Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

$1 Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1337		1849. No L. Open Wreath. PCGS graded MS-61 PQ. Well struck and delicately toned, a frosty example of the First Year coinage. High on the list of "must have" dates. A Premium Quality coin for the grade (PCGS # 7501) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1338		1850 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. A beauty exhibiting full mint bloom colors. Close to gleaming gem condition and of the highest quality for this popularly collected grade. Full swirling luster blends smoothly with bright golden highlights on the frosted surfaces. Pop 31; 14 finer (PCGS # 7509) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1339		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and naturally toned with very clear delineation in Liberty's hair curls and coronet, with full sharp stars surrounding the portrait. Beautiful frosty-gold texture in the fields as well, topping all the devices (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1340		1854 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Boldly struck and delicately toned. This glittering pale golden example has smooth-rolling luster, a strike beyond reproach as well as eye appeal that easily supports the MS63 grade, and then some (PCGS # 7525) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1341		A Lot of Liberty Gold Dollars. Consists of: 1849 VF20 (2) 1851 VF20, and (1) undated damaged coin. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $431
Lot 1342		A Pair of Gold Dollars. Sharpness of VF-30. Consists of: 1851 and 1862. Cleaned and repaired. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1343		1854 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-65. A splendid gem specimen! Rich golden toning certainly adds to this coin's eye appeal. A spectacular gem example with lovely patina over the bursting luster and hints of shimmering iridescent toning. This lovely gem has sharp design features along with light clash marks as so often seen on the 1854 Type 2s. Clash marks were the result of the minting process and are a normal part of the numismatic allure of these rare early gold. The Gold Dollar denomination was originally proposed in the 1790s but it wasn't until the discovery of the California gold fields in 1848-49 that Congress responded by authorizing this denomination. The first pieces of 1849-54 have a Liberty head crowned with a coronet. This was changed to a small Indian Head style partway into 1854, represented by the present outstanding Gem. A design by James Longacre, it lasted only a few years due to striking problems and issues for the most part went into circulation. A top notch Gem MS65 Type 2, and seldom encountered in any Mint State grade making this a major rarity when of gem quality. In an old green label holder. Pop 51; 11 finer with 9 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 7531) . Estimated Value $32,000 - 34,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1344		1855 $1 Gold Indian. EF-40. Lightly toned with attractive surfaces; there is even some luster within the devices of this desirable Type 2 specimen. The small Indian head design replaced the Liberty head wearing a coronet that had been in production in 1849-54. However, the Indian heads of this style lasted only from 1854 until 1856 due to difficulties in striking the coins properly. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1345		1855 $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of VF-20. Bent slightly and cleaned but with some luster evident in the portrait and around the wreath (PCGS # 7532) . Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $208
Lot 1346		1855-C $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded AU-53. Nice golden toning. Softly struck in the centers as always, most notable on the word DOLLARS and a portion of the date. An very scarce issue and the only Charlotte Mint strike using the Small Indian Head device; bold strike are unheard of in this issue. All the same, the collector of C and D Mint gold will find everything he could want from the grade, and probably then some. Only 9,803 minted. Pop 10; 21 finer. (PCGS # 7533) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,350
Lot 1347		1856 $1 Gold Indian. Upright 5. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and delicately toned. The features are slightly rounded while some of the rim dentils are softly impressed by the dies. Smooth, problem free surfaces devoide of all by a couple of tiny marks. No tarnish spots, either. This is the first year of the Large Head Indian gold dollar Type 3 design. Pop 19; 16 finer, 13 in 64, 3 in 65 (PCGS # 7541) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1348		1856-S $1 Gold Indian. ANACS graded Details of AU-55. Scratched and possibly lightly cleaned at one time, but all in all an attractive example of the scarce 1856-S Type 2 motif. The Small Indian Head type was produced in 1854-56 only. San Francisco struck the design exclusively in 1856, however. The other branch mints did not make gold dollars again until the switch to the Large Indian Heads of 1856 and later. Scarce. Only 24,600 minted (PCGS # 7536) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 1349		1857-D $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-61. A highlight for any D-mint gold collection, this softly frosted, brilliant-gold colored Mint State example has smooth surfaces that rotate gently under a light. The obverse is fairly weak in striking detail at the center hair above Liberty's brow, but the reverse is more sharply defined with the only noticeable softness over the ribbon that binds the wreath. We emphasize, however, that these striking variables are often found on representatives of this poorly produced issue. There is some shallow clashing visible on both sides, but mainly on the reverse. An important D-mint Gold Dollar. Only 3,533 struck. Pop 1; 6 in MS62. (PCGS # 7546) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1350		1862 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck and lightly toned, this is a Civil War era gold dollar, the final year in which mintage was elevated. As hostilities between the North and South geared up in 1862, there was unusual heightened demand for the one-dollar denomination since already at this time most silver coins had been withdrawn from circulation in anticipation of wartime monetary inflation (PCGS # 7560) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $380
Lot 1351		1870-S $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded AU-58. A scarce high grade coin as only 3000 were minted. This is a popular rarity that turns up only occasionally in auctions. Quickly snapped up by appreciative bidders. Choice, lustrous, well maintained, with only a few tiny marks in the left obverse field. Date and mintmark are bold, as is the wreath on the reverse. Pop 19; 30 finer (PCGS # 7570) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1352		1881 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck with semi prooflike surfaces and rich golden toning. Only 7620 pieces struck (PCGS # 7582) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1353		1889 $1 Gold Indian. AU-58. Quite lustrous; there is a minor rim mark near CA of AMERICA. Pinkish-rose toning in areas (PCGS # 7590) . Estimated Value $180 - 190. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1354		A Lot of Gold Dollars. Consists of: 1855 F15 with rim nicks, 1861 VF30, 1874 XF40, and (1) undated damaged coin. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details	Realized $633