Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Liberty Head Cents cont'd

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 451		1827 N-2 R3. VF-30. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter brown toning in protected areas. A dull nick close over the O in ONE is the only significant mark. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex J. J. Teaparty 6/29/84-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 452		1827 N-5 R2. VF-30. Five points sharper with a few too many light contact marks, including a nick on the cheek and another in the field below star 5. Frosty light to medium brown with a couple small spots of darker reddish brown toning on both sides. MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley 11/18/85-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 453		1827 N-10 R4+. Good-4. Lightly cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy chocolate and medium brown. The protected areas are covered with very faint granularity. No marks or verdigris. The date is weak but complete and easily readable, and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $75 - 100. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley 7/22/85-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 454		1827 N-11 R1. AU-58 Plus. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with bluish steel overtones in protected areas and peeps of faded mint color on both sides. Great eye appeal and virtually mint state, just the barest hint of rub on the highest points of the portrait. LDS with crumbling on the profile of the forehead and upper lip. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 455		1827 N-11 R1. VF-30. Frosty steel and reddish chocolate brown with satiny luster covering the protected areas. The only defect is a trace of faint roughness at ED-S on the left side of the reverse. Nice eye appeal for the grade. E-MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley 11/18/85-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 456		1827 N-12 R5. Good-4. A couple points sharper but covered with fine roughness. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with chocolate highpoints. The date and legends are clear. EDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Jim Long 1/27/88-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 457		Group of Seven 1827 Cents. Includes N-3 LDS VF25, N-4 EDS VF20, N-6 MDS VF20, N-7 MDS F12, N-8 MDS VF20, N-9 MDS F12, and N-11 MDS F12. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $552
Lot 458		1828 N-9 R4. EF-45 Plus. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a spot of reddish chocolate toning over the N in CENT, and this spot was very lightly abraded in an attempt to minimize its impact. A similar spot of reddish chocolate toning is located between the A & M in AMERICA, and this spot displays extremely fine roughness but no hint of verdigris. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of the cent are outstanding. Lustrous steel brown with faint wisps of darker steel brown toning mixed in on both sides. Sharply struck MDS. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex B. Saylor 2/2/89-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1903. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 459		Pair of Scarce 1828 Die Varieties. Includes N-4 in G6 and N-12 in VG10. The first is glossy light olive brown and the second is glossy chocolate. No significant defects, just honest wear. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $138
Lot 460		Group of Nine 1828 Cents. Includes N-1 EDS F15, N-2 EDS VF20, N-3 MDS VF20, N-5 MDS F15, N-7 MDS F12, N-8 EDS F15, N-9 EDS F12, N-10 (Small Date) MDS F12, and N-11 MDS F15. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $661
Lot 461		1829 N-1 R3. VF-25. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with satiny luster in protected areas. A thin, light contact marks under the O in ONE is the only notable defect. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 125. Ex Virgil Oliver 11/30/84-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 462		1829 N-2 R2. AU-55. Choice frosty light to medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the obverse highpoints. Attractive mint luster shows in the protected areas on both sides. Excellent eye appeal, just a touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. Sharply struck MDS with full radial lines in all the stars. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex Don Valenziano 11/13/95-Stanley Chen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/1/2000:1349. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 463		1829 N-3 R3 Small Letters Reverse. VF-35. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas. The surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are consistent with a higher grade piece, but the usual soft strike on the hairbuns, stars, and wreath make assigning a higher grade difficult. The surfaces are flawless except for a dull horizontal scratch close over the NT in CENT and a small nick under that N. MDS. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 464		1829 N-3 R3 Small Letters Reverse. Fine-15. Five points sharper but there is uniform faint granularity under a patina of frosty dark olive and steel toning. No verdigris, and the only mark is a barely visible rim bruise under star 1. The stars are not fully struck up, but everything else is nicely impressed, much better than usually seen on the variety. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley 7/18/85-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 465		1829 N-5 R3 Small Letters Reverse. Fine-15. Five points sharper with traces of extremely faint roughness hidden under a glossy dark olive brown patina. No marks or verdigris, only a bit of dirt in protected areas. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley 4/17/85-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 466		1829 N-9 R4 Small Letters Reverse Double Struck. VF-25. Ten points sharper but there is a scrape on the rim and dentils right of star 11 reaching nearly to the outer point of that star and a light rim bruise at the R in AMERICA. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and virtually flawless. Glossy chocolate brown with medium brown toning in protected areas, especially on the obverse. EDS with hard, slightly reflective obverse fields and no die cracks. This cent was clearly double struck. Both impressions were centered on the planchet, but the obverse was rotated about 20 degrees between strikes leaving an impression of the nose on the forehead, the chin on the nose, and other areas of the portrait on the top of the head and buns. The reverse also shows clear doubling, especially at UNIT and around the wreath, but the rotation is significantly less on that side. I suspect this piece became a brockage maker somewhere in the process of being struck more than two times as that's the only way I can explain the visible differences in rotation between the strikes. Regardless, this is a really neat mint error and an attractive cent in spite of the contact marks described here. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 467		Trio of Scarce 1829 Varieties. Includes N-4 R4 LDS VG10, N-7 R3 LDS with all the "Wheelspoke" die cracks clear VG10, and N-9 R4 Small Letters Reverse MDS VG7. All are very slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $288
Lot 468		Trio of 1829 Cents. Includes N-2 EDS F15, N-6 EDS VF20, and N-8 MDS F12. The second is sharper with defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 100. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 469		1830 N-3 R3. EF-40. Rotated Reverse. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown and tan showing through in the protected areas. A choice cent with excellent eye appeal. MDS with the reverse rotated 170 degrees CCW, nearly upset head-to-head. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 470		1830 N-7 R3. Fine-12 Plus. Glossy chocolate brown, the devices a few shades lighter than the protected areas. Smooth and attractive, virtually flawless. LDS with flowline luster covering the protected areas on both sides. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 471		1830 N-11 R5. About Good-3. A couple points sharper but covered with fine to moderate granularity, strongest in the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive. The date is weak but complete and easily readable. The legends are easily readable as well, although UNITED is weak. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Jim Corrado 7/7/79-Rod Burress 9/85-March Wells 8/3/89-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 472		Group of Six 1830 Cents. Includes N-2 MDS F12, N-4 MDS F15, N-5 MDS VF20, N-6 Small Letters Reverse MDS VG8, N-8 MDS VF20, and N-10 EDS VG7. The last 2 are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 250. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $437
Lot 473		1831 N-4 R3. Fine-15 Plus. Sharpness VF20 with a few too many light nicks on the obverse for the higher grade, mostly on the neck and jawline. Attractive glossy light chocolate and medium brown. Nice eye appeal for the grade, close to VF20. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex John Ashby 10/28/82-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 474		1831 N-5 R4. Fine-12. A few points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel and dark chocolate brown. No marks or verdigris. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 475		1831 N-8 R3. VG-7. Glossy chocolate brown mixed with some lighter and darker shades of brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just a few minor rim nicks of no consequence. Rare terminal die state with a cud break connecting TED-S to the rim above. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 476		1831 N-10 R3. VF-25. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown, the reverse a shade or two lighter than the obverse. A pair of faint hairline scratches just right of the eye are the only notable marks, and they are not visible without the aid of a good glass. EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 477		1831 N-10 R3 Double Struck. VG-7. Glossy light chocolate brown with medium chocolate toning in protected areas. Smooth surfaces. The only significant mark is a rim dent at star 11. EDS. Double struck in the collar with a nearly 180 degree rotation between impressions. Traces of the initial impression show on both sides with the hair bun in the field at the nose tip and several stars positioned in the field between the stars of the second strike. On the reverse you can see the TE from STATES at the second A in AMERICA and the F from OF at the U in UNITED. A careful examination reveals additional evidence of the initial strike. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Rich Rowe. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 478		Group of Ten 1831 Cents. Includes N-1 EDS F15, N-2 MDS VF20, N-3 MDS F15, N-7 MDS VF20, N-8 MDS VF25, N-9 MDS F15, N-11 EDS F15, N-12 MDS VF25, N-12 MDS F12, and N-14 MDS VG8. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $529
Lot 479		1832 N-1 R2. AU-55. A mint state cent that was lightly cleaned and is retoned lustrous steel brown with darker olive brown on some of the highpoints and peeps of very faded red in a few of the protected areas. No contact marks or roughness. Sharply struck MDS. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 480		Quartette of 1832 Cents. Includes N-1 MDS VF25, N-1 LDS F15, N-2 MDS F15, and N-3 MDS VG10. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $207
Lot 481		Group of Five 1833 Cents. Includes N-1 MDS F12, N-2 E-MDS F15, N-4 (Overdate 3 over 2) E-MDS VF25, N-5 (Repunched 8) MDS VF20, and N-6 MDS VF20. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $368
Lot 482		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters Reverse. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate. Frosty fine flowline luster covers the protected areas and the eye appeal is excellent. No spots or stains, and the only contact mark is a barely visible rim bruise at the A in STATES. MDS. A sharp, attractive example of this popular "Redbook" variety, seldom found this nice. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 483		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters Reverse. Fine-15. Sharpness VF20 but there are two short scratches in the field near the bust tip. The surfaces are smooth except for traces of microscopic roughness in the field right of star 3 and above ON in ONE. Otherwise this cent is choice for the grade. Glossy medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. MDS. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex Larry Briggs. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 484		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters Reverse. Fine-12. Sharpness VF35 but covered with fairly uniform light roughness that's mostly hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks and just a hint of waxy greenish olive verdigris in protected areas. MDS with a fine double profile on the forehead, lips, and chin. An acceptable example of a scarce "Redbook" variety that seldom comes nice. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Tom Reynolds 8/20/84-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $810
Lot 485		Group of Seven 1834 Cents. Includes N-1 MDS F15, N-2 MDS with partial double profile VF20, N-3 MDS with a strong double profile F12, N-4 MDS F12, N-4 LDS VF35, N-6 (Large 8, stars, & Letters) MDS F15, and another N-6 MDS with a double profile F12. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $661
Lot 486		1835 N-4 R4+. Good-4. A couple points sharper with a collection of shallow digs or pitmarks between stars 5 & 6. otherwise the surfaces are smooth and show only a few trivial contact marks. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. MDS. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $80 - 100. Ex Tom Reynolds 8/20/84-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $128
Lot 487		1835 N-9 R4 Large 8. VF-25. Five points sharper with a sharp rim nick just right of the D in UNITED and a thin nick under the O in ONE. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Sharply struck EDS with an uncracked reverse. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:368. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 488		1835 N-9 R4 Large 8. VG-10. Five points sharper but there are a half dozen old pinscratches in the field before the face, all blending perfectly into the natural toning. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy reddish chocolate brown and steel. EDS. Estimated Value $80 - 100. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley 3/3/86-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 489		1835 N-10 R4+. Fine-12. Glossy medium chocolate and light olive brown. No roughness or verdigris, only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. A tiny nick just right of the top of the 5 in the date is a good identifying mark for this cent. MDS. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 490		1835 N-12 R4. VF-25. Glossy light chocolate brown with subtle splashes of darker chocolate toning on both sides. No corrosion or significant marks. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 491		1835 N-18 R4+. Good-6. Glossy medium brown delicately woodgrained with chocolate. Smooth surfaces, a rim bruise at star 2 the only significant mark. MDS. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 492		1835 N-19 R5 Head of 1836. Fine-12 Plus. Very attractive glossy medium brown. Nearly choice for the grade, a pair of small rim nicks at stars 2 & 3 the only notable marks. MDS. Close to Fine-15. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 493		1835 N-19 R5 Head of 1836. Good-6. Sharpness VG10 or slightly better but covered with myriad fine scratches mostly on the obverse, and there is a rim bruise at star 9. The surfaces are a bit uneven with patches of minor roughness showing through the glossy medium brown and chocolate toning. The date is relatively weak, as always in this marriage of a worn-out obverse die with a new reverse die, but it is easily readable and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 494		Group of Five 1835 Cents. All are scarce Head of 1834 die varieties. Includes N-2 MDS VF20, N-3 MDS F15, N-11 EDS AG3, N-12 MDS with double profile F12, and N-13 MDS F12. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $414
Lot 495		Group of Six 1835 Cents. Includes N-1 (Large 8) MDS F15, N-5 MDS F15, N-7 (Head of 1836) LDS F15, another N-7 LDS but with a double profile F15, N-8 (Head of 1836) EDS VF25, and N-14 (Head of 1836) MDS F15. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $368
Lot 496		Group of Six 1835 Cents. All are Head of 1836 type. Includes N-7 MDS with a partial double profile VF20, N-7 LDS with clear double profile VF25, N-8 MDS VG8, N-15 MDS VG10, N-15 LDS with double profile VF20, and N-16 MDS F15. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $391
Lot 497		1836 N-3 R1. VF-30 Plus. Glossy steel and reddish chocolate brown. The only mark is a small rim nick over star 7. Nicely struck EDS with slightly reflective fields on both sides. Close to VF35. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex Tom Reynolds 7/23/87-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 498		1836 N-7 R4 Gobrecht Head. VF-35. Five points sharper with a few too many tiny contact marks on the obverse for the higher grade. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal remains quite nice. Glossy medium brown with delicate wisps of darker olive brown. Underlying frosty lighter brown shows through in the protected areas. Sharply struck MDS. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 499		Group of Six 1836 Cents. Includes N-1 LDS VF20, N-2 LDS VF25, N-4 LDS VF20, N-5 EDS VF20, N-5 LDS F15, and N-6 LDS VF25. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $414