Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Classic Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 288		1809 C-1 R4 VG7. Very slightly sharper but there are too many small contact marks for the higher grade, none notable or distracting. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are strong. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a die crack through the top of MERICA. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Julian Leidman-Geno Sanfilippo 3/12/2005-David Consolo. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,028
Lot 289		1809 C-1 R4 AG3. A few points sharper but there are dull dents at UNITED ST that caused a bulge at stars 1-7 and in the field before the face. No roughness or other defects. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The date is strong and the legends are complete. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early, with a fine die crack through the top of MERI. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex David Consolo. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 290		1809 C-6 R1 EF40. Sharpness closer to mint state but there are some light nicks scattered over the obverse and traces of lighter brown crud in protected areas on both sides. Glossy olive brown and steel. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any crumbling in the obverse dentils. A tiny planchet clip weakens the dentils under star 1 and over ST in STATES. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 291		1809 C-6 R1 VF30. Glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive. No notable defects, just lightly worn. MDS, Manley state 4.0. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex David Consolo. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $129
Lot 292		1811 C-1 R4 F12. Sharpness VF20 but there is some very fine roughness under attractive uniform glossy chocolate brown toning. No verdigris. The notable contact marks are a pinprick just left of star 3 and a trail of small nicks at ME in AMERICA. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die cracks or cud breaks. Estimated Value $750-UP. Ex Lanny Reinhardt 4/1987-Geno Sanfilippo 3/12/2005-David Consolo. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,293
Lot 293		1811 C-2 R3 PCGS Genuine, VF Details, Damage. Sharpness VF30 or a bit better but cleaned and retoned glossy steel brown and light chocolate. There are traces of minor roughness on both sides and light scratches at UNITED STATES. The defects are not evident to the unaided eye, so it looks better than the description might imply. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with die clashmarks above the date. Our grade is net F12. (PCGS # 1135) . Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,028
Lot 294		1811 C-2 R3 VG8+. The devices are glossy medium brown and light chocolate and the fields are a darker shade of chocolate brown. The two-tone contrast adds to the eye appeal. The only notable defect is a shallow scuff on the top of NT in CENT, but this is well hidden under the glossy toning. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with light die clashmarks on the obverse. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Larry Briggs 1/20/2007-David Consolo. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 295		Quartette of Half Cents, 1825 & 1826, grading F15 to VF25. Includes 1825 C-1 with the reverse rotated 160 degrees CW, 1825 C-2, and two examples of 1826 C-1. Most are sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $317
Lot 296		Quartette of Half Cents, 1825-1835, grading VF30 to VF35. Includes 1825 C-2, 1833 C-1, 1835 C-1, and 1835 C-2. A nice group, all glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $400
Lot 297		1828 C-3 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. The only defects are a few very light contact marks, including a faint hairline across the cheek. Just a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. The spike from the leaf over the H in HALF is long and sharp extending well beyond the berry above. Our grade is AU50+. (PCGS # 1147) . Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 11/22/2007-David Consolo. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $376
Lot 298		Trio of Half Cents, 1828-1834, grading VF25 to VF30. Includes 1828 C-1, 1828 C-3 (housed in a National Numismatic Certification slab graded MS60BR), and 1834 C-1. All are sharper but have marks or have been cleaned and retoned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $176
Lot 299		Pair of Half Cents, 1828 & 1832. Includes 1828 C-2 12-Star Obverse AU55 net AU50 for a very light cleaning on the obverse, and 1832 C-1 AU55 net EF45 for recoloring. Both are attractive pieces. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $353
Lot 300		Trio of Half Cents, 1828-1835, grading VF30 to VF35. Includes 1828 C-3, 1832 C-1, and 1835 C-1. All are sharper with recoloring or light corrosion. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $212
Lot 301		1829 C-1 R1 MS60 Prooflike. Glossy light olive brown blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. The fields are smooth and nicely reflective on both sides. The only marks are some very faint hairlines in the fields and a tiny diagonal nick just right of the upper lip. The die lines from the dentils over ICA are sharp, and these are present only on the earliest strikes from this reverse die. Comes with the original paperwork from Heritage Rare Coin Galleries identifying this piece as a Proof Strike (PRF 63). We are not convinced and believe this is a prooflike very early business strike, and it may have been recolored long ago. Inspection is recommended. Mocab 29.1.8. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Heritage Rare Coin Galleries (privately; sale ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,821
Lot 302		1829 C-1 R1 EF40. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster shows in protected areas on both sides. No defects, just light wear on the devices. MDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU55 (NGC label #2031165-007 included). Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 303		1832 C-2 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous light to medium brown with a spot of darker toning above star 7/ The only contact marks are some extremely tiny pinpricks at the left top of the N in CENT. Excellent eye appeal. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The reverse is uncracked and the fields are smooth. Our grade is MS60+. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64BN (PCGS label included). Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Broadway Stamp & Coin Shop 12/9/1984-Carvin Goodridge, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2/2012:323. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,058
Lot 304		1833 C-1 R1 NGC graded UNC Details, Environmental Damage. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown with 40% of the red remaining on the obverse and 15% on the reverse. Unfortunately both sides are covered with tiny specks of dark toning, especially the reverse. There is enough mint color showing on the obverse to overcome the tiny specks on that side, but the specks dominate the reverse leaving poor eye appeal. No marks or other defects. Nicely struck MDS, Manley state 2.0, with the usual die clashmarks on both sides. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 305		1833 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with lighter brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. Very attractive with smooth, slightly reflective fields on both sides thanks to a fresh die polishing. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $317
Lot 306		1834 C-1 R1 MS62. Very attractive lustrous medium brown and olive with light bluish steel overtones in protected areas. Sharply struck and free of any notable marks. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any die clashmarks. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $705
Lot 307		Quartette of Half Cents, 1834 & 1835, grading F15 to VF20. Includes 2 of the 1834 C-1 and one each of 1835 C-1 and C-2. All have VF30 details but have been cleaned. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $223