Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 51

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Nickels

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 775		1867 Shield Nickel. Rays. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Well struck and mostly untoned. Approx 25 struck. Key date to this series in Proof. Exceedingly choice for the grade. Indeed, this is an outstanding specimen of one of the most celebrated of all 19th century American Proof rarities, a coin that shares the limelight with the 1864-L Proof Cent, the 1864 Small Motto Two-cent Piece, and, to a lesser degree, the 1884 and 1885 Proof Trade dollars, all of which are famous American rarities. Given the somewhat obscure state of affairs with the making of these Proofs, the contradictory mint records, there is no way of knowing with certainty how many Proof 1867 With Rays five-cent pieces were made. Breen (1977), as well as Peters and Mohon (1993), assert that the total lies in the neighborhood of 15-25 pieces. (The Guide Book estimate is "25+.) This piece is the foremost rarity in the Proof Shield nickel series by far, as well as one of the rarest nickel five-cent pieces of any year in the history of that denomination, 1866 to the present. We are pleased to offer an example whose exemplary untoned surface is thoroughly glittering. Observers have noted that unlike the 1866 With Rays pieces, there is no center dot on either side of the 1867 With Rays Proof. Each leaf vein, every shield stripe and crossbar, every star is boldly struck and detailed. The cameo devices give it a beautiful two-tone appearance, with smooth, unruffled frost right through the devices, including the plateaus on the letters and on all of the stars & rays on the reverse. The present example is clearly one of the finest available and easily merits the Choice Proof designation. A marvelous opportunity for the specialist. Pop 4; 3 in 65 Cameo; 4 in 66 Cameo. (PCGS # 83818) . The Act of May 17, 1866 prohibited further issue of paper currency in denominations less than ten cents and provided for the issue of nickel five-cent pieces. As a result, a large number of Patterns were made for this denomination in 1866 and 1867. The obverse designs include a shield copied from that used on the two cent piece, different designs of the head of Washington and one of the head of Lincoln. These were combined with a variety of reverses. The final choice was this handsome Shield with Rays die pairing. Alas, the design, due to manufacturing difficulties, lasted less than a calendar year! It was the mint's chief engraver, James Barton Longacre, who designed the Shield nickel, modeling it upon his equally simple but elegant Two-cent piece which the Mint had introduced to the public two years before. Estimated Value $60,000 - 65,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 776		1868 Shield Nickel. NGC graded MS-64. Light golden toning. Interesting die breaks through the cross of the shield. A very choice example of Longacre's distinctive Shield Type, and worth placing a bid. 1868 was an election year, where ex Union general Ulysses S. Grant was elected as the 18th U.S. president. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 777		1868 Shield Nickel. NGC graded MS-64. Lightly toned. Carefully made (though flat on some leaves at right) and well endowed with nickel-gray luster. Normal die breaks at top of the cross. Shield "nickels" are actually made from 75% copper and 25% nickel alloy (the nickel-gray hue being the dominant color). Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 778		1872 Shield Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 64. Lovely golden toning, a razor-sharp example of this oftentimes elusive date in the Shield nickel series. Only 950+ Proofs minted (PCGS # 3826) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $408
Lot 779		1879 Shield Nickel. NGC graded Proof 65. Old holder. A hint of light gold tone. A smooth-surfaced gem with original luster and natural highlight shades. Typical bold strike for the date, finely detailed on both obverse and reverse, exciting quality all things considered. The 1879 issue is a low mintage one. 3,200 Proofs struck. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 780		1882 Shield Nickel. NGC graded Proof 65. Nice golden toning on both sides. A special Gem with sleek, nickel gray originality from impressive near pristine surfaces. Only a couple of minute flyspecks on the obverse and reverse. Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 781		1886 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and mostly untoned. Popular key date. Pop 24; 3 finer in 66. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 782		1891 Liberty Nickel. Proof 60 plus. Toned, sharp devices against a reflective field. Dates in the 1890s are scarcer than those of the Proofs of the 1900s. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 783		1894 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Star. Mostly untoned and very choice. Only 2,632 proofs struck. Pop 2; none finer at NGC . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 784		1894 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 63. A brilliant untoned Proof example of the desirable 1894 issue. A total of 2,632 Proofs struck. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $374
Lot 785		1901 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-63 PQ. Frosty and untoned with extremely smooth, mar-free surfaces. Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details	Realized $162
Lot 786		A group of 1883 no "CENTS" each in First Generation PCGS holders. As follows: MS-64 (2); MS-63 (2). Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details	Realized $230
Lot 787		1913-D Buffalo Nickel. Type 2. PCGS graded VF-20. A pleasing problem-free example of this semi key date (PCGS # 3922) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 788		1914 Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely golden toning. An incredibly lustrous gem with full glowing luster beneath the natural color. Both sides are boldly detailed without the least qualification needed, no spotting and surely some of the most pleasing, iridescent luster around. A lovely coin, one that certainly meets the qualifications for the assigned grade. Pop 49; 11 finer. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 789		1914-D Buffalo Nickel. Sharpness of EF-40. We note some scattered dark spots which are possibly removable. Estimated Value $150 - 170. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 790		1914-D Buffalo Nickel. MS-60. Delicately toned with a minor reverse scratch, a lustrous example and scarce. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 791		1919-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Evenly toned on both sides. This is one time when the usual striking deficiencies at San Francisco in the late-teens of the 20th century are not evident with the 1919-S as they usually are. Collectors know this issue is incredibly difficult to locate with even an adequate impression. A particularly bold example, it is far more carefully produced than others offered in recent months, and it fully deserves the Gem Mint State 65 classification. Sleek nickel-gray satin luster flickers beneath light-intensity russet patina. Both sides are sharp in detail with no areas softly strike. Stored all these years with awareness for long-term preservation, the surfaces are free of outwardly distracting marks and spots. One of the finest PCGS-certified examples of this S-mint 1919 Buffalo nickel in today's market. Pop 31; 2 finer in 66. (PCGS # 3943) . Estimated Value $16,000 - 17,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 792		1926-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Fully lustrous and a far better than average strike with the head of the Buffalo soft, yet the horn is complete. Pop 166; 109 finer (PCGS # 3958) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 793		1927-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-64. Evenly toned. Frosty golden gray surfaces display strong luster underneath with a whisper of faint shimmer. Sharp for the date, and appealing (PCGS # 3961) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 794		1930-S Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65 CAC Approved. Even light golden toning tops the fresh, frosty Gem luster of this well-made piece. Buffalo nickel production in 1930 declined noticeably from 1929-S, and would continue to do so in 1931. Pop 406; 124 finer (PCGS # 3970) . Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 795		1937 Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded Proof 66. Star. Wonderful lilac and green toning. A run-away coin. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 796		1937 Buffalo Nickel. NGC graded MS-67. Nice light gold toning. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 797		1937-D Buffalo Nickel. Three legs. Sharpness of EF-45. We note some fine hairlines, probably from an old cleaning. The 3-legged feature, for which this variety gets its name, is clearly evident. Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 798		1937-D Buffalo Nickel. Three legs. ANACS graded AU-50. Toned with nice sharp details. Lustrous golden gray with grand overall eye appeal, a desirable Red Book variety. Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 799		1938-D Buffalo Nickel. PCGS graded MS-66. Buffalo. Vivid rainbow toning on the obverse while the reverse exhibits lovely multi-colored toning favoring golden hues (PCGS # 3984) . Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $127
Lot 800		1913-1938-D. Complete Set of Buffalo Nickels. Lacking only the 1918-D 8/7 and 1937-D 3 legged. Coins will grade About Good to Uncirculated. All housed in a deluxe Danso album. Lot of 69 coins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details	Realized $2,243
Lot 801		1939-S Jefferson Nickel. PCGS graded MS-66. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Pop 351; 7 finer in 67 (PCGS # 4006) . Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $29
Lot 802		1944-D Jefferson Nickel. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely rainbow toning. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 803		1950 Jefferson Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 67. Beautiful rainbow toning. Pop 259; 17 finer in 68 (PCGS # 4182) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 804		1950 Jefferson Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 66. Nice light rainbow toning (PCGS # 4182) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 805		1954 Jefferson Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 67. Beautiful rainbow toning (PCGS # 4186) . Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $132
Lot 806		1960 Jefferson Nickel. Each graded as follows: 1960 NGC PF-67; 1962 NGC PF-67 Cameo; 1962 NGC PF-64. All with lovely toning. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Unsold
Lot 807		1961 Jefferson Nickel. NGC graded Both MS-64. Both coins with lovely natural toning. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Unsold
Lot 808		1961 Jefferson Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 66. Lovely shades of blue and green toning (PCGS # 4193) . Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 809		1962 Jefferson Nickel. NGC graded Proof 67. Star. Lovely lilac and gold toning. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 810		1963 Jefferson Nickel Struck on 1¢ Planchet. AU-50. Full Brockage. 3.1 grams. A soft impression due to the insubstantial nature of the thinner cent blank with the five-cent dies set too far apart to impress the design fully. Outer legends crisp and clear including the date. This is an amazing double error, first, on the wrong planchet, then as a brockage! The word "brockage" seems to invoke all kinds of mystery and exotic ideas in the minds of error collectors. The heart of the subject is the fact that more than one coin is involved in the creation of a brockage error. One of the coins involved will always be one which has been struck in a coinage press and which has failed to be ejected properly. That struck coin will find its way back between the dies, or adhered to the upper (hammer) die, and in a later strike, become involved with another blank or struck coin, in this case an erroneous bronze planchet meant for a Lincoln cent! The result will be that the first (struck) coin will be forced into the next blank which was fed into the collar, and the images of that (first) struck coin will be impressed into that blank. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 811		1963 Jefferson Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 66 Cameo. Nice light toning (PCGS # 84195) . Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 812		1964 Jefferson Nickel. NGC graded Proof 67. Impressive rainbow toning. Should view in person. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 813		1965 Jefferson Nickel. SMS. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely rainbow tones on both sides. Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 814		1966 Jefferson Nickel. SMS. NGC graded MS-67. Delicate rainbow toning with prooflike surface. Pop 309; 92 finer . Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 815		1938-2005-S Complete Set of Jefferson Nickels. In addition to the late date proofs this set icludes all proof issues 1938-1970-S with both 1942 proof nickels . A total of 205 coins in a special Dansco Album. A gem quality set with coins grading both Uncirculated and Proof. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $661
Lot 816		1938-1956. A Complete BU Set of Jefferson Nickels. Housed in old Meghrig folders. A very choice BU set. Lot of 54 coins. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details	Realized $311