Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 69

The May Pre-Long Beach Auction

$10.00 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2024		1795. 13 leaves below eagle. . BD-1, Rarity 3+. NGC graded AU Details, obverse planchet flaw. A rather pleasing looking coin with mint caused minor planchet flaws in the left obverse field and some scattered minor marks about the rims here and there. Plenty of detail and all, overlaid with natural rose color gold toning. Popular First Year of the type and actually, our nation's first gold coin. Only 5,583 eagles struck. Under the terms of the Coinage Act of 1792, the obverses of all the coins, copper, silver, and gold, had to depict Liberty, then as now an allegorical female figure. The reverses of the silver and gold coins had to depict an eagle. With those requirements in force, and a requirement that certain inscriptions appear on all the coins, mint engraver Robert Scot set to work in 1795 on the eagle designs. The gold eagle obverse depicts a bust of Liberty facing right and wearing a soft cap (not the pileus or Liberty cap found on the Liberty cap half cent and cent, among other U.S. coins). Liberty's hair flows freely, down over her truncated shoulders. LIBERTY occupies the under border above and to the right of the portrait, with stars arranged along the back of her head and from the Y in LIBERTY to the tip of the bust. The number of stars and their arrangement and exact positioning of LIBERTY vary from year to year. The first reverse, that of 1795-97, depicts the mandatory eagle, which some believe Scot copied from a sketch or engraving of a first century A.D. onyx cameo held in a museum in Vienna. The eagle holds a small wreath aloft in its beak and a palm branch in its talons. This is the most often seen variety having 13 leaves in the palm branch. The eagle's wings are outstretched. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the design (PCGS # 8551) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2025		1842-O. PCGS graded EF-40. Toned. In an OGH. A few contact marks; lustrous with natural old-gold patina. Low mintage of only 27,400 of which merely 212 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 18; 71 finer. (PCGS # 8587) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 2026		1845. PCGS graded EF-45. Some luster visible (PCGS # 8592) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2027		1847-O. NGC graded Mint Error EF-45. Rotated Dies (PCGS # 8598) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 2028		1850. Fine-12. Small date. Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2029		1851-O. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned with some luster still visible. The No Motto series from 1838-66 is considered to be one of the most challenging to acquire in choicer grades, meaning those above "average" VF or EF condition. This is a well-placed AU55 that should attract some bidding interest (PCGS # 8607) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2030		1851-O. PCGS graded AU-53. Lovely golden toning. Minor flaw at 3:00 on the obverse near the star. Not affecting the grade (PCGS # 8607) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 2031		1851-O. Sharpness of AU-50. Cleaned at one time. A scarce coin in such high grade. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2032		1853. NGC graded AU-55. Housed in an Old Holder. Lightly toned. An affordable P-mint date representing the No Motto period from 1838-66 (PCGS # 8610) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 2033		1858-O. NGC graded AU-58. Lightly toned with luster still visible. Only 20,000 struck. It has been a few years since we offered an 1858-O ten that was comparable in grade to this attractive AU58. While once regarded as rare in any condition, the discovery of a small hoard of 15-30 pieces in Jackson, Tennessee in 1985 changed the landscape of the Condition Census for this issue. Some of these hoard pieces were even Mint State, but were considered only average quality Uncs. This is a wonderful lightly circulated example that has a few minor marks in the fields including a modest one by Liberty�s nose, while on each side we note luster intermixed within the devices. The central details are sharply impressed with the only area of weakness being on the peripheral stars. Pop 46; 5 finer (PCGS # 8626) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2034		1858-S. PCGS graded VF-35. Only 11,800 struck. Light hint of gold tone. The 1858-S Liberty eagle is rare enough that it is, in fact, often compared to the much better known P-mint issue from this year. In 1980, David Akers rated the '58-S in the top 10% of the entire series in terms of rarity, according to frequency of auction appearances. The surfaces on this piece display natural mellow gold color, with faint orangish accents. Well struck and only slightly abraded, there are bits of mint frost in the protected areas on each side (PCGS # 8627) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2035		1870. Sharpness of AU cleaned. Some light marks on both sides. Only 3,990 struck of this important P-mint rarity. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 2036		1874-CC NGC XF Details Improperly Cleaned. Only 16,767 struck. Locating an 1874-CC twenty dollar with good eye appeal is difficult: Any example which shows minimal marks, good luster and no signs of having been cleaned is greatly prized by collectors and invariably trades for a strong premium. This should prove a great value to the collector looking for an affordable coin (PCGS # 8670) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2037		1879. VF-30. Toned. Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details	Realized $776
Lot 2038		1879-S. NGC graded MS-63. Nice original antique toning. Strikingly brilliant throughout with only modest abrasions present, none to sidetrack your enjoyment of the smooth surface and bold relief. And unlike many gold Eagles in the 1870s which are not quite fully struck, this marvel of precision minting shows all regions crisply detailed including the centers. The U.S. Mint was reopened to the free mintage of gold after the hiatus of the Civil War and Reconstruction, on January 2, 1879. In celebrating the event General James A. Garfield (later President) stated in an address delivered in Chicago: "We shall hear echoes of the old conflict, such as the �barbarism and cowardice of gold and silver� and the �virtues of fiat money�. The theories which gave them birth will linger among us like belated ghosts, but soon will find rest in the political grave of dead issues." Garfield warned that the �periodic craze� of fiat paper money might sweep over the country from time to time. Pop 3; none finer. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2039		1881-S. NGC graded MS-63. Nice golden toning. Lovely frosty luster covers both sides of this smartly struck, sharp-detailed specimen. Relatively common in baggy BU, 1881-S becomes quite scarce in choice grades, as per the population figures. Pop 36; 1 in 64 (PCGS # 8694) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2040		1882. NGC graded MS-61. Light hint of gold tone (PCGS # 8695) . Estimated Value $850 - 875. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 2041		1883. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty with light toning. Pop 98; 5 finer in 64 (PCGS # 8699) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2042		1883-S AU55. Only 38,000 struck and a lustrous representative. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2043		1885-S. NGC graded MS-64. Tied with one other for top honors in the NGC census! Nicely toned with hues of yellow gold and pale apricot pink in the frosty luster. Broadly and well struck on the legends and main devices, which is always propitious, and with bold detail at the centers. Pop 2; none finer (PCGS # 8707) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,165
Lot 2044		1888-S. NGC graded MS-63. Nice golden toning. Not much more expensive than a common date like 1904 or 1904-S yet notice the low census: Pop 74; 6 finer in 64 (PCGS # 8714) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2045		1889-S Double Die Reverse, minor variety. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. V8716. Bright and intensely lustrous thus our Premium Quality designation. Only a few light luster grazes in the field by the neck and on Liberty's chin. Frosty throughout and beaming bright gold! The first of this variety graded by PCGS (PCGS # 8716) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2046		1891-CC. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning with slightly reflective surfaces (PCGS # 8720) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 2047		1891-CC. PCGS graded AU-58. Only 3,333 examples are estimated to have survived. Light golden toning (PCGS # 8720) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2048		1892. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck and frosty (PCGS # 8721) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 2049		1892. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned, a lustrous coin (PCGS # 8721) . Estimated Value $750 - 775. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2050		1892-O. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly frosty and untoned. Lustrous with scattered bagmarks. With 28,688 minted in all, it stands to reason the census would be low. Only Pop 164; none finer (PCGS # 8723) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2051		1895. NGC graded MS-64. Intensely lustrous. Bright with tawny-gold color, both sides exhibit minimal blemishes. A generous amount of crisp detail for the type, including those areas with the usual weak metal flows into the deepest channels of the dies such as stars. Everything here including the centers, bold. Pop 183; 2 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 8732) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2052		1900. ICG graded MS-61. Well struck and lightly toned. Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 2053		1907-D. VF-25. Cleaned. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2054		1907-D. PCGS graded AU-58. Toned. In an old green label holder. Denver struck Liberty $20 gold pieces in 1906 and 1907 only (PCGS # 8764) . Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 2055		1907-S. PCGS graded MS-61 CAC Approved. A hint of gold tone. Scarce date in high grades. Pop 31; 71 finer (PCGS # 8765) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 2056		A lot of 16 $10.00 Liberty Gold Coins. Dates range from 1879 to 1900's. Most have been cleaned or worn as jewelry. Lot of 16 coins. Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details	Realized $12,075
Lot 2057		A Partial Collection of U.S. Type Gold Coins In A Plastic Holder. Consists of: $1 Gold; 1851-O, 1855, and 1874, $2½ Gold; 1853 and 1928, $5 Gold; 1881, and $10 Gold; 1911. Grades range from VG to XF . Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 2058		1907. No periods. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning. In an old PCGS green holder. Mint Engraver Charles Barber modified the Saint-Gaudens design, providing much shallower relief and modified elements. These modifications were intended to facilitate striking and use in commerce, although some have suggested they were directly in response to Barber's jealousy of Saint-Gaudens. The motto, IN GOD WE TRUST, was not included, due to personal objections of President Roosevelt (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 2059		1908. With motto. NGC graded MS-63 PQ. Well struck and lightly toned (PCGS # 8859) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2060		1910 PCGS graded Genuine. Cleaned. Our grade is MS60. nicely toned (PCGS # 8865) . Estimated Value $725 - 775. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 2061		1910-D and 1915. Both VF-25. A pair of "raw" coins. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 2062		1910-D. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Well struck with rich golden toning. A lustrous, choice coin (PCGS # 8866) . Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 2063		1913 $10 Indians. Our grade is Sharpness of XF. One piece is cleaned and the other is polished. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details	Realized $1,466
Lot 2064		A Lot of U.S. Gold Coins. Consists of: $5; 1883 XF and $10; 1897-S XF cleaned and 1932 XF cleaned . Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,840