Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Flowing Hair Half Dimes

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1971		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime. NCS graded Details of Fine-12. Scratched and improperly cleaned with areas of old tooling. Best if viewed ahead of time, but still acceptable for a Type set. Evenly toned. LM-10 is easily identified by a cud die break at the rim over TY (PCGS # 4251) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1972		1797 Draped Bust Half Dime. 16 stars. NCS graded Details of Fine-12. Holed and scratched. Even toning on both sides. This is the desirable 16-stars variety (two others for 1797 had either 13 stars or 15 stars). Scarce draped bust, small eagle Type (PCGS # 4259) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 1973		1801 Draped Bust Half Dime. . V-1, LM-2. PCGS graded VF-20. Nice even toning on both sides, some areas of the design weaker than others as often seen on this rare early draped bust, heraldic eagle Type (issued 1800-05 only). The dies that are known as LM-2 were once described by Valentine as both V-1 and V-2. Research points to the obverse die having suffered damage from the rim outside the Y in LIBERTY, through that letter, and into the field inside stars 8-13. It is thought this is die state that Valentine described as V-1. Mint employees then re-lapped the obverse die to obliterate this damage, a process that also reduced the size of the aforesaid stars. (The obverse suffered more extensive damage towards its end in the form of a semicircular bisecting crack from the rim below the 8 in the date to the rim above the B in LIBERTY.) Very scarce: only 27,760 minted (PCGS # 4267) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1974		1801 Draped Bust Half Dime. NCS graded Details of Fine-12. Bent and some old scratches in the field, but all these same attractive for the grade. Toned on both sides (PCGS # 4267) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1975		1829 Capped Bust Half Dime. . V-6, LM-5. Rarity-1. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ, CAC Verified. Nice light golden toning. Choice for the grade with fully frosted surfaces and excellent eye-appeal. On the reverse the E in STATES is sharply lower than the second T. Pop 88; 91 finer, 63 in 64, 21 in 65, 5 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 4276) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 1976		1833 Capped Bust Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-60 PQ. Well struck. Housed in an old green holder (PCGS # 4280) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1977		1836 Capped Bust Half Dime. . V-4. NGC graded MS-64. Frosty and untoned, there is an interesting die break from the rim through the top of the cap, extending well into the hair curls. Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 1978		1837 Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-64. Housed in an old green holder. Lovely light even old time toning. Fully lustrous and satin-smooth throughout with no distracting abrasions or tarnish spots present. A nice strike on the obverse. Pop 132; 99 finer, 65 in 65, 31 in 66, 3 in 67 (PCGS # 4311) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1979		1857 Liberty Seated Half Dime. NGC graded MS-65. Old holder. Vibrant light blue toning. The strike is crisp in some areas, though some lack of detail may be noted at the lower stars and rim dentils as well as portions of Liberty's body. The toning includes some deeper lavender shades. Pop 87; 44 finer; 37 in 66; 6 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 4365) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 1980		1857-O Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-66 CAC Verified. Nice strike with light golden toning. An outstanding specimen of the 1857-O seated Liberty half dime, this piece displays very sharp definition of the seated figure, stars, and on the reverse, the leaves in the wreath. The dentils on the obverse are less distinct along the lower and side of the border, typical for 1857-O. Smooth, silvery surfaces with a hint of color. Certainly it would be difficult to envision a choicer coin in this '66 quality grade! Pop 9; 4 finer in 67. (PCGS # 4366) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1981		1861/0 Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and attractively toned over well frosted surfaces. Pop 9; 5 finer; 3 in 66; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 4380) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1982		1862 Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with lovely steel and blue toning on both sides. In a 1st generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 1983		1871 Liberty Seated Half Dime. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. A fully white gem. Only 960 Proofs struck. The Finest Known. Pop 2; Only 2 Ultra Cameo graded at NGC. None graded this high at PCGS. Perhaps the same coin at NGC. Those looking for the ultimate in beauty and boldness, with originality also a key determinant, then you can do no better than with this handsome Gem Cameo Proof. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold