Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

The Rouse Collection - Classic Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 84		1809 C-1 R4. VF-20. Glossy chocolate and steel with traces of lighter brown in a few of the protected areas. The frosty lighter toning could be from an old cleaning, but it may be natural mint color that was hiding under crud that was removed. Either way the toning is very appealing and the eye appeal of this rare variety is quite nice for the grade. No roughness or notable marks. A small, shallow planchet flake on the chin is a good identifying mark. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. This piece is called VF and tied for CC#3 in the Breen condition census. Most likely in the lower end of the condition census today. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Richard Picker 1956-Norweb Collection, Bowers & Merena 10/12 87:61. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 85		1809 C-2 R3. VF-30. Rotated Reverse. Choice glossy chocolate brown with satiny mint frost showing in protected areas of the obverse. Smooth, nearly flawless surfaces. The only significant mark is a short, dull scratch at the left top of the O in OF. Nicely struck M-LDS, Manley state 3.0. The reverse is rotated 155 degrees CW. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Paul Munson-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:261-Gene Braig 10/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 86		1809 C-3 R1. EF-40. Possible Broadstrike. Choice frosty chocolate brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas and faint, microscopic specks of darker toning sprinkled over the fields on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and offer outstanding eye appeal for the grade. The only mark of any consequence is a dull nick at the dentils over star 4. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The rims are wide and flat, characteristics of a broadstruck coin (struck without benefit of a die collar of the proper size). Similar to the 1805 C-1 and C-4 examples offered earlier in this collection, but this is the only broadstruck-like example of 1809 C-3 known to this cataloger. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex Chris McCawley circa 1986. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 87		1809 C-3 R1. AU-58 Plus. Choice lustrous chocolate and light bluish steel. Satiny, virtually flawless surfaces. Outstanding eye appeal, very close to mint state. No marks or other defects. Nicely struck MDS, Manley state 1.0. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Jim McGuigan 7/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 88		1809 C-4 R2. VF-30. Circle Inside 0. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned frosty bluish steel and chocolate. The only mark is a tiny planchet chip, as struck, in the dentils at star 2. MDS, Manley state 1.0, with the reverse rotated 20 degrees CW. The circle inside the 0 in the date (actually a large 0 over a small 0) is clear. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Tom Reynolds 1/2007. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 89		1809 C-4 R2. VF-30. Circle Inside 0. Glossy medium chocolate brown. No defects other than a couple microscopic planchet flakes in the dentils at the U in UNITED and over the second S in STATES, as struck. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0, with the reverse rotated 20 degrees CW. The circle inside the 0 of the date is blurry but obvious. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex New Jersey Coin Show bourse 2/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 90		1809/6 C-5 R1. AU-58. Overdate 9 over 6. The obverse is frosty medium chocolate with lustrous tan faded down from mint color covering the protected areas. The reverse is dominated by lustrous tan faded from mint color while the highpoints are medium brown. The only marks are a thin swipe of darker olive brown toning at the dentils outside stars 6 & 7 and at S-OF on the reverse. Very close to mint state. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The 9 over 6 overdate feature is bold (although this may be a 9 punched over an inverted 9, but that's an academic exercise for another day). Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex Tom Reynolds 7/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 91		1809 C-6 R1. VF-35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy shades of chocolate brown, a dark shade in protected areas and a light shade on the highpoints. The surfaces are smooth and lustrous, and the only marks are a couple tiny rim nicks at the bottom of the reverse. MDS, Manley state 4.0, with the reverse rotated 45 degrees CW. Estimated Value $100 - 125. Ex: Tom Reynolds 4/19/97. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 92		1810 C-1 R1. EF-40. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. The only defects are a few trivial contact marks, including a tiny pinprick on the edge under the 0 in the date and a small planchet flake under the right side of the H in HALF. Nicely struck M-LDS with the reverse rotated 10 degrees CCW. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex St Louis Coin Show bourse 6/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 93		1811 C-1 R4. VF-25. Ten points sharper but burnished and expertly retoned a very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with some darker olive brown in protected areas. The eye appeal of this piece is outstanding in spite of the burnishing. The only mark is a small, very light nick under the T in UNITED nearly parallel with the base of that letter. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Russ Butcher 1/07. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 94		1811 C-1 R5+ 4-Star Cud. VF-35. Five points sharper with a light scuff across the cheek into the field to near star 4. There are a couple more fine hairlines on the neck and a collection of brush marks inside the wreath, but overall this is a very attractive example of the rare 4-Star Cud die state of the variety. Frosty chocolate and steel with slightly lighter toning inside the wreath due to the aggressive brushing or cloth wipe in that area. Nicely centered and well struck except for the expected weakness at TED-S, the area opposite the large cud break that had to compete with the cud for the available planchet metal. Just wasn't enough to go around. Terminal die state, Manley state 5.0. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Chris McCawley 1982. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 95		1811 C-2 R3. EF-40. Glossy chocolate brown, the obverse a shade or two darker than the reverse. Satiny mint luster shows through in protected areas, especially on the reverse. No corrosion or verdigris, only light contact marks, mostly in the field before the portrait. The best identifying mark is a tiny horizontal hairline scratch over the left side of star 3. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The obverse die clashmarks are clear. The left edge of the reverse is not fully struck, as usual on this variety, but the remainder of the details are nicely impressed. A sharp, attractive example of this tough date, at the lower end of the condition census. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Ray D. Munde-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:292-Gene Braig 10/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 96		1811 Mickley Restrike Rarity-7. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty uniform light to medium brown. A tiny pinscratch on the bottom of star 2 and a small, shallow contact mark under the right side of the E in CENT are the only signs of contact, and both are wholly insignificant. The best identifying mark is a small spot of very fine carbon over the left side of the F in HALF. Both sides show the usual collection of fine die rust (microscopic lumps on the coin's surface) from the mint dies that had been discarded and became rusted before being rescued for this final use. These restrikes were made sometime prior to 1859 by Joseph Mickley using scrap dies he obtained from the mint or some intermediary. The obverse die is the normal 1811 C-2 die and the reverse is from the 1802/0 C-2 marriage. Both dies were heavily rusted when acquired and were lapped to reduce the roughness prior to striking these "restrikes." The restrikes are sometimes called Proof strikes, but the condition of the dies used and the lack of reflectivity in the fields makes such a judgment highly questionable. Regardless, these are extremely rare and are highly coveted additions to any advanced collection of half cents. The PCGS slab grade of Mint State-64 Brown is joined by a CAC certification sticker. EAC grade Mint State-60+. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. Ex Heritage Auction #1104:54-Tony Terranova 5/08. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23,000
Lot 97		1825 C-1 R3. EF-40 Plus. Sharpness EF45 but there are a couple faint contact marks on the face and a small spot of reddish carbon in the field above the back of the head. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this piece are excellent. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with satiny mint frost in protected areas. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0 late or 2.0 early (I like to call this state 1.5). The vertical die crack from the top of the obverse down through the head extends through the ear and reaches the curl on the neck (Manley state 2.0), but the reverse die has not clashed and the "egg" clashmark between the bases of F-A is not present (Manley state 1.0). The reverse is rotated 10 degrees CW, which is consistent with the few other examples seen in this exact die state. Obviously a very rare state since it was not recognized in the Manley or Breen books. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: Tony Terranova 4/15/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 98		1825 C-1 R3. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. Choice frosty light to medium chocolate brown with satiny luster in protected areas. No spots or stains, only small contact marks and light wear. A tiny scuff in the field just left of the curl over the 5 in the date is a good identifying mark. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The delicate "egg" die clashmark between the bases of F-A is present and the reverse is rotated 40 degrees CW. (Note: This variety comes with many different reverse die rotations suggesting one of the dies was loose. This cataloger has recorded a dozen different rotations for the variety, and more undoubtedly exist.) EAC grade EF40. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Colonel Steven Ellsworth 1/10/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 99		1825 C-1 R3. EF-40. Slightly Off Center with Rotated Reverse. Glossy medium to dark chocolate brown with outstanding eye appeal for the grade. The only marks on otherwise choice surfaces are a bit of extremely faint roughness under the glossy patina right of star 10 and a small spot of microscopic roughness near the rim right of the second S in STATES. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0 early. Struck slightly off center to K-1 and the reverse is rotated 120 degrees CW. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Source unrecorded. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 100		1825 C-2 R1. AU-58. Frosty bluish steel brown and chocolate mixed with lighter brown tones on the obverse. The fields are satiny and mint luster covers the protected areas. There is a hint of friction on the highest points of the design, but the eye appeal is excellent. The only marks are a faint, small spot of reddish brown toning hidden in the hair right of the eye and two small spots of chocolate brown toning below star 13. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The obverse fields are hard and slightly reflective. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Doug Bird 10/95. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 101		1826 C-1 R1. AU-55. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with faint hints of underlying mint color on the reverse. The only marks are a couple wisps of darker olive brown toning near the dentils above the head and a small spot of chocolate toning in the field close to the lower end of the hair ribbon. LDS, Manley state 5.0. This is the Manley plate coin for that die state. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Chris McCawley 7/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 102		1826 C-2 R3+. EF-40. Nearly Upset Reverse. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with traces of medium brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, and the only significant marks are a pair of thin nicks on the neck. Rare E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The fields are hard and reflective and the reverse is nearly upset, rotated 170 degrees CW. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex Don Valenziano 3/92. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 103		1828 C-1 R1. AU-50. Frosty light to medium brown. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. No spots or stains, but there is a rim nick at the first A in AMERICA. Otherwise this piece is choice in every respect. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Chris McCawley in the 1980's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 104		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse. AU-58. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Sharply struck and free of any notable marks. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $500 - 700. Ex Bowers & Merena in the 1990's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 105		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse. AU-50. Choice glossy light olive and chocolate brown with satiny luster showing through in the protected areas. A choice example with excellent eye appeal. The best identifying mark is a microscopic speck of darker toning midway between star 2 and the chin. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Estimated Value $350 - 500. Ex Coin Galleries 4/15/98:1810-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/94:102. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 106		1828 C-3 R1. AU-58. Lustrous medium chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas, especially on the obverse. Choice except for a couple tiny ticks on the cheek and another light contact mark in the field right of star 3. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Bowers & Merena, date unrecorded. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 107		1828 C-3 R1. AU-58. The obverse is lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of mint red. The reverse is frosty light to medium brown with a few subtle spots of darker steel brown toning and faint hints of faded mint color in protected areas. A thin, light vertical nick touches the right points of star 1. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Tom Reynolds. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 108		1829 C-1 R1. EF-45. Frosty steel brown and reddish chocolate with darker olive and chocolate toning at the stars behind the head. The only sign of contact is a dull rim nick at the first A in AMERICA. MDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex Don Valenziano 9/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 109		1831 C-1 Breen 1-A R6. Proof 55. Glossy medium brown with a small swipe of reddish brown toning at the dentil tips outside stars 11-13. There is a touch of very light friction on the highest points of the design and trivial contact marks scattered over both sides, none notable. The best identifying marks are a faint struck-through lint mark that meanders in the field above the 31 in the date and a tiny planchet void left of the bottom of the first A in AMERICA, both as struck. The fields are hard and reflective and there is fine doubling at many of the dentil tips on both sides, both factors suggesting a proof strike, but this piece was removed from a PCGS slab graded AU55 (the old green PCGS label is included). Many experts believe there were both proof and business strikes from this die pair (Walter Breen and Roger Cohen are in that camp), but others feel all the known examples were struck as proofs. This cataloger is of the opinion that all were struck as proofs but a significant portion of that mintage was released into circulation, perhaps due to a lack of demand from collectors at the time. That would help explain why we see a relatively high percentage of the 25-26 known examples displaying the effects of circulation (rather than simple mishandling). Weight 78.3 grains. Estimated Value $35,000 - 45,000. Ex New England Coin Co-Bruce Stowe-Jim McGuigan 12/97. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $71,875
Lot 110		1832 C-1 R2. MS-60 Plus. Choice lustrous light bluish steel brown with an area of slightly darker toning at RICA. Traces of faded mint color show on both sides and the eye appeal is excellent. The obverse is nearly flawless but there are traces of dirt in protected areas of the reverse. May benefit from a bath on that side. EDS. The die crack from the dentils to the A in STATES is faint. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Chris McCawley 8/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 111		1832 C-2 R2. MS-60. Attractive lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate with underlying faded mint color peeking through on both sides, mostly on the obverse. No spots or stains. A barely visible rim bruise above star 7 is the only mark, but it keeps this piece from a slightly higher grade. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The die crack down between the T & E in STATES is clear and a fine horizontal crack connects the hair over the L in LIBERTY to the dentils at left. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Don Valenziano 1/98. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 112		1832 C-3 R2. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous chocolate and lighter steel brown with hints of light bluish steel overtone in protected areas of the reverse. No notable defects. Excellent eye appeal. MDS with the always present die rust lumps sprinkled on the reverse, strongest at HA and CE. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Bowers & Merena FPL 2/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 113		1833 C-1 R1. EF-45. Slightly sharper but there are a couple dull contact marks on the rim at the bottom of the obverse. Those are the only defects on an otherwise attractive half cent. Frosty chocolate and medium brown with the lighter color dominating the obverse. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die clashmarks on the obverse. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex: J J Teaparty 4/3/98. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 114		1833 C-1 R1. EF-45. Sharpness closer to mint state but this piece was cleaned and is retoned frosty golden light to medium brown mellowing to a darker shade of steel brown on the reverse. No spots, stains, or notable marks. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with fine die clashmarks on both sides. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex: Mike Ringo 4/15/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 115		1834 C-1 R1. MS-62. Lustrous dark steel brown and chocolate with bluish steel overtones and generous traces of faded mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. Choice except for a small planchet void at the dentils over E in STATES. EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any die clashmarks. Removed from an NGC slab graded Mint State-64 Red & Brown (NGC label included). Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Chris McCawley 4/2005. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 116		1835 C-1 R1. AU-58. A lustrous mint state example that is downgraded slightly due to single dull nick on the neck. Otherwise the surfaces are satiny and very attractive. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with peeps of faded mint color showing on both sides. MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Sharp die clashmarks are visible on both sides. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Tom Reynolds 1/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 117		1835 C-2 R1. MS-60. Prooflike. Very attractive medium brown with darker bluish steel brown and chocolate toning in protected areas. Great eye appeal with only a few trivial signs of light contact, none notable. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with hard, reflective fields on both sides. Removed from an NGC slab graded Mint State-64 Brown (NGC label included). Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Jim McGuigan 11/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 118		1835 C-2 R1. EF-45. Glossy light chocolate brown. There is a small spot of darker toning between the date and star 13 and a few trivial contact marks, including a thin vertical nick over the right side of the L in HALF. LDS, Manley state 3.0. All the fine die cracks described by Manley are present and the reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex Bourse at the 1990 FUN Show 1/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 119		1836 Proof Original Breen 1-A Rarity-5+. Proof 63. Very attractive light golden brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel and sea green toning in protected areas. No stains or notable spots. The fields are nicely reflective with moderately deep mirrors on both sides, but they do show faint hairlines. The notable marks are a tiny tick in the field midway between star 2 and the chin and a faint hairline scratch below star 12. Removed from an NGC slab graded Proof-64 Brown (NGC label included). This piece is coin #36 in the Rick Coleman list of known proof examples for this variety. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex Larry Briggs-Jim McGuigan-Don Valenziano 1/25/97. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,913
Lot 120		1836 Steam Coinage Medal Mint Restrike. MS-65. Weight 170.0 grains; diameter 28.0 millimeters. Frosty light golden tan. The strike is sharp and the finish has a sandblast appearance, indicative of pieces struck following 1901. This medal was struck to commemorate the first use of steam power to operate the coining presses in the Philadelphia Mint in 1836. Our mint wanted to introduce steam powered coinage presses as early as 1797, but the change was delayed until 1836 when the demand for coins outpaced the mint's capacity to strike them using human-powered screw presses. The original medals were struck in March of 1836 to test these new presses before using them to strike coins, which didn't begin in earnest until November of that year. Large cent planchets were used for the original medals. An example is included here because half cents also benefitted from the introduction of steam powered presses, although only proof half cents were struck until 1849. Estimated Value $40 - 50. Ex: Rod Burress 5/12/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 121		1837 Hard Times Token Low-49 Rulau HT-73 Rarity-2. EF-45. Very attractive glossy medium brown with chocolate toning on the highpoints. Slightly sharper but there are a half dozen extremely tiny rim cuts on the undated side. Otherwise this piece is choice. Although not part of the regular Federal series of half cents, it is the only half cent denominated token in the Hard Times series and is often collected as part of the regular Federal series to represent that year. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Source unrecorded. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391