Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 80

June Pre Long Beach Sale

Two Cent Pieces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 174		1864. Small Motto. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC Approved. PQ. Well struck with lovely brown and blue toning. An unknown, but clearly restricted quantity of this Red Book first year variety was produced from a single pair of dies. While Mint State examples are offered regularly, rarely are they seen with such lovely surfaces and toning as this handsome MS64 grade coin. Pop 398; 18 finer, 17 in 65, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 3579) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,998
Lot 175		1864. Large Motto. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Bold color and well struck. A lovely fresh red Gem that has radiant copper-bright hue. Lustrous and sharply struck with top-quality nearly pristine fields. Even the finest, most delicate detail is seen on this coin, a Two-cent piece struck with uncommon exactness for the issue. First year issue.Pop 225; 57 finer, 4 in 65+, 52 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 3578) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,528
Lot 176		1865. PCGS graded MS-66 Red PQ. CAC Approved. A nice fully red example. A blazing copper-bright specimen with increasingly satin highlights toward the rims including an interesting die break at a stress point on this die, from the tip of the ribbon (which holds IN GOD WE TRUST) to the right rim at the 3 o�clock position. A satiny gem of the finest order, strictly meeting or exceeding the MS66 standard we might add, and among the finest certified by PCGS. Need we remind bidders that a weak impression was left by the rebound of the (often dilapidated) dies that usually struck this denomination; however, in the present case, the opposite is true, this second year of issue coin shows outstanding detail and a clear, resolute strike. Pop 44; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 3584) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,875
Lot 177		1866. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red PQ. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Only 725 minted. A wonderful red coin. Bright and flashy red with deeper gold highlights in places. A lovely gem, equal to the task of the assigned Proof 65 grade, and bettered by few others. Struck with systematic exactness throughout, there is no sign of weak areas anywhere on this superior Proof coin. Pop 31; 2 finer in 66 (PCGS # 3632) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,230
Lot 178		1870. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. CAC Approved. Scarce date in red, much tougher to find than 1864-69 issues in this desirable state of preservation. Full, bold transfer from the die to planchet seen in the wreath, shield lines, and all legends. Pop 20; 16 finer, 1 in 64+, 15 in 65. (PCGS # 3608) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 179		1871. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red. A blazing red coin. Only 960 struck. A sparkling Gem Proof of the finest order. Broadly sweeping mirror surface supports intense mint color and iridescence. Outstanding for the PR65 grade and certain to attract much bidding interest. Pop 42; 16 finer, 2 in 65, 14 in 66 (PCGS # 3647) . Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,290
Lot 180		1872. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC Approved. Only 65,000 minted. Nice brown toning. Deep reddish brown color covers the fields of this handsome and very scarce Two-cent coin, which happens to be the last circulation strike production coin in the brief series that lasted from 1864 until 1873. The last year of issue was struck in Proof only. Especially bold strike. Seldom offered this nice as the census would seem to indicate: Pop 11; 3 finer in 65 (PCGS # 3612) . Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,113