Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 57

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Colonials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 255		1723 Rosa Americana Twopence Breen-92. Fine-15. UTILE DULCI type with a stop after the X but no stop following the date. Sharpness VF20 or better but the planchet is very slightly bent causing the date to be relatively weak (but still easily readable) while the remainder of the legends and devices are strong. The only marks are a few small planchet flakes on the rim at the left side of the obverse. Glossy dark olive and steel. Weight 238.3 grains. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 256		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.14-Fb.1 Rarity-3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown, more than a third of the original mint color remaining. This piece is a flawless gem except for some of the usual tiny planchet chips on the portrait and in the center of the reverse, all as struck. Struck very slightly off center to K-2. A premium example of the type, at least equal to the Martin plate coin for the die variety. Pop 18; 6 finer, 4 in 65RB, 2 in 66RB. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Mark Gordon. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 257		Pair of French Colonial Billon 30 Deniers dated 1710 & 1711. Includes 1710-D (Lyon Mint) Vlack-2 Rarity-2 VF20 and 1711-AA (Metz Mint) Vlack-9 Rarity-3 VG8. The first is smooth and glossy while the second is slightly granular. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $92
Lot 258		Pair of French Colonial Billon Sou Marques dated 1739. Includes 1739-P (Dijon Mint) Vlack-162 Rarity-2 EF45 and 1739-V (Troyes Mint) Vlack-192a Rarity-8 AU50 but slightly bent, net VF35. The date on the first is partially obscured by a planchet flake while the date on the second is bold. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $219
Lot 259		1739-W French Colonial Billon Sou Marque (Lille Mint) Vlack-200. EF-45. Frosty grayish steel with lustrous bright silvery steel covering the protected areas. The only defect is a small planchet void on the rim over TUM. The W mintmark is boldly doubled on this example, a variety that is not mentioned in the Vlack reference on the series. Weight 33.3 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 260		1762-BB French Colonial Billon Sou Marque (Strasbourg Mint) Vlack-276 Rarity-1. MS-60. Frosty bright silvery gray with darker steel gray toning on the highpoints. The only defect is a small planchet fissure on the rim over the 2 in the date, as struck. Weight 30.0 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 261		1740-T French Colonial Billon Half-Sou Marque (Nantes Mint) Vlack-314 Rarity-2. Fine-15. Glossy light olive and steel gray with frosty lighter gray covering the protected areas. No defects, only light even wear. The date is strong. A decent example of this rare denomination. Weight 13.5 grains. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 262		1760 Voce Populi Nelson-7 Rarity-5+. VG-7. Sharpness at least EF40 but covered with uniform moderate corrosion. No marks or verdigris. The only flaw is a planchet cutter crease in the rim at the top of the reverse. The date and legends are strong except for weakness at BER from the usual die swelling in that area. Dark olive and steel. A very sharp example of this rare variety. Weight 80.4 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 263		1786 Connecticut Miller 5.7-H.1 R6-. Fine-15. Slightly sharper but fine roughness covers the protected areas on both sides. The microscopic roughness is mixed with some tiny planchet fissures. While the surfaces and planchet are not perfect, they are rather decent for this rare variety. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. The date is only partially visible but the legends are complete. A bit weakly struck on the lower right of the reverse, as usual for the variety. Weight 120.2 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 264		1787 Connecticut Miller 29.1-p R6. Fine-12. Attractive glossy medium brown with reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are some very tiny pitmarks on the lower half of the reverse, and these pits are filled with greenish verdigris. The bottom of the date is off the planchet and the portion that remains is weak, but the legends and devices are clear. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils over NN in CONNEC, and the reverse is rotated 100 degrees CW. Weight 141.6 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 265		1787 Connecticut Miller 32.2-X.1 R3 Double Struck. VG-8. Slightly sharper but covered with fine corrosion, strongest on the lower right half of the obverse. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy steel brown with darker olive brown in protected areas. This piece was boldly double struck. The first strike was 40% off center and the second was centered on the planchet. The result is an out-of-round planchet with extra legend and devices on both sides, but only one date (from the second strike). Weight 121.9 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 266		1787 Connecticut Miller 32.7-X.1 R6. VF-20. Very attractive glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. There is a bit of minor verdigris or crud dusted into the protected areas, but overall the surfaces and eye appeal of this piece are very nice for the grade. No planchet defects or contact marks. Struck slightly off center to K-2 leaving the lower half of the date off the planchet. This piece is slightly better than the Perkins and Taylor examples. Possibly CC#2 of this rare variety. Weight 138.2 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 267		1787 Connecticut Miller 33.11-Z.18 R6-. Fine-15 Plus. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth and very attractive, close to VF20. The only marks are two tiny planchet chips on the rim at the top of the reverse. The bottom third of the date is off the planchet but the remainder is strong and the legends are clear. Comparable to the Perkins example. Weight 142.1 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 268		1787 Connecticut Miller 33.34-Z.3 R6. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with smooth, attractive surfaces, but there is a dent on the head that caused a slightly bulge at the rump of the seated figure on the reverse. A dull rim nick at the top of the reverse is the only additional defect worthy of consideration. Glossy medium brown. The bottom edge of the date is off the planchet but the rest of the date and all of the legends are strong. Better than the Perkins example in spite of the dent. Weight 143.4 grains. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 269		Group of 5 Connecticut Coppers, 1787 & 1788. Includes 1787 Miller 4-L E-MDS VF20, 1787 Miller 31.1-gg.1 (an ET LIR variety) G6, 1787 Miller 33.15-r.1 VG8, 1787 Miller 37.4-k.1 VG7, and 1788 Miller 16.3-N F15. Some are sharper with defects. The date is clear on 3, weak on the other 2. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $288
Lot 270		(1667-69) New Jersey Saint Patrick Farthing Breen-212 Griffee G31-6/5d R7 PCGS graded "Genuine". Sharpness F12 or slightly better but covered with minor roughness, strongest in the protected areas and relatively smooth on the devices. No verdigris or notable marks. A bit softly struck below the king but the legends are complete and easily readable. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Clearly superior to the Griffee example, which was the second finest of only 5 known to him. Our grade is net VG8. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 271		Pair of 1787 New Jersey coppers. Includes Maris 54-k (Serpent Head) and Maris 56-n (Camel Head). Both grade net VG10 after deduction for roughness. The dates remain readable. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $242
Lot 272		Pair of 1787 New Jersey coppers. Includes Maris 43-d VG10 and Maris 46-e VG8. Both are sharper but covered with fine roughness. No marks or verdigris, and both have a readable date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $40-UP. View details	Realized $104
Lot 273		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 274		1786 Vermont Ryder-6 R2. VERMONTENSIUM landscape type. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy light to medium brown with chocolate toning on the highpoints. The planchet is well above average with only a couple trivial planchet voids near the rim. The surfaces are not perfectly smooth but the roughness is microscopic and is limited to the fields. The obverse is struck slightly off center to the bottom leaving the bottom of the date tight to the edge, but the remainder of the legends on both sides are complete and clear. EDS, before the obverse die cracked. A very nice example of this popular Landscape type. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 275		1788 Vermont Ryder-16 R1. VF-20. Slightly sharper with microscopic roughness under a glossy dark olive brown patina. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris and just a few minor marks, including a dull scratch on the temple and a couple very light rim bruises on both sides. The date and legends are complete and clear. Weight 113.1 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 276		1783 Nova Constellatio Crosby 2-B R1 Pointed Rays. VF-20. Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a glossy dark olive brown patina. The highpoints are a slightly lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris. A dull horizontal scratch at the top of the wreath above US is the only notable mark. Strong date and legends, although US is relatively weak. Weight 118.3 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 277		Pair of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1781 North American Token in Copper, Breen-1144, grading F15 and 1787 Auctori Plebis Breen-1147 F12. Both are slightly sharper with minor defects. The date on the first is clear while the lower half of the date is off the planchet on the second, as usual for that type. Both are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 278		1794 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent with John Howard obverse Breen-1049. VF-35. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive. Close to EF40 but there is a small carbon spot at the left top of the cotton bale. Struck in medal turn, head-to-head. Weight 121.6 grains. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 279		1795 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent with Blofield Cavalry Obverse Breen-1051. VF-35. Slightly sharper but there is a small rim dent at LI in LIBERTY. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and light olive brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel. Late die state with a cud break touching the tops of BL in BLOFIELD. A nice example of this rare mule. Weight 172.1 grains. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 280		1794 Franklin Press Token Breen-1165. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous medium chocolate brown with hints of light bluish steel overtone in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only mark is a microscopic planchet chip (as struck) over the left upright of the N in FRANKLIN. Nicely struck MDS. There is a small internal cud break inside the right part of the press. The AN in FRANKLIN are not quite fully impressed, but the strike is better than usually found on this variety. Pop 17; 6 finer, 5 in 64BN, 1 in 66BN. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Mark Gordon. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 281		(1792-94) Kentucky Cent with Lancaster Edge Breen-1156. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Choice lustrous chocolate brown with traces of original mint red remaining on both sides. No spots, stains, or marks. A beautiful early copper, well struck and essentially flawless. Housed in a new 4-pronged NGC holder so you can see the Lancaster edge. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Jack Beymer 6/4/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 282		(1792-94) Kentucky Cent with Blundered Lancaster Edge Breen-1156. AU-50. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty luster peeking through in protected areas. The only marks are a faint splash of reddish chocolate toning under REN in STRENGTH and some tiny planchet striation voids in the field under the scroll. The edge lettering is blundered with the ER in LANCASTER over the LO in LONDON. Weight 188.3 grains. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 283		1796 Castorland Medal in Silver Breen-1058. AU-50. Frosty light silver with delicate steel gray toning in protected areas. The fields are slightly reflective in protected areas. Just a light touch of friction on the devices and a few trivial contact marks, including a couple thin, very light nicks in the field under the P in PARENS. This is an original strike in silver with a reeded edge. The Castorland medals (which are actually French Jetons) refer to a proposed French settlement (known as Castorland) in Carthage, New York. These pieces were struck in France and given to directors of the colonizing company for their attendance at board meetings. While the restrikes made from these dies are relatively common, the original strikes are very rare. Early die state, before the reverse began to show signs of rust. The edge reeding is strong. Weight 234.7 grains. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 284		1787 Fugio Cent. Pointed rays, cinquefoils, "STATES UNITED". NGC graded AU Details, corrosion. A uniform dark-reddish brown and overall, quite pleasing. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960
Lot 286		1783 Washington Triumpho copper Breen-1184. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with microscopic porosity. No marks or verdigris. Later die state with a vertical die failure down the center of the reverse that weakens the 7 in the date. The rest of the date is strong and the legends are bold. Lightly cleaned and retoned, now dark steel and olive brown. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 287		1783 Washington Unity Cent Breen-1188. EF-40. Glossy chocolate and dark olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. No defects other than the always-present pre-striking planchet marks near the dentils on both sides. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Weight 120.1 grains. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 288		1783 Washington Cent with Draped Bust Original Strike Breen-1189. VF-20. Choice glossy chocolate brown. A thin nick in the field off the chin is the only notable mark on smooth, very attractive surfaces. Weight 109.9 grains. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 289		(1792-95) Washington Success Token Small Size in Brass Breen-1288. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is covered with microscopic granularity mixed with myriad fine scratches. A couple of those scratches on the reverse are stronger. No verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter brown and chocolate toning on the devices. LDS. The die crack across the head is strong leaving an obvious co-planar shelf. The section above the crack is recessed relative to the rest of the obverse. Variety with a straight nose and plain edge. Weight 72.3 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 290		Group of 11 Mixed Colonial coppers. Includes 1788 Vermont Ryder-24 Rarity-4 VF20 net VG8 for corrosion, 1787 Connecticut Maris 27-a.1 R6 F12 but counterstamped "J. TAGGART", 1776 Great Britain counterfeit halfpenny with a clear date F12 net VG7 for corrosion, plus 8 additional unattributed pieces grading Basal State-1 to Fair-2. These include 1 Vermont, 2 New Jerseys, 1 1787 Fugio Cent, and 4 Connecticut coppers. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $230
Lot 291		(1652) New England Shilling Wyatt Copy Kenney-1 in Silver. AU-50. A choice piece, essentially as struck by Thomas Wyatt of New York between 1840 and 1856. Just a hint of rub on the highpoints and no defects whatsoever. Struck in medal turn, head to head. A credible imitation of the Noe-1 original. Weight 100.4 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 292		(1652) New England Shilling Wyatt Copy Kenney-1 in Silver. VF-30. Sharpness closer to mint state but there are two dull dents on the obverse (NE side). Otherwise flawless. Similar to the preceding lot, but this one is struck on a heavier planchet weighing 124.6 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $587
Lot 293		1652 Wyatt Good Samaritan Shilling in Silver Kenney-8. EF-40. Lightly cleaned with smooth, mark-free surfaces. Glossy light silver with darker grayish steel toning in protected areas. Struck in coin turn (head to foot) by Thomas Wyatt of New York between 1840 and 1856. Weight 46.5 grains. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 294		(1659) Idler Imitation of the Maryland Denarium (Penny) Kenney-2 in copper. MS-63. Struck by William Idler circa 1860 as an advertising card. Choice lustrous chocolate and light olive with traces of faded mint color remaining. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective. A premium example of Idler's imitation of the Lord Calvert denarium issued for Maryland in 1659. Weight 77.5 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 295		(1659) Idler Imitation of the Maryland Denarium (Penny) Kenney-2 in copper. MS-60. Glossy bluish steel, olive, and chocolate brown. Smooth and mark-free except for a planchet flake at the left top of the reverse, as struck. Similar to the preceding lot. Another nice example of the Idler advertising card that copies the Calvert Maryland denarium. Weight 77.8 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 296		1652 Wyatt copy of the Noe-2 Oak Tree Shilling in copper Kenney-3. AU-50. Glossy light chocolate brown. No wear, but the planchet is wavy from some light dents. These were struck by Edwin Bishop sometime after 1860 using Wyatt's dies that copied the Noe-2 Oak Tree Shilling. Weight 59.1 grains. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 297		1652 Copley Restrike of the Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling in copper. MS-60. Glossy chocolate mixed with darker olive brown. The toning is a bit mottled; otherwise this piece is as struck in medal turn (head-to-head). Weight 63.1 grains. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 298		(1787) John Bolen copy of the LIBERNATUS Pattern for Thomas Machin in copper Kenney-7. AU-50. Choice glossy light chocolate brown. From the early, unbroken state of the dies. Essentially as struck with a hint of friction on the highest points. Struck by John Bolen of Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1869 with 40 made in copper. Weight 159.8 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 299		(1787) John Bolen copy of the LIBERNATUS Pattern for Thomas Machin in copper Kenney-7. EF-45. Virtually identical to the preceding lot, just a bit more friction on the highpoints. Attractive glossy brown and chocolate with olive brown in protected areas. Flawless. Weight 158.3 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 300		1776 Dickeson Copy of the Continental Dollar in Silver Kenney-2. MS-60. Lustrous silvery gray with brownish steel toning in protected areas. The fields are slightly reflective. Variety with a plain edge. These were struck by Dr. Montroville Dickeson for the 1876 Centennial. Weight 446.4 grains. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 301		1776 Dickeson Copy of the Continental Dollar in copper Kenney-2. MS-60. Identical to the preceding lot except this one is struck in copper. Faded mint red blending to light brown. No defects. Plain edge. Weight 344.9 grains. Estimated Value $25-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 302		1792 Idler Copy of the Washington Half Dollar Pattern by Getz in copper Kenney-1. EF-40. Sharper but there is a tiny punchmark over the S in PRESIDENT and a couple minor rim bruises right of the date. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. "COPY" has been carefully removed from left of the eagle's tail. These were struck by William Idler of Philadelphia circa 1860. Weight 219.1 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 303		1758 French Jeton Silver Restrike. MS-65. Beautiful lustrous bright silver with dark bluish steel toning in protected areas. Diameter 30mm, weight 194.2 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109