Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Draped Bust Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 328		1796 S-97 R3 Draped Bust. VF-20. Sharpness EF40 with extremely faint granularity covering the obverse and slightly stronger granularity covering the reverse. In addition, there is some stronger planchet erosion at the T in LIBERTY and at the dentils over NIT. No verdigris or contact marks. The eye appeal is decent in spite of the imperfect surfaces, especially on the obverse where the roughness is so fine it makes the surfaces satiny under a slightly glossy under the light olive brown patina. MDS, Breen state IV. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 329		1796 S-106 R4+ Draped Bust. About Good-3. A couple points sharper but covered with very fine roughness that's mostly hidden under a slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel patina. Fine hairline scratches cover the obverse, strongest in the field behind the portrait. The date is weak but readable and the legends are nearly complete, only OF AMERICA being significantly weak. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Colonel Steven Ellsworth 4/25/03-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 330		1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust. Good-6. Sharpness VF20 with a cut on the rim between the bottoms of the 7 & 9 in the date and areas of fine roughness on both sides, strongest on the upper right quadrant of the obverse. No verdigris and only a few additional light contact marks. Slightly glossy light olive and steel. The date is bold and the legends are strong. E-MDS, Breen state II. Noyes photo #37376. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex David Palmer 4/7/97-Jack Wadlington. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 331		1796 S-119 R3 Draped Bust. Good-5. A few points sharper but the surfaces are covered with uniform fine roughness. Dark olive and steel. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and clear. LDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 332		1796 NC-4 R5+ Draped Bust. Good-5. Attractive glossy medium brown with chocolate brown toning in protected areas. No roughness and the only notable mark is a light rim bruise behind the head. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable although the tops of the reverse legend outside the wreath is fading into the rim. A nice problem-free example of a rare variety that's represented by only a single coin grading higher than Very Good. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex Rich Rowe. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 333		1797 S-120a R3. Fine-15. Reverse of 1796. Plain Edge. Sharpness near VF20 with traces of very fine roughness, mostly on the obverse, and a faint hairline scratch down the neck. No verdigris. Mostly glossy light chocolate and steel brown with traces of darker chocolate and olive on the obverse. E-MDS, Breen state III early. The date and legends are complete and clear. Struck slightly off center to K-1.5. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex John D. Wright. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 334		1797 S-122 R5+. Fair-2. Several points sharper but moderately corroded, strongest at LIBE where roughness obliterates those letters. There is some shallow dark olive scale in protected areas but no significant marks or verdigris. The date is clear and the reverse legends are readable. Chocolate and steel with dark olive brown in protected areas. MDS. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 335		1797 S-132 R5+. About Good-3 Plus. Stemless Wreath. Sharpness F15 but moderately corroded and the planchet is slightly bent. No verdigris but there are several shallow dents, including an obvious one at the dentils behind the head. The date is weak but readable and the legends are clear. Dark steel, nearly black. Close to G4 but scudzy regardless. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 336		1797 S-134 R4. VF-30. Sharpness EF45 with a thin scratch slanting through the I in UNITED and patches of microscopic roughness on both sides, strongest at TED-S. Mostly glossy dark chocolate brown, but the gloss wanes in the areas that are slightly rough. The obverse is very attractive. M-LDS, Breen state IV. Called EF45 net VF35 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF20 and tied for CC#16, his photo #23279. Comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal 3/18/73-Elwood Rindahl-Rick Raimo-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 5/2/81-C. Douglas Smith 4/22/92-Eric Streiner, Superior 10/92:83-Dr. Philip W. Ralls-Walter Husak, 2002 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/20/02:232. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 337		1797 NC-5 R6. About Good-3. Sharpness VG8 or so, perhaps even better on the reverse, but the rims were tapped all the way around, then flattened creating very wide rims that impinge on the legends and base of the date. Fortunately everything remains easily readable, only RTY offering a bit of a challenge. The surfaces are dull thanks to uniform fine granularity and there is a shallow dent on the eye. Dark reddish chocolate brown. In spite of all this joy, the details are relatively clear, especially on the reverse, and the attribution points are clear. A scudzy piece for sure, but you may not get another chance at this variety. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Discovered unattributed by Henry T. Hettger. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 338		Trio of 1796 & 1797 Cents. Includes 1796 S-112 R4+ Draped Bust Fair-2, 1797 S-132 R5+ Stemless Wreath AG3, and 1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath Fair-2. All are slightly sharper with defects. The dates are weak but all are readable. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 339		Group of Five 1797 Cents. Includes S-131 Basal State-1, S-136 G4, S-137 G5, S-140 G6, and one unattributed example grading Basal State-1. Most are sharper with defects. Some of the dates are weak but all are readable. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $299
Lot 340		1798 S-148 R2. VF-20 Plus. Style I Hair with Large 8. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris, only light contact marks consistent with the grade. The only notable mark is a diagonal nick in the hair at the forehead. E-MDS, Breen state III. Called VF25 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #36614. The eye appeal is quite nice and this cent may well deserve the full VF25 grade assigned in the condition census. In addition, the reverse is slightly misaligned to K-3 while the obverse is nicely centered on the planchet. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale, lot 1740-Tom Reynolds-Clay Everhart-2000 EAC Sale, lot 189-Craig Hamling 3/2005-Clay Everhart. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 341		1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7. VF-20. Ten points sharper with two parallel horizontal scratches from the mouth to the rim at right. These scratches are very old and blend perfectly into the naturally glossy patina. The surfaces are mostly smooth, but a strong glass reveals some very faint roughness in the fields and protected areas, especially in the field under the hair ribbon and at RICA. Glossy light olive and reddish chocolate brown. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The edge displays traces of diagonal reeding, an abnormal planchet edge described by Breen on a few varieties of early large cents. The date and legends are bold and the overdate feature is obvious. Called VF20 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF25 net F12 and tied for CC#8, his photo #28626. Comes with a long provenance that includes several prominent cent specialists. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. Ex Charles M. Williams, Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950:140-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands Coin Co. (privately) 11/56-Dorothy Paschal, New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/57:1071-C. Douglas Smith-Darwin B. Palmer, Jr.-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith 11/27/75-Jack Beymer 9/30/76-C. Douglas Smith 11/9/89-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:213-Walter Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 342		1798/7 S-151 R3 Overdate 8 over 7. VG-7. A few points sharper with several rim nicks and light rim bruises on each side plus a few small spots of shallow greenish corrosion on the obverse. The largest of the corrosion spots is in the field before the throat. Mostly glossy dark chocolate brown with light chocolate toning covering the devices. E-MDS, Breen state II. The strike was uneven with weakness at MERICA. Looks like the dies were not in parallel alignment for this one as everything else is strong. The overdate feature is bold. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 343		1798 S-155 R3. Fine-15. Reverse of 1796. Ten points sharper but very fine roughness covers both sides, mostly in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, but there are a few very faint hairline scratches hidden in the patina on the portrait. Mostly glossy dark chocolate brown and olive with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. The date is bold and the legends are strong. M-LDS, Breen state VI. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 344		1798 S-156 R5+ Basal State-1. Reverse of 1796. Glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning at the date. This piece is heavily worn and most of the designs are gone, but the date is strong and there is enough detail remaining on both sides to be certain of the attribution. No corrosion or verdigris, but there is a significant dent near the center of the obverse and a sharp dig on the reverse near the rim at K-8. The single leaf feature at the top of the wreath remains visible. Estimated Value $350 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 345		1798 S-159 R3. VF-20. Style I Hair with Small 8. Five points sharper with some light contact marks of both sides, including a few small rim nicks over ERTY and a minor rim bruise just right of the second S in STATES. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown with darker olive brown highpoints on the left side of the obverse. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW. Struck very slightly off center to K-4. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 346		1798 S-164 R4. VG-10. Style I Hair with Small 8. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a nick at the bottom of the Y in LIBERTY. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with medium brown toning in protected areas. The date and legends are complete and clear. MDS with obvious swelling at the lowest curl. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 347		1798 S-171 R4. VG-7. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness VF25 but lightly corroded with some dull scrape marks in the field before the face. These scrape marks blend into the natural patina, which is a slightly glossy very dark olive. The date is bold and the legends are clear. Very rare terminal die state, Breen VI, with a strong die crack arcing from TY to the rim at the chin. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 348		1798 S-172 R2. EF-40. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharper by at least 5 points but there is a rim nick under the bust tip, a small rim bruise at the B in LIBERTY, another at the second A in AMERICA, and a small dig on the rim over the second S in STATES. The obverse fields also show a few very faint hairline scratches and there is a diagonal nick in the field over the hair ribbon. Lustrous chocolate brown with frosty flowline luster showing in the protected areas. M-LDS, Breen state V. Called AU50 net VF35 and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census, his photo #27828. Nice eye appeal in spite of the minor contact marks. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Tom Reynolds 9/20/03-Walt Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 349		1798 S-175 R3. VF-30. Style II Hair with Small 8. Ten points sharper with a half dozen old, mostly light pinscratches in the field before the mouth and neck. These scratches all blend nicely into the attractive natural toning, and the remainder of this cent offers excellent eye appeal for an EF40 grade. Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas of the obverse. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas. LDS, Breen state VI. Called EF40 net VF25 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #32094. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. Ex Chris McCawley FPL #41-Walter Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 350		1798 S-177 R4+ Off Center. About Good-3. Slightly sharper but covered with light to moderate corrosion. There are traces of verdigris on both sides and a few light rim bruises, none significant. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with some lighter chocolate highpoints. The date is weak but readable and the legends can are complete with weak areas. Struck 5% off center to K-10.5. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 351		1798 S-179 R2. Fine-12. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness at least VF30 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No marks or verdigris, and the details are crisp. Dull dark olive and steel. Sharply struck EDS. The E punched over reversed E feature in AMERICA is clear. Housed in a NuGrade Service (NGS) slab graded VF30. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 352		1798 S-183 R5. VG-10. Style II Hair with Small 8. Five points sharper with three rim bruises on the obverse, including one at LI and another left of the lower ribbon end. Otherwise there are only a few scattered nicks consistent with the grade, including a dull one at the right bottom of the E in ONE. Glossy chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and strong. Tied for CC#10 of this tough die variety. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex Stack's 10/20/82-McLaughlin & Robinson Auctions #4385, lot 165. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 353		1798 S-183 R5. About Good-3 Plus. Style II Hair with Small 8. Slightly sharper but covered with fine roughness and there are several old, dull scratches blending into the obverse toning. No verdigris. The date is weak but easily readable and the legends are complete. Lightly cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy light olive and steel. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 354		1798 S-185 R2. VF-25. Style II Hair with Small 8. Ten points sharper with a half dozen small nicks on each side and a dull dig just right of the earlobe. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, nearly choice. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 355		1798 S-187 R1. EF-45. Style II Hair with Small 8. Choice frosty chocolate brown with satiny luster showing through in protected areas of the reverse. Virtually flawless. The only defects are some microscopic planchet flakes on the top of the neck, as struck, and a tiny rim nick over the T in LIBERTY. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II, with the reverse rotated 25 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. A beautiful cent. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. From Bowers & Ruddy Galleries FPL. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 356		Trio of 1798 Cents with Style I Hair and Large 8. Includes S-147 R5- AG3, S-152 R2 Overdate 8 over 7 AG3, and S-153 R3 AG3. All are slightly sharper with minor defects but a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 357		Quartette of 1798 Cents. Includes S-158 R-4 M-LDS G4, S-163 R4 Fair-2, S-165 R4 AG3, and S-166 R1 AG3. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. All except the S-165 have a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $156
Lot 358		Quartette of 1798 Cents. Includes S-167 R1 Fair-2, S-171 R4 G5, S-172 R2 Fair-2, and S-173 R3 Terminal Die State with cud breaks at LI and ERTY AG3. The date is clear on the S-171, weak on two others, and gone on the S-173. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $109
Lot 359		Quartette of 1798 Cents. Includes S-181 R3 AG3, S-184 R1 G5, S-185 R2 G4, and S-186 R2 AG3. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects. All have a date that is weak but readable. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $150
Lot 360		1799/8 S-188 R4 Overdate 9 over 8. About Good-3. Sharpness VG10 but moderate to strong corrosion covers the planchet, strongest on the reverse. The date is complete and easily readable in spite of minor roughness in that area, and the legends are complete although a few of the letters on the reverse are severely weakened by the corrosion. No verdigris or contact marks. Chocolate and olive brown with traces of steel brown toning in some of the depressions. The overdate feature remains visible. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 361		1799 S-189 R2. NGC graded VF-20. Glossy olive and chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, but there are some light contact marks. Both sides display minor nicks and several light rim bruises, none distracting but too many to ignore. A couple good identifying marks are a diagonal nick on the bottom of the second 9 in the date and a light rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. MDS. The die lump over the T in CENT is present. A nice example of this key date in the Large cent series. EAC grade Fine-12. Estimated Value $17,500 - 22,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 362		1800/798 S-191 R3 Overdate 1800 over 798. VF-20. Style I Hair. Sharpness near EF40 but the field before the portrait was carefully smoothed to minimize a few areas of minor roughness, including two near the Y in LIBERTY, one on the bust tip, and another at the dentils right of the bust. The roughness at the dentils off the bust tip remains visible in spite of the smoothing, but the other three are mostly gone. Nicely retoned glossy dark chocolate and steel. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The undertype 798 is clear. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Walt Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 363		1800 S-199 R4 Off Center. Good-4. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown in protected areas from an old cleaning. No roughness or significant marks. The date is strong and the legends are clear except where affected by die swelling on the reverse. MDS. Struck slightly off center to K-10. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 364		1800 S-201 R4+. Good-6. Very slightly sharper with traces of microscopic roughness on the obverse and some minor contact marks on both sides, none notable. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. The date is bold and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 365		1800 S-208 R3. Fine-12. Sharpness VF25 with several small patches of very fine roughness on each side. No marks or verdigris, and the majority of the planchet is smooth and choice offering great eye appeal. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The date and legends are bold. E-MDS, Breen state II, with the rim above TY starting to fail. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $679
Lot 366		1800 S-211 R3. Good-5. Sharpness VG10 with pitting near the rim before the portrait and more pitting on the upper half of the reverse. Some of the pits have specks of greenish verdigris inside. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and attractive. Glossy chocolate brown. LDS. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 367		1800 NC-3 R6-. VG-7. Glossy dark chocolate brown with light chocolate toning covering the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the details and adds to the eye appeal. The surfaces are decent and appear perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals extremely fine roughness under the glossy patina in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are an old scratch down between the N & E in ONE to between the N & T in CENT and a rim nick at the A in STATES. The date and legends are complete and strong except for minor weakness at D-STAT. The spike up from the top of the I in AMERICA is bold, and this is the main attribution marker for the variety. Tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census. Bland has this one tied for CC#5. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex Tom Reynolds. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 368		1800 NC-6 R6+ Overdate 1800 over 798. About Good-3. Style I Hair. Sharpness VG8, perhaps better on the reverse, but both sides are covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and easily readable in spite of the roughness. While this is a difficult variety to differentiate from the more common S-190 & S-191 that share this obverse die, there are subtle differences on the reverse that remain visible even on low grade examples. One of the unpublished markers is the angle of the ends of the wreath stems, which is decidedly different on the NC-6, and the berry/stem combo just left of the ribbon bow. Dark chocolate brown with light brown highpoints. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex George W. Shope. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 369		Quartette of 1800 Cents with Overdates. Includes S-190 R3 Fair-2, S-191 R3 AG3, S-192 R3 G6, and S-196 R1 Fair-2. A couple are sharper with defects. All have a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $94
Lot 370		Quartette of 1800 Cents. Includes S-200 R3 AG3, S-203 R3 G4, S-205 R4 G5, and one more 1800 that is unattributed grading Fair-2. All are slightly sharper with minor defects but a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $104
Lot 371		Group of Five 1800 Cents. Includes S-206 R3 AG3, S-207 R3 Basal State-1, S-209 R3 Fair-2, S-212 R3 G4, and another 1800 that is unattributed grading AG3. Some are sharper with defects. All have a date that is weak but readable. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $75
Lot 372		1801 S-220 R3 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. Good-6. Slightly sharper with very fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown patina. The only mark is an old hairline scratch down the bust right of the date. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, although portions are not strong. The corrected fraction feature is visible. LDS with a cud break over STA reaching down to the tops of TA. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 373		1801 S-223 R1 Error Fraction 1/000. Fine-15. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and problem-free. The date and legends are bold and the error fraction feature is obvious. MDS, Breen state III, with a small cud break connecting RT in LIBERTY to the rim above. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 374		Quartette of 1801 Cents. Includes S-216 R1 AG3, S-220 R3 LDS G5, S-222 R1 G4, and S-224 R1 Fair-2. The first and last are sharper with defects. All but the last have a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $96
Lot 375		1802 S-227 R2. VF-30. Ten points sharper with a collection of very faint hairline scratches on the cheek and bust tip, all well hidden in the toning. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the only mark is a pinprick in the field behind the head. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and olive with some steel highpoints. MDS, Breen die state II. Estimated Value $100 - 120. Ex Stack's over the counter 12/30/86. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 376		1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000. VG-8. Sharpness near F15 but covered with microscopic granularity under a slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel brown patina. No verdigris, only some old hairline scratches on the lower part of the obverse plus a stronger dull one hidden in the drapery lines over the 2 in the date, and the scratches all blend perfectly into the natural patina. EDS. The date is bold, the legends are clear, and the error fraction feature is visible but not strong. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $115
Lot 377		1802 S-235 R3. VF-30. Five points sharper with traces of extremely faint roughness in the field before the portrait. No verdigris or contact marks other than a barely visible rim bruise at the E in STATES. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. E-MDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875

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