Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Dollars & Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1026		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Light even toning. Soft full luster graces satiny and lively surfaces. Varying hues of natural toning mingle broadly with an underlay of silvery iridescence. An attractive MS64 that wears its bold detail proudly (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $725 - 775. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $730
Lot 1027		1921 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely light golden toning. Mint luster like brilliant frosted glass gives this scarcer 1921-dated piece much of its life and pizzazz, its charm and desirability. Struck with scientific exactness throughout the cap and book, clothing and other features of the design, both obverse and reverse. A genuinely superb example of this elusive coin. All over the country dozens of short-sighted bidders will look up and polish their glasses in annoyance that they didn't have the fortitude to bid enough to land this extraordinary Gem. Pop 19; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9360) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1028		1936-D Rhode Island Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Old green holder. Nice light even toning on both sides. Easily the most visually arresting feature of this coin is its soft, frosted mint luster. Full swirling luster throughout, in fact. Pop 43; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9364) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 1029		1937 Roanoke Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely golden toning around the edges on both sides. Probably stored in an original paper holder as issued. The centers are brilliant, snowy white, and superb. Pop 237; 12 finer. (PCGS # 9367) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1030		1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely golden toning around the edges. Shimmering mint brilliance is seen over each side of this fully struck Gem. Simply superb quality and not seen all that often in this superior state of preservation. All devices were struck with such force and determination by the dies that elements show with razor-edge detail. Pop 59; 1 finer in 68 (PCGS # 9369) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,220
Lot 1031		1935-S San Diego Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely rainbow toning around the edges. Shimmering luster that glitters and swims in "cartwheel" fashion beneath the color. What a stunning combination. Pop 104; 3 finer. (PCGS # 9371) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1032		1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning around the edges. Fully original, the surfaces display few of the usual noticeable abrasions on the cheek, where these tend to attract marks like a magnet attracts iron filings. The Sesqui half dollar design is unusual for its low relief and shallow lettering, an intentional design made in an era of experimentation rather than the sober Victorian "tradition" of America's prior oin issues. Pop 237; 8 finer in 66 (PCGS # 9374) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1033		1935 Spanish Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Old green holder. A nice untoned example. 10,008 minted. An outstanding specimen, fully struck, dazzling with sharp detail on the tree as well as on the stark head of the long-horn. Pop 566; 87 finer;85 in 67; 2 in 68. (PCGS # 9376) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1034		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely toning on both sides. Well struck. Highly lustrous with the shimmering mint frost P-mint coinage is so well known for. Struck with exactitude by the dies. Not all Stone Mountains are this superb. Not by a long shot. Pop 165; 6 finer in 68 (PCGS # 9378) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 1035		1936 Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. A frosty gem coin, and undeniably a sharply struck specimen with its radiant white color. Pop 111; 6 finer. (PCGS # 9386) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1036		1925 Vancouver Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely rainbow toning. A high degree of luster distinguishes the satiny underlying silver gray surfaces from others of the date which are less than pulsating even though in technically similar grade. Collectors familiar with the series will recognize this difference at once and want to submit a bid. Imagine, while reading, that this attractively toned Ft. Vancouver half dollar sits in your collection. Another fine commemorative from this distinguished consignment. Pop 45; 1 finer in 68 (PCGS # 9399) . Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,800. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 1037		1927 Vermont Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67 PQ. Light golden toning near the edges. The color ranges from full bright silvery to the delicate hues described. A lustrous and superbly struck Vermont. Both dies were sharp when this Commemorative was made in 1927.Pop 21; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9401) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. The Mark Gordon Collection Ex: Bruce Scher Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 1038		1946 Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides which is a rare thing to find; the surface below booms with mint frostiness. Superb. Pop 37; 1 finer in 68. (PCGS # 9404) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1039		1949-D Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Mostly untoned, this low mintage year has booming fresh luster from center to periphery. Rarely offered so fine. No one will disagree that this coin is superb! Pop 17; none finer. (PCGS # 9417) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1040		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Lovely shades of golden toning. Those who are goggling at the design of this odd commemorative and wondering what the heck it represents, the design is from the Territorial Seal and meant to point to Wisconsin as a major supplier of lead ore to the nation. That is a pile of lead ore and not what you are thinking. The disembodied arm with a pickaxe hovering over it is emblematic of Wisconsin's mining tradition. The reverse depicts a badger, the state animal, while the arrows memorialize the Black Hawk War of the 1830s. While Mint State examples are available through the Gem level, lovely toned specimens like this are unexpectedly elusive. This is a frosty, naturally patinated survivor whose finer qualities point to an even higher grade. Superb! Pop 873; 142 finer in 68 (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1041		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Light natural toning. The surfaces range from silvery to hard white frost underneath. A lustrous and nicely struck Gem (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $240 - 260. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1042		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Nice original toning. Marks the centennial of Wisconsin Territory in 1836. (Gained statehood in 1848 and is called The Badger State.) (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 1043		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. A gem with satiny luster (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 1044		1936 York Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. The obverse displays lovely light golden toning. Full glowing mint luster from the dies; York Commemoratives are among the best made and preserved of the issues from the 1930s. Pop 382; 30 in 68. (PCGS # 9449) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 1045		1900 Lafayette Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned on both sides. A sparkling gem of the optimum quality for this actively collected denomination. Intense cartwheel luster blends effortlessly with lovely deep toning highlights on the satin surfaces. Devices are sharp in all areas, as struck, the Lafayette Dollar tends to be carefully made; it's just that afterwards collectors didn't handle them as judiciously as they should have. Mark-free gems such as this are desired by collectors, which the grading service has taken into consideration in assigning the MS65 grade. Potential bidders ought to think seriously of this matter before unleashing their bids! Pop 240; 85 finer; 80 in 66; 5 in 67. (PCGS # 9222) . According to Bowers: "The Lafayette silver dollar was minted in one day, December 14, 1899, at the Philadelphia Mint, this being the 100th anniversary of the death of George Washington. When queried about pre-striking the coins, for it was not yet 1900, the date on the coin, the Mint took the position that the date did not represent the striking at all but, simply, observed the year that the Paris Exposition was held, this being noted on the reverse. By this logic the present coin is dateless. Such little sidelights are interesting in the collecting of the series." America's first Commemorative Silver Dollar, the designs were by Charles E. Barber after an engraving of Houdon's bust of Washington. On the reverse, Barber depicted the Lafayette equestrian statue at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Lafayette Dollars were sold to defray part of the cost of completing Paul Wayland Bartlett's statue of the French General, then under construction in Paris for display at the exposition. Out of an authorization for 50,000 pieces, 36,000 were sold, the remainder being melted. Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325
Lot 1046		1900 Lafayette Dollar. EF-40 cleaned. Some light marks on the portraits. A sharply struck example of this first American commemorative silver dollar. Struck in late 1899 for an event celebrated in the year 1900. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1047		1900 Lafayette $1. Sharpness of EF-40. Scratches. Toned. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1048		A partial collection of U.S. Commemorative Half Dollars in old Wayte Raymond folders. Consists of: 1892 Columbian (3), 1893 Columbian (2), 1918 Lincoln, 1920 Pilgrim, 1920 Maine, 1921 Alabama, 1923-S Monroe, 1925 Lexington, 1925 Stone Mt., 1926 Sesqui., 1926-S Oregon, 1934 Texas, 1935 Boone, 1935 Arkansas, 1935-S San Diego, 1936-S Rhode Island, 1936 Norfolk, 1936 Long Island, 1936 Cleveland, 1936 Albany, 1946 P-D-S BTW, 1951 Booker T. Coins grade EF to BU and most are lightly toned. Lot of 27 coins. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 1049		A Lot of U.S. Silver Commemorative Coins. Consists of: 1892 Columbian (2), 1923-S Monroe (2), 1925 Stone Mountain (2), 1946 BTW (1). A total of 7 coins grading VF to AU. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1050		A Group of Toned Commemorative Halves. Consists of: Stone Mountain (3), BTW (1), and Washington Carver (2). A total of 6 coins. Grades range from MS60 to MS64. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1051		A Pair of Commemorative Halves. Both MS-63. Consists of: 1936 York and 1947 Iowa. Toning is evident on each item. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1052		A Trio of Texas Commemorative Half Dollars. NGC graded all MS-67. Consists of: 1938-P, D, and S. A perfectly matched brilliant untoned set. Well detailed with extraordinary mint luster across the board and showy originality that is capped off by Superb preservation. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1053		A Trio of Oregon Commemorative Half Dollars. NGC graded all MS-67. A perfectly matched blast white set. The otherwise satiny silver luster deepens to heavy frostiness in a few areas on some of these. Low mintage set. Superb! Consists of: 1939-P, D, S. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 1054		A Pair of NGC Graded BTW Commemorative Halves. Consists of: 1946-D MS65 and 1946-S MS66. A total of 2 coins. Nice original toning exhibited on both pieces. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127

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