Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1481		1937-D Boone Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Lovely light golden toning. Superb strike, color, and luster. Pop 27; 2 finer, 1 in 67 Star, 1 in 68 (PCGS # 9271) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,146
Lot 1482		1936-P,D,S Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar Set. PCGS graded all MS-65. A beautiful Gem quality set. The Cincinnati Commemorative Half Dollar was brought into existence purely for monetary purposes. It is another of the period's Art Deco-style coins and features Stephen Foster on the obverse and a female figure holding a lyre on the reverse meant to personify Music. According to Breen-Swiatek, the date 1886 was chosen on the basis of no historical event whatever, in order to obtain a suitable year for convincing Congress to authorize the coin, "to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cincinnati, Ohio, as a center of music and to commemorate Cincinnati's contribution to the art of music in the United States for the past 50 years"! Miss Constance Ortmayer designed the piece and her monogram is placed behind Foster's head in the left obverse field. A total 5,000 P-D-S sets were struck; they sold out at $7.75 per set. Prices soon rose in the aftermarket to $75 per set before a reaction set in and the speculating bubble burst (1936-37). Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details	Realized $1,410
Lot 1483		1936 Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. CAC Approved. Faultless surfaces with a ring of golden toning on both sides. Pop 74; 9 finer, 4 in 67 Star, 2 in 67+, 3 in 68 (PCGS # 9291) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $517
Lot 1484		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Most examples of this issue meet the MS65 or higher rating when certified. They were well executed and collectors seem to have admired them sufficiently that they took good care of them. Yet all the evidence from this piece shows that from tip to toe it is an superlative gem, definitely above average, with impressive mint brilliance over spotless, gleaming surfaces (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $220 - 230. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $282
Lot 1485		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Lovely obverse toning. below the portrait. Cascading bright silver-white outside of the small area that is toned, with somersaulting luster that radiates on both sides of this original unimpaired example. Superb! Centennial of the city of Elgin, Illinois, the obverse head is a copy of "Head of a Pioneer" by Trygve Rovelstad. The statue from which this head derives is represented on the reverse by the coin's artist who was also sculpted the statue. There were 20,000 Elgins sold at $1.50 each out of an original authorization of 25,000; the remaining 5,000 were returned to the mint and remelted in 1937 (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $270
Lot 1486		1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A film of mostly light golden toning adheres to the surfaces on both sides. Popular key issue commem whose mintage was a mere 10,000 pieces. Half the issue was reserved for residents of Hawaii, the remainder offered for sale to mainlanders. Bust of British Captain Cook who made two visits to the Islands in 1778-79 (PCGS # 9309) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,820
Lot 1487		1923 Monroe Doctrine Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64+. CAC Approved. Nicely toned. Very close to MS-65 (PCGS # 9333) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $447
Lot 1488		1938-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67+. CAC Approved. Only 6,005 struck. Lightly toned and very choice. Superb with eye-catching satin-like mint bloom. Pop 11; 42 finer, 35 in 68, 5 in 68+, 2 in 69 (PCGS # 9349) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,351
Lot 1489		1938-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67+ Star. CAC Approved. Lovely golden obverse toning hugs the rim and extends part way in along the upper margin. The surfaces are sleek and glowing with a healthy satin white color. There is no need to mention marks since this coin is resplendent in every aspect. Only 6,000 minted, a scarce year. (The odd "5" listing in the Guide Book of United States Coins "6,005" pertains to the 5 coins set aside for the annual Assay, which destroyed the coins therein to ascertain their purity, weight and integrity. A net 6,000 were sold to collectors in three-piece sets, P-D-S.). Pop 11; 42 finer (PCGS # 9349) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,233
Lot 1490		1939-P,D,S Oregon Trail Half Dollar Set. PCGS graded all MS-67. A gorgeous Superb Gem set struck the final year of issue. Designs are by Laura Gardin Fraser. Many are of the opinion the Oregon Trail is one of the finest designs ever conceived for a commemorative issue. On the obverse, the artist chose an Indian with blanket and bow, his gesture seeming to warn any westbound travelers "So far and no further" (but more likely being a show of peace, as in "How!") On the reverse has been recreated a Conestoga wagon heading into the sunset. Oregons were struck sporadically from 1926 to 1939 at the various mints. Several issues have extremely low mintage, with the 1939-PDS trio being rarest of them all. 1939: Pop 90; 8 finer, 1939-D: Pop 151; 25 finer, 1939-S: Pop 92; 10 finer. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,600. View details	Realized $4,348
Lot 1491		1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice light gold tone. Satiny and very attractive. Only 27,134 minted (PCGS # 9357) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $999
Lot 1492		1920 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. A nice white gem. Pop 356; 48 finer (PCGS # 9359) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $658
Lot 1493		1921 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice light toning. Struck to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. Cyrus E. Dallin, a Boston sculptor, designed the coin. His incuse "D" initial below the elbow is often mistaken for a Denver mintmark. However, all were struck at the home mint in Philadelphia. Featured are a Pilgrim on the obverse and the Mayflower under full sail on the reverse. Net mintage included 152,000 dated 1920 and only 20,000 dated 1921. Pop 265; 40 finer (PCGS # 9360) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $793
Lot 1494		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66 Star. Lovely light obverse rainbow toning. Boldly original detail includes underlying frosted luster throughout. Struck to raise funds for the Stone Mountain memorial, the equestrian figures on the obverse depict, respectively, General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and General Robert e. Lee. The thirteen stars around allude to the thirteen seceding Southern states, not the original colonies. On the reverse, the inscription MEMORIAL TO THE VALOR OF THE SOLDIER OF THE SOUTH alludes to the Confederate troops. Net mintage was 1,310,000. A number of Stone Mountains were counterstamped with various state names and serial numbers by promoters of the issue; others reached circulation (PCGS # 9378) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $617
Lot 1495		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. A hint of light golden tone, very frosty (PCGS # 9378) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $247
Lot 1496		1946 Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. CAC Approved. Wonderful toning on both sides. Superb luster, strike, and all-important eye-appeal. First year of this design. Pop 64; 8 finer, 7 in 67+, 1 in 68 (PCGS # 9404) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,351
Lot 1497		1936-P,D,S Arkansas Half Dollar Set. Each graded MS-63 by PCGS. All housed in First Generation Holders. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details	Realized $259
Lot 1498		1952 Carver-Washington Half Dollar BU Roll. Lot of 20 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 320. View details	Realized $282
Lot 1499		1925 Norse American Medal Thin and Thick. NGC graded both MS-64. Lot of 2 medals. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details	Realized $494
Lot 1500		1925 Norse American Medal Thin and Thick NGC graded MS63 and MS64 respectively. Designed by James Earle Fraser, this Commemorative medal was authorized by Congress in conjunction with the 1925 Norse-American Centennial. Celebrations were held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds to mark the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the ship Restaurationen in New York on October 9, 1825 -- the first organized attempt to bring settlers from Norway to the Americas. Records indicate that 39,850 silver and gold pieces were struck in May and June of 1925, 33,750 of which were on "thick" silver planchets, 6,000 on "thin" silver planchets, and 100 pieces on .900 fine gold planchets. Lot of 2 medals. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $529