Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Coronet Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 105		1844 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6 F15. Sharpness near mint state but the planchet is lightly eroded with a few patches of shallow pitting on the reverse. No verdigris. There is a sharp nick on the main curl and a thin nick on the inner curl plus a strong nick on the rim under the 44. Medium brown and chocolate mixed with darker greenish olive in protected areas. A proof-only strike that was disrespected in a serious way. Weight 77.9 grains. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 106		1849 C-1 R2 EF40. Five points sharper but there are a few light contact marks on the neck and in the field off the chin. The marks are trivial and the eye appeal of this piece is excellent. Choice glossy light chocolate brown and olive. Sharply struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 107		Pair of Half Cents, 1849 & 1856. Includes 1849 C-1 R2- MDS VF35 and 1856 C-1 R2 MDS VF30. Both are slightly sharper with a few too many tiny nicks for the higher grade. Each is attractive glossy medium brown and void of other defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $207
Lot 108		1850 C-1 R2 AU50. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Sharply struck with smooth, attractive surfaces. The only marks are a tiny scratch hidden in the hair under the ear and another at the F in OF. EDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58 (NGC label included). Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 109		1851 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous medium brown with traces of mint color remaining in protected areas on both sides. Nice eye appeal, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 110		1853 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Frosty chocolate brown with bluish steel overtones on the obverse. Traces of faded mint red show on both sides. No spots or stains. The only marks are some microscopic ticks in the field between star 2 and the chin. MDS showing a subtle depression in the field off the end of the nose. Our grade is MS62. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 111		1854 C-1 R1+ MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive with faded mint red bleeding through in the fields and protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains. The only mark is a thin diagonal nick or pre-striking planchet chip on the jaw. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching left of the base of the 1 is clear. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62RB (NGC label included). Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 112		1854 C-1 R1+ MS60+. Lustrous light greenish olive brown with overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas. Very sharply struck showing needle-sharp details throughout. The only marks are a tiny speck of carbon nestled between two dentils under the 8 and very faint hairlines in the fields on both sides. Very early die state, Manley state 1.0 early, with hard, slightly reflective fields. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $339
Lot 113		1854 C-1 R1+ AU50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with satiny lighter steel brown in protected areas. A puff of darker chocolate toning in the field right of the inner curl and a light hairline scratch on the jawline are the only notable marks. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The dash left of the base of the 1 is clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 114		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel, nearly a third of the mellowed mint color remaining. The only marks are a tiny abrasion in the field close over the tip of the coronet and a thin nick on the rim under star 13. Excellent eye appeal, hence the lofty grade assigned by NGC. MDS with microscopic radial die flowlines covering the fields. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 115		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Light chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. Traces of very faded mint red remain on both sides. The luster is subdued by a thin layer of natural oxidation, but there are no other defects. MDS. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 116		1855 C-1 R1 MS60. Lustrous light chocolate and steel with a vertical swipe of reddish chocolate toning right of T in CENT. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas. A very light rim bruise just left of the date is the only notable sign of contact. E-MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 117		1855 C-1 R1 AU55. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned light golden brown and tan fading to darker steel brown. A collection of tiny spots of dark toning at the U in UNITED is the only additional defect. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 118		1856 C-1 R2 AU58. A frosty mint state piece but there are several microscopic pinscratches in the field at the inner curl. Frosty olive and bluish steel with peeps of faded mint red in a few places. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/20/2010:749. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 119		1857 C-1 R2 EF45. Glossy light greenish olive and steel with satiny mint frost in protected areas. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic ticks of no significance. Nicely struck EDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 120		1857 C-1 R2 EF45. Five points sharper but there are a few tiny nicks on the tip of the chin, and these are easy to miss. The best identifying mark is a short diagonal struck-through line in the field above star 1 (where a tiny piece of wire or thread got between the die and planchet during striking). Frosty medium brown with light bluish olive with hints of very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas. Sharply struck EDS. Great eye appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 121		Quartette of Half Cents, 1826-1851. Includes 1826 C-1 MDS Manley 3.0 with the reverse rotated 50 degrees CCW VF25, 1828 C-2 12-Star Obverse VF30, 1828 C-3 13-Star Obverse VF25, and 1851 C-1 VF25. All are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $483
Lot 122		Pair of Half Cents, 1850 & 1856. Includes 1850 C-1 EDS MS60 net EF45 for whizzing and retoning plus 1856 C-1 MDS MS60 net AU50 for cleaning. A sharp but cleaned pair. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $322