Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Commemorative Gold Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1885		1984-W $10 Olympic. Gem Unc. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1886		1986 and 1987 $5 Gold Commemoratives. Proof and Unc. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details	Realized $660
Lot 1887		1986-W $5 Statue of Liberty. Gem Proof. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details	Realized $610
Lot 1888		1988-W $5 Olympic Gem Unc and Gem Proof. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details	Realized $621
Lot 1889		1993-W and 1995-W $5 Gold Coins. Gem Proof. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1890		1994 World Cup $5. Gem Proof. Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1891		1999-W $5 George Washington Two-Piece Bicentennial Proof and Unc Set. Housed in the original box of issue. Both coins are gems. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1892		1999-W $5 George Washington Two-Piece Bicentennial Proof and Unc Set. Housed in the original box of issue. Both coins are gems. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $621
Lot 1893		1999-W $5 George Washington Two-Piece Bicentennial Proof and Unc Set. Housed in the original box of issue. Both coins are gems. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $621
Lot 1894		1999-W $5 George Washington Two-Piece Bicentennial Proof and Unc Set. Housed in the original box of issue. Both coins are gems. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $610
Lot 1895		1999-W $5 George Washington Two-Piece Bicentennial Proof and Unc Set. Housed in the original box of issue. Both coins are gems. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $621
Lot 1896		2009 $20 Ultra High Relief. Gem Proof. Housed in the original presentation box. A one year only issue. Contains 1 oz. of gold. On the obverse, the artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens shows Liberty, personified by a statuesque woman striding powerfully forward. Liberty�s robe harkens back to our roots as a republic based on the ideals of ancient Greece and Rome. Liberty is leading the way with a torch in her front hand and an olive branch in the back hand. This design underscores that liberty is central to the American spirit, is beautiful and attractive to all, and wherever Liberty goes, inspired by enlightenment, peace follows. The United States Capitol dome is also depicted in the background, meaning that through representative democracy, liberty has been fully achieved in America, strengthening her position to go forth throughout the world. A young eagle flying during a sunrise is depicted on the reverse. This is America, young and strong, in its ascendancy with a bright future before it. The motto, "E PLURIBUS UNUM" is on the edge of the coin, allowing a cleaner design on the obverse and reverse. These stylistic elements represented the visual embodiment of America and made it the definitive American coin. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1897		1922 Grant Gold Dollar, with star. NGC graded MS-64. Mostly untoned, a very choice specimen of the With Star variant. Smooth satiny luster; two small depressions in the metal (as made), one is at Grant's sideburn, the other in the field at right (PCGS # 7459) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 1898		1922 Grant Gold Dollar, no star. NGC graded MS-62 PQ. Light golden toning. A highly lustrous gold commemorative that has choice appearing surfaces (PCGS # 7458) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1899		1904 Lewis and Clark Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Nice golden toning with semi-reflective surfaces. Intense but still gleaming luster, the coin lightly toned through which brighter gold radiance persists almost undiminished. A dampened impression is seen on occasion on these Lewis & Clark pieces, from the weak action of the dies that made this year's coinage; however, rather than being halfhearted, this particular coin's design is boldly crisp (PCGS # 7447) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 1900		1905 Lewis and Clark Gold Dollar. EF-40. Lightly cleaned. Only 10,041 minted. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1901		1916 McKinley Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. A hint of light gold tone. William McKinley, who is commemorated here, was the 25th President of the United States (1897-1901), and the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected to the office. He was the last president to serve in the 19th century and the first to serve in the 20th (PCGS # 7454) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $472
Lot 1902		1917 McKinley Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. Nice golden toning. Only 5,000 minted (PCGS # 7455) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $720
Lot 1903		1915-S Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. This is a dazzling Gem specimen burning-gold mint bloom, powerfully struck and preserved without a flaw. Sharp detail on all devices is typical for this well-made Commemorative; however, even then, in the present specimen we see a wonderful confirmation in the broad regions of crisp strike found on the devices. A beautiful coin (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1904		1915-S Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A nice frosty coin. Typically lustrous for the issue, the brilliant golden surfaces are nearly pristine with few hairlines or marks. A munificent strike, as well as freedom from copper stains. And that is why this is a coin to jump at before it's sale is history (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1905		1915-S Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Lightly toned and exhibiting vibrant luster (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1906		1915-S Panama-Pacific Gold Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. Lustrous and brilliant (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $475 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $529
Lot 1907		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar NGC graded Unc Details. Reverse Improperly Cleaned. Nicely toned (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $552
Lot 1908		1926 American Sesquicentennial $2.50 NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly Cleaned. A nice lustrous coin with golden toning. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $472
Lot 1909		1915-S Panama-Pacific $50 Round and $50 Octagonal. PCGS graded both Genuine. Cleaned. Our grade is AU to Unc . Designed by Robert Aitken, the Panama-Pacific $50 gold Commemoratives display symbolism left and right. The bust is that of the Greek goddess Athena (Minerva in Roman lore) with a helmet set back over her head in a sign of peaceful intentions. Aitken chose the goddess because of her link to, among other things, agriculture and horticulture. Both of these are important in California, a major agricultural state. San Francisco in California is where the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was held in 1915. The owl is the owl of Athena, symbol of wisdom. The octagonal pieces, but not the round examples, have an inner border of dolphins as a way to infer the waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans created by the completion of the Panama Canal. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 7451) . Estimated Value $70,000 - 80,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1910		1984 $10 Olympic Gold. Mint marks include: P, D, and W (2). Gem Proof. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 1911		1987-W Constitution $5. Gem Proof. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $690 - 710. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1912		2007 $10 Dolly Madison First Spouse Coins. ½ oz. 24 karat gold coins. Housed in special mint boxes. Gem Proof and Gem Unc. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details	Realized $1,265