Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Liberty Head Cents cont'd

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 650		Group of Eleven 1854 Cents, all different varieties. Includes N-1 Fine-12, N-4 Very Fine-25, N-8 Very Fine-20, N-10 Very Fine-30, N-14 Very Fine-25, N-16 Very Fine-20, N-20 Very Fine-25, N-25 Fine-15, N-27 Very Fine-25, N-28 Good-6, and N-29 Very Fine-20. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 651		1855 N-1 R3. EF-40. Frosty reddish steel brown and chocolate. A few tiny nicks are scattered over the obverse, but none are distracting. E-MDS, die state b. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 652		1855 N-9 R1. VF-35. Knob-on-Ear variety. Five points sharper with a few too many light nicks for the higher grade, none notable or distracting. Frosty light chocolate brown. MDS, die state e, with a clearly raised internal cud break resting on the top of the ear (the so-called Knob-on-Ear feature). Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 653		Trio of 1855 Cents, all grading VF25. Includes Newcomb varieties 1, 2, and 5. A nice group, and the N-5 is rare. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $173
Lot 654		Quartette of 1855 Cents grading VF30 to EF40. Includes N-2 MDS, N-3 EDS, N-7 MDS, and N-8 MDS. A couple are very slightly sharper with minor defects but all have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $230
Lot 655		Group of Five 1855 Cents grading VF20 to VF25. Includes N-4 LDS with 4 rim cud breaks on the reverse, N-5, N-6, N-10 (Italic 55), and N-13. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $127
Lot 656		Quartette of 1855 N-9 Knob-on-Ear Cents grading VF20 to VF30. Includes one each in EDS, E-MDS, MDS, and LDS. The knob breaks on the last two are clearly advanced while they are subtle on the first two. A nice run of the major die stages of this popular "Redbook" variety. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $230
Lot 657		1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5. MS-64. Frosty mint red mellowing to steel brown, at least a third of the mint color remaining on each side. The only mark is a tiny, barely visible speck of darker toning in the field close before the tip of the bust. EDS, die state a. All the fine die lines are visible and the point from the bust tip (the peak of a stray 1) is sharp. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Evan Kopald. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 658		1856 N-22 R5. VF-25. Ten points sharper but there is a rim bruise under the 56 and a lighter one right of star 13, plus a few trivial nicks on the portrait. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a hint of reddish chocolate toning on the face. EDS. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/31/93:461-Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 659		Trio of 1856 Cents grading EF40. Includes N-6 LDS, N-7 LDS, and N-10 MDS. All are the Upright 5 variety and show excellent color and surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $288
Lot 660		Trio of 1856 Cents grading EF40. Includes N-12 EDS, N-16 MDS, and N-17 EDS. The first is an Upright 5 variety while the other two are Italic 5 types. All have excellent color and surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $265
Lot 661		Quartette of 1856 Cents grading VF35. Includes N-2 MDS, N-3 EDS, N-19 MDS, and N-21 MDS. All are the Italic 5 type and have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $265
Lot 662		Group of Nine 1856 Cents grading Fine-15 to VF30. Average grade is VF25. Includes N-1, N-4, N-8, N-9, N-11, N-13, N-14, N-18, and N-20. The N-8, 9, 11, and 20 are Upright 5 types; the rest are Italic 5 varieties. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $288
Lot 663		Group of Five 1856 Cents. Includes N-1 Very Fine-35, N-3 Very Fine-30, N-8 Very Good-8, N-9 Very Fine-30, and N-21 Very Fine-25. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 664		1857 N-1 R1 Large Date. EF-45. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate. Frosty mint luster shows through in the fields and protected areas. Just a bit dirty, and a bath could raise the grade 5 points. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 665		1857 N-4 R1 Small Date. VF-20. Glossy medium brown. No defects, just light wear. LDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 666		Pair of 1857 Cents, one Large Date and one Small Date. The Large Date grades Fine-15 and the Small Date grades Fine-12. Both are slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoning. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $288
Lot 667		Pair of 1857 Small Date Cents. Includes N-2 MDS VF35 and N-4 LDS F15. The first is nice while the second is sharper with marks. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Both are from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $368
Lot 668		Pair of Cents, 1852 & 1853. Includes 1852 N-5 R2 MS60 and 1853 N-12 R1 AU50. Both are sharply struck uncirculated cents that were lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel brown and chocolate. Both are housed in NuGrade Service (NGS) slabs with assigned grades of MS63 and AU55 respectively. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $391
Lot 669		Group of 10 Large Cents 1843-1856 grading VF20 to VF30. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $299
Lot 670		Group of 12 Large Cents 1835-1850 grading Fine-12 to Fine-15. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $207
Lot 671		Group of 11 Large Cents 1822-1856 grading About Good-3 to VG10. Average grade is VG8. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 80. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $115
Lot 672		Group of 10 Cents, 1822-1845. All different dates grading AG3 to F12, average grade VG7. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $127
Lot 673		Group of 11 Cents, 1847-1856. Grades range from G4 to VF30, average grade F12. A good mix of dates with only one duplicate. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $150
Lot 674		Quartette of Cents, 1844-1857. Includes 1844/81 F15, 1853 VF20, 1855 with rotated reverse VF20, and 1857 Large Date VG8. All are slightly sharper with defects including a light cleaning. Each is housed in a NuGrade Service (NGS) slab with assigned grades of VF30, EF40, VF20, and F12. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $196
Lot 675		Group of 5 Medals and Tokens. Includes four different Hard Times Tokens 1834-1841 grading F12 to VF30 and a Robert E. Lee medal in white metal commemorating the dedication of the Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia, May 29, 1890. The medal is 37.5 millimeters and grades XF40. Lot of 5 pieces. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $92