Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 75

September Pre Long Beach

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 279		Trio of 1822 Cents grading F15 to VF25. Includes N-4 MDS, N-6 EDS, and N-11 EDS. The last 2 are slightly sharer with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $299
Lot 280		1822 N-5 R3 VF35. Sharpness close to mint state but covered with uniform extremely fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Frosty dark olive brown and steel. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Del Bland 2/1972-Bob Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:422 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 281		1822 N-8 R4 VF30. Sharpness EF45 or a bit better but the field before the portrait shows a collection of fine pin scratches, and there are some small nicks scattered over both sides. Otherwise the planchet is smooth. Recolored glossy dark olive brown and steel mixed with lighter brown and chocolate toning in protected areas. Nicely struck E-MDS. The obverse fields are slightly reflective and there are a couple very light die cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 282		1822 N-8 R4 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but covered with microscopic contact marks, none significant but far too many for the sharpness grade. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. One of the sharpest examples known of this tough die variety, and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the tiny marks. EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Sid Emerson-Dan Holmes 5/1981-John D. Wright, 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/2003:586 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 283		1822 N-10 R2 EF40. At least 5 points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown and olive. No marks or other defects. Sharply struck EDS with hard, slightly reflective fields. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/4/2000:1304 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 284		1822 N-13 R5 VG10. Sharpness VF20 or a bit better but the area under the wreath ribbon has been heavily abraded, possibly to efface some graffiti. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and void of notable marks. Recolored glossy medium chocolate brown. EDS. Certainly not perfect but still one of the sharpest known of this rare variety. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Vern Lowe 2/1979-Stu Hodge 7/1984-Ed Jasper 1992. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 285		Quartette of Cents, 1822 & 1823. Includes 1822 N-2 R3 G6, 1822 N-7 R3+ VG7, 1822 N-9 R5- EDS G5, and 1823 N-2 LDS with cud to star 6 G6. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $207
Lot 286		1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but covered with uniform light roughness under a glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. Sharply struck LDS with dentil fusing under the 182 and from left of star 1 to star 4. The overdate feature is clear. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Randle Fairchild-Del Bland 5/1991-Bob Vail 3/1994. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 287		1823 N-2 R2 VF25. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Very attractive for the grade with only a few minor contact marks. The only notable one is a fine, old scratch under the EN in CENT. LDS with a rim cud break at stars 5-6 that nearly touches the outer point of star 6. A variety that's difficult to find this nice. Estimated Value $1,000-UP Ex Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 1989-Chris McCawley 3/1991. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 288		1823 N-2 R2 VG8. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and attractive for the grade, just a few minor rim bruises from choice. MDS with rim cud breaks from star 4 to star 6. Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 289		1823 Restrike MS62. Attractive glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Great eye appeal with no spots, stains, or marks. LDS showing all the die cracks and rim cuds known for this unofficial restrike made outside the mint in the 1860's and 1870's using scrap dies from the U.S. Mint. The obverse die was used for the 1823 N-2 variety while the reverse was used to strike the 1813 S-293 variety. Estimated Value $800-UP Ex 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:305 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,128
Lot 290		1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 VF25. Five points sharper but very lightly cleaned and retoned glossy olive brown and dark chocolate. No contact marks or verdigris. Looks smooth to the unaided eye, but a strong glass reveals extremely faint roughness in the fields and protected areas. MDS. The overdate feature is obvious. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Don Wenger 5/28/2002. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 291		1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 F15. Rather glossy medium brown blending to chocolate brown in protected areas. No marks or other defects, a nice cent for the grade. MDS. The overdate is obvious. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 292		Trio of 1824 Cents. Includes N-2 MDS VG10, N-3 EDS F15, and N-4 EDS VG10. All are sharper with fine roughness. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $75-UP View details	Realized $230
Lot 293		1824 N-3 R2 VF35. Glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. No marks or other defects. Nicely struck EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell 1/1980-Del Bland 3/1980-Bob Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:435 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 294		1824/2 N-5 R4 Overdate 4 over 2 VG10. Sharpness near VF20 but a bit dull from uniform fine granularity. No verdigris. The only mark is a rim bruise at the E in STATES. Olive brown with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. MDS. The overdate feature is visible. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Mid American Rare Coin Auctions 9/8/1990:287-Chris McCawley (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 295		1825 N-1 R4 F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with microscopic roughness. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a very light rim bruise at the first A in AMERICA. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. MDS with a die crack extending through the base of the date. The date is sharply doubled due to die bounce. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/8/1994:309 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 296		1825 N-2 R2 VF25+. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. No defects, close to VF30. M-LDS with fine die cracks from the bust tip to the dentils left of the date and another from the base of the E in CENT to the bottom of the rim under the wreath stem. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Chris McCawley 12/2003. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 297		1825 N-4 R3 VF30. Sharpness EF45 but the toning is a blotchy mix of dark olive brown and reddish chocolate, and the reddish areas contain traces of extremely fine roughness. No verdigris or contact marks. Nicely struck MDS with a fine die crack connecting stars 1-6 to the peak of the 1. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Tom Reynolds 3/1999. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 298		1825 N-5 R7+ G4. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial contact marks. The notable ones are a thin nick on the rim over ES in STATES and a tiny, very light but fresh pin scratch above the second A in AMERICA. Very nice for the grade. This die variety was first listed as the "A-5" die variety in the 1883 reference written by Frank D. Andrews, An Arrangement of United States Copper Cents, 1816-1857. Howard R. Newcomb, in his 1944 reference United States Copper Cents 1816-1857, built on the work of Andrews but listed the A-5 variety (N-5 in the Newcomb reference) as "unknown." John D. Wright advanced the study of this series in his 1992 reference The Cent Book. In his chapter on the cents of 1825 he stated "There is no Number 5" as none had surfaced in spite of Andrews' 1883 listing and over 100 years of searching. Then, in 2011 an example was discovered on eBay by Tom Deck of Alabama. A careful examination of Tom's cent by John D. Wright and your cataloger confirmed Tom's coin was indeed the "missing" Andrews/Newcomb #5 die variety. It is a product of the N-4 obverse die in a later die state and the reverse of the N-10 die variety in an earlier die state. Since Tom's discovery and subsequent announcement by Paul Gilkes in the 23 January 2012 edition of "Coin World" there have been three additional examples confirmed for the A-5/N-5 die variety. The finest of the group is a VF20 that is net graded as F12 due to minor surface roughness and a couple rim bruises, and it is followed by three pieces that are graded G4 (EAC grades). Your cataloger has examined all 4 pieces, and the example being offered here is the best of the 3 being graded G4. The surface quality of this piece is equivalent to the Deck coin, but this example has a bit more detail. The third of the G4 pieces has a comparable amount of wear but it also has a fine scratch across the head and the obverse was lightly cleaned. The other 3 pieces were placed privately; this is the first public offering for the "new" variety. This discovery was featured in a front-page story by Paul Gilkes in the June 17, 2013 issue of "Coin World." Clearly this piece is the new "key" to a complete series of 1816-1839 cents by die variety. Estimated Value $10,000-UP Ex Scott Nelson. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 299		1825 N-6 R3 VF30. Rotated Reverse. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. No notable defects. MDS. The fields are slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing and the reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW relative to a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Ray Curry 3/2006. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 300		Pair of 1825 Cents grading F15 to VF20. Includes N-6 R3 LDS and N-9 R2 MDS. Both are very slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $299
Lot 301		1825 N-7 R3 VF25. Sharpness close to VF30 but there are a few minor contact marks, including a couple faint hairline scratches on the jaw. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. M-LDS with dentil fusing on the right side of the obverse. Struck slightly off center to K-9.5. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Heritage 1/1998:5082 (lot of 3). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 302		1825 N-8 R3 VF35+. A choice EF40 cent except for a tiny, light scratch in the field close over star 2 and a minor rim bruise off the end of the wreath stem. Glossy chocolate and steel with traces of golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on both sides. Nicely struck EDS. The fields are hard and slightly reflective on both sides. A nice cent. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Robert W. Hallam. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 303		1825 N-8 R3 VF25+. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with small splashes of lighter brown toning on the upper obverse. No notable defects, close to VF30. MDS with a fine die crack through star 6 to the tip of the coronet and crumbling in the dentils from star 11 to star 13. Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 304		1825 N-10 R3 VF25. Sharpness near EF40 but cleaned and retoned olive and darker steel with lots of underlying tan on the obverse from the old cleaning. There is a short scratch under the ear lobe and the entire reverse is covered with microscopic granularity while the obverse is smooth. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/2003:07 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 305		1826 N-1 R2 VF30. Nice glossy chocolate brown with frost in protected areas. The only notable mark is a nick at the bottom of the left foot of the N in CENT. MDS. A small but strong rim cud shows above star 6. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/1997:330 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 306		1826 N-3 R3 NGC graded AU58. Frosty medium chocolate and darker olive brown. No defects, only minor contact marks, none notable. E-MDS with crumbling in the dentils over star 6. Our grade is EF45. Estimated Value $1,000-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 307		Trio of 1826 Cents grading F12 to F15. Includes N-3 R3 EDS, N-7 R1 EDS, and N-8 Overdate 6 over 5 R2 EDS. All glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $242
Lot 308		1826 N-4 R2 EF40. Ten points sharper but nicely recolored glossy dark chocolate brown and steel. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. The only marks are a couple tiny ticks on the cheek. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the retoning. MDS. Estimated Value $250-UP Ex Bowers & Merena 5/10/1998:318 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 309		1826 N-5 R2 EF40. Sharpness AU50 with numerous tiny contact marks scattered over both sides, none significant but too many for the sharpness grade. Frosty light steel brown and chocolate. MDS with a cud break in the dentils above star 6. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU53 (PCGS label #1645.53/5231811 included). Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Bowers & Merena 11/1994:2078-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/1/1998:263 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 310		1826 N-5 R2 EF45. Double Profile. Sharpness near mint state but there is a faint, old pin scratch from the dentils above star 6 to the dentils at star 13 and another from the top of the reverse to the bottom. The scratches blend perfectly into the attractive lustrous chocolate brown and steel toning and are easy to miss. Otherwise this cent is choice. MDS with a rim cud at star 6. A double profile shows from the tip of the coronet down to the chin and on stars 3-13, all caused by die bounce. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Robert Brown-Jack Borckardt 2/1979-John D. Wright, 2005 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/23/2005:365 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 311		1826 N-6 R2 VF35. Glossy medium brown and darker chocolate Satiny mint frost shows in protected areas on both sides. The only notable mark is a rim bruise at the second A in AMERICA. E-MDS. The repunching on the first A in AMERICA is clear. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex J. J. Teaparty 12/1999. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 312		1826 N-9 R3 VF25. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned frosty dark olive brown and chocolate with underlying very faded red bleeding through in protected areas on the reverse. Otherwise free of marks or other defects. LDS with a tiny cud break or die chip hanging down from the dentils just right of star 7. Estimated Value $75-UP Ex Rod Burress 7/1992. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 313		1827 N-1 R2 VF30. Sharpness EF45 but cleaned and retoned chocolate brown and steel with very faded red showing in protected areas on both sides. There are a few minor spots on the obverse and a couple faint contact marks on both sides, none notable. MDS. Estimated Value $100-UP Ex 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:316 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 314		Group of Five 1827 Cents grading VG8 to F15. Average grade is F12. Includes N-1, N-3, N-7, N-9, and N-11. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects., Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $173
Lot 315		1827 N-2 R3 EF40. Glossy chocolate and olive brown mixed with lighter chocolate toning on the obverse. No notable defects. Sharply struck MDS. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Chris McCawley 12/2003. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 316		1827 N-2 R3 VF30. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. A very shallow planchet flake near the dentils right of star 7 contains some faint abrasions, and there are similar abrasions under star 8. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of notable defects. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Don Weathers 5/2006. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 317		1827 N-4 R2 VF30. Sharpness near EF40 but there is a short, strong scratch at the right top of the F in OF. Otherwise this cent is nice, free of any notable marks. LDS with crumbling in the dentils on the lower part of the reverse. Estimated Value $125-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 318		Trio of 1827 Cents grading F15 to VF25. Includes N-5 R2 EDS VF25, N-6 R3 MDS VF20, and N-8 R3 MDS F15. All are nice glossy brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $299
Lot 319		1827 N-10 R4+ VF20. Clipped Planchet. Sharper by at least 5 points but there is an obvious scratch under ONE. Otherwise this cent is choice. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown with mint frost covering the protected areas on both sides. MDS. A tiny planchet clip affects the dentils at star 1 and the opposing ones at the A in STATES. A nice example of this rare die variety in spite of the scratch, at the lower end of the condition census. Estimated Value $1,500-UP Ex Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland-Stu Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:436 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 320		1827 N-12 R5 VG7. Several points sharper but covered with fine roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris, and the only mark is a tiny nick high on the cheek. Dark steel with lighter steel and chocolate on the highpoints. MDS. The die crack down between the 1 & 8 in the date is visible but not yet strong. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Chris McCawley 10/1998. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 321		Pair of Rare Varieties, 1827 & 1835. Includes 1827 N-12 R5 EDS VG7 net AG3 for light to moderate corrosion and 1835 N-10 R4+ MDS F12+ net AG3 for pitting and a few minor scratches. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $173
Lot 322		1828 N-1 R1 VF35. Sharpness EF45 but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely faint granularity visible only under strong magnification. Otherwise free of marks or other defects, and the eye appeal is quite nice. Frosty steel brown and light olive with tan in protected areas, possibly lightly cleaned and retoned. LDS. The small dash right of STATES is weak but still visible. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Tom Reynolds 3/20/1987-Joe Dooley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/1997:348-Steven Ellsworth 9/24/2003 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 323		Quartette of 1828 Cents. Includes N-2 R2 MDS VF20, N-4 R4 MDS VG8, N-6 R1 MDS VF25, and N-12 R3+ MDS VG8. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $322
Lot 324		1828 N-3 R2 VF35. Attractive frosty chocolate brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. No defects. Great eye appeal for the grade. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Don Valenziano-Stanley Chen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/2000:1341 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 325		1828 N-7 R3 VF35. Ten points sharper but the rim on the reverse has been smoothed to minimize the appearance of a dozen sharp rim nicks. Otherwise this cent is choice and the eye appeal remains excellent. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with hints of light bluish steel overtone. LDS. The fields are slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Frank Wilkinson 1990-John D. Wright, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:448 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 326		1828 N-9 R4 VF25. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and quite nice for the grade. No marks or other defects. EDS. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Chris Petersen 1958-Kagin's 1/1986:5470-Dave Showers 4/1990-Bob Vail 8/1991. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 327		1828 N-10 R1 Small Date VF30. Sharpness EF45 but the surfaces are slightly uneven from fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy medium chocolate brown. Sharply struck MDS. Estimated Value $80-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 328		1828 N-12 R3+ F15. Sharpness VF30 but the obverse fields were lightly soothed and both sides were retoned glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. There are traces of extremely fine porosity on the obverse, mostly in the field behind the portrait. No verdigris or contact marks. EDS. Estimated Value $80-UP Ex Don Weathers 5/2006. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127

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