Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3673		1805 S-267 R1. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a few dull, light scratches on the lower part of the portrait and two stronger ones at CENT. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. The obverse is glossy reddish chocolate brown, the reverse glossy light chocolate and medium brown. E-MDS. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 3674		1805 S-268 R3. VG-8. Sharpness near F15 but dull and covered with uniform very fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Dark steel and olive brown. The date and legends are clear except for minor strike weakness at the bottom of the reverse. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3675		1806 S-270 R1. VG-10. Sharpness near VF30 but very lightly corroded, particularly around the rims where specks of greenish verdigris show on both sides. Otherwise free of notable marks. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel brown, the obverse displaying more gloss than the reverse, which is closer to matte. MDS. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $60 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 3676		1811/10 S-286 R3. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Overdate 11 over 10. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate with frosty tan and light brown in protected areas. Lightly cleaned and expertly retoned giving this piece excellent eye appeal in spite of imperfect surfaces. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals traces of extremely fine roughness on the obverse, mostly around the bust tip and stars 1-2 where some very fine carbon was removed. MDS. Called EF45 net VF30 in the Noyes census, his photo #27386. Graded EF40 in the Breen/Bland condition census. An imperfect example but still the highest graded of the variety by NGC. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. Ex Kagin's 4/79:82 (not sold)-Kagin's 10/79:177-unknown-Chris McCawley-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Robert D. Rector-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-J. J. Teaparty-Superior 2/91:758 (withdrawn)-J. J. Teaparty-Dr. John A. Van Arsdall-Bowers & Merena 1/93:236 (not sold)-Bowers & Merena 11/94:2063-Cheryl Edelman. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $36,800
Lot 3677		1811 S-287 R2. VF-35. Turban Head. Five points sharper but the obverse was very lightly cleaned long ago and is now nicely retoned an attractive reddish chocolate and steel brown with frosty flowline luster showing in the protected areas. The reverse is frosty steel and chocolate with lighter brown in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches on the cheek and in the field before the chin, none visible without a strong glass. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex Bowers & Merena 8/3/83:293-Denis Loring 3/83-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3349 (as EAC grade EF45). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 3678		1812 S-289 R1 Off Center. Good-6. Turban Head with Large Date. Sharpness F15 but covered with moderate granularity. No verdigris, but there are numerous small contact marks scattered over the reverse. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. Struck 15% off center to K-5 leaving most of the date off the planchet, only the very tops of those digits remaining. Everything on the planchet is clear. Estimated Value $500 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3679		1813 S-292 R2. VF-25. Turban Head. Five points sharper with traces of extremely faint roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris or marks, and frosty flowline luster covers the fields on both sides. Nice eye appeal. MDS. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:307. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3680		1814 S-295 R1 Double Struck. Good-5. Turban Head with Plain 4. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 3681		Pair of 1794 Cents. Includes S-63 in Basal State-1 and S-67 in Fair-2. The date is easily readable on the first, strong on the second. Both are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 80. View details	Realized $144
Lot 3682		Quartette of Early Cents, 1796-1802. Includes 1796 S-113 R5 Fair-2, 1797 S-141 R4 Fair-2, 1801 S-224 R1 Fair-2, and 1802 S-230 R1 Good-5. The date on the 1797 is weak but readable while the date is clear on the other 3. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $168
Lot 3683		Quartette of Early Cents, 1798-1808. Includes 1798, 1803 (2 pieces), and 1808. Grades range from About Good-3 to Good-5. All have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 3684		Group of 6 Early Cents, 1798-1807. Grades range from Basal State-1 to About Good-3. All but 1 have a readable date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $144
Lot 3685		Group of 14 Early Cents, 1800-1812, grading Basal State-1 to Fair-2. The date is readable on about half of these old coppers. Only a few with significant defects, most just well worn. Lot of 14 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details	Realized $144
Lot 3686		Trio of Early Cents, 1801-1807, all grading About Good-3. Includes 1801 with error fraction 1/000, an 1802 with stemless wreath, and an 1807/6 overdate. All have a readable date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details	Realized $69
Lot 3687		Pair of Counterstamped Early Coppers. Includes a Massachusetts Cents (1787 or 1788) stamped into a counterstamped 1807 Large Cent that was itself counterstamped "J. W. V" twice, plus an 1825 Large Cent counterstamped "2d P.F.C./LUCK" on the obverse and holed in the center. Perhaps this piece was kept by a soldier for luck during combat. Both are in low grade. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $104
Lot 3688		1817 N-7 R3 "Mouse Top". Fine-15. Slightly sharper with a few minor rim bruises on the obverse and a small patch of minor roughness at the 18 in the date. Glossy reddish chocolate and olive brown. MDS with a strong "Mouse Break" resting on the top of Ms Liberty's head below star 8. A popular die state named after the little rodent because the break resembles a tailless version of this little animal, an often-maligned critter that's badly in need of a good publicity agent. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 3689		1817 N-11 R1. AU-58. Lustrous olive and steel. Attractive cartwheel luster covers the fields on both sides thanks to fine die flowlines. The only mark is a dull horizontal nick on the cheek right of the nostril. Otherwise this cent has just a touch of rub on the highpoints, and the eye appeal is excellent. MDS, before the "Mouse Break" forms on the top of the head. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 3690		1818 N-1 R2 Off Center. About Good-3. Glossy chocolate and steel. Close to Good-4 details but there is a crosshatch of 4 old pinscratches on the obverse at the chin. These scratches blend into the natural patina, but they remain visible to the unaided eye. Struck 15% off center to K-2. The entire date remains on the planchet and is easily readable. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 3691		1818 N-3 R3 Rotated Reverse. EF-45. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with traces of lighter steel brown in protected areas. A very tiny nick under star 12 is the best identifying mark. MDS with the reverse rotated 80 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex Stu Hodge-2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:344. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3692		1818 N-4 R4+. Good-4. A few points sharper with a half dozen fine hairline scratches on the obverse, all very old and blended perfectly into the natural patina so they are not distracting. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. LDS with obvious swelling on the obverse and a dull die crack through star 3 to the nose. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3693		1818 N-6 R1. VF-35. Attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas on the obverse. No defects. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Nicely struck MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 3694		1820 N-5 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Small Date. Frosty light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and faded mint color showing through in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only notable defect is a short, faint hairline scratch in the field before the coronet fading out as it reaches down into the field before the eyebrow. Later die state with very fine die rust covering the portrait and minor dishing at the reverse rim. EAC grade MS60, tied for CC#3, and one of the slightly nicer examples is impounded in the ANS Museum. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 3695		1820 N-13 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Large Date. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and the only marks are a pair of small carbon spots under the O in ONE. Sharply struck MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state. EA C grade MS60+. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 3696		1822 N-10 R2. VF-30. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. No defects other than a few scattered ticks of no significance. Sharply struck EDS. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 3697		1824 N-2 R2. VF-25. Frosty steel and light olive brown with hints of reddish chocolate brown in protected areas around the portrait. Satiny and defect-free. Late die state. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3698		1825 N-8 R3 Off Center. Good-5. Sharpness F15 but covered with light to moderate corrosion, and there is shallow greenish verdigris in some of the rough areas. No significant contact marks. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in some of the roughened areas. Struck 10-15% off center to K-4 leaving the lower part of the 25 off the planchet, but enough remains to identify those numerals. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 3699		1828 N-2 R2. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. A splash of reddish chocolate toning is located in the hair at the top of the inner hairbun and a small spot of dark olive toning connects the tops of the N & E in ONE. Otherwise this cent is nearly choice with only a few trivial contact marks. Frosty luster shows in protected areas of the reverse. Nicely struck EDS. EAC grade EF40. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3700		1829 N-5 R3 Small Letters Reverse. VF-25. Frosty chocolate brown with lighter brown and tan toning in protected areas and steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are satiny and the only mark is a planchet void on the rim at TES, as struck. The surfaces are quite attractive and suggest a higher grade, but the usual soft strike on the stars and along the top of the head and lower part of the wreath keep the grade at a more modest level. LDS with additional crumbling in the dentils at star 11. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 3701		1833 N-5 R1. Off Center. PCGS graded Fine-15. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. No roughness, only a few trivial contact marks, none notable. MDS. Struck 12% off center to K-7 leaving the bottom of the 183 off the planchet, but the date remains easily readable. EAC grade Fine-12. The PCGS label mentions the 12% off center strike. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3702		1833 N-6 R1. EF-45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned on the obverse. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with lighter tan highpoints on the obverse. M-LDS with the reverse rotated 30 degrees clockwise. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 3703		1838 N-3 R1. AU-55. Choice glossy medium brown with a couple wisps of reddish brown toning on both sides. Underlying mint luster from fine die flowlines covers the fields on both sides. No contact marks, just a hint of friction on the highest points of the design from mint state. Late die state with a previously unreported rim cud break 5 dentils wide at star 1. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 3704		1839 N-12 R4 Booby Head. Fine-15. Five points sharper with minor roughness on the rim on the right side of the reverse and a couple specks of shallow greenish verdigris at F-A. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial marks. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. MDS with a die crack from the dentils through star 4 to the nose. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3705		1841 N-1 R5. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. A Proof-Only variety. Lovely bluish steel brown and chocolate with faded mint color showing through in the protected areas of the obverse. The fields are nicely reflective and free of any notable hairlines or fingerprints. The only defects are a couple tiny ticks at the tip of the nose and a small spot of shallow carbon at the right top of the second T in STATES. Sharply struck and quite attractive. EAC grade Proof-62. Estimated Value $9,500 - 10,500. Ex J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1232. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,925
Lot 3706		1842 N-2 R1 Small Date. EF-45. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty olive and chocolate brown. No marks, and the toning is quite attractive. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 3707		1846 N-14 R2 Tall Date. EF-45 Plus. Choice lustrous chocolate and steel. Virtually perfect, very close to AU50. MDS, die state a. The repunching on the base of the 1 is clear. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1289-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:112. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3708		1848 N-33 R5. VF-35. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks on the cheek and neck for the sharpness grade, including a couple hairline scratches on the neck. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are excellent. Glossy medium brown with chocolate brown highpoints and frosty luster showing through in the protected areas. MDS, die state a late. Tied for CC#7 of this rare variety. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1442-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:623. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 3709		1850 N-3 R1. AU-55. Choice frosty light chocolate brown with satiny lighter brown covering the protected areas on both sides. No defects. A choice cent with only a touch of friction on the highest points of the design. LDS, die state c. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 3710		1851 N-15 R4. MS-63. Frosty mint red mellowing to light steel brown, more than half the mint color remaining. The only mark is a small carbon spot on the earlobe. M-LDS, die state b. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 3711		1851 N-19 R3. PCGS graded VF-35. Frosty light olive and steel. The only marks are a couple tiny carbon spots on the rim over UN in UNITED. Struck 20% off center to K-6 leaving all but the very top of the date off the planchet. Fortunately there are enough die markers remaining to positively identify the variety, including many strong die lines on the reverse. EAC grade VF25. The "Mint Error" status of this cent is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3712		1852 N-4 R1. MS-60. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with faded mint color showing through in the protected areas. The fields are satiny and offer excellent luster and eye appeal. Shallow low spots (caused by debris on the die) show on the neck and in the field right of star 2. In addition, much of the wreath is blunted by die debris while the remainder of the reverse is well struck. E-MDS, die state a, without any die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 3713		1852 N-14 R1 Repunched Date. AU-50 Plus. Sharpness very near mint state with a trio of tiny rim nicks at D-S on the reverse. Otherwise quite nice and the eye appeal remains excellent. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with satiny luster covering the fields. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state b. The repunching is clear on all 4 digits of the date. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1090. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 3714		1853 N-20 R3 Repunched 53. MS-60. Frosty light steel brown with faded red showing through in the protected areas. Possibly dipped long ago but the surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. No spots or contact marks. Sharply struck MDS, die state b. The repunching at the 5 & 3 is clear. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3715		1855 N-9 R1 Knob-on-Ear. VF-30. Slanted 55. Sharpness EF45 but there are numerous tiny contact marks on the obverse plus a few more on the reverse. None of these marks is significant, but there are far too many to ignore. Attractive glossy medium brown. M-LDS, die state f, with the knob break under the T fully raised and the branch under the Y partially raised. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 3716		1857 N-1 R1. EF-40. Large Date. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. A swipe of reddish chocolate toning at STA and a few tiny rim nicks at the top of the reverse are the only notable marks. M-LDS, die state b. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3717		1857 N-4 R1. EF-40. Small Date Choice glossy medium brown with a small splash of darker chocolate brown toning below the C in CENT. Smooth and attractive, free of notable contact marks. MDS, die state b. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $316
Lot 3718		Collection of 216 Large Cents, 1794-1856, grading Basal State-1 to Fine-15. The early dates (117 pieces) mostly grade Basal State-1 to About Good-3 and include the following: 1794 (5), 1795 (7), 1796 (5), 1797 (7), 1798 (14), 1800 (8), 1801 (9), 1802 (20), 1803 (11), 1805 (4), 1806 (2), 1807 (8), 1808 (3), 1809 (1), 1810 (5), 1812 (5), 1813 (2), and 1814 (1). The remaining 99 pieces are from 1822 to 1856 and grade Basal State-1 to Fine-15, but most are Very Good or less. All but a few of the 216 pieces have a readable date, although many of the readable ones are not strong. Probably best to call this group an accumulation rather than a collection as there are obvious duplicates included, but there is a gold mine here for an internet seller willing to take the time to market them. Lot of 216 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Unsold
Lot 3719		Group of 10 Large Cents, 1803-1828, grading About Good-3 to Very Good-8, average grade Good-5. Includes 1803, 1816, 1818 (2), 1819/8 (2), 1826 (2), 1827, and 1828. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $173
Lot 3720		Group of 10 Large Cents, 1829-1837, grading Good-5 to Fine-15, average grade Very Good-8. Includes 1829, 1831, 1832, 1833 (2), 1834, 1835 (3), and 1837. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3721		Group of 10 Large Cents, 1837-1841, grading About Good-3 to Fine-12, average grade Very Good-7. Includes 1837 (2), 1838 (4), 1839 Booby Head, 1840 (2), and 1841. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3722		Group of 14 Large Cents, 1842-1849, grading Good-4 to Fine-15, average grade Very Good-8. Includes 1842 (2), 1843 Mature Head, 1844, 1845 (2), 1846 Tall Date, 1847, 1848 (3), and 1849 (3). Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 14 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $161

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