Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 75

September Pre Long Beach

Washington Pieces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 46		Washington "Success" Medal. Large, With Plain Edge Roman Nose. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Silvered. A very rare and desirable piece. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS. Only 4 examples graded by PCGS (PCGS # 787) Estimated Value $8,000-UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 47		1783 Washington & Independence Draped Bust Cent without Button Breen-1189 ANACS graded VF25. Glossy chocolate brown. A diagonal nick on the neck is the only notable mark on smooth surfaces. Listed on page 80 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 48		1783 Washington & Independence Draped Bust Cent Restrike with Engrailed Edge Breen-1193 VF35. Slightly sharper and choice except for a shallow contact mark on the cheek. Attractive glossy medium brown. These were struck circa 1860 by W. J. Taylor in London, England. Listed on page 80 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 49		1783 Washington & Independence Cent with Large Military Bust Breen-1203 NGC graded XF45. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown mottled with slightly lighter brown toning on the obverse. The only mark is a small, shallow planchet chip in the field under the S in WASHINGTON. Struck with the dies aligned head-to-head rather than the usual head-to-foot orientation. Listed on page 79 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $350-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 50		(1815-20) Washington Double Head Cent with Plain Edge Breen-1204 PCGS graded AU55. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive showing very light friction on the highpoints and only trivial contact marks, none notable. There is a bit of crud caked into a couple of the protected areas on both sides. Listed on page 80 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $400-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 51		(1815-20) Washington Double Head Cent with Plain Edge Breen-1204 PCGS graded AU53. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Choice except for a small, light scratch in the field before the face on the WASHINGTON side. Listed on page 80 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 52		1795 Washington Liberty & Security Halfpenny with London Edge Breen-1260 NGC graded XF45. Bluish steel brown. The only notable mark is a small, light nick in the field off Washington's bust. Listed on page 83-84 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 53		Group of 5 Colonial Coppers grading Basal State-1 to G4. Includes a 1783 Nova Constellatio, a 1722 Rosa Americana halfpenny, a 1723 Wood's Hibernia halfpenny, and two 1787 Connecticut halfpennies. The first 2 are poor; the other 3 are better but not great. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $50-UP View details	Realized $104
Lot 54		(1859) Washington Sansom Medal in Red Bronze Baker-72A NGC graded MS66. Beautiful satiny mahogany brown. Strongly struck and perfectly centered on a very thick planchet. Virtually flawless. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a light contact mark that skips through the right top of the 7 in the 1797 date and a tiny planchet chip under the O in WASHINGTON. These impressive restrikes of the extremely rare 1797 originals were made by the US Mint between 1859 and some time in the 1870's. Looks superior to the two Norweb examples. Plain edge, diameter 40.8 millimeters, weight not shown on the NGC label but it should be about 570 grains. Estimated Value $1,000-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 55		1876 Washington "See How We Prosper" Medal in Silver Baker-428 NGC graded MS65. Very attractive silvery gray with bluish steel toning in protected areas. The fields are hard and slightly reflective giving this piece excellent eye appeal. Sharply struck and virtually flawless. Struck in a variety of metals to commemorate an international exhibition celebrating the centennial of our birth as a nation. Diameter 44.8mm. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Bowers & Ruddy 10/26/1978:2821-Stack's 5/5/1993:140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 56		1876 Washington "See How We Prosper" Medal in Bronze Baker-428A NGC graded MS65. Frosty medium chocolate brown and steel. A beautiful, essentially flawless example struck in bronze with needle-sharp details in the devices. A mate for the previous lot. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 57		1876 Washington "See How We Prosper" Medal in White Metal Baker-428B NGC graded Unc Details, Corroded. Lustrous light silvery gray with hints of light bluish steel overtone in the fields. The fields are reflective, but they also show some fine hairlines on the obverse. In addition there are three small but obvious spots of tin pest on the reverse, one on each of the three highest points of the devices. Otherwise the reverse is choice. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132