Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

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

$10 Gold Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1442		1838 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. A choice coin for the grade, with approximately 20 known in this grade or higher for the date. Frosty luster in the fields and only minor circulation marks. Strongly impressed by the dies, and appealing in every way. Only 7,200 struck, and an important two-year type coin with the sweep of hair over Liberty's ear, which was swept away in late 1839 to the familiar Coronet curly hair style. Free of the usual problems and heavy handling marks, and worthy of a top-notch collection. PCGS has only graded 3 coins in this category, with 5 graded higher, making this one of the very best of this important two year type coin. View details	Realized $10,063
Lot 1443		1839 $10 Liberty. Large letters. Sharpness of AU-50 but the surfaces are slightly porous from cleaning. The coin shows very little actual wear, but the obverse and reverse, even the rims, have been harshly cleaned, with resulting porous surfaces from some kind of acid bath. These type of 1838 pieces are always popular with collectors, few remain in high grade to show the swept back hair on Liberty. One that should be inspected and many will still find acceptable for their collections. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1444		1839 $10 Liberty. Large letters. Sharpness of EF-40 but repaired in the fields. The obverse shows faint scratches in the field and on Liberty which have been carefully buffed down and are now a bit discolored. Well struck on Liberty, and on the reverse too, with complete definition on the devices. There are some traces of the 9 over 8 overdate (Breen-6850) along the right side of the 9. Some luster remains, and a coin which should be inspected. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1445		1839 Large Letters (Type of 1838). VF-35. Probably cleaned some time ago, with a few hairlines in the fields, and with some coppery toning near the date. Popular two-year type design with the sweep of hair over Liberty's ear, which was modified in late 1839 to the style which continued until 1907. The all-important obverse is presentable, with no problems worthy of note, the reverse has one small bruise located over the E of AMERICA near the rim. Well struck. There is minute evidence that this coin may have been double struck, on the border near the eleventh star there are three star points of what may be a first off-center strike. With the new high pressure steam coining press, all other evidence of was obliterated by the centered strike. A coin that deserves close examination as any gold striking error is extremely rare, especially on this important two-year type coin. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1446		1839 $10 Liberty. Small letters. PCGS graded AU-53. A lovely coin that boasts light coppery toning on both sides, and frosty luster in the fields. Minor handling marks in the fields, and a pair of reeding marks are noted just below Liberty's eye. This is the type of 1840 variety, which continued until 1907 (with the addition of the motto on the reverse in 1866). We note that PCGS has only graded 4 coins higher of this variety! A rare coin indeed in this high state of preservation. Outstanding quality for the issue. View details	Realized $5,520
Lot 1447		1840 $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but with the rim filed. Light to moderate marks on both sides, with a small scrape at the top of the obverse. The obverse rim has also been filed, probably to remove rim marks, along the upper edge, and an area on the reverse rim also appears to be slightly smoothed. The repair work in unobtrusive, and not many people would notice it. Scarce. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1448		1841 $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned. The surfaces show evidence of a gentle polishing as all the usual circulation marks are barely perceptible. There is a tick mark on Liberty's face, and another on the reverse rim near the left wing of the eagle. The coin does have a nice appearance because of the cleaning, but a glass reveals the truth. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1449		1841-O $10 Liberty. EF-40. A major rarity in this grade, with only 2,500 struck and approximately 40 known in this grade or higher, with none graded higher than AU-55 by either grading service (NGC or PCGS). This coin was broken out of a PCGS holder where it was graded XF40. Apparently unknown in full Mint State according to the various experts. Identifiable by a small cluster of tick marks near the bullet before the U of UNITED, and struck from clashed dies on the reverse. Lovely golden toning on both sides, completely original in every regard. Truly an unrecognized opportunity to purchase an extremely rare and very pleasing coin. View details	Realized $3,335
Lot 1450		1842 $10 Liberty. Small date. AU-55. Broken out of an NGC holder where it was graded AU 55. One small rim mark on the edge above TA of STATES. Minor handling marks from a brief time in circulation, and decidedly scarce in this grade. Perhaps half a dozen exist in this grade or better. The reverse has a die crack through the left wing of the eagle through the shield. Satiny gold color and an average strike. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1451		1842 $10 Liberty. Large date. PCGS graded MS-60. Although a higher mintage date, very few survive in Mint State grades. Clean for the grade, with only moderate handling marks, and a few faint hairlines from wiping with a cloth in the various fields. Less than half a dozen in full Mint State, with this being the only coin so graded by PCGS, and 3 coins graded higher according to their January 2000 Population Report. View details	Unsold
Lot 1452		1842-O $10 Liberty. AU-55. Well struck on the legends and devices, with ample luster to please the eye in the fields. Breen notes this date is prohibitively rare in AU, and this coin is a very high-end AU. An outstanding coin for the grade. Certainly one of the finest known of the date, with a single coin graded Mint State by PCGS. One very minor staple scratch extending below the date to the first few stars. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 1453		1843 $10 Liberty. VF-35. Minor handling marks, typical for the grade, with a single scrape on Liberty's forehead. Lovely copper toning around the periphery. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1454		1843-O $10 Liberty. AU-50. Broken out of a PCGS holder where it was graded AU50. Frosty luster throughout and with excellent surfaces for the grade. Scarce in this grade. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1455		1844 $10 Liberty. EF-45. A choice example of this low mintage (6,361) date. Broken out of an NGC slab where it was graded XF 45. Breen notes this rare date is prohibitively rare in EF, and this is confirmed in the Population Reports of NGC and PCGS, which combined show around 30 coins in this grade or higher. A few minor scrapes in the obverse field, and with areas of toning in the lettering and devices and still lustrous. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1456		1844-O $10 Liberty. VF-30. Probably cleaned in the distant past, and with moderate handling marks in the fields. Well struck. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1457		1845 $10 Liberty. AU-50. Broken out of an NGC holder where it was graded AU 50. A frosty, choice coin for the grade, with original toning and luster in the fields. No serious marks from circulation or otherwise. Scarce in this grade. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1458		1845-O $10 Liberty. EF-45. Clearly repunched on the 84 of date, with those two digits entered low, then corrected. Frosty luster and with clean surfaces that show minor tick marks. Broken out of an NGC holder where it was graded XF 45. Certainly one of the better ones known of this grade. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1459		1846 $10 Liberty. Sharpness of VF-30 but cleaned. The usual circulation marks in the fields have been carefully cleaned, making them less visible. Sharply struck and without other problems. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1460		1846-O $10 Liberty. EF-40. In the recent Harry Bass Sale in October 1999, Mark Borckardt did some research on this variety. He concluded that this is actually a damaged date punch that was also used on 1846-O Half Dollars (WB-104), and is not in fact, an overdate. Please see lot 1360 of the Bass Sale for a detailed description. There is part of the ball of the 6 located within the loop of the 6 where the date punch was carelessly made. Broken out of a PCGS holder where the coin was graded XF 40. Nice surfaces for the grade, with a typical strike showing moderate weakness on the eagle's thigh. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1461		1846-O $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned. Smooth, even wear and with clean surfaces for the grade assigned. However, this coin has been cleaned with the resulting satiny appearance in the fields. Scarce. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1462		1847 $10 Liberty. EF-40. Moderate bagmarks from circulation. Broken out of an NGC slab where it graded XF 40. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1463		1847-O $10 Liberty. EF-40. Recut date with the base of 1 protruding below the center. Typical surfaces for the grade, with some luster near the devices. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1464		1848 $10 Liberty. AU-55. Broken out of an NGC slab where this coin was graded AU 55. Some prooflike mirroring still remains in the delicate fields, close to the devices. Minor handling marks, and a rim tick above the second T in STATES. With the curious reverse feature of a hollow ring atop the second stripe of the shield. Apparently this is a master hub set up point and is seen on several dates in this series as well as on other denominations. An excellent and generally unexplored area for research. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1465		1848-O $10 Liberty. VF-30. Broken out of a PCGS holder where it was graded VF-30. Moderate handling marks from circulation, with the familiar greenish gold color seen on New Orleans issues. Softly struck at the periphery. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1466		1849 $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but with scratches and hairlines. Some ding-a-ling attempted to remove dark verdigris with a pin and scratched up the otherwise lovely surfaces of this coin. One to inspect. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1467		1849 $10 Liberty. VF-35. Slightly prooflike with luster around the devices, just normal small circulation abrasions but some noticeable marks on the rims. A classic date marking the beginning of the great Gold Rush in California Territory. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1468		1849-O $10 Liberty. EF-40. A nice coin for the grade, decently struck and well preserved. The hollow ring is noted at the top of the second shield stripe. Decidedly rare in this grade and worthy of a high grade collection. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 1469		1850 $10 Liberty. Large date. EF-45. A lovely coin for the grade that boasts prooflike fields and boldly struck devices. Minor handling marks, mostly in the fields. Curiously, the hollow ring at the top of the second stripe of the shield has been removed, as well as the lower shield line (!). Apparently the master hub was being tinkered with. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1470		1850-O $10 Liberty. VF-35. Still lustrous and with minor handling marks from circulation. A scarce date, even in this grade. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1471		1851 $10 Liberty. EF-45. This is the heavy numerals variety. Well centered, struck and preserved. Broken out of an NGC holder where it was graded XF 45. One tiny area of discoloration on the obverse rim at 1 o'clock. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1472		1851-O $10 Liberty. AU-50. Broken out of an NGC holder where this was graded AU 50. No wear to speak of, just a whisper on the upper curls of Liberty. Typical handling marks, mostly in the fields. The reverse has some coppery toning on the shield, and near the leaves. With a small hollow ring at the top of the second stripe of the shield, as seen on all (?) of this date. A collectors coin. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1473		1852 $10 Liberty. EF-45. Some luster adheres to the fields. Standard bagmarks scattered on both sides. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1474		1852-O $10 Liberty. EF-40. A scarce date with only 18,000 coined, most of which were lost or melted. One minor planchet flaw above the eagle's beak, and another between ST of STATES. An opportunity for the date collector. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1475		1853/2 $10 Liberty. AU-53. Broken out of an NGC holder where it graded AU 53. Breen notes that the overdate is "extremely rare" with only 8-10 known to him. The overdate feature is faint, but visible in the lower loop of the 3 in the date, an excellent picture is noted in the Breen Encyclopedia. Frosty luster in the fields, with the usual tick marks and some coppery toning in the reverse lettering. Another overdate that needs further research, as the crossbar of the 2 undertype is too low. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 1476		1853 $10 Liberty. AU-53. Broken out of an NGC slab where it graded AU 53. Frosty luster, nice surfaces that don't reflect the usual heavy marks, making this an excellent type coin. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1477		1853-O $10 Liberty. EF-40. Broken out of a PCGS holder where it was graded XF 40. Some prooflike reflectivity in the fields, and nice in every regard. Minor bagmarks, and nice for the grade assigned. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1478		1854 $10 Liberty. EF-45. Broken out of an NGC slab where it was graded XF 45. Nice surfaces, color and strike. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1479		1854-O $10 Liberty. Small Date. AU-50. Cracked out of a PCGS slab where it was graded AU 50. Frosty luster near the devices, with only light hairlines from circulation. Problem free and scarce. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1480		1854-O $10 Liberty. Large Date. EF-45. A choice and original coin of this curious large date variety. Obviously, the date punch for the larger diameter Silver Dollars and Double Eagles was used on this die. The date appears cumbersome and scarcely fits into the space between Liberty and the rim. Coppery toning on both sides, with frosty luster. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 1481		1854-S $10 Liberty. AU-50. A satiny delight, excellent surfaces and well preserved. The first year of San Francisco Mint production from the flood of gold coming out of the Sacramento gold fields. One tiny planchet streak through the T of TEN. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1482		1854-S $10 Liberty. EF-45. Lots of small abrasions and a rim ding or two, but this piece retains some luster and has quite a nice eye appeal for a circulated Wild West ten. Of course it's also the first year these were made at the new San Francisco Mint, so its historical appeal is considerable. Sharp details everywhere. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1483		1855 $10 Liberty. EF-45. Satiny luster and with only minor handling marks. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1484		1855 $10 Liberty. Fine-15. One rim mark on the upper obverse. Original. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1485		1855-O $10 Liberty. VF-30. Cracked out of an NGC holder where it was graded VF 30. Nice and original in color and preservation. One minor lamination through the upper obverse. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1486		1855-S $10 Liberty. EF-40. Well preserved, without the usual heavy bagmarks often seen coins of this era. A scarce date, with a meager mintage of 9,000 coins. View details	Realized $2,415
Lot 1487		1856 $10 Liberty. VF-35. Light hairlines from a gentle cleaning and with a nice appearance today. Some prooflike surfaces remain near the devices. Softly struck on the stars, but with full curls on Liberty. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1488		1856-O $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned and scratched. The obverse shows several tiny scratches on Liberty and in the fields, and the eagle has a sharp neck nick. A scarce date, and an example which apparently circulated pretty hard, and wasn't well cared for by some prior owner. Inspection mandatory. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1489		1856-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Nice coin here! Despite a removable stain on the back and a noticeable bagmark below the eagle's left wing (our left, his right actually), this is a delightful example of this historic San Francisco issue. The surfaces are "hard." The luster glows. The color is a lovely deep yellow. The rims are clean as a whistle. And the strike is sharp. A beautiful AU! View details	Realized $1,696
Lot 1490		1856-S $10 Liberty. EF-45. Broken out of an NGC slab where it was graded XF 45. A cluster of scrapes and scratches on Liberty and before her face in the field. Lustrous, and fairly well struck for the date. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1491		1857 $10 Liberty. VF-35. Nice and original, with a couple of small reverse rim ticks. View details	Realized $1,093

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