Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

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

Early Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 407		1803 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Large 3. Sharpness of Fine-15 but holed and repaired, then burnished. The coin was probably holed through ER of LIBERTY, then repaired, burnished and recolored. Well struck, and one that should be inspected by bidders. View details	Realized $144
Lot 408		1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar. VF-30. Hairlined in the fields from cleaning and with a natural light silver color throughout. Well struck from a cracked reverse die through AMERICA with another crack at the top of UNIT. At the low end of the Condition Census for the variety and certain to attract variety specialist attention as such. View details	Realized $311
Lot 409		1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Normal date. Fine-12. Steel gray and pleasing for the grade. One rim mark over the E of UNITED, and more sharply struck on the right side of the reverse than the left, the obverse evenly struck. View details	Realized $219
Lot 410		1806/5 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Sharpness of VG-8 but graffiti in the right obverse field. The coin appears to have been in a fire, as the surfaces are pebbly in appearance when viewed with a glass. Several horizontal scratches in the right obverse field, and a few more scratches located on the central reverse. Retoned to a medium dark gray in the fields, lighter devices. View details	Realized $75
Lot 411		1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Pointed 6, stem through claw. EF-40. A lovely coin that boasts splendid old toning of deep blue around the periphery fading to rose at the centers. The fields and devices show some trivial scrapes and lines, but are well preserved overall. We note a few minor rim ticks below the date and the last star. Identifiable by a short scratch from one of the arrow head tips into the field above. Struck from clashed and cracked dies, as are most from this die pairing. View details	Realized $776
Lot 412		1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Pointed 6, stem not through claw. VG-7. Even gray toning on both sides, well struck too, but there is a pin scratch across the obverse. View details	Realized $75
Lot 413		1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar. VF-20. Light silvery-gray in color although probably cleaned as the fields and devices show moderate hairlines. Well struck for this early die state. View details	Realized $184
Lot 414		1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Sharpness of Very Good but gilded a gold color. Perhaps dipped in a gold colored solution in order to pass this off as a ten dollar gold piece. Curious. Nice surfaces for the grade, typical weak strike. View details	Realized $92
Lot 415		1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large stars, 50 over 20. VF-35. Untoned and still frosty with luster. The 2 over the 5 is still visible. Common as a variety, but highly collectible in this grade. View details	Realized $920
Lot 416		1808/7 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Fine-12. Some old, fairly faint obverse scratches and evidence of an old, old cleaning, now retoned naturally to a two-tone gray. Interesting obverse diebreaks. View details	Realized $69
Lot 417		1808/7 (2 pieces) and 1808 (2 pieces) Capped Bust Half Dollars. Good-4. Both of the 1808/7s grade Good 4, while one 1808 grades VG-8, the other G-5. One of the 1808 half dollars has minor damage near the denomination, the rest are average for the grade. Lot of 4 coins. View details	Realized $150
Lot 418		1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Normal edge. AU-50. A beautiful coin that retains some luster in the fields, and is toned with light gold color around the periphery. There are some minor hairlines over the eagle's head and in the surrounding fields, but they are quite faint. The fields are exceptional and this coin will no doubt be graded higher by most who view it. All the stars and fully struck, and Liberty's curls are also bold. View details	Realized $431
Lot 419		1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Normal edge. EF-45. A beautiful Bust half dollar from the year of Abe Lincoln's birth. The luster is definitely there beneath gorgeous, bright iridescent bluish golden red toning. The surfaces are immaculate for the grade, in fact they look like those of a Choice Uncirculated coin. A gem of an EF. This one is not going to be cheap! View details	Realized $293
Lot 420		1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Normal edge. Sharpness of VF-30 but harshly cleaned, perhaps with a brillo pad. The obverse was harshly cleaned, with resulting scratches, while the reverse is normal for the grade. View details	Realized $40
Lot 421		1810 Capped Bust Half Dollar. VF-30. Some white luster on the obverse, with little toning on either side. One dig on the 5 of the denomination. View details	Realized $63
Lot 422		1811/10 & 1811 (2 pieces) Capped Bust Half Dollars. The overdate grades AG-3, the others grade F-12 and VF-20 cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $207
Lot 423		1812/1 Small 8 and 1812 (2 pieces) Capped Bust Half Dollars. The overdate grades AG-3, the next 1812 is G-4, with reverse graffiti, the last is F-12. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $86
Lot 424		1813 (2 pieces), 1814/3 and 1814 Capped Bust Half Dollars. The first 1813 grades VF-30, the other VG-8, the 1814/3 grades F-12 and the 1814 grades EF 45, but is recolored. Lot of 4 coins. View details	Realized $253
Lot 425		1817 and 1818 Capped Bust Half Dollars. Fine-12 but the 1818 has been cleaned. Lot of 2 coins. View details	Realized $92
Lot 426		1818/7 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Large 8. VF-30. Choice even gray toned surfaces with nice eye-appeal. View details	Realized $98
Lot 427		1819 and 1819/8 Capped Bust Half Dollars. The overdate grades VF-20, while the normal date grades VG-8. Lot of 2 coins. View details	Realized $92
Lot 428		1820/19 Square 2 and 1820 (2 pieces) Capped Bust Half Dollars. The overdate grades VF-30 but is cleaned, the next grades VF-20, and the last F-15. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $288
Lot 429		1821 and 1822 (2 pieces) Capped Bust Half Dollars. The 1821 grades VF-20, the 1822 grades F-12 and the other 1822 grades VG-8. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $161
Lot 430		1822/1 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Fine-15. Cleaned to a dull gray color but the surfaces are very nice for the grade, without heavy circulation marks or other problems. View details	Realized $46
Lot 431		1822, 1827 and 1836 lettered edge Capped Bust Half Dollars. The first grades VG with an obverse scratch and a deep rim cut, the 1827 is VF 30 and the 1836 is VF-20 with a reverse scratch. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Unsold
Lot 432		1823 & 1824 Capped Bust Half Dollars. The 1823 grades F-12 and the 1824 grades VF-20, both have minor surface scratches. Lot of 2 coins. View details	Realized $63
Lot 433		1824 Capped Bust Half Dollar. VF-30. Hairlines all over from being cleaned, but retoned to an even medium gray. Double profile on Liberty. No heavy abuse of any kind. View details	Realized $46
Lot 434		1824 Capped Bust Half Dollars. The overdate grades EF-40 and the other grades VF-30, both were harshly cleaned. Lot of 2 coins. View details	Realized $127
Lot 435		1825 Capped Bust Half Dollar. AU-50. Nice for the grade, with some luster in the protected areas and original color at the periphery. View details	Realized $196
Lot 436		1826 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Dark toning throughout and on the obverse are a couple of heavy scratches in the field. Somebody also put a bunch of small drill marks near the top of the reverse, but they are kind of hidden by the toning. View details	Realized $58
Lot 437		1826 Capped Bust Half Dollars (2 pieces). The first grades EF-40, but is cleaned, the other G-4. Lot of 2 coins. View details	Realized $63
Lot 438		1827 Capped Bust Half Dollars (3 pieces). Each grades VG-8. The major variety set of 1827. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $98
Lot 439		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Curl base, no knob 2. EF-45. Outstanding for the grade, gray toned with some bluish iridescence on the obverse, while the other side shows some bright golden toning. The strike, rims and surfaces are all one could hope for at this grade level. View details	Realized $121
Lot 440		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Curl base, knob 2. EF-40. Bright bluish green and gold toning enhances the eye appeal of this coin, which is problem-free except that it was probably cleaned many years ago. Look, the truth is, whether or not a cataloguer mentions it, most circulated Bust halves have been cleaned; the famous Economite Hoard in Pennsylvania alone contained over half a million Bust half dollars, and the Economy clan cleaned all of them. So, our comment is not to be taken as a pejorative, merely as a statement of fact. View details	Realized $58
Lot 441		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Square base 2, large 8's. EF-40. An elegant piece for this grade level, with no bruises, no problems of any kind, and lovely medium silky-gray toning showing some iridescent hues. As attractive as an EF can be! View details	Realized $86
Lot 442		1828 Capped Bust Half Dollars (three varieties). A major variety set of 1828s. One 1828 square base 2 grades VF-20, the other 1828 square based 2 grades F-12, the large 8 grades VF-35 cleaned, and the last grades F-15 cleaned. Lot of 4 coins. View details	Realized $144
Lot 443		1829/7 Capped Bust Half Dollar. EF-40. Nicely toned a somber gray color. A few minor circulation scratches hidden on Liberty's neck by the toning. Also a rim dent by the point of the bust. View details	Realized $104
Lot 444		1829/7 and 1829 (2 pieces) Capped Bust Half Dollars. The overdate grades F-12, the other two grade VF-20 and VG-8. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $104
Lot 445		1829 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Sharpness of EF-40 but with light obverse scratches. Lovely toning and with original luster, but the central obverse has a number of shallow scratches where some board cretin defaced an otherwise beautiful coin. View details	Realized $46
Lot 446		1830 Capped Bust Half Dollars (3 pieces). The first grades VG-8, the other two grade VF-30 and VF-20 cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $127
Lot 447		1831 and 1832 (2 pieces) Capped Bust Half Dollars. The 1831 grades VF-25, 1832 small letters VF-30 and 1832 large letters F-15 cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $132
Lot 448		1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Normal. MS-62. A fabulous, gorgeously toned coin which would be a stone-gem were it not for some bare metal showing on a few of the highest points of both sides (probably from a holder: this is not wear from circulation). The strike is deep. The colors--oh! the colors! Brilliant and bright golden bluish iridescence atop booming luster. The surfaces are immaculate. This is just a great coin, despite its slight rub. View details	Realized $604
Lot 449		1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Normal. EF-40. Light hairlines but nicely balanced with a good strike, decent surfaces, and a pleasing light gray color. View details	Realized $58
Lot 450		1833, 1834 small date and 1834 large date Capped Bust Half Dollars. Each grades F-12 and all were lightly cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $92
Lot 451		1834 Small date, stars and letters, 1835 and 1836 lettered edge Capped Bust Half Dollars. The 1834 grades EF-45, the 1835 VF-25 and the 1836 EF-40. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $144
Lot 452		1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small date, stars and letters. PCGS graded MS-64. A brilliant, stark silvery white Bust half. Boldly struck everywhere except on the lefthand portion of the underside of the banner and on the tops of several stars. Nothing to hide here, it's not one of those pretty coins with rub toned over. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 453		1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Lettered edge, 50 over 00. VF-35. Dark gray surfaces, possibly retoned with sulphur, with a long chattermark in the obverse left field and a couple of others, but overall the surfaces are clean and the details are sharp. View details	Realized $121
Lot 454		1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Lettered edge, 50 over 00. Good-6. Reverse edge bump, a few minor scratches, but nice gray toning. View details	Realized $20
Lot 455		1837, 1838 and 1839 Reeded Edge Capped Bust Half Dollars. The 1837 grades VG-8, cleaned; the 1838 VF-30 and the 1839 G-4. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $109