Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 57

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents 1793-1815

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 371		1800/798 S-191 R3. Good-6. Overdate 800 over 798. Style I Hair. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely faint roughness. Lightly cleaned and retoned a rather glossy olive and reddish steel. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Later die state with several die cracks and areas of swelling on the reverse. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 372		1800 S-205 R4. Fine-12. Sharpness VF25 but a bit dull thanks to uniform microscopic granularity. No marks or verdigris. Chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 373		1800 S-206 R3. VG-8. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. No notable defects, just worn. The date is clear and the legends are complete except for weakness at the top of LIBERTY. LDS, Breen state III. The horizontal die crack behind the portrait is clear. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 374		1800 S-207 R3. VG-8. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. The only notable defects are some microscopic specks of greenish verdigris around UNITED. Smooth and nice for the grade. The date is strong and the legends are easily readable. Usual die state with a small cud break under the fraction. Estimated Value $60-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 375		1801 S-213 R2. Fine-15 Plus. Close to VF20 but there is a dusting of very fine verdigris at F-A. Otherwise the planchet is smooth and shows only minor contact marks. Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. MDS, Breen state VI, with strong die cracks at ERTY and the forehead. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 376		1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse. VG-10. Very slightly sharper with extremely fine roughness in the field before the portrait, a small spot of greenish verdigris on the C in AMERICA, and another speck of similar verdigris on the wreath right of E in ONE. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and offer decent eye appeal for the grade. MDS, Breen state IV, with a single die crack arcing through UNI and the fraction. The three die-cutter errors (U over inverted U, 1/000, and missing left wreath stem) are obvious. A nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 377		1801 S-224 R1. Fine-15 Plus. Five points sharper but there is uniform extremely faint roughness well hidden under a glossy dark steel and olive patina. No marks or verdigris. EDS, Breen state I, before any crumbling in the dentils on the reverse. The date and legends are complete and bold. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 378		1802 S-226 R3. VF-25. Five points sharper but there are some very faint hairline scratches on the face plus additional light contact marks in the fields on either side of the portrait. Glossy chocolate and steel, the obverse showing more gloss than the reverse. MDS, Breen state III, with the usual rim cud break under the date. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 379		1802 S-231 R1. VG-8. Stemless Wreath. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. No roughness or verdigris and only a few contact marks, including a dull nick just left of the ribbon knot at the bottom of the wreath. This would be an unremarkable cent except for the die state. Very early die state, before Breen state I, without any die clashmarks on the reverse. The date and legends are complete and strong, and the stemless wreath feature is clear. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 380		1802 S-238 R4. VG-10. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade with no notable defects. The date and legends are clear. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a couple die cracks across the lower part of the reverse. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 381		1802 S-239 R3. Fine-15. Sharpness near VF30 but the surfaces are not perfectly smooth and there are scratches at the dentil tips over LIBERT and AMERICA. No verdigris. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. E-MDS, Breen state II. The berry right of T in CENT is missing, as usual, but there are no die cracks on the obverse. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 382		Group of 5 Large Cents, 1802-1822. Includes 1802 S-227 VG8, 1802 S-231 Stemless Wreath VG7, 1803 S-255 EDS VG10, 1803 S-255 MDS VG8, and 1822 N-5 VG8. A couple are very slightly sharper with minor defects but all display a strong date. A decent group. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $483
Lot 383		1802 S-232 R1. PCGS graded AU-53. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas on both sides. The only defects are an easily missed speck of reddish verdigris on the drapery folds above the 0 in the date and a very shallow nick on the jawline. E-MDS, Breen state III, with dull die clashmarks at MERICA but before the cud break at ATE. An attractive example of this common die variety. Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 384		1802 S-232 R1. VF-20. Nice glossy chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown toning around the portrait. No defects, just light, even wear. LDS, Breen state VI, with a strong cud break at ATE. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 385		1802 S-235 R3. VF-25. Ten points sharper with hints of extremely faint roughness on both sides. The toning is a glossy mix of chocolate brown and dark olive. A large, very shallow nick high on the neck is the only notable contact mark, and it is not distracting. E-MDS, Breen state III. Die clashmarks show at the top of RTY but the cud in that area has not formed. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 386		1802 S-241 R1. PCGS graded EF-45. Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty tan showing in protected areas, especially on the reverse. No roughness, and the only mark is a faint hairline scratch in the field under the hair ribbon. This cent offers great eye appeal. The frosty tan that shows in protected areas has the look of very faded mint color suggestive of a significantly higher grade. E-MDS, before any die cracks or cud breaks on the reverse. The doubled fraction bar feature is sharp and the stemless wreath is obvious. Our grade is net VF30. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 387		1803 S-247 R3. VF-25 Plus. Mumps Obverse. Sharpness EF40 but this cent was lightly cleaned and is retoned glossy steel brown and dark chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and attractive except for a few tiny pitmarks right of the date, a rather large pinprick in the field off the tip of the nose, a couple hairlines over ENT in CENT, and patches of microscopic roughness at the fraction and OF. The "Mumps" break at the throat is clear. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state III early. The die crack at NIT is clear and another clear crack reaches from the dentils to the U but this crack does not extend to the dentils over the adjacent N. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 388		1803 S-249 R2 NCS graded VF Details, Corrosion. Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform moderate granularity. A light dusting of dark olive verdigris covers the protected areas. No notable marks. Dark olive and steel. The date and legends are strong, and the corrected fraction feature is bold. Our grade is net VG10. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 389		1803 S-251 R2. VF-20. Small Date and Fraction. Ten points sharper but nicely recolored glossy chocolate brown. A small dig over the second S in STATES is the only notable mark on smooth, attractive surfaces. EDS, Breen state I. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-4. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 390		1803 S-253 R2 PCGS graded "Genuine". Small Date and Fraction. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform fine roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a few dull pinpricks on the shoulder. Very rare LDS, Breen state VI, with a clear rim cud break under 180 reaching to just left of the lowest curl. Clearly superior to the Holmes example of this die state. Our grade is net F15. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 391		1803 S-258 R1 PCGS graded "Genuine". Small Date with Large Fraction, although the PCGS label incorrectly identifies this as "Large Date, Lg Frac". Sharpness VF20 but covered with extremely faint roughness that has been gently smoothed out of the obverse fields. No marks or verdigris, and the eye appeal of this piece remains decent in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. M-LDS with an arc crack in the field behind the portrait. The date and legends are strong. Our grade is net F12. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 392		1803 S-258 R1. VG-10. Small Date with Large Fraction. Glossy dark olive and steel with faint roughness well hidden under the glossy patina. The only notable mark is a minor rim bruise at the N in UNITED. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 393		1803 S-265 R4. VG-8. Large Date and Fraction. Glossy steel and chocolate brown. A dull horizontal nick on the neck is the only mark on otherwise smooth, attractive surfaces. LDS, Breen state III. Die cracks and swelling have severely weakened STAT, but the date and remainder of the legend remain strong. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 394		1804 S-266c R2. VG-8. Mostly glossy light to medium chocolate brown with darker olive brown on the highpoints of the face, bust, and hair ribbon. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are a small planchet fissure on the rim left of the L in LIBERTY and at the corresponding rim at TE in UNITED. The only contact marks of note are a couple small rim nicks at the first S in STATES. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Very nice for the grade, close to VG10. LDS, Breen state IV, with strong cud breaks at RTY and MERIC. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 395		1805 S-267 R1. PCGS graded EF-40. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty luster in protected areas. Just a few trivial contact marks from flawless. A tiny nick on the top of the C in CENT and a barely visible rim bruise at the E in AMERICA are good identifying marks. MDS, Breen state III. A beautiful example of this common die variety. Our grade is VF35. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 396		1805 S-267 R1. Fine-15. Slightly glossy chocolate and olive brown. Close to VF20 in sharpness but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a couple fine hairline scratches in the field before the portrait. Traces of microscopic roughness show around the date but overall the planchet and surfaces are decent. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 397		1806 S-270 R1 PCGS graded "Genuine". Sharp details but there is extremely faint roughness well hidden under a glossy dark olive and steel patina. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas, and this cent offers excellent eye appeal in spite of the relatively dark toning. No verdigris or marks. LDS, Breen state IV, with a narrow but clear rim cud break over AT in STATES. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF30. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 398		1806 S-270 R1. PCGS graded VF-25. Glossy light chocolate brown with a splash of reddish chocolate toning inside the top of the wreath. This cent is choice except for the reddish splash, which contains traces of microscopic roughness while the remainder of the planchet is perfectly smooth. Frosty flowline luster shows in the protected areas on the reverse. LDS, Breen state IV. Swelling shows in the field left of the lowest curl and through the date. Our grade is VF20. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Doug Bird 9/26/98-Evan Kopald. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 399		1806 S-270 R1 PCGS graded "Genuine". Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform fine roughness. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. The date and legends are strong. Our grade is net F12. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 400		1807 S-271 R1 "Comet Obverse". PCGS graded VF-30. Choice glossy chocolate brown. A beautiful cent, virtually flawless. The notable marks are a small nick left of the L in LIBERTY and a rim nick over the E in UNITED. M-LDS, Breen state VI, with a strong "Comet" die flaw in the field behind the head plus similar but weaker die flaws in the fields on either side of the portrait. A wonderful example of this popular "Redbook" variety in a die state that displays the "Comet" flaw in full bloom. Our grade is VF20 choice. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 401		1808 S-278 R3. VG-8. Turban Head. Slightly sharper but very lightly cleaned on the obverse. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning on the obverse devices. Smooth and attractive for the grade. LDS, Breen state VII, with small rim cud breaks from star 13 to under the date and a series of rim cuds from star 10 down past star 11. The obverse is misaligned a bit to K-10. Estimated Value $60-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 402		1809 S-280 R2. Fine-12. Turban Head. Attractive glossy chocolate brown, slightly lighter on the devices and darker in the protected areas. Smooth and very nice for the grade. The only mark of any significance is a light rim bruise at the D in UNITED. The date and legends are bold. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 403		1810 S-285 R2 PCGS graded "Genuine". Turban Head. Highly lustrous olive and bluish steel brown with hints of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are flawless with just a hint of friction on the highest points of the design. This cent, as attractive as it is, may have been dipped and retoned, which would account for the "Genuine" assessment by the folks at PCGS. However, it may have been given a bath in a solvent such as "MS70" rather than cleaned and retoned. Regardless of its bathing history, this cent offers excellent luster and eye appeal. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,280
Lot 404		1811/10 S-286 R3. VF-20. Overdate 11 over 10. Turban Head. Glossy olive and dark bluish steel, possibly lightly cleaned and retoned. No marks or roughness, and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the retoning. MDS, Breen state II, with clear die clashmarks inside the wreath. The overdate feature is clear. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 405		1812 S-289 R1. VF-25. Turban Head. Large Date. Five points sharper but there is a rim bruise at star 2. Otherwise this cent is very attractive with only a few small contact marks, mostly on the reverse. Frosty chocolate brown with satiny luster covering the protected areas on both sides. LDS, Breen state IV, with STATES OF AM joined to the rim. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 406		1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4. VF-20. Turban Head. Glossy chocolate brown, the devices a shade or two lighter than the protected areas. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas, especially on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris. The only mark is a light rim bruise at star 6. M-LDS, Breen state IX, with an arcing die crack through the date and lowest curl plus obvious crumbling on the front edge of the neck. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 407		Trio of NGC graded Cents, 1805-1811. Includes 1805 S-267 NGC graded VF Details, Corrosion; 1809 S-280 NGC graded Fine Details, Corrosion; and 1811 S-287 NGC graded VG Details, Improperly Cleaned. All have a strong date and clear legends and are free of verdigris. Our grades for all three are net VG7 to VG8. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $345
Lot 408		Group of 11 Early Large Cents 1794-1807. Includes 1794, 1795 Plain Edge, 1797, 1798 Style I Hair with Large 8, 1800 (2), 1801, 1803 (2), 1805, and 1807. Grades range from Fair-2 to G4, most grading AG3. Most have defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $437
Lot 409		Group of 9 Draped Bust Large Cents, 1797-1806, grading AG3 to G5. Includes two 1797 (one with a gripped edge and reverse of 1796), 1798/7 overdate, 1800, two 1801, 1802, 1805 with a small planchet clip, and 1806. Most are AG3 but a couple are slightly better. All have a readable date. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $311
Lot 410		Group of 8 Large Cents, 1797 & 1807/6. Includes four dated 1797 grading Basal State-1 to Fair-2 and four examples of the 1807/6 Large Overdate grading AG3. All have a readable date. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $219
Lot 411		Trio of Turban Head Large Cents, 1808-1810. Includes 1808 S-279 G6 net G4 for minor roughness, 1810/09 S-281 PCGS graded "Genuine" (our grade is F15 net VG10 for light granularity), and 1810 S-284 G6. Each has a clear date and legend. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $322
Lot 412		Group of 6 Turban Head Cents, 1808-1814. Includes one of each date 1808, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814. Grades range from AG3 to G5 with an average grade of G4. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $345
Lot 413		Group of 7 Large Cents, 1797-1849, grading Basal State-1 to Fair-2. Includes one each 1797, 1798, 1800, 1801, 1802, one undated Draped Bust Large Cent, and an 1849 carefully cut down to half cent size. Most are slightly sharper with defects. Date is readable on all but the one piece. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details	Realized $81
Lot 414		Group of 9 Half Cents and Early Large Cents, 1794-1807. Includes one half cent 1800 AG3 and 8 large cents: 1794 Head of 1795 AG3, 1800/798 AG3, 1800 normal date AG3, 1801 AG3, and 4 cull Draped Bust cents 1796-1807. The date on the first 5 is easily readable while it is gone on the last 4. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $173
Lot 415		Pair of Slabbed Large Cents, 1807 & 1852. Includes 1807 S-271 (Comet Obverse) R1 NGC graded Fine Details, Corrosion, and 1852 N-6 R2 PCGS graded "Genuine". The 1807 S-271 is M-LDS with a strong "Comet" break behind the head, and it grades VF20 sharpness net VG8 for uniform fine granularity and a few scratches. The 1852 N-6 is MDS (die state a) grading AU50 sharpness net EF40 for recoloring. The attribution is noted on the NGC label for the 1807 S-271. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $437

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