Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Liberty Cap Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 330		1793 S-13 R4- Liberty Cap AG3. Sharpness G4 but there is an obvious dent in the field off the chin and an opposing dent that obliterates ME in AMERICA. Although no light passes through the dents, I suspect there is or was a small hole in the center that is now filled with crud. The planchet is smooth on the devices but shows microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or additional marks. Lightly cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The date is weak but easily readable and the legends are nearly complete with AMER in AMERICA the major weak spot. Not perfect but it's a 1793 Liberty Cap with a readable date, and that counts for something. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,174
Lot 331		1794 S-17a R5- Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1793 G5. Sharpness VG10 or better but the planchet is covered with uniform light to moderate erosion. No marks or verdigris, planchet flaws, or contact marks. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the edge device with the leaf pointing down is bold. Rather glossy (in spite of the uneven surfaces) olive brown and dark steel. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $969
Lot 332		1794 S-18a R6 Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1793 Fair-2. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown. No roughness or verdigris, but there are a few dozen tiny nicks or planchet chips scattered over both sides. Basically just well worn. The date is faint at best but portions can be made out with some effort. The portrait is complete and about half of the legends remain visible. The edge device is bold, including the leaf with down turned points following DOLLAR. Very nice for the grade. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,405
Lot 333		1794 S-18b R4 Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1794 G6. Slightly sharper, especially on the obverse, but the fields and protected areas are covered with light roughness hidden under glossy chocolate and olive brown toning. The highpoints of the devices are smooth. No verdigris and just a few minor marks, including a dull, shallow scratch hidden in the toning left of the fraction. The date and legends are easily readable but not strong. The edge device is strong including the leaf with upturned points following DOLLAR. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,703
Lot 334		1794 S-19a R5+ Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1793 AG3. A few points sharper but covered with uniform light to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. The date is weak but readable. The edge device with the down turned leaf point following DOLLAR is complete. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 335		1794 S-19b R4 Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1794 AG3. Several points sharper but there are a couple old but obvious scratches on each side and the surfaces display extremely fine roughness. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with traces of reddish chocolate brown in protected areas on the obverse. The date is weak but readable and the legends are nearly complete. The edge device, including the leaf with upturned points following DOLLAR, is complete. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 336		1794 S-20 R5 Head of 1793, Edge Device of 1794 AG3+. Several points sharper but there is a scrape through the 4 in the date, a rim nick left of the date, and a strong rim nick at ST in STATES, plus a few old scratches on each side. The planchet is mostly smooth but there is minor roughness on all but the highpoints. Lightly burnished, now retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown. The date is easily readable (although much of the 4 was obliterated by the scrape) and the legends are readable except for much of UNITED. The edge device is strong, including the upturned leaf following DOLLAR. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 337		1794 S-21 R3 G5. Sharpness near VF20 but there are dozen of moderate pits scattered over the obverse while the reverse is free of any notable marks. In addition to the obverse pits the planchet is covered with very fine roughness, but there are no contact marks or verdigris. Dark greenish olive brown and chocolate. EDS, before any die cracks on the obverse. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $118
Lot 338		1794 S-22 R1. PCGS graded AU-53. CAC Approved. Choice glossy medium brown. Traces of frosty flowline luster show in protected areas on both sides. A premium example for the grade, nearly flawless. The only mark is a small nick in the field off the chin. M-LDS, Breen state VII. The "Mounds" on the reverse are strong and a die crack passes up from the rim through the 4 ending half way up the neck. Called EF45 by Del Bland, and that is reasonable given the superior quality of this cent. Our grade is EF40. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 4 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 35531) . Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex David Anderson-Doug Bird-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,275
Lot 339		1794 S-22 R1 G4. The obverse is several points better but the reverse is slightly weaker. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. The surfaces are a bit dull from uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a small rim bruise just left of the date. The date is easily readable but portions of the legend on the reverse are faint or missing. MDS. The "Mound" at the top of the wreath is strong. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 340		1794 S-23 R4+ VG7. Sharpness near F12 with shallow corrosion at the cap and several light rim bruises on both sides. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and there is no verdigris. Glossy medium brown and very light greenish olive, possibly lightly cleaned and retoned long ago. LDS, Breen state V, with all the obverse die cracks described by Breen. The date and legends are complete and clear except for weakness in the center of the reverse due to die swelling in that area. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 341		1794 S-24 R1 VG8. Sharpness F12 but covered with light roughness. No verdigris, but there are some light contact marks, including a rim bruise under the date. Recolored glossy dark steel and olive brown. The date and legends are clear except for weakness in the center of the reverse due to the usual swelling in that area associated with the later die of the reverse die. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 342		1794 S-25 R3 VG8. Sharpness near F12 but there is uniform very light roughness under slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown toning. There are faint traces of light greenish verdigris in a few of the protected areas. The notable marks are a small, light rim bruise under the bust tip and another left of the lowest curl. MDS. The date and legends are clear except for weakness at OF AMERICA caused by the reverse die being misaligned slightly to K-3. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 343		1794 S-26 R2 G6. A few points sharper but covered with light uniform roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown toning. The highpoints of the devices are a lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris and just a few contact marks, including a nick on the bust, a light rim bruise left of the cap, and another at ME in AMERICA. The date is weak but complete and easily readable, and the legends are clear except for ONE CENT, which have been weakened by strong die cracks. LDS, Breen state VII. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $188
Lot 344		1794 S-26 R2 G5+. Slightly sharper but there are numerous marks, including a few light scratches in the obverse fields, a rim dent right of the fraction, and a carbon spot at the U in UNITED. The planchet is mostly smooth but there are traces of minor roughness in protected areas. Lightly burnished and retoned glossy medium chocolate brown. E-MDS, Breen state II, with a radial die crack through the E in STATES. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $188
Lot 345		1794 S-28 R2 VG8+. A couple points sharper but covered with very light roughness and there is a trace of verdigris on the cap. The notable marks are a few faint hairline scratches on the portrait and a rim bruise under the date. Rather glossy (especially on the obverse) olive brown and chocolate. MDS. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $494
Lot 346		1794 S-29 R2 VG8. Sharpness F15, perhaps even better on the reverse thanks to the high rims on that side, but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate granularity. No notable marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The date is relatively weak but it is complete and easily readable, and the legends are strong. LDS. The radial die crack through the R in AMERICA is clear. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 347		1794 S-30 R1 G6. Sharpness VF30 but lightly to moderately corroded and there is an obvious dent in the field above the bust and another on the cheek. These dents were strong enough to cause subtle bulges at the opposing spots on the reverse. Traces of light greenish verdigris are present on the obverse. The date and legends are clear. A sharp but rather ugly cent. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 348		1794 S-31 R1 G4+. Very slightly sharper but there are three short scratches on the neck under the ear plus a dull diagonal scratch through the earlobe. Slightly glossy medium brown with reddish brown toning in some of the protected areas on both sides. The date and legends are easily readable, although a few letters are a bit weak. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 349		1794 S-32 R2 F12. Sharpness VF25 but dull from uniform extremely fine granularity on all but the highpoints. No marks or verdigris. Frosty dark steel and olive brown. M-LDS, Breen state IV. The die crack through the first S in STATES is very strong. Boldly struck on the left half of both sides, a bit weaker on the right side, as usual. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,468
Lot 350		1794 S-32 R2 G6. Very slightly sharper but covered with extremely fine granularity. Still attractive for the grade. Rather glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices, the contrast accenting the designs and adding to the eye appeal. No verdigris and only a few minor contact marks including a chip at the top of the head and a very light diagonal scratch through the eye. The date is strong. M-LDS Breen state IV late. The radial die crack through the first S in STATES is strong and it obliterates ON in ONE. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $494
Lot 351		1794 S-34 R5+ Fair-2. Most of the designs are slightly sharper than Fair-2, but the strike is uneven and the upper half of the reverse displays areas of light corrosion. Myriad faint scratches cover the portrait, but there is no verdigris. Lightly cleaned and retoned a slightly glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. The date is faint and barely readable but at least half the legends remain visible. Nothing special until you consider the die state. Rare LDS, Breen state IV, with a large cud break connecting the cap to the rim, and this feature is obvious. An important piece for the die state specialist. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,056
Lot 352		1794 S-35 R5 G5. Rotated Reverse. Sharpness near VF30, maybe better, but covered with uniform moderate to strong granularity. No marks or verdigris. Chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are complete and easily readable in spite of the roughness. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The die crack through the cap to the back of the head is clear and the reverse is rotated 35 degrees CW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 353		1794 S-36 R5 Fair-2. A couple points sharper, especially on most of the reverse, but the surfaces are uneven and the obverse has been heavily burnished. No verdigris and the notable marks are a nick at the feet of LI in LIBERTY and several dozen tiny pits scattered over the reverse. Recolored glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The date is weak but easily readable and most of the legends are clear. The single berry left of the wreath ribbon loop is obvious. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $317
Lot 354		1794 S-38 R5 AG3. A couple points sharper, even better where the designs were fully struck up, but moderately rough on the obverse, lightly rough on the reverse. No marks or verdigris. Retoned a slightly glossy light greenish olive brown. Struck slightly off center to K-5 causing weakness at the bottom of the obverse and top of the reverse. The date remains readable and two-thirds of the legends are clear. The single berry left of the wreath ribbon loop is strong. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 355		1794 S-40 R5+ AG3. Sharpness at least VG7 but the fields and protected areas on both sides are covered with dark olive brown scale while the highpoints are glossy light chocolate brown. The only marks are a few very light rim bruises, none notable. The date is weak but it can be read with some effort, and the large chip in the field under the cap is clear. The legends are affected by the scale but they are readable. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $734
Lot 356		1794 S-41 R3 F15. Sharpness VF30 but covered with microscopic fine granularity under partly glossy dark steel and greenish olive brown toning. No verdigris and the only marks are a few old, light scratches on the reverse, all well hidden in the natural patina. The dentils over AM in AMERICA are weak due to a minor planchet void at that spot. MDS, Breen state V. The die crack from D to the ON in ONE is strong and a lighter crack reaches from AT in STATES into the leaves below. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $999
Lot 357		Trio of 1794 Cents. Includes S-41 R3 MDS (Breen VI) VG10 sharpness net AG3 for rim cuts and light corrosion, S-42 R4 VG7 net AG3+ for fine roughness, and an unattributed piece that is AG3 on the obverse with a readable date but a nearly slick reverse. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $259
Lot 358		Trio of 1794 Cents. Includes S-43 R2 with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CW G4 net AG3 for minor roughness, S-47 R4 G4 net AG3 for recoloring and a scratch on the reverse, and S-63 R2 AG3. All have a weak but readable date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $376
Lot 359		1794 S-44 R1 G5. Sharpness EF40 but there is a significant rim dent above the cap, the rim over ITED-S has been flattened, and both sides are covered with tiny contact marks. Slightly glossy light chocolate and steel brown. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with obvious die cracks on both sides. A very sharp but abused cent. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 360		1794 S-46 R3 VG7+. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and this piece offers excellent eye appeal for the grade, close to VG8. Just a few minor contact marks from choice, including a pair of nicks at TY and a dull rim nick just left of the 1 in the date. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state II, with a strong radial die crack from the dentils into the bust right of the date. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $823
Lot 361		1794 S-47 R4 VG10. Sharpness VF30 but dull from uniform light corrosion covering both sides. No verdigris, and the only mark is a light rim bruise at RT in LIBERTY. Slightly glossy very dark steel and olive brown. MDS, Breen state II, with a radial die crack through the left foot of the first A in AMERICA. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 362		1794 S-49 R2 F15. Sharpness near EF40 but the planchet is covered with faint porosity mixed with patches of light to moderate porosity, mostly at the top of the reverse and lower right of the reverse. No verdigris or contact marks. Somewhat glossy medium steel brown and light olive. M-LDS, Breen state II Late. The die crack down through the E in LIBERTY into the head is strong. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 363		1794 S-49 R2 G5. Slightly sharper but there is very fine granularity covering both sides. No verdigris and only a few minor contact marks, including a light rim bruise over LI and another at the T in LIBERTY. Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel, the devices a few shades lighter than the protected areas. Unevenly struck with significant weakness on the right edge of the reverse. The date is weak but readable. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 364		1794 S-50 R5 AG3. Sharpness VG7 but covered with uniform moderate granularity. No marks, but there are a half dozen specks of patinated greenish olive scale at the cap. Dark reddish steel brown. The date is readable and the legends are mostly clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 365		1794 S-51 R4 G4. Sharpness VG8, a bit better on the obverse and weaker on the reverse, but covered with light to moderate corrosion. Traces of powdery light greenish verdigris can be found on both sides. There is an obvious pit in the hair left of the earlobe and another on the N in CENT. Very rare LDS, Breen state IV late, with a strong die crack arcing from the lower curls to the rim at left in addition to the earlier crack up through the left top of the 7 into the truncation. The date is easily readable. An important piece for the die state specialist. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 366		1794 S-54 R3 VG8. Sharpness VF20 but covered with microscopic roughness under glossy dark steel and olive brown toning. Both sides have been lightly burnished. No verdigris, and the only mark is a small pit low on the neck. EDS. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 367		1794 S-55 R2 G5. The obverse is a few points sharper while the reverse is a bit weaker. Both sides are covered with very fine roughness. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a small rim nick over the O in OF. The date is complete and easily readable but not strong. The reverse is unevenly struck with weakness along the bottom obliterating most of ICA, the fraction, and UNIT while everything else is clear. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $341
Lot 368		1794 S-56 R3 VF20. The "Office Boy Reverse." Ten points sharper where properly impressed, but the strike is uneven, as usual. Breen states in his large cent encyclopedia this variety is "usually unevenly struck, especially on the lower left reverse." The strike is weak on the upper left part of the obverse as well, but not quite as weak as on the bottom of the reverse. The surfaces are smooth except for minor roughness in the field before the portrait. A small dig between the bottoms of the B & E in LIBERTY is the only notable contact mark. MDS, Breen state II. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. This variety is called the "Office Boy Reverse" because the layout of the legends on that side is amateurish with cocked letters and uneven spacing. A decent example of this popular variety. Estimated Value $750-UP. Ex Steven K. Ellsworth, Superior 9/7/1997:920 (lot ticket included)-Steven K. Ellsworth, 2000 EAC Sale, 4/8/2000:129 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,233
Lot 369		1794 S-56 R3 G5. The "Office Boy Reverse." Sharpness VF20 but covered with moderate granularity and there is powdery light greenish verdigris on the lower part of the reverse. No marks. Slightly glossy very dark steel and olive brown. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the oddly-spaced letters on the reverse that resulted in the "Office Boy" designation are clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 370		1794 S-57 R1 VG7. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth but there is a bit of verdigris in the center of the cap. The notable marks are a pinprick left of the eye and a half dozen pinpricks or nicks on the upper half of the reverse. EDS, before the die defects form in the field before the face. The date and legends are clear, although OF is weak. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 371		1794 S-58 R3 VG7. Sharpness F12 but there are several rim bruises on both sides, the notable ones left of the lower curls and right of the fraction. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with darker steel brown on the obverse. EDS, before any die cracks. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for ER in LIBERTY. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 372		1794 S-59 R3 VG8. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth surfaces with just minor contact marks, including a diagonal nick on the jaw over the throat and a vertical nick on the bust near the neck. MDS, Breen state IV, with a clear die crack through the fraction and adjacent A. The date is clear and the legends are complete. Nice for the grade. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $911
Lot 373		1794 S-60 R3 ANACS graded VF25 Details, Corroded. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. No verdigris, but there are areas of pitting on the left half of the obverse and along the right edge of the reverse. M-LDS, Breen state IV. The die clashmarks are clear on both sides and a die crack reaches from the dentils left of the date up to the curl above. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Our grade is VF20 sharpness net VG10. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 374		1794 S-60 R3 VG7. A point or two sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are some marks on otherwise smooth surfaces. The notable ones are myriad light scratches on both sides, all hidden in the glossy toning, plus three dull rim nicks on the reverse. Glossy light chocolate brown and steel with a couple small areas of slightly darker olive toning. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for weakness along the bottom of the reverse. E-MDS with strong die clashmarks behind the head. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 375		1794 S-61 R4 VG10. Sharpness VF35 but covered with uniform fine granularity. No verdigris, but there are some moderate rim bruises on each side, the strongest of these left of the lower curls. Greenish olive brown. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 376		1794 S-62 R4+ VG10. A few points sharper with fine roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a short vertical scratch through the leaves under U in UNITED. The devices are medium brown while the fields are a darker shade of olive brown. Rare EDS, Breen state I, before the cud break on the left side of the obverse. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,116
Lot 377		1794 S-64 R5- Missing Fraction Bar G4. Clipped Planchet. Several points sharper, particularly on the obverse, but covered with fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a light rim bruise left of the cap, but this cent lacks eye appeal. Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The date is clear but much of the legend on the reverse is unreadable and the Missing Fraction Bar feature is not visible. LDS, Breen state V, with a strong radial die crack through the D in UNITED into the wreath below and swelling in the center of the reverse. A curved planchet clip shows over TY in LIBERTY (as struck). Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 378		1794 S-65 R1 VG10. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine granularity mixed with a bit of shallow pitting at STA. Traces of light greenish verdigris can be found in protected areas, but it is insignificant. The only contact marks are a few dull rim nicks on the left side of the obverse. Slightly glossy dark olive and chocolate brown. EDS, Breen state II, with no die cracks and the obverse misaligned to K-2. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 379		1794 S-65 R1 AG3. Glossy medium chocolate brown. An unusual cent that displays curious designs on about half of the reverse. May have been damaged post minting, but you can find design elements hidden deep in the recesses. In addition the planchet is thinner in the affected area but the edge lettering remains visible. The date is clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294

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