Bust. Five points sharper with dents and digs on the upper half of the reverse and a dull one in the center of the obverse that causes a bulge at ENT in CENT. No roughness or verdigris. Mostly glossy dark steel brown and olive. The date and legends are clear except for ENT, which is gone thanks to the aforementioned bulge. MDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 1971-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 1101		1796 S-107 R5. About Good-3. Draped Bust. The obverse is slightly weaker while the reverse is a few points sharper. The date and LIBERTY are weak but readable. The reverse legends are complete and clear. Microscopic roughness covers the protected areas on both sides. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy medium brown and chocolate with darker olive in protected areas. EDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Chambers 1975-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 1102		1796 S-108 R4. VG-7. Draped Bust. A point or two sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with fine roughness. No verdigris, but there are some contact marks, including a dull rim dent left of the lower curls, a pair of old scratches down in the field before the portrait, and a couple small rim nicks on the obverse. Slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate with lighter chocolate brown highpoints. The date and legends are complete and clear except for the bottom edge of the 6, which is fading into the rim below. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Chambers 6/73-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1103		1796 S-109 R3. Good-6. Draped Bust. A couple points sharper but there are a half dozen rim dents, mostly on the reverse, and a small area of pitting at OF. No verdigris, and the most notable of the rim dents is at the C in AMERICA. Rather glossy steel brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. The date and legends are clear except for OF, which is obliterated by the pitting, and ONE CENT, which is gone due to swelling in the center of the reverse associated with the late die state, Breen state V. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Ray Chatham 1/75-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1104		1796 S-110 R3. Good-5. Draped Bust. A few points sharper but covered with light roughness, including shallow pitmarks on the portrait. No verdigris, but there are some fine hairline scratches on both sides. Slightly glossy dark chocolate with lighter steel brown highpoints, some of the lighter toning thanks to fine hairline abrasions. MDS, Breen state III. The date is strong and the legends are complete except for OF, which is faint. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1105		1796 S-110 R3. About Good-3. Draped Bust. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. There are traces of roughness in the obverse fields, but overall this is a nice example for the grade. The date and legends are easily readable except for OF on the reverse, which is faint at best. LDS, Breen state VIII, with a cud break at TY. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1106		1796 S-111 R5-. VG-7. Draped Bust. A few points sharper with a few old contact marks, including a dull scrape left of the lower curls, a couple small rim nicks over the O in OF, and a couple stronger ones at MER. The only other marks are a few faint hairline scratches on the portrait, but these are visible only with the aid of a good glass. All the marks blend perfectly into the natural toning, which is a slightly glossy chocolate and steel with hints of reddish chocolate in the field at the chin and under the hair ribbon. The date is bold and the legends are complete. EDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $200 - 400. Ex Delgrasso 2/72-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 1107		1796 S-112 R4+. VG-8. Draped Bust. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. Dark steel brown and olive. The date is strong and the legends are clear. MDS with minor swelling in the center of the reverse. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 1108		1796 S-113 R5. Good-5. Draped Bust. A couple points sharper with faint roughness under a mostly glossy patina of dark olive and steel. The roughness is strongest at the top of the obverse and there are faint specks of shallow greenish verdigris on the reverse. No significant marks. The 96 is faint but can be made out while the 17 is clear. LIBERTY is weak but the reverse legends are complete. LDS, Breen state V, with a strong die crack arcing through the 17 and lowest curl. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Bill Noyes 2/76-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 1109		1796 S-114 R5-. About Good-3. Draped Bust. A point or two sharper but there is a rim dent at LI, a collection of small digs on the 1 in the date that obliterate that numeral, a similar grouping of small marks left of the O in OF, and a few more less significant contact marks scattered elsewhere over the portrait. Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris. The 796 are clear, as are most of the legends. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex John D. Wright 6/79-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1110		1796 S-114 R5-. Good-5. Draped Bust. A point or two sharper but covered with very light corrosion, strongest on the right rims on both sides where tiny chips have been flaked off the rim. There are traces of shallow verdigris in some of the most-protected areas but no significant contact marks. Reddish chocolate brown with chocolate toning on the highpoints of the reverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. Rare M-LDS, Breen state III, with a strong die crack at TY outlining a retained cud that has shifted outward a bit. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Herb Silberman 1/72-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1111		1796 S-115 R3. Good-5. Draped Bust. Sharpness VG7 or better but covered with fine granularity, strongest in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, a dull scratch close under the chin and another at TA in STATES are the only marks. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with chocolate brown highpoints. The date is complete and easily readable but is not strong while the legends are clear. MDS, Breen state V, with a die crack arching through the date. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr. 4/72-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 1112		1796 S-115 R3. Good-4. Draped Bust. Very slightly sharper with a strong, dull scratch from the T in CENT to the R in AMERICA. Covered with very fine roughness under a rather glossy patina of dark olive and lighter steel brown. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable except for LIBER, which is faint. M-LDS, Breen state VII, with a partially raised retained cud break at TY. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1113		1796 S-116 R5-. VG-7. Draped Bust. Close to VG8. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are decent but a strong glass reveals extremely fine granularity under the attractive patina. No verdigris, only a few minor contact marks, including a shallow scratch in the field before the eyebrow and a couple more in the field under the hair ribbon. The date and legends are clear, although the tops of a few letters are starting to flow into the rim. LDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex Dr. Charles L. Ruby, Superior 2/10/75:109 (comes with the Dr. Ruby lot ticket)-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 1114		1796 S-117 R5+. Good-4. Draped Bust. Sharpness F12 or a bit better but there are two deep, round dents or punchmarks on the obverse, one at the mouth and another in the field just above the hair ribbon. These two dents are strong enough to cause bulges at the opposing spots on the reverse in the leaves under ITE and ERI. Otherwise the surfaces are decent with only trivial roughness and no significant marks. The date and legends are complete and clear except for the aforementioned weakness at ITE. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex John D. Wright 10/78-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1115		1796 S-118 R5+. Good-4. Draped Bust. Nice glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter toning at the date due to a gentle rub in that area. Smooth, choice surfaces, just worn. The date and legends are clear, although a few letters are just starting to flow into the rim. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Frank Obermeyer 1971-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 1116		1796 S-119 R3. Good-6. Draped Bust. The obverse is slightly weaker while the reverse is at least a couple points sharper. Glossy chocolate brown with reddish chocolate toning in protected areas of the reverse. Smooth surfaces, free of any notable defects. MDS, Breen state II. The date and legends are complete and strong except for weakness at RTY. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 2/72-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 1117		1796 NC-1 R6. Good-5. Draped Bust. A couple points sharper with very fine roughness covering the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy olive brown with steel brown and chocolate toning covering the devices. The date is easily readable but not strong while the legends are complete and clear. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Gordon Wrubel (who found it unattributed 10/76) 7/77-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 1118		1796 NC-3 R6. About Good-3. Draped Bust. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, just well worn. The only mark is a light rim bruise at the 6 in the date. The date is easily readable, although the bottom edges of the numerals are fading into the rim, and the tops of the legends suffer the same fate. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Gordon Wrubel 1/78-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 1119		Trio of Early Coppers. Includes a 1794 Large Cent with a readable date grading AG3 on the obverse but the reverse is slick, a similar 1796 Liberty Cap type Large Cent with a strong date grading AG3 on the obverse while the reverse is slick, and a 1786 New Jersey copper with a clear date and mostly clear legends but a mess otherwise. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $192

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