Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 74		1793 C-2 R3. PCGS Genuine. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better and choice except for barely visible file marks around the reverse rim, strongest over UNITED and ERI. These delicate file marks were left behind when some light rim bruises were carefully smoothed away. Otherwise the only notable mark is a faint vertical pinscratch down through the E in LIBERTY to the hair below where it fades away. Very attractive glossy medium brown blending to chocolate in the protected areas. MDS with the usual traces of fine die rust visible around the date. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the rim repair. Our grade is net VF20. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,465
Lot 75		1794 C-1a R3. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Repunched 179 with Large Edge Letters. Very attractive glossy chocolate and darker steel brown. The planchet is smooth, free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Just a few trivial contact marks, including a small rim nick opposite the chin. Perfectly centered on the planchet. MDS, Manley state 2.0, showing light die clashmarks on both sides. The repunching on the 179 remains clear and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. A very nice example of this popular variety. Our grade is EF40. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. In a new NGC 4 pronged holder. Pop 1; 2 finer, 1 in 62, 1 in 63. Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,063
Lot 76		1794 C-2a R2+. About Good-3. Small Edge Letters. The obverse is a point better, the reverse a point weaker. Glossy chocolate brown. There are a few rim bruises and minor roughness in the fields, but the date is strong and most of the legends are readable. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $311
Lot 77		1794 C-4a R3. Fine-15. Small Edge Letters. Choice glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and virtually flawless. The only marks are a small planchet void left of the date and a couple more even smaller ones at the fraction, all as struck. The date and legends are bold. LDS, Manley state 4.0. The die clashmarks and swelling are strong and the crack at M in AMERICA is clear. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Purchased from a fellow named "Johnson" in the 1930's to early 40's for $3.50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 78		1794 C-9 Electrotype Copy. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 or so but there is a cut or scrape out of the rim before the face plus some minor nicks scattered over both sides. The rim cut affects only the dentils; the devices and legends are not affected. Glossy light chocolate brown with silvery gray toning on the highpoints where the copper shell is worn through. LDS. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details	Realized $29
Lot 79		1795 C-6a R2. PCGS graded EF-45. Without Pole to Cap. Rather frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with traces of lighter brown toning on both sides. The only marks are a few short, very light vertical pinscratches at the eye, one more on the cheek, and a collection of tiny contact marks near the dentils well right of the Y in LIBERTY. None of these marks is visible without the aid of a glass and the eye appeal of this piece is excellent. Sharply struck LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a hint of swelling in the field right of the Y in LIBERTY. Our grade is net VF35+, close to EF40. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 80		1795 C-6a R2. VG-8. Without Pole to Cap. Slightly sharper with traces of microscopic roughness hidden under an attractive glossy light olive and chocolate brown patina. A couple tiny specks of verdigris at LI and a shallow pitmark under the A in STATES are the best identifying marks. The date and legends are complete and strong. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 81		1797 C-1 R2. About Good-3. 1 Above 1 Variety. Several points sharper but there is a patch of pitting covering the field before the neck plus traces of lighter corrosion elsewhere in the obverse fields. Rather glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. LDS, Manley state 5.0. Die cracks and swelling obliterate RTY and RICA, but the date is strong and the remaining legends are easily readable. The 1 above 1 feature is obvious. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details	Realized $173
Lot 82		1797 C-1 R2. About Good-3. 1 Above 1 Variety. Sharpness F12 with a deep dig at the bust tip, numerous tiny pitmarks scattered over both sides, and myriad hairline scratches hidden in the patina. Slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate. The date is clear and the 1 above 1 feature is obvious. The legends are easily readable except for HALF, which is faint at best. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0, before any die cracks on the obverse. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 83		1800 C-1 R2. VF-25. Five points sharper but there are a couple tiny, unobtrusive rim bruises or nicks on both sides, the strongest of these left of the lowest curl. Glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 84		1800 C-1 R2. VF-25. Glossy chocolate and light olive with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The only notable mark is a tiny pinprick under the bust tip. LDS, Manley state 5.0. A nice example for the grade. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 85		1802/0 C-2 R3. ANACS graded Details of VG-8, Corroded. Steel brown and chocolate with shallow reddish verdigris crusted into protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are slightly rough but not unsightly. The date is clear and the overdate is visible. The legends are complete except for the usual weakness on HALF CENT. The only mark of any consequence is a curved nick through the lower part of the 0 in the date. Our grade is G6 sharpness net G4. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 86		1803 C-1 R1. VF-20. Ten points sharper with a couple rim bruises at the bottom of both sides and myriad fine hairline scratches on the portrait. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with lustrous lighter brown in protected areas. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 87		1803 C-1 R1. Fine-15. Ten points sharper with myriad faint hairline scratches on the portrait (all well hidden in the natural patina) plus a few additional light contact marks scattered over both sides and a shallow pitmark on the bust tip. Glossy light olive fading to olive brown in protected areas. EDS, Manley state 1.0., before any die cracks. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 88		1804 C-8 R1. MS-60. Spiked Chin. Attractive lustrous chocolate and lighter steel brown with hints of very faded mint color remaining in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Virtually flawless. A couple microscopic ticks on the cheek and jawline plus traces of crud nestled inside a couple letters of the reverse legend are the only flaws, and they are wholly inconsequential. LDS, Manley state 6.0, with a raised retained cud break connecting LIBE and the left top of the adjacent R to the rim above. In addition, there is an unlisted small but clearly defined rim cud break before the throat. The Spiked Chin feature is obvious. A beautiful half cent, finest seen of the late die state by this cataloger. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. Purchased from a fellow named "Johnson" for $3.50 in the 1930's to early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 89		1804 Draped Bust Half Cent. Plain 4, stemless. NGC graded MS-64 BN. C-13. Pop 5; 1 finer in 65BN for the variety at NGC. Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 90		1804 C-9 R2. EF-45. Frosty light to medium brown mottled with darker olive. Mint luster remains in the protected areas on both sides and there are no notable defects. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. A strong cud break connects RTY to the rim above. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Purchased from "Johnson" for 75 cents in the 1930's to early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 91		1804 C-10 R1. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy olive and chocolate brown. The only marks are a couple faint vertical hairlines on the cheek and neck, but these are only visible with a strong glass. Otherwise this piece is choice and the eye appeal is excellent. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Our grade is VF35. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 92		1804 C-10 R1. PCGS graded EF-40. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The only mark is a thin nick in the leaves under the A in STATES. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with flowline luster showing in protected areas on the reverse. There is clear doubling on the right half of both sides from a double strike, but the shift between impressions was less than a millimeter. Our grade is VF30. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $312
Lot 93		1804 C-13 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Plain 4 without Stems. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel and light olive brown, at least 25% of the mint color remaining on both sides. The only marks are a tiny diagonal swipe of dark planchet impurity under the B in LIBERTY and a speck of dark toning in the field off the end of the chin. Otherwise this piece is a gem. MDS, Manley state 2.0. A superior example of the Plain 4 without Stems variety. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Pop 8; 3 finer in 65RB. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 94		1804 C-13 R1. EF-40. Plain 4 without Stems. Slightly sharper but recolored a very attractive glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or notable marks. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 95		1805 C-1 R2-. EF-40. Stemless Wreath. Attractive glossy olive brown with satiny mint frost showing through in protected areas. The only marks are several microscopic specks of silvery toning on the portrait. These silvery specks appear to be caused by impurities in the planchet, a phenomenon sometimes seen on the half cents of 1804-1806. Nicely struck with the reverse rotated about 20 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. Estimated Value $200 - 250. Purchased from "Johnson" for 90 cents in the 1930's to early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 96		1805 C-4 R2-. VF-25. Large 5 with Stems. Five points sharper with a few too many tiny contact marks for the higher grade. A rim nick in the dentils under the fraction is the only notable mark. Frosty chocolate and light olive brown. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0. Removed from a PCGS slab graded VF35 (PCGS label included). Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 97		1806 C-1 R1. VF-30. Small 6 with Stemless Wreath. Glossy olive brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The only mark visible without a strong glass is a small, shallow planchet flake high on the neck near the hair, as struck. Very nice for the grade. Struck with the reverse rotated 25 degrees CW. Estimated Value $80 - 100. Purchased from "Johnson" for 75 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 98		1806 C-4 R1. VF-30. Large 6 with Stems. Ten points sharper with a half dozen tiny pinscratches in the field off the end of the hair ribbon and a dull scuff on the curl just under the ribbon. Glossy light olive and bluish steel brown. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching on the 6 is clear and the reverse is rotated 25 degrees CW. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 99		1806 C-4 R1. VF-30. Large 6 with Stems. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. Excellent eye appeal, just a few trivial contact marks from choice. A dull tick under the L in LIBERTY and a tiny rim bruise over AT in STATES are the only defects. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching on the 6 is sharp and the reverse is rotated 55 degrees CW. Estimated Value $100 - 125. Purchased from "Johnson" for 75 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 100		1807 C-1 R1. NGC graded EF-45. Frosty chocolate brown with light brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the obverse. Just a few microscopic marks, none notable or at all distracting. Outstanding eye appeal for the grade. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $636
Lot 101		1807 C-1 R1. Fine-12. Glossy olive and steel. No marks, just a bit dirty. May deserve a slightly higher grade following a decent bath. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Estimated Value $60 - 80. From "Johnson" for 50 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details	Realized $127
Lot 102		1808/7 C-2 R3. Good-6. Overdate 8 over 7. Slightly glossy olive and chocolate. There are a few tiny pitmarks at the top of the head and a shallow pitmark under the N in CENT. Still quite decent for the grade. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die cracks become visible. The date is strong and the overdate feature is clear. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $368
Lot 103		Group of 9 Half Cents, 1803-1808. Includes two 1803 (VG7 and G6), 1804 F12, three 1805 (VG10, VG8, and AG3), 1806 AG3, and 1808 (VF20 and VG8). Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $414
Lot 104		Group of 5 Half Cents, 1803-1808. Includes 1803 C-1 G6, 1804 C-10 G5, 1804 C-12 Crosslet 4 with Stemless Wreath VG8, 1804 C-13 Plain 4 with Stemless Wreath VG10, and 1808 C-3 VG8. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $253
Lot 105		1809/6 C-5 R1. EF-45 Plus. Overdate 9 over 6. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas and generous traces of very faded mint red remaining on the reverse. Virtually flawless, very close to AU50. The only mark of any significance is a dull, light scratch above the L in HALF. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The overdate feature (which may be a 9 over inverted 9) is obvious. Estimated Value $150 - 200. From "Washington" for 75 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $598
Lot 106		1809 C-6 R1. EF-40. Rotated Reverse. Very attractive glossy light olive brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas and traces of very faded mint color remaining on the right side of the reverse. A light rim bruise over the I in AMERICA is the only notable defect. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $100 - 125. From "Johnson" for 90 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 107		1809 C-6 R1. ANACS graded AU details net EF40 for corrosion. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy olive and steel with traces of reddish brown toning in some of the protected areas on the obverse. The planchet is smooth except for a small area of very shallow erosion right of star 2, and this area may be a planchet flaw rather than post-strike deterioration. M-LDS, Manley state 5.0. The reverse is rotated 150 degrees CCW. Our grade is net VF30. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 108		1809 C-6 R1. VF-25. Rotated Reverse. Glossy dark olive and steel brown. A choice example, as are so many of the pieces from this old-time collection. MDS, Manley state 3.0. The reverse is rotated 80 degrees CW. Estimated Value $60 - 80. From "Johnson" for 50 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details	Realized $184
Lot 109		Quartette of Half Cents, 1809-1811. Includes 1809 C-4 (Circle inside 0) VG10, 1810 C-1 VG7, 1810 C-1 Fair-2, and 1811 C-2 AG3. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $230
Lot 110		1825 C-1 R3. VF-30. Nice glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive with no marks or other defects, just some dirt caked into protected areas. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $125 - 150. From "Johnson" for 50 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details	Realized $265
Lot 111		1826 C-1 R1. VF-30. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. No defects, only light wear on the devices and some soft dirt caked into the protected areas. LDS. The die file marks right of the date are faint and the ones over the head are gone. Estimated Value $60 - 80. From "Johnson" for 50 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details	Realized $150
Lot 112		1826 C-2 R3+. VF-25. Repunched 6. Upset Reverse. Sharpness EF40 but covered with microscopic roughness, strongest on the right side of the reverse where there are traces of shallow reddish olive verdigris. Otherwise free of marks. Olive brown with lighter reddish brown and chocolate mixed in on the reverse. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on the 6 is sharp and the reverse is rotated 170 degrees CW, nearly upset head-to-head. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $81
Lot 113		1832 C-1 R2. VF-20. Choice glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth surfaces offering excellent eye appeal for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details	Realized $92
Lot 114		1832 C-2 R2. AU-50. Choice glossy olive and steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The die crack at TE in STATES is strong. Estimated Value $125 - 150. From "Johnson" for 50 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 115		1833 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Very attractive dark bluish steel and chocolate with hints of lighter olive in the mix. The details are needle-sharp and the fields are smooth and reflective, fully prooflike. The only defects are a few tiny specks of verdigris or carbon near the right end of the date and another swipe of similar crud at the left end of the line below CENT. Great eye appeal and suggestive of a proof strike. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The obverse has no die clashmarks while there is a single set of clashmarks on the reverse. Our grade is MS63+ prooflike. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. In a new NGC 4 pronged holder. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 116		1833 C-1 R1. EF-45 Plus. Glossy olive and medium brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. No marks or other defects, only very light wear on the highpoints. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Close to AU50. Estimated Value $80 - 100. From "Johnson" for 50 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details	Realized $196
Lot 117		1835 C-2 R1. MS-63. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 25% of the bright original mint color remaining. A small splash of reddish brown toning in the hair over IB is the only mark. LDS, Manley state 3.0. An arcing die crack passes across the upper half of the reverse from the dentils right of D in UNITED to the ones over the O in OF. The repunching on the 5 in the date is clear. A choice, lustrous mint state piece. Estimated Value $400 - 500. From Numismatic Gallery in the early 1940's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 118		Quartette of Half Cents, 1809-1834. Includes 1809 C-4 (Circle inside 0) G6, 1809/6 C-5 (Overdate 9 over 6) VG7, 1826 C-1 F12, and 1834 C-1 F12. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $184
Lot 119		Trio of Half Cents, 1809-1834. Includes 1809/6 C-5 VF20, 1828 C-3 VF30, and 1834 C-1 VF30. All are 10 points sharper but cleaned and recolored. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $299
Lot 120		Quartette of Half Cents, 1826-1835. Includes 1826 C-1 F15, 1828 C-2 (12-star obverse) F15, 1828 C-3 (13-star obverse) VF20, and 1835 C-1 VG8. The first 3 are nice while the last is sharper but cleaned. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 121		Trio of Half Cents, 1829-1835. Includes 1829 C-1 VF25, 1834 C-1 VF30, and 1835 C-1 VF30. An attractive group. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $288
Lot 122		Pair of EF40 Half Cents. Includes 1834 C-1 MDS Manley state 2.0 and 1835 C-2 LDS Manley state 3.0. A choice pair, both from the collection formed in the 30's and 40's. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details	Realized $299
Lot 123		1829 C-1 R1 Obverse counterstamped with Unicorn and "CT" below, Brunk T-17. VF-20. Glossy medium brown. The unicorn design and large CT are strongly impressed on the obverse. According to Brunk, these stamps were most likely made to advertise Unicorn and CT cigars. This example is clearly superior to the Brunk plate coin for the variety. Estimated Value $50 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150

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