Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 447		1831 N-8 R3 MS62. Lustrous light greenish olive brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint red in protected areas on both sides. Sharply struck and very attractive. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas. The only notable defects are three tiny specks of carbon: one on the bottom edge of the truncation above the 8, another on the upper left edge of the hair bun, and a third close under star 5. MDS with a fine but clear die crack through the tops of TED-ST. Called MS60+ and tied for CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes photo #36861. And it comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex J. C. Morgenthau 12/1937:402-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands #50, 12/6/1957:1523-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:252-Jon Hanson-Bowers & Merena 9/22/1997:345-Manuel Ahumada. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 448		1831 N-14 R4 VF20. Glossy chocolate blending to darker olive brown in protected areas, darkest on the reverse. There is a collection of tiny planchet striations in the field above ONE and a small planchet chip near the leaf left of C in CENT, all as struck. EDS. The rim cud break at star 9 is clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex 2001 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 3/31/2001:413. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 449		Trio of ANACS slabbed Cents, 1831 & 1839. Includes 1831 N-9 R2 EDS ANACS graded VF20 (our grade F15), 1839 N-3 R1 Head of 1838 M-LDS ANACS graded EF40 (our grade VF25), and 1839 N-4 R1 Silly Head LDS ANACS graded AU50 (our grade AU50 net EF40 for planchet flakes). The Newcomb attribution is included on the ANACS label for the first 2. Lot of 3 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $414
Lot 450		Group of 12 Cents, 1831-1834. Grades range from G4 to F12 with an average grade of VG7. Some are sharper with defects but all are different die varieties with a clear date. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 451		1832 N-2 R3 EF40+. Medium Letters with Large "ONE CENT." Nice glossy chocolate brown. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a small splash of slightly darker olive brown toning in the field off the browlock and a barely visible rim bruise at star 11. An attractive cent, close to EF45. MDS. Estimated Value $300-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 452		1833 N-6 R1 AU55. Frosty light to medium brown with a subtle wisp of darker steel toning at the hair left of star 12. Satiny and quite attractive, just a hint of friction on the highpoints from mint state. LDS with a small cud break inside the bottom of the N in UNITED. Estimated Value $250-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 453		1833 N-6 R1 AU50. Double Profile. Very attractive glossy light olive and chocolate with overtones of light bluish steel on both sides. No defects, just light wear on the highest points. MDS with a clear double profile (caused by die bounce) from the tip of the coronet to the center of the nose, from the tip of the nose to the lips, and along the front edge of the neck. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 454		1834 N-1 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars NGC graded MS62 Brown. Frosty tan and light brown with a very subtle hint of reddish tan in protected areas. The surfaces are very clean suggesting this cent was washed in a solvent. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. MDS. The repunching inside the C in AMERICA is still visible but the fields show fine radial flowlines. Our grade is AU58. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $300-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 455		1834 N-1 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars MS62. Highly lustrous golden tan with subtle overtones of bluish steel on the reverse. The satiny luster is unbroken and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The only notable marks are a small spot of darker olive brown toning in the field above the inner hair bun and a barely visible trail of microscopic planchet chips from above IB into the field right of star 6. M-LDS. The repunching inside the C in AMERICA is faint. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 456		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters VF25. Ten points sharper but there is a patch of fine granularity at ATE in STATES plus very faint roughness covering much of the rest of the reverse, mostly on the left side. No verdigris, and the only mark of any significance is a vertical nick below the line under CENT. Chocolate brown blending to olive brown in a few places. The obverse is nice and glossy while the reverse is not as glossy but far from matte. MDS. A decent example of this popular "Redbook" type. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 457		1835 N-3 R3 Head of 1834 F15. Ten points sharper but there are several sharp pinscratches in the field above the back of the head and tiny pits are scattered over the lower half of the obverse. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and attractive. Recolored glossy chocolate brown mixed with some reddish chocolate on both sides. MDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF Details, Environmental Damage (NGC label included, and it shows the Reiver provenance). Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jules Reiver collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 458		1835 N-6 R1 Head of 1834 PCGS graded AU55. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. The only marks are a few minor nicks in the field before the chin and a thin diagonal nick just right of the upper lip. Nicely struck E-MDS. The repunching on the right side of the C in AMERICA is clear. Our grade is EF45+. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $615
Lot 459		1835 N-12 R4 Head of 1834 VG10. Glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No defects, only trivial contact marks of no significance. Nice eye appeal for the grade. E-MDS. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 460		1835 N-15 R2 Head of 1836. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned lustrous light olive and chocolate with sea-green overtones. Traces of mellowed red show in protected areas on both sides. No spots, stains, or other defects. The eye appeal is excellent in spite of the retoning; hence the lofty grade assigned by NGC. M-LDS. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 461		1835 N-15 R2 Head of 1836 EF45. The obverse is frosty steel brown and light chocolate with slightly lighter toning on the highpoints. The reverse is a darker shade of olive brown and chocolate. No notable marks or other defects. MDS with radial die flowlines covering the fields on both sides. Estimated Value $80-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 462		Group of Seven 1835 Cents. Grades range from VG7 to F15 with an average grade of VG10 to F12. Some are sharper with defects but all are different die varieties. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $242
Lot 463		1836 N-2 R2 AU58. A lustrous mint state cent that has a few too many tiny ticks on the portrait for a mint state grade. A thin vertical nick close before the center of the nose is a good identifying mark. Lustrous medium brown with traces of mint red showing on both sides. The fields are satiny and the cent offers solid mint state eye appeal. M-LDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 464		1836 N-3 R1 MS62. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with 10% of the original mint red remaining. Excellent eye appeal, close to choice. The only marks are some tiny ticks on the face and a microscopic speck of darker toning on the base of the N in CENT. LDS with a cud break in the dentils at star 6 and a fine die crack arcing across the upper half of the reverse. Estimated Value $400-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 465		1836 N-6 R2 F15. Sharpness VF35 but dull and covered with uniform very fine roughness. No marks or verdigris. Dark steel and olive. Sharply struck and extremely rare EDS, before the nearly always present cud break over star 8. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 466		Group of 10 Cents, 1836 & 1837. Grades range from VG8 to VF20 with an average grade of F12. Some are sharper with defects but all are different die varieties. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $242
Lot 467		1837 N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord AU55. A mint state cent that has a collection of microscopic pinscratches that barely break the toning in the field above star 2. Otherwise this piece is quite nice. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate with 10% of the mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 468		1837 N-4 R2 Plain Hair Cord ANACS graded MS61 Red & Brown. Lustrous olive and dark bluish steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown and tan toning in protected areas, possibly from an old cleaning. The only marks are a small spot of lighter silvery steel toning at the dentils left of star 2 and a dull nick on the coronet over IB in LIBERTY. Nicely struck MDS. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 469		1837 N-7/8 R1 Plain Hair Cord NGC graded MS66 Brown. Lustrous very light olive brown with satiny golden light steel toning covering the protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are virtually flawless. The best identifying marks, and they are trivial, are some very slightly darker toning covering the neck and a microscopic tick on the upper left point of star 3. MDS. The die lines of the early state over ERICA (the N-8 die state) are gone but the dentils are complete around both sides. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 470		1837 N-7/8 R1 Plain Hair Cord NGC graded MS63 Brown. Lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light steel brown fading to darker chocolate and steel. There are traces of extremely fine porosity near the dentils in several places on the obverse, a rim nick at star 8, a smoothed rim bruise over the second S in STATES, and a small dig on the leaf under T in CENT. LDS, the N-7 die state for this variety (early examples are called N-8). The die lines of the N-8 die state are gone as are many of the dentils. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF40. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 471		1837 N-9 R1 Beaded Hair Cord PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty light bluish steel brown and olive with generous traces of original mint red remaining on both sides. A splash of darker olive brown toning at the bust tip and a smaller one on the browlock hurt the otherwise excellent eye appeal of this cent. E-MDS. An obvious die crack reaches from the bust tip through the portrait to the hair under star 8 and finer cracks extend from the dentils arcing through star 12 and another from the dentils down through star 9 and the hair to the 37 and dentils below. Nicely struck except for weakness on the E in CENT. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $200-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 472		1837 N-16 R3 Plain Hair Cord AU55. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate with a dozen small splashes of darker reddish chocolate toning scattered over the reverse. Peeps of faded mint color show on both sides. Just the faintest trace of rub on the highest points, but the darker splashes on the reverse do catch your eye. E-MDS. The dentils on the obverse are complete and most of the ones on the reverse are still visible in spite of extensive die wear. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 473		Pair of 1837 Cents graded VF30. Includes N-3 R1 Plain Hair Cord and N-11 R1 Beaded Hair Cord. An attractive, defect-free pair. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 474		1838 N-6 R1 AU50. Mint state sharpness but the toning is a very dark steel and the surfaces are frosty but rather dull, no doubt from extremely faint roughness. No verdigris, and the only mark is a rim nick at star 3. Sharply struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 475		1838 N-10 R1 AU50. Choice lustrous steel brown and chocolate. Faint peeps of faded mint color can be found in a few of the protected areas around the wreath. No defects, virtually flawless except for a few microscopic contact marks, none notable. M-LDS. The die crack at F-AME is strong and the section outside the crack is slightly raised. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 476		1838 N-12 R2 AU50. Frosty steel and chocolate brown. Satiny luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only defect is a shallow planchet lamination void from the A in STATES to the rim above, as struck. E-MDS. The doubling on the left half of the wreath (a doubled die) is clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 477		1838 N-15 R5- G5. Sharpness F15 but covered with light to moderate roughness on all but the highpoints, which are relatively smooth. No verdigris or notable marks. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. Not very pretty but the attribution points are clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 478		Trio of 1838 Cents grading VF30 to VF35. Includes N-3 R1 very late die state (VLDS), N-8 R1 MDS, and N-9 R3 MDS. A nice group, all glossy brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $311
Lot 479		Quartette of 1838 & 1839 Cents grading VF20 to VF30. Includes 1838 N-4, N-6, and N-7 and 1839 N-9 Silly Head. A nice group, all smooth glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $299
Lot 480		1839 N-8 R1 Head of 1840 EF45. Five points sharper but there are traces of very fine carbon or crud dusted into the fields around the date and adjacent stars. The remainder of the planchet is lustrous and choice. The only notable sign of contact is a light hairline scratch over the E in CENT. Nicely struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 481		1839 N-12 R4 Booby Head VF25. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are a couple dozen tiny pits scattered over both sides. No verdigris or contact marks. Glossy medium chocolate brown with spots of darker chocolate toning in the field before the face. LDS with a sharp die crack bisecting the obverse. Actually this piece is sharp enough to show that the two cracks never actually meet but parallel each other on the cheek where the first crack (the one through star 4) fades out. You seldom see an example sharp enough to show this feature. A sharp albeit imperfect cent. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 482		Trio of 1839 Booby Head Cents grading VF20 to VF25. Includes N-6, N-7, and N-13. All are nice glossy brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces. An attractive group. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $345
Lot 483		Group of Ten 1838 & 1839 Cents. Grades range from Fair-2 to F12 with an average grade of VG8. There are 9 different die varieties (one duplicate). Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $75-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $207
Lot 484		Group of 6 Cents, 1818-1835, with Special Die States. Includes 1818 N-2 R4 MDS with retained cud at NIT G6, 1818 N-3 R3 reverse rotated 90 degrees CCW VG7, 1825 N-1 R4 LDS with rim cud at star 8 to star 9 G6, 1829 N-8 R1 with upset reverse (head-to-head) G4, 1831 N-8 R3 LDS with cud break at TED-S G6, and 1835 N-12 R4 with reverse rotated 50 degrees CCW VG10. These are tough die states or die orientations. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but overall a decent group for the grades. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $75-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $311
Lot 485		Group of 6 Cents 1829-1839, all Tough Die Varieties. Includes 1827 N-10 R4+ G6, 1829 N-4 R4 EDS G6, 1829 N-7 R3 LDS (the "Wheelspoke" variety) VG7, 1830 N-10 R4+ LDS with retained cud break at ATES and strongly counterstamped with a large "DL" on the reverse G5, 1835 N-9 R4 EDS G4, and 1839 N-2 R2 Head of 1838 with clipped planchet VF30. Most are sharper with defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $265
Lot 486		Group of 5 Cents, 1817-1839. Includes 1817 N-13 EDS VF20, 1817 N-17 MDS VG8, 1818 N-2 MDS VG10, 1830 N-2 E-MDS AU50 net VF25 for a flat strike, and 1839 N-2 Head of 1838 VF35 (housed in a Numistrust slab graded AU58). All are sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 487		1840 N-12 R1 Small Date VF35. Five points sharper with a few too many tiny nicks on the obverse, none notable. Glossy chocolate and steel. LDS, die state b (Newcomb's old #13). The small lump under the 1 is gone. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 488		Group of Eight 1840 Cents. Grades range from VG7 to F15 with an average grade of VG10. All are different die varieties. Some are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $75-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $138
Lot 489		Pair of Cents, 1840 & 1843. Includes 1840 N-10 Large Date EDS (a) VF30 and 1843 N-2 LDS (c, Newcomb's old #7) EF40. Both are 10 points sharper but recolored. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $253
Lot 490		Trio of Cents, 1840-1853. Includes 1840 N-2 Small 8 over Large 8 MDS (b) with a clearly defined rim cud under 840 VF25, 1851 N-14 LDS (c) F15, and 1853 N-4 Repunched 3 rare EDS (a) VF30. The first two are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $322
Lot 491		Trio of Cents, 1841-1844. Includes 1841 N-7 EDS (a) VF20, 1842 N-9 E-MDS (b) VF30, and 1844 N-1 MDS (d) VF35. All are considerably sharper but dark with microscopic corrosion. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $391
Lot 492		Group of 12 Cents, 1841 & 1842. Grades range from VG7 to F15 with an average grade of VG10 to F12. All different die varieties with one duplicate. Some are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $196
Lot 493		Group of 5 Cents, 1841-1851, all Better Varieties or Die States. Includes 1841 N-7 LDS (d) VF25, 1847 N-31 Large 7 over Small 7 VG7, 1848 N-23 EDS (a) EF45, 1849 N-2 EDS (b) EF40, and 1851 N-15 EDS (a) VF30. A couple are sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Lawrie Rhoads collection. View details	Realized $368
Lot 494		1842 N-2 R1 Small Date MS62. Very attractive lustrous steel brown with bluish steel overtones. Satiny mint frost covers both sides. No spots or stains, and the only marks visible without the aid of a good glass are a shallow planchet void in the dentils over AT in STATES and a thin nick or planchet chip on the rim over the first A in AMERICA. Very nice for the grade, nearly choice. LDS, die state d. Tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 495		1842 N-2 R1 Small Date EF40. Glossy medium brown with steel brown highpoints. No notable defects. MDS, die state b late. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 496		1842 N-3 R3 Large Date PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light bluish steel brown and olive with faded mint red covering 15-20% of the planchet. The surfaces are satiny and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a tiny nick on the rim under the 2 in the date and a few tiny marks at D-S on the reverse. MDS, die state b. Our grade is MS63+, close to MS64, and tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,060

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