Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

$5 Liberty/No Motto

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1788		1843. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Well struck and frosty. Lightly toned. With more than 611,000 pieces struck, the 1843 is one of the more plentiful of the early No Motto Half Eagles and in Mint State displays all of the charm and resolute detail found on a Coronet piece from this decade. There are a few light surface abrasions in the field before Liberty, as usual for the issue, plus a small scuff below the eagle. Choice detail and luster throughout.Pop 6; 9 finer, 6 in 63, 3 in 64 (PCGS # 8213) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. The Del Valle Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,643
Lot 1789		1844-O NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned. Lightly toned. An affordable O-mint issue from the No Motto period (1839-66) (PCGS # 8222) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $969
Lot 1790		1847-C. NGC graded AU Details, Improperly Cleaned. Several reverse marks. Mintage increased in the later 1840s at this mint, and well into the 1850s, Charlotte's peak production. Yet coinage was still low compared to Philadelphia's much larger runs of Half Eagles in those years (PCGS # 8223) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,645
Lot 1791		1850-C. Weak C. NGC graded VF-30. Housed in an Old Holder. Only 63,591 minted. Light gold color; toned within the letters. Light circulation abrasions. The 1850-C Half Eagles are found with either a weak C or a strong C from different dies (PCGS # 98244) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,028
Lot 1792		1851-C. NGC graded AU Details, Improperly Cleaned. Only 49,176 struck (PCGS # 8247) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,704
Lot 1793		1852-C. PCGS graded EF-40. Nice and bold, lightly toned. A total of 72,574 minted. Charlotte Mint (along with its companion mint in Dahlonega, Georgia) struck gold coins exclusively. Until the 1849-52 period, most of the gold these contained came from local gold mines. But following the California Gold Rush in 1849, much of the bullion made its way to the Eastern mints before the San Francisco facility began operations in 1854 (PCGS # 8251) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,998
Lot 1794		1852-D. PCGS graded VF-35. CAC Approved. Only 91,584 minted. Smooth surfaces displaying even wear, with warm golden toning in the protected areas around the legends and devices (PCGS # 8252) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,998