Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

$2.50 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3759		1838-C $2.50 Classic Head. PCGS graded AU-58. Small obverse scratch in an otherwise wide, smooth expanse of frosty golden luster. The strike is sharp on this attractive coin, including the hair curls above Liberty's ear, which typically lack their finer detail. The reverse is equally clear. There are a few faint, shallow scuffs in the reverse fields in addition to the one mentioned on the obverse, but they are unobtrusive; they in no way detract from the impressive appearance of this important numismatic treasure. First year issue at the Charlotte, North Carolina Mint. Only one die combination was used to strike this denomination. A total of 7,880 pieces were struck. The coin offered here has a fine die crack extending diagonally from the reverse rim at about 10 o'clock extending into the left field above the eagle's wing, and another die crack from the eagle's beak to the upper right corner tip of the shield. Pop 10; 5 finer at PCGS (PCGS # 7697) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3760		1850 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty and lightly toned, lustrous and agreeably originial (no cleaning and the devices are rigidly bold). Pop 121; 103 finer (PCGS # 7755) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3761		1853 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely deep orange toning. Well struck and very choice. This conditionally elusive contribution to the sale is warmly toned with rich frosty gold surfaces. Impressive too is the color, which we find is free of censure, being beautiful in all areas. Furthermore, judged from an aesthetic standpoint, the coin is also possessed of a much finer strike than is typically found for an 1850's decade Liberty Quarter Eagle. The important Coinage Act of 1853 was passed this year, significantly modifying the relationship between America's gold and silver coins. Pop 60; 5 finer, 4 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 7767) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3762		1866-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. A nice untoned coin. Only 38,960 struck of this scarce S-mint release from the heyday of gold coinage. Luster evident around the devices. Choice surfaces. Pop 19; 49 finer (PCGS # 7804) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 3763		1871-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Only 22,000 struck. A trace of softness in the centers, lustrous and clean surfaced, with only a minor rim mark below the date. Pop 59; 28 finer (PCGS # 7814) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3764		1912 $2.5. Sharpness of VF-30. Cleaned. Year the R.M.S. Titanic encountered that iceberg in the North Atlantic. Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192