Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 74

June Long Beach Coin Auction

Liberty Nickels

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2655		1883 Liberty Nickel. Without "CENTS". PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and untoned (PCGS # 3841) . Estimated Value $170 - 180. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 2656		1883 Liberty Nickel. With "CENTS". PCGS graded MS-65 PQ CAC Approved. Even toning on both sides. Boldly struck. Pop 130; 54 finer, 51 in 66, 2 in 66+, 1 in 67. A coin that could be graded one point higher (PCGS # 3844) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 2657		1884 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and frosty. The almsot wintry blast of white luster is utterly pleasing on this handsome 1884 Liberty Nickel. It would appear to us that all minute detail is fully evident on this bold coin, a pleasing reminder how attractive these are when found in their "as issued" state of preservation. Pop 70; 25 finer, 2 in 65+, 21 in 66, 2 in 66+ (PCGS # 3845) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 2658		1885 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned and boldly struck. A key date coin. The 1885 has a mintage of just 1.4 million pieces -- the lowest in the regular-issue Liberty Nickel series after only that of the 1912-S. A very challenging issue to locate in all grades, the 1885 ranks as the second-rarest Nickel of this type in all Mint State grades. Interestingly, the slightly higher-mintage 1886 is actually a bit more challenging to collect, but the difference between these two issues in terms of market availability is so negligible as to be all but moot. In reality, the lower mintage and higher profile of the 1885 usually translates into greater demand for the issue -- demand that is only really matched by the 1912-S among business strikes in this series. This is a simply beautiful Gem that is the among finer 1885 Nickels we have handled in recent memory. Satiny and smooth, the surfaces exhibit full frost in the fields as the coin reflects light falling on it. The strike 100% full including both ears of corn in the wreath (proverbial weak points in the design), and merges perfectly with the grade as to the definition of First Rate Gem. Far superior to that typically seen for the type. A captivating Key Date that would serve as a centerpiece in the finest Liberty Nickel set. Pop 39; 19 finer, 16 in 66, 1 in 66+, 2 in 67. A nice frosty coin (PCGS # 3846) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 2659		1886 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and mostly untoned. Very rare date in MS65. If the 1885 is a higher visibility coin, the 1886 competes by being actually scarcer per the associated PCGS census below. The reason for this misconception appears to us to be found in the lower mintage figure for the 1885 (1.4 vs. 3.3 million pieces). This coin has fully defined features in all areas, including the ear of corn on the lower left portion of the wreath, an often weak point. Full untoned luster covers each side with glowing, satin-like mint bloom ricocheting the light landing upon it. Exceptionally clean as well with lovely, problem-free surfaces. Pop 35; 6 finer, 5 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 3847) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,060
Lot 2660		1887 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and frosty with a hint of gold tone. Pop 110; 20 finer, 1 in 65+, 18 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 3848) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 2661		1888 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Boldly struck with lovely toning. Pop 55; 13 finer, 1 in 65+, 11 in 66, 1 in 66+. A coin that should be in a MS-66 holder (PCGS # 3849) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 2662		1889 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Well struck and untoned. Pop 104; 15 finer, 3 in 65+, 11 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 3850) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,530
Lot 2663		1890 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and untoned. Pop 53; 13 finer, 11 in 66, 2 in 66+ (PCGS # 3851) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,050. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 2664		1891 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Well struck and untoned. Pop 83; 22 finer, 1 in 65+, 19 in 66, 1 in 66+, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 3852) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,050. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2665		1892 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with a hint of light gold tone. Pop 100; 18 finer, 1 in 65+, 15 in 66, 2 in 66+ (PCGS # 3853) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 2666		1893 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Frosty and untoned. Pop 88; 16 finer, 1 in 65+, 14 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 3854) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2667		1894 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Untoned. Small reverse planchet flaw as struck. Pop 64; 39 finer, 11 in 65+, 27 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 3855) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2668		1895 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Light even toning. Pop 57; 16 finer, 2 in 65+, 14 in 66. A nice frosty coin. First-rate flash and satiny mint color, with silky, essentially unflawed surfaces. Both sides display vibrancy with fresh nickel colors that include a faint overlay of toning. Impressive striking details, with only slight weakness on the reverse left ear of corn. A visually bewitching Gem MS65 (PCGS # 3856) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 2669		1896 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Nice even toning on both sides. Pop 63; 12 finer, 4 in 65+, 8 in 66. A lovely coin. A brilliant coin with luster that collectors partial to Liberty Nickel collecting will find a wonderful change, virtually three-dimensional, almost jumping out at the viewer. Talk about a piece with a lot of life! Beyond that, the striking is needle sharp, everything comes together to yield an opportunity that should be quite rewarding for the successful bidder (PCGS # 3857) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. Ex: Friend Collection; The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2670		1897 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck, frosty, and lightly toned. Pop 77; 12 finer, 10 in 66, 1 in 66+, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 3858) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2671		1898 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Well struck with light even toning. Pop 84; 26 finer, 3 in 65+, 22 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 3859) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2672		1899 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-66. Housed in an Old Holder. A hint of light gold toning on this frosty Mint State Gem. Pop 43; 3 finer in 67. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 2673		1899 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Light even toning and well struck. Pop 163; 59 finer, 57 in 66, 1 in 66+, 1 in 67+. A very nice coin (PCGS # 3860) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 2674		1900 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. Pop 149; 47 finer, 42 in 66, 5 in 67. Signs of old fingerprints on the obverse (PCGS # 3861) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 2675		1901 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and mostly untoned. Pop 173; 43 finer, 1 in 65+, 37 in 66, 2 in 66+, 3 in 67 (PCGS # 3862) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2676		1902 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Frosty. Pop 171; 58 finer, 5 in 65+, 49 in 66, 3 in 67, 1 in 67+. Some minor obverse scuff marks (PCGS # 3863) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 2677		1903 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Mostly untoned. Pop 197; 82 finer (PCGS # 3864) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 2678		1904 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Mostly untoned. Pop 190; 72 finer (PCGS # 3865) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 2679		1905 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-66 PQ CAC Approved. A frosty gem coin. Pop 32; 1 finer in 67. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2680		1905 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. A nice untoned coin. Pop 215; 75 finer, 3 in 65+, 69 in 66, 2 in 66+ (PCGS # 3866) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 2681		1906 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. A nice lightly toned coin. Pop 111; 15 finer, 1 in 65+, 13 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 3867) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 2682		1907 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Light gold toning, and scarcer than the immediately preceding dates from 1900 to 1906. Pop 84; 29 finer, 1 in 65+, 26 in 66, 2 in 66+. A nice coin (PCGS # 3868) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 2683		1908 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Lightly toned. Pop 72; 14 finer in 66. Another coin that should be regraded a point higher (PCGS # 3869) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 2684		1909 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Lightly toned with semi-reflective surfaces. Pop 65; 24 finer, 1 in 65+, 22 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 3870) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 2685		1909 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded Proof 65 PQ CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Holder. Lightly toned. A nice cameo coin. Only 4,763 minted (PCGS # 3870) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $506
Lot 2686		1910 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Lovely golden toning. A coin that should be graded MS-66. Pop 79; 14 finer, 1 in 65+, 11 in 66, 1 in 66+, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 3871) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2687		1911 Liberty Nickel. NGC graded MS-66. A nice untoned coin beaming with fresh mint bloom. Pop 24; 1 finer in 67. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 2688		1911 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Well struck and untoned. Pop 215; 38 finer, 35 in 66, 1 in 66+, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 3872) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 2689		1912 Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned on both sides. Pop 169; 26 finer, 25 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 3873) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 2690		1912-D Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned on both sides with bold frosty luster complementing the natural color. The branch Mints of the US were restricted to either silver and gold coins or (in the case of two pre Civil War Southern Mints, gold coins exclusively). This changed in 1908 when San Francisco was instructed to begin issuing one-cent pieces, and in 1912 when both Denver and San Francisco were authorized to strike five-cent "nickels" of the Liberty Head Type. Scarce. Pop 141; 32 finer, 3 in 65+, 29 in 66 (PCGS # 3874) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2691		1912-D Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck. Pale steel blue toning. Well detailed for this more difficult D-mint issue, a lower mintage year, and the first-ever Five-cent coin struck with the Denver mintmark. The delicate toning tries valiantly to compete with the underlying burst of mint frostiness; together these add considerably to the appeal of this nearly pristine Gem. Business strike Liberty nickels appear to be one of the more undervalued areas in the coin market today. They are very scarce in an absolute sense, especially in comparison to their Philadelphia Mint Proof counterparts, and are also very challenging to locate in Gem grades. Pop 141; 32 finer, 3 in 65+, 29 in 66 (PCGS # 3874) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2692		1912-S Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice even toning on both sides. An ideal coin for this important date.What is most in full view when we examine this coin is its thick, smooth mint luster -- it swirls over each side unhindered by abrasions and free of even a trace of carbon flecks. A coin of outstanding beauty and importance to the collector. No more than the luster comes a desirable strike. This 12-S rarity is struck with scientific exactness throughout the design. Pop 181; 29 finer, 19 in 65+, 10 in 66 (PCGS # 3875) . Like the curious incident of the dog in the night in the Sherlock Holmes story, we report the curious incident of ex President Theodore Roosevelt giving a speech while harboring a bullet in him! October 13, 1912: Three and a half years after he left office, Roosevelt was running for President as a member of the Progressive party established in 1912 by Roosevelt and other political free thinkers, after he split from the Republican Party ranks which he had served as a member of during his Presidency. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, John F. Schrank, a saloon-keeper from New York, shot Roosevelt once with a .38 caliber revolver. A 50-page speech folded over twice in Roosevelt's breast pocket and a metal glasses case slowed the bullet. Amidst the commotion, Roosevelt yelled out, "Quiet! I've been shot." Roosevelt insisted on giving his speech with the bullet still lodged inside him. During his speech Roosevelt stated, "It takes more than one bullet to bring down a Bull Moose" thus further perpetuating Roosevelt's image as a larger than life President and the nickname of the Progressive Party, the Bull Moose Party established in June 1912 after Roosevelt responded to reporters questioning his health stating, "I am as strong as a Bull Moose". He later went to the hospital, but the bullet was never removed. Roosevelt, remembering that William McKinley died after operations to remove his bullet, chose to have his remain. The bullet remained in his body until his death in 1919. The would-be assassin, Schrank said that McKinley's ghost had told him to avenge his assassination. Schrank was found legally insane and was institutionalized until his death in 1943. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. The Coltrin Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025
Lot 2693		1912-S Liberty Nickel. PCGS graded MS-65. A well struck gem with smooth spot free surfaces and delicately toned. Rare key date coin. A lovely example, lustrous with light golden and gray toning, of this famous low-mintage issue. Only 238,000 were minted. As is true of every other 1912-S nickel we have seen, there is some slight upraising in the left obverse field and some lightness of strike at the hair at center. As all are this way, this can be considered as a standard feature. The low mintage stands like a beacon in the Liberty Head nickel series, being the lowest by far of any variety from 1883 through 1912. Further, this represents the first nickel five-cent piece struck at the San Francisco Mint and the only one of this design. Pop 181; 29 finer, 19 in 65+, 10 in 66 (PCGS # 3875) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2694		The Dr. Charles Ruby Collection of Liberty Nickels 1883-1912-S. In an Old Time folder. Coins grade AG-Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. The Dr. Charles Ruby Estate. View details	Realized $690