Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 57

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1555		A Lot of ANACS graded Commemorative Halves. Consists of: 1936 Columbia MS64, 1936-P,D Rhode Island MS64. All with original toning. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1556		1925 Norse American Medal. NGC graded MS-63. Thick. Choice and lustrous. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $150
Lot 1557		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Crisp white coin. A highly lustrous Isabella, in point of fact, and one that has nicely preserved surfaces. It is easy to see this piece was delivered a full, sharp blow by the dies (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 1558		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Appealing steel grey shades. The strike is full, including the jeweled crown, Liberty's frilly blouse, and the design of the hair net or "snood" as it is called. Only 24,214 minted (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1559		1936 Albany Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. An attractive gem with eye catching mint bloom. Mintage of 17,671. Pop 712; 86 finer, 85 in 67, 1 in 68 (PCGS # 9227) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 1560		1936 Albany Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Lovely golden toning graces the surface on both sides. A coin whose PQ quality is catnip to Commem buyers, we report mar-free fields and thoroughly pleasing devices plus satiny luster underneath it all (PCGS # 9227) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1561		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Pleasing original antique toning on both sides. This lustrous coin cedes nothing to originality or eye-appeal, a lock-solid gem whose toning possibly arises from being stored in the issuer cardboard holder (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1562		1937 Antietam Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice even light toning rides comfortably atop die-fresh luster on this obviously hand-selected Gem MS66 example (PCGS # 9229) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1563		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and white, the very epitome of Gem quality. The Bay Bridge in San Francisco-Oakland is often mistaken for the more famous Golden Gate Bridge by visitors to California (PCGS # 9254) . Estimated Value $220 - 240. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1564		1936 Bridgeport Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder and a lustrous gem. Depicts the circus man, P.T. Barnum (PCGS # 9279) . Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1565		1925-S California Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Lovely blue and light golden toning. Typically frosty for the issue, the supporting ice-white surfaces are nearly pristine with no distracting bagmarks. Regarding this issue, the clearest details are found throughout the clothing of the gold panner with fine detail seen on the grizzly bear also. In fact, all devices, even the small, normally faint legends are crystal clear and easily read (PCGS # 9281) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1566		1936 Cleveland Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Lightly toned. Depicted is Moses Cleveland (1754-1806) a lawyer, politician, soldier, and surveyor from Connecticut who founded the U.S. city of Clevealand, Ohio, while surveying the Western Reserve in 1796. The place called "Cleaveland" eventually became known as "Cleveland" without the first "a." (PCGS # 9288) . Estimated Value $200 - 230. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1567		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A nice untoned coin boasting creamy white luster, "hard white" in the nomenclature of the coin business, and characteristic of Gem quality Elgin half dollars (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $200 - 230. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 1568		1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned, satiny surfaced; collectively a first-rate MS64 coin (PCGS # 9305) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1569		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice white coin. Well struck and attractive. A very popular commemorative half dollar whose low mintage recommends it to the Commemorative half dollar collector. Hawaii, which became the 50th state in the union in 1959, was originally a widely dispersed set of islands way out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean peopled by a noble race of Polynesians. At the time Cook sighted the islands in 1778, various kings ruled over the different islands. His ship landed at what is today called the Big Island, where several "nobles" (a.k.a. savvy politicians) ruled the place. Cook pow-wowed with the most important high chiefs, traded for food stores, and set sail on his voyage of discovery. He returned in 1779 where he was killed in an incident with the locals. This commemorative half dollar commemorates Captain James Cook as the discoverer of Hawaii. (Ignore the fact that the polynesians discovered the place nearly a thousand years before Cook's arrival!) (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 1570		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Principally untoned. A key coin in the commemorative half dollar series with only 10,000 minted. Lustrous, well struck, and pleasant on the eye. The Hawaiian chief depicted on the reverse is not named and so can be said to be representative of the type of individual who ruled the islands at the time of Captain Cook. Behind rises the jutting point of Diamond Head tuff cone which overlooks Waikiki beach in Honolulu on the island of Oahu (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1571		1935 Hudson Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A nice white Gem. Fresh-as-fallen-snow crispness leaps to the viewer's eye of nearly pristine originality. Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the coin is almost completely brought up by the dies, with only minor softness on the face and upper torso of King Neptune. We see no reason to add in a "however" here when proclaiming this commemorative half dollar a solid Gem BU, since there are no negatives like uneven toning or carbon spots; all areas as glow bright white and frosty (PCGS # 9312) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1572		1935 Hudson Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A hint of light golden toning. King Neptune rides backwards on a tubby spouting whale -- choice surfaces give full justification to the assigned grade (PCGS # 9312) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1573		1935 Hudson Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Pleasing natural greyish-violet toning on both sides (PCGS # 9312) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1574		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Mostly untoned, this is a noteworthy example has barely patinated frosty luster and shows pinpoint striking definition throughout Lincoln's hair; the fields are largely free of distracting contact marks, hence the desirable 66 grade. This style of border ornamentation is identical to the one used on the obverse of the then-current standing Liberty quarter dollars (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. Ex: Bear Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1575		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Light hint of golden tone. A refreshingly lustrous coin, whose riveting appeal stems from the pristine fields (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. Ex: Bear Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1576		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A hint of light tone on this well struck Lincoln commemorative. Abraham Lincoln, before he became President, was a successful Illinois lawyer for the railroads (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1577		1936 Lynchburg Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Delicate golden toning. Velvety to satin-like fields almost stagger under the weight of its superb luster. Pop 55; none finer (PCGS # 9324) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1578		1936 Lynchburg Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Delicate soft pastel tones adds to its appeal. Carter Glass, depicted here, was a newspaper publisher and American politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He was a key figure in developing the U.S. legislation which created the system of Federal Reserve Banks in 1913 (PCGS # 9324) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $252
Lot 1579		1934 Maryland Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. A beautiful white coin with scrumptious luster, bold detail (including full nose on Calvert) (PCGS # 9328) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $264
Lot 1580		1921 Missouri Half Dollar, 2 x 4. PCGS graded MS-64. Light original antique toning on both sides harmonizes richly against the frosted underpinnings of this choice specimen. Low mintage 2x4 variety (only 5,000 struck) (PCGS # 9331) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $908
Lot 1581		1921 Missouri Half Dollar, 2 x 4. PCGS graded MS-63. A popular variety whose low 5,000 mintage has been the talk of the collecting community ever since it was issued. The attributes that make this coin a so choice include naturally toned frosted surfaces with a thick layer of shimmering mint frost over each side and a consistently sharp impression (PCGS # 9331) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1582		1921 Missouri Half Dollar, no 2 x 4. PCGS graded MS-65. Pleasing oriiginal antique toning on both sides. Eye-catching satin luster pours from top to bottom on the silvery surfaces, something of a catharsis for collectors who may have waded through too many not-quite-there Missouri commemoratives hoping to find the right coin. Hard to get hold of in Gem condition. This is a strongly struck example, it should be added, with detail aplenty on all the right areas. Pop 220; 29 in 66 (PCGS # 9330) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,870
Lot 1583		1921 Missouri Half Dollar, no 2 x 4. NGC graded MS-64. Lovely original antique violet-grey toning on both sides. A lustrous specimen with nice originality on both sides. Well struck, too, and fully so at the pioneer's cap head, its charm is enhanced immeasurably by the crisp devices (PCGS # 9330) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1584		1923 Monroe Doctrine Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Gorgeous warm sunset toning graces the surfaces on both sides. Worthy of a premium bid for the lovely toning (PCGS # 9333) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1585		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. After judicial inspection we are happy to say the magnifying glass reveals a blast white frosty mint gem (PCGS # 9335) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1586		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. An untoned example. Fully radiant -- an important and rare feature for this well respected issue -- the surfaces display metallic pearl-white color whose radiance is almost unnerving to view (PCGS # 9335) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1587		1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Light even tone. A frosty gem with one small reed mark in the field; otherwise, pristine (PCGS # 9335) . Estimated Value $280 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $380
Lot 1588		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-68. A pristine gem example with a touch of toning on the obverse. From the standpoint of obscure remembrances, the 1936 Norfolk half dollar takes first prize, or at least is a second runner-up. The so-called occasion for it observed the 200th anniversary of the change of Norfolk from the township founded in 1682 to a borough in 1736. The obverse is alive with enough lettering to fit onto two or three coins. The reverse is complex as well and is highlighted by an illustration of the Royal Mace of Norfolk. If you ever wondered what this archaic artifact looked like, study this coin. Pop 147, none finer (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1589		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. An untoned frosty mint gem. If you as a collector of Commemoratives half dollars must juggle your funds so as to afford only one coin at a time, we respectively suggest that this lovely MS66 Norfolk should be tops on the list (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $330 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1590		1926-S Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Nice original antique toning. There is nothing more infuriating than a coin with wonderful original color and then a big toning blob or offending mark. This lovely specimen, nearly in the gem class, has neither. It is truly attractive. Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 1591		1933-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Beautiful uniform violet toning on both sides. So infrequently found this nice, we recommend it to all bidders. Low mintage year (PCGS # 9343) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1592		1934-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. Splendid pastel hues of multi-color toning adds to its appeal. Solid Gem (PCGS # 9344) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1593		1936 Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice light original toning. Everything lovely, nothing infringes on the coin's overall excellence. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1594		1938-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Aa superb gem with delicate light pastel toning. This conditionally scarce contribution to the sale is satiny with lovely surfaces. The strike is free of censure, being sharp in all areas. Only 6005 struck (PCGS # 9349) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1595		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. A splendid untoned gem specimen and Premium Quality for the given grade. Volatile satiny luster graces the dynamic brilliant surfaces. What also sparks our interest is the near perfect condition of the fields which broadly interact with the devices. An impressive gem that shows off its bold strike proudly (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1596		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely natural deep violet toning on both sides with hints of iridescense about the borders. The ceiling's the limit when bidding on this handsome example (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1597		1937 Roanoke Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Delicate light toning graces the surfaces on both sides. Lustrous fields ripple with original mint bloom and so corroborate the grading service's MS66 assignment. Against this are set nicely subdued, matte design elements (PCGS # 9367) . Estimated Value $240 - 260. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1598		1937 Roanoke Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A trace of multi-colored toning is visible here and there on both sides, on a supporting base of gem quality luster (PCGS # 9367) . Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $187
Lot 1599		1937 Roanoke Half Dollar PCGS graded Genuine. PCGS graded Genuine, questionable color. Our grade is MS-63. We note a minor scuff in the left obverse field. Appealing golden shades (PCGS # 9367) . Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $161
Lot 1600		1935 Spanish Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Housed in an Old Green Holder. An outstanding Gem example whose bold detail on the simple design is surrounded by sleek frosty luster (PCGS # 9376) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1601		1935 Spanish Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A popular commemorative half dollar. Frosty gem. The obverse has a punning head of a cow in honor of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (Cabeza de Vaca being Spanish for "head of a cow"). Nunez explored the Old Spanish Trail region in 1528. The reverse delineates (none to accurately) his path from Florida to El Paso, Texas along with a yucca tree at center, a common regional plant (PCGS # 9376) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1602		1935 Spanish Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely shades of blue, green and gold color toning, sort of a Chinese chow mein of shades when you think about it. And clearly one of the most picturesque Spanish Trail commemoratives we have handled, therefore our Premium Quality designation (PCGS # 9376) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1603		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. A hint of light golden tone. A lovely coin with superb strike on the two seated horsemen, all the buttons on their coats are visible (!) and the folds in the coat of U.S. Grant also show as does the forepart of his saddle (PCGS # 9378) . Estimated Value $220 - 240. Ex: The Roman Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 1604		1935-D Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A nice white coin with pearl-like sheen. Near pristine surface (PCGS # 9383) . Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253

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