Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

World Crowns and Minors: Germany - Great Britain

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3777		German East Africa. Rupie, 1890. KM-2. Wilhelm II. Nice toning. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $127
Lot 3778		German New Guinea. ½ Mark, 1894-A (Berlin). KM-4; J-704. Bird of Paradise. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 3779		German New Guinea. 2 Marks, 1894-A. KM-6; J-706. Bird of Paradise. Cleaned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 3780		German New Guinea. 5 Marks, 1894-A (Berlin). Dav-429; KM-7; J-707. Value and date within wreath. Reverse: Bird of paradise on a bough. PCGS graded EF-45. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 3781		German New Guinea. 1 and 2 Pfennig and 1 Mark, 1894-A. KM-1, 2, 5; J-701, 792, 705. All three pieces have been cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details	Realized $316
Lot 3782		German States - Aachen. Silver Sterling or Denier. Roberts-8633; Forschner-53. Weight 1.34 grams. Louis IV of Bavaria, 1328-1347. Holy Roman Emperor. Minted at Aachen. Imitation of English Edward's Pennies. Obverse: Portrait of Edward within beaded circle. Legend: (Eagle) LVDOVICUS: ROM:REX. Reverse: Long cross with pellets; eagle in one angle. MON ETA AQUE NSIS. Bold portrait, toned. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400. Ex Westphalia hoard; Ex Pegasi Auctions A12- lot 821. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $201
Lot 3783		German States - Bavaria. Taler, 1772-A. Dav-1954; KM-234.2. Maximilian III Joseph, 1745-1777. Bust right. Reverse: Madonna and child. Lightly cleaned. Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3784		German States -- Berg. Cassa Taler, 1807 (Düsseldorf). Dav-625; Th-111; J-171. 18.89 grams. Joachim Murat, 1806-1808. Head right. Reverse: Crowned and mantled arms. Marvelous portrait! Superb blue-gray toning. Rare. NGC graded MS-64 Prooflike. Napoleon saw himself in some respects as a new Alexander the Great, conqueror of wide territories, with their disparate peoples melded under the guiding and civilizing genius of French culture. As Alexander was Greek, so too was Greek art put to the service of Napoleon's imperial vision. In fine art, we see at this time the fruition of the emerging movement of Neo-Classicism, a restrained style of almost severe purity of design, harking back to the sculptural styles of 5th and early 4th century B.C. Athens -- but actually emulating the Roman reinterpretation and revival of the style which occurred under Augustus, first Emperor of Rome. On Napoleon's coins, as seen in this splendid example, this artistic idiom was realized in a number of fine, austere and dignified portraits. As Napoleon's military conquests spread over Europe, so too did his coinage. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. Ex Irving Goodman Collection; Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 125. Ex Millennia, Lot 569. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,800
Lot 3785		German States - Brunswick-Lüneburg. Taler, 1674. Dav-6379. Rudolph August, 1666-1685. Helmeted arms. Reverse: Wildman with tree on his left. Minimal surface imperfections. NGC graded EF-40. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 3786		German States - Frankfurt am Main. Taler, 1717- FF IIF. Dav-2218; KM-183. For the 200th anniversary of the Reformation. Open book atop rocks within sea, eye within rays above. Reverse: Ten line inscription. Beautiful deep original old iridescent toning. NGC graded MS-65. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025
Lot 3787		German States -- Nuremberg. 2 Reichstalers, ND (1706). Dav-2473; Kel-227. 58.38 grams. Emperor Joseph I, 1705-1711. Mintmaster George Friedrich; dies by George Hautsch. Aerial view of city, with three winged cherubs supporting three garnished shields of arms. Reverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Joseph I right. A coin of dramatic eye appeal, the strike sharply detailed, with lustrous devices on prooflike fields, all offset by broad denticles serving to "enfold" the images. Lovely gray toning, iridescent in hues of pink and russet. Very rare, and unusually choice. NGC graded MS-63. Joseph I was one of the most able of the Habsburg Emperors. He won numerous battles against the aggressive Louis XIV of France, abolished many of the arbitrary and harsh edicts of his father, Leopold I, and advanced the study of art and science in his court. His premature death via smallpox in 1711 was a harsh blow to the success of the Habsburgs. Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000. Ex Millennia, Lot 639. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3788		German States - Nuremberg. Taler, 1765-SS-GNR. Dav-2490; KM-347. Crowned double eagle with arms. Reverse: Peace standing with laurel branch and arms by altar. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 3789		German States - Prussia. 2 Marks, 1913-A. KM-532; J-109. 100th Anniversary - Victory over Napoleon. NGC graded Proof 63 Cameo. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 3790		German States - Saxony. Ar Bracteate, ND. Bonhoff-869. 33 mm. Wittenberg under Bernhard, 1170-1212. Facing ruler on throne. Reverse: As obverse, only incuse. Extremely Fine. Wittenberg is especially famous as the home of the Reformation (1517) and of Martin Luther himself. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $374
Lot 3791		German States - Saxony. Silver Striking of 1 Pfennig, 1816-S. As KM-1070. Friedrich August III. Crowned arms within branches. Reverse: Denomination above date. Scarce. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 3792		German States - Saxony. 1 Pfennig, 1825-S. As KM-1132 for type. Friedrich August I, 1806-1827. Crowned arched arms. Reverse: Denomination above date. Beautiful iridescent toning. NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 3793		German States -- Teutonic Order. 2 Talers, 1673. Dav-5860. 57.5 grams. Johann Kaspar II von Ampringen, 1664-1684. Bearded and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Madonna and child, crowned and holding scepter and globus cruciger, above crowned arms with DEO - DVCE separting. Very bold strike for issue, with with some minor doubling -- seen mostly along one axis. Fine original, old gray toning. Handsome portrait. Very rare. NGC graded AU-58. The Madonna and child motif is found on many different coins. Hungary and Bavaria probably used this design the most. It is indicative of how important the Virgin Mary was in late medieval and Renaissance Catholicism. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. Ex Millennia, Lot 702. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3794		Germany. Klippe Medal, 1718. Silver. 31 x 31 mm. Commemorating the flood of December 25, 1717 and February 25 1718. Toned. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3795		Germany. Bronze Medal, 1887. 51.3 mm. by M. Landsberg f. and E. Weigand sc. Care of breeding for farm animals. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3796		Germany. 3 Reichsmark, 1927-A. KM-53; J-330. For the 400th Anniversary - Philipps University in Marburg. Attractive iridescent toning. NGC graded Proof 65. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3797		Germany. 3 Reichsmark, 1929-A. KM-63; J-340. On the 10th Anniversary - Weimar Constitution. Head of Hindenburg left. NGC graded Proof 65. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 3798		Germany. Pair of Karl Goetz Medals: 61 mm and 57 mm. Cast Bronze. Later strikings of the famous "Black Shame Medal". Lot of 2 Medals. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $58
Lot 3799		Germany. Pair of Early Talers: Mansfeld. Taler, 1582-BM. Dav-9504. Helmeted arms. Reverse: St. George. Well worn. About Good; Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1631-HS. Dav-6307. Friedrich Ulrich. Wildman. Surface corrosion. About Very Fine. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $127
Lot 3800		Germany. Large Accumulation of German Empire/Reichmark /Federal Minors: This large group includes 1 pfennig's to 2 Mark's 1873 to the 1960's. Many different dates of each denomination, generally Good to Very Fine on the early material and higher grades on the modern material. All coins identified in 2 x 2 flips. Approximate net weight of coins 12 to 14 pounds. Approximately 1000 coins. Sold as is, no returns. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details	Realized $719
Lot 3801		Great Britain. Sceata, ND. S.803C (798); North-89; BMC-32A. Series K. Early Anglo-Saxon period, c.600-775. Bust right with cross before. Reverse: Wolf curled head to tail. Rare. NGC graded EF-45. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 3802		Great Britain. Sceata, ND. S-802 (791); North-126 var. Series J. Early Anglo-Saxon period, C.600-775. Large diademed head right Reverse: Bird above Cross. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 3803		Great Britain. Sceata, ND. S.806 (810); North-99; BMC-41B. Series N. Early Anglo-Saxon period, C.600-775. Two standing figures. Reverse: Crested monster. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 3804		Great Britain. Penny, ND. S.941. Burgred, 852-874. Bust right. Reverse: Legend divided by two lines with a crook at each end. Environmental damage, corrosion. NGC graded Extremely Fine, Details. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 3805		Great Britain. Penny, ND. S.1129; North-741. Eadgar, 959-975. Small cross. Reverse: Moneyer's name in two lines, three crosses between, trefoils top and bottom. NGC graded EF-40. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Stack's Massachusetts Historical Society Sale, September 1971, Lot 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 3806		Great Britain. Penny, ND. S-1251; North 842. William I, the Conqueror, 1066-1087. Bonnet type. Winchester, Aethelwine. (1.24 gm). Crowned facing bust. Reverse: Cross voided with annulet in center, pellet between two crescents at end of each limb. Sharply struck example and deeply toned. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Ex Nomos Auction 1 (6 May 2009), lot 183; Triton IV (5 December 2000), lot 947. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 3807		Great Britain. Groat, ND. S.1836. Henry VI, 1422-1461. Annulet issue. Calais mint. Facing bust. Reverse: Long cross. Annulets in center of quarters. Light surface deposits. Well centered on a fully round flan. Super portrait on this pleasing toned medieval coin. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 3808		Great Britain.Crown, 1601. S-2582; Dav-3757. 29.54 grams. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Mintmark 1 (1601). Sixth Coinage. Crowned "old" bust left, with elaborate dress and fancy ruff, tightly coiffed hair; scepter points to "I" in REGINA. Reverse: Quartered shield upon cross fleury. Doubling to portions of obverse inscription and lower part of bust, otherwise an exceptionally bold and full strike for the hammered series, with a choice and detailed portrait. Very rare in this grade. Fine old gray toning with colorful hues. The first coinage of the new century! NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. Ex Millennia, Lot 295. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $20,700
Lot 3809		Great Britain. Loyalist Locket (1648). Charles I, 1625-1649. Silver. Heart shaped. 18.5 mm x 21.2 mm. Loop at top for suspension. This locket would have been worn by a Loyalist under there garment next to there heart. Outside covers engraved on both sides, "JANUARY 30 / 1648 / C (SKULL) R, backside engraved "I LIVE AND DY/ IN LOYALTYE arrows through a heart. Inside locket a small medallion portrait of Charles I on one side and engraved on the other side "PREPARED TO FOLLOW / C R / N. Made one year before Charles I beheading. One of a kind. Rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 3810		Great Britain. Crown, 1658. S-3226; Dav-3773. By Thomas Simon. Oliver Cromwell, 1653-1660. Laureate bust of Cromwell left. Reverse: Crowned shield of the Protectorate. Inscribed edge. Superbly struck; with exquisite old-collection toning, tending to steel blue, over reflective fields. Coin with diagnostic, early state die-crack across the base of the portrait. All in all, a stunning specimen and among the finest known. NGC graded MS-64 Prooflike. Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000. Ex Millennia, Lot 316. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $22,425
Lot 3811		Great Britain. Mint Error's: Maundy Set of Charles II. Penny Brockage (1670-84); 2 Pence, 1679 Double Struck portrait 15 % off center; 3 Pence, 1683 double striking; 4 Pence 1679 Double struck legend. Interesting set. Lot of 4 coins. Penny, Extremely Fine, balance of set Good to Very Good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 3812		Great Britain. Farthing, 1696. S.3557. William III, 1694-1702. First laureate head right. Reverse: Britannia. Trace of mint luster. Very scarce in top grades. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3813		Great Britain. Shilling, 1697. S.3511; ESC-1108. William III, 1694-1702. Third bust. Obverse: Bust of King right. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields. As struck with a wonderful golden and green tone. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3814		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1697. S.3538; ESC-1566. William III, 1694-1702. Third bust. Obverse: Bust of King right. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields. Nicely detailed and well struck up. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 3815		Great Britain. Pattern Silver Farthing, 1699. P-682. William III, 1694-1702. Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of King right. Reverse: Britannia seated, date in legend. A superb example of this scarce silver proof specimen. NGC graded Proof 55. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3816		Great Britain. Pattern Halfpenny, ND (c.1713). P-720. Struck in copper. Anne, 1702-1714. Obverse: Draped bust of Queen. Reverse: Intertwined rose and thistle. Obverse 1. Reverse. B. Toothed border with plain edge. A lovely coin which was the product of Sir Isaac Newton's experimentation with copper coinage types when he was Master of the Mint in London. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 3817		Great Britain. "Lima" Crown, 1746. S-3689; Spink 3665; Dav-1350; KM-585.3. George II, 1727-1760. Old Head. DECIMO NONO on edge. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, left; LIMA below bust. Reverse: Crowned cruciform arms, nimbate cross at center. Sharply struck, with full mint luster beneath exquisite, long-set, deep bluish mauve toning. Scarce and historical, probably the finest known Lima crown. NGC graded MS-64. Lima-hallmarked coins of the reign of George II were struck from the Spanish bullion seized by Captain George Anson under orders from the Admiralty during his trans-global ocean voyage of 1740-1744. When 11 Spanish treasure ships captured off the Philippines were sailed back to Portsmouth and the specie taken by wagon train along crowd-filled roads to the mint at London, England had effectively seized a huge fortune via legal piracy from the Spanish, who had mined the gold and silver at Lima, Peru. Soon after, Anson became the most renowned admiral of his day -- the most decorated and most honored. Entering the navy at 15, an officer at 21, and by 27 a captain with his own ship to command, Anson was given the fortunate charge in 1740 to circumnavigate the globe, penetrate the Straits of Magellan, stir the South American colonies into revolt, and generally raise as much pandemonium with the Spaniards and their shipping as he could. His six warships were at sea for three years and nine months. While his crews were beset by the inevitable scurvy, his squadron of ships endured storms, shipwreck and furious engagement at battle, costing him five of his command's six vessels, and some 1400 of his 1900 personnel! But he captured many prizes of booty, sacked and plundered the town of Payta Bay, sank or damaged a good number of Spanish ships, and most importantly captured the long-sought Spanish trading galleon La Nuestra Señora de Cavadonga, which had famously plied the Spanish shipping lanes between Acapulco and Manilla. This ship's cargo totaled some 36,000 ounces of silver, and a small amount of gold. In December of 1743, Anson turned towards home, arriving at the naval yards at Spithead (near Portsmouth) on June 15, 1744. Anson would eventually ascend to the rank of First Lord of the Admiralty, would be elevated to the peerage, and would use his influence to enact or oversee needed reforms to his beloved Royal Navy. Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. Once part of a presentation set (of four silver coins) reputedly given by Admiral Anson himself to the captain of one of his treasure ships and sold in a Spink Auction, London, mid-1980s. Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 106. Ex Millennia, Lot 384. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 3818		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1752. S.3719; KM-579.2. George II, 1727-1760. Obverse: Old laureate and cuirassed bust of King. Reverse: Britannia left, date in exergue. Well struck, nicely centered and some original luster. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3819		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1757. S.3711; KM-582.2. George II. Old head. Reverse: Angles plain. Lovley old toning. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 3820		Great Britain. Shilling, 1787. S.3743; KM-607.1.Without hearts. George III. Older laureate draped bust of King right. Reverse: Cruciform shields with crowns in angles. A circulating coin which is easily found in lower grades, but difficult to obtain in the higher states of preservation. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3821		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1787. S.3749; KM-606.2. With hearts. George III. Older laureate draped bust of King right. Reverse: Cruciform shields with crowns in angles. Beautifully toned in shades of blue and gold, and crisply struck. Very scarce thus. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 3822		Great Britain. Farthing, ND. DH-1089. Middlesex Token. Spence's. Adam and Eve. Reverse: A slave kneeling. Scarce. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 3823		Great Britain. Half Dollar, ND (c.1797). S. 3767; ESC-611. George III, oval counterstamp on a Madrid 1794 MF 4 Reales. Much rarer in grade than the dollar. Lovely original old iridescent toning. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,179
Lot 3824		Great Britain. Dollar, ND. S.3765; ESC-129; KM-634. George III. Oval countermark with head of George III on a 1795 Mexico City 8 Reales. Attractively toned. NGC graded AU-53. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3825		Great Britain. 'Cartwheel' Penny, 1797. S.3777; KM-618. George III. Obverse: Draped laureate bust of King right. Reverse: Britannia seated left with trident and shield, sailing ship in distance. This high grade piece is distinguished by a generous amount of original mint luster. Truly difficult to now locate in this grade, the Spin catalogue price has climbed to £1000 ($1500) in uncirculated. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 3826		Great Britain. Copper Twopence, 1797. S.3776; KM-619. George III. Soho mint. The classic "cartwheel" and largest copper coin ever issued by Great Britain. NGC graded MS-61 Brown, With tag, not in holder. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Jules Reiver Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483

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