Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

The Dr. Jon Kardatzke Coin Collection, Parts 2 and 3

U.S. Colonial Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		Oak Tree Sixpence 1652. PCGS graded VF-20. 34.1 grs. Dated reverse is clear. Obverse: the tree is not visible. Medium gray toning. View details	Realized $1,668
Lot 2		St. Patrick Copper "Farthing". PCGS graded Fine-12. Smooth, light chocolate-brown surfaces, no problems. View details	Realized $690
Lot 3		(1688) James II Plantation Token tin farthing. Restrike. EF-45 but with the usual tin pesting. An early restrike of those struck in 1828, before the obverse die cracked. The surfaces are uniformly porous and the tin has started to crumble, see the excellent description in Breen's Encyclopedia, page 21. Head between EB on the obverse, diagnostic to the restrikes. Struck at the Tower Mint in London and called "Plantation" tokens since their time of issue under royal patent. Struck in nearly pure tin, much to the detriment of today's collectors trying to find a nice specimen. Scarce, even as a restrike. View details	Realized $311
Lot 4		1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny, "VTILE DVLCI". EF-45. Struck slightly off-center and also slightly porous, with an obverse edge crack, but the color is better than most and there are no bruises worth mentioning. View details	Realized $368
Lot 5		1722 Rosa Americana Halfpenny, "DEI GRATIA REX UTILE DULCI". PCGS graded AU-50. Dark-chocolate brown surfaces with no problems to report. A survivor. View details	Realized $805
Lot 6		1723 Rosa Americana Twopence. PCGS graded AU-58. Pale tawny golden hues but mostly a medium brown, quite free from abuse, just a few ancient marks in the fields but hardly noticeable. View details	Realized $1,179
Lot 7		1723 Hibernia Farthing, "DEI GRATIA REX". PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Wonderfully clean dark-chocolate surfaces, boldly struck--a treasure for the colonial copper enthusiast. View details	Realized $575
Lot 8		1724 Hibernia Halfpenny. PCGS graded VF-30. Smooth, even wear with no damage, but some dark verdigris in the center of the reverse. View details	Realized $184
Lot 9		1773 Virginia Halfpenny, period after "GEORGIVS". PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy light olive steel brown from a light coat of protective wax which is just beginning to wear off on the neck. Well struck and centered and a beautiful coin, the only discoloration being a dark red spot on the lower reverse left of the shield near the rim. View details	Realized $633
Lot 10		1760 Hibernia-Voce Populi Halfpenny. P below bust. PCGS graded VF-30. Two-tone chocolate brown, really pleasing. View details	Realized $265
Lot 11		1760 Hibernia-Voce Populi Halfpenny. P in front of face. PCGS graded VF-35. Extremely pleasing medium brown surfaces. View details	Realized $334
Lot 12		1766 Pitt Token Halfpenny. Sharpness of EF-40. This interesting token was made to commemorate William Pitt's efforts to have the stamp act repealed. The message is loud and clear; "THE RESTOrer OF COMMERCE" NO STAMPS" and on the reverse "THANKS TO THE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND TRADE" with the merchant vessel under full sail and the statement "AMERICA" below. Well struck, but there is some minor planchet porosity on both sides, giving the coin a gray color, with some areas of copper worn through on the highest devices. Scarce and popular. View details	Realized $460
Lot 13		1767 French Colonies Sou. PCGS graded VF-20. Struck in Paris. Lots of abrasions, showing it circulated widely, but the surfaces are a charming light brown. View details	Unsold
Lot 14		1783 Nova Constellation Copper. Pointed rays, large U.S. PCGS graded EF-40. Dark brown and especially pleasing, as these were evidently heavily used for years. View details	Realized $604
Lot 15		1785 Nova Constellation Copper. Blunt rays. PCGS graded EF-40. Dark brown, rough reverse--but this is to be expected, as these circulated widely. View details	Realized $575
Lot 16		1788 Massachusetts Half Cent. PCGS graded AU-55. Dark brown and very pleasing save for a small, old scrape on the left obverse through ON. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 17		1787 Connecticut Copper. Draped bust facing left. PCGS graded AU-50. Smooth, exceptionally pleasing, chocolate brown. View details	Realized $978
Lot 18		1787 Connecticut Copper. Draped bust facing left. PCGS graded EF-40. Weakly struck from broken dies, as often seen. There is a die crack through the upper obverse, a heavy break through the O of CONNEC, and another break to the lower bust, and a small rim break touching the last C. Medium to dark brown in color, with clean surfaces for the grade. Struck from a rotated reverse die. View details	Realized $633
Lot 19		1788 Connecticut Copper. Draped bust facing left. PCGS graded EF-40. Mottled brown colors, surface flaws, but the figures are distinct. View details	Realized $633
Lot 20		(c.1792-1794) Kentucky Token Cent. Lettered edge, "LANCASTER". PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. A couple small planchet defects on each side, one near the upper left corner of the scroll, the other to the left of the scroll near the middle. Under a glass a nick and a couple hairline scratches become visible. Medium to golden brown and faded from mint red. View details	Realized $460
Lot 21		1794 Franklin Press Token. Sharpness of Fine or better. On the obverse some old long scratches are mixed with similar-looking raised die-lines, and both sides are slightly porous, but all this is coated with an attractive (to this cataloguer anyway) medium chocolate-brown patina. All in all, the presentation of the design is rather pleasing. View details	Realized $132
Lot 22		1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Token Cent. With NEW YORK. Fine-15. Light porosity and dark, but the surfaces are fairly clean for this item, although the rims show small dents. Almost black in color. View details	Realized $121
Lot 23		1795 Talbot, Allum & Lee Token Cent. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned. In fact, the cleaning has turned this into an orange color and exposed the bare metal. Lots of small carbon spots, too. Bid what you feel it's worth. View details	Realized $299
Lot 24		1783 Georgius Triumpho Token. PCGS graded VF-20. A very nice example of a late die state. Medium light brown with some verdigris in the lettering and devices and red patina noted on the obverse. View details	Realized $345
Lot 25		1783 Washington Token. Large military bust. VF-25. Choice dark-brown surfaces, actually mahogany colored. Soft letters on GTON and also a bit soft at the button of the reverse. View details	Realized $92
Lot 26		1783 Washington Token. Copper restrike, engrailed edge. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red and Brown. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 27		1783 Washington Token. "UNITY STATES". EF-40. A long line-like planchet lamination on the lower obverse and striations at NGTON and throughout the legends, the latter being much heavier. Dark chocolate brown, the obverse slightly porous, but handsome overall. It is well to remember that these flaws, while they take something away from the appearance of the coin, are all mint-caused, not damage caused by poor handling. The eye appeal here is unusually nice, despite the mint's shortcomings. View details	Realized $368
Lot 28		(c.1783) Washington Token Double Head Cent. VF-20. Five points sharper but cleaned long ago and nicely retoned to a medium dark steel and tan color. On one side is an edge dent and some well hidden small nicks. View details	Realized $121
Lot 29		1791 Washington Token. Liverpool Halfpenny. PCGS graded EF-40. Dark grayish brown, but no problems. A Conder token struck in England. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 30		1793 Washington Token Halfpenny. Ship reverse, lettered edge. PCGS graded AU-58. Dark brown and pleasing save for a huge cut into the reverse, top center, not affecting the ship's sails, thank God! Unfortunately, in the slab, the edge is unreadable. View details	Realized $661
Lot 31		Pewter Washington Funeral Medal. VG-8. A companion piece for the silver Washington Funeral Medal in this sale. Sharpness of VF-30 but through O of GLORY is a shallow gouge and on both sides are handling marks in the form of tiny nicks and thin scratches. View details	Realized $414
Lot 32		1799 Washington Funeral Medal. Good-5. A clean example of this popular medal with a portion of the wreath and the tops of some letters on the reverse worn smooth. View details	Realized $575
Lot 33		1787 Fugio Cent. Pointed rays, no cinquefoils, "UNITED STATES". PCGS graded EF-40. Lots of detail on a poor planchet. Light brown. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 34		A Lovely 1792 Half Disme NGC Graded AU 50. NGC graded AU-50. Always popular with collectors, this storied issue was struck on July 13, 1792 at the direction of Adam Eckfeldt and other workmen hired for the Mint. Almost certainly the letter punches were by Jacob Bay, of Germantown, Pennsylvania who worked for the Mint until his death in one of the yellow fever epidemics a few years later. The striking was done in John Harper's cellar, Sixth and Cherry Streets, a few blocks from the yet to be acquired site of the Philadelphia Mint. The source of the silver has long been attributed to George Washington, and this has been confirmed by researcher Walter Breen some years ago. Surviving presidential tableware at George Washington's estate in Mt. Vernon is Sheffield plate. It is estimated that approximately $75 worth of silver was used to strike these coins, making a total about 1,500 pieces. The issue was distributed by then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and given out to foreign dignitaries and statesmen as examples of the first circulating coins from the United States. Washington referred to the issue in his Annual Address of November 1792 as "a small beginning" in coinage. This was very important as coinage of silver, for centuries a royal prerogative, was understood everywhere to be an expression of national sovereignty. These half dismes obviously circulated, as many are known in lower grades. Of the 1,500 or so struck, about 200 to 250 remain today for collectors. This particular coin is a choice light gray in color, with full device detail on the obverse. Liberty's short curls show very little wear except for the highest curls above her ear. The reverse has the usual weakness on certain letters, probably seen on most survivors, with the central parts a touch weak on the A's and M's. Minor adjustment marks are visible on the rims and at the center of both the obverse and reverse. One minor scrape is noted below the RY of INDUSTRY in the field. There is a curious thread-like line on the reverse on the right side, most likely there was a thread on the planchet when this coin was struck, and it can be seen with the aid of a glass. The usual trivial hairline scratches can be seen in the fields, but these are normal on a coin of this era and grade. An exciting example of this enormously popular coin, and the first we've offered since January 1999. View details	Realized $45,000
Lot 35		1783 Libertas Americana medal. MS-60. A stunning example of this most famous medal made for America, Libertas Americana translates to "American Liberty". Designed by the American statesman Benjamin Franklin, with die work by the famed engraver Dupré and struck at the Paris Mint. On the obverse, Liberty is shown with her long tresses flowing in the wind, with her slaves cap extended high on a pole overhead, denoting her freedom from slavery (symbolizing America's freedom from George III of England). America had needed the assistance of France to defeat England during our Revolutionary War, and this medal was struck to commemorate this great event. America is symbolized by Hercules, the baby, strangling two serpents while the female warrior (France) fends off the British lion, whose embarrassment is noted by the placement of his tail between his legs. The design was apparently copied by engravers and used for the 1793 Liberty Cap half cent and similar large cent and is of historic importance as such. This particular medal was struck at least three times on the reverse, with slight shifting seen on the lettering and some other design elements. Now a splendid mahogany color, with a few minor handling marks on the delicate proof surfaces. Simply a superb piece of French and American history, well preserved and of immense importance to collectors. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 36		1792 Lyon Convention Medal. AU-55. This important medal was struck for the artist's reunion convention in Lyon, France in 1792. On the truncation of the lady on the obverse, the name Galle is clearly engraved. Obviously, the design was taken directly from the Dupre 1783 Libertas Americana medal which was struck to commemorate the end of our Revolutionary War and our joint victory with France over England. The obverse depicts a women with bold curls sweeping down the back of her head, with a small cap extended on a long pole behind her. Since Roman times slaves often wore caps, and during those rare times when slaves won their freedom, this was symbolized by extending their slave caps on poles for all to see. The reverse of this medal notes the convention of the artists, and is dated 1792. A splendidly engraved oak wreath encircles the reverse. As both France and America overthrew their respective kings in the late 1700s, the slave's cap extended on a pole was emblematic of each country's freedom from kingly rule. The medal states that it was struck in the first year of the French Republic. As France was exploding into its own revolution for the third year when this was struck, precious and base metals were seldom available, so this medal was made from church bells which were melted down to make the large planchets on which to strike these. Popular with collectors as this design was probably used to model our first half cents and large cents in 1793, with the cap extended on a pole lasting a few precious years before the design was changed to the Draped Bust by Gilbert Stuart. The color ranges from dark brown to steel brown, with unmolested surfaces and a touch of rub on the upper curls of Liberty. A superb example of this very historic medal, which is seldom offered but always appreciated by numismatists who like to connect history, art and coinage. View details	Realized $431