Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 62

The Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Morgan Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1729		1896-O. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly untoned. A scarce date in the Mint State grades, anyone who collects Morgan Silver Dollars quickly learns that several O-mint issues -- 1896-O being one -- are very difficult to find in Mint condition. High grade circulated coins abound but attractive BU examples like this have all but vanished (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1730		1896-O. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty and lightly toned. Very close to Mint State (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1731		1896-O. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty and mostly untoned, the O-mints of 1893-97 are difficult to find in Mint condition, which is why many collectors go for the attractive high-grade AUs instead (PCGS # 7242) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. The Haveland Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1732		1896-S PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is MS60 lightly cleaned. Nice sharp strike. Has a small dark includion on the eyebrow (PCGS # 7244) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 1733		1897. NGC graded Proof 67. Fully white gem. Only 731 pieces minted. One of the most beautiful Proofs known of this popular, late date Morgan. Few others have been graded this superb. This is a remarkably preserved specimen that has shimmering, finely reflective fields on either side. Set against the illimitable mirror of the fields are the gently frosted devices, which gives this coin its beauty and appealing appearance. Most would consider this a fresh-off-the-dies brilliant coin, meaning that it is worthy of a strong price. Pop 14; 4 finer in 68 (PCGS # 7332) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 1734		1897. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A hint of light tone and another appealing gem (PCGS # 7246) . Estimated Value $200 - 210. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 1735		1897-O. PCGS graded AU-55. Lightly toned though lustrous (PCGS # 7248) . Estimated Value $100 - 120. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $127
Lot 1736		1897-S. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Light toning on both sides, snappy mint frostiness throughout and a Gem (PCGS # 7250) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1737		1898. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Frosty and white, this coin is attractive through and through (PCGS # 7252) . Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $185
Lot 1738		1898-S. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Well struck and white. Even this condition of the luster isn't enough. The supporting strike is just as strong, with clear definition to the high points. Pop 391; 72 finer (PCGS # 7256) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1739		1898-S PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is MS60-PL. Maybe cleaned years ago (PCGS # 7256) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1740		1899. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely rainbow toning on the reverse with neutral gray toning on the obverse, and all supported by coruscating luster from below (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1741		1899. PCGS graded MS-64. Nicely toned around the edges. This P-mint date, a plaything of speculators in years gone by, has low mintage (330,846) plus ready availability in Mint State grades, a perfect combination for prices rises and falls (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $270 - 290. The Haveland Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 1742		1899. MS-63. Lovely toning on both sides and semi-reflective fields. Estimated Value $200 - 225. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 1743		1899-O. PCGS graded MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Housed in a new Secure Plus holder. Fully white and choice (PCGS # 97261) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1744		1899-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Attractive even toning around the edges, choice luster everywhere. Stored in an old Raymond folder (PCGS # 7262) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. The Haveland Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 1745		1899-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and frosty (PCGS # 7262) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $374
Lot 1746		1900. NGC graded Proof 65. Lovely gold toning. Only 912 Proofs struck. Frosty motifs and sleek mirrored fields form a delightful and charming light cameo contrast, though such is left unnoted on the holder. With so few Proofs produced in this, the first date of the 1900s, comments of appreciation would be forthcoming from the bidders gathered together in the room. Until the demise of the series in 1904 (with a one-year resurrection in 1921), Proofs were made every year, but not often as well struck as this coin. All devices are aesthetically appealing, meaning a coin whose beauty is at once captivating as well as definitive of the assigned grade. Pop 30; 32 finer (PCGS # 7335) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1747		1900. PCGS graded Proof 61. Only 912 minted. A hint of light gold tone, as the 20th century opened, little did people know that the end of the Morgan dollar series would happen in a few short years as the Mint used up the supply of silver bullion it had acquired under the various congressional mandates which stopped happening in 1893 (PCGS # 7335) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1748		1900-O. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 7266) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 1749		1900-O, O over CC. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Well struck and white. Once the Carson City mint closed its doors forever in 1893, it must have had several spare reverse dies on hand which were returned to the home mint at Philadelphia. There, the dies were overpunched with an "O" mintmark and sent on to New Orleans. Much of the underfigure "CC" remains. Pop 698; 81 finer, 3 in 65+, 76 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 7268) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 1750		1900-O, O over CC. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and mostly untoned. In an old green label holder. This is a sparkling silver specimen radiating mint bloom, more than adequately struck (just shy of full at the centers) and impeccably preserved. Pop 698; 81 finer (PCGS # 7268) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1751		1900-S. PCGS graded MS-65+. A gorgeous blast white gem well worthy of the "plus" designation. Some natural golden toning appears around the reverse borders as this coin was stored in a Wayte Raymond folder for over 50 years. Pop 9; 91 in 66; 1 in 67 (PCGS # 7270) . Historical note: Although this is a Silver Dollar, The Gold Standard Act was the numismatic event of 1900, ratified that year, it placed the United States currency on the gold standard with silver reassigned to a subsidiary category. America had been on a modified bimetallic standard until ratification of the Act. On April 15, 1900, one of the largest world's fairs in history opened to the public in Paris, France with the United States among 42 nations and 25 colonies to exhibit. This world's fair also included the second modern Olympic Games held within its 553 acre site and would draw over thirty-nine million paid visitors through its close on November 12. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The Haveland Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1752		1900-S PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is MS-60+ light obverse marks (PCGS # 7270) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1753		1901 PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is AU-58 lightly cleaned (PCGS # 7272) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1754		1901-O. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Semi-reflective surfaces (PCGS # 7274) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 1755		1901-S. PCGS graded MS-65. A nice bright coin. Or, to put it in more compelling language: a simply exquisite Gem, the snow white surfaces gyrate to-and-fro at will as though self-powered, with full, star-bright textured luster. In the light of the churning mint bloom, collectors will like to hear this lovely '01-S is struck with exactitude the collector of high quality Morgan dollars prefers. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Pop 223; 28 finer, 27 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 7276) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1756		1901-S. PCGS graded MS-65. A nice white coin. This is indeed a sparkling silver specimen radiating mint bloom, powerfully struck and impeccably preserved. Unlike some which may not be quite fully struck, this marvel of precision minting shows all regions crisply detailed including the centers. The 1901-S commences a shift to conditionally difficult S-mint Morgan dates that ends in 1904. Nothing like the 1903-S and 1904-S, however, the '01-S is affordable and readily obtainable in the typical Mint State grades. It sounds as if enough of these coins were released from federal vaults in the early 20th century to satisfy average buyers. When it comes to attractive, minimally bagmarked examples of this issue, though, these have always been rare, and the present Gem shares the MS65 grade with a not overly large group of others graded by PCGS. Pop 226; 28 finer, 27 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 7276) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1757		1901-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Frosty and lightly toned, this choice example shows detail aplenty along with sparkling cartwheel-spin luster over both sides (PCGS # 7276) . Estimated Value $525 - 550. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $552
Lot 1758		1902. PCGS graded Proof 67. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Lovely toning on both sides. Part of an original Proof set in this sale. Only 777 struck. All-brilliant motifs and highly alluring mirror fields display the toning well superb surfaces. A sharp and evenly struck Gem Proof of the finest order, this beautiful coin literally defies any would-be bidder to locate a surface disturbance. We could buzz on with endless reflection about this ethereal gem, but suffice it to say that if any coin deserves to be "among finest known" Proof of its respective date, then the present 1902 Morgan Dollar is it! Pop 4; 1 finer in 68 (PCGS # 7337) . This 1902 Proof silver dollar was struck at the Third Philadelphia Mint which opened for business at 1700 Spring Garden Street the year before. It was designed by James Knox Taylor. It was a block from the United States Smelting Company. In one year alone the mint produced 501,000,000 coins (5/7 of the U.S. currency minted) as well as 90,000,000 coins for foreign countries. A massive structure nearly a full city block, it was an instant landmark. Characterized by a Roman temple facade, visitors were to marvel at seven themed glass mosaics designed by Louis C. Tiffany in a gold backed vaulted ceiling. The mosaics depicted ancient Roman coin making methods. This mint still stands intact with much of the interior as well. It was acquired by the Community College of Philadelphia in 1973. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. The Wayne Fowler Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,213
Lot 1759		1902. PCGS graded Proof 65 PQ. CAC Approved. Mostly untoned with a hint of tone near the edges. Only 777 struck. Always in demand as a Proof issue, the 1902 has a limited original mintage and all, it seems, were produced in the all-brilliant format seen on silver coins of 1901-04 in particular. Demand for Gem quality survivors remains strong, principally because a complete date set of Proof Morgan Dollars absolutely requires careful inspection and long, laborious acquisition. Breathtakingly beautiful, this virtually untoned specimen allows ready appreciation of bold device detail. Whereas the main design features are deeply reflective in mint finish, their sharp texture is perhaps a bit bolder than others this year. Both sides are equally sharp in striking detail with a noteworthy absence of blemishes. Pop 20; 19 finer, 14 in 66, 4 in 67, 1 in 68 (PCGS # 7337) . Estimated Value $3,700 - 3,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,348
Lot 1760		1902. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. A nice white coin. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 7278) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $426
Lot 1761		1902-O. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A hint of light tone (PCGS # 7280) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $155
Lot 1762		1902-S. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A nice white Gem. Indeed, beyond just white, it is a vibrant white radiating mint glow on silver surfaces with nothing to censor or diminish its powerful grade. In many ways, the strike is almost more significant than the mint bloom. Sheer boldness of strike on this '02-S allows us something to crow about and something that bidders will definitely appreciate. Pop 272; 34 finer, 30 in 66, 4 in 67 (PCGS # 7282) . Estimated Value $1,750 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,473
Lot 1763		1902-S. PCGS graded MS-64. Golden toning around the edges. White in the centers of both sides. Has a nice fresh look. Scarcer S-mint date from the first years of the 20th century (PCGS # 7282) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. The Haveland Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1764		1902-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and frosty, another choice S-mint date struck at the turn of the 20th Century (PCGS # 7282) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1765		1903. NGC graded Proof 66. Only 755 Proofs struck. A marvelous white coin. Fully struck and wholly brilliant through and through without the least bit of toning present. The silvery color really glows. No more, no less, just as well struck, as attractive, as you could ask for in a Proof Morgan Dollar of this year, with inclusive detail seen in the hair, cap, cap ornamentation, plus throughout the eagle. Were it only possible for all Proof Morgan Silver Dollar survivors to look this extravagant! A motivating bid is what this one inspires. Pop 32; 29 finer, 24 in 67, 5 in 68 (PCGS # 7338) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,038
Lot 1766		1903. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A hint of light gold tone (PCGS # 7284) . Estimated Value $200 - 210. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 1767		1903-O. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A nice white satiny Gem. The story of this issue stems not from its present availability, but rather from its past rarity. Prior to the Treasury Raid of 1962-1964, as some like to call it, the 1903-O was the premier condition rarity in the Morgan dollar series. The dispersal of numerous bags from the Treasury Building drastically altered the relative ranking of this O-mint delivery versus others in the series. In worn grades, however, the 1903-O remains an elusive one, and is a close rival to the 1885-CC for top rarity honors among circulated Morgan dollars (PCGS # 7286) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 1768		1903-O. PCGS graded MS-64 Prooflike PQ. A fresh and satiny, almost wholly mirrored white coin. Great eye-appeal! Pop 44; 20 finer, 17 in 65, 3 in 66 (PCGS # 7287) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1769		1903-O. PCGS graded MS-63. Frosty and lightly toned, choice and attractive (PCGS # 7286) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1770		1903-S. PCGS graded AU-50. Light even toning; anyone acquiring this enviable specimen for inclusion in a date-and-mint set of Morgan Silver Dollars will enjoy the challenge of completing such a set with other coins having similar eye-appeal and original, untouched lustrous surfaces (PCGS # 7288) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 1771		1904-O. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A nice white coin (PCGS # 7292) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $184
Lot 1772		1904-O. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Light hint of gold tone (PCGS # 7292) . Estimated Value $50 - 60. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $63
Lot 1773		1904-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Totally white. A small obverse mark by Liberty's eye and ear otherwise MS64 and a blazer. In 1904, the supply of silver bullion finally dried up, and the Morgan dollar ended what the public must have thought was its long storied career. The San Francisco Mint ended strong with a delivery of 2.304 million coins, limited numbers of which were released through the 1940s through 1950s. David Bowers, in his Buyer's Guide to Silver Dollars of the United States, estimates that as many as 2 million succumbed Mint melting. Despite this, a fair number of specimens are available in the in low BU grades. Bowers finds no accounts of any being in the 1962-1964 Treasury release, and apparently none was in the Redfield estate (PCGS # 7294) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 1774		1904-S. PCGS graded AU-55. Light even toning. A sharp one, lustrous and bold, with plenty to greet the eye of even the strictist collector. Production of the Morgan silver dollar would have ended with this 1904 issue. However, in 1918, pursuant to Congress passing the Pittman Act of 1918, the Treasury caused the Mint to purchase silver to strike silver dollars with starting in 1921. Because the new Peace dollar dies weren't ready in time, the Mint resurrected the Morgan design of 1878-1904 and struck off several tens of millions of 1921-dated pieces at all three mints then operating, Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. The coins were from entirely new hubs, however, which differ noticeably from this 1904 issue in appearance (PCGS # 7294) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. The William Pannier Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1775		1921. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Boldly struck (PCGS # 7296) . Estimated Value $110 - 120. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $161
Lot 1776		1921 MINT ERROR. Partial Collar Rim Clip. ANACS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 1777		1921-D. PCGS graded MS-65. Original natural toning on both sides. Stored in a brown envelope for over 50 years (PCGS # 7298) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Haveland Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253
Lot 1778		1921-D. PCGS graded MS-65. Stunning natural multi-color toning on both sides. A Premium Quality example (PCGS # 7298) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. The Haveland Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $357

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