Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 65

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Nickels

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 827		1866. NGC graded MS-65. An untoned gem of the popular "Rays" two-year type. A coin that arrived at a time when the mint was in need of striking coins for the huge new demand for small change after the Civil War. The use of nickel was made almost mandatory due to silver's scarcity (which was being hoarded at the time). James B. Longacre designed the new coin and had patterns struck for various Congressmen. Upon striking only a few coins the dies were found to crack. Longacre determined that the rays were a contributing factor to this rapid die deterioration, and so eliminated them after only a small number were struck in 1866-67. The Proofs of this type are well known for their rarity, as are Gem Mint States like the coin featured in this Lot. Pop 160; 25 in 66. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,740
Lot 828		1866 Rays. NGC graded MS-65. A fully lustrous untoned gem. First year of issue. The alloy on these consists of 25% nickel and 75% copper, and the coin weighs-in at 5 grams exactly, to make it competitive with several European coins which use the Metric system of weights and measures. Pop 155; 26 finer with 1 in 65+, 25 in 66. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 829		1867. No rays. NGC graded MS-65. A fully lustrous untoned example. The 1867 issues comes in two Types, with or without Rays, after the mint established that the Rays were causing the dies to wear rapidly. Removal of them improved the situation -- though many would say the With Rays design has a finer look to it. Pop 98; 31 finer. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 830		1869. NGC graded Proof 65. A lovely gem with delicate rainbow toning on the obverse. Only 600+ proofs struck. Pop 107; 42 finer. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 831		1876. NGC graded MS-65 CAC Approved. Untoned with some minor flyspecks. The devices were struck with enough determined force by the dies that major design elements show nicely on this Centennial Year issue. Pop 34; 6 in 66. Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 832		1877. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Well struck, fully brilliant and untoned. A beautiful Gem dancing with fresh radiance. Only 510+ struck for this Proof-only year. Pop 36; 29 finer (PCGS # 83831) . Historic note: Due to silver coin hoarding in the 1860s, the government instructed the Mint to switch to nickel-copper alloy for 3-cent and 5-cent pieces beginning at the end of the War. It had long been surmised that the subsidiary silver coins which disappeared in 1861-62 during the Civil War were melted or sent to Europe and sold as bullion. It turns out only a small proportion were disposed of in this way. The majority went to countries where they had values as coins above their bullion values, some to Canada but most to Latin-America. Their dramatic reappearance many years later was noteworthy in its day. The capacity of Latin-America to absorb United States silver was obviously limited, but there was some place for new coins even after the wholesale exportation of 1862, and in later years the mints continued to coin silver for bullion dealers who shipped the coins to Latin-America and brought back gold or foreign silver coins. After June, 1862, the United States mints were, so far as silver was concerned, merely establishments conducted for the benefit of New York and San Francisco bullion dealers. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 833		1882. NGC graded MS-66. A sparkling untoned gem specimen. Pop 48; 6 finer. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 834		1883. PCGS graded MS-67. Well struck, brilliant and untoned. Business strike Shield nickels appear to be one of the more undervalued areas in the coin market today. They are very scarce in an absolute sense, especially in comparison to their Proof counterparts, and are also very challenging to locate in better-than-Gem grades. This is a superb brilliant coin that displays generous, thickly frosted surfaces whose only imperfections (if they can be called that) are Mint-made die breaks crisscrossing the obverse. Boldness of strike as seen on many of the shield nickels struck in 1883, which the new owner will appreciate when examining and marveling over this fantastic specimen in years to come. Pop 9; non finer (PCGS # 3813) . Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,450
Lot 835		1883. NGC graded MS-63. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 836		A partial collection of Shield Nickels. 1866 Rays thru 1883. Coins grade VG to AU. All housed in a Capital plastic holder. Includes some duplicates. Lot of 13 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $506
Lot 837		1883. Without "CENTS". NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. A glittering totally white Ultra Cameo Proof specimen. Only 5,219 struck. Pop 2; none finer. Historic note about the No CENTS Type: In 1883 the Mint restyled the nickel five-cent piece, using on the obverse a head of Liberty said to have been inspired by the goddess Diana, and similar to the motif used on certain pattern issues since 1881. The reverse bore the denomination expressed simply as the Roman numeral V, within a wreath, a concept that seemed to be perfectly fine, for nickel three-cent pieces had III on the reverse since 1865, trimes had used III from 1851 through 1873 (at which time the denomination was discontinued), and on various patterns of the Liberty Head design in the values of cent, three cents, and five cents Roman numerals I, III, and V had been used without comment. As things turned out, the notion was flawed, for when pieces reached circulation they were discovered to be the same diameter as the current $5 gold coin. Unscrupulous people gold plated the nickels, sometimes reeding the edges, and were successful in passing them off as $5 pieces, either immediately accepted as such or, in some instances, simply considered to be a new $5 gold design. The mint realized its mistake, and soon added the word CENTS to the design, somewhat rearranging the other letters on the reverse as well. The rumor spread that these coins would all be called in and would achieve great value, causing a mad rush to pick pieces from circulation and, in the process, creating thousands of new faces in the numismatic hobby. The ensuing years of the 1880s were one of the most active ever, with auctions conducted very frequently, new and old magazines published, and clubs and organizations experiencing unprecedented activity. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 838		1883. Without "CENTS". NGC graded MS-67. A sparkling totally untoned gem example. Pop 54; 3 finer in 67*. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 839		1883. Without "CENTS". PCGS graded MS-65 PQ CAC Approved with a Gold Sticker. A steel blue gem and very well struck. Should be regraded a point or two higher. Coins with the CAC Gold Sticker are not often encountered (PCGS # 3841) . Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 840		1884. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. CAC Approved. Only 3,942 struck. Hints of delicate pastel toning. Pop 22; 82 finer (PCGS # 83882) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 841		1885. PCGS graded PQ Proof 64 CAC Approved. Nice light even toning. Only 3,790 struck of this scarce-date Liberty "V" nickel (PCGS # 3883) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 842		1886. PCGS graded PQ Proof 64 Cameo. CAC Approved. Only 4,290 struck. Areas of delicate gold and light pastel toning. Pop 14; 34 finer (PCGS # 83884) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 843		1887. NGC graded MS-66. A brilliant frosty untoned gem. Dates in the 1880s often are found weaker than later Liberty nickels; but here, joy reigns supreme with this well made (and very attractive) 1887 coin. The low census confirms what long-time experts in the series long suspected, this is a condition rarity: Pop 18; none finer. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 844		1888. NGC graded Proof 66. Gorgeous delicate multi-color pastel toning on both sides. A total of 4,582 Proofs struck. Pop 85; 14 finer in 67. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 845		1888. PCGS graded MS-64+. CAC Approved. Well struck, frosty, and lightly toned. Pop 2; 59 finer (PCGS # 3849) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $552
Lot 846		1890. MS-60 Plus. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $90 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 847		1891. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and untoned with streaming mint luster flowing across the surface on both sides. Pop 66; 17 in 66, 1 in 67. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 848		1897. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Nicely toned with a few flyspecks. Only 1,938 struck. Pop 11; 50 finer (PCGS # 83895) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $334
Lot 849		1898. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Brilliant and untoned with a small planchet flaw right of the date. Only 1,795 struck. Pop 23; 17 finer (PCGS # 83896) . Estimated Value $550 - 601. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 850		1899. NGC graded MS-66. Well struck and untoned. Pop 9; none finer. Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 851		1900. PCGS graded Proof 65 PQ. CAC Approved. Nicely toned. Only 2,262 Proofs struck (PCGS # 3898) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 852		1903. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck, frosty and white. Pop 78; 3 finer with 1 in 66+, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 3864) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 853		1905. NGC graded MS-66. Delicate golden toning over intensely lustrous surfaces. Pop 31; 1 finer in 67. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 854		1905. PCGS graded Proof 63. A few minor flyspecks, brilliant and untoned (PCGS # 3903) . Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 855		1907. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and untoned. Pop 75; 12 in 66. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 856		1908. PCGS graded Proof 65. CAC Approved. One flyspeck near the date. Only 1,620 Proofs struck. Nicely toned. Pop 103; 38 finer (PCGS # 3906) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 857		1909. PCGS graded Proof 64. A touch of delicate violet toning on both sides (PCGS # 3907) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 858		1912-D. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. A well struck satiny mint gem with lovely golden toning on both sides. The surfaces are virtually mark-free thus our Premium Quality designation Pop 29; non efiner at PCGS. (PCGS # 3874) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 859		1912-D. PCGS graded MS-64+. CAC Approved. A bold strike with light even toning. Pop 2; 124 in 65, 29 in 66. (PCGS # 3874) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 860		1912-D. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice even toning (PCGS # 3874) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 861		1912-S. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. CAC Approved. Nice even toning on both sides. A popular key date (PCGS # 3875) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 862		1912-S. PCGS graded VG-8. Key date, 238,000 minted (PCGS # 3875) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $156
Lot 863		A partial set of Liberty Nickels. 1883-1910. Coins grade Good to Mint State. Includes the rare 1885 in Abt. Good. All housed in a Capital plastic holder. Lot of 18 coins. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details	Realized $805
Lot 864		A lot of Liberty Nickels all PCGS graded. Consists of: 1891 MS-63; 1904 MS-62; 1911 MS-63. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 865		1913. Type 1. PCGS graded Proof 65. Boldly struck and lightly toned. Only 1,520 minted. It appears that even the artist who designed this piece, James Earle Fraser, preferred the informal term "buffalo" to the more zoologically correct bison. Semantics aside, the model for the nickel�s reverse is known to have been a bull named Black Diamond. This animal was then a resident of New York City�s Central Park Zoo and was already about seventeen years old at the time. Fraser�s own correspondence reveals his exasperation in attempting to keep this beast posed in profile as depicted on the coin. Evidently quite uncooperative, it insisted on confronting the artist head on and would return to this stance immediately after being corrected. Black Diamond has occasionally been cited as the model for the $10 United States Note of 1901, the so-called "buffalo bill." This attribution is incorrect, as the greenback actually portrays Pablo, a star attraction at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This mistaken identity is understandable, as the $10 note was in use alongside the nickel through the late 1920s. (For a detailed account of this fascinating coin, see David W. Lange�s The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.) A highly lustrous gem with a nuance of pale champagne and gold toning on both sides, all of which is underpinned by full sandblast freshness. Struck from typically-bold dies that imported their fine detail, especially at the main central devices (PCGS # 3988) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. Ex: Garrett Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 866		1913. Type 2. PCGS graded Proof 66+ PQ. CAC Approved. Only 1,514 struck. An incredibly detailed and highly prestigious gem, a benchmark for other Matte Proof examples that share this lofty grade. The strike is bold and crisp, and no one can say it is anything but full, with all head and bison shoulder details finely displayed. Spot-free gems always command a lot of respect in the marketplace as supplies dwindle with each passing year. Pop 2; 52 finer, 47 in 67, 1 in 67+, 4 in 68 (PCGS # 3990) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. Ex: Garrett Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 867		1913-D. Type 2. PCGS graded AU-50. Well struck and toned (PCGS # 3922) . Estimated Value $160 - 170. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $213
Lot 868		1913-S. Type 2. PCGS graded AU-58. Well struck and lightly toned (PCGS # 3923) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 869		1914-D. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty with a somewhat soft strike in the centers of both sides. Pop 154; 46 finer (PCGS # 3925) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 870		1914-S. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. A fully lustrous example that should be graded Mint State (PCGS # 3926) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 871		1915. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. A fully lustrous example that borders on full Gem quality (PCGS # 3927) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $150
Lot 872		1916. PCGS graded MS-64+. A lustrous near gem example (PCGS # 3930) . Estimated Value $70 - 90. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 873		1916-S. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck and very choice for the grade (PCGS # 3933) . Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 874		1918-D, 8 over 7. NGC Fine Details, damaged, repaired. Not as bad as this description might sound. A popular Key Date to the series. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 875		1921. NGC Unc Details, obv improperly cleaned. Well struck. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 876		1924. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned and a lustrous Gem. Pop 209; 79 finer (PCGS # 3951) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633

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