Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Draped Bust Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 281		1801 S-216 R1 VG8. A couple points sharper but there a half dozen small, very shallow spots of microscopic roughness on the head. No verdigris or contact marks. Slightly glossy steel brown with darker reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. LDS, Breen state III. The date and legends are complete, although there is strike weakness at the bust tip and opposing area at OF. Estimated Value $60-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/10/2008:1248. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 282		1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse F15. Sharpness VF30 but burnished and retoned an attractive glossy light chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter golden brown toning in some of the protected areas. There are traces of very light roughness in the field before the portrait but the remainder of the planchet is quite smooth. A tiny rim nick over the second S in STATES is a good identifying mark, but it is barely visible. MDS, Breen state IV. The 3 die-cutter errors are clear, although the 000 denominator is a bit weak due to the usual die failure in that spot. A decent example of the popular 3-error reverse variety in spite of the old cleaning. Estimated Value $500-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 283		1801 S-223 R1 VF25. Ten points sharper but there are traces of shallow verdigris on both sides, mostly at ES-OF into the leaves below. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. The only notable marks are a thin diagonal nick on the neck, a dull rim nick at the bust tip, and a tiny rim bruise over the first S in STATES. MDS with the usual cud break at RTY. Estimated Value $350-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 284		1801 S-224 R1 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but there is an area of light to moderate corrosion on the right side of the reverse, and spots of green verdigris accompany some of the roughness in that area. There are additional traces of shallow verdigris elsewhere on the reverse and one more just right of the date, but the corrosion at F-AMER is what catches your eye. The obverse offers nice eye appeal, however. Glossy mix of chocolate and darker olive brown tones with faint hints of reddish chocolate on the obverse. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 285		1802 S-227 R2 F15. Glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. An attractive cent. There are a couple very faint hairline scratches on the neck, but it takes a strong glass to see them. Rare EDS, Breen state I, before the strong obverse die clashmarks occur. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex National Heritage Museum, Centennial Auctions 8/6/2008:1221-Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 286		1802 S-229 R2 F15. Sharpness VF30 with very fine roughness covering the obverse. The reverse is smooth except for traces of corrosion around the numerator and ribbon loops. Rather glossy reddish chocolate brown with darker chocolate brown toning on the reverse. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 287		1802 S-233 R2 F15. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness EF40 but covered with very fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive brown patina. There is waxy verdigris in protected areas, especially on the reverse, plus a few old, light scratches under the date and above the head. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils over Y and to the right plus the opposing ones over RIC, as struck. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $335
Lot 288		1802 S-237 R2 VF25. Ten points sharper with traces of extremely fine roughness in protected areas on the reverse. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. Decent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces on the reverse. Estimated Value $350-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 289		1802 S-238 R4 VG10. Sharpness VF25 with a scuff of hairline scratches across the portrait and left half of the reverse. In addition there is a small patch of fine corrosion at the 0 in the date and greenish verdigris is nestled into the fields and protected areas over about two-thirds of the reverse. Somewhat glossy reddish chocolate and olive brown. E-MDS, Breen state II. Unevenly struck showing obvious weakness along the left edge of both sides while the remainder of the details are properly impressed. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex James E. Long. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 290		1802 S-239 R3 F15. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned leaving the highpoints a glossy shade of medium brown while the protected areas are a medium chocolate tone. No roughness or verdigris, only light contact marks consistent with the grade. A very light rim bruise off the end of the right wreath ribbon is a good identifying mark. LDS, Breen state V, with a slightly raised retained cud break extending from the face to the dentils before the chin. A neat die state. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 291		1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F15. Sharpness VF30 with uniform light roughness under the glossy dark chocolate brown patina. No marks or verdigris. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar features are clear, and the gross repunching on the second S in STATES is bold. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 292		1802 NC-1 R5+ AG3. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate with a few overtones of faded rose that betray the earlier cleaning. Smooth and decent for the grade with an arcing scratch high on the neck being the only notable mark. LDS, Breen state IV. The die crack down through the B in LIBERTY is clear in spite of the heavy wear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 293		1802 NC-2 R6 Fair-2. Sharpness G6 but moderately corroded. There is shallow greenish verdigris in many of the protected areas with myriad light scratches imbedded into the patina. Dark olive and steel mixed with chocolate and greenish olive. The date and legends remain readable in spite of the roughness. A scudzy example but easy to attribute. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 294		Trio of Slabbed 1802 Cents. Includes S-225 R3 E-MDS, Breen state II ANACS graded F12 (our grade VG10); S-230 R1 SEGS graded XF40 corroded (our grade VF35 sharpness net VG10); and S-236 R1 E-MDS NGC graded F12 (our grade VG8). The ANACS label shows the attribution on the S-225. Lot of 3 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $368
Lot 295		Quartette of 1802 Cents. Includes S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000 VG7, S-232 R1 VG7 (2 pieces), and S-242 R2 VG7. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects, but all have a clear date and easily readable legends. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $322
Lot 296		1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath with Doubled Fraction Bar F12. Sharpness VF25 with shallow corrosion and reddish chocolate verdigris on the left half of both sides. The right half of both sides is smooth and void of defects. The only contact mark is a small rim nick over the E in STATES. Glossy chocolate brown with hints of reddish chocolate in the roughened areas. LDS showing rim cuds from TY extending to the rim before the end of the nose. The Stemless Wreath and Doubled Fraction Bar features are strong. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 297		1803 S-244 R4 F12. Glossy medium chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, only small contact marks scattered over both sides, none notable. An attractive, well balanced example of this tough die variety. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 298		1803 S-245 R3 VF20. Sharpness EF45 but there is shallow pitting and planchet erosion scattered over the obverse while the reverse is smooth and very attractive. The only notable marks are two rather deep digs or dents at the bottom of CE in CENT. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in the roughened areas on the obverse and lighter brown tones in protected areas on the reverse. LDS, Breen state III, with a strong cud break connecting RICA to the rim above. Breen calls this terminal die state "Very Rare." Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 299		1803 S-246 R3 VF30. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but there are three rim bruises at the bottom of the reverse, the strongest of these under the 1 in the denominator. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. EDS, Breen state I, before the "Mumps" break under the chin. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 300		1803 S-247 R3 VF30. Sharper by at least 5 points but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty chocolate and steel brown with traces of lighter reddish steel brown toning in a few of the protected areas on both sides. No roughness or significant marks, only a few trivial ticks. Nicely struck MDS, Breen state II, with a fine die crack from the dentils to NIT. The "Mumps" break under the chin is clear. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 301		1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000 F15. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine roughness, strongest in the field behind the portrait. No verdigris, but there are some contact marks, including a scuff on the rim left of the middle curls and a nick at the base of the neck. Slightly glossy dark olive with dark steel brown toning on the devices. Rare M-LDS, Breen state V. A strong cud break connects RIC to the rim, but the cud break at the bust tip has not formed. The "Mumps" break under the chin is clear. Estimated Value $400-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 302		1803 S-250 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF45 but covered with uniform fine granularity under a rather glossy dark olive brown and chocolate patina. There are a few microscopic specks of verdigris on both sides. The only signs of contact are some faint vertical scuff marks on the neck. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 303		1803 S-252 R2 F12. Very slightly sharper but there is a dull scratch in the field behind the head. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are quite nice. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 304		1803 S-253 R2 VF20. Ten points sharper but burnished and retoned glossy steel brown. No roughness or verdigris, only a few trivial marks, none notable. M-LDS, Breen state V. The arcing die cracks on the upper left of the reverse are clear and the die is sinking at STA. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 305		1803 S-254 R1 VF35. Sharpness close to mint state but there are two small patches of microscopic roughness off the lower end of the hair ribbon and several similar patches on the reverse, the worst of those at D-S. Most of the obverse is perfectly smooth while most of the reverse suffers from extremely fine granularity. No verdigris or marks, and the toning is an attractive glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Sharply struck LDS, Breen state IV, with a raised retained cud break at the bust tip. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 306		1803 S-254 R1 F15. Sharpness EF45 but very dull thanks to extremely fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. This cent appears to have been exposed to an unfavorable environment without experiencing any appreciable time in circulation (if any at all). The result is an extremely sharp piece with bad eye appeal. Dark steel and olive. EDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 307		1803 S-255 R1 G5. Double Struck. Sharpness F15 but dark and covered with fine porosity. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy dark steel. The diameter of this cent is clearly larger than normal thanks to being double struck. The first strike was 20% off center to K-1 on the obverse while the reverse appears to have been struck against another blank planchet 10% off center in a different direction. The second strike was centered but the obverse was pressed into a new blank planchet rather than the obverse die during this strike. They kept trying but never got it right. There may have been even more going on here but the grade and surfaces make that determination impossible. The date is strong and the legends are complete, at least those that made it onto the planchet. A neat error in spite of the ugly surfaces. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 308		1803 S-256 R3 VG10. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces are mostly smooth but there are traces of microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or notable marks. LDS with obvious swelling at STA. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 309		1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction VF35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with overtones of light bluish steel. Faint hints of lighter reddish brown toning show in a couple places around the portrait. The surfaces are smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet void on the rim left of the L in LIBERTY, as struck. M-LDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/27/2007:149. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 310		1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction VF20. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but there is microscopic roughness hidden under the rather glossy dark olive and steel toning. No marks, but there is some soft verdigris or crud in protected areas, mostly around the wreath. Might benefit from a good bath. A very light pinscratch through the base of the F in OF is a good identifying mark. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 311		1803 S-262 R3 VG8. Sharpness F12 or a bit better but covered with fine roughness on all but the highpoints. No verdigris. The only marks are a small rim nick left of the lower curls and a couple ticks at the L in LIBERTY. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter toning on the reverse. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 312		1803 S-263 R3 EF40. At least ten points sharper with traces of extremely faint roughness on both sides. No notable signs of verdigris and only a few light contact marks, but the color is a bit blotchy. Glossy chocolate brown tones ranging from light to very dark. There are some faint abrasions hidden in the toning off the bust tip and left of the lowest curl, plus a half dozen tiny pinpricks in the leaves under the second A in AMERICA. Nicely struck LDS, Breen state VII. The cud and die cracks are all strong. Called EF40 and tied for CC#9 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 net VF30 and tied for CC#9, his photo #21055. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Lester Merkin 6/26/70:43-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/14/2008:190. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,370
Lot 313		1803 S-263 R3 F15. Sharpness EF40 but slightly rough with specks of verdigris scattered over both sides. The notable marks are a faint scuff of hairline scratches across the date and a couple light scratches across the denominator. Rather glossy reddish chocolate and darker olive brown. Sharply struck. A strong cud break connects the date to the rim below. Estimated Value $400-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 314		1803 S-265 R4 Large Date and Fraction G5. Five points sharper but covered with uniform very fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. No marks or notable signs of verdigris. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. MDS. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 315		Quartette of 1803 Cents. Includes S-247 R3 "Mumps Obverse" VG8, S-257 R2 Large Fraction VG8, S-258 R1 Large Fraction VG10, and S-261 R2 Large Fraction VG8. All are slightly sharper with minor defects but a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $437
Lot 316		Group of Five 1803 Cents. Includes S-245 G4, S-250 AG3, S-251 G4, S-252 G4, and S-256 G4. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $75-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 317		1804 S-266b R5 G5. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely faint roughness and there is a swipe of stronger roughness extending from the face to the rim before the neck. No verdigris. The notable marks are a rim bruise at IB in LIBERTY and a fine scratch in the leaves under E in AMERICA. Slightly glossy olive and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the devices. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, although STATES is relatively weak. MDS, Breen state III, with a cud break connecting RTY to the rim above but no cud at MERIC. The rarest die state of the year. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 318		1804 S-266c R2 Fair-2+. Slightly sharper but there is a collection of small but relatively strong digs left of the L in LIBERTY that caused a bulge on the reverse that obliterated ED in UNITED. A couple smaller digs are located in the wreath ribbon. The devices are smooth but there is minor roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker chocolate in protected areas. The date is weak but readable and the legends are complete except for ED STATES. LDS, Breen state IV, with strong cud breaks at RTY and MERIC. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 319		1805 S-267 R1 VF25. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The notable marks are a very light rim bruise right of the date, a horizontal nick in the hair at the forehead, and a vertical nick on the diagonal of the N in CENT. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with traces of flowline luster in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and this piece offers nice eye appeal for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $350-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 320		1805 S-268 R3 VF20. Sharper by at least 5 points but the surfaces are slightly dull due to underlying extremely faint roughness that is only visible under strong magnification. There are traces of crud dusted into the most-protected areas on the reverse. The only contact marks are two small nicks under the A in STATES. Partially glossy dark steel and olive brown with underlying frosty luster showing through in the fields and protected areas, especially on the reverse. A decent example of a variety that is difficult to find in higher grades. Estimated Value $500-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 321		1806 S-270 R1 NGC graded AU50. Frosty medium chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and lighter brown and golden tan toning showing in protected areas, especially on the reverse. There is a sprinkle of small spots of slightly darker toning on the obverse, including one in the field off the tip of the nose. The surfaces are smooth, void of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. The only notable marks are a few dozen microscopic pinpricks scattered over the reverse, none notable, and a couple faint hairline scratches under ONE. E-MDS, Breen state II. Our grade is VF35. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 322		1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 VF25. Sharpness EF45 with a dusting of dark greenish olive verdigris in the protected areas on both sides. Much of the crud may be removable dirt. No apparent corrosion, just a few contact marks. The notable ones are a short scratch near the rim left of the middle curls and a couple more faint ones in the hair under ER in LIBERTY. Rather frosty dark olive and steel with a bit of natural gloss in the mix. MDS with subtle swelling in the field left of the lower curls. This one may benefit from a proper bath. Estimated Value $300-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 323		Quartette of 1807 Cents. Includes S-271 Comet Obverse AG3 (the "Comet" is clear), S-274 Small Fraction G6, S-276 Large Fraction with the reverse rotated 25 degrees CCW G6, and another S-276 with the reverse rotated 80 degrees CCW G6. The last two are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $230
Lot 324		1808 S-277 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. Cleaned and poorly retoned frosty dark bluish steel mixed with lighter and darker tones of olive. The toning on the obverse is reasonably uniform but the reverse is mottled and unattractive. M-LDS with die failure at TA in STATES that has caused star 1 to be completely missing (not struck up at all), the so-called 12-star die state. Deserves a proper retoning. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 325		1808 S-277 R2 Turban Head VG7. Several points sharper but extremely fine roughness covers much of the planchet and there are a few very old, light scratches in the field behind the portrait. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The date and legends are clear. M-LDS. Star #1 is weak, the opposing STA is swollen, and the cracks at D in UNITED are bold. Estimated Value $60-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 326		1808 S-279 R1 Turban Head VF35. Frosty dark steel and olive mottled with lustrous tan and light brown on the obverse. Attractive cartwheel luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. No notable defects, but the uneven toning on the obverse adversely affects the otherwise very nice eye appeal. M-LDS. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 327		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 328		1809 S-280 R2 Turban Head F15. Sharpness VF35 or better but covered with fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive brown patina. No marks or verdigris. Sharply struck EDS offering great detail throughout. Decent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/19/1999:453. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 329		1810/09 S-281 R1 Turban Head, Overdate 10 over 09 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but dark and covered with fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. Very dark steel and olive with lighter coppery brown toning on the highest points. Rather early die state with sharp details. Estimated Value $50-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 330		1810 S-283 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness near EF40 but the surfaces are a bit dull and there are faint traces of microscopic roughness in a few places. Cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel brown and chocolate. LDS. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-10. Estimated Value $350-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690

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