Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 51

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Commemorative silver coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1926		1925 Norse Medal Thick. PCGS graded MS-66. Very choice for the grade. Mostly silver-white and refreshingly clean for this issue, with shimmering luster in the fields and devices. The devices are bold with full detail. Pop 29; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9450) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1927		1925. Norse American Medal, Thin Silver. NGC graded MS-65. Delicately toned. The scarcer of the two varieties, this has all the wonderful silvery luster and attractive detail one expects on a Gem MS65 specimen. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 1928		1925 Norse Medal. Thick. PCGS graded MS-65. A blast white gem with outstanding detail. Designed by James Earle Fraser, this Commemorative silver medal was authorized by Congress for sale at the 1925 Norse-American Centennial. Celebrations were held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds to mark the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the ship Restaurationen in New York on October 9, 1825 -- the first organized attempt to bring settlers from Norway to the Americas (PCGS # 9450) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $642
Lot 1929		1925. Norse American Medal, Thick Silver. NGC graded MS-63. Choice frosty white surfaces. The designs were by James Earle Fraser and Laura Gardin Fraser, and the striking was performed at the Philadelphia Mint. Pieces were made in both thick and thin planchet forms, the thick, as here, being the more available of the two. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 1930		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Old holder. Nice shades of blue toning. Pleasant satin surfaces display lots of luster on this Gem Isabella commemorative quarter dollar. Designs by Charles E. Barber whose used the same style type font as on the Barber quarter dollars of 1892-1916. The obverse bears a likeness of Queen Ysabella (Isabella), the Spanish monarch who funded Columbus's voyage to the New World. Pop 127; 40 in 67; 8 in 68; 1 in 69. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. Ex: Superior Worrell Collection Sept 1993 Lot 976. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1931		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A very choice example. Highly lustrous with the shimmering mint frost well made Isabellas are so well known for. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1932		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Light marks on both sides (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1933		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Cleaned, reverse scratches. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 1934		1952 Washington-Carver Half Dollar. A roll of 20 Brilliant Uncirculated examples. Lot of 20 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $240
Lot 1935		1936 Albany Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Uniform delicate pastel toning on both sides. Bold gem-quality details. In an old style holder. The obverse depicts a beaver gnawing on a maple branch. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1936		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Some natural russet toning rests around the borders on both sides. Well struck and lustrous. The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1937		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely antique golden toning over sleek, satin luster. All of the detail shows on the portraits of the two Generals. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $575 - 625. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1938		1935-P,D,S Boone Half Dollar Set. NGC graded MS-65, 65 and 66 respectively. Each lightly toned. Each in an old style NGC holder. And each piece has gem quality surfaces ranging from silvery to satin-smooth luster. A vivid and nicely struck set. Mintage: 3,775 sets. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1939		1936 Bridgeport Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Mostly untoned with gem quality surface freshness and detail. A frosty coin (PCGS # 9279) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1940		1925-S California Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. An arc of vivid rainbow toning streaks across the surfaces on both sides of this flashy Gem Uncirculated example. In an old style holder. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1941		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely rainbow toning. Nice green colors. Frosty and lustrous below with a decent strike and only a few tiny abrasions (PCGS # 9434) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1942		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. MS-65. Wonderful green and golden toning atop frosty mint luster. Bold gem. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $121
Lot 1943		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lightly toned. A refreshing beauty of a gem! The frosty surfaces show some cartwheel luster effects under the toning, with smooth finish that looks as though it would like nothing better than to explode with a loud bang. Well struck for the Type as well and easily matching or surpassing other Columbian halves in this grade (PCGS # 9297) . Estimated Value $280 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1944		1935 Connecticut Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Some toning rests within the devices. In an old style holder. A lustrous example depicting Connecticut's historic Charter Oak tree. Estimated Value $260 - 280. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1945		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Delicately toned. In an old style holder. Displaying a uniform heavy satin luster on each side. Well struck on all devices and a gem. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1946		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned with the surface the epitome of the extreme frosty luster seen on this issue. Bidders are in the presence of a full-fledged Gem (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1947		1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A hint of light golden toning. A gem. Both sides display the typical "look" for this Commemorative delivery: smooth, almost satin-frosted luster, sharp portraits, and boldly struck devices elsewhere (PCGS # 9305) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 1948		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lightly toned. Popular key date. Smooth, satiny texture exhibits cartwheel luster effects and an original untouched quality that really engages the aesthetic sense with its serene beauty. Many consider the Hawaiian Commemorative half dollar (also known in the Islands as the "Captain Cook half dollar") to be one of the most innovatively made issues in the 1893-1954 early series. Only 10,000 made. Most were distributed in Hawaii. Many went into change purses or were carried as pocket pieces, explaining the dearth of Gem MS65s today: Pop 339; 67 in 66; 4 in 67. (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1949		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. A few scattered toning spots. In an old style holder. Celebrates Illinois Statehood as well as Illinois' favorite son, Abraham Lincoln. Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1950		1946 Iowa Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely splashes of golden toning. It is easy to recognize this Iowa as superlative in all ways, including the dappled toning. A first-rate strike, too (PCGS # 9316) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1951		1936 Long Island Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely medium lilac and light multi-color toning on both sides. Lustrous gem. In an old style holder. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 1952		1923 Monroe Doctrine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Deep original toning, mostly on the obverse and a gem from the excellent underlying luster and surface integrity. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 9333) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1953		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Liightly toned. An attractively designed commemorative coin for the city of Norfolk, Virginia, a major port and naval base on the East Coast (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1954		1926 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Nicely toned. The devices were struck with such power by the dies that all design elements, including the Indian's bow, show boldly (PCGS # 9340) . Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 1955		1926-S Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66 CAC Approved. Attractive delicate golden and blue toning on both sides. Silver satin luster underneath on a well presented and fully struck example. Elusive as a '66 Gem and better. Soft-edged devices and lettering throughout the centers are often found on this issue due to strike problems where high points on one side conflict with high points on the other side; however, a small percentage of this year's Oregon Trail production is found with enough convincing detail to be called "bold" and this is one such coin! (PCGS # 9341) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 1956		1926-S Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Just a hint of tone about the borders. In an old style holder. First year issue, it so happens this is the only half dollar denomination struck in San Francisco that year (no regular issue halves came from this West Coast mint between 1921 and 1927). Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 1957		1926-S Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned. The numerical grade confirms the visual study of this piece: it is a first-rate Gem Uncommon in this condition, the mint employed all its talent and technique to produce such beauty (PCGS # 9341) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1958		1928 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Untoned. Only 6,000 minted (PCGS # 9342) . Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $219
Lot 1959		1936 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Lovely light golden toning. Collectors often have a dickens of a time finding nice original toned specimens of this coin's caliber. There are far too few to supply the increasing demand. Glance left, glance right, glance at it from top to bottom, and both sides come out shining with superior beauty, near perfection in an Oregon Trail commemorative coin. Pop 125; 8 finer; 5 in 67 Star; 2 in 68; 1 in 68 Star. (PCGS # 9345) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1960		1936 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Nice golden toning atop underlying frosty surfaces, almost satiny in their perfection. A full-fledged Gem (PCGS # 9345) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 1961		1936 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A totally brilliant white obverse and a lightly toned reverse, with sharp detail throughout (PCGS # 9345) . Estimated Value $170 - 190. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1962		1936-S Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Untoned with bright silvery radiance. In a 1st generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $170 - 190. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1963		1938-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Deep sunset toning that deepens at the borders. Low mintage date [6000]. In an old style holder. This beautiful coin exhibits the smooth satin luster of a high-end Oregon Trail half dollar making for a well presented and fully struck example that collectors expect to find in the grade. Elusive as a Superb Gem 67. No one can honestly deny the vibrancy of the surfaces. This, too, shows in the fully struck devices exhibiting fine detail to all the high points of the Indian and the covered wagon motifs. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1964		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. A magnificent example with the most gorgeous rainbow toning imaginable. From center to periphery the satiny luster glows as a shining beacon for the colorful exterior. Worthy of a record bid. Easily a Premium Quality coin for the given grade (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1965		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Marvelous multicolor toning. Fully original with warm silvery radiance striking through in places and helping to propel the vivid iridescent hues into your eyes. The colors are so beautiful as to leave an indelible impression behind on your mind. Something perhaps worth adding to the toning and the smooth finish of this Gem Pan-Pac half dollar is how desirable this coin is with this precision strike on the main devices. In truth, a coin that holds no secrets from you, its serene originality is all out there in the open! (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1966		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Lovely delicate nautral antique toning about the borders, with the surface condition exceedingly choice and satin-like. The luster on Pan-Pacifics has an almost velvety texture and is one of the most notable aspects of this piece. Struck for sale at the Panama-Pacific Internation Exposition held in San Francisco in 1915. The fair ran from February 20th until December 4th, 1915, and was widely considered to be a great success. The commemorative half dollars struck for the exposition are an integral part of American numismatics as the first such coins struck at the San Francisco branch mint (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1967		1920 Pilgrim Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Nice original toning on both sides. Fully support given by the extra frosty luster. A gem (PCGS # 9359) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1968		1920 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Attractive antique toning about the borders on both sides, A gem, fully struck half dollar. Issued in 1920 and again 1921 (PCGS # 9359) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1969		1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar. MS-64. Lovely multi-color toning on both sides. Possibly retoned. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1970		1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Delicate lilac toning. A satiny Gem of this sometimes overlooked Type. Joseph T. Robinson was still alive when this coin honoring him as governor of the state was made, despite a law on the books forbidding living personages on our coins and paper money (PCGS # 9369) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1971		1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. A hint of light pastel toning graces the surfaces on both sides. Remarkably clean surfaces and of Premium Quality for the grade. Issued on the 150th anniversary of the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence (PCGS # 9374) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1972		1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Deep original toning on both sides. The smooth surface enabled the toning to provide a nice, clear expression on both surfaces of this handsome Sesquicentennial half dollar (PCGS # 9374) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 1973		1935 Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. A brilliant totally white superb gem specimen. On the present occasion, onces this sells, do not feel sorry for those in the room who accept defeat with moody resignation, since a coin like this can be sold to only one person, the high bidder, the man or woman who understands why the bid must be full market-price or higher (PCGS # 9382) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1974		1935 Texas Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. A nice white coin whose spectacular detail is amplified by the superb condition of the fields; satiny perfection in a Texas commemorative half dollar (PCGS # 9382) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1975		1935-S Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A hint of light toning graces the surfaces on both sides and a gem. The Texas series was struck from 1934 through 1938 at the various mints (PCGS # 9384) . Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $184

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