Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 63

The Pre-Long Beach Auction of US, World Coins and Currency

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 14		1794 C-2a R2+. PCGS graded EF-45. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. Would be choice except for a dull nick on the neck, a shallow spot of reddish verdigris at the F in OF, and a light rim bruise over ES in STATES. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0 late or 2.0 early. There are some faint die clashmarks in the field before the neck but not nearly as many as found on state 2.0. The slab precludes assessing the size of the edge letters, so the more common Small Edge Letters version is assumed. Our grade is VF35. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 15		1794 C-5a R4+ F12. Small Edge Letters. Glossy reddish chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the highpoints. The surfaces are attractive and the two-tone appearance accents the details and adds to the eye appeal. The only marks are a few trivial rim nicks, including a one left of the bottom of the cap and a couple more at AM in AMERICA. The date is strong and the legends are complete. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The die clashmarks at the neck are clear and the reverse is rotated 60 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Weight 95.9 grains. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 6/23/83. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 16		1794 C-6a R5+ G5. Small Edge Letters. A couple points sharper but the planchet is slightly rough under the glossy dark chocolate and steel brown toning. The highpoints are a few shades lighter than the protected areas. The roughness is strongest at the bottom of the reverse, but there is no verdigris on either side. The notable contact marks are a light rim bruise left of the cap and tiny rim nicks around much of the reverse, strongest over STATES. The date is clear and the legends are complete except for some elements at the bottom of the reverse. Weight 98.4 grains. A decent example of this rare variety in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Estimated Value $650-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 17		1794 C-9 R2 AG3. Sharpness F12, perhaps even better on the obverse, but there are numerous pinscratches on the obverse and a very deep cut in the center of the reverse. These marks are old and blend into the attractive glossy chocolate brown toning, but the deep cut into the reverse is a big distraction. The planchet is smooth, free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. The date is bold and the legends are complete. LDS. Weight 101.0 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 18		1795 C-1 R2 Lettered Edge G6. A point or two sharper but covered with very fine roughness under a glossy patina of dark chocolate and olive brown. No verdigris or contact marks. The date and legends are strong. MDS, Manley state 2.0. Weight 101.2 grains. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 19		1795 C-2a R3 Punctuated Date with Lettered Edge F12. Sharpness VF25 but there is an "X" lightly scratched into the field before the neck, and the scratch has been partially effaced. Otherwise this piece is quite attractive. Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown. The date and legends are bold and the "Punctuated Date" feature is very strong. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Weight 103.4 grains. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 20		1795 C-5a R3 No Pole, Thin Planchet VG8. Sharpness F12 but there is a scuff of faint scratches on the face into the hair at left, some more obvious pinscratches inside the wreath, and dull rim nicks at the O in OF and R in AMERICA. Fortunately all the scratches blend into the toning. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a small splash of reddish chocolate toning left of the lowest curl. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Weight 79.8 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $780
Lot 21		1795 C-6a R2 No Pole, Thin Planchet F12+. Struck over a cut-down 1794 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent with NEW YORK. Close to F15 but there are two tiny nicks low on the neck and a light rim bruise right of the Y in LIBERTY. Glossy dark steel and olive with traces of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Traces of the TAL Cent are visible under the date and bust tip, including parts of the RK from YORK. Weight 85.0 grains. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,560
Lot 22		1797 C-2 R3 F15+. Clipped Planchet. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown. Close to VF20. The surfaces are smooth but there are traces of microscopic verdigris in protected areas around the date and lowest curl. The only notable mark is a small planchet fissure in the dentils left of the top of the cap. There is a minor planchet clip affecting the dentils right of the bust tip and at OF-A (as struck). The date and legends are bold. Removed from an NGC slab graded VF35 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Weight 88.8 grains. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 2/28/76-Bob Yuell 2/20/99-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19029. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 23		1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris, but there is a dig on the E in LIBERTY that obliterates much of that letter plus a hairline scratch from that E through the cap. These marks blend perfectly into the dark chocolate and olive toning. Nicely struck but slightly off center to K-2. EDS, Manley state 1.0 early, clearly earlier than the Manley plate coin for that die state. There is no trace of the die crack from the chin. The date and legends are bold. Weight 77.2 grains. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 24		1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty chocolate brown with small, faint splashes of darker olive brown and reddish chocolate toning in a few places on both sides. No marks or other defects. This half cent offers excellent eye appeal. Just a light touch of friction on the highpoints. MDS, Manley stated 3.0. Our grade is EF45. The "Spiked Chin" feature is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $930
Lot 25		1806 C-1 R1 Small 6 without Stems. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter brown toning covering the left side of the obverse and above AMERICA on the reverse. Frosty mint luster peeks through the gloss in the protected areas on both sides. Excellent eye appeal. The only mark is a faint, very light hairline scratch in the field under the hair ribbon. Nicely struck E-MDS with the reverse rotated 15 degrees CCW from a perfect head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is EF40. The "Small 6, No Stems" designation is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 26		1806 C-4 R1 Large 6. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter brown and tan toning in protected areas. No notable marks. MDS with the reverse rotated 40 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 27		1809/6 C-5 R1 Overdate 9 over Inverted 9 VF35. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. No defects, only trivial contact marks, none notable or distracting. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The 9 over inverted 9 feature (sometimes called a 9 over 6) is obvious. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF45 (NGC label included). Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 28		1809 C-6 R1 EF40. Glossy chocolate and steel with underlying frosty mint luster bleeding through in the fields and protected areas. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. No defects, only microscopic ticks here and there, none notable. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with the reverse rotated 55 degrees CW from the normal head-to-foot orientation. Removed from an ANACS slab graded AU53 (ANACS label included, and it shows the attribution and mentions the rotated dies). Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $293
Lot 29		Trio of 1809 Half Cents. Includes C-2 R3 F15 (LDS, Manley 4.0), C-3 R1 VF25 (MDS), and C-4 R2 (Circle inside 0, LDS, Manley 2.0) VF20. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. The C-3 was removed from an ANACS slab graded AU details net EF40 (ANACS label included). The C-4 was removed from an NGC slab graded XF45 (NGC label included). Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 30		1810 C-1 R1 VF20. Five points sharper but there is a tiny vertical scratch at the left points of star 12. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. M-LDS. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 31		1811 C-1 R4 G6. A couple points sharper but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris, and the only mark is a deep nick near the curls left of stars 11 & 12. Rather glossy steel brown and light chocolate with darker olive toning in protected areas. LDS, Manley state 5.0, with a bold cud break connecting stars 1-4. The date is bold and the legends are clear except for weakness at TED-ST caused by the opposing cud. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 32		1811 C-2 R3 VG10. A couple points sharper but there are 3 or 4 light vertical scratches down the face and neck and a couple dull nicks on the chin. These marks are old and blend perfectly into the glossy dark chocolate and steel toning. LDS, Manley state 3.0, showing clear die clashmarks around the lower curls. The date is bold and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 33		1825 C-1 R3 VF35. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light chocolate brown blending to darker olive brown in protected areas. No notable marks. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 34		1825 C-2 R1. NGC graded Fine-12. Nice glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are a few trivial ticks, none notable. Struck 15% off center to K-1.5. An attractive example of a very rare type of mint error. Our grade is VG10. The NGC label notes the 15% off center strike. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 35		1826 C-1 R1 VF35. At least 5 points sharper but there are some dull rim nicks at ITE in UNITED. Otherwise this piece is very attractive and offers outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Frosty medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 36		1826 C-2 R3+ VF35. Five points sharper but the toning is a bit darker than normal and may not be original. Glossy dark olive and steel. The only notable mark is a small beveled void on the rim at the top of the obverse, and this appears to have been present at striking. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU details, environmental damage (the NGC label is included and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19108. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 37		1829 C-1 R1 EF45. Sharpness AU50 or better but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty lighter golden tan and steel toning in protected areas. No marks or other defects. Nicely struck E-MDS. Removed from an ANACS slab graded MS60 details, recolored (ANACS label included). Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 38		1833 C-1 R1 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a carbon spot on the bust. The carbon on this spot is shallow but it certainly catches your eye. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0. The die clashmarks are clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 39		1833 C-1 R1 AU50. Frosty tan and golden light brown blending to chocolate on the reverse. A spot of dark olive brown toning under the ear and a smaller one at the lowest curl are the only marks. MDS, Manley state 2.0, showing clear die clashmarks on both sides. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 40		1837 Half Cent Token Low-49, Rulau HT-73 EF40. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to olive in protected areas. The only mark is a tiny, barely visible rim bruise right of the date. These tokens were the only half cent denominated pieces issued in the Hard Times Tokens series. They are commonly collected as part of the Federal half cent series and are included among the half cents in the "Redbook." Removed from an NGC slab graded AU53 (NGC label included, and it shows the Rulau attribution). Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 41		1850 C-1 R2- CAC Certified. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with traces of faded red showing in protected areas on both sides. There is a dull vertical nick just right of star 5 and a shallow nick on the tip of the nose. EDS. Our grade is net AU55. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 42		1851 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-61 Brown. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. No notable marks, just a touch of light friction on the highpoints. Sharply struck EDS. Our grade is AU50. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 43		1853 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with faint peeps of faded mint red showing in a couple of the protected areas. The only mark is a thin, very light diagonal nick on the chin. MDS with a subtle depression forming in the field before the end of the nose (the depression is far more obvious on the later state of the variety). Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 44		1853 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Frosty chocolate brown with bluish steel overtones on the obverse. Traces of faded mint red show on both sides. No spots or stains. The only marks are some microscopic ticks in the field between star 2 and the chin. MDS showing a subtle depression in the field off the end of the nose. Our grade is MS62. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 45		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel, nearly a third of the mellowed mint color remaining. The only marks are a tiny abrasion in the field close over the tip of the coronet and a thin nick on the rim under star 13. Excellent eye appeal, hence the lofty grade assigned by NGC. MDS with microscopic radial die flowlines covering the fields. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 46		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Frosty mellowed mint red fading to chocolate and steel brown, about 20% of the faded mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a small struck-through line off the upper left point of star 12 (caused by a piece of debris on the die), a tiny nick on the right foot of the A in HALF, and a speck of carbon nestled between the leaves under NI in UNITED. MDS. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 47		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Light chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. Traces of very faded mint red remain on both sides. The luster is subdued by a thin layer of natural oxidation, but there are no other defects. MDS. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 48		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty light steel brown and tan. Very close to mint state but there is a long, shallow nick in the field under star 5 and a splash of very fine carbon above the first A in AMERICA. MDS. Our grade is net AU55. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 49		1856 C-1 R2, CAC Certified. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty light olive and sea-green blending to light chocolate brown on the highpoints. No spots or stains. The only defects are a trail of very light ticks left of the ear and a slightly soft strike on the coronet over LIB. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. The date repunching defect right of the 6 is clear. Our grade is MS62. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 50		1856 Judd-177 Pattern Strike in Copper Nickel R5. PCGS graded Proof 63. Glossy light silvery gray and steel with hints of iridescent rose and bluish steel in protected areas on the reverse. The fields on both sides are reflective but the mirrors are not especially deep, which is typical of these copper nickel strikes. The notable defects are a faint planchet lamination line from the date through star 1 into the dentils at the left plus a collection of tiny planchet voids in the dentils over the left top of the U in UNITED, all as struck. The strike is slightly soft, as nearly always seen on this pattern. The weakness is most obvious on the obverse dentils and highpoints of the wreath. Our grade is Proof-60. The J-177 attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 8; 17 finer at PCGS. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 51		1857 C-1 R2 MS60. Glossy golden tan and light olive brown with underlying frosty luster in the fields and protected areas. Hints of very faded red peek through on the reverse. Possibly lightly dipped long ago but the toning is quite attractive. The only mark are a tiny splash of darker olive brown toning right of the F in OF. EDS with hard, slightly reflective fields. Removed from an ANACS slab graded MS62 Brown (ANACS label included). Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 52		Trio of Half Cents 1795-1835. Includes 1795 C-5b R4 Fair-2 (110.4 grains), 1807 C-1 G5, and 1835 C-1 VG8. The date is faint on the first, clear on the other two. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $161
Lot 53		Quartet of PCGS graded Half Cents 1800-1828. Includes 1800 C-1 MDS PCGS graded VF25, 1804 C-10 LDS PCGS graded VF35, 1826 C-1 M-LDS PCGS graded XF40, and 1828 C-3 MDS PCGS graded XF45. Our grades are about 10 points less per coin. A decent group. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $604
Lot 54		Quartet of Half Cents 1803-1808. Includes 1803 C-1 MDS VG10, 1804 C-8 LDS F15, 1804 C-13 Plain 4 without stems VG10, and 1808 C-3 EDS with reverse rotated 165 degrees CW VG8. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $460
Lot 55		Group of 7 Half Cents 1803-1853. Includes 1803 G5, 1806 Large 6 VG7 and G4, 1835 VG8, 1849 F15, 1851 VF30, and 1853 VG10. Most are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $345
Lot 56		Quartet of Certified Half Cents 1804-1832. Includes 1804 C-9 NGC graded VF20 (our grade F12), 1804 C-9 NGC graded XF details, corrosion (our grade net VG10), 1828 C-1 PCI graded AU58 (our grade EF40), and 1832 C-3 NGC graded XF details, environmental damage (our grade net F15). Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $391
Lot 57		Pair of Half Cents. Includes 1809 C-3 F12 and 1849 C-1 VF35. No notable defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Realized $276
Lot 58		Quartet of Half Cents, 1809-1826. Includes 1809/6 C-5 MDS F15, 1810 C-1 EDS VF20, 1825 C-2 EDS VF20, and 1826 C-1 MDS VF20. All are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $311
Lot 59		Pair of Half Cents, 1825 & 1829. Includes 1825 C-2 LDS, state 2.0 VF25 (removed from an ANACS slab graded EF40, label included) and 1829 C-1 MDS EF40. Both are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $265
Lot 60		Trio of Half Cents, 1826-1833, graded AU50. Includes 1826 C-1 LDS Manley state 5.0 with reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW, 1829 C-1 LDS with reverse rotated 20 degrees CW, and 1833 C-1 MDS Manley state 2.0 showing a trace of mint red. All very nice pieces offering excellent eye appeal. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 61		Trio of 1828 Half Cents. Includes C-1 EDS, state 1.0 VF35 (removed from an ANACS slab graded EF45, ANACS label included), C-2 12-Star Obverse MDS, state 2.0 VF25, and C-3 E-MDS VF20. The last 2 are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $242
Lot 62		Group of 6 Half Cents 1828-1835 grading VF30 to EF40. Average grade is VF35. Includes 1828 C-1 EDS, 1832 C-2 LDS, 1833 C-1 MDS (2 pieces), 1834 C-1 LDS, and 1835 C-1 LDS. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Overall a nice group. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $460
Lot 63		Trio of 1832 Half Cents. Includes C-1 MDS VF25 (removed from an ANACS slab graded EF40, ANACS label included), C-2 LDS, state 3.0 EF40 (removed from an NGC slab graded Unc details, cleaned, ex Jules Reiver collection), and C-3 MDS EF40 (removed from an ANACS slab graded AU50, ANACS label included). The first two are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $288

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