Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Cents Of 1827

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 231		1827 N-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. An attractive cent with excellent luster and eye appeal. A couple long, thin nicks in the field over star 1 are the only marks. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with attractive flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. Just a very light touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. MDS with fine radial die flowlines in the obverse fields but before any crumbling in the dentils at stars 5-6. Called AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #25379. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included). Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 2 in 64. Only 3 coins graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2599 (PCGS # 36838) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex 1985 Texas Numismatic Association Sale, Hanks & Associates 4/85:11-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3521 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 232		1827 N-1 R2 VF35+. VF-35+. Sharpness EF45 but there are some fine pinscratches in the field around ONE CENT plus a short, dull scratch above the 18 in the date and a few light contact marks on the neck. The devices are glossy dark steel brown while the protected areas are a frosty golden tan faded down from mint color. The obverse highpoints are a darker shade of steel brown, but the eye appeal remains quite nice for the grade. LDS showing a thin but very clear rim cud break from star 5 to star 6. Removed from an NCS slab graded "AU details, reverse scratched," and the NCS label is included. DWH #2600. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex Wes Rasmussen-Richard Punchard 4/91-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3522 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NCS label). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 233		1827 N-2 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light brown with darker steel brown toning covering the obverse highpoints. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas. Some very tiny contact marks, including a faint hairline scratch from below the eye down to the right corner of the mouth, but it takes a good glass to see it. MDS. The fields are frosty from fine die flowlines and the rim cud break at stars 5-6 that occurs in the earlier N-1 marriage is thin and barely visible due to a subtle shift in die alignment Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; 1 in 65. Only 2 coins graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2464 (PCGS # 36841) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Stu Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:430. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 234		1827 N-3 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy tan and light steel brown with darker bluish steel brown highpoints and underlying frosty mint luster covering the fields. There are a few microscopic contact marks in the field right of star 3 and a dull rim nick at the second A in AMERICA. Excellent eye appeal. MDS. The fields are satiny from microscopic die flowlines and the fine die crack through stars 1-6 is clear. The always-present jagged die cracks on the neck are obvious. Our grade is AU50+. Pop 1; 1 in 66. Only 2 examples graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2657 (PCGS # 36844) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Joe V. Dooley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/97:339-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:715-Chris McCawley 6/05. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 235		1827 N-4 R2 EF40. EF-40. The obverse is glossy uniform chocolate brown. The reverse is glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate brown highpoints. A tiny nick close under the eye and a dull scuff on the dentils right of the second S in STATES are the notable marks, and they are trivial. EDS, without any crumbling in the dentils at the bottom of the reverse. The obverse fields are hard and slightly reflective. DWH #0632. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1648-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:851. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 236		1827 N-4 R2 F15. Fine-15. Sharpness VF30 but dark and lightly corroded with some minor verdigris in protected areas. No notable marks. LDS with crumbling in the dentils at the bottom of the reverse. DWH #0636. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Mark Borckardt 9/3/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 237		1827 N-5 R2 EF40. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a planchet void or low spot through star 11 to the hairbun, as struck. Glossy dark olive and chocolate brown, possibly lightly cleaned and retoned, but the eye appeal is quite nice. E-MDS. The obverse is uncracked but there is a fine die crack through the top of UNIT. DWH #0641. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:660. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 238		1827 N-5 R2 VF35. VF-35. Nice glossy light to medium brown with a small spot of reddish brown toning in the field close off the nose tip and frosty flowline luster in protected areas. Smooth, free of contact marks. M-LDS with a clear die crack from the dentils under the left point of star 13 up to the curl near that star. DWH #0640. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Speedway Coins 6/84-John D. Wright 6/84. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 239		1827 N-5 R2 VG7. Unique Terminal Die State. VG-7. Sharpness F12 but covered with fine to moderate granularity under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. There are specks of greenish verdigris dusted onto the reverse, but no marks or other notable defects. Unique terminal die state with a strong die crack from the dentils to the chin just touching the lower right point of star 2. An additional lighter crack extends down from the middle of the strong one through star 1 to the dentils below, but this crack is mostly lost in the roughness. The crack to the chin, however, is strong and unmistakable. The field below this crack is clearly lower than the field above the crack. Discovered by Jack Beymer. The die state was published in the Wright book on middle date cents in 1992, and to date no additional examples have been seen or reported. Noyes photo #28269. DWH #3244. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Jack Beymer-Del Bland 11/76-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman and Chris McCawley 7/29/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 240		1827 N-6 R3 VF30+. VF-30+. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. A couple small pinpricks in the field under star 8, otherwise very nice. E-MDS with a faint die crack through the date and stars (an uncracked example is unknown and may not exist). Sharp traces of the inner circle show between several of the dentil tips on both sides and the fields are very slightly reflective. DWH #0644. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Paul Padget 6/84-John D. Wright 6/84. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 241		1827 N-6 R3 G5. Good-5. A couple points sharper but cleaned. The obverse is now retoned a slightly glossy bluish steel with tan in protected areas while the reverse is a glossy reddish steel and chocolate. No marks, but the obverse is covered with uniform extremely fine granularity. Extremely rare LDS with a slightly sunken retained cud break under the date. Called VG7 net G5 by Noyes, his photo #22383. DWH #1906. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:870. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 242		1827 N-7 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and generous traces of mint red remaining on both sides. Excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a small spot of darker toning in the field left of star 11 and a light diagonal nick in the field just right of star 4. Sharply struck EDS with sharp dentils and smooth fields. The parallel die dashes right of the top of the second S in STATES are clear. A premium example. Called MS60 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #25333. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; 1 in 65. Only 2 examples graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2601 (PCGS # 36856) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Rare Coin Financial (San Diego) 1/90-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3530 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 243		1827 N-7 R3 EF45. EF-45. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Just a few trivial ticks on each side, including a small diagonal nick under the O in OF. E-MDS. The parallel die dashes near the dentils at S-O are clear but the fields on both sides are covered with fine radial die flowlines. The dentils remain sharp on both sides. DWH #0647. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/90:674. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 244		1827 N-7 R3 EF40. EF-40. Ten points sharper but cleaned, now retoning glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with lots of faded artificial red remaining in protected areas of the obverse. LDS. The die dashes at S-O are gone and most of the dentils are flowing into the fields and rim. DWH #0646. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:661-Tom Morley. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 245		1827 N-8 R3 EF45. EF-45. Frosty steel brown with delicate wisps of darker steel toning on both sides and lustrous lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. No defects, only light wear on the highpoints. MDS with the always-present die cracks through most of the stars. The fields are satiny and covered with very fine radial die flowlines and the reverse is rotated 10 degrees CW. Called AU50 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #26735. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU50 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2921. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19883. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 246		1827 N-8 R3 G5. Cud-like Defect at 18. Good-5. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. No defects, just worn. MDS with the usual die cracks through most of the stars. This cent was long considered to be a unique terminal die state for the variety thanks to a cud-like break covering much of the 18 in the date. The die state is described in John Wright�s The Cent Book that covers the middle date cent series. However, a careful examination of this piece shows the "cud" is actually a planchet flaw, a lamination that emanated at the rim and folded over the 18, later worn down to give the appearance of an internal cud break. An intriguing cent and very deceptive, but not the unique terminal die state it was thought to be. The reverse is rotated 5 degrees CW. Removed from an NGC slab graded G6 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2922. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex John Nicholas 5/7/83-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19884. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 247		1827 N-9 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown and olive with lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. The fields are hard and slightly reflective but covered with fine hairlines that are clearly visible on the obverse. A diagonal nick-like pre-striking planchet mark is located just right of the eye and there is a small spot of very fine carbon over the 2 in the date. Sharply struck MDS with the always present die cracks connecting the stars and date (an example with an uncracked obverse is unknown and probably does not exist). The stars have full radial lines, the inner circle segments on the obverse are sharp, and the portrait details are crisp. Fine die flowlines are just starting to show in the obverse fields near the dentil tips. Called MS60 and CC#1 as the only mint state example in the Noyes census, his photo #20927. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#1 with one other piece followed by a pair of AU examples. Obviously this is a variety that is difficult to locate in mint state. Our grade is AU58. Pop 1; The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3537 (PCGS # 36862) . Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Judge Joseph Sawicki, Stack's 2/27/54:653-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-Del Bland 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/1/2009:197. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 248		1827 N-10 R4+ EF45. Wright Plate Coin. EF-45. Close to AU50 sharpness but there are some light contact marks, mostly on the obverse. The notable marks are a faint hairline scratch from the field left of the date curving up through the bust tip and neck to the curl before the ear plus a shorter one along the jawline. Frosty light brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and some slightly darker steel brown toning at the top of the 27 and on the bottom of the neck. There are hints of underlying very faded mint color peeking through in a couple of the protected areas. EDS. The obverse fields are slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing and the reverse is rotated 10 degrees CW. This is the Wright plate coin for the variety (the curved hairline scratch from the bust tip described above is mistakenly reported as a die crack in the "Striking Variations" paragraph for the variety in John's book). Outstanding eye appeal for the grade in spite of the trivial contact marks. Called EF45 and CC#2 behind a marginally superior example in the Bland census with the next best grading only VF30. Noyes says EF45 net EF40 and tied for CC#2, his photo #25320. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included). DWH #2602. Estimated Value $8,000-UP. Ex Coin Galleries 8/56:2297-Lester Greenwood-Robert Carter 3/70-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:639-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3533 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,225
Lot 249		1827 N-10 R4+ F15. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a light rim bruise at TE in STATES and a smaller one under the stem tip, plus numerous very tiny nicks on each side. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. MDS. The obverse fields have lost the prooflike reflectivity seen in the earliest state and the reverse rotated 30 degrees CW. Called VF20 net F15 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #20617. Bland says F15 as well but tied for CC#6 in his list. DWH #0654. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Steve Fischer-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:861. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 250		1827 N-11 R1 EF40. EF-40. Glossy light olive brown and steel with some frosty lighter golden steel brown in protected areas. The color is attractive and appears quite natural. The only notable marks are a nick on the rim above star 7 and a pair of tiny ticks on the font edge of the nose. E-MDS, without any crumbling at the brow and fine die flowlines in the obverse fields. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees CW. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-7 while the reverse is centered on the planchet. DWH #0655. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Jim Corrado 1/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 251		1827 N-11 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and traces of faded mint red showing on both sides, mostly on the obverse. The obverse appears choice to the unaided eye, but a good glass reveals a couple faint hairline scratches, one through star 1 to the earlobe and another through star 3 fading out in the field just before the forehead. In addition, there is a small carbon spot under the first T in STATES, one inside the N in CENT, and another on the wreath stem right of that T. LDS with crumbling on the front edge of the brow and similar crumbling nestled between the upper lip and bottom edge of the nose. Called MS63 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50, his photo #25337. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 2 in 64, 1 in 66. Only 4 examples graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2603 (PCGS # 36868) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Robert Siegel Auction Galleries 10/85:10-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3535 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 252		1827 N-12 R5 F15. Fine-15. Five points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a glossy dark olive and steel brown patina. No verdigris and the only notable contact mark is a short, light scratch arcing in the field under stars 7 & 8. Very rare EDS, before the obverse die cracked. In the lower half of the condition census for this rare variety but second finest of the early die state. DWH #3211. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Chris McCawley, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/06:320. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 253		1827 N-12 R5 VF25+. Noyes Plate Coin. VF-25+. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy (but closer to matte) uniform dark olive brown. Sharply struck showing full radial lines in all the stars and a complete browlock. M-LDS. A clear die crack reaches up from the dentils between the 1 & 8 to the back of the ear, T, and into the hair above where it fades away. Decent eye appeal in spite of the microscopic roughness. Called AU50 net VF35 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #25334. Bland says VF30 and tied for CC#2 in his census. Plated in the Noyes book to illustrate his die state B. Removed from an NCS slab graded "AU details, corroded," and the NCS label is included. DWH #2604. Estimated Value $6,000-UP. Ex Grant's Hobby Shop 6/15/1929:578-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:204-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3536 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NCS label). Comes with a collection pillbox inscribed by Newcomb in his unique handwriting. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,625
Lot 254		1827 N-12 R5 VG7. Unique Terminal Die State. VG-7. Sharpness F12 with a strong rim dent at star 9 and a lighter one under the 7 in the date, plus a dull nick on the die crack where it exits from the top of the head. The reverse also has a rim bruise over the O in OF and another under the tip of the wreath stem. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with chocolate brown highpoints. The surfaces are reasonably smooth but do show some microscopic roughness in protected areas. Unique terminal die state with an extremely bold bisecting die crack from the dentils above the right side of star 8 down through the portrait to the dentils under the 1. This crack is a full half millimeter wide for most of its length. A remarkable die state that was a big hit at the large cent happening at EAC 2002 where 27N12 was one of the varieties selected for showing. Called F12 net G6 in the Noyes census, his photo #37170. DWH #1935. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Brett Dudek-J. R. Grellman-Chris McCawley 4/19/02. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645