Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Cents Of 1836

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 446		1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of mint red remaining on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive. No spots, stains, or other defects. M-LDS with a die crack arcing through the coronet to the dentils at stars 5 & 8, another through the top of TES, one at F-AM, and a bisecting die crack from the first S in STATES to the R in AMERICA. The fields are wavy and slightly rough from die flowlines and erosion, especially on the obverse. The dies have not been lapped yet in an attempt to remove this roughness (see next piece), and the repunching on the peak of the 1 is obvious. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #27362. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; 1 in 64RB. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2942 (PCGS # 37111) . Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex George Ramont-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20049. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 447		1836 N-1 R1+ EF40. EF-40. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better with too many small nicks for the higher grade, including a small rim nick under star 13. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty luster in protected areas and peeps of faded mint red at stars 9-11. LDS with all the obverse and reverse die cracks clear and the legends weakened slightly by a strong die lapping that removed most of the earlier roughness in the obverse fields. The repunching on the peak of the 1 remains clear. DWH #0843. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Village Square Coins via John D. Wright 6/84. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 448		1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. The obverse is frosty medium brown with hints of faded mint color in a few protected areas plus a small splash of darker olive brown toning between stars 12 & 13. The reverse is a slightly darker frosty bluish steel brown mixed with some medium brown tones. A very tiny abrasion that barely breaks the frost left of the peak of the 1 is the only contact mark visible without a strong glass. LDS with all the reverse die cracks clear, including the final one down from the dentils through the second S in STATES. This is the Wright plate coin for the variety. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #22022. Bland also says MS60 but tied for CC#9 in his list. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Ron Adam provenance). Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 4 finer; 3 in 64; 1 in 65. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3182 (PCGS # 37114) . Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Larry Whitlow (Beverly Hills Coin Co.) 1970-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:808-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:505-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:619-Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:945-Evan Kopald (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 5/06. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 449		1836 N-3 R1 AU58. AU-58. Glossy medium brown with underlying light steel brown on both sides and overtones of bluish steel on the left side of the obverse. There are a couple light contact marks above star 1, a shallow planchet flake under that star, and a splash of darker toning at the top of star 3. Just the lightest touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. EDS with smooth, slightly reflective fields on both sides and no cracks or rim cuds. A fine, sharp die line connects the M to the berry below. Graded MS60 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50, his photo #36799. DWH #0847. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. 3/27/73:344-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:809. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $621
Lot 450		1836 N-3 R1 EF40. EF-40. Glossy dark chocolate brown and steel with frosty flowline luster in protected areas and small splash of reddish brown toning left of star 8. The only notable mark is a light rim bruise at CA. MDS with a fine bisecting die crack arcing across the reverse from the first S in STATES to the left side of the M in AMERICA, but without the cud break at star 6. The fine die line from the M to the berry below is still visible. DWH #0848. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex 1985 EAC Sale, lot 512. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 451		1836 Coronet Head Cent. MS-60. Lustrous steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and generous traces of slightly faded mint red remaining in protected areas. The fields are covered with underlying satiny mint luster and the eye appeal is excellent for the grade. The only defects are a thin nick on the chin, a very faint hairline scratch from the tip of the chin into the field near star 2, and a splash of darker reddish olive toning that contains microscopic traces of verdigris at stars 8-9. LDS with a strong rim cud break extending slightly inside the dentil tips at star 6. The earlier die line from M to the berry below is gone. Called MS60 net AU50 in the Noyes census, his photo #26917. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2943 (PCGS # 37117) . Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Kress 8/12/69-George Ramont 8/8/71-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20054. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 452		1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy light olive brown with overtones of bluish steel, especially on the obverse, and frosty golden light brown and tan in protected areas. A tiny hairline scratch under star 7 and a vertical nick below NT in CENT are the notable marks. M-LDS with 5 radial die cracks on the reverse, several fine die cracks on the obverse, and a narrow rim cud break between stars 1 & 2. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 and tied for CC#7, his photo #30129. Our grade is AU58. Pop 1; none finer. The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1912 (PCGS # 37120) . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Julian Leidman 4/78-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:811-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:1119. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 453		1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light brown and tan with hints of underlying reddish tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. A nick on the cheek, another in the field right of star 4, a very faint scuff that barely alters the frost in the field right of star 2, and a speck of carbon in the dentils right of star 12 keep this cent from a choice rating. LDS with the usual crack at OF-AMERICA plus a fine die crack from the dentils at the bottom of the reverse arcing up through the ribbon to CE and fading out just as it reaches the leaves above the left side of the C (in the latest state this crack passes through the wreath and the left upright of the D to the dentils above). In addition, there is rim cud break at star 1 plus a narrow but clearly defined (and previously unreported) rim cud break at the D in UNITED. The reverse is rotated 170 degrees CW, nearly upset head-to-head. Called MS60 and tied for CC#6 overall in the Noyes census, his photo #22935. Bland says MS60+ and CC#2 of the confirmed examples in his census. Possibly the finest known with the severely rotated reverse. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). Comes with an important provenance. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 65RB. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2627 (PCGS # 37123) . Estimated Value $1,250-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines-Floyd T. Starr, 1949 ANA Sale, Numismatic Gallery 8/23/49:1704-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 220-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3669 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 454		1836 N-6 R2 F12+. Gobrecht Head. Without Obverse Cud. Fine-12. A few points sharper with a too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The only notable marks are a tiny pinprick in the field close off the chin and a very light rim bruise at the D in UNITED. No corrosion or verdigris. Slightly glossy medium brown with steel brown highpoints. Extremely rare EDS, before the cud forms at the dentils over star 8. One of the finest known examples of this die state. Called VF25 net VF20 and tied for CC#3 of those known in the early state according to the Noyes census, his photo #31306. The finest known example of the early state is in the ANS Museum, so the supply of nicer ones is quite limited. DWH #3156. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex 1982 EAC Sale, lot 396-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 455		1836 N-6 R2 EF40+. Gobrecht Head. EF-40+. Attractive glossy medium brown. Sharply struck and quite nice for the grade, close to EF45. The best identifying marks are a thin nick over the F in OF and a pair of microscopic pinpricks right of the first A in AMERICA. E-MDS. The nearly always present cud break over star 8 is clear and there is a single radial die crack on the reverse, the one from the wreath down through the ribbon tip to the dentils below. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2944. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Mason Dixon 6/56:52-Lester Greenwood-Robert S. Carter-Del Bland 3/31/70-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20057. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 456		1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous medium brown and chocolate, the obverse with subtle woodgrained toning and delicate overtones of bluish steel on both sides. Sharply struck and very attractive. It is difficult to find an identifying mark, a shiny scuff in the field over the N in CENT barely qualifies but it will have to do. MDS with the usual cud break above star 8 plus three radial die cracks on the reverse (the first one through the ribbon tip, the second through the T in UNITED, and the third a very fine one off the stem tip. Called MS62 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #37205. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#6. A beautiful cent with an impressive provenance. Our grade is MS63. Pop 2; 1 in 64BN; 1 in 66RB. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #0858 (PCGS # 37126) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/45:677-Floyd T. Starr, Stack�s 6/13/84:325-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:468. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 457		1836 N-6 R2 VF25. Gobrecht Head. VF-25. Five points sharper with too many light nicks on the obverse for the higher grade. A smooth depression in the field right of star 2 appears to be as struck, possibly caused by debris on the die. Glossy medium brown, the obverse especially glossy thanks to a coat of lacquer. M-LDS with 4 radial die cracks on the reverse. The three radial cracks described for the previous lot are present and a new one extends from the leaf tip between the D and S to the dentils. The final (fifth) radial crack through F to the dentils reaches the base of that letter but does not yet extend from the top of that letter to the dentils. The usual cud break over star 8 is strong and the reverse is not rotated. DWH #0856. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex 1977 EAC Sale, lot 269. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 458		1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown. Nice eye appeal with just a couple trivial contact marks, including a dull rim nick at the first A in AMERICA. Sharply struck LDS (but not the terminal state). The cud break over star 8 is bold, a smaller rim cud break shows at star 4, and all 5 of the radial die cracks on the reverse are strong, including the final one through the F to the dentils above. The fine die crack that connects the M to the dentils at either side has not formed. Our grade is AU58. Pop 1; 1 in 66RB. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3322 (PCGS # 37126) . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex John Ahern, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:732. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 459		1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded AU-58. Lustrous golden light brown. The only defects are a tiny hairline scratch over star 6 and a thin nick in the field under the hairbun. Great eye appeal, just a bit of wear on the highpoints. The reverse is choice and looks mint state. MDS with a fine die crack from the dentils over the T in UNITED through the top of that D to the top of ST in STATES. The rim cud break at D-STA seen in the later state has not formed. A nice example of a die variety that�s unknown in mint state according to the Noyes census. Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; the only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3465 (PCGS # 37129) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/4/04:953-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/10/08:1521. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783