Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 51

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Colonial Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 645		1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling Noe-11 Rarity-4. Fine-15. Variety with Backwards N's in Legend. Sharpness VF35 but there are myriad old pinscratches on both sides, strongest on the reverse around the date and denomination. Otherwise this piece is choice in every respect. Glossy medium gray steel with darker steel toning in protected areas. Nicely centered with only a few letters of the legend tight to the edge of the planchet. The date and legends are all strong. Weight 70.4 grains. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 646		1788 Massachusetts Cent. PCI graded EF-45 Environmental Damage. Our grade is Sharpness of EF-40. Variety with Period after Massachusetts. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 647		1760 Voce Populi Nelson-4 Rarity-3. VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the details and adds to the excellent eye appeal. No notable marks other than a minor planchet clip left of the top of the head, as struck, and a barely visible bend in the planchet. The date and legends are complete and strong. Weight 103.7 grains. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 648		1783 Nova Constellatio with Blunt Rays Crosby 3-C Rarity-3. PCGS graded MS-60. Attractive glossy olive and steel with frosty lighter brown toning covering the protected areas. No marks or other distractions. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is excellent. Certainly one of the finest known of the Blunt Rays type. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 649		1791 Washington Large Eagle Cent Uniface Reverse with Shrewsbury Edge Breen-1215. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy light chocolate and medium brown. The fields are reflective and void of any marks or other distractions. Struck very slightly off center to K-10 but only the dentils are affected. According to Walter Breen, the uniface strikes were made to test the reverse die. He knew of only 2 examples. One of those was in the Garrett collection (Bowers & Ruddy 3/25/81:1702) where it was called unique. That example was slightly inferior to the piece offered here. A beautiful piece offering a very important opportunity for the advanced collector. The edge lettering is complete and easily readable. Weight 168.2 grains. Pop 1; Only 1 graded at PCGS. (PCGS # 404719) . Estimated Value $5,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,130
Lot 650		1795 Washington Grate Halfpenny Small Buttons with Reeded Edge Breen-1270 . PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty mint luster peeking through in the protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, void of any marks or other distractions. Late die state with several fine die cracks in the obverse legend. Nicely struck for the Small Buttons variety, which is often found with weakly impressed details. PCGS population 2 with 2 finer, 1 in MS63 and 1 in MS64. Estimated Value $2,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 651		(1792-95) Washington Success Medal Large Size with Plain Edge Breen-1287. PCGS graded AU-58. Variety with the so-called "Bob Hope" nose. Struck on a Brass planchet. Glossy medium brown and light olive blending to chocolate in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and choice, virtually flawless. Called "Very Rare" in the Breen encyclopedia. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 652		1792 Pattern Washington Cent by Peter Getz Plain Edge Baker-25 Breen-1352. PCGS graded EF-40. Glossy dark chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, but there are a few minor marks. These include a pair of dull rim nicks under the date, a couple more minor rim nicks elsewhere on both sides, and a thin planchet fissure at ST in STATES (as struck). Well struck very slightly off center to the top, but the legends remain comfortably on the planchet. A premium example of this very rare pattern cent. These pieces were designed and engraved by Peter Getz and were struck in the coach house of John Harper (a saw maker and mechanical expert of the day who had experience forging and hardening coinage dies) located on 6th street in Philadelphia. These pieces were struck as patterns for a Federal coinage, but President Washington rejected the designs because he did not want his likeness on our coins. In spite of the rejection, these Getz patterns are especially important in our numismatic history because they were the only contemporary Washington coins struck in the United States. Described on page 78 of the "Redbook" and priced therein at $60,000 in EF. Estimated Value $35,000 - 45,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 653		Quartette of 1783 Washington Coppers. Includes Breen-1188 UNITY Cent AG3, Breen-1202 Small Military Bust VG10, another Breen-1202 VG8, and Breen-1203 Large Military Bust VG10. The first has only a partial date while the others have a clear date. The second is sharper but slightly bent. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $230
Lot 654		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 10-T Rarity-5 1 Over Horizontal 1 Variety. PCGS graded AU-50. Rather glossy chocolate brown, the highpoints a shade or two lighter than the protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and attractive except for some tiny planchet chips (as struck) around the date and traces of microscopic roughness on the outer edge of ring 5 at K-3 on the reverse. No contact marks or other distractions of any significance. The 1 over horizontal 1 feature is obvious. Later die state with a strong die crack from the rim through ring #9 at K-7. A premium example of this rare and popular "Redbook" type. The 1 over 1 feature is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1 with none finer. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold