Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 707		1809 C-1 R4 VG10. Five points sharper with extremely faint roughness under the rather glossy olive brown and chocolate patina. No verdigris and only a few minor contact marks. These include a faint rim bruise at star 11 and a faint hairline scratch in the field above the head, and a small rim nick under the 9 in the date. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a fine die crack through the top of MERICA. The obverse is properly centered on the planchet but the reverse is off a bit to K-12. A decent example of a variety that is extremely difficult to find nice. Not quite in the condition census, but not far removed either. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Doug Bird. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 708		1809 C-2 R3 VF35. Slightly sharper but there is a light rim bruise at star 13. Otherwise this piece is quite attractive for the grade with smooth surfaces and only trivial contact marks. Glossy olive and steel with traces of frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a fine die crack passing through stars 8-13. The reverse is rotated 175 degrees CW, upset nearly head-to-head. A nice half cent that comes with an impressive provenance. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex J. L. Brobston, Stack's FPL 1962-R. L. Schonwalter, Stack's 1/21/03:1167. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 709		1809 C-3 R1 MS60+. Very attractive lustrous olive and steel brown. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal is excellent. No spots or stains. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a couple barely visible hairlines on the jaw and a tiny planchet flake right of the H in HALF. MDS, Manley state 1.0. The reverse is slightly misaligned to K-12 while the obverse is properly centered on the planchet. A beautiful half cent. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 710		1809 C-4 R2 Circle Inside 0 AU55. Mint state sharpness, but there is a trail of five dull pinpricks from the eye down to the bottom of the neck. These small contact marks blend perfectly into the toning and do not catch your eye. Otherwise this piece is lustrous and free of any notable defects. Frosty light steel brown and tan faded to chocolate on the highpoints. Traces of tan faded down from mint color are visible on both sides, and an arc of slightly darker olive brown toning covers the left half of the obverse. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The "circle inside 0" feature is clear. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Richard Coleman-Richard Gross-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:268. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 711		1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over 6 EF45. Glossy dark steel and chocolate brown with traces of frosty luster remaining in protected areas. The only notable defect is a microscopic speck of reddish verdigris above the L in HALF. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The 9 over 6 feature (actually a 9 over inverted 9) is obvious. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/06:70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 712		1809 C-6 R1 MS60. Frosty chocolate and steel blending to lighter chocolate on the upper right portion of the obverse. A swipe of slightly darker olive steel toning shows at ES OF AM. The only marks are a collection of microscopic planchet voids from the bust tip to stars 1 & 2, as struck. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a narrow rim cud break at stars 9 & 10. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 713		1809 C-6 R1 VF20. Off Center. Ten points sharper but covered with extremely fine granularity under glossy light reddish chocolate brown toning. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned, but the color and eye appeal are nice for the grade. No verdigris and only a few marks, including some hairline scratches on the face and in the field to the left plus a few more around the wreath under CE in CENT. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Struck 15% off center to K-10.5. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 714		Pair of 1809 Half Cents. Includes C-3 MDS VF20 and C-5 Overdate 9 over 6 (or inverted 9) MDS VF30. Both are slightly sharper but nicely recolored. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 715		1810 C-1 R1 MS60. Lustrous chocolate and darker steel blending to olive brown. There are traces of reddish steel faded down from mint color in a few of the protected areas. The only notable marks are a spot of slightly darker chocolate toning on the bust and a small planchet flake at the top of the O in OF (as struck). Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse. Nicely struck EDS, the earliest seen, before the obverse die began to wear down and the details became mushy. A premium example of the date. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64 Brown (NGC label included, and it includes the attribution). Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:275. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 716		1810 C-1 R1 VF35. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark olive brown and steel with some lighter brown toning mixed in on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and appear mark-free to the unaided eye, but there are some hairline scratches in the obverse fields, mostly before the portrait, plus a small patch of fine roughness left of the O in OF. LDS. The dentils are mostly gone and the reverse is rotated 55 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 717		1811 C-2 R3 PCGS graded XF45. Dark chocolate and steel brown. No roughness or marks, but the luster is a bit subdued thanks to a thin layer of natural oxidation. Nicely struck LDS, Manley state 3.0. The die clashmarks at the lowest curl are sharp. The PCGS label identifies this as a "Partial Collar Strike." This is difficult to assess in the slab, but the edge is most certainly imperfectly formed at the top and bottom of the reverse. The collar used on these strikes was rather loose fitting (the close-fitting collar design came later), and the defects we can see could well have come from a strike that took place partially out of the collar. But the error may have come from a partial impression of a planchet cutter that was moved slightly before finishing the job. Either way, this is a sharp example of an obvious mint error. Our grade is VF35. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:123. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 718		1811 C-2 R3 VG7. Glossy dark olive and steel. A few nicks in the field right of stars 2 & 3 are the only notable marks. MDS. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 719		1825 C-2 R1 AU50. Frosty olive and lighter steel brown. No spots, stains, or contact marks. Just a bit dirty. The frosty underlying luster still manages to show through the dirt, but a bath would help. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 720		1825 C-2 R1 VF35. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with some darker chocolate toning on the reverse. No marks or other defects. Very nice for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Prock Fenn Estate Sale, Stack's 4/21/77:1022. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 721		1826 C-2 R3+ EF45. Repunched 6. Slightly sharper but there is a dark olive stain at ES in STATES. Otherwise the toning is a glossy medium brown and chocolate blending to reddish chocolate in the right obverse field. Frosty golden tan shows in the protected areas on the reverse. Possibly retoned. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on the 6 is sharp. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 722		1828 C-1 R1 AU55. Lustrous bluish steel and olive with a few small splashes of reddish chocolate toning on both sides. A tiny nick under the right corner of the eye is the only notable mark. Sharply struck, just a hint of rub on the highpoints from mint state. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 723		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse EF45. Glossy dark olive brown and chocolate mixed with some frosty lighter steel brown on the reverse. Only a few trivial contact marks. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early, with slightly reflective fields. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 724		1828 C-3 R1 NGC graded MS65 Red. Lustrous bright original mint red just starting to fade to light steel brown on the highest points of the design. At least 90% of the original mint color remains. The eye appeal of this piece is exceptional. The best identifying marks are a tiny speck of dark toning in the field right of Y in LIBERTY and a barely visible horizontal struck-through line over 82 in the date. MDS, Manley state 3.0. A truly outstanding half cent. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Pop 1; the finest red graded at NGC for the date. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 725		1828 C-3 R1 MS63. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown. Nearly half the mint color remains, mostly on the reverse. Great eye appeal. The only notable defect is a small spot of fine carbon between the tops of the E & S in STATES. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. A choice, original example. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Howard Barron. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 726		Trio of Half Cents 1826 & 1828. Includes 1826 C-1 E-MDS VF20, 1826 C-1 LDS F15, and 1828 C-2 12-star obverse E-MDS VF25. A couple are sharper with defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 727		Trio of 1828 Half Cents. Includes C-1 MDS VF35, C-2 12-star obverse E-MDS EF40, and C-3 M-LDS EF45. A nice group and a complete set of the three die varieties of that year. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $492
Lot 728		Trio of 1828 Half Cents. Includes C-1 EF40, C-2 12-star obverse EF40 net VF25 for some minor corrosion, and C-3 EF40. All are sharply struck EDS examples with nice eye appeal. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $414
Lot 729		Quartette of 1828 Half Cents. Includes C-1 VF35 and VF30, and C-3 VF35 and VF30. One piece is sharper with defects but all are an attractive glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 730		1829 C-1 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. No defects, just a hint of friction on the highest points of the design. MDS, Manley state 2.0. A choice piece. Our grade is AU58. Pop 32; 29 finer at PCGS in BN. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 731		1829 C-1 R1 EF45. Frosty chocolate and steel with lighter steel brown and tan in protected areas. No defects. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. E-MDS. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 732		1832 C-1 R2 MS60. Lustrous light chocolate and steel brown. Sharply struck and quite attractive for the grade. The best identifying mark is a faint swipe of slightly darker toning near the dentils left of the date. MDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65 Brown (NGC label included). Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 733		1833 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty chocolate and steel brown with traces of faded mint color showing on the obverse. The luster is a bit subdued thanks to a thin layer of natural oxidation and there is a tiny pinscratch above the second 3 in the date. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Our grade is AU58. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Pop 60. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 734		1833 C-1 R1 AU55. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with lighter brown toning mixed in on both sides. No defects, just very light friction on the highpoints from mint state. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any die clashmarks on the obverse. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 735		1835 C-1 R1 AU50. Sharpness very close to mint state but lightly cleaned and retoning bluish steel brown on the devices with frosty mellowed red showing through in the fields. No defects. Might pass as mint state if it tones back down a bit more. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on the 5 is clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 736		1835 C-2 R1 AU55. Frosty light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas. No defects. Excellent eye appeal for the grade, very close to mint state. MDS, Manley state 2.0, showing delicate die clashmarks on the obverse. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 737		Quartette of Half Cents 1832-1835 grading EF40 to EF45. Includes 1832 C-3 MDS, 1833 C-1 MDS, 1835 C-1 LDS, and 1835 C-2 MDS. An attractive group. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $575
Lot 738		Quartette of Half Cents 1832-1834 grading VF30 to VF35. Includes 1832 C-2 MDS, 1834 C-1 EDS, 1834 C-1 MDS, and 1834 C-1 LDS. All nice for the grade. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $414
Lot 739		1849 C-1 R2- MS60. Glossy olive and chocolate brown with generous traces of mellowed mint red showing on the obverse and at least 20% of the brighter mint color remaining on the reverse. The obverse is very attractive and those fields are covered with fine die polishing lines from a fresh lapping. The only notable defect on the obverse is a small low spot in the field behind the main curl (caused by debris on the die). The reverse, however, shows many tiny low spots caused by debris (most likely lubricating grease). MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 740		1850 C-1 R2- AU55. Mint state sharpness but very lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy light chocolate and olive. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic ticks here and there. Both sides show some of the usual very tiny low spots off the dentil tips caused by debris on the dies. EDS with slightly reflective fields. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 741		1851 C-1 R1 MS60. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with traces of mint red remaining on the reverse. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal for the grade. EDS. The dentils are complete around both sides. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Frank McGrath. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 742		1851 C-1 R1 AU58. Very attractive lustrous light chocolate and steel brown with traces of mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. No defects and great eye appeal, just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 743		Trio of 1851 C-1 Half Cents grading VF35. All are slightly sharper with minor defects and attractive glossy brown and chocolate surfaces. One is EDS, the other two MDS. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Realized $288
Lot 744		1853 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS66 Brown with Star Designation. Lustrous bluish steel and olive with slightly faded mint red covering more than 10% of the planchet. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost that extends to even the highest points of the design. A trail of microscopic ticks up from the right point of star 2 is the best identifying mark, and this is barely visible with a good glass. MDS, Manley state 1.0. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Pop 1; 4 finer in 67 BN. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 745		1853 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS66+ Brown. Very attractive and highly lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with 10% of the faded mint color remaining. Great eye appeal, essentially flawless. A tiny planchet flake under the C in CENT is the only mark, and it is barely visible. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0. A gem example. Our grade is MS65. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Pop 1; The Finest Brown graded at NGC. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 746		1854 C-1 R1+ MS64. Very attractive lustrous olive and bluish steel brown with mellowed mint red covering 20% of the planchet. Sharply struck and essentially flawless. A barely visible rim nick at star 12 is the best identifying mark. MDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching left of the base of the 1 is clear. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS66 Red & Brown (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution). A choice piece, nearly gem. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 747		1855 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty chocolate and light olive brown with traces of mint color remaining on both sides, mostly on the reverse. Nice luster and eye appeal with just a few trivial marks. These include a couple ticks on the cheek, a small spot of darker toning above star 4, and another off the end of the wreath stem. MDS. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $200-UP. The Estate of Winthrop A Haviland Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 748		1855 C-1 R1 MS60. Glossy dark olive and steel. The toning is darker than you like to see on a mint state copper, but there are no marks or other defects. MDS. Estimated Value $175-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 749		1856 C-1 R2 AU58. Lustrous olive and steel with peeps of faded mint color showing on both sides. Sharpness mint state but there is a small nick on the end of the chin and a collection of very tiny scratches in the field at the inner curl. Nicely struck MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 750		1856 C-1 R2 AU55. Glossy chocolate brown with underlying lustrous olive and steel brown, especially on the reverse. Sharply struck with great eye appeal, very close to mint state. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 751		1856 C-1 R2 AU50. Frosty light chocolate and steel brown with underlying mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. A small spot of darker toning on the jawline and a few trivial ticks here and there from choice. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 752		1857 C-1 R2 MS60+. Frosty steel and olive brown with lustrous mint red covering 15% of the obverse and half of the reverse. Just a few spots of darker toning from choice. The notable spots are a chocolate one on the neck and an olive one in the field at the tip of the nose. MDS. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 753		Trio of Half Cents, 1803-1808. Includes 1803 C-1 EDS VG10, 1804 C-8 Spiked Chin MDS VG8, and 1808 C-3 MDS with reverse rotated 140 degrees CW VG8. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. A decent group. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $288
Lot 754		Group of Four Half Cents, 1807-1833. Includes 1807 C-1 AG3, 1809/6 C-5 F12, 1828 C-1 VF35, and 1833 C-1 VF25. The first two are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $265
Lot 755		Group of 5 Half Cents 1833-1851 grading EF45 to AU50. Includes 1833 C-1 (2 pieces, one MDS and one LDS), 1834 C-1, 1835 C-1, and 1851 C-1. All are sharp and attractive with natural toning. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details	Realized $719
Lot 756		Group of 5 Half Cents 1833-1856 grading EF45. Includes 1833 C-1, 1835 C-1, 1835 C-2, 1851 C-1, and 1856 C-1. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all are glossy brown and chocolate with excellent eye appeal. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $604

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