Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Classic Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 275		1809 C-1 R4. About Good-3. Rather glossy dark steel brown with traces of lighter chocolate in protected areas thanks to an old cleaning. No corrosion or verdigris. There are two small nicks above the head and a few more tiny marks scattered over both sides, but basically this is just a well worn example. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 276		1809 C-3 R1 Double Struck. Good-4. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown. No defects other than a couple small nicks inside the wreath. Boldly double struck. The initial strike was properly centered but the struck planchet failed to eject completely and a second strike occurred 80% off center to K-4. Evidence of the second strike is boldly displayed on the reverse. A neat mint error. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 277		1809 C-6 R1. MS-60. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with faint hints of underlying very faded mint color peeking through on the reverse. The only defects are a dull nick on the chin and a thin one under star 5. Excellent eye appeal. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS63BN (PCGS label included). Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,009
Lot 278		1811 C-1 R5 4-Star Cud. EF-40. Sharper by 5 points with traces of extremely faint roughness on both sides, mostly confined to the highpoints and devices. No verdigris or contact marks, and the roughness is so faint it is difficult to see even with a glass. The only mark is a dull depression in the planchet right of the bottom of the D in UNITED, probably from a pre-striking planchet void that didn't strike out since it was opposite the big cud on the obverse. Frosty olive and chocolate, darker on the highpoints and lighter in the fields and protected areas. Terminal die state, Manley state 5.0, with a large cud break at stars 1-4. The is the Manley plate coin for the die state and one of the finest known with the 4-star cud. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. Ex Jim McGuigan 7/10/84-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19039-Jim McGuigan, Tony Terranova, and Chris McCawley-Michael Spurlock. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 279		1825 C-1 R3. EF-45. Sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish olive and chocolate with lighter golden brown toning on the devices. There are traces of an old fingerprint in the field before the portrait and a tick or two on each side, none distracting. Very rare EDS, Manley state 1.0, with an uncracked obverse. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective on both sides. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 280		1825 C-1 R3. PCGS graded AU-55. Glossy light olive and steel with frosty lighter brown and olive in protected areas. No spots or stains. A small tick on the jawline is the only notable mark. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with the reverse rotated 160 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. EAC grade VF35 with excellent eye appeal for that grade. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 281		1825 C-2 R1. AU-50. Attractive frosty chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas of the obverse and hints of light bluish steel overtone on both sides. Satiny mint luster shows through the toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse where the eye appeal is closer to mint state. No defects, only very light wear on the highpoints. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 282		1826 C-1 R1. EF-45. Sharpness AU50 or slightly better but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive brown with traces of very faded red showing through in protected areas. No corrosion or notable marks. MDS, Manley state 3.0, with the reverse rotated 70 degrees CCW. There is a large, shallow low spot (caused by debris on the die) that covers much of the face and neck and similar low spots that blunt the strike on the left side of the wreath and the leaves under RI in AMERICA. The first seen with these significant low spots. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 283		1826 C-2 R3+. AU-50. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy medium reddish brown and chocolate. There are a few tiny ticks on the cheek and a splash of slightly darker olive brown toning at the base of the T in LIBERTY, plus extremely faint hairlines on both sides from the earlier cleaning. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The is the Cohen plate coin for the variety in the second edition of his half cent book, and it comes with an impressive provenance, both testimony to the excellent eye appeal of this piece in spite of the old cleaning. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. Ex T. Harrison Garrett in the late 1800's-J. W. Garrett-Johns Hopkins University, Bowers & Ruddy 11/28/79:23-Bill Weber (via Bob Everett) 4/92-Allan J. Kollar, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/19/05:205. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 284		1826 C-2 R3+. EF-40. Five points sharper but there are a few fine scratches under CEN, mostly hidden under the line below CENT. There are a few faint ones in the field before the portrait as well, but these are more difficult to see. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive. Choice glossy medium brown. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 285		1828 C-1 R1. AU-58. Choice glossy medium brown with light chocolate highpoints. Frosty mint luster shows in the protected areas. No defects, just a hint of rub on the highest points. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 286		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse Double Struck. VF-35. Very attractive medium brown and light chocolate with frosty bluish steel brown showing in protected areas. No defects other than some tiny contact marks scattered about both sides, none notable and all consistent with the grade. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Double struck. Both impressions were properly centered on the planchet but the second was rotated about 5 degrees relative to the first. The doubling is obvious along the profile from the lips to the forehead where the offset approaches a full millimeter. The reverse shows doubling clearest in the dentils at the top. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 287		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse Misaligned Obverse. VF-35. Frosty tan and light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No notable defects. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The obverse is obviously misaligned to K-4.5 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. One other example has been recorded with the dies similarly misaligned. It was a VG7 example offered in the 2005 EAC Sale. Obviously pieces with the dies misaligned are quite rare, and this example may be the finest known of that small group. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 288		1835 C-1 R1. MS-60. Lustrous light chocolate and steel brown delicately mottled with wisps of darker olive and steel toning on the obverse. The only mark is a very faint diagonal hairline scratch at the right corner of the eye. Satiny mint luster covers both sides. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 289		1835 C-1 R1. EF-45. Choice glossy chocolate brown with satiny mint luster covering the protected areas. The surfaces are flawless and the eye appeal is excellent. Very close to AU50. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Housed in a NuGrade Service (NGS) slab graded AU50. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 290		Group of 6 Half Cents, 1809-1835. Includes 1809/6 overdate C-5 G6, 1825 C-2 F15, 1826 C-1 G6, 1828 C-1 F15, 1829 C-1 VG10, and 1832 C-2 VG8. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $345