Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 75

September Pre Long Beach

Colonial Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		1737 Higley Copper Electrotype Copy VF20. Variety with 3 hammers and CONNECTICVT. Glossy light chocolate brown. No defects, a nice copy of the extremely rare and virtually unobtainable original. Listed on page 48 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 2		Pair of Slabbed 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpennies. Includes a Martin 4.56-Gc.15 R2 EDS PCGS graded VF20, and a Martin 4.74-Gb.11 R4 LDS ANACS graded VF30 details, corroded. Both are glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. The corrosion on the second piece is minor and it net grades F15. Listed on page 45 in the "Redbook." Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $138
Lot 3		1712-D French Colonies Billon 30 Deniers Mousquetaire Vlack-5 Rarity-3 F12. Lyon Mint. Frosty medium silver with darker gray toning on the highpoints. The only mark is a small chip out of the planchet at the bottom of the obverse, as struck. The date and mintmark are clear and the legends are easily readable. Listed on pages 52-53 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $50-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $35
Lot 4		1739-Z French Colonies Billon Sou Marque Vlack-221 Rarity-8 F15. Grenoble Mint. Close to VF20 but there are traces of minor roughness in protected areas on both sides. Nicely struck and void of any notable marks. Glossy steel brown with light chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The date, mintmark, and legends are complete and clear. A decent example from a tough mint in a town now famous for hosting the Winter Olympics. Listed on pages 52-53 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 5		Trio of French Colonies Billon Sou Marque 1739-1740. Includes 1739-A (Paris Mint) Vlack-17 R1 VF30, 1739-G (Poitiers Mint) Vlack-90 R1 F12, and 1740-X (Amiens Mint) Vlack-215 R3 VF30 net F15 for a bend in the planchet. A decent group, all with a clear date and mintmark. Listed on pages 52-53 in the "Redbook." Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $127
Lot 6		1762-A French Colonies Billon Sou Marque Vlack-46a Rarity-7 PCGS graded AU53. Paris Mint. Frosty silvery gray with lighter silver toning covering the protected areas on both sides. No marks or other defects, only a touch of friction on the highpoints. The date, mintmark, and legends are all well struck, and the dot under the D in LUD (signifies this piece was struck during the second "semester" of the year) is visible. A nice example of the rare second semester version. Listed on pages 52-53 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 7		1773 Virginia Halfpenny with Stop following S Breen-180 PCGS graded MS64+ Brown. Choice lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with generous amounts of very faded mint color peeking through in the protected areas on both sides. No spots, stains, or notable signs of contact. A very nice example, close to gem. Listed on page 45 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $1,000-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 8		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-3 (the VOOE Variety) Rarity-3 PCGS graded VF35. Glossy medium brown. The obverse is smooth and choice but the reverse suffers a bit from splashes of darker chocolate toning on the upper half, and there are traces of roughness and verdigris in those darker areas. These splashes certainly catch your eye, but they are not significant enough to deter the PCGS folks from grading this piece. The date and legends are strong and the VOOE error is bold. Listed on page 49 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 9		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-4 Rarity-3 PCGS graded VF30. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with very faded reddish steel brown from an old cleaning in protected areas on the reverse. Flawless except for the cleaning, and the obverse offers outstanding eye appeal. Nicely struck EDS. Listed on page 49 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 10		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-9 Rarity-3 PCGS graded F12. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. The only defects are a couple shallow pit marks over the line above the date, and these are not distracting. The date and legends are clear. This variety has a large 6 in the date. Listed on page 49 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 11		Pair of 1760 Voce Populi Halfpennies. Includes a Nelson-4 R3 MDS VF30 net VF20 for fine granularity, and a Nelson-11 R4 (Doubled P Below Bust) F12 net VG10 for shallow scratches around the date. Both are decent glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $368
Lot 12		1783 Maryland Chalmers Shilling with Long Worm Breen-1012 NGC graded AU details, Improperly Cleaned. Medium grayish steel with slightly lighter steel toning on the highpoints from a very light cleaning. No notable marks. The surfaces are reasonably smooth but there is extremely fine roughness in the fields on the obverse (the Chalmers side) and traces of crud can be found in a few of the protected areas. The obverse is misaligned to K-6 leaving the tops of NNAPOL off the planchet while the reverse (birds side) is better centered with all the devices complete. This piece is well struck, even in the centers, which is unusual for the considerably rarer Long Worm variety. Listed on page 51 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $3,000-UP View details	Realized $5,290
Lot 13		1783 Nova Constellatio Small U.S. with Pointed Rays Crosby 2-B Rarity-1 VF35. Nice glossy chocolate brown and steel. Sharply struck and free of any notable defects. A choice example for the grade. Weight 114.9 grains. Listed on page 54 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Stack's 10/15/1991:1351 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 14		1783 Nova Constellatio Small U.S. with Blunt Rays Crosby 3-C Rarity-3 NGC graded VF25. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices and subtle overtones of light bluish steel in the fields. Nice for the grade, free of any notable defects. Sharply and evenly struck with the date and legends bold. Listed on page 54 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 15		1787 Immunis Columbia with Eagle Reverse Breen-1137 Electrotype Copy VF35. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to dark chocolate brown in protected areas. An attractive, flawless electrotype copy except for a speck of underlying base metal that shows through on the left top of the M in UNUM. The bottom of the date is off the planchet, as usual. Listed on page 55 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 16		1787 Machin's Mills Vlack 19-87C Rarity-2 VF35. Ten points sharper but there are some faint hairline scratches on both sides, all visible only with the aid of a strong glass. The only mark visible to the unaided eye is a dull, shallow scratch from the R in GEORGIVS to the hair ribbon. All these marks are old and blend into the attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown toning. Otherwise this piece is choice. LDS with extensive die rust on both sides. Weight 118.3 grains. Listed on page 67 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $500-UP Ex 2009 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 11/21/2009:66 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 17		1787 Nova Eborac with Seated Figure Facing Left Breen-986 F12. Slightly sharper but covered with microscopic roughness. No marks or verdigris. Rather glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Only portions of the date are readable, as usual on the variety. Weight 97.4 grains. Listed on page 68 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 18		1785 Connecticut Miller 3.1-A.3 Rarity-4 VF25. Mailed Bust Right. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas. Flawless except for some shallow planchet voids near the rim on the upper right quadrant of both sides (as struck). The bottom edge of the date is fading into the rim but it remains easily readable. Nice for the grade. Weight 136.8 grains. Listed on page 61 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 19		1786 Connecticut Miller 2.1-A Rarity-3 VG10. Mailed Bust Right. Small Head type with the ET LIR error. At least five points sharper but covered with microscopic roughness that dulls the surfaces. No marks or verdigris. Dark grayish steel and olive brown. The date is weak but readable and the legends are complete. Struck with the dies in medal orientation, head-to-head. Weight 97.2 grains. Listed on page 61 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 20		1787 Connecticut Miller 1.2-C Rarity-3 (the "Muttonhead" variety) VG7. Mailed Bust Right. Sharpness VF20 but dull from uniform fine to moderate granularity. No verdigris or contact marks. Dark steel and olive brown. The planchet has two minor clips that affect only the dentils on both sides (as struck). EDS, before severe lapping weakened the designs and legends. The date is easily readable. Weight 118.1 grains. Listed on page 61 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 21		1787 Connecticut Miller 30-hh.1 Rarity-2 VF20. Draped Bust Left with ET LIR error. Glossy chocolate and steel brown mottled with darker chocolate and olive brown tones. Mostly smooth but there are a few tiny specks of greenish verdigris on both sides. Struck with the lower half of the date off the planchet while everything else is strong. Weight 137.3 grains. Listed on page 62 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 22		1787 Connecticut Miller 33.2-Z.12 Rarity-1 F15. Draped Bust Left. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Very nice for the grade, essentially flawless. The bottom edge of the date is off the planchet but the rest of the date is strong and the legends are bold. A beautiful example of a common die variety. Weight 128.1 grains. Listed on page 62 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 23		1787 Connecticut Miller 33.6-KK Rarity-2 VG10. Mailed Bust Left. Choice glossy medium brown. Smooth and attractive, void of any notable defects. The date is bold and the legends are complete. Weight 132.3 grains. Listed on page 61 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $50-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 24		1788 Connecticut Miller 15.1 Double Struck Obverse Brockage G5. Several points sharper but slightly rough, and there is a patch of moderate corrosion on the incuse brockage side. The normal obverse was struck slightly off center to K-1 but the legends remain easily readable. The reverse was struck twice against the obverse of a previously struck example with an offset of about a millimeter between those impressions. Not especially attractive but a neat mint error nonetheless. Weight 98.7 grains. Listed on page 62 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Bowers & Merena 9/11/1995:3137 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 25		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 2b-A Rarity-1 F15. The "Horned Eagle" variety. Five points sharper but there are three dull rim nicks over WEALTH and a small carbon spot right of that H. Otherwise smooth and attractive. Glossy chocolate brown. The date and legends are strong. Later die state with a clear "horn" break extending up from the top of the eagle's head. Weight 141.3 grains. Listed on page 59 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP Ex 2009 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 11/21/2009:518 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 26		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 3-G Rarity-3 VF30. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The notable marks are a light rim bruise at the MA in MASSACHUSETTS and a few faint hairline scratches around the Indian's head. The date and legends are bold. Weight 153.1 grains. Listed on page 59 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP Ex Steven L. Tanenbaum. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 27		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 1-D Rarity-3 VF25. Variety with a period following MASSACHUSETTS. Sharpness EF40 with faint granularity under the mostly glossy olive brown and steel toning. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are strong. Weight 148.4 grains. Listed on page 59 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 28		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 11-E Rarity-2 PCGS graded VF25. Variety with a period following MASSACHUSETTS. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown fading to darker chocolate toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and free of any notable marks or other defects. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Listed on page 59 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 29		1786 New Jersey Maris 15-J Rarity-4 VF25. Variety with a Straight Plow Beam. Ten points sharper but there is a shallow dig at the right foot of the second A in CAESAREA and a few tiny planchet chips at the bottom of the P in PLURIBUS (as struck). Rather glossy medium chocolate brown, the reverse showing more gloss than the obverse. Nicely struck. The date and legends are all bold. Weight 156.0 grains. Listed on page 69 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $400-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 30		1786 New Jersey Maris 15-J Rarity-4 PCGS graded F12. Variety with a Straight Plow Beam. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. No contact marks, but there are some tiny planchet striations in the fields on both sides, as struck. The date is clear and the legends are complete except for weakness on the M in UNUM. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 31		1786 New Jersey Maris 17-b Rarity-3 PCGS graded VG10. Variety with a Straight Plow Beam and a Narrow Shield. Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel. No notable defects except for a minor planchet clip off the end of the plow beam, as struck. Struck slightly off center to K-10.5. Very late die state with a strong die crack slanting through the 1 in the date to the A before the horse's chest, and the 1 is obliterated by the crack. Listed on page 69 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 32		1787 New Jersey Maris 6-D Rarity-2 F12. Variety with an Outlined Shield. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No roughness or notable marks. LDS with a strong die crack at the bottom of the shield. The date is faint, as usual on this variety, and the 87 is essentially invisible. Weight 152.9 grains. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 33		Pair of 1787 New Jersey Coppers. Includes Maris 32-T Rarity-2 (Outlined Shield) VF30 net VF25 for microscopic granularity, and Maris 43-d Rarity-1 (Plain Shield) PCGS graded VF20. Both have a strong date and legends. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $495
Lot 34		1787 New Jersey Maris 34-J Rarity-3 F12. "Deer" head struck over a Connecticut copper. Glossy light chocolate brown. The obverse details are sharper than those on the reverse, as usual. No roughness or verdigris, but there is a small rim bruise right of the date and a couple old pin scratches on the reverse. Traces of undertype from the Connecticut copper are visible on both sides, but they are not obvious. Weight 144.7 grains. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 35		1787 New Jersey Maris 39-a Rarity-2 VF25. Outlined Shield. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine granularity, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris. The only marks are a fine, old scratch on the bust of the horse and a thin planchet fissure (as struck) at the rim above the R in CAESAREA. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. Weight 146.4 grains. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 36		1787 New Jersey Maris 43-d Rarity-1 Double Struck PCGS graded F15. Plain Shield. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive for the grade, free of any notable defects. Double Struck. The first strike was slightly off center to K-10.5, and the second was a bit farther off center in the same direction. The offset between impressions was small, less than a millimeter, but the doubling is obvious on both sides. The Double Struck feature is noted on the PCGS label. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 37		1787 New Jersey Maris 48-g Rarity-1 PCGS graded VF30. Variety with an Outlined Shield. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. The notable defects are a light rim bruise over the S in CAESAREA, a shallow planchet flake (as struck) at the star following UNUM, and a small splash of dark toning at RI in PLURIBUS. The date and legends are strong. A common variety but a nice example of the Outlined Shield type. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 38		1787 New Jersey Maris 58-n Rarity-5 "Camel Head" VF25. Struck over a Connecticut copper. Ten points sharper but covered with extremely faint roughness under a glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. No contact marks or verdigris. There are several small planchet voids on the reverse mixed in with designs from the Connecticut copper that was overstruck with the New Jersey dies. AUCTORI from the Connecticut is visible at the bottom of the shield, but there is not enough undertype available to attribute it to a Miller die variety. Rare LDS with the obverse die broken into three distinct pie-shaped wedges. Weight 133.1 grains. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." And it comes with a great provenance. Estimated Value $1,000-UP Ex Richard Picker 1958-the Norweb Family Collection, Bowers & Merena 10/12/1987:1365-Donald Matuzas 4/8/1988-John Griffee, 1995 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 10/21/1995:95-Clem Schettino-Stack's 3/2/2010:2215 (all 3 lot tickets included, plus the Matuzas and signed Griffee collection envelopes). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 39		1788 New Jersey Maris 75-bb Rarity-4+ "Running Fox before legend" VG10. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices. There is minor roughness covering the planchet, strongest in the fields and protected areas, but the eye appeal is decent for the grade. No marks or verdigris. LDS with shallow cud breaks along the left edge of the obverse. Struck slightly off center to K-5 leaving the bottom of the second 8 in the date and the upper part URIBUS UN off the planchet, but the date and legends remain easily readable. The "Running Fox" feature is clear. Weight 134.9 grains. Listed on page 71 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 40		1788 New Jersey Maris 77-dd Rarity-2 "Running Fox before legend" F15. Ten points sharper but covered with fine granularity on all but the highpoints. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. LDS with strong die cracks on both sides. The date and "Running Fox" are both easily visible. Weight 145.3 grains. Listed on page 71 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $400-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $374
Lot 41		1788 Vermont Ryder-22 Rarity-5- Bust Right F12. Sharpness VF25 but covered with very fine porosity. A microscopic dusting of very fine verdigris covers both sides and much of the reverse is covered with old, light pin scratches, all blended perfectly into the slightly glossy olive brown and chocolate toning. The date is strong and the legends are complete. EDS with the usual die cracks and swelling on the reverse. Far from perfect, but this tough variety was missing from the famous Taylor, Roper, and Picker collection sales. Weight 112.9 grains. Listed on page 72 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $400-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 42		1788 Vermont Ryder-31 Rarity-4+ GEORGIVS III REX variety F12. Sharpness VF35 with small patches of light greenish corrosion on both sides. An errant planchet cutter impression arcs across the neck and the opposing area across the bust of the seated figure (as struck). Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate mixed with splashes of darker chocolate brown and olive. The lower half of the second 8 in the date is off the planchet but the remainder of the date is clear. Far from perfect but a tough variety to find nice. Removed from a PCGS slab where called "Genuine, VF Details, Environmental Damage" (PCGS label included). Weight 113.8 grains. Listed on page 73 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $400-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 43		1781 North American Token Breen-1144 VF30. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. No defects. Nicely struck for this issue, the date and legends all clear. Weight 112.2 grains. Listed on page 73 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 44		1789 Mott Token, Thin Planchet with Plain Edge Breen-1021 PCGS Genuine VG Details, Environmental Damage. The details are much sharper than VG where properly struck up, at least VF, but both sides are covered with fine to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris, but not especially attractive. Patinated a slightly glossy dark olive brown. Struck a bit off center to K-7. Listed on page 74 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 45		1795 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent Breen-1035 PCGS graded MS60 Brown. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster in protected areas. A splash of reddish brown toning covers the field around the ship's sails on the reverse; otherwise this piece is choice. Listed on page 76 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $350-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold