Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 858		1799 S-189 R2 VG10. Sharpness VF25 or so where the details were struck properly, but the dies were not axially aligned (the die faces were not parallel) causing the date, bust tip, and opposing legend at TES OF to be faint or missing altogether. Breen discusses this phenomenon on pages 543 and 544 of his large cent encyclopedia where he explains how this misalignment during his die state IV caused the die crack of his die state V. The surfaces of this cent are covered with uniform very fine roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris, and the only marks are a few faint hairline scratches in the area where the date should have been. Breen state IV. The lump under E in ONE is strong. Called VF20 net VG8 in the Noyes census, his photo #25397. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Robert Westfall 6/81-John D. Wright. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 859		1800/798 S-190 R3 Overdate 800 over 798 Style I Hair VG7. Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth with only trivial contact marks, just worn. The date and legends are all clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Tom Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 860		1800/798 S-191 R3 Overdate 800 over 798 Style I Hair F12. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a few hairline scratches in the hair. Rather glossy dark chocolate and steel with darker steel and olive toning in protected areas. MDS with areas of significant die swelling on the reverse. The date and legends are clear and the overdate is obvious. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 861		1800/179 S-192 R3 Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair VF20. Sharpness EF45 but covered with uniform fine granularity under a glossy dark chocolate and olive brown patina. No marks or verdigris. MDS with a die crack arcing at ICA and the fraction. Great detail. The overdate is obvious in spite of the fine roughness. Removed from an ICG slab graded EF40 (ICG label included, and it shows the attribution). Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 862		1800/179 S-194 R3 Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair PCGS graded VF25 with CAC. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with underlying frost in protected areas. The only defects are a faint swipe of microscopic roughness from under LIB to the ends of the hair ribbon and a pinprick under the D in UNITED. Otherwise this cent is flawless, although the gloss is subdued by a thin layer of oxidation. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state III. A fine die crack arcs through the fraction bar but there are no rim cuds on the reverse. Our grade is VF20. The overdate feature is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 863		1800/179 S-194 R3 Overdate 180 over 179 with Style II Hair VG10. Sharpness near VF20 but covered with small nicks. The obverse is void of any hint of corrosion or roughness but the reverse shows very fine granularity in protected areas. A speck of greenish verdigris above the numerator is a good identifying mark. E-MDS, prior to any rim cud breaks at the bottom of the reverse. The date is strong and the overdate is obvious. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 864		Group of Eleven 1800/798 Overdate Cents grading AG3 to VG7. Including S-191, S-193 (2), S-194 (2), S-195, and S-196 (5). Average grade is G4. Most are slightly sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $575
Lot 865		1800 S-197 R1 VF30. The so-called "Q Variety" for its distinctive die crack through the first 0 in the date. Very slightly sharper but there are a few small contact marks, including a vertical nick in the field under the hair ribbon and a dull nick on the rim under the second 0 in the date. In addition, there is a short piece of brassy wire (most likely from a wire brush used to clean the dies at the mint) that is struck into the field before the eye. Struck-through voids are relatively common on early coppers where pieces of thread or wire get struck on a die and leave tiny impressions on the struck coins. However, having the piece of thread or wire (as in this case) actually remaining in the coin are extremely rare. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with lots of frosty luster showing in protected areas on the reverse. LDS, Breen state IV. The "Q" break through the first 0 in the date is strong and the die failures at LI are obvious. A beautiful example displaying an extremely rare type of mint error. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 866		1800 S-197 R1 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with extremely fine roughness, strongest at ERTY where there are microscopic specks of reddish verdigris. Otherwise void of verdigris and there are no notable contact marks. Rather glossy dark olive and steel. The date and legends are strong and the eye appeal is better than the words might imply. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 867		1800 S-200 R3 VF20. Slightly sharper but there is a splash of glue at the date and traces of similar glue in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and attractive. The only notable marks are a rim bruise left of the hair ribbon, a small rim nick under the 18, and another at LI. Glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. E-MDS. Removed from an ICG slab graded VF25 (ICG label included, and it shows the attribution). Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 868		1800 S-201 R4+ G5. Sharpness near F12 but tiny pits are scattered over both sides. There are specks of greenish verdigris in a few of the pits but no significant marks. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive. Strong date and clear legends. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Tom Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 869		1800 S-202 R4+ G5. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. No significant marks or other defects. Impressive late die state with massive die failures on both sides. The date remains clear but portions of the reverse legend have been obliterated by heavy die swelling. Estimated Value $125-UP. Ex Jim Young 1993-Tom Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 870		1800 S-203 R3 VG10. Sharpness VF20 but there are a couple small patches of light corrosion and verdigris on both sides, strongest at ONE. The only significant mark is a rim bruise at the U in UNITED. Mostly glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate brown on the devices. Clear date and legends. The die clashmarks at the top of the reverse are strong. Estimated Value $125-UP. Ex Tom Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 871		1800 S-208 R3 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but the obverse is covered with uniform moderate granularity while the reverse shows uniform very fine roughness under the rather glossy olive brown and chocolate patina. No marks or verdigris. LDS with a rim cud break over TY down to the rim before the mouth. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 872		1800 S-211 R3 F15. Sharpness near VF35 but there is a patch of shallow roughness at TY. The roughness was not significant at all, but someone crudely scratched away the verdigris and the scratches are significant. The rest of the planchet is smooth and attractive. A small nick on the throat is the only contact mark. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Later die state with obvious swelling in the field before the portrait and strong die cracks in the fields and under the date. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 873		1800 S-212 R3 F15. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with lighter frosty steel brown in protected areas. The planchet is smooth and void of contact marks, but there are some obvious (and certainly eye-catching) planchet laminations on the obverse. These mint-made laminations have darker olive toning in the narrow voids, and this makes them stick out relative to the choice chocolate toning that covers everything else. E-MDS, Breen state II. An attractive example of this type of mint error. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Michael Arconti, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 7/27/03:46. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 874		1800 S-212 R3 VF20. Five points sharper but there is a fine horizontal hairline scratch through the neck into the field on either side. Otherwise there are only a few trivial marks on smooth, attractive surfaces. Glossy dark chocolate brown mottled with some lighter steel brown toning on both sides. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with a die crack through the top of the head into the field off the forehead. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 875		Group of Five 1800 Cents grading G5 to VG7. Includes S-200, S-208 terminal die state, S-209, and S-212 (2). Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $414
Lot 876		Group of Six 1800 Cents grading G4. Includes S-204 (2), S-206, S-207 (2), and S-211. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $391
Lot 877		Group of Eleven 1800 Cents grading Fair-2 to AG3. Includes S-200 (2), S-201, S-202, S-203, S-204, S-207, S-208, S-209, and S-211 (2). Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $483
Lot 878		1801 S-213 R2 F15. Sharpness EF40 but there is a deep scratch from the neck down along the top of the bust. The surfaces are nice but not perfectly smooth. No verdigris. Recolored glossy chocolate brown. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 879		1801 S-215 R4+ VG8. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there is some fine roughness at the date and more scattered over the reverse, mostly at OF AMER and UNI. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a short pinscratch in the field before the nose. Rather glossy reddish chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are complete and strong. EDS, Breen state II, prior to the severe die failures left of the date. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 880		1801 S-215 R4+ G5. Glossy chocolate and steel with a splash of darker chocolate on the neck and bust. No notable defects, just worn. Later die state with cracks and swelling at the lower curls that weakens the 18 while the 01 remains clear. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Tom Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 881		1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse AG3. Slightly sharper but there are traces of glue on the obverse thanks to an old piece of tape across the coin. There are some tiny pitmarks on the left side of the reverse but the surfaces are mostly smooth and decent for the grade. Glossy olive and dark chocolate brown. The date is clear and the 3 die-cutter errors are visible. EDS, Breen state I, prior to any die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $35-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 882		1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse G4. Slightly sharper but covered with very fine roughness. Dark steel with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. MDS. The date is weak but easily readable and the 3 die-cutter errors on the reverse are visible. Estimated Value $60-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 883		1801 S-221 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 VG10. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness VF30 but covered with light to moderate roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive and steel patina. The only marks are a small spot of lighter toning on the right edge of the second 1 in the date and a faint diagonal scratch on the top of the neck. EDS. The corrected fraction feature is clear. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils at K-9 on the obverse and the opposing ones at D-S on the reverse. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 884		1801 S-224 R1 VF30. Sharpness near EF40 but the right half of the obverse is covered with extremely faint granularity, strongest on the cheek, and there are some tiny scratches around BERTY. In addition, there is a small planchet crack at the rim off the upper edge of the bust, as struck. No verdigris. Frosty chocolate and steel brown, the devices a couple shades lighter than the protected areas. Rare terminal die state, Breen state V, with a strong cud break at AME and a narrow but clearly defined rim cud at the F in OF. Called EF40 net VF25 and finest known of the terminal state by 10 points in the Noyes census, his photo #25023. An important piece for the die state specialist. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Denis Loring 8/1984-Richard V. Punchard 6/1989-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3269 (as net VF35). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 885		Pair of 1801 S-224 Cents grading VG8. Includes an early die state example with no rim cuds and another in the terminal die state showing a narrow rim cud at F and a strong one at AME. The terminal die state is quite rare. Both are nice cents. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $242
Lot 886		Group of Seven 1801 Cents grading G4 to G6. Includes S-213, S-214, S-216, S-219 (3-error reverse) S-221 (corrected fraction 100 over 000) (2), and S-222. Most are slightly sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $575
Lot 887		Group of Eight 1801 Cents grading Fair-2 to AG3. Includes S-214, S-215, S-216, S-219 (3-error reverse), S-220 (error fraction 1/000), S-221 (corrected fraction 100 over 000), and S-222. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $311
Lot 888		1802 S-225 R3 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine granularity. The obverse was cleaned and is covered with lacquer while the reverse is dark and dull. No marks or verdigris, but this one needs some TLC. LDS with a cud break under the date. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 889		1802 S-227 R2 VF30. Very attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and nearly choice for the grade. A tiny planchet chip at the dentil tips right of the fraction is the best identifying mark. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I, before the severe die clashmarks. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 4/26/02-Terry Denman. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 890		1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 VF25. Slightly sharper and quite attractive for the grade, but there are a few tiny scratches at the fraction. These marks show only with the aid of a good glass. No other defects. Glossy olive and chocolate brown with a couple streaks of lighter chocolate toning on the reverse. Removed from an ICG slab graded VF30 (ICG label included, and it shows the attribution). Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 891		1802 S-230 R1 VF25. Clipped Planchet. Glossy dark olive with lighter steel brown toning covering the highpoints on both sides. Smooth and void of any notable defects. A very tiny planchet clip weakens the dentils before the throat and over the E in AMERICA. M-LDS, Breen state VII, with die cracks at the top of the wreath. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 892		1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath F12. Sharpness VF20 but there are numerous small contact marks on the obverse, none distracting but far too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy olive brown and steel. The date and legends are strong and the Stemless Wreath feature is obvious. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 893		1802 S-232 R1 VF30. Ten points sharper with uniform extremely faint roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. LDS with a strong cud break at ATE in STATES. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 894		1802 S-235 R3 VF30. Slightly sharper but there is a horizontal nick in the hair under the earlobe and a rim bruise opposite the nose. No roughness or verdigris. Glossy chocolate and steel. E-MDS, Breen state III, with die clashmarks over RTY but no cud breaks. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 895		1802 S-237 R2 VF30. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive, just a few trivial contact marks from choice for the grade. A tiny planchet chip at the rim just right of the date can help identify this cent. MDS, Breen state V, showing several die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 896		1802 S-238 R4 F15. Five points sharper but there is a light rim bruise left of the lowest curl and some nicks on the edge over LIBE. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. E-MDS, Breen state II, with several die cracks on the bottom of the reverse. Estimated Value $650-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 897		1802 S-240 R3 VF25. Glossy olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade showing only trivial contact marks, none notable. A tiny planchet chip on the rim above the E in AMERICA is the best identifying mark. E-MDS, Breen state II, showing strong die clashmarks in front of the neck but before the crack up from the bust. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 898		1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F15. Sharpness near VF25 with microscopic roughness under the slightly glossy dark steel and olive patina. There are traces of verdigris dusted into some of the protected areas, but it is not distracting. No contact marks. EDS. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar features are clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 899		1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar VF30. Sharpness EF45 but cleaned and retoning frosty steel brown and olive. The surfaces are nice but not perfectly smooth. A glass reveals extremely faint granularity covering the fields and protected areas while the highpoints are smooth. No verdigris or contact marks. Would benefit from a proper retoning. MDS with a die crack through OF but no cud breaks. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar features are obvious. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 900		1802 NC-1 R5+ VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with very fine roughness and many small contact marks. There are traces of shallow verdigris at LIB and tucked under the throat, but the roughness is never strong and is partially offset by the glossy patina. The only notable contact mark is a small rim bruise under the 80. Glossy mix of chocolate, reddish chocolate, and steel. Not the most attractive cent, but the date and legends are strong and the bisecting die crack passing down the portrait is clear. LDS, Breen state IV. Called F12 net VG7 and tied for CC#15 in the Noyes census, his photo #28028. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Al Collins-Dorothy Paschal-Ray Chatham-Ed Schwartz, Abe Kosoff-Kagin's 10/14/83:1050-1995 EAC Sale, lot 235. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,049
Lot 901		Group of Seven 1802 Cents grading VG7 to VG8. Includes S-227, S-234, S-237, S-238, S-240, and S-241 (2). Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $604
Lot 902		Group of Nine 1802 Cents grading G4 to G6. Includes S-226 (2), S-232, S-237, S-239, S-240 (2), and S-242 (2). Most grade G5. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $506
Lot 903		Group of Ten 1802 Cents grading Fair-2 to AG3. Includes S-232 (2), S-233, S-237, S-239, S-240 (2), S-241 (stemless wreath) (2), and S-242. Most are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $75-UP. From the Tom Wolf Collection. View details	Realized $345
Lot 904		1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar VF25. Slightly sharper but there are a couple pinpricks near the rim on the left edge of the obverse and a tiny pinscratch at the throat. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. EDS, before any rim cuds at TY. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar features are clear. Removed from an ICG slab graded VF35 (ICG label included, and it shows the attribution). Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 905		1803 S-246 R3 VG10+. The "Mumps Variety." Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with a pair of darker vertical streaks in the field before the portrait. No roughness or verdigris. A diagonal nick in the field before the neck is the only significant contact mark. LDS, Breen state IV, with a cud break connecting STA to the rim above. The die crumbling at the throat (the "Mumps" feature) is clear. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 906		1803 S-248 R4 Doubled Fraction Bar VF20. Glossy chocolate and steel with a small splash of darker chocolate toning near the rim above the hair ribbon. A light rim bruise left of the lowest curl is the only significant contact mark. EDS, Breen state I, prior to any die cracks. The doubled fraction bar is clear. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 907		1803 S-248 R4 Doubled Fraction Bar VG8. A couple points sharper with a small patch of verdigris at RIC. Otherwise the surfaces are decent and display only trivial marks consistent with the grade. Rather glossy steel and olive brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. The date and legends are complete and strong. Rare LDS, Breen state III, with a die crack from the dentils above M through the tops of MERI. The so-called "Mumps" break at the throat is clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230

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