Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Liberty Nickels

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1417		1883 Liberty Nickel. Without "CENTS". MS-65. Well struck and delicately toned, strictly Gem class from top to bottom. A last minute consignment, too late to send to the services. Estimated Value $150 - 160. The Fedorchuk Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 1418		1883 Liberty Nickel. Without "CENTS". PCGS graded MS-64. In an old green PCGS holder (PCGS # 3841) . Estimated Value $40 - 50. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $63
Lot 1419		1883 Liberty Nickel. Without "CENTS". PCGS graded MS-63. In a first generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $30 - 40. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46
Lot 1420		1888 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-66. Well struck with lovely multi-color toning on both sides. Any Liberty Nickel in this outstanding grade gets a lot of attention. Collectors know it in their bones they'll find it a great deal of trouble to locate another 1888-dated example in such sterling condition! Pop 12; none finer. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1421		1890 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 65 PQ. 2,740 struck. Old holder. Light even gold toning, an outstanding Gem Proof. Pop 94; 14 finer. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 1422		1894 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 65. Light golden toning appears on both sides. This is a first-rate Gem. A total of 2,632 Proofs were coined. Pop 112; 54 finer. Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $472
Lot 1423		1896 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with light even gold toning. Several dates in the 1890s are very elusive in Gem condition, and 1896 is one of these. Collectors may have to pass up many "near misses" before finding an example as beautiful and delicately toned as this superlative specimen. Pop 67; 8 finer in 66 (PCGS # 3857) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1424		1896 Liberty Nickel. Proof 65. A gorgeous Gem Proof with lovely toning on both sides. A last minute consignment, too late to send to the services. Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Fedorchuk Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 1425		1898 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Light even gold toning. Surface luster of gem caliber. Pop 77; 19 finer, 18 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 3859) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1426		1901 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 67. 1,985 Proofs struck. Lovely light blue toning without spots. A superb glistening example. In 1883 the Mint restyled the nickel five-cent piece, using on the obverse a head of Liberty said to have been inspired by the goddess Diana, and similar to the motif used on certain pattern coinage since 1881. The reverse bore the denomination expressed as the Roman numeral V, within a wreath, a concept that seemed to be perfectly fine, for nickel three-cent pieces had III on the reverse since 1865, trimes had used III from 1851 through 1873 (at which time the denomination was discontinued), and on various patterns of the Liberty Head design in the values of cent, three cents, and five cents Roman numerals I, III, and V had been used without comment. A workhorse denomination in its day, the Liberty or "V" nickel (as it is sometimes called) formed the basis for Q. David Bowers' historical account of the day, Put Another Nickel In. Pop 30; 5 finer (PCGS # 3899) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,294
Lot 1427		1901 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded Proof 66. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. A glistening Gem. 1,985 minted. Pop 84; 25 finer (PCGS # 3899) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748