Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 54

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2289		1828 C-3 R1. MS-60. 13-Star Obverse. Lustrous light greenish olive and chocolate brown with nearly 10% of the mint red remaining on the obverse. Subtle overtones of light bluish steel cover the fields on the reverse. No spots or stains, and the only marks are a few light ticks in the field before the lips. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0, with delicate die clashmarks on the reverse. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 11/98. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 2290		1832 C-1 R2. AU-58. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in the fields and protected areas. Tiny peeps of faded mint color can be found in a couple of the protected areas. A speck of verdigris in the dentils over the E in STATES is the only significant mark. Excellent eye appeal, just the lightest hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. MDS with a clear die crack from the dentils through the A in STATES to the wreath. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64 Brown (PCGS label included). Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2291		1832 C-2 R2. PCGS graded AU-58. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate with frosty luster covering the protected areas. Excellent eye appeal, just a few tiny wisps of darker toning on the reverse from perfect. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0, before the die crack at TE in STATES. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 2292		1832 C-3 R2. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty light brown fading to chocolate on the highpoints. Very nice, just a few trivial spots of darker toning on the reverse from choice. MDS with the usual die rust evident on the reverse. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 2293		1833 C-1 R1. MS-62. Lustrous steel and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and attractive. The only marks are a couple tiny ticks on the end of the chin. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with fine die clashmarks on both sides. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 2294		1834 C-1 R1. AU-58 Plus. Lustrous light steel brown with olive toning in protected areas and peeps of faded mint red showing on both sides. Delicate overtones of light bluish steel toning cover the planchet. Excellent eye appeal, just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die clashmarks appear. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 6/96. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 2295		1835 C-1 R1. MS-60 Plus. Frosty light greenish olive brown with hints of sea green overtone. Lustrous and void of any marks. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with strong die clashmarks on the obverse. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 5/98. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 2296		1835 C-2 R1. MS-62. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel and olive with peeps of faded mint color in a few of the protected areas. No notable marks or other defects. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a fine die crack arcing through the upper part of the reverse. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 5/98. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 2297		1835 C-2 R1. AU-55. Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty light bluish steel overtones in protected areas. There are a half dozen small spots of darker toning on the obverse and a pair of thin nicks from the tip of the chin into the field. Just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $100-UP. The Leo Wexler Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 2298		1837 Half Cent Token Low-47 Rulau HT-73. EF-40. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, just lightly worn on the highpoints. A nice example of this popular Hard Times Token, the only half cent denomination in the series. Often collected with the regular Federal Half Cents. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 2299		1849 C-1 R2- ANACS graded MS63 Brown. ANACS graded MS-63 Brown. Olive and bluish steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas. The only marks are a small spot at the dentils under star 2 and a few tiny ticks in the field before the face plus a thin nick on the chin. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The fields are hard and slightly reflective. Delicate doubling is seen under the peak of the 1 and on most of the stars. Seldom found in a die state this early. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 2300		1850 C-1 Breen 1-A Rarity-6+ (as a proof). NGC graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Mint red faded to bluish steel on the devices, about half the mint color remaining. The fields are nicely reflective and the strike is needle-sharp. This piece would qualify for gem status if not for a pair of tiny splashes of dark toning at the 18 in the date. EDS, Breen state I, before the heavy die lapping that weakened some of the finer die details on the reverse. Our grade is Proof 63. The C-1 attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 2301		1851 C-1 R1. MS-62. Prooflike. Beautiful bluish steel and chocolate with faded mint red showing in protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains. The only marks are a few light nicks in the field off the tip of the nose. Sharply struck very early die state, Breen state I, with prooflike fields on both sides. Fine die polishing lines cover those fields, similar to those found on the few examples Breen called proof strikes of this date. We are not suggesting this piece is a proof strike, but it certainly does present a look quite different than found on "normal" examples of the date. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 2302		1854 C-1 R1+. MS-60. Nice frosty uniform chocolate brown. Sharply struck and void of any notable marks. E-MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 4/02. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 2303		1855 C-1 Breen 1-A R6 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Light olive and golden brown faded down from mint color. Hints of iridescent steel blue toning catch the light on the obverse as this piece is rotated giving it excellent eye appeal. The fields are nicely reflective and the strike is very sharp. No spot or stains. The best identifying marks are traces of an old fingerprint in the field at the coronet tip and a fine struck-through lint mark the meanders between the hair bun and star 9. A beautiful, unquestioned proof strike of this variety and very rare as such. Our grade is Proof-63. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2304		1855 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Choice frosty light chocolate brown with traces of bluish steel and sea green toning in protected areas on the reverse. Hints of faded mint color are bleeding through on the reverse as well. Nicely struck and very attractive. The only mark is a light horizontal nick just left of the ear. MDS. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 2305		1855 C-1 R1. MS-60. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. No marks. MDS, the surfaces satiny from microscopic die flowlines. About half the dentils are weakly struck, as usual on this variety. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 2306		1855 C-1 R1. AU-55. Frosty light chocolate and steel brown with a swipe of reddish chocolate toning at the dentils over UNIT. A nick on the throat is the only sign of contact on an otherwise choice piece. MDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. The Leo Wexler Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 2307		1856 Breen 1-C (proof-only variety) R4. NGC graded Proof 62 Brown. Light golden steel and olive with hints of sea green and bluish steel overtone. Most likely lightly cleaned long ago as the fields are covered with microscopic hairlines, but they are nicely reflective and offer good eye appeal. The only marks are a few small, faint spots of darker toning on the obverse and a tiny planchet flake over the N in CENT. The doubled T in CENT (which is a characteristic of this proof-only variety) is obvious. Our grade is Proof-58. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,738
Lot 2308		1856 C-1 R2. MS-60 Plus. Frosty steel brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in the fields and protected areas. Excellent luster and eye appeal. No spots or stains, a tiny nick under the L in HALF being the only notable mark. MDS, Manley state 2.0. A fine die line extends from the leaf under the second S in STATES and the fields are satiny from microscopic die flowlines. An attractive example, close to MS62. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 5/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2309		1857 Breen 1-B (proof-only variety) R4. Proof 55. Dark bluish steel and olive brown. No spots or stains, but there are a few microscopic handling marks on both sides plus a shallow planchet lamination on the lower edge of the bust above the 8 (as struck). The marks and lamination are visible only with the aid of a glass. The fields are nicely reflective, the mirrors deepest on the obverse, but they are not especially deep, which is typical of the variety. The doubled T in CENT (which is a characteristic of this proof-only die variety) is obvious. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 2310		1857 C-1 R2. MS-60 Prooflike. Lightly dipped long ago, now mostly retoned greenish olive brown and light bluish steel mixed with reddish tan. No notable marks. Nicely struck very early die state with prooflike fields on both sides. The fields on the reverse are covered with fine die polishing lines down to the right, strongest at OF-AM. Breen lists a few proof examples from this die pair, and this piece was cataloged as a proof in the Abe Kosoff sale of the Alex Shuford collection. However, we are convinced this is a prooflike business strike from the very early state of the dies. Either way, this piece is quite unusual for an 1857 half cent. Estimated Value $400-UP. The Leo Wexler Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 2311		1857 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light chocolate brown with hints of faded mint color showing on the obverse. Satiny and very attractive. A couple light marks in the field above the head and a speck of carbon at the dentil tips under the end of the wreath ribbon are the notable defects. MDS. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 2312		1857 C-1 R2. MS-62. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with 20% of the original mint red remaining. A small spot of slightly darker toning touches the hair under star 8 and another is located between the date and star 13. The only notable sign of contact is a long, thin nick touching the inner point of star 2. MDS. An attractive example of our last half cent, and rarely found with this much original mint red. Estimated Value $300-UP. The Leo Wexler Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 2313		1857 C-1 R2. EF-45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is a small splash of very fine crud at the dentils under star 11. MDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/95:322. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 2314		1857 C-1 R2. VF-35. Ten points sharper but uniform microscopic roughness covers the planchet. Glossy dark olive and steel. A shallow planchet depression in the field under the hairbun is the only mark. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 2315		Pair of Electrotype Half Cents, 1793 & 1802. Includes 1793 C-2 F15 and 1802/0 C-2 F12. Both are covered with microscopic roughness under dark steel and chocolate toning, but both have a clear date and legend. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details	Realized $86
Lot 2316		Group of 6 Early Half Cents, 1794-1800. Includes: 1794 C-4a AG3, 1795 C-4 Punctuated Date with Pole AG3, 1795 C-6a Without Pole AG3, 1797 C-2 AG3, 1800 C-1 G6, and 1800 C-1 G5. A few are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $506
Lot 2317		Group of Seven 1803 Half Cents. Includes: C-1 (5), C-2 (1), and C-4 (1). Grades range from AG3 to VG7 with an average grade of G5. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2318		Trio of 1803 Half Cents with Rotated Reverses. Includes: C-1 EDS G6 reverse rotated 50 degrees CW, C-3 LDS VG7 reverse rotated 45 degrees CW, and C-4 AG3 with an upset reverse (rotated 180 degrees from the normal head-to-foot die orientation). Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $127
Lot 2319		Group of Six 1804 Half Cents, all different varieties. Includes: C-1 VG8, C-5 (Spiked Chin) VG10, C-9 F12, C-10 F12, C-11 (Plain 4 with Stems) VG8, and C-13 (Plain 4 without Stems) VG10. A decent group. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2320		Group of Eight 1804 Half Cents. Includes: C-1 G6, C-1 G6, C-1 AG3, C-8 VG8, C-9 VG8, C-9 VG7, C-10 G6, and C-13 (Plain 4 without Stems) G5. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 2321		Group of Eight 1804 C-6 (Spiked Chin) Half Cents. Grades range from VG8 to F12 with an average grade of VG10. Most are different die states. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but overall this is a decent group. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $949
Lot 2322		Group of Seven 1804 C-6 (Spiked Chin) Half Cents. Grades range from AG3 to VG7 with an average grade of G5. Most are different die states. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $345
Lot 2323		Group of Nine 1805 Half Cents. Includes 4 pieces with a Stemless Reverse graded F12, VG7, VG7, and G6; plus 5 examples with Stems graded F12, VG10, G5, G4, and AG3. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2324		Quartette of 1806 Half Cents. Includes 3 examples with a Stemless Reverse graded VG8, VG8, and VG7; plus one piece with Stems graded VG10. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2325		Quartette of Half Cents, 1807 & 1808. Includes: 1807 graded G5 and three 1808 graded VG8, G5, and G5. The three 1808 half cents display different reverse rotations. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2326		Trio of 1809 Half Cents. Includes: C-2 VG7, C-3 AG3, and C-4 (Circle Inside 0) F12. The first 2 are slightly sharper with minor defects while the third is very nice. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $414
Lot 2327		Trio of 1809/6 C-5 Half Cents. Grades are VF20, F15, and VG8. A decent trio, and the 9/6 overdate feature is visible on each. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $207
Lot 2328		Group of Five 1809 C-6 Half Cents with Rotated Reverses. Grades are VG10, VG10, G6, G5, and G5. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. The rotations range from nearly normal (head-to-foot) to severely rotated (150 degrees CCW). Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2329		Pair of 1810 Half Cents. The first is in an ANACS slab graded F15 (our grade F12) and the second is raw and grades F12 as well. The first has an unrotated reverse while the second shows a 20 degree CCW rotation. An attractive pair. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $184
Lot 2330		Trio of PCI Slabbed Half Cents, 1804-1832. Includes: 1804 C-12 (Crosslet 4 without Stems) PCI graded VF20 (our grade F15), 1828 C-3 PCI graded VF30 (our grade net VG10), and 1832 C-2 PCI graded VG10 (our grade VG8). Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2331		Trio of Half Cents, 1804-1833. Includes: 1804 C-8 Spiked Chin EDS (Manley 1.0) F15, 1828 C-2 12-Star Obverse F12, and 1833 C-1 EF40. The second is slightly sharper but recolored while the other two are nice. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2332		Group of 9 Half Cents, 1804-1853. Includes: 1804 C-13 (Plain 4 with Stemless Wreath) G6 and AG3, 1805 C-1 (Stemless Wreath) VG7 and Basal State-1, 1807 G4, 1809 F12, 1810 Basal State-1, 1832 with the date altered to 1831 VG7 net AG3, and 1853 Fair-2. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2333		Group of 6 Half Cents, 1804-1853. Includes: 1804 C-1 LDS VG8, 1807 C-1 (three examples grading AG3 to G5), 1809 C-6 VF25, and 1853 C-1 VF25. Several are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $253
Lot 2334		Quartette of 1825 Half Cents. Includes: C-1 VF25 and a trio of C-2 graded VF25, F15, and F12. Most are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2335		Group of Six 1826 Half Cents. Includes five C-1 in various die states graded VF20, F12, VG7, VG7, and VG7; and one C-2 graded VG10. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $311
Lot 2336		Trio of Half Cents, all NGC graded MS62 Brown. Includes: 1828 C-3, 1835 C-2, and 1853 C-1. All are nice problem-free pieces. Our grade is AU55 for each. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $450-UP. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2337		Trio of Half Cents, 1832 & 1835, graded AU50 to AU55. Includes: 1832 C-3, 1835 C-2 MDS (Manley 2.0), and 1835 C-2 LDS (Manley 3.0) with traces of faded mint red remaining. A very nice group. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $897
Lot 2338		Pair of Slabbed Half Cents. Includes: 1835 C-1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown, and 1855 C-1 Accugrade graded AU55. Our grade is AU50 for both. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $460

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