Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 72

February 2-5. 2013

Flowing Hair Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 138		1793 C-2 R3 AG3. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. The planchet displays fine roughness mixed with very tiny pits scattered over the obverse. No verdigris or contact marks, but it is not especially attractive. The date is weak but readable as is most of the legend on the reverse. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 139		1794 C-8 R5 AG3. Several points sharper where the designs were properly struck, but the lower right part of the reverse is weak due to the dies being improperly aligned. The reverse is badly misaligned to K-5 while the obverse is properly centered on the planchet. The surfaces are covered with tiny nicks and microscopic roughness covers the protected areas. The date is weak but easily readable. Rather glossy medium brown with darker chocolate brown tones in some of the protected areas. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The die crack from the dentils down through the second T in STATES is clear but not strong. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 140		1795 C-5b R4 Thick Planchet VG10. Five points sharper but covered with very fine roughness, strongest on the reverse. Rather glossy reddish chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices. The two-tone look accents the designs and adds to the eye appeal. No verdigris. The only mark is a tiny rim nick at the B in LIBERTY. Nicely struck. The date is weak (as usual on the thick planchet version) but it is complete and easily readable. The legends are complete in spite of a few weak letters on the reverse. Struck on a planchet cut from a spoiled large cent. Weight 112.6 grains (versus the 84.0-grain standard for the normal thin-planchet version). Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 141		1795 C-5b R4 Thick Planchet AG3. Struck on a planchet cut from a spoiled (or spare) large cent planchet. Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, just well worn. The only marks are a few small spots of darker chocolate and olive brown toning near the 1 in the date. The date is weak, as usual with the thick planchet strikes, but the 179 can be made out rather easily. The portrait and LIBERTY are clear, and the bisecting die crack across the reverse is obvious. Weight 116.6 grains (versus the thin planchet standard of 84.0 grains). Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 142		1795 C-6a R2 G5. Struck over a cut-down 1794 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent with New York. Traces of the TAL Cent undertype are visible on the obverse, including the RK of YORK at the 17 of the date. Slightly sharper but the reverse is covered with microscopic specks of greenish crud, perhaps transferred to the coin from an old album. Otherwise the only defects are a few trivial contact marks and traces of minor roughness in the field before the neck. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with specks of darker chocolate and olive brown on the obverse. The date is weak but easily readable and the legends are clear. Weight 87.3 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 143		1797 C-2 R3 Double Struck. PCGS graded VG-10. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. No notable defects. This piece was struck at least two times. One strike was about 20% off center to the bottom (K-6 position) and the dominant strike was centered on the planchet but rotated counterclockwise relative to the off-center impression. Clear evidence of the off-center strike shows on both sides, including the cap left of the eye, the neck on the bust tip, a bust tip right of the date, and a stray N under NI in UNITED. The stray cap on the head left of the eye suggests more than two strikes were involved. A near mint error. The PCGS label mentions the "Dbl Stk" feature of this piece. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 144		1797 C-3a R3 Low Head with Plain Edge G4. Struck over a cut-down Off-Center Large Cent. The obverse is slightly better while the reverse is weaker, which is typical of the Low Head variety thanks to a disparity in the protective rims. The surfaces are smooth displaying only a few tiny contact marks, none notable. Glossy dark olive and steel. The date is strong and LIBERTY is clear, but only slightly more than half of the legend on the reverse is visible. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die break from the chin. Struck slightly off center to K-2. Undertype from the off-center large cent shows on the obverse, particularly STA from STATES arcing through the top of the cap. Weight 74.8 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 145		1800 C-1 R2 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but there are some faint hairline scratches on the portrait plus an odd planchet flaw that arcs across the obverse from the dentils left of the L in LIBERTY to the field before the throat where it fades away. Two tiny planchet laminations also show on the bust. Glossy chocolate brown. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. Clear doubling shows on the 18 and hair ribbon thanks to die bounce. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 146		1800 C-1 R2 VF20. Sharpness VF25 or slightly better but there is a scuff of light scratches on the shoulder and hair plus a pair of rim nicks at the Y in LIBERTY. Glossy chocolate and steel. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. The curl left of the date is open from die wear and lapping. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 147		1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VF20. Sharper by 10 points but there are numerous contact marks scattered over both sides, especially on the obverse. The most notable of these are a group of shallow, very dull marks in the field over the bust. The surfaces are smooth except for a small spot of slightly raised light olive verdigris under the first S in STATES. Rare E-MDS+, Manley state 4.0, with a faint die crack through the top of ATE to the rim above the adjacent S. The "Spiked Chin" feature is clear. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Philip M. Showers (Stack's privately 1969)-Willis I. duPont-Fred Werner (from New York, also known as Freddie Werner) 2/20/1977-Larry Goldberg 2/22/1977-Joe Flynn 4/26/1977-the "Davy Collection," McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2011:235 (Showers collection envelope and Davy lot tickets included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,236
Lot 148		1804 C-9 R2 VF30. Sharpness EF45 but there is a splash of dark olive toning on the portrait extending into the field to the left, and the splash contains traces of extremely fine carbon or crud. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the obverse fields are slightly prooflike. The only notable mark is a rim nick above the A in STATES. Glossy mix of medium brown, chocolate, and dark olive brown. Ample traces of mint frost show in the protected areas on both sides. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 149		1804 C-10 R1 AU50. Mint state sharpness with attractive frosty mint luster, but the lower right quadrant of the reverse shows a splash of microscopic reddish brown roughness with traces of greenish verdigris nestled into the most-protected areas. Otherwise the only mark is a shallow nick close under the tip of the chin. Lustrous chocolate and steel mixed with the reddish chocolate splash on the reverse. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 150		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems VF25. Glossy dark olive brown and steel mixed with some lighter chocolate brown tones. No corrosion or notable marks, only tiny nicks consistent with the grade. MDS, Manley state 2.0, showing minor swelling at the loops of the wreath ribbon. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 151		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems G6. Double Struck Obverse, Possible Reverse Brockage Maker. Slightly sharper but there are some nicks on both sides, strongest in the wreath under NITED, plus a hairline scratch through UN and the fraction. No roughness or verdigris. Glossy medium steel brown and chocolate. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with the central reverse heavily swollen obliterating HALF CENT. The obverse was double struck with an offset of about a half millimeter between impressions. Clear doubling shows on nearly everything on that side, but there is no trace of doubling on the reverse. This suggests the reverse may have been pressed into a new blank planchet during the second strike, thereby creating a reverse brockage. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 152		1804 C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 with Stemless Wreath F15+. Struck on a Stage I Planchet (Rims not Upset). Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive, just worn. No corrosion or verdigris and only minor marks, including a shallow nick-like planchet chip above the I in AMERICA. MDS. Struck on a planchet that did not have the rims properly upset (raised) prior to striking. This resulted in wide, flat rims giving the piece the look of a "broadstrike." This effect is sometimes seen on half cents of 1804-1806, but not often. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 153		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VG8. Double Struck, Obverse Brockage Maker. Glossy chocolate brown and steel, the devices a slightly lighter shade than the protected areas. Smooth and very attractive for the grade, just worn. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Double struck. The reverse displays two clearly defined strikes with a 10-degree CCW rotation between the impressions. The doubling is obvious to the unaided eye. The obverse, however, shows only a single strike, which indicates the second strike on that side was against a new blank planchet, thereby creating an obverse brockage (incuse) impression on that planchet. A neat mint error. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 154		1805 C-1 R2 Stemless Wreath VF30. Ten points sharper but there is a light scratch arcing from the curl on the neck to the 8 in the date. The scratch is old and blends perfectly with the toning, but it is still visible to the unaided eye. Otherwise this piece is quite nice. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with lots of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The rim cud break right of the fraction involves at least 5 dentils and additional rim cud breaks show at MERIC. The repunching at the top of the 5 remains clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 155		1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 with Stems AG3. Has the details of a slightly higher grade but the planchet is covered with fine roughness and myriad old scratches. Not pretty, but the date is clear and the legends are nearly all readable (most of UNITED and parts of HALF CENT being the exceptions). Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The swelling before the portrait is strong. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 156		1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 VF30. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. The only notable defect is an incomplete rim over STA, including a planchet crack above that S (as struck). LDS, Manley state 2.0. Traces of repunching on the 6 remain visible and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 157		1807 C-1 R1 F15. Five points sharper but covered with tiny nicks, none notable but too many to ignore. Glossy medium chocolate brown with a swipe of darker chocolate toning left of the portrait and lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Most of the dentils remain visible on the obverse. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 158		1807 C-1 R1. NGC graded AU-53. Frosty dark steel and olive brown. Satiny mint luster shows in the protected areas. No defects, only very light wear on the highpoints. LDS, Manley state 3.0. STATES is weak and starting to sink into the field. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is EF45. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 159		1807 C-1 R1 VF35. Frosty chocolate and bluish steel. Close to EF40 but there are a few small contact marks including a nick on the neck and a rim nick at the first S in STATES. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0. The dentils are gone on the obverse and mostly gone on the reverse. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2006:65 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 160		1807 C-1 R1 VF30. Glossy reddish chocolate brown and steel. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Only trivial contact marks, none notable. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The dies are heavily worn and the reverse is rotated 10 degrees CW. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 161		1807 C-1 R1 G6. Double Struck over Off-Center Obverse Brockage. A couple points sharper on the obverse, even better on the reverse, but burnished and retoned glossy dark olive and chocolate. The portrait is covered with myriad fine scratches and the bottom of the reverse shows a patch of extremely fine roughness. Not an especially attractive half cent, but it has significant redeeming qualities. It was double struck. The first impression was an off-center obverse brockage and the second was normal. The off-center profile of Ms Liberty is clearly visible in the field above and to the right of the centered second profile, and an incuse impression of what appears to be part of the back of her head shows at ICA on the reverse. In addition, a strong shelf-like die crack slants across the face. This "crack" makes no sense since the die state appears to be MDS rather than LDS. Worth a good look. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 162		1807 C-1 R1 VF30. Chatter Strike Obverse with Pre-striking Foldover Planchet Lamination on Reverse. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with lighter brown mixed in on the reverse. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas, especially on the obverse. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The entire date and the left side of the portrait display sharp, clear doubling from die bounce. In addition, there is an obvious foldover in the planchet affecting the dentils over the E in UNITED. This planchet defect occurred before the planchet was struck since is shows the dentils. It appears the foldover came as a result of a strong nick or dig on the rim that occurred before the coin was struck, and the depression it left behind is still visible on the edge. A very odd mint error. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 163		1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 VG7. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and very attractive for the grade. Just a few trivial nicks from flawless. A diagonal nick tangent to the lowest curl is the best identifying mark. The date is bold and the overdate is obvious. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The obverse die is uncracked. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 164		1808 C-3 R1 F12. Rotated Reverse. Sharpness VF20 but there are several light scratches on the obverse, all hidden in the attractive glossy chocolate and lighter brown toning. Frosty light brown and tan toning dominates the protected areas on the reverse. LDS, Manley state 5.0. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 165		1809 C-3 R1 EF45+. Sharpness near mint state but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with golden brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. No spots or verdigris. The only notable mark is a dull rim nick at the first A in AMERICA. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 166		1809 C-4 R2 Small 0 inside 0 VF25+. Five points sharper but there is a spot of fine verdigris hidden in the curls at the shoulder and several tiny pinpricks inside the wreath, the largest of these above the A in HALF. Glossy chocolate and steel. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The dentils are nearly complete and the small 0 inside the normal 0 in the date is sharp. A variety listed on page 94 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 167		1811 C-1 R4 F12. 4-Star Cud Break. Slightly sharper but retoned glossy chocolate and lighter brown. Smooth surfaces, void of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Just a few tiny ticks in the obverse fields, none significant. LDS, Manley state 5.0, with a large cud break connecting stars 1-4 to the rim. The cud is so large it draws planchet metal away from the opposing details at TED-S, thereby weakening those letters. A decent example of this very popular die state of a tough date. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,128
Lot 168		1811 C-2 R3 F15. Sharpness VF30 or better with fine roughness under slightly glossy dark olive and steel toning. There are traces of shallow dark scale in protected areas. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait and a dull rim nick at star 6. LDS, Manley state 2.0, showing die clashmarks above the date and behind the portrait. The strike along the left edges of both sides is a bit weak, as always on this variety. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 169		1825 C-1 R3 VF25+. Choice glossy brown and light chocolate. Smooth and very attractive, close to VF30. A couple fine hairline scratches in the obverse fields; otherwise flawless. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0 late. The die crack down through the head extends to below the ear but the "egg" die clash mark has not formed right of OF. The curious "notch" on the edge at star 12 is present. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 170		1825 C-2 R1 VF35. Glossy light olive and steel brown, the obverse very delicately mottled. No defects, only light wear. A small pinprick in the field before the neck is a good identifying mark. LDS, Manley state 3.0. The tip of the wreath stem is nearly gone. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 171		1826 C-1 R1. PCGS graded EF-45. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. No spots or stains, only a few light contact marks. The notable ones are a faint vertical hairline scratch close behind the head, a couple tiny marks at UN in UNITED, and another close under HA in HALF. LDS, Manley state 5.0. The die lines above the head are gone. Our grade is EF40+, close to EF45. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 172		1826 C-2 R3+ VF30. Five points sharper with a few light contact marks on the jawline and a rim nick at the U in UNITED. Otherwise very nice offering excellent eye appeal. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The repunching on the 6 remains clear and the fields on both sides are slightly reflective. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 173		1828 C-1 R1 EF40. Glossy medium brown mixed with darker brown and chocolate shades. No defects, only a bit of dirt nestled around the devices (which could be removed). EDS, Manley state 1.0. The fields are slightly reflective and the spine from the leaf tip above the H in HALF is long and sharp. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $169
Lot 174		1828 C-2 R1 12-Star Obverse. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous chocolate brown and steel with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. There are a half dozen faint puffs of slightly darker steel toning on the obverse and a few peeps of faded mint red remain visible on the reverse. The only marks are a couple small, shallow digs at the line under CENT. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 175		1829 C-1 R1 EF40. Ten points sharper and nice except for a splash of reddish chocolate toning at ICA, and this area contains traces of very fine carbon. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and quite nice, nearly choice. Lustrous medium brown and steel. LDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 176		1831 Electrotype Copy of the First Restrike, Breen 1-B AU55. Attractive glossy reddish chocolate brown. Essentially as made. The only defect is a trace of base metal showing through the copper shell on the rim at the bust tip. EDS, prior to any die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 177		1832 C-1 R2 VF20. Choice glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth surfaces offering excellent eye appeal for the grade, just evenly worn. MDS. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 178		1833 C-1 R1 EF45+. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter golden brown and tan toning in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal, just a few microscopic ticks from perfect. Close to AU50. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 179		1834 C-1 R1 AU58. A mint state example but it has a dull struck-through line (caused by a piece of thread or wire on the die) from star 2 to the throat. Glossy light olive and chocolate. MDS, Manley state 1.0. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 9/14/1992:92 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 180		Group of 6 Half Cents, 1804-1835, grading AG-Good. All have a readable date. One is sharper but counterstamped and another is looped. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $104
Lot 181		Group of 7 Half Cents 1803-1832. Grades range from Fair to Good, average grade AG3. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $104
Lot 182		Group of 6 Half Cents, 1804-1855. Includes 1804 C-13 Plain 4 without Stems G6, 1825 C-2 VG10, 1835 C-1 VF25, 1835 C-2 EF45, 1851 C-1 AU50, and 1855 C-1 EF40. Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $460
Lot 183		Group of 8 Half Cents, 1804-1854, grading Fine-EF. Includes 1804, 1806 Stemless, 1828 13-Stars, 1834, 1835, 1851, 1853, and 1854. All are decent glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $519
Lot 184		1837 Hard Times Token Low-49, Rulau HT-73 R2 EF40. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and virtually flawless. The only half cent denomination of the Hard Times series, and it is often collected as part of the regular Federal half cent series. Listed on page 91 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 185		1842 Electrotype Copy of the Original Breen 1-A MS63. Frosty olive brown and steel with a third of the original red remaining. No notable defects. A sharp, very well executed copy of the original strike offering excellent eye appeal. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 186		1856 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with hints of faded mint color at the top of the head. There are a few light contact marks on the cheek, a small stain of slightly darker color at AM, and a rim nick at TE in UNITED. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a fine die line tangent to the leaf under ES in STATES. Our grade is MS60 net AU58. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 187		1857 C-1 R2 ANACS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty chocolate and bluish steel brown with very faint hints of faded mint color bleeding through in protected areas on the reverse. MDS with satiny fields. The only defect is a small nick on the bridge of the nose. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391

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