Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 63

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

Seated Liberty Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 915		1840. PCGS graded AU-50. In an old green label holder. Only 61,005 minted of this first-year issue. Always popular with collectors. Pop 38; 93 finer (PCGS # 6926) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 916		1856. PCGS graded Proof 63. A very attractive proof example with dark greyish-blue antique toning around the obverse borders that is uniformely spread across the reverse. Pop 9; 9 in 64, 2 in 65. (PCGS # 6999) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,075
Lot 917		1861. PCGS graded Proof 66. Magnificent rainbow toning on both sides. A total of 1,000 Proofs weere struck. Originality is assured of both sides of this remarkable specimen, toning that yields to no competitors when it comes to serene beauty in a Seated Liberty Dollar. Traces of full mint reflectivity are also evident at all direct angles. Devices keenly struck in all areas, as well, and uncommonly so, with a pristine look for a Proof Silver Dollar of the elusive No Motto type. The 1861 is an incalculably popular Proof issue due to the rarity of its currency strike counterpart. When offered, the 1861 is often no higher than Proof-64. Gems are elusive, while Gems with Distinction, as found here, are all but unobtainable at the two major grading services. Pop 3; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 7004) . Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 918		1865. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. A glittering dandy of a Proof with superb eye appeal. To say this coin is a fully white gem is merely to brush the surface, since the coin is also covered with deep mirrors throughout. Only 500 Proofs struck. Definitely a prime pick for the collector looking to buy a top-quality No Motto Proof date, the 1865 in this stellar condition should come as no surprise to students of this series, though some may be surprised to learn that this date is not among the rarest Silver Dollars of the Civil War era in Proof. Still, most Proof 1865 Seated Dollars in today's market grade no finer than Proof 63 or Proof 64. Accurately graded Gems such as the present Ultra Cameo are the province of the most advanced collectors. Both sides are attractively and originally brilliant in their two-tone composition of black-on-white or white-on-black iridescence. The underlying mirror is deep, watery, and sparkling fresh with fine visual effects readily evident. Overall sharp in strike with no marks or heavy hairlines that would call into question the validity of the Gem designation, the devices are snowy white and picture perfect. This lot represents a bidding opportunity for the Seated Dollar connoisseur, one that is surely not to be missed if at all possible. The experienced auction-goer knows when to keep bidding. Pop 2; 8 finer. Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 919		1870. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. A glittering white cameo gem. A blazing silvery coin whose intense luster provides us grand eye appeal. A hint of weakness at the eagle's wing is typically seen on With Motto Proof issues, but here we are pleased to report that the left wing, in fact both wings, are far more detailed than usual. Furthermore, the Cameo designation points to its display of two-tone, frosted-on-mirror contrast, and a hallmark of the finest Proofs. Surely worth a little extra for that! Only 1,000 struck in Proof. Pop 11; none finer in Proof Cameo (PCGS # 87018) . Many collectors like to associate their numismatic interest with what was happening in America when their coins were struck. Having that in mind, 1870 was a cheerless year for the Southern states five years after losing the "War of the Rebellion" as the Northerners called it, for this year their beloved General Robert E. Lee died. His passing was like a door silently closing on one era and another opening onto the next. This next was America's rocket ride to industrial dominance and glory in the ensuing quarter century, but the South, which Lee epitomized, would languish under the iron fist of the carpetbaggers and "Reconstruction" for agonizing years longer. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 920		1870-CC. PCGS graded MS-63. Deeply toned with reflective surfaces peaking thru. Established by act of Congress on March 3, 1863, the Carson City Mint was ready for coinage operations by December 1869. Even 1869-dated dies had arrived at that facility from the Engraving Department in the Philadelphia Mint by October 21 of that year. Nevertheless, coinage did not begin until the following year with a delivery of 3,747 Silver Dollars on February 10, 1870. A further 8,011 pieces were struck for a total 1870-CC mintage of 11,758 coins. As the premier U.S. Silver Dollar from the storied Nevada branch mint, the '70-CC has long enjoyed great popularity among collectors. Since this issue, while still rare at this level, is the most frequently encountered CC-mint Seated Dollar in Mint State, the one of its kind nature of the double mintmark also appears to have made the '70-CC quite popular among contemporary numismatists. This Choice representative is smoky gray in color with a smooth finish beneath the mostly even overlay of patina. The shade deepens imperceptibly as the color reaches the outer edge Liberty's portrait on the obverse, as well as in and around the central reverse, all is beautiful and serene. Both sides are overall sharply struck, while the surfaces present uncommon smoothness for the MS-63 designation. As a Choice Mint State survivor of a popular and historically significant Carson City Mint issue, this 1870-CC Dollar is easily one of the more significant offerings in the business strike portion of the sale. Pop 6; 1 finer in 64 (PCGS # 6964) . Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $48,300