Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 181		Pair of 1798 Cents. Includes S-153 Style I Hair with Large 8 R3 EF45 net VG10 for uniform granularity and S-166 Style II Hair with Large 8 R1 EF40 net VG10 for corrosion on the reverse. Both have a strong date and clear legend. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $288
Lot 182		1799/8 S-188 R4. ANACS graded VF Details net G4 for corrosion. Overdate 9 over 8. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but this cent was lost in soil for some time with the usual telltale greenish verdigris evident on both sides. Traces of dirt remain in the most-protected areas, and this cent may benefit from a careful cleaning to remove some of the crud. The date is full but not easy to make out thanks to the verdigris and crud, but a careful examination indicates there is a lot of meat hiding under the eye-catching junk that dominates the planchet. Our grade is net AG3+ as it stands; possibly better (or worse?) if given some TLC. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,560
Lot 183		1799 S-189 R2. ANACS graded Details of VG-8, Corroded. Sharpness near VG8 but dark with extremely fine roughness under the slightly glossy dark olive and steel toning. There are a few specks of shallow greenish verdigris on the reverse and the numerator is obliterated by a pitmark. A rim bruise opposite the chin plus a few smaller ones elsewhere on both sides are the notable contact marks. The date is strong, especially the 99, and the legends are complete, although UNITED is very weak thanks to an uneven strike. The lump over the T in CENT is bold. Our grade is net G5. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 184		1800/798 S-190 R3. VG-7. Overdate 1800 over 798 with Style I Hair. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel. No corrosion or verdigris, but both sides display many tiny contact marks, none notable or inconsistent with the grade. The date is clear and the overdate is visible. The legends are complete. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 185		1800/179 S-196 R1. VG-8. Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair. Mostly glossy olive and chocolate brown. There is microscopic roughness in the fields and a shallow depression on the neck under the earlobe, plus a dull pinch on the edge under the second 0 in the date. The eye appeal is decent for the grade in spite of the minor defects. The date and legends are strong and the overdate is obvious. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 186		1800 S-208 R3. Fine-15. Sharpness near EF40 but covered with uniform fine granularity that's hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. MDS, Breen state II. The thin rim cud break opposite the mouth described by Breen for his state IV is clearly present but the cud break Breen describes for his state III has not formed. Obviously Breen's state IV cud is misplaced in his sequence of die states for this variety, and the example offered here proves the case. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 187		1801 S-216 R1. VG-8. Very slightly sharper but there are several vertical pinscratches hidden in the hair plus a couple more elsewhere on the obverse. No roughness or verdigris. Lightly cleaned, now retoned a mostly glossy light chocolate brown. The date and legends are clear. LDS. Estimated Value $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $72
Lot 188		1801 S-219 R2. VG-7. 3-Error Reverse. A few points sharper but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. No marks or verdigris, only a bit of fine dirt in protected areas around the wreath. M-LDS, Breen state V. All 3 of the die-cutter's errors on the reverse are clear. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 189		1801 S-221 R2. VG-7. Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. A bit sharper but covered with microscopic granularity under a slightly glossy dark chocolate and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. Rare LDS, Breen state VI, with a cud break connecting the tops of TA in STATES to the rim. The date and legends are complete and easily readable although not strong and the corrected fraction feature is visible. Estimated Value $50 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 190		1801 S-223 R1. VG-10. Error Fraction 1/000. Rather glossy olive and steel brown. Traces of reddish verdigris show in protected areas on the obverse but the surfaces are smooth. A dull rim nick at D in UNITED is the best identifying mark. E-MDS, Breen state II. A small cud break joins the tops of RT in LIBERTY to the rim above. The date is bold and the legends are strong, including the 1/000 error fraction feature. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 191		1802 S-228 R2. Fine-15. Error Fraction 1/000. Sharpness VF30 but there is some extremely fine roughness hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. There are traces of shallow verdigris around the eye and a few more can be found elsewhere on the obverse if you look carefully with a good glass, but the eye appeal remains decent. MDS, Breen state III. The date, legends, and error fraction are all strong. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 192		1802 S-228 R2. VG-7. Error Fraction 1/000. Very slightly sharper but there are some dull nicks on the bust and in the field before the portrait, plus a light rim bruise at the A in STATES. Otherwise nice for the grade. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are clear except for weakness at ES in STATES. The error fraction feature is easily readable. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $138
Lot 193		Pair of 1802 Cents. Includes S-227 R2 VF20 net VG10 for minor roughness and S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath VF20 net G6 for dents and a bend in the planchet. The date and legend are clear on both pieces. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $167
Lot 194		1803 S-243 R2. Fine-12. Stemless Wreath. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel and light olive mixed with chocolate brown tones. No roughness or verdigris, only a few light contact marks, including a couple dull rim nicks at AT in STATES. EDS, Breen state I, before any rim cud breaks on the obverse. The date and legends are bold. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 195		1803 S-258 R1. VG-10. Large Fraction. Very slightly sharper but there are a few old pinscratches over CENT, all hidden in the natural toning. Glossy olive brown. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 196		1803 S-264 R4+. VF-20. Large Date with Small Fraction. Sharpness near EF40 but covered with very fine granularity, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No notable signs of verdigris, and the only marks of any consequence are a dull rim nick left of the lower curls and a sharp pinscratch close under ONE. The surfaces are rather glossy in spite of the fine roughness and the color is a decent mix of chocolate and olive brown. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state II. Called AU55 net F15 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #39450. Bland says VF35 net F15 and tied for CC#5. Both agree this is one of the sharpest examples known of the Large Date/Small Fraction variety, a variety that usually comes with significant defects. The finest known example grades only VF25. This lot represents a great opportunity for both specialists and "Redbook" collectors alike. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. Ex Herbert Schneider-Warren Schneider 5/13/96-Henry T. Hettger, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg's 9/24/07:2166. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23,000
Lot 197		1803 S-265 R4. VG-8. Large Date and Fraction. Slightly sharper but covered with fine granularity, strongest in the obverse fields. No verdigris and only a couple light contact marks, including a hairline scratch across the upper part of the neck and a dull rim nick under the right edge of the 3 in the date. Slightly glossy olive and chocolate brown. MDS. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $50 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 198		Trio of 1803 Cents. Includes S-249 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 R2 EDS VG7, S-252 R2 EDS VF20 net VG10 for cleaning, and S-260 M-LDS VF20 net VG8 for granularity. All have a clear date and legend, and the corrected fraction feature on the S-249 is obvious. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $276
Lot 199		1804 S-266a R4+. Fine-15. Five points sharper but there is uniform extremely faint roughness covering the planchet, and this roughness subdues the natural gloss a bit. There is no verdigris and the only marks are a couple nicks on the shoulder and some faint hairline scratches at TA in STATES. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or cud breaks. The strike is slightly weak at the top of the reverse while everything else is nicely impressed. A quality example of this tough date. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 200		1804 S-266c R2. PCI graded VG-10 Corroded. Sharpness near VF20 but this cent is covered with uniform moderate to strong granularity that dulls the surfaces. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and easily readable in spite of the roughness. Very dark steel. LDS, Breen state IV, with strong cud breaks at RTY and MERIC. Our grade is net G5. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 201		1804 Restrike. EF-40. Mint state sharpness, but there is a "C" cut or punched into the planchet under the U in UNITED. The only other defects are some very faint hairlines in the obverse fields and a swipe of reddish chocolate brown toning through NT in CENT. Frosty medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. LDS with both dies heavily rusted and lapped, and the reverse is rotated 90 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot orientation. These "restrikes" were struck outside the mint sometime prior to 1868 using discarded mint dies (a modified obverse of 1803 Sheldon-261 and the reverse die for 1820 Newcomb-12). Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 202		1805 S-267 R1. VF-25. Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris or marks. Frosty dark olive and steel. Nicely struck E-MDS. The eye appeal of this cent is nicer than you would expect given the imperfect surfaces. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 203		1806 S-270 R1. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but there are two dull contact marks in the field before the portrait and traces of minor verdigris on the upper part of the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are outstanding. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. Nicely struck intermediate die state. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 204		1806 S-270 R1. VG-8. Sharpness F12 but covered with faint granularity on all but the highpoints. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy reddish chocolate and olive brown. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 205		1807 S-271 R1. VG-10. Comet Obverse. Slightly sharper but there is microscopic roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina. The only notable marks are a small, thin scrape in the field before the eye and some light nicks inside the wreath. MDS. The "Comet" die flaw in the field behind the head is clear. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 206		1807/6 S-272 R4+. SEGS graded VF-20 with Heavy Corrosion. Small Overdate 7 over 6. Sharpness F15 or so but this cent is rough, the roughness varying from fine to strong. No contact marks, but there is some fine greenish verdigris dusted into protected areas on the left side of the reverse. The date and legends can all be made out in spite of the roughness, but much of STATES OF AMER is severely weakened by the roughness. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. Our grade is net G4. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $782
Lot 207		1807/6 S-273 R1. VG-10. Large Overdate 7 over 6. Slightly sharper with fine hairline scratches on the portrait and a dull nick over the N in ONE. Mostly glossy chocolate and reddish steel brown. Traces of greenish crud are caked into protected areas around the wreath. E-MDS. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-3 while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. The date and legends are strong and the overdate is obvious. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 208		1807 S-274 R2. Fine-12. Small Fraction. Sharpness VF25 with uniform faint granularity covering the fields and protected areas. The roughness is well hidden under a mostly glossy very dark steel patina. No verdigris or marks. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state II, with swelling at STA. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 209		1807 S-276 R1. Fine-12. Large Fraction. Sharpness VF35 but uniform moderate granularity covers both sides. No marks or verdigris, essentially flawless except for the imperfect surfaces. Slightly glossy chocolate and steel. E-MDS, Breen state II. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 210		1807 S-276 R1. VG-8. Large Fraction. Rotated Reverse. A couple points sharper with a couple very shallow pitmarks in the field before the face and a minor rim bruise at the second S in STATES. Glossy olive brown with tiny splashes of reddish chocolate on the head. MDS. The reverse is rotated 70 degrees CCW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $115
Lot 211		Group of 5 Early Cents, 1796-1806. All grade Fair-2 to G4, average grade AG3. Includes 1796 S-81, 1801 S-224, 1803 S-261 LDS, 1805 S-267, and 1806 S-270. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $184
Lot 212		1808 S-278 R3. VG-8. Turban Head. Slightly glossy olive and dark steel brown. No marks or other defects, only shallow dirt in protected areas of the reverse. The date is bold and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $230
Lot 213		1809 S-280 R2. NCI graded VF-25 Scratched and Corroded. Turban Head. Sharpness F15 or slightly better (the reverse is much better, perhaps VF35) with myriad hairline scratches on the obverse, all well hidden in the natural patina. Rather glossy dark greenish olive brown. Extremely faint roughness covers the planchet, but the surfaces still display lots of attractive gloss. M-LDS. Our grade is VG10. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $312
Lot 214		1810/09 S-281 R1. VG-7. Double Struck. Turban Head. Sharpness VF20 but the strike is uneven and there is raised corrosion covering nearly half of the reverse. Specks of verdigris show in a few places and a pitmark is located in the field over the back of the head. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with splashes of darker olive and reddish chocolate brown on both sides. The obverse is slightly off center to K-10.5 leaving stars 2-7 very weak or missing from a very weak strike in that area. The reverse is off center a similar amount to K-4.5 (not the same direction as the obverse). In addition, the reverse was double struck with a tiny offset between impressions. Doubling is clearest in the dentils on the left side and on STATES. EDS. The date is bold. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 215		1811 S-287 R2. VG-10. Turban Head. Five points sharper with dull contact marks on the rim at stars 1 & 4 and over ST in STATES, plus tiny pinpricks over the left side of the obverse. The planchet is decent but not perfectly smooth and there is no verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate and dark steel brown. MDS. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 216		1812 S-288 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Large Date. Ten points sharper with faint traces of extremely fine roughness hidden in the mostly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel toning. Fine crud is dusted into the protected areas, mostly on the right side of the reverse. Nicely struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 217		1812 S-289 R1. VG-10. Turban Head. Large Date. Slightly sharper but the planchet is very slightly bent and there is a small patch of microscopic pinscratches in the field over the back of the head. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter chocolate and steel toning covering the devices. No roughness or verdigris. E-MDS. The date is bold. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 218		1813 S-293 R2. VF-20. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate and steel with traces of reddish chocolate brown toning around the date and lower stars. There are a couple small patches of similar reddish toning on the reverse as well, and traces of extremely fine roughness can be found in most of the reddish areas. Otherwise the planchet is smooth and the eye appeal remains excellent for the grade. The only mark is a very light rim bruise below the end of the wreath stem. MDS showing fine radial die flowlines around the stars and reverse legend. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 219		1814 S-294 R1. Fine-15. Turban Head. Crosslet 4. Ten points sharper with a streak of planchet roughness across the obverse from the dentils above the head to the dentils under the bust tip. The remainder of the planchet is relatively smooth and presents good eye appeal. No notable contact marks, just traces of crud nestled into some of the most-protected areas. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the devices. MDS. Struck slightly off center to K-4. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 220		1814 S-295 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Turban Head. Plain 4. Lustrous dark bluish steel brown. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal is excellent. This cent would be considered choice except for a pair of tiny pinpricks on the cheek, another under the earlobe, and one more in the field before the throat. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state IV, with a faint die crack from the dentils through star 11 to the lowest curl. Our grade is MS60. Pop 6; 11 finer. Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,210
Lot 221		Quartette of Early Large Cents, 1796-1819. Includes 1796 S-84 (Liberty Cap) AG3, 1796 S-108 (Draped Bust) AG3, 1814 S-295 G4, and 1819 N-10 VG10. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $276
Lot 222		Trio of 1798 Large Cents. Includes S-145 (Style I Hair with Large 8) R3 AG3, S-147 (Style I Hair with Large 8) R5- AG3, and S-184 (Style II Hair with Small 8) R1 AG3. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 223		Trio of 1800 Large Cents. Includes S-190 (1800 over 798 overdate with Style I Hair) R3 AG3, S-196 (1800 over 179 overdate with Style II Hair) R1 G6, and an unattributed 1800 AG3. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $109
Lot 224		Trio of Early Cents, 1800-1803. Includes 1800 S-211 R3 G5, 1802 S-239 G6, and 1803 S-261 G6. All are from the late state of the dies showing the requisite cracks and swelling. Each is a couple points sharper with minor defects but a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 225		Quartette of 1801 & 1802 Large Cents. Includes 1801 S-216 G4, 1801 S-219 (3-Error Reverse) Fair-2, 1802 S-230 G5, and 1802 S-237 G4. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $150
Lot 226		Trio of 1807 Cents. Includes S-271 "Comet Obverse" G5 (the Comet die flaw is strong), S-273 (Large 7 over 6 overdate) VG8, and S-276 (Large Fraction) G6 (the reverse is rotated 135 degrees CCW). Each is very slightly sharper with a minor defect but a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $207
Lot 227		Quartette of Early Large Cents, 1803-1812. Includes 1803 S-260 (Large Fraction) G4, 1806 S-270 G5, 1810 S-282 (Turban Head) G5, and 1812 (Turban Head with Large Date) VG8. 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 $228
Lot 228		Trio of Early Cents, 1806-1812. Includes 1806 S-270 VF35 net VG8 for corrosion, 1808 S-279 EDS EF45 net VG10 for corrosion, and 1812 S-291 Small Date EF40 net F12 for corrosion. The theme for this group is corrosion, but they aren�t as horrible as you might think. Take a look. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 229		Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1810-1813. Includes 1810 S-282 G6, 1811 S-287 G4, 1812 S-288 Large Date VG7, and 1813 S-292 G4. 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 $219
Lot 230		Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1810-1814. Includes 1810 S-283 VG10, 1811/10 S-286 G5, 1813 S-293 VG10, and 1814 S-295 Plain 4 F15. All are sharper with some corrosion but a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $483

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