Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 57

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Morgan Dollar 1886-

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1362		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Semi key date. Only 110,000 pieces coined. A nice, lustrous example with white clear surfaces surrounding Liberty. Several abrasions are noticeable on the cheek and the obverse field while the reverse exhibits a single distraction on the eagle's breast. Contemporary records do not record why mintage fell off in 1893-95 at the Philadelphia Mint before rebounding from 1896-on. It may have had something to do with economic conditions in those years. Or it could be a surfeit of circulating coins had built up in the Treasury vaults (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,450
Lot 1363		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. A nice well struck white coin, and a splendid way to represent this low mintage P-mint release. Having boomed from the 1880s all the way into 1892, production at Phladelphia came off considerably in 1893-1895. In 1894, only 110,000 were minted (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,869
Lot 1364		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. Scarce date. A lustrous, well struck coin that defines the AU55 grade (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1365		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. Scarce date. One of several 1894-P Morgan dollars consigned to the sale. These are popular with collectors as well as those numismatists wishing to stash a few pieces away with an eye toward the future (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,440
Lot 1366		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. Scarce date. Clearly a step above an average AU specimen, this displays ample luster on both sides, excellent workmanship from a full strike by the dies, and careful handling by the previous owners (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1367		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-53. A popular rare date. Lustrous specimens all. A total of 3 coins (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 1368		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded VF-25. Nice even wear, toning is darker around the legends and devices than in the open field. A light vertical hairline is noted on the face (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1369		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded VF-30. A Popular low mintage date. Struck with exactness throughout the main devices (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1370		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded VG-8. Toned (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $798
Lot 1371		1894 NCS XF Details. Obverse scratched around Liberty's face though otherwise this is a coin in appreciably better condition than average. Scarce P-mint date (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 1372		1894 Morgan Dollar. Harshly cleaned (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $798
Lot 1373		1894-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-60. Frosty and white. Normal soft strike (PCGS # 7230) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1374		1894-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck, frosty and white. A flashy S-mint release with a simply outstanding strike and well preserved surfaces, creamy white with frost. The portrait has a splendid cheek. Only a couple of tiny bagmarks show. The '94-S is a scarce issue in all grades, despite a moderate-sized mintage above one million pieces (PCGS # 7232) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,524
Lot 1375		1894-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. Mostly untoned. The surfaces exhibit a semi-reflective quality. Some marks in the left obverse fields (PCGS # 7232) . Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $708
Lot 1376		1895 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo. A fully white gem key date. Only 880 Proofs struck. Faithful to every detail from a full blow by the dies, the hair is crystal clear down to the tiniest little strand at the brow and along Liberty's neck; this does not excludes the key curls above the ear, with only two of them appearing as though fused together. Furthermore, in this full blow by the dies, the viewer is presented with a finely detailed eagle, proud and assured. This side of the coin shows full-featured wings outstretched and a feather-endowed chest projecting from the central part of the design. The main design features are nicely frosted. Hence, the "Ultra Cameo" determination. The coin's obvious perfection speaks for itself: grading Proof 68, it is housed in an NGC holder and will from this time forward remind us just how spectacular these early Morgan dollars are in brilliant Proof condition. Let the current market price be your starting guide for bidding. As seems inevitable whenever a great rarity like a Superb Gem Proof 1895 Morgan dollar changes hands, the interest and value only intensifies, year upon year. Pop 4; 1 finer in 69 (PCGS # 7330) . Of historic interest: With the circulation strikes either figments of the imagination or (if 12,000 pieces were actually made) lost forever in the mass meltings after World War I, the Proof 1895 Silver Dollar has become one of the roadblocks to assembling the historci and popular Morgan Dollar series. It has been observed by many before us that most of the survivors are prejudiced in one form or another by mishandling and/or crude attempts at cleaning. Gems are rare beyond belief, and highly sought after. Estimated Value $90,000 - 100,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1377		1895 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68. A superb gem specimen exhibiting alternating areas of multi-color iridescent toning on each side. Only 880 minted for this key date Proof-only year. Rarest of the rare in the Morgan series, held by all to be the King of the Morgan Dollars and for understandable reasons, only Proofs were minted. Business strikes are unknown. It is from these few specimens that tens of thousands of collectors, if not hundreds of thousands of collectors, must struggle over ownership of the small supply on the market at any one time. The coin is, in words of one syllable, a knock-out. Viewed under a magnifying glass, but also visible in the photographs, are deep original iridescent shades of color acquired in its years spent in the original tissue wrapper. Where later Proof coins were packaged in either cellophane (1930s-1950s) or flat-pack plastic by the mint, all pre-1916 coinage was shipped in simple jeweler's tissue paper. The tissue was made using sulfur. And it is this naturally occurring element which imparts the marvelous colors you see on the few gem Proofs. This glittering 1895 turns head and draws stares of disbelief. Faithful to every detail from a solid blow by the dies, the hair is finely detailed down to the tiniest hair strand. This includes the sometimes weak curls above the ear; included also in this description of a full blow by the dies is a resplendent eagle, proud and assured, with full-featured wings and a nice feather-encrusted chest projecting from the central part of this side of the design. The coin, grading Proof 68, is housed in NGC holder 1743100-014 and will forever remind us how spectacular these early Morgan dollars were in Proof condition at the time of issue. Don't let the current market disturbance sway you from bidding. As seems inevitable whenever a great rarity like a Superb Gem Proof 1895 Morgan dollar changes hands, the interest and value only increases, year by year. Pop 3; none finer (PCGS # 7330) . Historic note: At the time this Proof only Dollar was minted in 1895, the executive branch of the American republic was being led by a beefy, 300-pound gentle giant of a President, Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). As politicians go, Mr. Cleveland was somewhere in-between when it came to the usual foibles and job peddling associated with his profession. He had a conservative philosophy, though, which surfaced in his clashes with followers of the colorful William Jennings Bryan. Cleveland believed a gold standard was the only honest standard for a nation's money. And woe to anyone who should drive this country to socialism by doing away with it! Unfortunately, soon after he attained office, the economy crashed into depression. Throughout his 1892-1896 tenure in office he had to deal with the pain and suffering of his constituents. Although this short look back doesn't affect who buys this silver dollar or not, it is helpful for numismatists to bring together the events surrounding the issuance of such a coin; it gives meaning to a coin. Estimated Value $80,000 - 90,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1378		1895-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Mostly untoned. Only 450,000 pieces coined. A much scarcer, low mintage date struck at New Orleans. Both sides are untoned but still exhibit silvery iridescence from the ample luster. The central highpoints are barely worn, suggesting that this dollar spent no more than a few months in circulation; certainly a low degree of wear proper for the assigned grade. Quite attractive and a coin that wins it the respect of all due to the few sizeable abrasions (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1379		1895-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded VF-30. Original toning on this, another uncleaned example of the low minate '95-O issue (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1380		1895-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded VF-20. Attractive surfaces and color (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $346
Lot 1381		1895-S Morgan Dollar. ANACS graded MS-60. Mostly untoned. Only 400,000 pieces struck. Elusive in all grades, the 1895-S tends to be an attractive and highly lustrous silver dollar when found in the various grades of Mint State. This piece is well struck with the usual thick mint frost on the highlights plus bright, semi-reflective fields. The coin's brilliance is only broken up by a few stray hairlines and bagmarks in line with MS60 quality (PCGS # 7238) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 1382		1896-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Well struck and mostly untoned. The attractive luster is smooth and glowing, with only a few stray marks noted. Centers show better than the more typical strike for '96-O, which often comes poorly defined on the hair and eagle breast (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1383		1896-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Nicely toned. Very close to Mint State (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 1384		1896-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53. An untoned example (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 1385		1896-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A blast white coin with lovely mint bloom. Some dates in the 1890s are relatively common, others relatively rare (1892-S, 1893-S, 1895-S). The 1896-S lies somewhere in the middle in choice Mint State condition, with none too many offered for sale at any one time. Pop 422; 52 finer, 49 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 67, 1 in 69 (PCGS # 7244) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 1386		1896-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. A delicate golden coloration is visible. The strike is crisp in most areas, though some lack of detail may be noted at the central part of Liberty's hair due to design defficiencies which were noted by Mint personnel at the time. Choice throughout, and lustrous (PCGS # 7244) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 1387		1897-O $1 CCC graded MS63. Our grade is AU55. Light golden toning around the edges. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 1388		1897-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Carefully preserved, frosty, and untoned. While not rivetingly full, the strike shows sufficient boldness to hold your attention for this conditionally difficult O-mint year. There are the usual few abrasions; all the same, the eye appeal benefits from original frost-covered surfaces (PCGS # 7248) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 1389		1897-O Morgan Dollar. Sharpness of MS-63. The surfaces are remarkably free from marks, however, the uniform golden toning is suspect. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1390		1897-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck with full brest feathers; all, delicately toned (PCGS # 7248) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1391		1897-O PCGS graded Genuine. A minute touch of toning about the borders. Satin luster. B AU53 B (PCGS # 7248) . Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $92
Lot 1392		1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A nice white coin, brimming with satiny freshness, as though just hand-picked from an original roll. Low-mintage P-mint issue (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1393		1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and totally white. Popular low mintage date. This kind of quality gives the owner a view from the summit, where Gems MS65s are the stuff dreams are made of (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1394		1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A white coin. Frosted glass luster and impressive fields. If you have ever seen magnesium powder flash by ignition you will be on familiar terms with the sparkle of this silvery gem (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 1395		1899 Morgan Dollar. AU-50 to AU-55. Each is untoned with some scattered marks, none too serious. Popular low mintage date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1396		1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53 (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $180 - 190. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1397		Withdrawn Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1398		1900-O/CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. The obverse exhibits beautiful delicate lavender toning. There are a couple of marks disturbing the luster of the cheek, but most everywhere else, satiny luster abounds (PCGS # 7268) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $810
Lot 1399		1901 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. Antique grey tones, the fields and devices yielding ample original luster (PCGS # 7272) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $334
Lot 1400		1901-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Liberty's portrait is quite frosty. Untoned. Considering the devices next and putting the results in a few words we can say it was struck with systematic exactness throughout and is typical of the high standards sought by the mint at San Francisco at the turn of the 20th century. As it stands now and so will in all probability stand for generations to come, a coin for the Morgan dollar connoisseur (PCGS # 7276) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1401		1902-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Touches of gold and blue toning rests about the frosty surfaces on both sides. A coin bursting with lustrous afterglow beneath the color and the surfaces are clear of marks (PCGS # 7280) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1402		1903-S Morgan. Sharpness of Fine-12. Polished. Micro S. Top 100. A rarely seen variety. The generally accepted theory is that the mint mark for the 1903-S VAM-2 was the one designed for use on 1903-S quarters. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $50
Lot 1403		1903-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Nice golden toning (PCGS # 7286) . Estimated Value $340 - 360. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1404		1903-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Even gray toning the color of "old silver" -- natural, uncleaned, attractive (PCGS # 7288) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 1405		1903-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Lightly toned with some luster around the devices. A scarce date absent from most collections (PCGS # 7288) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 1406		1903-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded EF-45. Toned. Scarce issue (PCGS # 7288) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $380
Lot 1407		1904-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65 CAC Approved. A satiny mint gem with remarkably clean surfaces and a touch of gold about the borders (PCGS # 7292) . Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 1408		1904-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly white with slight reverse toning. Gleaming, satiny luster and excellent detail. The surfaces are very choice. In addition, the devices were struck with such force and energy by the dies that all design elements show boldly on this scarcer S-mint issue. Mintage: 2,304,000 pieces. (1904 marked the end of the Morgan silver dollar series -- almost. Seventeen years after this coin, one final run of Morgan dollars dated 1921 was released.) (PCGS # 7294) . Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 1409		1904-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. A minute trace of toning on both sides. We note a minor planchet flaw in front of Liberty's chin. Nice cartwheel luster is evident over both sides (PCGS # 7294) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1410		Withdrawn Check results on similar lots	Unsold

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