Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Cents Of 1839

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 540		1839/6 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded EF-45. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate, the reverse a few shades lighter than the obverse. The obverse is virtually flawless while the reverse shows a couple trivial defects, including a small spot of darker olive toning over the O in ONE and some extremely faint roughness at the second S in STATES extending to near the O in OF. LDS, Newcomb�s state III, with a strong die crack from the dentils under star 4 to the nose and eye plus another from the ear exiting the hair just below the hairbun through star 11 to the dentils at right. This example is sharp enough to see that the two die cracks are connected diagonally by a crack high on the cheekbone, thereby confirming this is a true bisecting die crack. A wonderful example of the impressive late die state, and both die cracks are bold. The overdate feature remains obvious. Called VF35 in the Bland census. Our grade is VF35. Pop 1; 1 in 53; 1 in 55; 1 in 58; 1 in 65. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3178 (PCGS # 37261) . Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Q. David Bowers 9/70-Harlan Berk-William R. T. Smith 10/73-John M. Ward, Jr.-unknown-Denis Loring 5/06. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $22,425
Lot 541		1839 N-2 R2. Head of 1838. AU-58. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with light bluish steel overtones in protected areas. Just a hint of rub on the highpoints from mint state. A tiny planchet flake in the dentils over the second A in AMERICA is the only notable mark. Nicely struck EDS with strong die lines from the dentils to STA and RICA.DWH #3328 (PCGS # 37225) . Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Jack Borckardt 12/6/86-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:787. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 542		1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Beautiful lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint red covering the protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint luster, and the only notable marks are a very light nick in the field over the tip of the nose and a tiny rim nick under star 2. Otherwise this cent is choice. M-LDS. The fields are covered with radial flowlines, the legend outside the wreath is mushy, and the die lines from the dentils to STA and RICA are gone. Called MS63 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #27767. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#6. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 2. None finer in Brown at PCGS for the variety. Only 2 examples graded at PCGS in Red Brown. 1 in 64 RB; 1 in 65 RB. DWH #2473 (PCGS # 37225) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Stack's 2/10/82:502-Bob Clark-Del Bland-Stu Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:594. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 543		1839 N-3 R1 AU55. Head of 1838. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but there are some very faint pinscratches on the first A in AMERICA where someone tried to remove a spot of darker toning covering that letter. Otherwise the surfaces are very attractive and show only a few trivial marks, including a tiny scratch near the leaf under TE in STATES and a small rim nick right of the D in UNITED. A microscopic planchet lamination runs along the dentil tips from star 1 to below the adjacent 18, as struck. Lustrous medium brown and chocolate with frosty bluish olive toning in protected areas. MDS. The obverse fields are covered with fine die flowlines and the small depression that forms in the field between star 1 and the throat is just starting to show. The repunching at the tops of stars 2 & 5 remains visible. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2958. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex C. Douglas Smith 10/26/68-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20124. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 544		1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown with very faded mint color in protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains. The best identifying marks are two tiny planchet chips or pinpricks on the rim between the date and star 13 and a small mark on the rim above star 5. LDS, the obverse fields flowlined and the depression in the field between star 1 and the throat clearly visible. The outer berry under AM is faint, nearly gone. Our grade is MS60. Pop 2; 1 in 65; 1 in 66. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1711 (PCGS # 37228) . Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Superior 1/28/90:844. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 545		1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty chocolate and bluish steel brown with generous traces of slightly faded mint color remaining. The only defect worthy of mention is a small, shallow planchet lamination through the upper half of the I in LIBERTY, as struck. E-MDS. A small horizontal dash shows between the bases of the 3 & 9 with a similar but slightly stronger one right of the base of the 9. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). Our grade is AU58. Pop 1; 1 in 64; 1 in 65; 1 in 65RB. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3184 (PCGS # 37231) . Estimated Value $750-UP. Ex Evan Kopald (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 5/06. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 546		1839 N-4 R1 EF45. Silly Head. Misaligned Dies. EF-45. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty luster covering the protected areas, especially on the reverse. There are a few faint contact marks in the field above star 2 and barely visible rim nicks at stars 5, 7, and 11. MDS. The dash between the bases of the 3 & 9 is gone but the one right of the 9 remains visible. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-5, the reverse very slightly off to K-3. DWH #1714. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:1175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 547		1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of mint red in protected areas. A tiny nick on the cheek, faint traces of an old fingerprint at star 8, and a speck of very light carbon at the dentils under the wreath are the notable defects, and all are trivial. LDS. The fields are covered with fine radial flowlines and the dentils are blurry. An attractive Booby Head cent. Purchased as a 65th birthday gift by wife Joan. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; 1 in 65; 2 in 66. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2274 (PCGS # 37237) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Tony Terranova, 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/03:708-Chris McCawley 6/28/03-Joan Holmes-gift to Dan Holmes as 65th birthday present. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 548		1839 N-6 R2 AU50. Booby Head. AU-50. Sharpness closer to mint state but there is a dull rim dent over star 5 plus a few other very light contact marks scattered about the obverse, none notable. Glossy medium brown and chocolate delicately woodgrained with some olive brown on the obverse and frosty luster peeking through in protected areas. M-LDS. The two reverse die cracks are clear and the fine arc line at the dentils tips over OF is dull but still visible. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2959. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex George Ramont 8/9/77-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20128. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 549		1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy bluish steel and light olive brown with slightly faded mint red covering the protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are covered with attractive mint luster under the gloss and the eye appeal is excellent. There is some minor roughness along the dentil tips at stars 2-6, as struck. There is a very light and barely visible diagonal hairline scratch in the field right of star 2 and a short struck-through line over the E in CENT, as struck. These marks can help identify this cent but they are not the least bit distracting. M-LDS with all the fine obverse die cracks described by Wright visible, the strongest of these at stars 4-6. In addition there are clear die clashmarks inside the wreath. The left top of the E in STATES is weak but remains visible (this is lapped off the die in the late state). Called MS63 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #25837. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS62. Pop 3. None finer in Brown at PCGS for the variety. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2637 (PCGS # 37243) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Desert Coast Coins 6/3/85-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3722 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 550		1839 N-8 R1 EF40. Head of 1840. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy medium brown. The only mark is a small area of slightly darker toning under star 6, and this patch shows some extremely fine roughness. EDS. The dentils are sharp and the fields are smooth. A sharp die line connects the lower berry left of the O in ONE to the highest leaf below. DWH #1722. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Bob Matthews, Superior 1/28/89:840. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 551		1839 N-8 R1 AU50+. Head of 1840. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. A mint state cent that was dipped, now retoned frosty light to medium brown with a patch of golden tan under star 13 and darker chocolate tones covering much of the reverse. There is a tiny rim nick over star 6 and a small planchet lamination in the dentils over N in UNITED. LDS. The fields are flowlined, the reverse legend is noticeably weakened, and a thin but clear rim cud break shows under 839. Called MS60 net AU55 and finest of those known with the rim cud break under the date in the Noyes census, his photo #37201. Our grade is net AU50+. Pop 1; 1 in 64; 1 in 66. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety in Brown. DWH #1723 (PCGS # 37265) . Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Dick Punchard circa 1989. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 552		1839 N-9 R2 EF40. Silly Head. EF-40. Slightly sharper with a shallow planchet lamination under star 7 and a patch of extremely fine roughness at the E in ONE. Glossy chocolate brown, the obverse with tiny woodgrained streaks of darker olive toning, and darker reddish olive and steel toning at the roughened area near the E in ONE. MDS with a clear rim cud break at star 6 plus a weaker one at stars 7-8 and another under the 18 in the date. The bisecting obverse die crack from the dentils over star 5 to the dentils right of the date is clear and has branch cracks at both ends. Another fine crack reaches from the nostril down through the chin into the field below. DWH #1725. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1781. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 553		1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The fields are satiny and attractive, covered with microscopic die flowlines creating nice cartwheel luster. The best identifying mark, and it is faint, is a small spot of slightly darker toning in the field under the right edge of star 5. M-LDS with clear rim cud breaks from star 5.5 to star 6.5, from star 7 to star 8, and from right of star 9 down to star 11, plus a smaller one under the 18. The bisecting obverse die crack is clear, as is the one from the nostril down through the chin into the field below. An attractive cent in a neat die state. Our grade is MS60. Pop 3; 2 in 66 BN; 1 in 65 RB. Only 6 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2651 (PCGS # 37234) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Roscoe E. Staples, Welchville, Maine, 8/2/1943 (comes with his old collection pillbox)-his wife Beulah-American Numismatic Rarities 3/8/05:1171 (via Chris McCawley). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 554		1839 N-10 R3 AU55. Booby Head. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy medium brown with underlying frosty flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. A splash of reddish olive toning left of the first A in AMERICA and a shallow planchet flake at the dentils near star 12 offer the best identifying marks, although there are a few light contact marks in the field before the portrait as well. MDS. The obverse is covered with fine die flowlines, as always due to its earlier use in the N-5 marriage, and the reverse shows microscopic flowlines as well. Other than minor flowlines and die wear, there is no significant difference in die states for this variety. Called MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #23312. Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#2 among the confirmed examples in his census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). For many years this die variety was considered to be a late die state of N-5, but subsequent research has confirmed that, although the obverse is the same as N-5 in a later die state, the reverse is different. Newcomb had this one right, and we have fallen back into line. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 in 64. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2638. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex England-New Netherlands Coin Co. #52, 12/13/58:155-Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland-Jerry A. Bobbe 3/77-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 263-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3725 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 555		1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish chocolate and dark olive. The toning is a bit blotchy which takes away from the eye appeal, but the strike is sharp and there are only a few trivial marks. A spot of slightly darker toning low on the cheek and a nick between the date and star 13 are the only notable marks. EDS with crisp dentils around both sides and fine die finishing lines covering the field around ONE CENT. In addition, there is a tiny lump off the tip of the leaf midway between the D in UNITED and the adjacent S in STATES, plus two more just right of the base of the T in CENT. Seldom found in such an early die state. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS in Brown. Only 3 examples graded at PCGS for the variety. The finest is a MS66RB. DWH #3544 (PCGS # 37246) . Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Joseph A. Stack Estate, Bowers & Ruddy 4/23/79:244-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/1/2009:464. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 556		1839 N-11 R1 VF35. Booby Head. VF-35. Five points sharper with a nick on the jawline and a small rim bruise just right of the date, plus a long nick on the rim off the stem tip. Glossy light to medium brown with steel brown highpoints. MDS. Most of the fine die lines found in the field around ONE CENT in the early state have worn off the die and the tiny lumps seen in the early state are gone. DWH #1729. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-Del Bland-John D. Wright 7/4/84. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 557		1839 N-12 R4+ VF30. Booby Head. VF-30. Ten points sharper with many tiny contact marks on the reverse, including a nick on the T in CENT, plus a few rim nicks at NI and ED in UNITED. Glossy reddish brown and chocolate. MDS with a clear die crack from the dentils through star 4 to the nose and beyond to under the eye. Called VF35 net VF30 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #36037. Graded VF35 and tied for CC#7 in the Bland census. DWH #1730. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Dale Sheely 2/85. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 558		1839 N-12 R4+ VF20. Booby Head. VF-20. Five points sharper but there are some old hairline scratches from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1, a dull rim nick over star 8, a couple small rim nicks above the O in OF, plus some minor nicks scattered about the obverse. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with a small spot of reddish brown toning under the T in UNITED. LDS with a strong bisecting die crack across the obverse from the dentils at star 4 to the dentils under star 11. May be the discovery coin for the late die state (comes with a 1917 note from Henry Chapman stating this is the first he had seen). Called VF35 net VF25 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #25843. Removed from an NGC slab graded EF45 (NGC label included). DWH #2639. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Henry Chapman 6/27/1917:662-Henry C. Hines 10/20/45-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 5/86-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3730 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 559		1839 N-13 R2 MS60. Booby Head. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Attractive lustrous light olive brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and generous traces of faded mint red in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and choice. Would rate a higher grade if not for a small rim bump at the first S in STATES. M-LDS. There is a fine but clear die crack from the dentils over U through NITED STAT to the dentils over the adjacent E, plus another crack from ES to the dentils over O. (An example without any die cracks is unknown.) The fields on both sides covered with fine die flowlines. Called MS62 and CC#9 in the Noyes census, his photo #28190. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#7 in his census. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 66; 1 in 66RB. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1896. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:806-Herbert Oechsner, Stack's 9/8/88:167-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2075. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 560		1839 N-14 R3 MS60. Booby Head. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown and chocolate with traces of mint red remaining on the reverse. The fields are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent for the grade. The notable marks are a few tiny ticks on the rim over star 9 and a faint lamination in the dentils at star 12. LDS. The rims are slightly dished and the fields and covered with fine die flowlines while several of the stars have their points drawn to the rim. Much of the peripheral detail has been weakened by flowlines and die wear but the central details are sharp. The reverse is cracked, as always, through the tops of STATES OF A. Called MS60 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #27016. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Our grade is MS60. Pop2; 1 in 66. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2960. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex George Ramont-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:20138. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 561		1839 N-15 R6- EF45. Booby Head. EF-45. Attractive glossy light to medium steel brown with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas. There is a small carbon spot in the leaf under the E in AMERICA and a few tiny contact marks on each side, including a small nick on the bottom edge of the bust over the 9. EDS. The die state is virtually identical for all known example of this rare variety. The obverse die is new and the details are crisp while the reverse die is heavily worn and cracked at NITED-STAT. Excellent eye appeal. Second finest according to the Noyes census, and tied for second finest at EF45 if you use the Bland census. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN. The attribution and Ron Adam provenance are shown on the NGC label, which is included. DWH #2520. Estimated Value $6,000-UP. Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:1016. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 562		1835-1843 Large Cent Blank Planchet, Stage II, AU50. Glossy medium brown. A few very minor planchet imperfections (the minor flaws nearly always present on blank planchets which usually disappear when the planchet is struck) plus a small spot of dark chocolate toning surrounding a speck of reddish carbon. The rims are upset but very narrow, which is consistent with the planchets used to strike the cents of 1835-1843 (Petite Heads). Weight 165.9 grains. DWH #0361. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex 1984 EAC Sale, lot 346. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242