Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Small Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3563		1860 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded Proof 64. Lovely golden toning. Some minor flyspecks. Only 1,000 minted. Another scarce copper-nickel Indian cent, this too as a lovely Proof displays a precision strike on the legends and main device, which is typical for this well-made date, and not even a trace of soft detail at the feather ends. Pop 18; 28 finer (PCGS # 2253) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 3564		1860 Indian Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice rich golden toning with pleasing color and surfaces (PCGS # 2058) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 3565		1872 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Lots of mint red. Although essentially brilliant with glowing red color, the smooth, satiny surfaces show a decided tinge of iridescent light brown cast at certain angles. We are delighted to report a munificent strike, as well as freedom from the usual clash marks and spotting typical for this year's mintage where problems occur all too often. And that is why this is a Gem to jump at before it's sale is history. Pop 71; 8 finer in 66RB. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3566		1873 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red. Open 3. Well struck. Outstanding copper red color beams across radiant surfaces. Additionally, this date is easier said than done to find fully struck. The centers pack full detail into the design from a decidedly precision strike. Only some of the denticles on the lower reverse could be said to be less than full. Pop 6; 1 finer in 66. The Closed 3 date style is used on the early dies of 1873 made prior to Chief Coiner A.L. Snowden's complaint on January 18th regarding the similarities of the look of the date to 1878. Most later issues were of the Open 3 variety, as in this desirable specimen! Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3567		1877 NGC graded VG Details. Improperly cleaned. Nice looking coin for the grade despite a few scuffs on the face (PCGS # 2128) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 3568		1909 Indian Head Cent. NGC graded MS-66 Red. Beautiful mint-fresh color and eye-appeal to spare. Final year of issue, the Mint struck Indian cents from 1859 until 1909. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3569		1909 VDB DDO FS-1102 (FS-012.1). PCGS graded MS-64 Brown (PCGS # 37634) . Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $81
Lot 3570		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Lots of original mint red. Well struck. A popular key date. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Referring to the '09-S VDB Lincoln Cents in his book, Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, Walter Breen writes that John Zug, an early 20th century coin dealer, bought 25,000 (five bags) of these coins from the San Francisco Mint at issue and resold them at 1 3/4 cents apiece around 1918. This is just one of many stories that might be told about this famous issue. A gorgeous Gem BU example of this most desirable Lincoln Cent, the fields and devices display beauty beyond just the radiant mint color. There are no signs of specks or problems that can plague this issue. The color ranges from deep magenta to coppery-red to golden-red on the obverse and reverse. Carefully struck by the dies, including the VDB, and as fresh a Gem as one could reasonably ask for (PCGS # 2428) . Estimated Value $4,200 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 3571		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. A glittering pale golden coin that sits right on the borderline with Gem MS65 coins; luster is glossy and there is a firm bold strike, with eye appeal that just won't quit! Only 484,000 minted. Pop 220; 101 finer. Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3572		1910 Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-66 Red. A nice mint red coin, the luster blazes across the surface. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 3573		1915 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red PQ. Housed in a First Generation Holder. Fully red. Incredible beauty, blazing color, the coin looks as though it just popped out of an original roll! Pop 121; 85 finer (PCGS # 2479) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 3574		1917-D. SEGS graded MS-65 Red. A nice red coin, there is a small line on the face, but mostly one notices the extremely rigid strike detail in Lincoln's amazing portrait along with the vibrant red color. Deep to lighter copper hues everything, glinting and gleaming. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 3575		1918-S. SEGS graded MS-64 Red. Possibly dipped long ago. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 3576		1919-D. NGC graded MS-65 Red. Housed in an Old Holder. This piece displays attractive brilliant copper color over the virtually abrasion-free surfaces. All this is perhaps obvious from the photos as well as from the strict MS65 grade assigned. What we need to emphasize besides is that the strike is not customarily crisp as this issue. We report fine detail for the obverse with sharp metal flows into the deeper recesses of the die, the reverse being typically weaker. Pop 21; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 3577		1922 Die Pair 2. Numistrust graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Our grade is MS60BN. With the exception of these few million pieces hastily struck during January and February of 1922, the Denver Mint coined no other cents from the end of 1920 through most of 1924. A short but severe economic downturn following the end of World War I, which weakened demand for additional cents after the massive minting of 1916-20. The reason for this anomalous coinage is still debated; the Mint Director's Report does nothing more than acknowledge it, although the Denver Mint was shown to have on hand at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 1922) some 20,250,700 cents! It was not until the late 1920s that the first 1922 No D Cents were reported in hobby publications of the day. It seems these early reports failed to reach a wide circulation because new "discoveries" were still being made in The Numismatist into the late 1930s. All die pairs of this 20th century error are scarce-to-rare in today's market. Mint State survivors of Die Pair 2 definitely fall into the latter category, particularly if they possess the surfaces of the present example. Both sides are somewhat glossy in texture with dominant medium brown toning. The reverse is the one side that is sharply struck, as befits the die pair, and even the obverse is detailed enough in overall definition to make out the legends. With no singular blemishes to mention, this coin is sure to see spirited bidding from advanced Lincoln Cent specialists. Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3578		1922-D Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Great color; ideal surfaces; heartwarming originality. Pop 35; 1 finer in 66. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 3579		1928-S. SEGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Some mint red visible on this well made coin. Desirable Large Mintmark variety for this year. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 3580		1931-S. SEGS graded MS-65 Red. Lots of mint red on this coin. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 3581		1931-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Nice coppery mint red (PCGS # 2620) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276