Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 62

The Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Quarters

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1356		1838. B-1. NGC graded AU-58 Star CAC Approved. Gorgeous sunset gold to red toning highlights the surfaces on both sides. Pop 1; the only star example graded for the date . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1357		1853. Arrows and Rays. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck and very frosty example that is a Premium Quality coin for the grade. Lovely delicate golden toning rests about the borders which adds to its appeal. A popular one-year type coin that is always in demand. Pop 143; 16 in 65, 5 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 5426) . The Coinage Act of 1853, for which many paragraphs could be written, had profound effects on circulating issues. Since 1850, silver half dimes, dimes, quarter dollars, half dollars, and dollars had been absent from circulation. Discovery of gold in California made this metal "common" in relation to the historic ratio between silver and gold, and the price of silver rose on world markets. It became profitable to take older silver coins from circulation and melt them to sell for their metal content. A partial solution was effected in 1851 with the introduction of the silver trime, our first true subsidiary precious metal coin, this being of a special alloy of 75% silver and 25% copper, instead of 90% silver. Such had a metal value less than their face value and were not attractive to speculators. The Act of February 21, 1853, reduced the weight of the denominations from the half dime to the half dollar, thus making new issues unattractive to melters. To signify the change the new coins had arrows added to the date and for the quarter and half dollar, rays on the reverse. The rays were discontinued after 1853, and the arrows after 1855. The Liberty Seated dollar was not affected by the legislation, as nearly all pieces had been made for export purposes, where they were valued on their silver content in any event, the inscribed amount making no difference. Also, the silver dollar was the constitutionally accepted Unit of measure and standard of account and could not be tampered with. Hence, after 1853, four quarter dollars had slightly less silver content than a comparable silver dollar, an anomoly. Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1358		1853. Arrows and Rays. NGC graded MS-64. A nice frosty coin. Pop 139; 37 finer . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. The Wayne Fowler Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1359		1853. Arrows and Rays. MS-60 Plus. Nicely toned. Some minute obverse hairlines indicate that this coin may have been cleaned years ago. Quite attractive. Estimated Value $500 - 550. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 1360		1854. Arrows. NGC graded MS-65. A silvery bright and frosty specimen glowing with original mint bloom. That said, now we'd be remiss if we didin't cover the strike: this coin, unlike many With Arrows pieces, 1853-55, was struck with the correct scientific precision on the main elements to advance it ahead of the pack.Pop 17; 6 finer, 3 in 66, 3 in 67. Historic account: Until 1853, there had been a shortage of circulating silver in America. This had to do with a mis-match in the gold to silver ratio (from the vast discoveries of gold in California, after 1849) which caused an abundance of gold relative to silver. Congress passed the Act of 1853 which instructed the U.S. Mint to reduce the weight slightly of America's minor silver coins (the With Arrows issue). Afterwards, and for the first time in U.S. history, there was an adequate supply of U.S. fractional coins for commerce. By early 1854 the coin shortage had ended, and more than a million dollars worth of silver coins were stored in the vaults of the Mint. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 1361		1860. PCGS graded Proof 64. CAC Approved. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. Only 1,000 Proofs issued. A simply top-notch coin for the grade, the surfaces gyrate to-and-fro with full, multicolor vibrancy. Pop 42; 22 finer (PCGS # 5556) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,484
Lot 1362		1865. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Well struck and fully white. Only 500 minted. Pleasant satin luster ripples across untoned silver high points of the design. We'd expect nothing less, given the grade. But even the tops of the stars and letters, as well as the date digits, received the blessing of frostiness from the dies. This is a strongly struck example, with razor's edge detail to all the important high points. Pop 2; 3 finer, 2 in 67 Star, 1 in 68. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075
Lot 1363		1865-S. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck with nice toning on the obverse. Only 28,000 struck. A fresh and lovely gem with briskly rolling luster sustaining pale champagne-gray hues. Sharply struck centers, especially on the reverse, though some peripheral weakness can be seen in obverse stars. Repunched 18 in date. From a modest mintage for the date of just 41,000 pieces, many of which went immediately into circulation in San Francisco and its surrounding environs. Those in the know consider this date to be a prized rarity in the Uncirculated grades, especially as a Gem MS66, as offered here; NGC has certified just two Gem MS66 examples of the date. Breen's encyclopedia (1988) notes this date is found "almost always in low grades; prohibitively rare Uncirculated," though that fact is widely known to specialist in the series. A splendid coin with a great deal going for it! Pop 2; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5462) . History of 1865: When the Confederate States of America finally collapsed, the loss of one billion dollars to the South's economy from currency failure along with the utter destructiveness of the war and the horrors of reconstruction left the richest area of the country before the war destitute for generations to come. Part of Lincoln's strategy was to break the "economic back" of the CSA. He achieved this by permitting his general William T. Sherman's (aka kerosene Billy) "march to the sea" where towns, farms, private property (and the City of Atlanta) were burned and the population of women and children were either killed or turned out to suffer the winter homeless and starving. "Carpet-baggers" and "Scalawags." Immediately after peace returned in 1865, in came a group of poor Northerners to the South. They came carrying carpet-bags stuffed with all their worldly belongings. Hence the term of derision given to them. Many of the freed slaves who had suddenly gained the vote by reason of the hasty passage of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments, fell easily under the influence of the worst "carpet-baggers," and the ensuing corruption in the legislatures was far worse than anything the country had seen before or since. The so-called Scalawags were poor whites who saw in Reconstruction a chance to better themselves, and began to run for political office on the Republican ticket. Like the missionaries who came to Hawaii in the 1820s, "They came to do good, and they did well indeed." Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $57,500
Lot 1364		1872. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Only 950 Proofs struck. A fresh white coin. The silvery hue reciprocates between levels of frost and satin-texture on the devices and sleek reflective mirrors in the fields. Lustrous and well struck with very choie surfaces. Pop 10; 9 finer, 4 in 65, 5 in 66 (PCGS # 85571) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1365		1873-CC. Arrows. PCGS graded Fine-15. A very rare date. Medium gray toning with some hints of gunmetal-blue variegation that seem to point to many decades in an old coin envelope or to storage in an early collector's Cabinet. Normal wear for the grade designs dictates the Fine classification, but certainly this coin is high end among such. Of the 1873-CC With Arrows quarters, just 12,462 were minted, this in an era in which no numismatist collected branch mint coinage (or at least no record has been recorded of one). That being the case, the mintage slipped into circulation unnoticed, where in time individual examples became quite worn. Today the 1873-CC With Arrows is rarely offered. When it is, typical grades are below the present piece. Again, this is a remarkable opportunity. Pop 5; 24 finer (PCGS # 5492) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,475
Lot 1366		1874-S. Arrows. PCGS graded MS-66. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A fully struck white coin. Pop 30; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 5495) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,300. The Wayne Fowler Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,830
Lot 1367		1875. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. A brilliant mostly white cameo Proof with much eye appeal. Only 700 struck. Pop 9; 22 finer (PCGS # 85576) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1368		1877. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with flashy prooflike surfaces on both sides and untoned. Pop 65 (PCGS # 5504) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 1369		1878 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar PCGS graded Genuine. Proof. Questionable toning. Our grade is PR63. Nice golden toning on both sides (PCGS # 5579) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 1370		1879. PCGS graded MS-64. Low mintage date of 13,600 struck. Fully white with full mirror surfaces. Pop 35; 89 finer (PCGS # 5511) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 1371		1885. PCGS graded Proof 64. Lovely light gold and blue toning. Only 930 Proofs struck. This one displays marvelous reflective quality whose toning serves to enhance the beauty. Pop 89; 44 finer (PCGS # 5586) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1372		1885. ANACS graded MS-64. Lovely green and golden toning this is among the scarcer Mint State Seated Liberty dates as it falls into the 1879-89 period when the mint reduced production of minor denominations (dime through half dollar) while increasing the production of silver dollars and gold eagles. Only 13,600 struck. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 1373		1898. NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo. A fully white gem. Only 735 struck. The mirror reflection rolls around both sides with a pleasing surreal sheen, and none of the features reveal any bothersome distractions. The devices are creamy white. Desirable with this precision strike as well. It is known to experienced collectors that certain years within the Barber series come extra nice. 1896 is one such year. 1898 is another, as this remarkable specimen shows. Hard to imagine any more beautiful than this! The population stats do reveal a few, however: Pop 13; 9 finer, 2 in 68 Star, 1 in 68+, 5 in 69, 1 in 69 Star. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 1374		1902. PCGS graded Proof 67. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Lovely reverse toning. Part of an original proof set in this sale. Only 777 struck. Pop 5; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5688) . Estimated Value $3,700 - 3,800. The Wayne Fowler Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,255
Lot 1375		1913. PCGS graded Proof 63. Mostly untoned. Only 613 pieces struck. Pop 49; 110 finer (PCGS # 5699) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. The Dr. Charles Richman Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1376		1914. PCGS graded Proof 62 PQ. A nice white coin. Only 380 struck (PCGS # 5700) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $552
Lot 1377		A lot of Barber Quarters 1892-1916. Most are toned and will grade from AG to VG A nice mix of dates and mints. Total of $105.25 in face value. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. The Haveland Estate. View details	Realized $2,013
Lot 1378		1916. PCGS graded MS-63. A lovely Premium Quality example in an old green label holder. An outstanding example with lovely deep antique toning on both sides. A wonderful example of our first Standing Liberty Quarter This was William Pannier's favorite coin. He bought it in the 1970's from Abe Kosoff who told him "never sell this coin".Willie held onto this coin which he proudly displayed at his Fullerton Coin Shop until his death in 2010. When the Standing Liberty quarters were first released in 1916-1917, they received favorable numismatic press, and many collectors-the overall number being relatively few at the time-set aside pieces for their collections or as souvenirs. However, there was virtually no interest in collecting such coins by date and mint-a true statement, although it may be hard to believe today. Accordingly, as different varieties were produced in ensuing years, scarcely any attention was paid to them. Then in the early 1930s Wayte Raymond launched his "National" series of cardboard album pages, with clear slides, manufactured by M.L. Beistle in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. For the first time collectors had a way to conveniently store coins while examining both sides, and at the same time having openings for all of the varieties. It became a very popular pursuit to fill holes, similar to doing a crossword puzzle. A little bit later, "penny boards" were produced by Post, who later sold out to Whitman Publishing Co., sowing the seeds for the publishing enterprise we know today. The boards became even more popular as they were inexpensively priced. Thus, in the 1930s the aspect of collecting by date and mintmark sequence became popular for the very first time. However, there was a big problem: Many pieces dated as recently as the 1920s proved to be virtually impossible to find in Mint State, this being particularly true of low-mintage issues. For even earlier issues the problem was more acute. Quickly the 1916 Standing Liberty quarter was recognized as a key date, a major rarity in the context of the 20th century, a status that it has maintained undiminished since then (PCGS # 5704) . Estimated Value $16,000 - 17,000. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1379		1917. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-63 Full Head. Lovely satiny, almost velveteen luster on both sides, with ample detail from a firm strike by the dies. Popular Type (PCGS # 5707) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1380		1917. Type 1. PCGS graded AU-55. Together with: 1917 Type 1 PCGS AU-50 FH. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 5706) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 1381		1917. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Head. A creamy-white gem specimen, well struck and demanding your attention. Traces to an early "name" sale of the 20th century (PCGS # 5715) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. Ex: B. Max Mehl's Frederick Geiss Coll. Feb. 1947, lot 887. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1382		1918-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. A nice white coin. Aesthetically appealing, a handsome full head bristling with bright mint bloom and without toning. This is an otherwise strongly struck example, with nice detail to all the important high points, with the possible exception of these regions (standard for the issue): Liberty's midsection and the eagle's breast, which comprise the two highest areas of the design and so can (and often do) fail to fill the recesses in the die in their entirety. 1918-S isn't a date to be sneezed at in this condition since months, possibly years may go by between offerings. Pop 88; 40 finer, 34 in 65, 6 in 66 (PCGS # 5725) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1383		1924. PCGS graded MS-66. Frosty and lightly toned. Mint luster like brilliant frosted glass gives this coin much of its life and pizzazz. Struck with scientific exactness throughout the design with only marginal weakness on Liberty's head and a few of the shield rivets, along with portions of the date. The year 1924 is the last in which the Mint produced Standing Liberty Quarters with a high relief date. Beginning in 1925, and continuing through the end of this series in 1930, the date was recessed to provide better protection as the coins circulated. Pop 19; 9 finer (PCGS # 5746) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1384		1925. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Head. A hint of light natural toning with a full struck up head and shield. An appealing fresh silvery white specimen, fully struck which is unusual on any later-issue Standing Liberty Quarter, and unmarred by discoloration or contact marks. Quite difficult to encounter in this full head grade showing full mint bloom. To reiterate, at the same time that the luster blossoms, substantial detail reveals itself on the highpoints of this exceptional example. Pop 51; 6 finer in 67FH (PCGS # 5753) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1385		1926-D. NGC graded MS-65 Full Head. Well struck and a hint of tone. A gemmy coin with dazzling luster, virtually three-dimensional like the devices and almost jumping out at the viewer. Talk about a Standing Liberty quarter with a lot of life! Beyond that, the striking is needle sharp for this often weak issue, everything comes together to yield an opportunity that should be quite advantageous to the collector of Full Heads in this series. Among the rest of the characteristics, the coin displays clear-cut devices elsewhere from having been giving a decent imprint by the dies. Pop 7; 2 finer in 66FH. Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1386		1927-S. NGC graded VF-25. Scarcer date in higher grades. Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 1387		A lot of graded 1927-S Standing Liberty Quarters. Consists of: NGC Good Details; PCGS Good-6; PCGS VF-10 (2); PCGS Fine-12. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1388		A quartet of NGC graded Standing Liberty Quarters. Consists of: 1917 Type 1 NGC VF-20; 1917 Type 1 NGC AU Details; 1919 NGC AU Details; 1927 NCS Unc Details obv. scratch. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1389		1932. PCGS graded MS-66. Fully white and choice. Pop 148; 3 finer, 1 in 66+, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 5790) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1390		1932-D Washington Quarter. AU-55. This piece may have been lightly cleaned years ago. An appealing example of this popular key date. Estimated Value $300 - 325. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $347
Lot 1391		1932-D. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely obverse toning. Popular key date. With only 436,800 minted, this is THE key date in the Washington Quarter set. High-end Gems always command a great deal of attention. This one earns it, and then some. The streaming white luster underneath the color is satiny and consistent. A well struck and swirling Gem that has carefully preserved surfaces, one would be hard put to add more about the mint bloom. As for the strike, the coin was struck with technical exactness throughout. Pop 61; 1 finer in 66 (PCGS # 5791) . Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1392		1932-S. PCGS graded MS-65. A hint of light tone on the obverse. Sharply struck throughout with piercing silvery luster. Fortunately for the strike, it, like the luster, is not in the least bit unresolved, for it is simply outstanding. A well-struck example with all the finer details sharp. There are no bothersome abrasions or points of wear. Pop 101; 4 finer in 66 (PCGS # 5792) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1393		1934. Light motto. PCGS graded MS-66. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A hint of light tone on both sides. A popular Red Book variety. Pop 59; 5 finer in 67 (PCGS # 5794) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $506
Lot 1394		1934-D. PCGS graded MS-65. A Gemmy white coin with a hint of tone. Pop 232; 71 finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5796) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1395		1935-D. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. A white gem like the other dates from this distinguished consignment of Washington Quarter Dollars. Pop 372 (PCGS # 5798) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1396		1936. PCGS graded MS-66. Light hint of gold tone. Mostly white (PCGS # 5800) . Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 1397		1936-S. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Light gold toning around the edges. A wonderful example (PCGS # 5802) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 1398		1937-D. PCGS graded MS-65. A splendid white Gem (PCGS # 5804) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $138
Lot 1399		1938-S. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. A hint of light tone. A wonderful example, there are several popular S-mint scarcities in the 1930s and 1938-S is one of them (PCGS # 5807) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1400		1939-D and 1939-S. PCGS graded MS-66 and Mint State 65 respectively. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1401		1939-S. PCGS graded MS-66. Agreeable light toning. Pop 272; 21 finer, 2 in 66+, 19 in 67 (PCGS # 5810) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1402		1943-S Double Die. NGC graded MS-64. The obverse letters are mostly doubled. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 1403		1950-D/S. PCGS graded MS-65. A lustrous white coin. Popular variety and rare in this grade. Registry Set bidders will observe the low PCGS population: Pop 5; 1 finer in 67. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 1404		1950-D. NGC graded MS-67. Together with: 1960 25¢ ICG PR-70. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $70 - 90. View details	Realized $104
Lot 1405		1950-S, S over D. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. Lovely golden toning. Most unusual to find two Mintmark overpunched dates in a single year, the earlier 1950-D/S and this 1950-S/D. Again, low population in Gem MS66 condition: Pop 30; 5 finer, 1 in 66+, 4 in 67 (PCGS # 5845) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668

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