Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

The Rouse Collection - Coronet Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 122		1841 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6. Proof 45. Glossy chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate toning at the bottom of the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, but this piece endured a limited time in circulation. The notable mark is a small spot of very fine carbon in the dentils under the end of the wreath ribbon. Great eye appeal. The usual die state with a fine crack through stars 3-6 to the dentils over star 7. Removed from a PCGS slab graded Proof-58 (PCGS label included, and it mentions the Original strike status of this piece). Weight 84.5 grains. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Jim McGuigan 10/05. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 123		1844 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6. Proof 45. Slightly sharper but there are a few contact marks, including a minor rim bruise left of star 6. Medium chocolate brown with hints of light bluish steel overtone on the reverse. The fields retain some of their reflectivity, but the mirrors are quite shallow. Removed from an NGC slab graded Proof About Uncirculated-58 Brown (seems like an impossible mixing of business and proof strike terms to me). The NGC label is included, and it mentions the Original strike status of this piece. Weight 82.3 grains. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Jim McGuigan 3/95. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 124		1844 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6+. Proof 60. An attractive mix of light and darker chocolate browns and medium brown tones. No spots, stains, or contact marks, but there are faint hairlines covering the obverse fields. The fields are nicely reflective on both sides and the mirrors are moderately deep. The best identifying marks are a tiny curved struck through line in the field just above the coronet tip and a tiny planchet void in the dentils left of the U in UNITED, both as struck. Removed from a PCGS slab graded Proof-62 Brown (PCGS label included, and it mentions the Restrike status). Weight 77.0 grains. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex a Coin World ad 12/8/03. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 125		1846 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6. Proof 60. Light to medium brown with chocolate toning on the highpoints and slightly faded mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse where nearly half the surface retains some mint color. A splash of darker chocolate toning on the face and in the field over the head are a distraction from this otherwise very attractive example. The reverse is choice. The only mark is a mint-made planchet void on the edge under the end of the wreath ribbon. The fields are nicely reflective but the mirrors are not very deep. Weight 97.8 grains. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Tony Terranova 5/2008. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 126		1847 Second Restrike Breen 1-C R6-. Proof 58. Dark chocolate and steel. No spots or stains, but there are traces of greenish verdigris in protected areas on the reverse and in BER of LIBERTY. No notable hairlines or contact marks. A tiny planchet chip in the field off the chin and another between stars 6 & 7, both as struck, as the best identifying marks. The fields are smooth and reflective. The mirrors on the obverse are relatively shallow while they are deeper on the reverse. Removed from a PCGS slab graded Proof-62 Brown (the old green PCGS label is included, and it mentions the Restrike status). Weight 77.4 grains. Comes with a long, impressive provenance. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. Ex Dr. Thomas Hall 9/7/1909-Virgil Brand 1934-Armin W. Brand-unknown-Abner Kreisberg 2/55:50-Dr. Charles Ruby, Superior 2/74:297-unknown-Bowers & Merena 1/23/86:1355-Jim McGuigan-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:329-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:112. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 127		1848 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6. Sharper but lightly cleaned and retoning bluish steel brown and chocolate. There are some notable contact marks, including a few hairline scratches at stars 2-10 and several light rim nicks on both sides. A tiny rim bruise at the A in STATES is the only notable mark on the reverse. The fields are reflective, especially the reverse where the mirrors are relatively deep. An acceptable example of this rare proof-only variety, and a proper retoning could improve the eye appeal considerably. Weight 81.9 grains. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex: Jack Beymer 5/9/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 128		1848 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5+. Proof 60. Bluish steel brown and light chocolate with subtle overtones of iridescent rose and sea-green. No notable spots or stains, and the only contact mark of any consequence is a short, fine hairline scratch in the hair under the R in LIBERTY. There are traces of shallow gunk in protected areas on both sides, apparently residue from "Care" or some similar surface protectant that has been there for quite a while. The central details of the obverse are not fully struck up and similar weakness shows in the center of the reverse. However, the fields are nicely reflective, especially on the obverse, but the mirrors are not deep and the reverse fields are only prooflike. A bath to remove the imbedded gunk might improve the reflectivity. This is the plate coin for the variety in the second edition of Roger Cohen's half cent book. Removed from an NGC slab graded Proof-64 Brown (NGC label included, and it mentions the Restrike status). Weight 79.3 grains. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Jamie McConnell-Julian Leidman 4/15/74-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19141. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 129		1849 Small Date First Restrike Breen 1-B R6+. Proof 60. Attractive uniform light brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and iridescent rose in protected areas. No spots, stains, or contact marks. The only defect is a tiny mint-made struck-through line on the middle of the jawline caused by a tiny piece of debris on the die. The fields are smooth and reflective, but the mirrors are not especially deep. Most likely lightly cleaned long ago, as were most of the pieces in the famous King Farouk palace collection. This piece is coin #7 in Rick Coleman's list of first restrike 1849 proofs. Weight 85.5 grains. Comes with an important provenance. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex King Farouk (The Palace Collection), Sotheby's 1954-A. Buol Hinman, Paramount International Coin Co., 4/30/65:123-Ellis Robison, Stack's 2/10/82:384-Martin Paul (The Rarities Group)-Superior 9/88:1775-J. Bruce Jackson, Superior 1/28/90:119-Joseph E. Usibelli, Jr.-Stack's 6/04:2126. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,888
Lot 130		1849 C-1 R2- Large Date. AU-58. Mint state sharpness but there is a small stain of dark olive at the dentils left of star 5, and this stain contains microscopic traces of fine carbon or other crud. Otherwise the surfaces are choice, virtually flawless except for a tiny tick at the base of the dentils over the I in UNITED. Glossy light chocolate brown with faint hints of underlying faded mint color showing through on the obverse. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The fields are hard and slightly reflective. Estimated Value $300 - 350. Ex Alpine Numismatics 1/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 131		1850 C-1 R2-. MS-62. Frosty light bluish steel brown and chocolate with slightly faded mint red covering at least 10% of both sides. No spots or stains, and the only marks are extremely faint and wholly insignificant. EDS. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective, especially the on the reverse. A nice example of a variety that's difficult to find with any original mint color. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Chris McCawley 9/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 132		1851 C-1 R1. AU-50. Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning covering the protected areas on both sides. No defects, only very light wear on the highpoints. A choice example for the grade. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Coin Galleries 11/13/85:1673. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 133		1851 C-1 R1 Counterstamped Brunk L-26. Fine-12. Glossy medium brown. Boldly counterstamped across the obverse WWL (with the two W's overlapping). Possibly from William W. Long who ran a casino in Philadelphia throughout the 1850's. Brunk lists about 4 dozen known with this counterstamp, but many of those are on brass tokens used as game counters. Estimated Value $30 - 40. Ex Civitas Galleries, Ltd. of Middleton, Wisconsin (date unrecorded). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46
Lot 134		1852 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5. Proof 50. Lightly cleaned long ago, now retoned light brown on the obverse and medium chocolate brown on the reverse. The fields are reflective but the mirrors are not deep. The notable marks are a splash of darker steel brown toning above the head at stars 7-8, a tiny planchet flake near the leaves under CE in CENT, and a faint planchet lamination down from the right base of the F in HALF, the last two defects being mint made. A decent example as is, but a proper retoning on the obverse would improve the eye appeal. Weight 83.1 grains. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Jack Beymer 5/9/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 135		1853 C-1 R1. MS-62. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with generous traces of faded mint color on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and flawless except for a small, very light rim bruise under the 3 in the date. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Chris McCawley 11/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 136		1854 C-1 R1+. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned dark chocolate brown with lighter reddish brown toning on the highpoints. Otherwise this piece is flawless. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The fields are hard and slightly reflective. Nice eye appeal in spite of the light cleaning. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Don Valenziano 5/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 137		1855 C-1 R1. MS-60. Nice frosty medium steel brown with a couple tiny peeps of mint color showing on the obverse. Satiny and virtually flawless. No spots, stains, or notable marks. MDS with about a third of the obverse dentils poorly struck, as nearly always on this variety. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Chris McCawley 4/87. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 138		1855 C-1 R1 Counterstamped Brunk H-25. VF-20. Glossy light chocolate brown. There are several contact marks scattered over both sides, including some rim nicks and a punch mark under star 7, but no roughness or verdigris. Both sides were strongly counterstamped "CH." with "4 CTS" below in slightly smaller letters. Perhaps this stamp was used to represent a value of 4 cents in an area where coins were scarce. Or, as Ray Rouse suggests, the stamp implies these pieces were "change for cents." Anyway, Brunk lists 8 known. Obviously more research is needed to tie this one down. Estimated Value $30 - 40. Ex Bill Weber, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/2002:2422. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $52
Lot 139		1856 C-1 R2. AU-58. A mint state example that was dipped long ago and has retoned frosty steel brown and chocolate with faded artificial red remaining in protected areas. No spots, stains, or contact marks. Has the look of a nice frosty red and brown uncirculated example. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Don Valenziano 8/97. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 140		1856 in Copper Nickel Judd-177 Breen 1-B R4. Proof 60. Attractive golden tan and light steel with hints of iridescent rose and light bluish steel in the fields when rotated in the light. The fields are covered with very fine hairlines but they are nicely reflective with shallow to moderately deep mirrors on both sides. No significant marks, but there are a few microscopic specks of darker toning, including one on the edge left of star 4 and a very tiny one under the left end of the base of the 1 in the date. A very shallow planchet flake in the field just left of star 11 could also serve as an identifying mark for this piece. This example is struck better than most of the copper nickel specimens with just a hint of weakness at LIB and the hair curls below. Weight 70.7 grains. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Mid American Auctions 1/8/88:1642. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 141		1857 C-1 R2. MS-60. Frosty golden light olive and bluish steel. Satiny, defect-free surfaces Nicely struck MDS. An attractive example of our final year of half cent production. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Apache Coin 6/86. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 142		1857 Restrike Breen 1-B R4. Proof 58. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned uniform medium olive brown. The only notable defect is a shallow planchet lamination well hidden on the lower edge of the bust above the 8, as struck. The fields are slightly reflective but the mirrors are shallow. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Tom Reynolds 9/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415