Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Colonial Issues

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 636		1652 Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling Noe-1 Rarity-3 F12. Frosty light grayish steel with darker steel toning in protected areas. Most of the details are consistent with a slightly higher grade, but the strike is uneven as if often the case with these early pieces and some of the legends are missing. Most of the Oak Tree is strong. The date and denomination are bold. No roughness or contact marks. The only mark is a thin planchet fissure at the rim on the upper left of the obverse and lower left of the reverse (as struck). Weight 57.3 grains. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 637		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Sixpence Noe-33 Rarity-5 NGC graded VF20. Attractive glossy light silvery steel with medium steel gray toning in the protected areas. No marks or planchet defects, just a slight vertical wave in the planchet created by the rocker press used to strike these thin silver pieces. The obverse (tree side) is misaligned to the top, as usual, while the reverse is properly centered on the planchet. The tree is clear while the date and VI denomination are bold. A very nice example of this tough denomination. Weight shown as 33.2 grains on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,473
Lot 638		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Threepence Noe-34 Rarity-4 PCGS graded XF45. Glossy light silvery steel with darker grayish steel toning in the protected areas. The planchet is a bit uneven and displays traces of microscopic roughness in the protected areas. The only marks are some fine horizontal scratches in the upper branches of the pine tree, but these are only visible with the aid of a glass. The obverse (tree side) is misaligned to the top, as usual on the variety, while the reverse is nicely centered on the small planchet. The design details that made it on to the planchet are clear. A nice example of this historic early American coinage. Pop 5; 23 finer. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 639		(1667-1669) Saint Patrick Halfpenny Breen-200 Vlack 1-A VG10. Type with Large Letters on both sides. Sharpness considerably better but there is a significant depression on the upper left of the King and Harp side. This depression appears to have been made post-striking as it contains fine radial scratches. The remainder of this piece is smooth and choice, essentially flawless. Glossy light to medium brown. Weight 125.3 grains. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 640		1760 Voce Populi Nelson-4 Rarity-3 VF35. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel brown with reddish chocolate and olive toning in the protected areas. No notable marks or other defects, just trivial ticks here and there. Struck very slightly off center to K-4 leaving parts of the reverse legend off the planchet. Weight 115.0 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex 2008 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 11/15/08:112. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 641		1762-BB French Colonies Billon Sou Marque Vlack-276a Rarity-2 MS60. Strasbourg Mint. Frosty bright silvery gray with slightly darker gray toning on the highpoints. Both sides display lots of original mint luster giving this piece excellent eye appeal. A few of the letters of the legend are not fully struck up, but those legends remain clear. Variety with the stop following ET on the reverse. A beautiful example from the Vlack collection (he wrote the book on this series, and his collection envelope is included). Weight 35.2 grains. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex Robert Vlack Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 642		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. PCGS graded AU-55 Brown. Well struck on a nice planchet. Even reddish-brown in color (PCGS # 180) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 643		1773 Virginia Halfpenny Breen-180 MS63. Variety with a Stop following GEORGIVS. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with mellowed mint red covering 15% of both sides. Excellent luster and eye appeal. A small spot of dark toning in the field close before the lower lip is the only notable mark. Most likely from the famous Cohen Hoard, which consisted of a keg of mint state pieces discovered in 1803. This hoard was disbursed by Israel Cohen and his heirs by the end of 1929. An attractive example of this popular colonial issue which was struck specifically for use in America. Weight 123.8 grains. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 644		1776 Machin's Mills Halfpenny Vlack 6-76A Rarity-4 VG10. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine granularity mixed with a few small pits. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. The color is an attractive and slightly glossy chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and clear. Not perfect, but not bad for this very popular 1776-dated Machin's Mills product. Weight 105.4 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 645		1783 Nova Constellatio Crosby 2-B Pointed Rays R1 VF25. Ten points sharper but uniform extremely fine granularity covers the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris, and the devices are smooth. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 646		1785 Connecticut Miller 1-E R4 F12. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with darker chocolate and olive toning in the protected areas. A few small specks of greenish verdigris can be found on both sides, but overall the planchet and surfaces are nice for the grade. Struck with the reverse slightly misaligned to K-9 but the date remains complete and easily readable. A minor planchet clip just touches the tops of ORI in AUCTORI. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 647		1787 Connecticut Miller 30-X.1 R6+ F12. Glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. Microscopic roughness is hidden under the glossy patina, but there are no marks or verdigris. The date and legends are strong. A decent example of this very rare variety. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 648		1786 New Jersey Maris 14-J Rarity-1 NGC graded XF45. Glossy light olive and steel brown. Smooth and attractive. A spot of darker toning on the left end of the line above the date is the only notable mark. Nicely struck and well centered on a defect-free planchet. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 649		1787 New Jersey Maris 63-q Rarity-1 NGC graded VF25. Glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth and attractive. The only marks are three small spots of crud above BUS in PLURIBUS and a shallow planchet void that meanders through the center of the shield. Nicely struck and properly centered on the large planchet. LDS with a cud break on the left side of the shield. Very nice for the grade. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 650		1783 Washington Triumpho Breen-1184 AU50. Clipped Planchet. Very attractive lustrous chocolate brown. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides and this piece offers outstanding eye appeal. Just a light touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. A tiny planchet clip affects the dentils at the O in TRIUMPHO. Later die state with the usual die swelling and reverse crack. The date and legends are bold. A premium example. Weight 116.5 grains. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 651		1794 Franklin Press Token Breen-1165 MS60. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with very faded mint color in protected areas. Sharply struck and void of any notable defects. EDS, before any cracks or cuds inside the press. Weight 127.5 grains. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 652		1795 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent Breen-1035 EF40. Choice glossy chocolate and steel with frosty tan and light brown in the protected areas. Very attractive, just a few minor contact marks from flawless. Weight 149.6 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $289
Lot 653		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 11-X Rarity-4 MS60. Lustrous light olive and dark bluish steel. Traces of mellowed red show in protected areas on the reverse. Possibly lightly cleaned long ago. No spots or contact marks. The only defect is an incomplete strike on the lower right of the obverse and opposing upper right of the reverse. The softness of strike in those places is typical and is associated with the intermediate die state, Newman state D. Otherwise the strike is very nice. The planchet is quite nice for a Fugio Cent showing only a few microscopic planchet flakes here and there but no voids. Struck slightly off center to K-4. Weight 146.7 grains. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 654		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 12-M Rarity-3 F12. Clipped Planchet. Very slightly sharper but the planchet is covered with microscopic roughness under the slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown patina. The obverse devices are toned a lighter shade of brown. No verdigris, and the only mark is a light rim bruise over the first 7 in the date. The date is bold and the legends are complete. A curved planchet clip touches the tops of GIO and impinges on a couple rings as well. Weight 157.8 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 655		Group of Five Colonial Coppers. Includes 1786 Connecticut Miller 5.4-O.1 R2 F12, 1787 Connecticut Miller 33.16-Z.15 R4 AG3, 1788 Connecticut Miller 16.1-D R3 VF20, 1787 New Jersey Maris 56-n R1 Struck over a Connecticut copper with clear undertype VG10, and 1787 Machin's Mills Vlack 17-87B R2 AG3. Most are sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $633
Lot 656		Trio of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1785 Nova Constellatio Crosby 3-B AG3, 1786 New Jersey Maris 24-P G5, and 1787 New Jersey Maris 48-g VG8. The last two are sharper with defects, but all have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $265