Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Morgan Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1832		1895-S Morgan Dollar. Improperly cleaned. Mostly untoned and lustrous, though we see a line of chatter marks across the lower face. Nice rims and a good strike. Scarcer S-mint issue: only 400,000 made (PCGS # 7238) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1833		1896 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. Nice bold strike. Only 762 minted. Fully and intricately detailed in all areas, the toned surfaces are deep-mirrored. This has a wonderful effect on the two-tone quality seen on the frosted relief portions of the design. As stated, Liberty and the eagle are nicely frosted but no cameo is acknowledged on the PCGS insert. Pop 61; 69 finer (PCGS # 7331) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,370
Lot 1834		1896 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Housed in an Old NGC Holder. Well struck with dark blue toning around the edges. A nice example (PCGS # 7240) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1835		1896-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. A hint of light golden tone. A coin that should grade Mint State. Scarce (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1836		1896-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty and lightly toned around the edges. Has some roller lines through the hair (as struck). Pop 400; 53 finer (PCGS # 7244) . Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,500. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1837		1897 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62. Only 731 struck. A nice white coin of this popularly collected series. The rich can afford the finest and will often pay handsomely for the privilege. Yet a choice Proof 62 Morgan Dollar such as this well made, handsome example is in many ways on a par with those multi-thousand-dollar dream-coins. It offers needle-point definition on the devices; nice reflective fields with no spotting or tarning anyware on the coin, and nice eye-appeal at an affordable price. Bid with confidence (PCGS # 7332) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1838		1897-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. Frosty and mostly untoned except around the edges (PCGS # 7248) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1839		1897-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. A nice frosty coin (PCGS # 7248) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1840		1897-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Well struck and white with one minor graze in the luster above the bridge of the nose; otherwise swirling luster effects on both sides from a crisp blow by the coining dies (PCGS # 7250) . Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $98
Lot 1841		1898 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66 Deep Cameo PQ. A gem white coin that should be graded a point higher. A near perfect coin. This beautiful Gem offers needle-sharp design details and strikingly "deep" reflective fields whose mirror gleam and sparkle under reflected light. A lovely cameo effect is evident on both obverse and reverse which are radiant white on the devices. The surfaces exhibit dominant smooth mirror free from hairlining. Furtherm, there are no bothersome contact marks, haziness or tarnish noted. Only 735 Proofs struck. Pop 7; 8 finer in 67 (PCGS # 97333) . America's better items-metallic money system in the late-19th century called for silver to be valued at a ratio of 16:1 with gold. Since much silver was being produced out West by the silver states in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s, there was a big political push with both the farm states and the silver states together lobbying for the proposed better items-metallic plan. The presidential election of 1896, two years before this dollar was minted, was about two main issues; silver and American imperialism. During the election William McKinley sat on his front porch in Ohio and lectured delegations from around the country while William Jennings Bryan stormed across Middle America. Bryan claimed that mankind was being crucified on a "cross of gold". Bryan said the existing gold standard was being forced upon the common man by the big Eastern bankers. He campaigned forcefully for a better items-metallic monetary system (easy money) and against imperialism, but McKinley won the election and the gold standard held firm. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $24,150
Lot 1842		1898-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike. An untoned blazer! (PCGS # 97255) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1843		1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 61. Only 846 struck. A hint of light blue and gold toning around the edges. Some light hairlines. Popular low-mintage year (PCGS # 7334) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1844		1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and satiny with a hint of light gold toning, this is a decidedly choice example whose smooth fields and devices lends itself to a high grade date and mint set of Silver Dollars (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $260 - 280. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $334
Lot 1845		1899-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65 Deep Prooflike. A blazing white coin. Pop 21; 8 finer (PCGS # 97261) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1846		1899-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck with a remarkably clean cheek on Liberty. A totally blast white gem. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 7260) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1847		1899-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65 Deep Prooflike. Mostly untoned with blue and golden toning around the edges. The limited number of Gem Prooflike survivors of this S-mint Morgan Dollar release never fail to excite bidders when they appear at auction. In addition to unqualified technical superiority, this coin's desirability is enhanced by beautiful steel-blue and russet peripheral toning. We have mentioned the luster, which glows with 100% originality. In addition, we point to it being a strongly struck coin, with nice detail to all the important high points and only minor fusing in the two hair curls that cover the top of Liberty's ear. Deep prooflikes are very rare in this condition, which we learn from experience but also from the startling grading census: Pop 3; none finer at NGC (PCGS # 7262) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1848		1899-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty with a hint of lilac tone (PCGS # 7262) . Estimated Value $280 - 290. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $334
Lot 1849		1900 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Well struck and mostly untoned. Only 912 Proofs struck, with all design features crisply detailed and covered in a gentle satin frost (PCGS # 7335) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 1850		1900 Morgan Dollar. Altered surfaces says PCGS. Nice even toning with light milky quality to the fields and devices. Boldly sharp on all devices, however, with sleek frosted devices. Only 912 proofs struck (PCGS # 7335) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1851		1900 $1. A totally white coin which shows hairlines on Liberty's cheek. Cleaned years ago. Only 912 Minted. Estimated Value $700 - 800. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 1852		1900-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Untoned. A lustrous Gem (PCGS # 7266) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $138
Lot 1853		1900-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A brilliant untoned satiny mint gem. That's a mouthful to say out loud, but this handsome coin speaks volumes about what a coin can achieve at the MS65 level once it has passed through the critical process of obtaining The Grade from NGC. Far from the normal example of this issue is the respectable amount of detail throughout with no signs of weakness to the eagle. Pop 165; 24 finer (PCGS # 7270) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1854		1900-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty with grayish toning on both sides (PCGS # 7270) . Estimated Value $270 - 290. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 1855		1900-S Morgan Dollar. Improperly cleaned. Still nice looking and lustrous (PCGS # 7270) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $201
Lot 1856		1901 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68. Old holder. Nice original toning on both sides. Only 813 Proofs made. A fresh and original, superb example of this popular date. This piece has obviously been well preserved since the day of its manufacture; it's up to future collectors to preserve it for future generations. Apart from the astounding quality of this piece, we must address the significance of this coin in relation to other known examples. Out of the original mintage, perhaps 200 have been examined by NGC. Of those examined, only two other examples have earned the Proof 68 designation from NGC. None have been graded higher. Regardless of your preference for the different grading services, the general consensus is that this remarkable coin is easily one of the finest known. The coin is virtually perfect from a technical point of view. Both sides exhibit nice toning, deeply mirrored fields, and offer satiny devices, though this last aspect is not a part of the NGC grade. The element of contrast is particularly desirable on the issues of 1901-04. All in all a sleek, superlative Gem Proof for the connoisseur of Morgan Silver Dollars. Pop 3; none finer at NGC (PCGS # 7336) . Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1857		1901 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62. Only 813 struck. Light film of grayish toning. Well struck and choice for the grade. Because it is scarce as a circulation strike, this puts more collector pressure on the Proofs (PCGS # 7336) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1858		1901 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. Mostly untoned with a hint of gold color around the edges. Has a lengthy scratch across the obverse, which collectors will want to be aware of (PCGS # 7272) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 1859		1902 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Nice even light gold toning. Only 777 minted. As is suitable for the method of Proof production that was the trend at the early 20th century Philadelphia Mint, this coin is uniformly brilliant with little to no no contrast between the fields and devices. The strike is finely detailed and bold, there are blemishes for the PR64 designation other than for a stray hairline. Coincidentally, it has top-notch eye-appeal. Pop 78; 39 finer (PCGS # 7337) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,818
Lot 1860		1902-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Fresh light golden brown toning around the edges. The present opportunity is exciting: Seldom does an example of this issue appear in the marketplace in such superlative condition. This one is mainly brilliant and is definitely sharply struck with amazing eye appeal. The fields are satiny; Liberty's cheek smooth with no luster breaks in its contour, and it is a borderline superb gem. When one considers how scarce the 1902-S dollars are it is rather remarkable that this beauty isn't socked away in a permanent museum-class collection. It merits a full, strong bid! Pop 9; none finer at NGC (PCGS # 7282) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1861		1902-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Well struck and swimming in luster (PCGS # 7282) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1862		1903 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62. Only 755 minted. Nice golden toning on both sides. Well struck with a satiny eagle. The obverse has more brilliance as this is how Proofs were struck in 1901-04. There are some trivial hairlines including one on the lower face, but not discernible marks (PCGS # 7338) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1863		1903-S $1. Sharpness of AU-55. Altered surfaces but still lustrous and a well struck example of this scarcer S-mint date. Estimated Value $400 - 450. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 1864		1903-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Blending shades of turquoise and lilac toning, mostly on the obverse. In an old style NGC holder. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1865		1903-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A creamy-white gem. In an old green PCGS labeled holder. Lovely satiny surface and a proud, bold strike (PCGS # 7286) . Estimated Value $475 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1866		1903-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53. Untoned example which displays extensive mint frost in the fields as well as throughout the main devices. An attractive coin. Scarce in choice condition like this (PCGS # 7288) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1867		1904 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62. Only 650 struck. A nice untoned Proof which has light satin devices against the more reflective field. There is a small mark by the E of E PLURIBUS on the obverse, possibly accounting for a point of two discount in what would otherwise be a higher grade. Few collectors may know the reason the Mint ceased striking Morgan Dollars after 1904. A coinage act of June 13, 1898 required that all remaining bullion purchased under the earlier Sherman Act (which had been suspended in the Panic of 1893) be coined into dollars. Existing stocks thus earmarked for dollars (108,800,188 in all) were exhausted by 1904, ending Morgan Dollar coinage for 17 years. Most of these dollars, like their older siblings, remained in Treasury vaults until the 1960s. With production ended, the minting of Proof Silver Dollars also ceased (PCGS # 7339) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1868		1921 Morgan Dollar. Zerbe. NGC graded Proof 66. A gleaming white coin. The paucity of high grade Proof Zerbe strikes has always put significant pressure on the tiny population of Gems such as this lovely Proof 66. Without question among the top pieces known for this date. Fully Gem coins are very rare (see the appended NGC census). Most are hairlined, come cleaned, others suffer contact marks or other minor problems. The present specimen is an exception. And exceptional in all ways. Because of the extreme rarity of the Zerbe 1921 Dollars many Silver Dollar collections come away lacking this issue and are therefore incomplete. Consequently, the 1921 Zerbe Proof has always commanded a premium over most other Proof Morgans." The coin is virtually perfect from a technical point of view. Both sides exhibit brilliant, nicely reflective, with delicate satin-frosty devices. The element of contrast is noticeable, though not as strong on this as, say, the deep cameos of the 1890s. While NGC has graded eight examples in PR66, it is difficult to believe any specimen can match the present coin's extraordinary quality. By far, the most impressive 1921 Zerbe Proof Morgan Dollar that this firm has ever handled. Pop 8; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 7341) . Who was Farran Zerbe? Think of him as the Q. David Bowers of his day. For instance, on June 16, 1908, Dr. George F. Heath, founder of the American Numismatic Association suddenly died. Farran Zerbe, then president, assumed the task of editing and publishing The Numismatist, and soon purchased the publication from Heath's heirs. In 1911, through the generosity of W.C.C. Wilson of Montreal, Canada, THE NUMISMATIST was purchased from Zerbe and presented to the ANA and since that period, the magazine has been owned and published monthly by the ANA. In 1915, Zerbe oversaw the Panama-Pacific Exposition's official Coin and Medal department and was instrumental in the production of and distribution of the $50 gold pieces struck for the event. Zerbe also supervised the creation of a series of commemorative medals, an award medal, a souvenir medal, and diplomas. Six years later he became the lead promoter of the Peace Silver Dollar, introduced to the public in 1921. Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,375
Lot 1869		1921 Morgan Dollar. Zerbe. PCGS graded Specimen 64 PQ. Well struck with light toning on both sides. Nice reflective surfaces. Has a few light hairlines and contact on the face, but razor-sharp as these scarce so-called "Zerbe Proofs" always tend to be, with just outstanding detail on Liberty's hair, her cap, the vegetable matter in her crown of cereals; for its part, the eagle was given a full, firm blow by the dies, thus imparting every element in microscopic detail. Always a popular item with Morgan Dollar Proof collectors. Auction appearances are widely spaced and only a few are sold each year. Pop 23; 21 finer (PCGS # 7341) . This is perhaps the most confusing issue in the entire Proof Morgan Dollar series. The instigator of the 1921 Zerbe Proofs is one Farran Zerbe, perhaps the most influential member of the American Numismatic Association at that time. Zerbe had been requesting the release of the new Peace Dollar, but the Mint was unable to make this happen until the end of 1921 due to difficulties in making dies adequate to the task. In order to mollify Zerbe and his group, the Philadelphia Mint struck an unknown number of presentation Silver Dollars using the refined Morgan design of 1921. Estimates made vary, with Wayne Miller stating that an estimate of 20-200 pieces is among the most prevalent in numismatic circles. Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 1870		1921-D Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Boldly struck. Lovely rainbow toning on the obverse with lots of green mixed in, much of the color displaying wonderful iridescence. A gem! (PCGS # 7298) . Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1871		1921-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66+. Well struck with a hint of tone and semi-reflective surfaces. Stark white fields swirl with originality causing the mint brilliance to dart across the surface in all directions. In addition, the coin possesses a nice, clear-cut strike for all areas with outstanding detail at the centers. First-rate Gem. Low population as well: Pop 1; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 7300) . Estimated Value $4,400 - 4,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1872		A 5-piece lot of Graded Dollars. Consists of: 1885 ICG MS-61; 1889 ICG MS-62; 1921-S ICG MS-63; 1922 ICG AU-58 and 1922-S ANACS MS-63. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1873		A 5-piece lot of GSA issued "CC" Mint Dollars. Consists of: 1880-CC MS-60+; 1881-CC MS-60+; 1882-CC MS-63; 1884-CC MS-63; 1885-CC MS-63 PL. All in the original black boxes as issued. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1874		A 10-piece lot of NGC MS-65 Morgan Dollars. Consists of 1879-S to 1904-O, common dates all gem white coins. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1875		A lot of "CC" mint Morgan Dollars. Consists of: 1879-CC, 1880-CC, 1882-CC, 1883-CC, 1884-CC 1890-CC (4). Coins grade Very Good to Extremely Fine. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $891
Lot 1876		A 17-piece lot of Morgan Dollars in PCGS MS-64 old green label holders. Consists of the following PCGS MS-64 dollars: 1881-S (2), 1882-S (2), 1884-O (2), 1885-O (3), 1886 (1), 1887 (3), 1898-O (1), 1904-O (3). All in old green label holders and mostly toned. Lot of 17 coins. Estimated Value $675 - 725. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1877		A lot of mostly better date Morgan Dollars. Consists of: 1882-O/S, 1884-S, 1888-S, 1894-O, 1894-S, 1896, 1896-O, 1897-O, 1898-S, 1900-O/CC, 1900-S, 1904, 1934-D and 1935-S. Coins grade VF to AU. Lot of 14 coins. Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 1878		A 15-piece lot of Morgan Dollars most in First Generation PCGS holders. Consists of: 1879-S MS-64 (2), 1880-Ss MS-63, 1881-S MS-64, 1881-S MS-63, 1884 MS-63, 1884-O MS-63, 1885 MS-64, 1885 MS-63, 1886 MS-62, 1887 MS-64, 1889 MS-63, 1898-O MS-64, 1900 MS-63, 1904-O MS-63. Most are nicely toned. A choice group of Morgans. Lot of 15 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1879		A lot of circ "CC" mint Dollars. Consists of: 1878-CC EF-40, 1882-CC AG-3, 1883-CC AG-3, 1884-CC AG-3 scratched, 1890-CC G-4, 1891-CC VF-35, 1892-CC G-4, 1893-CC AG-3. A collectible lot of Carson City dollars. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1880		A trio of Semi-Key Date Morgans. Consists of: 1883-S PCGS AU-50; 1895-S VG-8; 1904-S VG-8. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $475 - 500. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1881		A 3-piece lot of circ "CC" mint SEGS graded Dollars. Consists of: 1881-CC F-15; 1891-CC EF-40; 1891-CC VG-8. All slightly overgraded. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $425 - 450. View details	Realized $414

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