Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4221		1925 Norse American Medal Thin Silver. NGC graded MS-64. Nicely Toned, a lustrous example of the scarcer Thin plancet variety (only 6,000 made). Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4222		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Light even grey toning. Lustrous, well struck example of a popular Commemorative Type (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 4223		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. ANACS graded MS-63. Toned on both sides. Choice, frosty surfaces abound. America's first quarter-dollar sized Commemorative coin (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4224		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Lightly toned; lustrous (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4225		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. Sharpness of AU-50. Cleaned, with a few hairlines being the result, but all in all an attractive lustrous specimen (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $380
Lot 4226		A pair of silver commemoratives. Consists of: 1921 Alabama no 2 x 2 and a 1921 Missouri no 2 x 2. Both coins are sharpness of XF and cleaned. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9224) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 4227		1936 Albany Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Rich natural russet and light golden mottled toning on both sides. Lustrous and superb. A very pleasing example of this Type. Furthermore, this Albany is not just close to, but completely and sharply struck, with terrific detail at the main devices. Pop 110; 13 finer (PCGS # 9227) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. Accompanied by the original information card as issued. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4228		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-68 PQ. CAC Approved. Fantastic! The obverse features a blending of gold, green, and rose irridescence while the reverse is basically white. Put away the price guides. Throw out any earlier assumptions. This unbelievable gem could set a record price. The Battle of Antietam (known as the Battle of Sharpsburg in the South), Sept. 17, 1862, is considered the bloodiest single day in the Civil War. To pay homage to the 75th anniversary of this battle, designer and sculptor William Marks Simpson depicted conjoined busts of the two generals who commanded the opposing forces in that battle, George B. McClellan (Union) and Robert E. Lee (Confederate). For the reverse, Simpson recreated the Burnside Bridge which was a strategic site in the battle. A total of 50,000 were authorized at $1.65 each, although only 18,000 were eventually sold, the remainder being melted. Pop 13; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4229		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. AU-55. Sharp detail (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $529
Lot 4230		1937-P,D,S Arkansas Half Dollar Set. PCGS graded All MS-66. Each a brilliant white gem with a hint of delicate golden toning about the extreme borders. Pop 85, 111 and 53 respectively. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. With the original leatherette case of issue. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4231		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely natural silvery-blue and russet toning deepening at the borders on both sides, the surfaces highly lustrous. Pop 497; 79 finer (PCGS # 9254) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Includes the original card and mailing envelop. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,110
Lot 4232		1936-P,D,S Boone Half Dollar Set. NGC graded MS-65, MS-64 and MS-64 respectively. A sell matched set each lightly toned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 4233		1936 Boone Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Magnificent uniform lilac toning covers the surfaces on both sides. A full satiny gem, unbeatable from an aesthetic standpoint. Pop 222; 39 finer, 35 in 67, 1 in 67 star, 1 in 68, and 2 in 68 star (PCGS # 9266) . Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4234		1936 Bridgeport Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67 PQ. CAC Approved. Soft pastel colors are noted on both sides. Superb fresh luster underneath this propels the toning into your field of vision from all angles. Pop 61; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9279) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 4235		1951-P,D,S Carver-Washington Half Dollar Set. PCGS graded each MS-64. A perfectly matched set, untoned and all in old green label holders. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $160 - 170. View details	Realized $161
Lot 4236		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Beautiful natural multi-color toning on both sides. Unusual to find this colorful. Pop 166; 4 finer in 67 (PCGS # 9434) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. Includes the original insertion evelope. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $630
Lot 4237		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 4238		1936 Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. AU-58. Luster, with a few light hairlines (PCGS # 9283) . Estimated Value $220 - 230. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 4239		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. CAC Approved. Natural antique toning adheres to the borders on both sides. Superb! The Cincinnati was brought into existence purely for monetary purposes. It features Stephen Foster on the obverse and a female figure holding a lyre on the reverse meant to personify Music. According to Breen-Swiatek, the date 1886 was chosen on the basis of no historical event whatever, in order to obtain a suitable year for convincing Congress to authorize the coin, "to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cincinnati, Ohio, as a center of music and to commemorate Cincinnati's contribution to the art of music in the United States for the past 50 years"! Miss Constance Ortmayer designed the piece and her monogram is placed behind Foster's head in the left obverse field. A total 5,000 P-D-S sets were struck; they sold out at $7.75 per set. Prices soon rose in the aftermarket to $75 per set before a reaction set in and the speculating bubble burst (1936-37). Pop 27; 1 finer in 68 (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4240		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely natural silvery toning on both sides. A frosty coin. Pop 478; 57 finer (PCGS # 9288) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. Includes original card accompanied by a notarized statement as the 18th coin struck. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 4241		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. MS-64 or better. An arc of deep toning appears on both sides, otherwise brilliant white frost. Estimated Value $350 - 400. In the original card as issued. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 4242		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. MS-64 or better. Lovely original antique toning on the reverse. Estimated Value $350 - 400. In the original card as issued. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4243		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. MS-64 or better. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $350 - 400. In the original card as issued. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4244		1936 Columbia, S.C. Sesquicentennia 3-coin cardboard holder and accompanying letter. All in excellent condition. Lot of 2 items. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $173
Lot 4245		1936 Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. MS-63. Glittering satiny white surfaces (PCGS # 9291) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $184
Lot 4246		1936-D Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. AU-55. Luster (PCGS # 9292) . Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 4247		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lightly toned with shades of iridescence in the color. A lustrous Gem (PCGS # 9297) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4248		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. MS-60. Sailing ship on one side, Old Swedes Church on the other (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $236
Lot 4249		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. CAC Approved. Russet "tab" toning displayed on the obverse of this immensely pleasing Superb Gem. Pop 110; 3 finer in 68 (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 4250		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Housed in a first generation holder. Light hint of gold tone here and there, full glowing white frosty luster supports this (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $180 - 190. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 4251		1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. EF-40. Much luster; some milky toning (PCGS # 9305) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 4252		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. A satiny virtually mark-free specimen with some natural mottled russet toning on both sides. Lustrous throughout; boldly struck and attractive. Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, and cartographer. The Hawaiian Commemorative was struck to observe Hawaii's first sighting by Europeans when Cook and his crew chanced upon the isles in 1778. Cook would return to Hawaii on a second voyage in 1779, where, through a misunderstanding between the local residents and some of the crew members, he was stabbed in the back. However, the esteem in which he was nevertheless held by the Hawaiian royalty resulted in his body being retained by their chiefs and elders (possibly, as some claim, for partial human consumption, though this part remains contentious) and the flesh cut and roasted from his bones. Some of Cook's remains were eventually returned to the British for a formal burial at sea following an appeal by the crew (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. Ex Frazier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 4253		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Stunning mulit-color mottled toning on both sides. A pleasant surprise to see these wonderful shades of color, with the underlying surface approaching gem quality through full bloom off the dies. Since our observation is that this date is not always fully struck, then this sharp coin, with its abundant detail on Captain Cook and the figure of the Hawaiian chief has every suggestion of precision manufacture (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4254		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty mint bloom and untoned, with the key features such as Cook's hairpiece and coat-front nicely detailed. Popular Key Commemorative coin, only 10,000 minted. Since these were released in the Territory of Hawaii, many were purchased by non-collectors who threw them into souvenir purses or boxes. Less than Mint State examples of the 1928 Hawaii limit the availability of choice MS63 coins like this attractive coin (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,933
Lot 4255		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. MS-60 Plus. Nicely toned around the edges. A popular, affordable grade. The eight triangles below the bust represent the eight inhabited islands at the time of Cook's discovery of Hawaii, while tiny ocean waves line the inneer border (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 4256		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. MS-60. Lightly Cleaned (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 4257		1935 Hudson Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely gold and light rainbow toning around the edges. The satin surfaces ripple with original luster. The coin is fresh, original, and aside from the toning at the periphery, very silvery. The only contact marks are so tiny as to be unnoticeable. And so to the next qualification, the strike. Here we see quite good detail with only minor weakness on Neptune's face in the otherwise sharp centers. Mintage: 10,000 pieces. Pop 184; 6 finer in 67 (PCGS # 9312) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4258		1935 Hudson Half Dollar. MS-60 Plus. Only 10,000 minted. King Neptune on a spouting whale (PCGS # 9312) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 4259		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Beautiful irridescent toning on both sides. A satiny gem with superb fields and devices. Pop 606; 42 finer, 7 in 67 star, 25 in 68, 10 in 68 star (PCGS # 9316) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $480
Lot 4260		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Clean as a whistle, as one would expect from the superb grade; however, what really sets this coin apart from others is its intense satin-bright luster that rolls around each side. Pop 606; 42 finer, 7 in 67 star, 25 in 68, 10 in 68 star (PCGS # 9316) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 4261		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Nice golden toning with deeper russet reds from the original issue card. Bold gem quality (PCGS # 9316) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4262		1936 Long Island Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Basically an untoned gem. Pop 328; 24 finer in 67 (PCGS # 9322) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4263		1934 Maryland Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. A hint of light toning. A well struck, lustrous Gem. Portrait is of Cecil Calvert, First Lord Baltimore (PCGS # 9328) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 4264		1921 Missouri Half Dollar, 2 x 4. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Nice original toning on both sides. Aesthetically appealing, a handsome full Gem 66 bristling with sleek mint bloom and with lovely color. Regarding this date, the clearest details are found throughout the head, cap and shoulder areas and also encompassing the key centers on the reverse which are generally quite bold. Robert Aitken sculpted the Missouri Half Dollar. The obverse features a frontiersman some have claimed represents Daniel Boone, but it is not. The dates 1821-1921 refer to the centennial of Missouri's admission into the Union as the 24th state. A portion of the issue has a small "2x4" in the field in front of the bust. There are also 24 stars on the reverse, with obvious connotations. Walter Breen, in his encyclopedia on the series, described the reverse motif as follows: "A white frontiersman with rifle and powderhorn (apparently on the old theory that 'the only good Injun is a dead Injun') appears to be sending away the Indian, whose shield and peace pipe are mere impedimenta." Mr. Breen had a way with words. Net mintage was: with 2x4, 5,000; plain, 15,400. Pop 26; None finer. (PCGS # 9331) . Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,075
Lot 4265		1923-S Monroe Doctrine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Fabulous multi-colors adhere to the borders on both sides. Premium Quality and worthy of a premium bid since the Monroe commemorative half dollar is difficult to find in Gem condition, even rarer with beautiful toning. Pop 342; 51 finer, 47 in 66, 4 in 67 (PCGS # 9333) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 4266		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. MS-60 Plus. Faint hairlines but satiny luster (PCGS # 9335) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 4267		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-68. Rainbow toning hugs the borders, more-so the obverse. A fabulous grade and deservedly so! Obverse with the Norfolk, Virginia city seal; the reverse depicts an ornate Royal Mace, presented to the Borough of Norfolk in 1753 by Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie. William Marks Simpson and his wife Marjorie Emory Simpson made the designs. Although Congress authorized 25,000 to be struck at Philadelphia, only 16,923 were ever sold (at $1.50 each). The surplus was returned to the mint for melting. Pop 141; none finer (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. Accompanied by the original information holder. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4268		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. CAC Approved. Light hint of toning. A satiny, uncleaned example, as crisp and lustrous as when it was first extracted from its commemorative holder and sent for grading. Superb (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 4269		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. MS-64. Attractively toned. A lustrous example. Estimated Value $350 - 370. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 4270		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. AU-55. Luster (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391

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