Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 8

Coin and Currency Auction

U.S. $1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3907		1850 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nearly a gem with mint-fresh luster and well struck devices. A few ticks on the denomination, but the surfaces are very clean. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Unsold
Lot 3908		1851-C $1 Gold Liberty. ANACS graded VF-20. The ANACS grade reads "EF Details, Net VF-20, Scratched-Cleaned". The surfaces have been cleaned, like most others of this date. Minor surface handling marks, nothing deep or severe. A low mintage date. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $334
Lot 3909		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. MS-65. A gem that boasts mint fresh luster and clean surfaces. Faint hairlines in the fields, but they are hard to locate. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3910		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. A well struck example of this common date. Struck from clashed dies, as are most, and boasting flashy luster in the fields. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 3911		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. MS-60. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details	Realized $207
Lot 3912		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. This one just misses mint state by a hair or two. Lustrous. Estimated Value $160 - 180. View details	Realized $219
Lot 3913		1854 $1 Gold Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Nice color and surfaces, with one small tick on Liberty's cheek. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $265
Lot 3914		1851-O $1 Gold Liberty. As follows: 1851-0 VF; 1852 VF (scratch); 1854 Type 2 VF; 1856 VF; 1856 Fine (bent); 1862 VF. Total of 6. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $805
Lot 3915		1854 $1 Gold Indian. AU-50. Scarce and desirable in all grades, these type II Indians are always seen with clashed dies, and few were preserved in full mint state. Luster in the fields. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 3916		1855 $1 Gold Indian. AU-53. Well struck by the dies and the fields retain some luster near the lettering and devices. On the central reverse there are some minor scratches visible with a glass. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3917		1855-C $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded AU-55. One of the better coins to survive of this date, only 10 have been so graded by NGC, with 17 graded higher by that service. The surfaces show some minor pitting on the obverse, and struck from lightly clashed dies. Typical hairlines from brief circulation, and a rare coin in this grade. One for the demanding collector who needs this rare date in high grade. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details	Realized $7,188
Lot 3918		1855-D $1 Gold Indian. EF-40. Here is a rare date that has a mintage of just 1,811 pieces. This one was carefully cleaned long ago, and the surfaces have some minor marks that should be noted, there is a faint scratch along Liberty's mouth, close to the devices and hard to see, another touches the first A in AMERICA to the rim, and on the reverse there is minor weakness on the 8 and above. Seldom offered and worth careful review by date collectors who need this date. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details	Realized $3,450
Lot 3919		1855-O $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-61. Sharply struck for this Mint with full details on Liberty's head and on the upper portions of the wreath. Luster in the fields and the only complaint are minor hairlines from handling over the decades. Only 55,000 were coined of this important type 2 date, and just 8 have been graded as such, with 19 graded higher. A rarity that should delight the date collector. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3920		1858-D $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-60. Boldly struck on both sides but with minor hairlines and a bit abraded from handling and shipping. Only 11 graded higher by NGC, making this one of the better ones for collectors to own. Nice luster. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3921		1859-C $1 Gold Indian. AU-58. Well struck and preserved with hints of luster in the fields. The obverse is nice, minor circulation marks here and there, and light hairlines. On the reverse, the 8 in the date is a touch weak, and the wreath and other design elements are well struck. Weakly struck on the right side of the reverse dentils and rim. A rare date that is seldom found at all, much less in high grade. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 3922		1861 $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of EF-40 but there are rim marks. There are some marks on the rims, but the surfaces are nice. Estimated Value $70 - 100. View details	Realized $121
Lot 3923		1861-D. NGC graded AU-58. One of the most coveted of all gold dollars because these were all struck by the Confederacy. Two dies were shipped to Dahlonega which arrived on January 7, 1861. No coins were struck by the Union. After the Rebels seized the mint, an unknown quantity of gold dollars were coined using an old obverse die from 1860, and one of the two new reverses. most of which have been lapped so the wreath is always weak and lacking fine detail. Furthermore, the U of UNITED is always weak, and the rim over ICA is flat. As Walter Breen says, grade by surface, not wear or weak strike. A few qualify as mint state according to the services, but this is still one of the better ones known. The strike is sharp, with the letters UNITED a bit crushed, the reverse die has been lapped and still shows clash marks. Note that the date is full. No distracting handling marks on either side. We can not imagine a more historic coin from the period, and certain to bring a well deserved price. Estimated Value $25,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,400
Lot 3924		1870 $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of MS-60 however, cleaned. The coin retains most of the original appeal despite a cleaning. Still lustrous and sharply struck for the date. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Unsold
Lot 3925		1870 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded AU-58. A few trivial surfaces marks, but nice color and strike on the devices. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Realized $357
Lot 3926		1873 $1 Gold Indian. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Glowing luster on both sides and well struck. Several clash marks noted on each die, and a few stray marks. Sharply struck on Liberty. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 3927		1874 $1 Gold Indian. MS-60 Plus. Nice color and decent surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $196
Lot 3928		1876 $1 Gold Indian. AU-55. Light hairlines, but little wear to speak of. Good color. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3929		1880 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-65. One of the hoard dates in full gem condition. The obverse is prooflike, while the reverse is more business like. We note a small lint mark on the upper part of the date to the second L in DOLLAR. Frosty devices and very clean. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 3930		1881. Phenomenal! NGC graded MS-68 Phenomenal!. One of 12 graded this high by NGC, with none graded higher. The coin has the appearance that it was made today. Only the most minute signs of handling can be seen, and the luster booms from the fields. Frosted devices and as fine as can be located of this date. If you demand the best, then check out this lot. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3931		1886. PCGS graded Proof 66. This is one of the finest graded, in fact, just 11 have been graded this high by PCGS, with a single coin graded higher. Deep rose to red toning on both sides, with deeply mirrored fields surrounding the ample devices. Typical waviness to the planchet when examined closely, as seen on proof gold of this era. Examination will note some minor lint marks on the reverse, one at the top right of the wreath, another on the inside left on the corn husk, a short one connecting the two 8s in the date. Of course, the surfaces are pristine throughout. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold