Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

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

Nickels

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 164		1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. PCGS graded Proof 66. Only 200 pieces were coined as Proofs in this, the very first year of America's nickel 5c coinage. It was a hard metal, the die-pressure was often refigured for the business strikes as they often came from the dies softly struck or mushy, so the Proofs are the truest examples of the elegance of this then-new design. It was a classic, based upon the concept of balanced images: the shield centered amid the branches (possibly of State), and the new, big-fat "5" offset by the stars and rays surrounding it. There may be better numbers out there, but certainly few can claim the exquisite eye-appeal of this champagne-colored sparkling beauty. It is Superb. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 165		1866 Shield Nickel. NGC graded MS-64. Gleaming luster beneath appealing golden gray toning. The failings that make this a 64 versus a 65 are so minor it seems a tossup. On the obverse is a gigantic circular diebreak outside the shield, testimony to the Mint's difficulty in striking nickel, which in 1866 was a new coinage metal. In this case, the die was shattering as the coin was being minted. The strike here is quite sharp, which may explain why the die was breaking apart--the pressure was set too hard. All in all, a beautiful and interesting coin to examine--and own! View details	Realized $633
Lot 166		1867 No rays, 1868, 1870, 1882 and 1883 Shield Nickels. Grades range from Very Good to Very Fine. The 1868 was probably buried, and damaged by corrosion. Lot of 5 coins. View details	Realized $75
Lot 167		1872 Shield Nickel. NGC graded MS-64. Several dramatic diebreaks on the obverse. Well struck, excellent nickel-gray color, and very choice. View details	Unsold
Lot 168		1875 Shield Nickel. AU-55. Little lines and abrasions on the reverse, but still better than most at this grade level. View details	Realized $98
Lot 169		1876 Shield Nickel. Proof 63. Light gray, spotless, no hairlines, but the mirrors are diminished possibly from a quick dip in the old days. Nonetheless it's a real pleasing Proof. View details	Realized $276
Lot 170		1879 Shield Nickel. NGC graded Proof 66. An appealing coin. Silvery gray surfaces, even as Steven, without flaws of any kind we can detect. Not a blazer, but lovely in its own way. View details	Realized $719
Lot 171		1881 Shield Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 66. Light gold in color with a moderate sparkle. One of those rare dates which seem a bargain in Gem Proof compared to the price of an EF. View details	Realized $730
Lot 172		1883 Shield Nickel. NGC graded Proof 66. A nice reverse toned light gray. But the obverse--oh, the obverse! Flawless, exquisite with a hint of rainbow toning--as fine an example of the Shield design as this cataloguer has ever seen. View details	Realized $719
Lot 173		1883 Shield Nickel. NGC graded Proof 65. Very bright mirrors and lovely color, just the way it should be. We note a couple of tiny spots of verdigris to the right of the shield. View details	Unsold
Lot 174		1883 Liberty Nickel. Without "CENTS". NGC graded MS-66. Solidly graded, despite a few carbon flecks and a flat strike on the left corn-ear. View details	Realized $437
Lot 175		1883 Liberty Nickel. Without "CENTS". NGC graded MS-66. Flatly struck in some areas, as so often seen on this date, but the surfaces are beautiful and bright. View details	Unsold
Lot 176		1883 Liberty Nickel. Without "CENTS". A pair of nice AU's and a pair of Racketeer jobs, one with bright color and pleasing, the other cleaned. Total of 4 coins. View details	Realized $69
Lot 177		1889 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 66. Technically superb with gleaming mirrors underneath blue-gray toning, but a few carbon marks have appeared, as has a haze on the reverse. View details	Realized $604
Lot 178		1889 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 65. Glittery deep mirrors, bright nickel-silver color with a golden hues. Gorgeous, a real Gem! View details	Unsold
Lot 179		1889 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-65. An immaculate and very sharply struck nickel with the best kind of mellowed golden gray color. Almost flawless. View details	Realized $403
Lot 180		1893 Liberty Nickel. Proof 63. A couple of ticks on the face, the mirrors glittery but not deep, a number of tiny flecks. However, it is still a very choice and handsome Proof. View details	Realized $144
Lot 181		1896 Liberty Nickel. Proof 63. Some hairlines and carbon flecks, but the mirrors are bright and the color is just about perfect. View details	Realized $184
Lot 182		1899 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-66. Boldly struck with nearly perfect surfaces and a delightful pale golden nickel color. Hint of undisturbed lilac-rose toning. Superb! View details	Realized $776
Lot 183		1901 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 66. A gorgeous coin having gleaming mirrors and beautiful golden iridescent toning, flawless but for a minute tick on the first star and a single carbon fleck to the left of Star 6. Probably headed for a new home in a clear slab. View details	Realized $978
Lot 184		1902 Liberty Nickel. MS-63. Sharply struck in most details, also a lovely nickel-gray color with hues of gold and blue. View details	Realized $115
Lot 185		1903 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 66. A myriad of minute black flecks, but this is still Superb. The color is a delicate lilac green iridescence. View details	Realized $719
Lot 186		1909 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 66. Superb Gem Proof! Delightful, light golden magenta toning evenly distributed. A fleck or two, but this is a wonderful Proof. View details	Realized $604
Lot 187		1909 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 66. A glamorous coin with a cameo portrait surrounded by bright champagne-gold mirrors. A minor carbon fleck on the rim by the last A in AMERICA. Elegant!. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 188		1912 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 66. A marvelous nickel, as fine as any PR66 in any holder. Bright mirrors and wonderful golden red toning. Moderate cameo effect because of the frosting on Liberty. View details	Realized $920
Lot 189		1912-S Liberty Nickel. VG-8. The key date of the later dates in the Liberty nickel series. Natural color throughout with moderate abrasions from circulation. View details	Realized $75
Lot 190		1883-1912 Liberty Nickels partial set. This partial set includes: 1883 NC; 1884; 1887; 1890; 1892; 895; 1897 to 1912-D, and includes an extra 1912-D. Many are cleaned. VG to VF. Lot of 24 coins. View details	Realized $115
Lot 191		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded Matte Proof 66. A jewel showing mostly light gray surfaces enhanced by soft hues of pinkish green iridescence. Not even any tiny nicks or ticks or carbon flecks; close to perfect. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 192		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. PCGS graded Matte Proof 64 Premium Quality. Virtual perfection! Immaculate matte surfaces enhanced, mostly on the reverse, by exquisite, pale iridescent hues of gold, green and lilac. To quibble: the tiniest of rim nicks at 6 o'clock reverse. But, wow! What a coin! If you love Buffaloes, you've gotta love this beauty. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 193		1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type 1. MS-65. Gem BU, handsome nickel-gray luster. View details	Realized $86
Lot 194		1913-S Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. AU-55. A choice coin for the grade, well struck and scarce. View details	Realized $253
Lot 195		1913-S Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. VF-30. A problem-free example of this scarce date. Why purchase a low grade one when a really nice coin like this is available for slightly more money. Well struck, moderate circulation evidence, and the usual handling marks. View details	Realized $178
Lot 196		1914 Buffalo Nickel. MS-60. Lustrous surfaces, but a touch weak at the periphery from striking. View details	Realized $58
Lot 197		1914-S, 1915 and 1915-D Buffalo Nickels. Very Fine, but cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. View details	Realized $63
Lot 198		1915 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded Matte Proof 66. A needle sharp satiny mint gem with a touch of delicate violet and light golden toning. We cannot remember handling any nicer than this beauty. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 199		1915 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded Matte Proof 66. One of the prettiest Matte Proofs of this date we can recall cataloguing. Essentially perfect surfaces showing nickel gray color blessed by lovely light hues of lilac and gold iridescence. A decidedly splendid coin! View details	Unsold
Lot 200		1915 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded Matte Proof 65. Another beautiful example of this scarce Proof issue. This one is nickel blue in color, with a few faint carbon flecks in the Indian's hair and a couple of tiny, microscopic nicks on the Buffalo's left forward leg. Frankly, the cataloguer thinks each of these super coins is undergraded by a point. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 201		1916 P,D,S and 1917 P,D,S Buffalo Nickels. The 1916-S is scratched on the reverse. Very Good to Fine for the lot. Lot of 6 coins. View details	Realized $31
Lot 202		1918 P,D,S, and 1919 P,D,S Buffalo Nickels. Grades range from Good to Fine, but most are cleaned. Lot of 6 coins. View details	Realized $46
Lot 203		1919 Buffalo Nickel. MS-60. Attractive golden grey nickel color, no problems, decent enough strike. View details	Realized $104
Lot 204		1920, 1920-S, 1921 and 1921-S Buffalo Nickels. The 1920 grades VF; the 1920-S grades Fine; the 1921 grades VF and the 1921-S is corroded badly. Lot of 4 coins. View details	Realized $58
Lot 205		1920-D Buffalo Nickel. EF-40. Lightly cleaned, but sharply struck and with a full horn on the reverse. Starting to retone. View details	Realized $127
Lot 206		1923 and 1924 P,D,S Buffalo Nickels. Grades range from Good to Fine. Lot of 4 coins. View details	Realized $18
Lot 207		1924-D Buffalo Nickel. Extremely Fine but whizzed. Couple of rim dents, too. But the strike is much better than usual for this issue. Whizzing was a popular method of deception practiced in the 1960s and early 1970s by some people who today profess outstanding professionalism. They're still around, and so are the coins they ruined. View details	Realized $69
Lot 208		1925, 1925-S and 1926 P,D,S Buffalo Nickels. Grades range from Very Good to Fine, but cleaned. Lot of 5 coins. View details	Realized $18
Lot 209		1926 Buffalo Nickel. Double die obverse. MS-60. The date is clearly doubled on the tops of 926. Not listed in the Fivaz book yet, but will soon be no doubt. Undoubtedly rare and the only one we have seen or heard of. From Superior's Suros Sale, February 1999, lot 88. View details	Realized $63
Lot 210		1928-D Buffalo Nickel. MS-65. Bright nickel-silver color, a little soft on the shoulder but better than many of this date and mint. The "28" of the date is slightly doubled. View details	Unsold
Lot 211		1935 Buffalo Nickel. Doubled die reverse. ANACS graded AU-58. A rare and desirable coin that is listed in the Guide Book. Flashy luster and choice for the grade, with the reverse doubling most noticeable on FIVE CENTS, and the U of UNITED. From Superor's Suros Sale, February 1999, lot 90. View details	Realized $748
Lot 212		1935-S Buffalo Nickel. Mint State 63 to 65.This lot consists of 5 coins, all with full luster and nice surfaces but most are poorly struck. A group to be inspected, as this date is often found poorly struck on the central obverse. Lot of 5 coins. View details	Realized $132
Lot 213		1936 Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 65 Satin. Old-time gray color with a hint of iridescence and with a partial wire rim. The surfaces are just about flawless. This beauty came from a collection put away for decades, none of which saw the graders at PCGS until given to us for auction. View details	Realized $690

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