Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Draped Bust Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 62		1800 C-1 R2 VF30. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there is some extremely faint roughness on both sides. The microscopic roughness is visible only with the aid of a good glass and is strongest on the upper left part of the obverse and left half of the reverse. No verdigris, and the toning is an attractive uniform medium steel brown and chocolate. The notable marks are a dull nick on the shoulder, a small rim nick under the 8, and a dull scratch just right of the F in OF. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. The curl left of the date is open from die wear. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 63		Quartette of Half Cents, 1800-1804. Includes 1800 C-1 E-MDS Manley state 2.0 AG3, 1800 C-1 M-LDS Manley state 4.0 VG8, 1804 C-1 LDS Manley state 2.0 VG7, and 1804 C-5 MDS Manley state 4.0 VG10. All are sharper with defects but a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $472
Lot 64		1803 C-1 R1 F15. Sharpness VF35 but there is a scuff of fine scratches across the portrait, a couple small rim dents at the bottom of the obverse, and another at the bottom of the reverse. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The die cracks on the reverse are clear and the "halo" around the portrait (from die swelling) is obvious. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 65		1804 C-1 R3 VF20. Sharpness VF30 but there are several light rim bruises on both sides, notably a couple left of the head and one over the M in AMERICA. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy light olive and steel with frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The die cracks on the reverse are strong and the area at ES-OF is clearly raised. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/5/2000:61. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 66		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF20. Double Struck over Obverse Brockage. Mostly glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive with only a few trivial contact marks. A tiny rim nick at the A in STATES is a good identifying mark. Double struck. The first strike was an obverse brockage that was centered on the planchet. The second impression was rotated about 5 degrees CCW on the obverse and the doubling is obvious on most of the obverse. The reverse clearly shows the incuse brockage undertype, including an incuse 04 from the date at S-O and parts of LIBERTY at the fraction and ICA. A neat error. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The "Spiked Chin" die flaw is strong. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 67		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin NGC graded XF40. Frosty chocolate and steel with traces of lighter steel toning in protected areas. There is a faint spot of darker olive toning above HALF and microscopic hairlines on both sides. LDS, Manley state 11.0. Strong cud breaks extend nearly half way around the reverse legend. The "Spiked Chin" feature is clear. Our grade is VF35. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 68		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin F12. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. A nice example with smooth surfaces that show only trivial contact marks. LDS, Manley state 11.0, with strong cud breaks around half of the reverse. The "Spiked Chin" is clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 69		1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G5. Glossy light olive brown and steel. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just well worn. The date is strong and the legends are clear. M-LDS, Manley state 7.0, with strong cud breaks at OF AMERI. This is the Manley plate coin for the die state in his reference book on the series. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex Sam Ungar-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:178. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 70		1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Lustrous chocolate and light olive brown. The obverse fields are hard and very slightly reflective while the reverse fields are covered with luster from microscopic radial die flowlines. The only mark is a tiny nick under the H in HALF. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 71		1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Slightly sharper but there are too many microscopic contact marks scattered over the obverse for the higher grade. Frosty chocolate and steel brown. Satiny luster covers the protected areas on the reverse. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 72		1804 C-9 R2 VF25. Glossy dark olive brown with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. No roughness or notable marks, just light wear. Frosty luster covers the protected areas on the reverse. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with a strong cud break connecting RTY to the rim above. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 73		1804 C-10 R1 EF40. Slightly sharper but the toning is a bit dark and uneven. No roughness or marks. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The die rust in the obverse fields is obvious and the break through the R in AMERICA is strong. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 74		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 75		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 With Stems VF30. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light olive and chocolate brown with traces of reddish brown toning in a couple of the protected areas. No roughness or verdigris, only a few tiny ticks scattered over both sides. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with subtle swelling in the center of the reverse, but HALF CENT is strong. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 76		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems AU50. Sharpness near mint state but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and bluish steel with traces of lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a faint trail of microscopic ticks at IT in UNITED. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 77		1805 C-1 R2 Small 5 with Stems EF40. Sharpness AU50 but there are a few small splashes of dark olive toning on both sides. A couple of these dark areas contain traces of extremely fine roughness, including one in the hair under R in LIBERTY and another above the 0 in the date. Otherwise the surfaces are excellent and the toning is an attractive frosty steel brown with reddish tan faded down from mint color in the protected areas. Sharply struck LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a clearly defined cud break in the dentils right of the fraction. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 78		1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 With Stems VG8. Attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate. Looks perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a good glass reveals traces of extremely fine roughness in the protected areas. In addition there was a bit of light smoothing done on the cheek, in the hair right of the ribbon, and in the field above the bust tip, but it is difficult to see. This cent has nice eye appeal for the grade, but it would rate a couple more grade points if not for the imperfections. LDS, Manley state 2.0, showing strong swelling in the field before the portrait. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 79		1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 With Stems AG3. Slightly sharper but dark and covered with very fine roughness. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive and steel with a bit of gloss on the devices but dull in the fields and protected areas. The date is clear and the legends are complete except for the usual weakness on HALF CENT. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $312
Lot 80		1805 C-4 R2 Large 5 EF45. Sharpness near mint state but this piece was lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and chocolate with overtones of sea-green. The only marks are some fine scratches in the field before the face and a few more hidden in the hair right of the ribbon. Sharply struck LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a fine but clear die crack extending through the bust tip. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 81		1806 C-4 R1 Large Repunched 6 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Ten points sharper but both sides are coated with a thin layer of lacquer or some similar protectant. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with lustrous golden tan and light brown in protected areas. A coating of lacquer often indicates a coin was retoned, but the color appears natural on this piece and it is quite attractive. Only a few trivial contact marks, including a small depression on the rim off the lower end of the hair ribbon. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching on the 6 is clear and the reverse is rotated 35 degrees CW. Might justify a higher grade when the lacquer is removed. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $634
Lot 82		1806 C-4 R1 Large Repunched 6 EF40. Rotated Reverse. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are a few shallow, darkly toned planchet voids on the obverse, as struck. These include one at the ear and another on the lower half of the 6. The only contact marks are some very faint hairline scratches on the neck. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown and tan toning faded down from mint color in the protected areas. MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Much of the repunching on the 6 remains visible and the reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW causing strike weakness on the bust tip and top of the wreath. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 83		1807 C-1 R1 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty light olive and golden brown mixed with some chocolate and sea-green tones. No marks or other distractions, only a light touch of friction on the highest points. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The dentils are nearly gone from both sides and the fields are covered with radial die flowlines. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 84		1807 C-1 R1 VF35. Ten points sharper but there are several fine scratches hidden in the hair plus a couple more on the neck. None of these scratches is distracting or visible without a strong glass. Otherwise the surfaces are very nice, virtually flawless, and the eye appeal remains excellent. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas on both sides. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The dentils are nearly gone on both sides. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 85		1807 C-1 R1 VF30. Sharpness EF40 but there are several small rim nicks on the obverse, none distracting but too many to ignore, plus a shallow planchet chip low on the neck. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 86		1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 VG10. Very slightly sharper but there are few light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest one well right of the Y in LIBERTY. Glossy light olive and chocolate. Decent eye appeal for the grade in spite of the minor marks. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before the obverse die cracked. The overdate is obvious. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 87		1808 C-3 R1 VF35. Rotated Reverse. Ten points sharper with a light vertical scratch down the neck and another from the hair ribbon into the field left of the lower curls where it fades away, plus a dull mark on the rim above IB in LIBERTY. Glossy steel and olive brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas, especially on the obverse. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The dentils are crisp where struck up, the repunching on the second 8 is sharp, and the reverse is rotated 165 degrees CW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 88		1808 C-3 R1 F15. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with some lighter brown tones in protected areas on the obverse. No roughness or marks, and the flowline luster suggests a higher grade. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. The dentils on the obverse are gone and only a few remain visible on the reverse. Very nice for the grade. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 89		Quartette of Half Cents, 1808-1855. Includes 1808 C-3 E-MDS Manley state 2.0 F12, 1828 C-1 13-Star Obverse LDS Manley state 3.0 VF35, 1828 C-1 13-Star Obverse MDS Manley state 2.0 VF35, and 1855 C-1 EDS EF45. The last two are slightly sharper with minor defects but all offer nice eye appeal. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details	Realized $460