Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Liberty Cents 1827-1839

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1474		1827 N-3 R2. VF-30. Glossy chocolate brown with some lighter brown on the obverse. A faint vertical hairline scratch just right of the eye and a shallow mark in the field before the nose are the notable marks. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1475		1827 N-4 R2. VF-30. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. Nearly flawless with excellent eye appeal. No notable defects. Nicely struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Jim McGuigan-Stuart Hodge. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1476		1827 N-7 R3. AU-50. Choice frosty medium brown mixed with a wisp of darker chocolate brown toning on the obverse. A beautiful cent, virtually flawless. Just a touch of rub on the highpoints and a couple microscopic ticks on the obverse. E-MDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62BN (NGC label included). Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 1477		1827 N-7 R3. VF-30. Ten points sharper but covered with uniform microscopic roughness under a frosty dark olive and steel patina. No marks, only traces of waxy crud in protected areas of the reverse. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-Del Bland-Stuart Hodge. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1478		1827 N-11 R1. AU-50. Frosty dark bluish steel brown with lustrous tan in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. No marks, just a touch of friction on the highpoints. E-MDS. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 1479		1827 N-12 R5. VG-8. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate with a hint of reddish brown toning at the 27 in the date. The surfaces are smooth, and the only notable contact marks are a dull horizontal nick close over the inner hairbun and a very light rim bruise at star 2. MDS, the die crack up between the 1 & 8 clear. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1480		1828 N-1 R1. VF-25. Glossy light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No defects. MDS. Estimated Value $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 1481		1828 N-6 R1. VF-35. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. A tiny nick in the field off the chin, but very nice for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1482		1829 N-2 R2. VF-30. Sharpness AU50 but covered with microscopic roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1483		Group of 5 Scarce Varieties 1828-29. Includes 1828 N-4 R4 VG8, 1829 N-3 R3 (Small Letters reverse) VG7, 1829 N-4 R4 VG8, 1829 N-7 R3 (Wheelspoke Reverse) VG8, and 1829 N-9 R4 (Small Letters reverse) G5. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. All have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $384
Lot 1484		Group of 5 Scarce Varieties, 1828-35. Includes 1828 N-4 R4 G6, 1831 N-5 R4 G6, 1831 N-10 R3 F12, 1834 N-6 R3 (Large Date, Stars, & Letters) G6, and 1835 N-13 R4 VG10. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects, but all have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1485		1830 N-6 R4 Small Letters Reverse. Fine-15. Glossy steel brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and flawless. MDS with the usual flat strike on the stars, but the remainder of the devices are rather well impressed. An above average example of this important "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1486		1830 N-11 R5. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better with very fine roughness under a glossy patina of dark olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a tiny pinprick in the field right of star 2. Called F15 and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF30 net VG10 and tied for CC#5, his photo #28324. Either way this piece is solidly in the condition census. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. Ex Clinton Hollins 4/82-Jack Robinson 6/88-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:950-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 2002 EAC Sale, lot 498-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1487		1831 N-1 R1 Large Letters Reverse. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint red showing on both sides. No spots or stains, just a few tiny ticks on the jawline. MDS. EAC grade MS60. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. Ex George Ramont 3/28/70-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19941. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 1488		1831 N-2 R2 Small Letters Reverse. VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown delicately mixed with darker olive brown. Smooth surfaces, very nice for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1489		1831 N-3 R1 Small Letters Reverse. EF-40 Plus. Clipped planchet. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. A splash of darker olive toning shows at the top of OF. Satiny and attractive. LDS with a planchet clip affecting the dentils at stars 8-9. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Jack Borckardt 9/83-John D. Wright. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1490		1831 N-4 R3 Small Letters Reverse. Fine-15. Slightly sharper with fine granularity covering the bottom of the reverse. Otherwise smooth and free of defects. Glossy dark olive brown with steel brown highpoints. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $178
Lot 1491		1831 N-5 R4 Small Letters Reverse. VF-20. Five points sharper with traces of microscopic roughness around stars 1-5 and a small planchet chip on the rim off the stem tip. Glossy dark olive and steel brown mixed with frosty lighter chocolate. Traces of cartwheel luster show in protected areas thanks to fine die flowlines. MDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/90:725-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1941-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:766. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 1492		1831 N-6 R1 Large Letters Reverse. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty chocolate brown with satiny light steel brown covering the protected areas. A spot of darker toning on the upper half of the U in UNITED is the only mark. Just a hint of rub on the highest points. M-LDS with a low spot (caused by debris on the die) responsible for a depression at CE in CENT (called an incomplete planchet on the NGC label). EAC grade AU55. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 1493		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters Reverse. VF-25 Plus. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. A tiny rim bruise left of star 2 is the only defect. Could use a bath to remove loose dirt from protected areas of the reverse. LDS. Nice for the grade, close to VF30. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1494		1831 N-8 R3 Large Letters Reverse. AU-58. Choice lustrous light to medium brown with hints of reddish brown overtone on the obverse and light bluish steel overtones on the reverse. There is a hint of rub on the highest points of the obverse, but the reverse looks new. Sharply struck MDS. Great eye appeal, very close to mint state. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 1495		1831 N-10 R3 Large Letters Reverse. EF-45 Plus. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster covering the fields and protected areas and wisps of darker steel brown toning on both sides. Traces of golden tan faded down from mint color are visible in a few protected areas of the obverse. E-MDS, before any crumbling in the obverse dentils. A small nick at the left top of the U in UNITED is the only mark. Close to AU50. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex 2004 EAC Sale, lot 488. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 1496		1831 N-11 R2 Small Letters Reverse. VF-25. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Only a few trivial contact marks, none notable. Terminal die state with a cud break at TES, and the top of that S is filled. Estimated Value $75 - 125. Ex Ed Jasper-Stuart Hodge. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1497		1831 N-12 R1 Large Letters Reverse. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Partial Double Profile. Lustrous chocolate and darker olive brown with frosty lighter steel brown covering the protected areas. Hints of very faded mint red show through in a few places around the portrait. No defects, only a touch of wear on the highest points. MDS with a partial double profile on the lips, chin, neck, date, RTY, and stars 1-13. EAC grade AU55. The attribution and Ron Adam provenance show on the NGC label. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex Ron Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/4/04:888. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1498		1832 N-1 R2 Small Letters Reverse. MS-63. Choice lustrous bluish steel brown with generous traces of faded mint color remaining on the obverse. Satiny and very attractive, virtually flawless. Nicely struck MDS. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1499		1832 N-3 R1 Large Letters Reverse. AU-50. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter golden brown covering protected areas of the obverse. A pair of small nicks at the right base of the N in CENT are the only defects. Great eye appeal. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 1500		1832 N-3 R1 Large Letters Reverse. VF-25. Double Profile. Glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate brown highpoints. No defects. EDS with a double profile on the forehead, nose tip, lips, chin, date, and stars 7-13. Estimated Value $60 - 80. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:732-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/9/93:209. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1501		1833 N-1 R2. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy steel brown and chocolate, the reverse a few shades darker than the obverse. Frosty mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. No defects. M-LDS. EAC grade EF45+, close to AU50. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1502		1833 N-2 R2. VF-25. Attractive glossy medium brown with darker chocolate outlining the devices. Smooth and flawless except for minor rim bruises at star 7 and the N in UNITED. MDS. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1503		1833 N-3 R1. VF-35. Frosty light brown with darker steel brown highpoints. No defects, only light wear. M-LDS. Removed from an ICG slab graded EF45. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $178
Lot 1504		1833 N-5 R1 Repunched 8. VF-25. Glossy chocolate brown. Attractive for the grade, only trivial contact marks. MDS. The repunching at the top of the 8 remains clear. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 1505		1833 N-6 R1. EF-40. Double Profile. Choice glossy chocolate and light olive brown with frosty luster in protected areas. No defects, only trivial contact marks. MDS with a clear double profile from the tip of the coronet down to the chin (caused by die bounce). Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1506		1834 N-1 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars. EF-40. Glossy olive and lighter chocolate brown. No marks, only a light dusting of fine dirt in protected areas. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1507		1834 N-4 R2 Large 8 with Small Stars. VF-30. Nice glossy medium brown with darker steel brown on the highpoints. Only a few small contact marks, including a light nick over the 18. MDS. Estimated Value $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1508		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 and Stars with Small Letters Reverse. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness, only trivial contact marks, including a tiny rim nick at the N in UNITED. LDS. An attractive lower grade example of this scarce "Redbook" variety that was struck using a pair of worn-out dies. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1509		1834 N-6 R3 Large 8, Stars, & Reverse Letters. Fine-15. Sharpness VF30 but lightly corroded. No notable verdigris or marks. Mostly glossy dark olive with chocolate highpoints. MDS. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 1510		1835 N-1 R1 Large 8 & Stars. VF-35. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and recolored glossy reddish chocolate brown. No roughness, only a few light contact marks. These include a light scratch over the 8 in the date and tiny rim bruises at the A in STATES and M in AMERICA. E-MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1511		1835 N-9 R4 Large 8 & Stars. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown. No roughness, only trivial contact marks consistent with the grade. Nicely struck EDS, before the reverse die crack. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1512		1835 N-10 R4+ Small 8 & Stars. Good-5. Close to G6 but covered with faint roughness. No verdigris. A few marks, including a dull nick just left of the ear and a rim nick at the bottom of the reverse. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with light chocolate brown toning covering the devices. The date and legends are complete and clear. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1513		1835 N-13 R4 Small 8 & Stars. VF-20. Ten points sharper with a scuff of fine hairline scratches covering the face and a few other highpoints on the portrait. The remainder of this cent is choice. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Frosty flowline luster shows in protected areas of the reverse. E-MDS, before the die chip forms under the 83 or the impressed dentils show above ONE. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1514		1835 N-18 R4+ Small 8 & Stars. NGC graded Fine-15. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. No defects, very nice for the grade, especially for a rare variety that usually comes with significant problems. A good identifying mark is a tiny pinprick just under the right base of the I in UNITED. Usual die state with the reverse rotated 35 degrees from a normal head-to-foot orientation. EAC grade VG10. Called VG10 and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census, and this is the highest graded example in his list in a condition better than average. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20047. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 1515		1836 N-1 R1+. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous light bluish steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. No defects and great eye appeal, very close to MS63. LDS showing all the fine die cracks mentioned by Wright and Newcomb. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1516		1836 N-2 R2. AU-58. Lustrous medium brown and darker bluish chocolate with peeps of faded mint color remaining on the obverse. No spots or stains. The only marks are a couple faint hairline scratches at OF. LDS, the fine reverse die cracks clear. Excellent luster and eye appeal, very close to mint state. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2005. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $615
Lot 1517		1836 N-3 R1. VF-30. Glossy light reddish chocolate and steel brown. Frosty luster covers the protected areas. The only defects are a few small rim nicks, including ones at stars 6, 8, and 11 plus others at the U and S-O. E-MDS. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 1518		1836 N-4 R3. EF-40. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. A few microscopic ticks of no consequence. M-LDS with a thin rim cud break at stars 1-2 and 5 radial die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1519		1836 N-5 R3. MS-60. Lustrous light steel brown with traces of mint color showing on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a small rim nick right of star 9 and a spot of dark planchet impurity on the left edge of the C in AMERICA, as struck. MDS. This is the Wright plate coin for the die variety in "The Cent Book." Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Denis Loring 1980-R. S Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:812-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1520		1836 N-6 R2. Fine-12. Sharpness near EF40 but uniform very fine roughness covers the planchet. No marks or verdigris. Rather frosty uniform dark olive and steel. Very rare early die state without the cud break over star 8. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex Jack Borckardt-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2011. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1521		1836 N-7 R4. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Lustrous golden light brown. The only defect is a tiny hairline scratch over star 6, and it is barely visible. Great eye appeal, just a bit of wear on the highpoints. MDS. EAC grade AU50. The attribution and Ron Adam provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Ron Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/4/04:953. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 1522		1837 N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord. AU-50. Lustrous light to medium brown. A small swipe of darker toning under star 5 and another over the M in AMERICA are the only marks. LDS. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1523		1837 N-12 R3 Plain Hair Cord. EF-45. Accessory E Variety. Frosty light olive brown with satiny mint luster covering protected areas. A few microscopic planchet lamination flakes are scattered over the obverse, none visible without a glass. E-MDS. A stray E punched into the leaves under the E in AMERICA (the so-called "accessory E") is clear. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276

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