Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

California Fractional Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2062		1853 California Gold Token Arms of California Octagon. NGC graded MS-65. NGC Token MS-65. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 2063		n.d. (1852/4) Quarter Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-224. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Blazing prooflike surfaces. Has a few faint hairlines, as expected. This is one of the important First Period dates which actually went into circulation (later, Second Period pieces were mainly items sold to tourists). In an OGH. Pop 69; 86 finer (PCGS # 10409) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 2064		1854 Half Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-306. Rarity 5. NGC graded MS-62. Beautiful natural antique golden toning on both sides. Semi-prooflike fields with frosted devices. In this unusual design, the date, instead of being horizontal, follows the truncation of the bust on an angle. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 2065		1853 Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-530. Rarity 2. NGC graded MS-62. Light golden toning. A satiny and Octagonal Dollar with a nuance of faint greenish gold on both sides. The strike is complete down to the smallest design features (including the small beads that line the upper edge of Liberty�s coronet), rarely do we expect such strength of detail. The design is carefully crafted and all elements properly positioned on the die with an eye to aesthetic appeal.Pop 24; 10 finer. Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2066		1880/76 Quarter Dollar Round Indian. BG-885 Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-64. Fully prooflike. This sparkling little coin has the familiar "written" overdate, hand-engraved into the die by the die maker rather than inserted with numeral punches. Combined with reverse G which has a leaf pointing to the tail of the R in DOLLAR. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 2067		1871 Half Dollar Octagonal Liberty. BG-925 High Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Pop 18; 11 finer, 9 in 63, 2 in 64 (PCGS # 10783) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 2068		1875 Half Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-934. Rarity 4. PCGS graded AU-58. Nice golden iridescent toning. Pop 10; 49 finer (PCGS # 10792) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 2069		1874 Half Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-1053. Rarity 7. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty rather than prooflike. The stars are large and flat, seeming to press in on the large Indian head. Date squeezed in below. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 2070		1876/5 Half Dollar Round Indian BG-1059 Rarity 5. NGC graded MS-64. Marvelous prooflike surfaces. Desirable Indian head round denomination with the interesting crudely made overdate. Scarce in this choice grade. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 2071		1875 Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-1127. High Rarity 5. NGC graded AU-58. Toned a pale yellow. A scarce Dollar, on this variety the date slants down to the right. Struck in low-grade material with a golden wash, some of the underlying gray features show through. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 2072		1876/5 Dollar Octagonal Indian. BG-1128 Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Prooflike surfaces on this well struck Dollar-denomination piece. Rarely seen this choice. As with the half dollar so-dated, the 6 in the die was engraved over an earlier 5, but with both numerals visible on the struck coin. Indian and Liberty dollars are the scarcest denominations in the series (PCGS # 10939) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2073		1872 Dollar Round Indian. BG-1207 Rarity 4. NGC graded MS-63 PL. Well struck and choice. One of the most attractive, famous, and desirable Cal Gold Round Dollars with Indian head. It is made by an unknown manufacturer. Breen-Gillio (among others) suggest Henrici & Brand as a possibility. The obverse has a Close Date 1872 set midway between rim and bust. In this it differs from BG-1206 which has the date low. It employs a reverse earlier used on BG-1206 with a "spur" back from the top of C of CALIFORNIA. Pop 2; 1 finer in 65. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 2074		A lot of 5 California Tokens and a $1.00 gold. Different types, some damaged. Also includes: $1.00 gold 1853 ANACS Genuine ex jewelry. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $345