Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$2.50 Gold Capped Bust

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2289		1807 $2.50 Capped Bust. . BD-1, Breen-6124. NGC graded MS-61. Mostly untoned. A radiant specimen of the kind of quality one likes to describe for bidders of this actively sought-after (but elusive) design. Smooth luster blends easily with pale greenish golden highlights on the frosted surfaces. A pair of faint lines are noticed in the obverse field at left. All stars well defined. Also, the cap and hair curls are, of being weak as on many of this short-lived series, sharply impressed by the dies. Just as impressive as the obverse is the bold impression on the reverse, where every detail stands out. The pictures do it justice but first-hand inspection under a low-powered magnifying glass brings out its many other virtues and intrinsic worth! Only 6,812 minted. Pop 29, 27 finer; 24 in 62; 3 in 63. (PCGS # 7656) . Historic Note: 1807 is the date most often seen for this type. Some of the delivery for this year may have been prior-dated coins, but certainly most of them were dated 1807. Although the literature until recently failed tonote it, the stars on this 1805 reverse are large; those prior are either small or medium. Estimated Value $25,000 - 27,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $28,750
Lot 2290		1830 $2.50 Capped Head. NCS graded Details of EF-40. Damaged and improperly cleaned. An acceptable example all the same with faint traces of luster under the toning highlights. Representative strike for the date, somewhat smooth at the forehead curls, and wing areas of the reverse, but still choice where design features are concerned. Only 4,540 minted. Lightly toned (PCGS # 7670) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,600
Lot 2291		1839 $2.50 Classic Head. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck with a hint of light tone. Otherwise a bright specimen, spot-free, with original luster in the devices and a lovely appearance. Somewhat finer than typically seen for the 1839 issue, the fairly decent strike details which shine at the center on both sides, trending to only modest weakness at some of the stars. Pop 12; 8 finer; 5 in 58; 2 in 61; 1 in 62. (PCGS # 7698) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 2292		1839-C $2.50 Classic Head. NGC graded MS-61. Frosty and untoned. NGC holder 1293449-018. This handsome Mint State '39-C quarter eagle appeared a few years back in a Heritage FUN sale (January 2003) where it was described thusly "Extensive die cracks are seen on each side, indicating this is probably the terminal state for this die. The surfaces are bright and satiny with just a hint of semi-reflectiveness in the fields, a result of die striations that can be seen with magnification. Sharply defined in the centers, the peripheral stars are also better defined than usual. Numerous light abrasions are scattered over each side and account for the grade, but the light green-gold color of the coin shows little of the reddish patina so often encountered." The coin, as the photos clearly show, has a wealth of history and numismatic virtues supporting it. It should prove an enjoyable addition to any specialist's coin collection! Pop 9; 3 finer; 2 in 62; 1 in 63. (PCGS # 7699) . Estimated Value $28,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2293		1839-C $2.50 Classic Head. PCGS graded AU-55. Lovely rich golden toning. A die break from the rim through star 2 into the hair. A bright and gleaming gold quarter eagle whose ample luster seems destined to give pleasure to anyone possessing it; plus we find a touch of faint champagne toning adding to the allure. Demonstrably well struck with nearly full details on both sides, the hair curls are complete, the date and mintmark sharp. As in most 1839 quarter eagles, there is clear recutting at the date. Definitely earns points where beauty is concerned.Pop 24; 9 finer; 6 in 58; 1 in 61; 2 in 62. (PCGS # 7699) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2294		1843 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Mostly untoned, the surfaces display luster from centers to periphery with all design features clear, including sharp stars. Pop 8; 9 finer; 5 in 62; 1 in 63; 3 in 64. (PCGS # 7727) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 2295		1844 $2.50 Liberty. Sharpness of AU-50. We note an obverse scratch at star one and some other scattered marks. Scarce low mintage date as only 6784 made. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2296		1848 $2.50 Liberty. CAL above eagle. NGC graded AU-58. Mostly untoned. A popular coin always in demand. Sutter's Mill in California was the site of the 1848 gold discoveries, leading to the famous Gold Rush of 1849. Late in 1848, an initial shipment of 228 ounces of bullion made its way via military channels (including Secretary of War William Marcy) to the Philadelphia Mint. Marcy instructed Mint Director Robert Patterson to have the gold coined into specially marked quarter eagles. In response, Patterson had struck some 1,389 pieces in December of that year, each with counterstamped CAL. above the eagle on reverse. (The counterstamping was done in a separate procedure while the coin still rested in the die, so as not to cause a flattened spot to appear on the opposite side.) A still lustrous choice coin with residual faint gold and light heather toning around the devices on both sides. Due to the care with which these were made, nearly all are fully struck, and this is the case here. Only mild softness in the design is present on the eagle's neck feathers and legs, but outside of this limitation, the detail is sharp and bold. Pop 9; 21 finer. (PCGS # 7749) . Estimated Value $55,000 - 60,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $71,300
Lot 2297		1850-O $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Lustrous, well struck, indeed, very attractive in all aspects. 84,000 struck. Pop 62; 16 finer; 1 in 60; 10 in 61; 3 in 62; 1 in 63' 1 in 64. (PCGS # 7758) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 2298		1850-O $2.50 Liberty. EF-45. Well struck for the issue with pleasing surfaces and only a small mark at the obverse rim at 1 o'clock. Desirable New Orleans Mint issue. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 2299		1852-O $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. A hint of light gold toning is associated with abundant original luster and clean, injury free surfaces. Pop 103; 28 finer; 2 in 60; 16 in 61; 6 in 62; 4 in 63. (PCGS # 7766) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 2300		1857 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Nice even golden toning (PCGS # 7782) . Estimated Value $320 - 340. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $357
Lot 2301		1857-O $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Lightly toned. 34,000 minted. Persuasive warm golden color with strong underlying luster. Nicely struck for this O-mint branch coin as well, almost fully so, in fact. Anyone giving it close attention will see that it deserves special mention. Pop 86; 44 finer. (PCGS # 7784) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2302		1862 $2.50 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60. Light hairlines are noted under strong magnification. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2303		1865-S $2.50 Liberty. EF-40. Some scattered light marks, none worthy of mention. A scarcer date and seldom seen better. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 2304		1877 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Mint Error Proof 64 Deep Cameo Defect. Pl Obv - Lam. Rev. PCGS holder 22013715. Very rare date in Proof. Untoned and brilliant. Only 20 Proofs struck. A sharply struck and flashy specimen, light original honey patina bestows its beauty over the frost of the portrait and eagle as well as in the fields. Virtually gem quality, as one would expect from the lofty grade of Proof 64, although a reverse lamination caused by an occlusion or impurity underneath the surface does affect the appearance. The joint results of NGC and PCGS show few pieces available in all grades, and it is more than likely that several among these are duplicate submissions. While Proof double eagles, the largest gold denomination, command most of the attention, pre-1880 Proof quarter eagles are also amazingly rare and yet can be acquired for much less money (bear in mind, these rarely appear in auctions). Pop 1; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 97903) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2305		1882 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 CAC Verified. Housed in an old green holder. Uncommonly smooth with fully metallic, pinkish golden features. Struck with methodical precision throughout. Low mintage date of only 4,000. Pop 13; 6 in 65, 1 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 7834) . Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,038
Lot 2306		1899 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 62 Cameo. Some light hairlines in the fields. Nice golden toning that seductively dances the Paso Doble across the surface as it caresses your visual sense. All devices fully struck and sharp. Only 150 Proofs sturck. Pop 3; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 87925) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 2307		1900 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Well struck and a fully bright gem. We have handled few other 1900 Proof Liberty quarter eagles, business strikes or proofs, that come as close to aesthetic perfection as this pristine cameo example. Both sides are richly frosted with pearl diamond-bright devices. The strike is complete, razor-sharp, while the surfaces radiate rippling mirror effects in all areas. At best, it is not easy to find such luster brilliance. So too crisp definition on the main devices counts for a lot. Mathematically exact standards are seen throughout. Only 205 struck. Pop 8; 35 finer. (PCGS # 7926) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $19,550
Lot 2308		1900 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 62 Cameo. A hint of light gold toning. Some minor marks in the fields in no way diminish the sleek mirror finish and supporting bold devices. Only 205 Proofs struck. Pop 1; 11 finer, 3 in 63, 4 in 64, 4 in 65 (PCGS # 87926) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 2309		1900 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice even gold toning on the brilliant golden surfaces. We note razor-sharp detail (PCGS # 7852) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2310		1905 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 65 CAC Verified. Old green holder. Lovely rich golden toning. Only 144 proofs struck. This spectacular Gem Proof has a razor-sharp strike and faint cameo likeness in Liberty and the eagle. The deeply mirrored fields are themselves richly toned. While Proof Liberty quarter eagle issues after the turn of 1900 have relatively large mintage figures compared to those in earlier years, the truth is that few were saved in anything like this coin's Gem condition. The present example is represented thusly in the population report put out by PCGS: Pop 21; 9 in 66; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 7931) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,100
Lot 2311		1906 $2.50 Liberty. MS-61 (PCGS # 7858) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $472
Lot 2312		1907 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned, the surfaces are covered in a frosty glow (PCGS # 7859) . Estimated Value $725 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2313		1907 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning atop lovely frosty luster. A bold strike is indicated by the stars and sharp hair on Liberty and eagle feathers (PCGS # 7859) . Estimated Value $725 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 2314		1908 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Lovely golden toning on both sides. Luxuriant color is enhanced by unusually smooth, attractive surfaces free of contact marks (PCGS # 7939) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 2315		1908 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly untoned with attractive color and surface. This is the first year of issue (PCGS # 7939) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $506
Lot 2316		1909 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice shades of gold toning. The otherwise reddish color deepens to polychrome-gold shadings in select areas (PCGS # 7940) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2317		1910 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Rich golden toning. A nice golden luster shoots from this one (PCGS # 7941) . Historic note: The buying power of an Indian $2.50 quarter eagle back in 1910? Let's see, it took ten of these coins to buy a brass bed that year, $25.00. On the other hand, if you were running a soup kitchen for the needy, 30 cans of Campbell's soup could be yours for $2.50 (three cans for twenty-five cents)! So much for the purchasing power of money under a gold standard. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2318		1910 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning. The deeply struck, matte-like surfaces are draped in soft reddish-golden to warm shades of patina and show minimal abrasions (PCGS # 7941) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,507
Lot 2319		1911 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A hint of light gold toning. Nice apricot-gold luster rebounds off the fields (PCGS # 7942) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 2320		1911 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Lovely orange and gold toning with exceptionally choice surfaces. The perfect piece to select for one's U.S. gold Type Set (PCGS # 7942) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 2321		1911 $2.50 Indian. ANACS graded MS-63. Untoned. Brilliant golden finish; a few light surface contacts (PCGS # 7942) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2322		1911-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely original toning on both sides. Popular key date. Mint mark very strong. Strictly 64 quality and very frosty. Gold specialists recognize the importance of the 1911-D Quarter Eagle rarity for what it is, the key obstacle to completing a 15-piece Indian $2.50 set. The condition rarity of this issue no secret, and the obvious fact that the higher the Mint State rating the more challenging it becomes makes this date almost unaffordable in Gem MS65 condition. The acquisition of a Mint State 64 1911-D, which has all the appearance of a 65, not only requires a fair degree of steely nerves to bid upon, but the patience of Job as well since it may take months before another as fresh as this piece is sold. Pop 273; 20 finer; 17 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $25,000 - 28,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2323		1911-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and lightly toned. Popular key date. Another opportunity to acquire this extremely rare coin in choice Mint condition. This one is a solid coin for the '63 grade. Note the clean facial features on the Indian and sharp strike required for full detail on the eagle (and mintmark). How many are out there, precious few as we know today. Something for the specialist to lock away as a true numismatic prize (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $17,825
Lot 2324		1911-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Verified. Popular key date. Light even toning. The surfaces on this key date Indian quarter eagle are fresh, satiny, with exceptional clear detail throughout, including the mintmark and all central features of the Indian and the eagle. Collectors of this series cannot escape their fate, sooner or later a choice 1911-D quarter eagle must be purchased. Now might be the right time to submit a bid. Mintage: 55,680 (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $18,975
Lot 2325		1912 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning. This boldly detailed representative is mostly orange-gold in color with sleek, bright metallic frosted features (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2326		1912 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Frosty with nice light orange toning. Another with similar beautiful features whose boldly detailed design is mostly covered in orange-gold color with sleek, bright metallic frosted features (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 2327		1912 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Warm peach-gold color underlain by sparkling mint luster, there are only a few small abrasions scattered about, hard to find, none of which are of individual significance (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 2328		1913 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned. The mostly honey-gold surfaces display modest, yet pleasing satiny luster effects as the coin turns under the light (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,260
Lot 2329		1914 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Warm rich golden toning on both sides. A very choice lustrous specimen, one of the more elusive P-mint issues in this short run of dates (1908-29). Old green holder (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,060
Lot 2330		1915 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded Proof 66. Popular key date Matte Proof. Well struck. A luminous gem of optimum quality for the grade: The luster is unbeatable, made up of myriad tiny diamond sparkles that form into a wonderful sand-blast overlay when viewed straight-on with the naked eye. As well, the strike is 100% full, crisp, detailed, being sharp as a razor in all areas of the design. A connoisseur's delight! 100 proofs struck. Pop 13; 6 finer; 5 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 7964) . The obverse portrays Brule Lakota Chief Hollow Horn Bear, who had taken part in Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade, March 4, 1905. The Chief died March 15, 1913, age 54, at Providence Hospital, according to the notice in the April 1913 Numismatist, which misidentified him as the model for the 1899 $5 Silver Certificates. His true identity as Boston sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt's model for the 1908-29 quarter eagles and half eagles only came to light at the 1988 ANA Convention. The raised flat fields of the new design meant that Proofs would have to be in one of the French matte finishes instead of the more traditional mirror look with cameo frosted devices. Proofs of 1908-15 were not as well received as the Liberty head Proofs last offered in 1907, especially because they were darker and duller than business strikes; many were mistakenly spent, others melted in 1916 as unsold. They are all quite scarce today in Gem condition. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $34,500
Lot 2331		1925-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned and frosty, the surfaces swimming in luster while the Indian's cheek is outstanding. The near absence of marks is a feature rarely seen on these. Denver Mintmark "D" is at the arrowpoints on the reverse (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2332		1925-D $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely rich golden toning. Devices as "sharp as a two-edged sword" with only the faintest touch of softness in some of the lower headdress feathers. Denver mint would strike $2.50 gold pieces in only three years: 1911, 1914, and 1925; the others were issued by the Philadelphia mint (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2333		1925-D $2.50 Indian. NCI MS-63/63. Our grade is MS-61. Minor weakness on the lower bonnet feathers. Estimated Value $300 - 310. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2334		1926 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Lovely natural golden toning over satiny luster with very attractive surfaces, color, and overall detail. Housed in an old green holder (PCGS # 7950) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 2335		1928 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned. Keen-edged devices throughout, including full zigzag pattern of dots on the headband of the war bonnet (PCGS # 7952) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 2336		1928 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. A hint of light toning over its frosty surface (PCGS # 7952) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $552
Lot 2337		1929 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Mostly untoned. Frosty with luster (PCGS # 7953) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 2338		1929 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning. A choice coin. Well struck with exceptionally clean surfaces and brilliant mint frost. Subtly variegated patina adds immeasurably to the overall attractiveness of this piece. Final year of the Indian $2.50 issue (PCGS # 7953) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891

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