Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

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

$1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1122		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. MS-60. Tiny incuse L on truncation. An attractive, nicely toned example. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1123		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. AU-50. A frosty, original coin that has well struck devices and only moderate handling marks. One minute scratch on the lower neck of Liberty. From The Charles Kramer Sale, Stack's/Superior, November 30, 1988, lot 1. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1124		1849-O $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. AU-58. Lustrous and well struck on the obverse; however, the reverse is weak on the date, with the last two digits barely visible. Strong mintmark. Production of the tiny coins seems to have been a challenge for the various branch mints, many display weak areas, particularly the central reverse, which is opposite the head of Liberty. As these tiny coins were struck, there was only so much metal to move around to fill the details in the dies. Liberty's curls are usually well struck, but the reverse is often weak on many of these branch-mint Gold Dollars. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1125		1849-O $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. VF-25. Old dirty surfaces suggest this little gold dollar from down South has probably come out of somebody's drawer, rather than from a collector. And that's exactly the case. Clean surfaces, date weak as always. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1126		1850, 1853-O and 1857 $1 Gold Liberty. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. The 1850 has a moderate scrape on Liberty's neck, the other two are nice for the grade. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $426
Lot 1127		1850 $1 Gold Liberty. AU-58. Full luster in the fields and with some original toning. Typical surfaces, with a scattering of marks, but none worthy of note. We note that this is a very appealing coin for the grade. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1128		1850-D $1 Gold Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but scratched. A scarce date and mint; however, there are some minor circulation marks, mostly on the obverse near the rim. Probably cleaned, but still with some luster and well struck for the mint. There is an irregular rim on the upper left obverse, as struck. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1129		1850-O $1 Gold Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned. There is some verdigris on the reverse, which may be removable, and there are some hidden scratches around the lettering of the reverse. Moderately scarce as a date. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1130		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. EF-40. Weakly struck on the date, but pleasing otherwise for its original surfaces and hints of luster. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1131		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned. Excellent surfaces for the grade, with only a whisper of wear on Liberty's upper hair curls. Lustrous and well struck, just lightly cleaned some time ago. View details	Realized $121
Lot 1132		1852 $1 Gold Liberty. AU-50. No problems, just some wear. Good color. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1133		1852 $1 Gold Liberty. EF-40. Lustrous near the devices, a touch weak at the center of the reverse on the top of the 5. View details	Realized $144
Lot 1134		1852-C $1 Gold Liberty. ANACS graded EF-40. A scarce date that boasts a mintage of just 9,434 from the Charlotte Mint in 1852. There is a dark toning spot in Liberty's hair, and a few tiny ones nearby. Turning to the reverse, we note some other mottled dark toning, but mostly just plain old original gold color. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1135		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. View details	Unsold
Lot 1136		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. EF-40. Original and pleasing throughout. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1137		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. EF-40. Lustrous. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1138		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. VF-20. Pleasantly original, but there are some minor circulation marks in the fields. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1139		1853-O $1 Gold Liberty. AU-50. Nice mellow coin with small abrasions on reverse. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1140		1854-D PCGS graded AU 55. PCGS graded AU-55. Mintage of just 2,935, very few of which remain today. One of only 10 so graded by PCGS, with 10 graded higher. A foremost rarity in this grade, and well worth a strong bid. Boldly struck on Liberty, with full curls that frankly show no wear at all. Blazing mint-fresh luster on both sides. There are a couple of light hairline scratches on the obverse, and a couple others on the reverse near the denomination. Struck from sharply clashed dies, with a rotated reverse. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 1141		1854 $1 Gold Indian. AU-55. "Settled" surfaces showing old-gold color and a minimum of marks. Accompanied by a PCGS label for an AU55 coin of this type; we don't know if this was the coin it went with or not. View details	Realized $552
Lot 1142		1854 $1 Gold Indian. AU-50. Sharply impressed and original in color, but there is a minor staple scratch on the upper left reverse. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1143		1854 $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of VF-20 but harshly cleaned. Well struck, with only a hint of weakness on some of the central reverse devices. Cleaned with resulting hairlines in the fields and devices, still a popular and scarce Type-2 design. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1144		1855 $1 Gold Indian. AU-55. Well struck on both sides, even on the date, with the usual clashed dies evident. Frosty luster in the fields, and important as one of the only available type II gold dollars. A few hairlines from cleaning or circulation, but no other problems worthy of note. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 1145		1855 $1 Gold Indian. EF-45. Choice and original for the grade, with some luster in the fields and well struck for the variety. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1146		1855-C $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of VF-20 but lightly cleaned. The cleaning resulted in hairlines and "washed" surfaces. Low mintage of 9,803 in total, few of which remain in any collector grades. Weakly struck on LL of DOLLAR and the first two digits of the date. Always in demand even with the minor problems noted, and a worthy coin for the date collector. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1147		1855-D $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of EF-40 but repaired on the right side. Only 1,811 were struck for the year, and this is all too typical of the survivors. The right obverse rim AME has been repaired, as well as the opposing edge on the reverse. The coin now has a slightly wavy appearance and there are tooling scratches in the right fields on both sides. Struck from clashed dies, and while this may not win a beauty contest it is still a very rare coin that will sell for a fraction of the price of an original example. This is far and away the rarest of the Type II gold dollars. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1148		1856 $1 Gold Indian. Large head, upright 5. AU-50. Lustrous and well struck at the centers, a whisper weak on the right obverse and on the dentils. View details	Realized $213
Lot 1149		1859-C $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned and repaired. The obverse is okay, but the reverse has many central scratches extending through the date and rim to rim, so perhaps this coin was mounted as a button with the mount carelessly removed. Still a scarce date which is seldom found in any grade. One that should be inspected by prospective buyers. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1150		1859-D $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Only 4,952 struck for the year, most of which circulated or were lost. This is one of the very best to survive, in fact only 12 have been graded this high by PCGS with a scant 2 graded higher (both MS 63). The surfaces are bright and lustrous, and no breaks in the luster are noted. A couple of very trivial handling marks can be seen in the right obverse field, behind Liberty's head, and minor hairlines are visible with a glass. Orange-gold in color, and a delight to behold. Struck from dies which don't show the usual clash marks, making this coin even more desirable. View details	Unsold
Lot 1151		1860 $1 Gold Indian. AU-58. Frosty and lustrous, with only a few signs of handling on both sides. Original and pleasing. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1152		1860-S $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Here is a scarce date that is in amazing condition. A paltry 13,000 were struck, of which only 6 have been so graded by PCGS, and none have been graded higher, making this tied for the Finest Known. The surfaces show a scattering of tiny marks, and the lustrous fields are overlaid with a delicate golden tone. Remarkably well struck, with full device details throughout, no weakness noted. An opportunity for the advanced numismatist to obtain truly the best available. View details	Realized $3,910
Lot 1153		1862 $1 Gold Indian. EF-45. Lovely coppery-gold in color and well struck. There are some minor handling marks on both sides. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1154		1864 $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of EF-45 but slightly bent. Lustrous in the fields and well struck. There are a couple of rim nicks and reeding marks in the right obverse field and a pair near the denomination on the reverse, and the coin appears to be very slightly bent. A low-mintage date and overall most collectors would be very satisfied with this piece. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1155		1866 $1 Gold Indian. EF-45. Frosty and lustrous, with trivial handling marks in the fields and rims. Scarce with only 7,100 struck. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1156		1869 $1 Gold Indian. AU-55. Minor handling marks in the fields but the coin is enhanced by original orange to copper toning. Sharply impressed by the dies, and one of just 5,900 struck. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1157		1870-S $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of VF-20 but polished and repaired. A coin that should be inspected as the reverse has areas which have been damaged, buffed down and repaired. Polished and with a decent appearing obverse. The reverse is not as pleasant with buffed down scratches and metal movement all over that side. Low-mintage date. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1158		1874 $1 Gold Indian. EF-40. Original and pleasing. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1159		1874 $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of EF-40 but lightly scratched in the left obverse field. A glass notes some light scratches in the left obverse field before Liberty's face. View details	Realized $138
Lot 1160		1875 $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned and repaired. A coin that has been repaired and cleaned, with signs of metal movement through STATES and on the reverse below the wreath, possibly holed and repaired. A worthy coin to repair, with only 420 minted, making this one of the scarcest dates of the series. One that should obviously be inspected before bidding. Rare and seldom encountered in any grade, this would make an affordable filler for the date collector who appreciates the rarity of this issue and can purchase this for a fraction of the price of a choice piece. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1161		1879 $1 Gold Indian. AU-58 Prooflike. A choice coin for this grade, with excellent surfaces and abundant mint color. A rare, low-mintage date (3,000) that is seldom seen. Slightly prooflike, and probably struck from the same dies that issued proofs. Diagnostic weakness on BER of LIBERTY and struck from clashed dies, as were all business strikes. Breen notes that only 15-18 survive, but he apparently didn't know about a few rolls which were disbursed around 1960 in the Philadelphia area. A recent PCGS Population Report shows over 200 graded. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1162		1879 $1 Gold Indian. AU-50. With a bit of wear on the upper devices and minor handling marks in the fields. Light yellow gold toning and well struck. Only 3,000 struck for circulation. From The Charles Kramer sale, Stack's/Superior, November 30, 1988, lot 68. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1163		1880 $1 Gold Indian. MS-60. A lovely coin with choice color and resplendent surfaces. A meager 1,600 business strikes were issued, of which perhaps a few hundred remain in varying grades of Mint State. Here is a lovely coin for the grade, with only a few light handling marks visible with a glass. An opportunity for the date collector to purchase a delightful condition rarity. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1164		1881 $1 Gold Indian. AU-53. Choice and original with a bold strike and graced with a delicate orange-gold tone. Perfect for the date collector who doesn't want to spend the additional money for a mint state example. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1165		1882 $1 Gold Indian. MS-61 Prooflike. Slightly prooflike, and with the ever-present faint hairlines in the fields. Well struck and scarce. Light coppery toning on the reverse and pleasing eye-appeal. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1166		1886 $1 Gold Indian. AU-58. Coppery toning atop the lustrous fields. All is well struck, with full devices at the centers and periphery. A glass will locate trivial contact marks, keeping this from the choice class and this was struck on a slightly rough planchet. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1167		1887 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Clean surfaces for the grade, and free of contact marks; some minor hairlines visible with a glass, however. Seldom found appreciably better. The reverse die was rotated about 20 degrees counter clockwise. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1168		1888 $1 Gold Indian. MS-60. Choice in appearance; however, there are some light scratches through MERI on the obverse and there is a faint reverse hairline scratch through the R of DOLLAR, extending above and below that letter within the wreath. Frosty luster and a scarce date. View details	Realized $368