Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 69

The May Pre-Long Beach Auction

Lincoln Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1041		1909-S. VDB. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. A well struck near-Gem that has predominate light coppery color. The reverse boasts the same exquisite tint. Lustrous and carefully preserved. A prestigious high grade example of this legendary key date. Only 484,000 minted of the 1909-S VDB (PCGS # 2428) . Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1042		1909-S. VDB. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. About 50% of the mint red is still intact. Popular Key Date and always in demand. Only 484,000 minted. On the original models for this coin, Victor David Brenner had spelled out his name. Mint officials rejected this, so Brenner placed just his initials, VDB on the lower reverse. The White House quickly approved this, and forced the Mint to start production immediately. It turned out that the boldness of the initials worried officials, and soon the press rose up against the signature. To attempt a compromise, the initial "B" was suggested for Lincoln's shoulder, but Mint Engraver Barber (who normally used his initial "B" to sign coins), opposed this. Soon Brenner's initials were dropped altogether, until Barber's death in late 1917. Starting in 1918, a small VDB was added on the lower part of Lincoln's shoulder, where it remains to this day. Once the public realized that coins with the VDB would be replaced due to the outcry of the bold initials on the lower reverse, many were hoarded. Hence, these have always been popular with collectors, and they have always found feverish demand (PCGS # 2427) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1043		1909-S VDB. NGC graded Unc Details Altered Color. Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1044		1909-S VDB. NGC graded VF-25 Brown. Nice for the grade. Popular key date. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,020
Lot 1045		1909-S VDB. VG-8. Consigned too late for 3rd party grading. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $692
Lot 1046		1909-S Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-64 RB. Nearly a full red coin. Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 1047		1909. NGC graded MS-66 RB PQ. Wonderful red and blue toning. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1048		1910. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown PQ CAC Approved. A nice bold strike. Only 4,118 struck. Well detailed with extraordinary mint luster and color that is capped off by the finest detail seen on a Lincoln Cent. The Proof dies left their rigid impression behind without the least weakness or imprecision (PCGS # 3307) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1049		1922. No D. Strong reverse. PCGS graded EF-45 Brown CAC Approved. A Key Date that is always in demand. A collector�s treasure for anyone who has long valued this timeless U.S. mint rarity. Early on collectors found that notwithstanding the mint reports that no Philadelphia cents were struck in 1922, they seemed to be available. Later the riddle was solve: in the haste to coin millions of Peace silver dollars in 1922, the Denver Mint was ordered to pick up the slack on cents, but had to use the dies they had on hand already. When one of the 1922-D obverse dies clashed, the clash marks were effaced from die, which also removed the mintmark by accident. More cents were struck, using two different reverse dies, one with strong wheat ears, the other reverse was badly worn and hence became known as the "weak reverse". This coin is from the more prestigious strong reverse die pairing, and shows no trace of the mintmark (PCGS # 3285) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1050		1922. No D. Strong reverse. PCGS graded EF-40 Brown. CAC approved. A pleasing problem-free example and uniform chocolate brown in color. Lincoln cents were struck exclusively in Denver in 1922. However, in this instance, the D mintmark (which was on the die) got filled with a foreign substance and so doesn't appear on the finished coin. Long a favorite among Lincoln Cent collectors! An eye-appealing example (PCGS # 3285) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1051		1951-D. NGC graded MS-67 RD CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Holder. Lovely red colors. Pop 154; none finer at NGC . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1052		1955. Doubled die obverse. NGC graded MS-63 Red. Scarce in fully red. A very choice example Pop 16; 42 finer. A lighthearted anecdote is attached to the arrival of Doubled Die Cents in 1955. It seems a Boston area vending machine company got their hands on a goodly number of the original mintage (unbeknownst to them, of course) and sent them on their way via a circuitous route. At the time, this company's vending machines sold cigarettes at 23 cents a pack. So, to give a refund to the buyer who had put a quarter dollar in their machine, two cents were inserted ahead of time beneath the cellophane wrapper of each pack! Wouldn't you know it, the 1955 Doubled Dies began showing up as change, 2 cents at a time! Retired coin dealer Jim Ruddy recalls cornering a supply of Doubled Dies shortly thereafter, before he grew concerned that the error wasn't all that rare. Fretful that he was tying up too much money one modern issue, he quit buying them at 50 cents apiece after his stock topped 500! It later turned out that about 24,000 Doubled Dies were produced. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1053		1955 Doubled Die Obverse. NGC graded MS-62 Red & Brown. A popular Red Book variety. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 1054		1955. Doubled die obverse. NGC graded AU-58 BN. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 1055		1955 Doubled Die Obverse NGC graded AU Details. Improperly cleaned. Only 18,450 examples are estimated to have survived. A popular Red Book variety. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 1056		1971-S DDO FS-033. NGC graded Proof 67 Red. Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1057		1972. Doubled die obverse. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. In an old green PCGS holder. Gleaming mint color throughout with traces of gold interspersed with rich fiery copper color (PCGS # 2950) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 1058		1972. Doubled die obverse. PCGS graded MS-65 Red (PCGS # 2950) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $552
Lot 1059		1909-2000 High Grade Collection of Lincoln Cents. Lacking only 1909-S, 1909-S VDB and 1955 Double Die. This is a high quality set that will average EF or better and includes 14 graded by PCGS and NGC, the balance are housed in a deluxe Dansco album. Well worth examining prior to bidding. Lot of 272 coins. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. View details	Realized $8,050
Lot 1060		1909-1990's Collection of Lincoln Cents. Lacking only the 1909-S VDB, 1922 Plain and 1955 Double Die. Coins grade Good to Proof. All housed in a deluxe Dansco album. Includes many high grade coins and this lot should be examined prior to bidding. Lot of 260 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 1061		1909-1990's. Collection of Lincoln Cents. Lacks only the 1909-S VDB, 1922 Plain and 1955 Double Die. Coins grade Good to Proof. All housed in a duluxe Whitman album. Lot of 259 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $661