Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 69

The May Pre-Long Beach Auction

$5.00 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1986		1842-D. Small date PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is XF lightly cleaned. In 1842, the Dahlonega mint experimented with date and lettering size. This was part of a period of experimentation at every mint that lasted from 1838 to 1843. The reasons for the frequent, subtle changes on gold coins during this era were most probably related to issues of standardization of design and improvements in strike. The 1842-D Small Date is much more available than its Large Date counterpart (the exact opposite is true on the Charlotte half eagles dated 1842 where the 1842-C Small Date is the rarity) (PCGS # 8210) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1987		1851. PCGS graded AU-55. A hint of light gold tone. Pop 28; 55 finer (PCGS # 8246) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1988		1852. NGC graded AU-55 CAC Approved. Only 750 examples are estimated to have survived. Lightly toned, lustrous (PCGS # 8250) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1989		1852-D. PCGS graded MS-61. Boldly struck and needle sharp! Gorgeous greenish-golden luster adds to its appeal. A Premium Quality coin for the given grade. As has been observed before, Dahlonega Mint $5 gold pieces made in the years 1852 to 1856 have a changed appearance than those struck in the preceding years. Most are very weakly struck at the borders and have a distinctive beveled edge. The obverse of this handsome specimen has full detail on the hair below LIBERTY and on the curl below the ear. The stars are very sharp while the border is moderately so except from 5 to 9 o'clock. The reverse is very bold on the eagle and shield including full feet and talons. The denticles are weak from 9 to 10 o'clock but are sharp elsewhere. A decidedly superior specimen for the grade and one well worth stretching a little for to insure its place in your collection. Pop 2; 5 finer, 3 in 62, 2 in 63 (PCGS # 8252) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 9,500. The Dandelion Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,338
Lot 1990		1852-D. PCGS graded EF-45 CAC Approved. Light golden toning. Clean surfaces with some residual luster; moderate weakness on the eagle as often seen. The 1852-D is among the more available Dahlonega half eagles. However, it is a much more elusive coin in top grades than such issues as the 1853-D and the 1854-D (PCGS # 8252) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1991		1852-D PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is XF45 lightly cleaned . Some of the rim denticles are mashed down due to insufficient die pressure, although the central motifs are better detailed than average (PCGS # 8252) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1992		1853-C. NGC graded MS-60. Housed in an Old Holder. Only 65,571 struck. Lightly toned with some obverse marks. Soft, serene luster glints off the frosty surfaces of this attractively toned Quarter Eagle from the mint at Charlotte, North Carolina. A blend of shades can be seen on both sides. The strike is better than the usual somewhat spongy look of these on the reverse, though the design elements are not as crisp as would be found on a P-mint issue. Mintmark, while plainly visible, is weak.Pop 7; 19 finer (PCGS # 8254) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,060
Lot 1993		1853-D. Large D. PCGS graded MS-61 CAC Approved. Delicately toned. Only 89,678 minted of which merely 350 examples are estimated to have survived. Well struck with appealing light golden-yellow toning. The 1853-D is the one of the more frequently seen Dahlonega half eagles, but fortunately is one that is available in Uncirculated as well and with enough regularity to establish dependable pricing. There may be as few pieces known in Uncirculated as 35 to 45 with most in the MS60 to MS62 comfort zone grade range for collectors. A properly graded Mint State 61 like this is particularly attractive and rare (note the census, which follows). About as fully struck as these are seen, with just outstanding detail in the coronet (with no weakness on the hair braid at Liberty's brow or the hair bun), and just as outstanding detail in the eagle's wings, neck and leg feathers. Vivid golden luster. In short, this is a desirable grade Dahlonega half eagle that is notable for being much better struck than usual, with excellent eye-appeal. Pop 7; 14 finer (PCGS # 8255) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,188
Lot 1994		1873-CC. Only 7,416 minted of which merely 70 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 2; a total of 68 coins graded at PCGS for this rare date (PCGS # 8331) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1995		1877-CC. NGC graded EF-45. Toned. Only 8680 minted of which merely 135 examples are estimated to have survived. Appreciably better surfaces than usual for this date and mint, with smooth features, rims that are free of injury, and pleasing to the eye. The devices are wells truck with perhaps the only softness being noted at the eagle neck feathers. Pop 20; 36 finer: 11 in 50, 6 in 53, 13 in 55, 6 in 58 (PCGS # 8343) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,485
Lot 1996		1880. NGC graded MS-62. Some minor stains on the reverse (PCGS # 8351) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1997		1885-S and 1901. Our grade is XF45. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $600 - 625. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1998		1890 AU55. Nicely toned. Only 4,240 struck. Consigned too late for 3rd party grading. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 1999		1891-CC. PCGS graded AU-55. Nicely toned (PCGS # 8378) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 2000		1892-CC. NGC graded MS-61 CAC Approved. A nice untoned example. Pop 82; 71 finer (PCGS # 8380) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 2001		1892-CC. PCGS graded EF-45 PQ CAC Approved. Lightly toned and choice for the grade (PCGS # 8380) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 2002		1893. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and untoned. The otherwise pinkish gold color deepens to polychrome-gold shadings in select areas. Pop 183; 35 finer, 7 in 64+, 22 in 65, 5 in 66, 1 in 68 (PCGS # 8383) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2003		1899. NGC graded MS-64 CAC Approved. Frosty and well struck with choice surfaces throughout. The golden color glows. There are even faint pink accents around the devices (PCGS # 8398) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,185
Lot 2004		1900. PCGS graded MS-63+ CAC Approved. Reflective surfaces and a strike that reflects its choice MS63 grade determination. Much eye appeal (PCGS # 8400) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 2005		1903-S. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ CAC Approved. Very choice and a point undergraded (PCGS # 8408) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $529
Lot 2006		1904. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Mostly untoned. A choice, frosty example. Only 392,000 minted (PCGS # 8409) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 2007		1908. PCGS graded MS-64+ PQ CAC Approved. Well struck and nicely toned. Another premium quality specimen whose visual attributes push it out in front of the competition (PCGS # 8418) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2008		1908. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ CAC Approved. Lightly toned and well struck. A boldly original gold-surfaced coin whose high-end depth of detail in the strike complements the equally fresh mint luster. 1908 witnessed the introduction of the new Indian Head design after the long run of Liberty $5 gold pieces (1839-1908) (PCGS # 8418) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2009		1908. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning (PCGS # 8418) . Estimated Value $575 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 2010		A 36-piece lot of $5.00 Gold Liberties. Dates range from 1844 to 1900's. Most have been cleaned or used as jewelry. Lot of 36 coins. Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000. View details	Realized $14,375
Lot 2011		A Lot of Damaged U.S. Gold Coins. Consists of: $2½; 1928 and $5; 1881, 1900, and 1908 Liberty. All have been polished or used as jewelry. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details	Realized $1,295
Lot 2012		1908. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Lightly toned (PCGS # 8510) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 2013		1908-D. PCGS graded MS-63+ CAC Approved. Very sharp mint mark. Well struck and choice. When Bela Lyon Pratt's new Indian head motif was launched upon the American waters in 1908, the public was shocked (to put it mildly). Never before in American numismatics had a coin designer broken with tradition in such an overt way as did Pratt. For what Pratt did was to recess the design below the surface of the coin! Forget the fact that his Half Eagles and Quarter Eagles were far more aesthetically challenging than the long-running and tired-appearing Liberty heads they replaced. Unlike his predecessors, Pratt chose to honor a real American Indian for a change, not some made-up Greek goddess wearing an incongruous Indian headdress. And because of this, his design helped to propel American coin design into the World Class league (PCGS # 8511) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 2014		1909-D. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. A nice frosty untoned example with sharp detail in the feathered war bonnet as well as full plumage on the eagle. A common date due to mint rolls having surfaced in years past, but 1909-D is also one of the best made in the series (PCGS # 8514) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,382
Lot 2015		1909-D. PCGS graded MS-62. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Nice toning (PCGS # 8514) . Estimated Value $625 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $667
Lot 2016		1911-S. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Pleasing golden toning and a Premium Quality coin for the given grade. A pleasing choice coin that spares no compromises with its rich golden iridescence on both sides. Strike is much sharper than average for the S-mint issues, with clearly defined "S" mintmark by the arrow points and details aplenty in the eagle�s neck and upper wing feathers (two areas which tend to be weak on this design). Readily available in circulated grades due to elevated mintage, 1911-S seems to have escaped the notice of collectors. Few were saved in Mint condition at the time these were issue. Pop 189; 29 finer (PCGS # 8522) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2017		1911-S. NGC graded AU-55. A lightly toned coin (PCGS # 8522) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $495
Lot 2018		1913. NGC graded MS-61. Frosty and mostly untoned (PCGS # 8525) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 2019		1913. PCGS graded AU-55. Lightly toned (PCGS # 8525) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 2020		1913-S. PCGS graded AU-50 (PCGS # 8526) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 2021		1915. NGC graded AU-58 (PCGS # 8530) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2022		A quartete of $5.00 Indians. Consists of: 1909-D, 1910-S, 1912 (2). Coins grade Fine to Very Fine. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2023		1915 and 1916-S. PCGS graded AU-50 and XF-45 respectively. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $775 - 800. View details	Realized $857