Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 51

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Liberty Head Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 703		1816 N-1 R4. VF-20. Sharpness EF45 with faint roughness covering the planchet and scattered pitting on the reverse, particularly at UNITED ST where traces of greenish verdigris reside in the pitmarks. The only sign of contact is an old pinscratch down the neck. Frosty dark chocolate brown. MDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/90:535. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 704		1816 N-3 R4. VF-25 Plus. Glossy light olive and steel brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. Smooth and free of any notable defects. MDS. Noyes photo #27923. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Del Bland 5/78. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 705		1816 N-6 R2. VF-25. Very attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate in a couple places on the reverse. No notable marks, just a bit of light dirt in protected areas of the reverse. Nicely struck EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $161
Lot 706		1816 N-8 R3. EF-45. Sharpness AU50 or slightly better but there are a few small spots of very fine carbon on otherwise choice, lustrous surfaces. The spots are located under the left edge of the first 1 in the date, in the field under the chin, off the tip of the nose, and under the right end of the line below CENT. A single nick in the field before the lips is the only contact marks worthy of mention. Lustrous chocolate and steel with frosty lighter brown in protected areas of the reverse. MDS with a rim cud break at stars 11-12. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex James G. Macallister-Frank Hussey 9/31-New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 5/23/60:1494-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1985 EAC Sale, 4/14/85:316-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 707		1817 N-4 R3+. VF-30. Frosty chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the protected areas and darker chocolate toning at the top of the obverse. A dull nick over the coronet tip is the only significant mark. MDS. An attractive example of this tough die variety. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 708		1819 N-4 R3. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Close Stars. Frosty dark steel and olive brown with traces of faded mint color showing in the protected areas on both sides. No roughness or verdigris, only a few tiny contact marks scattered over the neck and in the field before the portrait. None of these marks is at all distracting. A small nick at the front edge of the neck where it meets the bust is the best identifying mark. Just a touch of friction on the highest points of the design from mint state by EAC standards. MDS with fine die flowlines showing at the dentil tips on the obverse. The reverse is covered with the always-present tiny lumps caused by die rust. Our grade is AU55. Tied with the ANS Museum example for finest known honors, and the next best grades only EF45. A full 20 grade points better than the Naftzger example. Clearly this is the finest example of the variety available to collectors. A new discovery being offered for the first time. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 709		1820 N-8 R3. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Small Date. Choice glossy chocolate brown with satiny mint frost showing through the glossy toning in the fields and protected areas. A premium example, virtually flawless. MDS. Our grade is EF40 choice. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 710		1825 N-10 R3. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Frosty light olive and chocolate brown with 5% of the original mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. No spots or stains, only a couple trivial contact marks. These include a pair of tiny pinpricks at the base of the neck and a thin horizontal nick over the E in CENT. The fields are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. E-MDS with a fine die crack from the bust tip to the peak of the 1 and on to the dentils midway between the date and star 1, but no crumbling in the dentils at the top of the obverse. There is a faint double profile on the lips with stronger doubling on the date (from die bounce). Called MS62 and CC#2 of only 3 mint state examples in the Noyes census, his photo #38447. Our grade is MS60+. Population 1; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,363
Lot 711		1829 N-6 R7- (as a bronzed proof) Bronzed. PCGS graded Proof 65 Brown. Glossy reddish chocolate brown and olive. The only notable mark is a small swipe of carbon in the field over the upper left point of star 1 and two microscopic planchet chips (as struck) in the field off the tip of the nose. Very sharply struck on a bronzed planchet. Most of the proof strikes of this variety were struck on normal although specially selected and prepared planchets. The small number of bronzed proof strikes were made on planchets that received a thin layer of bronze prior to striking. The fields on the bronzed proof strikes are not as reflective as those found on the normal proof strikes, and this experiment was short-lived (although a 1834 Newcomb-7 proof-only cent is known on a bronzed planchet and bronzed planchets continued to be used for many of the medals struck but the US Mint). Our grade is Proof-62+, close to Proof-63. The "Bronzed" feature is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1 with none finer. Estimated Value $35,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 712		1835 N-14 R2. MS-62. Lustrous medium brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in the fields and original mint color showing in the protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. A pair of tiny specks of planchet impurity show in the field under the chin with another near the dentils under star 1, as struck. A few faint contact marks in the field near the curl over star 13 are the only other notable defects, and they are barely noticeable. E-MDS with fine radial die flowlines just starting to form at the dentils tips. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex Tom Reynolds 10/96. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 713		1838 N-1 R1. MS-63 Plus. Choice lustrous mint red fading to steel brown, more than a third of the original mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and offer outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are some tiny specks of darker steel toning sprinkled over both sides and a dull horizontal nick under star 4. E-MDS with a rim cud break from over star 6 to beyond star 7. The tiny rim cud break at star 1 has not formed. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Doug Bird. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 714		1838 N-11 R6- (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. No stains or notable hairlines. The only marks are a shallow planchet flake on the rim under star 2 (as struck), a tiny speck of darker toning right of the T in CENT, and a thin, barely visible diagonal nick in the field left of the O in ONE. The fields are nicely reflective, but the mirrors are a bit subdued by a microscopic layer of "Care" or some similar protectant (which could be removed quite easily). Excellent eye appeal. Our grade is Proof-63. PCGS population 3 with 1 finer. Estimated Value $14,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,975
Lot 715		1839 N-13 R2. MS-60 Plus. Booby Head. Choice lustrous light bluish steel brown mellowing to chocolate on the highpoints. Slightly faded mint color shows through in the protected areas creating excellent eye appeal. A choice example except for a small area of faint scuff marks in the field right of star 5 and a tiny swipe of darker olive toning at the leaf over the O in ONE. M-LDS with the additional die crack at ES to the dentils over the adjacent O. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Tom Reynolds 5/98. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 716		Pair of Cents, 1820 & 1851. Includes 1820 N-8 R3 G6 and 1851 N-7 R1 AU50. The 1851 is near mint state but was lightly cleaned and has retoned with traces of frosty faded red in a couple of the protected areas. Looks mint state. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $150
Lot 717		Trio of Cents, 1822-1856. Includes 1822 N-1 F12, 1841 N-6 EF45 (EDS, die state a), and 1856 N-2 MS60 (LDS) with frosty bright mint color covering the protected areas on the obverse. The first and second are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $719
Lot 718		1841 N-1 R5. PCGS graded Proof 65 Brown. A proof-only variety. Medium brown. A speck of carbon off the lower left point of star 12 and a faint vertical pre-striking planchet void in the field before the nose are the only marks on otherwise flawless surfaces. This cent is covered with a thin layer of natural oxidation that dulls the surfaces and reduces the reflectivity of the fields. Nonetheless, you can see the underlying mirrors when you rotate the coin in the light and professional conservation may uncover a gem cent. Our grade is Proof-62. Comes in an old PCGS holder with a green label. PCGS population 1 with none higher. Estimated Value $12,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 719		1848 N-19 R6-. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. The obverse is bright original mint red sprinkled with small spots of darker toning but no carbon. The reverse is light olive and chocolate with lighter toning on some of the higher points of the design, possibly due to a light cleaning long ago or extended contact with a substance that protected those areas from oxidation and toning. The fields are nicely reflective with moderately deep mirrors, but they do show microscopic hairlines. Our grade is Proof-62. Population 4; 1 finer in Proof 65 RB. Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 720		1853 N-20 R3. MS-62. Repunched 53. Frosty mellowed mint red fading to bluish steel and chocolate brown. About a third of the faded mint color remains, mostly on the reverse. The only mark is an old fingerprint inside the wreath. This cent would rate a slightly higher grade if the obverse displayed a bit more luster. E-MDS, die state b early. Tied for CC#2. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 721		1854 N-12 R6 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Very attractive uniform light to medium chocolate brown with the faintest hint of reddish chocolate mixed in. The surfaces are flawless, void of any spots, stains, or contact marks other than a microscopic speck of crud (possibly removable) in the field just off the peak of the 1 in the date. Very sharply struck from the earliest state of these dies. Our grade is Proof-64. PCGS population 1 with none finer. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 722		1855 N-4 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Upright 5's. Lustrous mint red mellowing to steel on the highpoints, about 80% of the red remaining on both sides. The only marks are a few barely visible spots of slightly darker toning, including one on the rim under star 13 and another nestled between the leaves below the F in OF. A gem example of a common die variety. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Our grade is consistent with the PCGS grade. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 723		1855 N-10 R6+ (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. Italic 5's. Light olive and steel. The only marks are a few faint specks of reddish brown toning on the obverse, the only notable one in the field under the right side of star 4. The fields are reflective but the mirrors are shallow due to a uniform layer of natural oxidation that covers both sides. This cent may be a good candidate for professional conservation as it appears there is a gem cent with deeply mirrored fields hiding under the dull veneer of oxidation. Our grade is Proof-62. PCGS population 1 with none finer. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 724		1855 N-10 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Lustrous bright original mint red just starting to mellow on the highpoints, 90% of the original color remaining on both sides. The only marks are a few microscopic specks of darker toning scattered over the planchet, including a small one in the field off the tip of the chin and another resting close above the right top of the L in LIBERTY. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state e. A very attractive exaple of the "Italic 55" type. Comes with an old Green PCGS label. PCGS population 79 with 13 finer in MS66RD. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 725		1857 N-3 R5-. NGC graded Proof 66 Brown. A Proof-Only variety. Very attractive light bluish steel and chocolate gently mellowing to darker bluish chocolate brown in protected areas. The fields are nicely reflective and display only trivial hairlines. The only notable marks are a faint spot of slightly darker toning on the rim right of the date, another in the field above the tip of the bust, and a third at the dentils left of star 6. None of these spots is at all distracting and the eye appeal of this piece remains outstanding (which explain the lofty grade assigned by NGC). Our grade is Proof-63 and tied with several other examples for third finest known of this proof-only die variety. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. NGC population of 2; none finer in Proof Brown. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. Ex Tony Terranova, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/21/98:1837. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 726		Group of 19 Large Cents, 1797-1853. A mix of dates without any duplicates. Grades range from Fair-2 to VF20, average G5. Includes three early dates (1797, 1805, & 1812), plus decent examples of 1821 and the 1823/2 overdate. The highlight is an 1826 in VF20. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 19 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $384
Lot 727		Trio of 1837 Hard Times Tokens. Includes Low-19A (Rulau HT-33A) R5 F12, Low-31 (Rulau HT-46) R2 G5, and Low-97 (Rulau HT-293) R1 VF20. The second is sharper with defects while the other two are nice for the grade. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details	Realized $69