Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Liberty Cap Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 380		1794 S-66 R5 Fair-2. The obverse is a bit better but the reverse is weaker, nearly slick. Both sides show minor roughness mixed with some old scratches. Slightly glossy light greenish olive brown with darker reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. The date is weak but readable. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 381		Trio of 1794 Cents with Head of 1795. Includes S-67 R3 AG3, S-70 R2 AG3, and S-71 R2 AG3+. On each cent the obverse is sharper than the reverse, which is typical of the Head of 1795 type, and the grade is an average of the two. All have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $588
Lot 382		1794 S-68 R5 Head of 1795 G5. Five points sharper but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. There are two very shallow pits on the head plus a few smaller ones on the chin but no notable contact marks or verdigris. Dark chocolate and olive brown. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for weakness inside the wreath. LDS, Breen state V, with a strong bisecting crack across the obverse. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 383		1794 S-69 R3 Head of 1795 G4. Several points sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are areas of shallow corrosion on the rims plus a half dozen small pitmarks scattered over the obverse. No notable verdigris or contact marks. Reddish steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 384		1794 S-72 R2 Exact Head of 1795 G5. Very slightly sharper with minor planchet erosion in the fields and protected areas. No marks or verdigris. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The date is strong and the legends are clear except for some weakness inside the wreath. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 385		1795 S-73 R5- Lettered Edge G4. The obverse is slightly better, the reverse a bit weaker. The planchet is smooth and the only defects are two short, very old but obvious scratches forming a crude "T" in the center of the obverse. Rather glossy chocolate brown and steel with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. The date is strong while the legends outside the wreath are complete and easily readable but relatively weak. ONE CENT is essentially gone. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 386		1795 S-74 R4- Lettered Edge. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Beautiful lustrous medium steel brown and chocolate. Hints of very faded mint color remain in a few of the protected areas on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet and the eye appeal is outstanding for the grade. This cent is flawless except for some microscopic planchet flakes on the upper part of the head and the opposing area at the bottom of the wreath, as struck. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state II. There is a new die crack through OF-A but the bulge at the 7 in the date has not started to form. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 honors in the Noyes and Bland census lists, Noyes photo #22463. Our grade is MS63, consistent with the PCGS grade. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. The only MS example graded by PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 35714) . Estimated Value $15,000-UP. Ex Pine Tree Auction Galleries 6/1978:335-Ed Hipps-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-Jim McGuigan-Dr. Allen Bennett 4/4/1992-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $38,775
Lot 387		1795 S-74 R4- Lettered Edge G4. Sharper on the obverse, weaker on the reverse, as usual. There is some minor roughness on both sides, mostly in the fields, but no notable marks. Slightly glossy medium brown with darker olive brown and steel in the fields and protected areas. The date is bold but portions of the legend on the reverse are worn away. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 388		1795 S-75 R3 Lettered Edge VG8. Blundered Edge Letters reading ONE HUNDREDR A DOLLAR. Glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals extremely fine roughness under the glossy toning. No verdigris, and the only marks are a couple very light rim bruises at the bottom of the reverse. LDS, Breen state VI, with obvious swelling at AM in AMERICA. The date is strong and the legends are complete. The blundered edge lettering is easily readable (the error was caused when the Castaing machine was not reset all the way to the null or starting position before adding the lettering). Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 389		1795 S-75 R3 Lettered Edge AG3+. Slightly better on the reverse, weaker on the reverse. The planchet is mostly smooth but there is pitting around the bust tip and in the field up to the chin. Specks of greenish verdigris are resting in the pits and protected areas on the obverse. Slightly glossy dark olive and reddish steel. The date is strong but a few letters on the reverse are worn smooth. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 390		1795 S-76a R5 Lettered Edge G6. Sharpness F15 but covered with fine porosity mixed with granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy light greenish steel brown and olive. The date and legends are complete and clear. The tough "High ONE CENT with Lettered Edge" variety. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 391		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge G5. A few points sharper with extremely fine granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, and the only mark is a short scratch from the back of the shoulder into the hair. Recolored slightly glossy bluish steel and light olive. MDS with subtle swelling in the obverse fields. The date is weak but readable and the legends are nearly complete. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 392		Trio of 1795 Cents with Plain Edge. Includes S-76b R1 AG3, S-77 R3 AG3, and S-78 R1 AG3. The last is sharper with light corrosion. All are glossy brown and chocolate and have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $376
Lot 393		1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge. PCGS graded AU-50. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter bluish steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. A perfect example for the grade, flawless in every respect except for a planchet flake on the top of the first T in STATES, as struck. E-MDS, Breen state II. There are fine die clashmarks on both sides but the tiny chip under the jaw has not formed. Called EF40 by Noyes and Bland, Noyes photo #23909. Our grade is EF40. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 5 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 35729) . Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Glen Wallace-Abe Kosoff-RARCOA 5/9/1974:825 (lot ticket included)-Jim McGuigan (for his date set)-Denis Loring 1/1985-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,050
Lot 394		1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap VG8. Mostly glossy chocolate brown and steel. There are traces of very fine roughness in the fields and protected areas but overall this cent offers decent eye appeal for the grade. No notable marks or verdigris. The date is bold and the legends are clear except for weakness in the center of the reverse, as usual on this variety. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 395		Pair of Cents, 1796 & 1800. Includes 1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap VG8 net G4 for light corrosion and scratches, and 1800 S-197 R1 G5. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $259
Lot 396		1796 S-82 R5 Liberty Cap G5. A couple points sharper with microscopic porosity covering the planchet. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. The date is strong and the legends are readable. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 397		1796 S-83 R4 Liberty Cap F12. Sharpness F15 or slightly better but there are very faint hairline scratches covering the highpoints of the portrait and traces of shallow crud in the field around CENT. A tiny nick in the field off the chin and a thin planchet lamination across the end of the pole are the only other marks of any significance. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Nicely struck EDS. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Decent eye appeal for the grade in spite of the minor defects. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,174
Lot 398		1796 S-83 R4 Liberty Cap G4+. The obverse is a bit better while the reverse is slightly weaker, the assigned grade an average of the two sides. Covered with uniform extremely fine granularity that's mostly hidden under rather glossy olive and lighter steel brown toning. The date is strong and the legends are readable, although some letters are weak and CENT is mostly gone. EDS, before any die cracks on the obverse. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 399		Pair of 1796 Liberty Cap Cents. Includes S-84 R3 F12 net G4 for corrosion, and S-89 R3 G4. Both have a strong date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details	Realized $564
Lot 400		Pair of 1796 Liberty Cap Cents, both Rare Varieties. Includes S-85 R5 F12 net AG3+ for corrosion, and S-86 R5 VG7 net AG3+ for dents. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $376
Lot 401		Pair of 1796 Liberty Cap Cents. Includes S-87 R3 G4 net AG3 for a dent on the 9 in the date, and S-90 R5+ Fair 2 (obverse AG3, reverse Basal State-1) with a relatively large planchet clip arcing from K-3 to K-4. Both are glossy chocolate and olive brown with a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $259
Lot 402		1796 S-88 R4 Liberty Cap G4. The obverse is a bit better, the reverse slightly weaker. Nice glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive except for a pair of small rim bumps opposite the face. The date is strong and most of the legend on the reverse is clear. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 403		1796 S-88 R4 Liberty Cap Fair-2. Double Struck. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. Reasonably smooth but not perfectly so with traces of minor roughness on both sides but no verdigris. A dull but rather deep gouge is obvious in the center of the obverse. This cent was struck at least 2 times, and both strikes were about 10% off center in different directions, once to K-10 and again to K-5. The result is a cent with a larger diameter than normal and obvious evidence of doubling on both sides. In addition there is evidence of a third tab strike on the reverse where an arc of dentils is present at K-11. The date is visible but only the 6 is clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 404		1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VF35. Glossy medium to dark chocolate brown with greenish olive brown toning in the field behind the portrait and lighter brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive in spite of the uneven toning, free of any notable contact marks. The best identifying mark is a small splash of reddish chocolate toning at the bottom of ES in STATES. E-MDS, Breen state II early. The horizontal scaling in the field left of the lower curls is faint but visible. A very attractive Liberty Cap cent. Called EF40 by Bland and tied for CC#9 in his census. Noyes photo #24315. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex C. R. Mathewson-Copley Coin Co.-Dorothy Paschal-R. S. Brown, Jr.-Denis Loring 7/1978-Myles Z. Gerson-Dr. George Ewing, Jr.-Del Bland-Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,638
Lot 405		1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VG10. Clipped Planchet. Five points sharper but there are too many light contact marks for the higher grade. The only notable mark is a dull but relatively large rim nick over the first A in AMERICA. Attractive glossy light olive and chocolate brown with a small splash of darker chocolate brown toning on the cap. Nicely struck LDS, Breen state VIII, with horizontal waves in the obverse fields. A curved planchet clip affects the dentils under the 796 and the opposing ones over TES in STATES. The date and legends are all strong. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,469
Lot 406		1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VG7+. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Attractive for the grade displaying just a few trivial contact marks, including small rim nicks over both T's in STATES. The date is strong and the legends are clear. EDS, Breen state I, before any die defects in the obverse fields. Close to VG8. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $881
Lot 407		1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap G4. Glossy dark chocolate brown and olive. No defects, just well worn. The obverse is a bit better than the reverse. The date and LIBERTY are clear but parts of the legend outside the wreath are worn smooth. LDS, Breen state VIII, with advanced bulges on parts of the reverse, especially at AM and RI in AMERICA. Del Bland graded G4. Noyes photo #24138. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Dr. Philip W. Ralls. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517

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