Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 57

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents 1793-1815

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 321		1793 S-3 R3- Chain AMERICA. VG-7. Slightly sharper but there are a few contact marks, including a dig under the B in LIBERTY, a rim nick under the 1 in the date, and a few light rim bruises on both sides. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth with microscopic granularity covering the fields and protected areas. No verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown, possibly retoned. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 322		1793 S-6 R3 Wreath Cent. PCGS graded VG-10. Glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in the most-protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and display only minor contact marks, including a pinprick on the cheek and a rim nick before the eye. The date is easily readable but the bottom is starting to wear into the rim below. The legends are complete except for the tops of OF AM which are starting to flow into the rim thanks to the reverse die being slightly misaligned to K-2. EDS without any notable swelling in the field behind the portrait. Our grade is VG8+, close to the PCGS grade of VG10. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,163
Lot 323		1793 S-6 R3 VG10. Wreath Cent. Sharpness VF20 but the hair details have been lightly strengthened on the highpoints. The fields are covered with fine granularity that is mostly offset by an attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel patina. The only other defects are a couple dull rim nicks on the right side of the obverse. MDS with the usual wave in the field behind the portrait. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 3/15/01:2408. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,100
Lot 324		1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent. Good-5. Sharpness F12 but this cent was damaged and repaired in several places. The damage may have been holes that were plugged, or they may have been dull punch marks on the obverse that caused bulges on the reverse. Either way, this cent has seen better days. But, the date is strong, the legends are complete, and the surfaces are void of corrosion or verdigris. Overall this piece has decent eye appeal for a G5 1793 Wreath Cent. Glossy chocolate brown and darker steel. EDS, before any die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 325		1793 S-9 R2 NCS graded Fair Details, Damaged. Wreath Cent. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are reasonably smooth and void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. The only "Damage" is a dull nick under the eye and three more under OF-AM, plus numerous lighter nicks scattered over the fields on both sides. The date is weak but can be made out with a bit of effort, and about half the legends are readable. Our grade is Fair-2. The attribution is noted on the NCS label. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 326		1794 S-18b R4 Head of 1793. PCGS graded Good-4. Glossy olive and dark steel brown. The surfaces are quite nice for the grade with just a hint of microscopic roughness at 179 and in the field behind the portrait. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. The date is not strong but it is easily readable and the legends are nearly complete. The only significant weakness is at TED where heavy swelling has obliterated those details. Very late die state, Breen V late, with the aforementioned die swelling (which may have contributed to the low grade assigned by PCGS). Our grade is G6, and the portrait (Head of 1793) displays the details of an even higher grade. Estimated Value $700-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 327		1794 S-26 R2 PCGS graded "Genuine". Very attractive glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and this cent is choice except for a shallow low spot in the field before the eye (caused by debris on the die). Just a few trivial contact marks are scattered over both sides, none notable. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state IV. A strong die crack extends from the dentils down through the E in STATES to the leaf below, and there are strong die clashmarks on the reverse. Our grade is VF20+. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 328		1794 S-42 R4. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet has a very subtle bend from a dull dent across the bottom edge of the bust that caused a barely visible bulge under OF. The only other mark on this cent is a shallow dent in the field left of the bottom edge of the cap and a faint hairline scratch above the date. The planchet is covered with uniform extremely faint granularity that's mostly hidden under a glossy very dark steel patina. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. LDS, Breen state II, with die clashmarks behind the head. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 329		1794 S-49 R2. Fine-12. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or marks. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned an attractive glossy chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and clear except for weakness at OF AM due to the reverse being slightly misaligned to K-2. M-LDS, Breen state II late, with a clear die crack from the rim down through the E in LIBERTY to the head. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 330		1794 S-63 R2 NCS graded VF Details, Corrosion. Sharpness VF30 but lightly corroded, strongest at the bust tip and on the right side of the reverse. No verdigris or contact marks. The lower half of the 4 in the date is weakened by roughness but the remainder of the date is strong. Olive brown and steel with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. Our grade is net VG10. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $372
Lot 331		1794 S-72 R2 Exact Head of 1795. PCGS graded VF-25. Choice glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth and very attractive, just a couple trivial ticks from flawless. The date and legends are bold. MDS, Breen state III, with a die crack through the D to the wreath. Our grade is F12 choice. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 332		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge. VF-30. Slightly sharper but extremely fine roughness covers the reverse while the obverse is smooth and choice. No verdigris and only a few microscopic marks. The obverse is choice glossy medium brown while the reverse is frosty medium brown on the devices with reddish chocolate brown toning covering the protected areas. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state V. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 333		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge. VG-8. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and very attractive for the grade, nearly flawless. The only notable mark is a very light rim bruise at the first A in AMERICA. EDS, Breen state III, before any swelling in the obverse fields. The date is clear and the legends are complete except for a couple spots of weakness outside the wreath. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 334		1795 S-78 R1 Boldly Double Struck. PCGS graded VF-30. Choice glossy chocolate and medium brown. The surfaces are smooth and virtually flawless offering outstanding eye appeal. The only mark is a tiny nick in the field off the chin. This cent was double struck with both impressions properly centered on the planchet but rotated 40 degrees CCW between the strikes. The result is a dramatic error with two complete dates. This cent is plated on page 256 of Walter Breen's book on the early large cents to illustrate this type of mint error. The PCGS grading label includes the attribution and indicates the cent was double struck and rotated in the collar. Our grade is VF25 choice. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:146-Chris McCawley-Michael Arconti, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 7/27/03:16. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,300
Lot 335		1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge. VG-10. Choice glossy chocolate and light olive brown with a hint of reddish chocolate brown toning in the obverse fields. A thin nick on the bottom of the N in ONE is the only notable mark. The date is bold and the legends are clear except for weakness at AMERI due to an uneven strike on the reverse. E-MDS, Breen state II. The reverse displays strong die clashmarks and there is subtle swelling in the obverse fields. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $644
Lot 336		Quartette of 1795 Large Cents with Plain Edge. Includes S-76b (2), S-77, and S-78. Grades range from Basal State-1 to AG3. All have a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details	Realized $264
Lot 337		1796 S-88 R4 Flipover Double Strike. PCGS graded VF-20. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown with hints of frosty luster showing in protected areas. Flawless except for a speck of waxy greenish crud in the dentils left of the bottom edge of the cap, and this piece of debris should be removed before it affects the underlying copper. (This speck was not present when the coin was sold raw in our July 2003 sale.) This cent was dramatically double struck. The initial strike was 10% off center to K-10. The coin was then flipped over in the press and rotated about 100 degrees clockwise before being struck a second time. The second strike was properly centered on the planchet, and it is reasonable to assume the mint workers intentionally corrected their initial error. The result is a fantastic mint error, one of the best examples known of the flipover double strike type of error on an early cent. Strong undertype remains visible on both sides, and traces of the 9 from the initial strike show at D-S on the reverse. Late die state with a fine die crack from the right top of the 7 to the shoulder loop above. A perfect mate for the double struck 1795 cent offered a few lots earlier. The PCGS grading label includes the attribution and mentions the flipover double strike. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. Ex Numismatics Limited 1982-W. Arbuckle-Bob Everett 4/14/89-Del Bland 4/89-Dennis Mendelson 10/26/89-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Dennis Mendelson-Tony Terranova 6/95-John Whitney Walter, Stack's 5/4/99:1718-Michael Arconti, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 7/27/03:22. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 338		1796 S-91 R3. Fine-15 Plus. Liberty Cap. Sharpness near VF30 with a shallow pitmark on the neck and microscopic roughness scattered over most of the planchet, strongest on the reverse. No marks or verdigris, and the eye appeal remains rather nice in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Slightly glossy olive and dark steel with a hint of reddish chocolate brown in the mix. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state II, with a faint linear die line in the field left of the lower curls. The date and legends are bold and a tiny planchet clip affects the dentils under the 17. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 339		1796 S-91 R3. Fine-15. Liberty Cap. Sharpness VF30 with uniform extremely fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state II, with a faint horizontal line in the field left of the lower curls. Estimated Value $650-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 340		1796 S-101 R5-. About Good-3. Draped Bust. Slightly sharper with a dent on the E in CENT. Glossy chocolate brown with a swipe of darker olive brown on the right side of the reverse. The lower third of the date fades into the rim but the remainder is easily readable. States is weak due to an uneven strike on the reverse but most of the legend on that side is strong. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 341		1796 S-102 R4. VG-7. Draped Bust. Sharpness at least F12 but covered with fine roughness. No marks, just traces of reddish verdigris in protected areas at the bottom of the wreath. Dark steel and olive. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 342		1796 S-109 R3. Fine-12. Draped Bust. Sharpness VF20 with uniform extremely fine roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris. A thin nick at the right top of the 7 and a few very thin nicks on the throat are the notable marks. E-MDS, Breen state II, with the wreath stem severed right of the bow knot. The date is bold and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 343		1796 S-109 R3. VG-8 Plus. Draped Bust. Close to VG10 but there are too many microscopic contact marks on the reverse for the higher grade. The only notable mark is a faint scratch across the right top of the wreath to AM. Glossy steel and chocolate brown, the obverse displaying more gloss than the reverse. E-MDS, Breen state II. The bottom of the date is starting to flow into the rim below but the rest is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 344		1796 S-110 R3. VG-10. Draped Bust. Slightly sharper with a smoothed pitmark or planchet flake just left of the L in LIBERTY and minor roughness in protected areas, mostly on the reverse. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning at the pitmark near the L. MDS, Breen state V, with minor die cracks at RTY and through the base of the date. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 345		1796 S-112 R4+. VG-8. Draped Bust. Mostly glossy chocolate and olive brown. The surfaces are decent but do show traces of extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or notable marks. LDS, Breen state IV, with swelling in the center of the reverse that obliterates most of ONE CENT. The date and remainder of the legends are clear. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 346		1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge. VG-8 Plus. Very slightly sharper with extremely faint roughness under a glossy dark olive patina with slightly lighter steel and chocolate toning on the devices. The only mark is a tiny rim bruise right of the fraction. M-LDS, Breen state V, with crumbling on top of the I in LIBERTY and on the profile of Ms Liberty's face. Struck slightly off center to K-6. The date is bold, the legends are clear, and the gripped edge feature is obvious. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 347		1797 S-122 R5+. About Good-3. Slightly sharper but the surfaces are dull from uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a dull rim nick under the right side of the date. Steel and chocolate brown, slightly lighter in the protected areas. The date and legends are complete except for LIBERTY, which is weak. EDS, before any die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 348		1797 S-125 R5. VG-10. A few points sharper but there are some faint hairline scratches on the portrait, all blending perfectly into the natural toning, plus a pinprick near the dentils behind the head and a dull nick under the first S in STATES. Glossy chocolate and steel with olive steel toning in protected areas on the reverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. EDS, Breen state I, with swelling on the bust tip and strong die clashmarks on the obverse. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 349		1797 S-126 R3. PCGS graded VF-25. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and very attractive except for a patch of extremely faint roughness at the Y in LIBERTY and some similar roughness in the field under the hair ribbon. A pair of faint horizontal hairline scratches across the neck and a barely visible nick hidden in the hair right of the ribbon are the only contact marks. Rare EDS, Breen state II. Clear die clashmarks show on both sides but the obverse is uncracked. Our grade is VF20 net F15+ for the microscopic roughness. Comes in an old PCGS holder with a green label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 350		1797 S-128 R3. VF-25. M over E in AMERICA. Ten points sharper but there are numerous very tiny rim nicks around both sides, none significant but too many to ignore. Otherwise there are only a few tiny ticks here and there, mostly in the field behind the portrait. The surfaces are free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Sharply struck M-LDS, Breen state VIII. Numerous die cracks show at the bust and in the field at the lower curls. The M over E feature is obvious. A sharp, attractive example of this popular variety. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 351		1797 S-131 R2. PCGS graded VF-35. Stemless Wreath. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. The only notable mark is a small dig on the bust tip and a thin nick in the field off the chin. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are excellent. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with parallel vertical die cracks in the field before the portrait in addition to the usual bold die crack from the dentils behind the head. The date and legends are bold, and the stemless wreath feature is strong. Our grade is VF20. Near the lower end of the condition census for this popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 352		1797 S-136 R3. Fine-12. Slightly sharper with a few minor contact marks, including a pair of pinpricks off the bust tip and another in the field behind the head. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive for the grade. Rather glossy chocolate brown, slightly lighter in the protected areas. MDS, Breen state III, with the reverse die blunted, as usual. A minor planchet clip affects the dentils at D-ST and the strike was slightly off center to K-8. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 353		1797 S-140 R1. VG-7. A few points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness under a slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate patina. No verdigris, but there is a small dig in the hair under ER in LIBERTY. LDS, Breen state VIII, with strong swelling at 97 to across the bust and at OF on the reverse. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $201
Lot 354		1798/7 S-150 R5. Good-6. Overdate 8 over 7 with Style I Hair. Close to VG7 but there is a rim dent at UN plus a couple additional contact marks on both sides. No roughness or verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate brown. MDS, Breen state II. The date is strong and the overdate feature is obvious. The legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 355		1798 S-157 R2. Fine-15 Plus. Style I Hair with Small 8. Close to VF20 but there are a few microscopic contact marks on both sides, including a couple faint hairline scratches hidden in the hair. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with a few tiny spots of darker steel and olive toning on both sides. LDS, Breen state IV, with obvious die rust in the obverse fields and a strong die crack from the neck to the rim at right. Struck slightly off center to K-9. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 356		1798 S-157 R2. VG-8. Style I Hair with Small 8. Glossy olive and dark steel brown with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a few tiny rim nicks, including a pair under the 1 in the date. EDS, before any die cracks or rust on the obverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $70-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 357		1798 S-160 R3. Good-5. Style I Hair with Small 8. Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. No notable defects. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Struck with the reverse misaligned to K-3. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 358		1798 S-161 R2. Fine-12. Style I Hair with Small 8. Sharpness VF25 but covered with very fine roughness and there are a couple small spots of shallow reddish brown verdigris on the obverse. Dark steel and olive with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. The obverse is a bit glossy while the reverse is closer to matte. Rare M-LDS, Breen state VIII, with an incomplete cud break over ATE. The sliver of die at the rim over TE is still attached creating small dentils at the top of the cud in that area. Only a few are known in this intermediate die state, a state that was missing from the Holmes collection. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 359		1798 S-163 R4. VG-8. Style I Hair with Small 8. Very slightly sharper with microscopic roughness hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris, and the only marks are a couple small, very light rim bruises at TE in STATES and another under the fraction. EDS, before any die cracks. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 360		1798 S-166 R1. PCGS graded EF-40. Style II Hair with Large 8. Attractive glossy chocolate and olive brown with flowline luster covering the protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a collection of thin nicks right of the Y in LIBERTY. MDS, Breen state IV. The die crack through E in UNITED is strong. Our grade is VF30. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,128
Lot 361		1798 S-166 R1. VF-25 Plus. Style II Hair with Large 8. Close to VF30. The surfaces are attractive and free of verdigris or notable marks, but the gloss is a bit subdued by extremely faint granularity that is visible under strong magnification. Slightly glossy steel and olive brown with frosty lighter reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state III early. The always-present die crack through E in UNITED is light. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $926
Lot 362		1798 S-166 R1. VF-20. Style II Hair with Large 8. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive and steel. No marks or verdigris. E-MDS, Breen state III, before the die crack through the E in UNITED became strong. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 363		1798 S-167 R1. VF-30. Style II Hair with Large 8. Slightly sharper with a few too many tiny contact marks for the sharpness grade, none significant or especially distracting. The best identifying marks are a diagonal nick left of the upper lip, a tiny planchet flake at the dentils left of the L in LIBERTY, and a very light scuff that lightened the toning below the curl on the neck. Frosty chocolate and steel. Nicely struck EDS+, Breen state II. The die crack up through the 8 is light and the die chips through the E in UNITED are present. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 364		1798 S-182 R4. VG-8. Style II Hair with Small 8. A couple points sharper but there are some light contact marks on the obverse, including a couple nicks in the field before the face and a hairline scratch across the portrait. No roughness or verdigris. Glossy chocolate and steel with olive brown toning in protected areas. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 365		1798 S-183 R5. VG-7. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness F12 but covered with very fine roughness, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No verdigris. A small nick just left of the mouth is the only notable mark. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 366		Pair of 1798 Cents, both in NGC/NCS Slabs. Includes S-166 (Style II Hair with Large 8) R1 NGC graded VF Details, Corrosion, and the other is S-186 (Style II Hair with Small 8) R2 NCS graded VF Details, Corroded. The S-166 is E-MDS, VF25 sharpness but covered with fine to moderate granularity, net VG10. The S-186 is M-LDS, VF20 sharpness net VG8 for very fine corrosion with traces of verdigris and dull surfaces. Both have a clear date and readable legends. The attributions are noted on the slab labels. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $437
Lot 367		Group of Five 1797 & 1798 large Cents. Includes 1797 S-126 and 1798 S-172, S-182, S-184, and S-185. Grades range from G5 to VG8, average grade G6+. All have an easily readable date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $529
Lot 368		Group of Nine 1798 Large Cents grading AG3 to G5. All have a readable date. Most grade AG3 with just a couple slightly better. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $414
Lot 369		1799 S-189 R2 PCGS graded "Genuine". Sharpness at least VG10 but covered with moderate to strong granularity. No verdigris, and the only marks are some faint vertical hairline scratches on the portrait. Chocolate and lighter brown with a few areas of shallow dark olive and steel scale in a couple places on both sides. Most likely cleaned and retoned. The date is complete and clear, and the legends are easily readable. The strong date is a significant plus for this cent while the surfaces provide a formidable counterpoint. Our grade is net AG3+, close to G4. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 370		1800/798 S-191 R3. Fine-15. Overdate 800 over 798. Style I Hair. Five points sharper but there are traces of extremely fine roughness in the field before the portrait and microscopic roughness showing in the fields on the reverse, strongest inside the O in OF. Mostly glossy and slightly mottled chocolate and steel with reddish chocolate toning in the mix on the reverse. MDS, Breen state IV, with numerous die cracks and areas of swelling on the reverse. Swelling at the fraction has severely weakened the denominator. The date and legends are strong and the overdate feature is obvious. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265

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