Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 8

Coin and Currency Auction

Lincoln Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1351		1909. VDB. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red. One of the very finest proofs graded of this important one year type coin, only 9 have been graded as such by PCGS, with just 2 coins graded higher. The surfaces are pristine, and boast full flaming fiery red color throughout, no signs of spotting or age, only the slightest mellowing of the original color. Only 420 were struck in Proof, and precious few even qualify as gems, much less as superb gems as offered here. If you demand a pinnacle coin for your portfolio, then see if this piece suits your needs. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1352		1909 Lincoln Cent. VDB. MS-65 Red and Brown. This coin is the first from a set purchased in 1944 from Ira S. Reed, the entire set (1909 to 1944) cost $90 at the time. We note the usual yellow luster with rose at the periphery. Sharply impressed by the dies. Estimated Value $10 - 15. View details	Realized $18
Lot 1353		1909-S. VDB. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. One of only 94 graded this high, with just 8 graded higher, which makes this one of the very best in existence. Blazing red on the obverse and reverse, with only a hint of mellowing. Examination of the surfaces finds only the minutest contact marks, and we wouldn't be surprised if this coin was resubmitted for a higher grade, which it could get. Only 484,000 struck, many were saved, but precious few can approach the quality offered here today. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 1354		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. The obverse of this key date coin is nearly a full gem, while the reverse has some streaky toning ranging from yellow to red, as often seen on these. Sharply impressed, and a nice coin to represent the key date Lincoln issue. Only 484,000 were struck, but many were saved as the first of their type. A trace of an old fingerprint on the obverse. On the original models for this coin, Victor David Brenner had spelled out his name. Mint officials rejected this, so Brenner placed just his initials, VDB on the lower reverse. The White House quickly approved this, and forced the Mint to start production immediately. Naturally, the boldness of the initials worried officials, and soon the press was against the audacious signature. To attempt a compromise, the initial "B" was suggested for Lincoln's shoulder, but Mint Engraver Barber (who normally used his initial "B" to sign coins), vehemently rejected this. Soon Brenner's initials were dropped altogether, until Barber's death in late 1917. Starting in 1918, a small VDB was restored on the lower part of Lincoln's shoulder, where they remain to this day. Once the public realized that coins with the VDB would be replaced due to the outcry of the bold initials on the lower reverse, many were hoarded. Hence, these have always been popular with collectors, and they have always found feverish demand. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1355		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. MS-64 Red and Brown. The surfaces have nice luster and are mostly red fading to brown. Sharply struck and with clean surfaces, even on Lincoln's beard. With a hint of toning around the edge. Always popular. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 1356		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. PCGS graded MS-63 Red and Brown. Toned at the top and bottom of the obverse, a bit streaky on the reverse. Always popular with date collectors. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1357		1909-S Lincoln Cent. VDB. VF-30. Only 484,000 were produced, and this one is nice and original. Lovely color and surfaces for a circulated grade. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1358		1909 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red. Nearly a gem with full original mint red, although there are traces of a fingerprint in the left obverse field. The strike is especially bold, as normal for a proof issue. Scarce this nice. Estimated Value $675 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 1359		1909-S Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-66 Red and Brown. A superb coin with saddle mint color and only a tiny speck or two on the reverse. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Unsold
Lot 1360		1909-S Lincoln Cent. MS-63 Red. With a few very minor fly specks on the reverse. Nice color and surfaces, and always in demand. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1361		1909-S Lincoln Cent. S over horizontal S. MS-65 Red. This one has bright color, and may have been carefully cleaned in the past, as the red color does not look original. The rims are unusual too, and have an irregular shape. Free of spots and other detractions, take a look and see what you think. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1362		1909-S Lincoln Cent. S over horizontal S. MS-65 Red. Blazing red throughout and well preserved with clean fields and devices. There appears to be a fingerprint on the lower obverse and upper reverse, but it is minor. Popular mintmark error. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1363		1909-S Lincoln Cent. S over horizontal S. PCGS graded MS-65 Red and Brown. One of the very best of this variety, certainly in the top 75 known. Golden red in color, and boldly struck. The error mintmark is clearly visible with a glass. An important coin for the specialist. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1364		1910 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. A very fresh example of this date. The luster glows forth from the fields, and the color ranges from rose and yellow to bright red. Sharply struck and appealing. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $121
Lot 1365		1910-S Lincoln Cent. MS-65 Red. Shiny and bright red throughout, this looks like it was minted today. Sharp on all devices and seldom found this nice. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Unsold
Lot 1366		1910-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. With just a hint of toning starting to form, and possibly an old fingerprint faintly visible. Sharp and scarce in this grade. We can scarcely find a mark on this coin to account for the conservative grade. Estimated Value $100 - 140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1367		1911 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Gleaming sunset and rose colors on both sides, with some minute darker specks included. Far better than the grade would imply. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details	Realized $75
Lot 1368		1911-D Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. A scarce date, even in this moderate grade. Excellent surfaces that show no detracting marks, and the color is especially bright. Nearly a grade better. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1369		1911-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red and Brown. This one is a bit dull in color, but does have rose and sunset hues around the edges. Boldly struck, and well worth a close look. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1370		1911-S Lincoln Cent. MS-65 Red and Brown. This one may have been cleaned long ago, but now retoned with delicate rose tones and sunset golds. Another scarce early mint marked Lincoln in high grade. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1371		1912 Lincoln Cent. MS-63 Red. Nice and red, with a couple of minor fingerprints on the obverse. Clean surfaces. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details	Realized $29
Lot 1372		1912-D Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. Well struck, with a partial wire rim on the upper obverse, and with choice surfaces. There is one tiny spot on the reverse, nestled up on the C of AMERICA. Satiny luster and with mellow original red color. An impressive coin for the moderate grade. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1373		1912-S Lincoln Cent. MS-65 Red and Brown. Probably cleaned in the distant past as the color is a bit brassy. Nice luster remains, and the fields and surfaces show very few handling marks. Well struck on the devices, save for minor weakness on the lower portions of AM in AMERICA, which is opposite Lincoln's head. Spot-free and very appealing. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 1374		1913 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Flashy original red in color, and with only a few minor specks. We note some very minor disturbances around the extreme edge of the coin, visible on both sides. A very faint fingerprint remnant is noted on the reverse, and there is a minor toning spot on the left wheat ear. Estimated Value $65 - 80. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1375		1913-D Lincoln Cent. MS-66 Red and Brown. Satiny original luster and with sunset yellow colors. Sharply impressed and without the usual finger prints or spots. Examination with a glass fail to find more than the most trivial signs of contact from other coins. An outstanding example that will no doubt be recognized for its quality and market potential. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $552
Lot 1376		1913-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. A beautiful coin that boasts a lovely tan color over original red surfaces. Hints of rose at the center, and well struck for this date. Free of the usual fingerprints or spots, making this coin especially desirable. Don't miss it. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1377		1914 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. Mostly red, with streaky toning on the shoulder. Lovely rose color at the center. A couple of minor tick marks, one on the cheekbone of the President, the other at the central reverse. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $58
Lot 1378		1914-D Lincoln Cent. MS-63 Red and Brown. Mellow red in color with some brown toning starting to settle in. One mark on the R of LIBERTY, and with some minor scuffs on the high points of Lincoln. Rare and seldom offered in high grade. Sharply struck on the wheat ears. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1379		1914-D Lincoln Cent. MS-60 Red and Brown. Possibly cleaned a bit, now with much red showing and original luster. Well struck by the dies, with crisp wheat ears and good curls on Lincoln's beard. Minor scuffs on the high points of the devices. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1380		1914-S Lincoln Cent. MS-65 Red and Brown. Flashy red luster and well struck for the date, free of spots or other detriments. Rare, but overshadowed by its big brother the'14-D. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1381		1914-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Mellow original color on both sides, with a small toned area on the lower left obverse. Sharply impressed at the centers, and minor weakness is noted on a few of the upper letters on the obverse. An impressive example of this scarce date. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 1382		1915 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Sharply struck and very well preserved. The only complaint are tiny flecks of toning which are only visible with a glass, some on both sides. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1383		1915-D Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. An impressive example that boasts a bold strike throughout, and shows no weakness on any of the devices or lettering. The color ranges from pinkish rose to sunset yellow hues, and no spots are worthy of note. Minor handling marks on Lincoln from a higher grade. Estimated Value $115 - 135. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1384		1915-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. This one is well struck and preserved, the only signs of weakness are on the right side, mostly on the edge of the right wheat ear. Lustrous and nearly a gem, with a few trivial flecks of toning visible with a glass. One of the better ones known of the date, certainly in the top 300. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1385		1916 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-65 Red and Brown. This coin is boldly struck and very well preserved. Nearly full red throughout, and worth a premium for its spot-free surfaces. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1386		1916-D Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Flashy and bright, with virtually complete original mint red on both sides. Examination will note a hint of peripheral toning starting to form. Sharp and original, and perfect for the date collector. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1387		1916-S Lincoln Cent. NGC graded MS-65 Red and Brown. Mostly red on the obverse, with some toning on the reverse. Scarce in full gem condition. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1388		1916-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. With a high degree of original red that shows faint mellowing on Lincoln. Crisply struck lettering and devices, San Francisco was trying to pull together and correct some earlier production problems from prior years which frequently resulted in poorly struck coins. A couple of faint marks on Lincoln's face, and a die crack leading to each wheat ear from the rim on the reverse. Estimated Value $450 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 1389		1917 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. Full red on the obverse, with traces of a fingerprint on the right side, the reverse with an arc of peripheral toning on the upper portion. Sharp throughout and exceptional quality. Estimated Value $30 - 40. View details	Realized $35
Lot 1390		1917-D Lincoln Cent. MS-65 Red and Brown. Spot free and pleasing, although the color may not be original. Sharply struck throughout. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1391		1917-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. This one possesses the typical San Francisco weakness and is struck from worn dies. Rim crumbling is noted around the left obverse, and the peripheral lettering lacks crispness on the obverse. The reverse is better struck, with a fresher die apparently, and exhibits not weakness. Traces of an old fingerprint on the right obverse. Only a hint of toning on both sides, and highly desirable. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1392		1918 Lincoln Cent. MS-64 Red. Golden to red in color and nice for the grade. The usual fingerprint fragment below LIBERTY. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details	Unsold
Lot 1393		1918. Error, struck 25% off-center. PCGS graded AU-55. Struck 25% off-center towards 12:30 on the obverse, with a full date and excellent surfaces. Medium brown with some slight streaking in the toning. Pleasing and popular as an early Lincoln cent error. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 1394		1918 Lincoln Cent. Each is mint fresh and well preserved. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details	Realized $81
Lot 1395		1918-D Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. This one is sharp on the obverse, while the reverse has some weakness in the strike. Faded mint red and very pleasing, with a bit of toning around the upper reverse. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1396		1918-S Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Blazing original red in color and with nary a mark to be found. Well struck for the date, with a touch of weakness on the last T of TRUST. One of 51 so graded, with just 14 graded higher in full Red, according to a recent PCGS Population Report. Scarce and desirable this nice. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 1397		1919 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. A glorious example of this date, there is one small spot on the top of Lincoln's head, and some rose shades at the center of the reverse. Well struck throughout. Estimated Value $30 - 40. View details	Realized $63
Lot 1398		1919-D Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red and Brown. This scarce date boasts fiery red color with some toning on the upper obverse, the reverse retains full original red save for a light toning spot on the left wheat ear. Hard to find this nice, and very expensive any better. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $144
Lot 1399		1919-S Lincoln Cent. MS-65. Possibly cleaned as the color is a bit too pink, and none of the usual surface specks are present. Well struck. Estimated Value $50 - 65. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1400		1920 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. This one has especially bright color on the obverse, the reverse a bit faded with an old fingerprint on the lower portion. Sharply impressed and scarce this nice. Estimated Value $30 - 40. View details	Unsold

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