Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Commemorative Gold Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2055		1903 Louisiana Purchase-Jefferson Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Well struck and untoned. Only 17,500 struck. Brilliant and refreshingly clean for this issue, with flickering luster in the fields and sun-drenched golden devices. The fields are original with satiny eye-appeal. Although the Congress intended this issue to honor the third president, Thomas Jefferson, for his role in acquiring the vast landholding which was named the Louisiana Purchase of by historians, an amendment was made to strike a second coin with President McKinley�s portrait. The Louisiana Purchase encompassed 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana. The U.S. paid $11,250,000 plus cancellation of debts worth $3,750,000 for a sum total of 15 million dollars (less than 3 cents per acre) for the Louisiana territory. The region encompassed all or part of 15 present U.S. states and two Canadian provinces (PCGS # 7443) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,880
Lot 2056		1903 Louisiana Purchase-Jefferson Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Choice for the grade. Only 17,500 struck (PCGS # 7443) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,586
Lot 2057		1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Frosty and untoned. Only 17,500 struck (PCGS # 7444) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,880
Lot 2058		1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. A beautiful untoned Gem example. Only 17,500 struck (PCGS # 7444) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,880
Lot 2059		1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Well struck and untoned, a glittering Gem. Only 17,500 struck (PCGS # 7444) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,763
Lot 2060		1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Bright gold color erupts from original surfaces untouched by toning. A strong strike as well, making this an advantageous coin for the focused collector. Adding to those results, a word about portrait: this piece has all but needle-sharp hair on McKinley, with gorgeous detail on the coat and bow tie (PCGS # 7444) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,528
Lot 2061		1903 Louisiana Purchase-McKinley Dollar. NGC graded MS-64 PQ CAC Approved Gold Sticker. Housed in an Old Holder. Lovely golden toning. A frosty reminder of the United States' first Commemorative gold issue. Only 17,500 minted (PCGS # 7444) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,293
Lot 2062		1904 Lewis and Clark Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. Only 10,025 minted. Wonderful golden toning on both sides. A problem-free coin with luster racing over the surface, vivid and golden yellow in appearance. What's more, the fields acquit themselves nicely in terms of the absence of marks. Aside from the mint sheen, the devices also show excellent detail from the power imparted by the dies to all design elements. All is bold on both portraits. Engraved by Charles E. Barber and struck for the exposition. The Lewis and Clark Dollar honored the Corps of Discovery which explored the Northwest in 1803 to 1806 at the behest of President Jefferson. They were sold for between $2.00 and $2.50 apiece, with the proceeds earmarked for completion of the bronze memorial to Sacagawea, part-time guide and full-time interpreter between the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes. Mintage figures show 10,025 dated 1904 and 10,041 dated 1905. Pop 140; 20 finer, 2 in 66+, 17 in 67, 1 in 68 (PCGS # 7447) . Estimated Value $8,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,750
Lot 2063		1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo 3-piece set. Hart's Coins of the West. Consist of: ¼ DWT, NGC MS-65; ½ DWT, NGC MS-64; 1 DWT, NGC MS-62. Together with the original box. Held in Seattle, Washington. Attendance was 3,750,000, with about 2,000,000 paid. The participants at the event, California, Utah and Washington erected their own buildings, as did British Columbia, China, Territory of Hawaii, Japan and Yukon Territory. Additional states and few more foreign countries were represented on a more limited basis. Federal displays included the Mint Exhibit. The Exposition emphasized agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining. Medals: Official Medals were struck at the Mint Exhibit on the grounds and sold by concessionaire Joseph Mayer & Brother, Seattle; the Silver medals sold for $1; Bronze, Copper and Gilt for 25 cents. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $1,175
Lot 2064		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely golden toning. Only 15,000 struck. Clean as a whistle in this outstanding condition, as one would look forward to from the surface integrity and frosty luster; however, what really makes this break free from others is its shimmering bloom from the diest that rolls around each side (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,704
Lot 2065		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Fresh gold toning; A boldly struck gold-surfaced coin whose high-end depth of detail in the strike complements the equally radiant mint bloom. Only 15,000 struck. Carries the "S" mintmark for San Francisco Mint, the first year branch mint commemorative coins were struck (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,663
Lot 2066		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning. Only 15,000 struck (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,880
Lot 2067		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Lightly toned. Only 15,000 struck (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,704
Lot 2068		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Lovely toning on both sides. Uncommonly smooth for the issue, this frosty textured example displays warm orange-gold surface. Desirable with a bold strike, as well (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,664
Lot 2069		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. Wonderful rich golden toning on both sides. Another outstanding example for the Commemorative Gold connoisseur. The 1915-S Pan-Pacific records the last Gold Dollar denomination U.S. Commemorative. After this, in the post-Vietnam War era, Half Dollars and Silver Dollars were the denominations of choice, with a $5 or $10 Gold piece struck on occasion (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,669
Lot 2070		1915-S Panama-Pacific Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Likely an early strike from new dies, just estimating from the details and wonderful color. The surfaces are vivid gold in hue and drenched in mint frost. The 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition was held at a time in our nation's history when the art world was throwing off the constraints of its old-fashioned, Victorian-girdled ways. All manner of modernist techniques were tried on coinage, such as matte-finish Proofs, rims lacking denticles, spruced-up lettering, textured or roughed-up backgrounds. Coins struck for the exposition, like the Gold Dollar, capture the essence of this revolution. Instead of perfectly balanced devices, Charles Keck, the coin's creator, positioned his Panama Canal workman off to one side. Opposite the portrait, Keck made two concentric arcs for the country's name. The reverse continues the trend and is a far cry from anything attempted before in American numismatics. A pair of sprightly dolphins frolic above and below the central denomination giving a happy feel to the artist's trim design (PCGS # 7449) . Estimated Value $600 - 625. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $676
Lot 2071		1916 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Nice even golden toning. Only 9,977 struck (PCGS # 7454) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,445
Lot 2072		1916 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Rich golden toning. Only 9,977 struck (PCGS # 7454) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,469
Lot 2073		1916 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. PQ. Nice golden toning. Only 9,977 struck (PCGS # 7454) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,193
Lot 2074		1916 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely light golden toning. Only 9,977 struck (PCGS # 7454) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,193
Lot 2075		1916 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Only 9,977 struck (PCGS # 7454) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,193
Lot 2076		1916 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Nice golden toning. Only 9,977 minted (PCGS # 7454) . Estimated Value $475 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $494
Lot 2077		1917 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. A hint of light even tone on both sides. A bright coin soaking up mint glow on gold surfaces with nothing to censor it from its refined MS66 grade. Something perhaps worth pausing to study is the fact that all devices were struck with the usual and desirable consistency of this year, that is, sharply by the dies, which then left behind bold elements of detail throughout. Eye-appeal that earns the term Premium Quality (PCGS # 7455) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,468
Lot 2078		1917 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely light golden toning on both sides. This warmly colored example displays beams of golden metallic detail in virtually all areas. Struck with mathematical precision by the dies (PCGS # 7455) . Historic note on William McKinley: America�s better items-metallic money system in those days called for silver to be valued at a ratio of 16:1 with gold. Since much silver was being produced out West by the silver states in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s, there was a big political push both from the farm states and the silver states, lobbying for the proposed better items-metallic plan. The presidential election of 1896 was about two main issues; silver and American imperialism. During the election William McKinley sat on his front porch in Ohio and lectured delegations from around the country while William Jennings Bryan stormed across Middle America. Bryan claimed that mankind was being crucified on a "cross of gold". Bryan said the existing gold standard was being forced upon the common man by the big Eastern bankers. He campaigned forcefully for a better items-metallic monetary system (easy money) and against imperialism, but McKinley won the election and the gold standard held firm. Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,056
Lot 2079		1917 McKinley Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely rich golden toning on both sides. The deeply struck, lustrous surfaces are draped in delicate pinkish-golden patina and show minimal abrasions (PCGS # 7455) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,056
Lot 2080		1922 Grant Dollar, No Star. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. A hint of gold toning. Struck with controlled precision throughout including President Grant�s beard and hair waves. Flattering mint frost that pulsates with yellow-gold to orange-gold color. Destined for a fine set of Commemorative Gold coins. Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and later president, died in 1885. His birth in 1822 is commemorated here by the artist Laura Gardin Fraser after a photograph by the famed Civil War photographer, Matthew Brady. Grant was born in a traditional frame house of the period, but this has come down to us as a "log cabin." The house depicted is correct. Some consider Grant as our worst president because of the scandals which rocked his administration; perhaps he should more charitably be described as a soft touch for his scheming "friends." Two Half Dollar Commemoratives and two Gold Dollars were struck, one of each with or without star before Grant's bust (PCGS # 7458) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,468
Lot 2081		1922 Grant Dollar, No Star. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Light even golden toning. Another sterling-quality Gem that displays cascading luster on both sides. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant. At Ulysses' birth, his family had not decided on what to name him. Eventually, each member of the family wrote a name on a piece of paper and dropped it into a hat, according to historians. They drew the name Hiram Ulysses Grant from the hat, and that became his name. He was known as Ulysses to his family and friends. Ulysses attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. When Ulysses registered, his name appeared on West Point's records as Ulysses Simpson Grant, rather than Hiram Ulysses Grant. So, Ulysses changed his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant. He was known as U.S. Grant or "Uncle Sam" Grant. His good friends shortened this name and called him Sam (PCGS # 7458) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,409
Lot 2082		1922 Grant Dollar, No Star. NGC graded MS-66 Star. CAC Approved. Mostly untoned and well struck. Dazzling, intensely lustrous golden surfaces are free from all but the most inconsequential blemishes. Desirable with this controlled strike (PCGS # 7458) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,321
Lot 2083		1922 Grant Dollar, No Star. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely natural golden toning. A coin deserving of a MS66 grade. Uncommonly smooth with fully metallic, pinkish-gold features (PCGS # 7458) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,945
Lot 2084		1922 Grant Dollar, No Star. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely rich golden toning. A coin that should be graded MS66. The otherwise warm yellow-gold color yields to even warmer pinkish hues in areas. Struck with systematic exactness throughout. These are handsome Gold Dollar, each a jewel, and a pride to view and own (PCGS # 7458) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,945
Lot 2085		1922 Grant Dollar, With star. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Rich golden toning. Only 5,016 struck (PCGS # 7459) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,468
Lot 2086		1922 Grant Dollar, With star. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Light golden toning. Only 5,016 struck (PCGS # 7459) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,468
Lot 2087		1922 Grant Dollar, With star. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely golden toning. Only 5,016 struck (PCGS # 7459) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,291
Lot 2088		1922 Grant Dollar, With star. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Rich golden toning. Only 5,016 struck (PCGS # 7459) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,291
Lot 2089		1922 Grant Dollar, With Star. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Light hint of gold tone. Frosty and top-end Gem quality for this grade designation. The design of this variety, as well as the No Star variety and the related gold dollars, was accomplished by Laura Gardin Fraser, former student and later the wife of noted sculptor James Earle Fraser, who designed the 1913 Indian Head/Buffalo nickel. The Fraser husband and wife team cooperated on a number of coin and medallic products, nearly all of which are highly acclaimed in their day. Perhaps the most notable from an artistic viewpoint is the Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar, minted sporatically from 1926 through 1939. Laura Gardin Fraser on her own created quite a stir within the Treasury Department in 1932, according to historian Q. David Bowers, when the Commission of Fine Arts selected her design for the new Washington quarter, the finest in its view from a competition involving nearly 100 artists. However, Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the Treasury, had the final say, and against the continuous pressure applied by the Commission, picked the work of John Flanagan instead (PCGS # 7459) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,233
Lot 2090		1922 Grant Dollar, With Star. NGC graded MS-66. CAC Approved. A nice untoned example. Bright mint luster and attractive, almost pulsating golden hue with eye-appeal that never ends. And so to the next qualification, the strike. Here we see quite good detail with not even minor weakness to the sharp centers of the portrait and building. Only 5,000 minted (PCGS # 7459) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,233
Lot 2091		1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning. Only 46,019 struck (PCGS # 7466) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,468
Lot 2092		1926 Sesquicentennial $2.50. NGC graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Mostly untoned and well struck. Tremendous detail from a very positive impression, which collectors like better to see than wishy-washy detail; furthermore, the surfaces show sharp golden hues. No need to worry about an unsuccessful strike left by the rebound of the dies that coined this, since even a cursory examination of the piece reveals nice clarity of detail, including the centers. John R. Sinnock created both the Half Dollar and Quarter Eagle Commemoratives made to celebrate our 150th anniversary as a nation. The Quarter Eagle has a representation of Liberty on the obverse holding a torch and wearing a liberty cap denoting freedom. The building on the reverse is Independence Hall, Philadelphia, with a rising sun behind it. Initials JRS are to the right of the building. In all, 45,793 Quarter Eagles were sold for $4.00 apiece. Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,173