Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 80

June Pre Long Beach Sale

Capped Bust Half Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 684		1833. Overton-101, Rarity 1. PCGS graded EF-45. Exhibits antique grey toning on both sides (PCGS # 6163) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $176
Lot 685		1833. Overton-103, Rarity 2. PCGS graded EF-40. Nice light toning (PCGS # 6163) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $129
Lot 686		1833. Overton-106, Rarity 2. PCGS graded EF-40. Nice old time toning (PCGS # 6163) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $165
Lot 687		1833. Overton-105, Rarity 2. PCGS graded VF-35. A hint of tone (PCGS # 6163) . Estimated Value $90 - 100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $106
Lot 688		1834. Large date and letters. Overton-103, Rarity 2. PCGS graded EF-45. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 6164) . Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $212
Lot 689		1834. Large date and letters. Overton-101, Rarity 1. PCGS graded EF-40. CAC Approved. Evenly toned on both sides. Yet another outstanding, carefully selected specimen. It must have taken the consigner years of endless searches to hand-pick these charming specimens. Do not be surprised to see strong competing prices once bidding begins on these Bust Half Dollars (PCGS # 6164) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $212
Lot 690		1834. Large date and letters. Overton-102, Rarity 1. PCGS graded EF-45. Attractively toned on both sides (PCGS # 6164) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $212
Lot 691		1834. Large date, small letters. Overton-106, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-53. CAC Approved. Warm russet-gold toning with plenty of mint luster sparkling below. A handsome offering (PCGS # 6165) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $764
Lot 692		1834. Large date, small letters. Overton-107, Rarity 1. NGC graded AU-53. Lightly toned with some mint luster remaining. Choice surfaces for what is often a well-abraded 19th Century Type. Pop 6; 19 finer at NGC for the variety. Historic Notation: From 1829 to 1834, or so says Neil Carothers in his 1930 numismatic reference and must-have book "Fractional Money," the question of currency reform was constantly agitated. Forty years after the establishment of the mint the coinage system was a discreditable failure. There were three elements in the problem, the circulation of bank notes issued by a host of state banks of every degree of financial integrity, the disappearance of gold as the result of an adverse coinage ratio [15 to 1], and the continued circulation of a non-decimal foreign silver coinage [chiefly Spanish and Mexican] of degenerate condition. The bank note question and the problem of gold coinage were, perhaps, of the more fundamental importance, but the problem of the fractional currency was more immediately pressing and more intimately bound up with the customs and daily life of the people. In June 1834 a coinage bill became law that altered the situation and did nothing to solve the problem of a shortage of small silver coins. This bill's effect lasted the greater part of two decades; until, that is, the gold discoveries of the California gold rush upset the gold to silver balance once more. The essential provision of the bill of 1834 reduced the weight of the standard gold dollar from 24.75 grains of fine metal to 23.2 grain. In effect, this changed the coinage ratio from 15 to 1 to 16.002 to 1. From a legal standpoint the law was a debasement of the currency by approximately 3 percent. From the standpoint of the fractional coinage it was an egregious blunder. By giving gold a higher value as coin than it could command in the arts Congress had deliberately provided for the cessation of silver coinage. It had virtually adopted the gold standard without any provision for a small change currency! Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $317
Lot 693		1834. Large date, small letters. Overton-108, Rarity 2. PCGS graded AU-50. Nice even toning. Beautiful strike on those hair curls. An attractive coin and solid for the grade (PCGS # 6165) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $294
Lot 694		1834. Small date and letters. Overton-113, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-53. Even dark toning on both sides (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $447
Lot 695		1834. Small date and letters. Overton-116, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-50. CAC Approved. Nice even toning (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $382
Lot 696		1834. Small date and letters. Overton-111, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-50. Rich old time toning with bluish hue and very well struck. An attractive original piece (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $353
Lot 697		1834. Small date and letters. Overton-119, Rarity 4. PCGS graded EF-45. Evenly toned. This interesting variety has the so-called stair step date, comprised of "slender sharp figures that are progressively lower and closer together from left to right, hence the stair step designation". Parsley adds, "mouth is slightly open and an ugly curl to upper lip. The most prominent nose of any 1834." (He seems to have it in for poor Lady Liberty!) Notable reverse feature is that the letters of UNITED are recut. In earlier Overton editions, O-119 was given a Rarity-3 rating. It has since been revised UPWARD to Rarity-4 for the current (soon to be replaced) Fourth Edition. Rarities gatherers may want to make note of this (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $353
Lot 698		1834. Small date and letters. Overton-120, Rarity 3. PCGS graded EF-45. Frosty and mostly untoned (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $235
Lot 699		1834. Small date and letters. Overton-109, Rarity 1. PCGS graded Genuine, Cleaning - AU Details. Lightly toned and well struck (PCGS # 39913) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $200
Lot 700		1834. Small date and letters. Overton-115, Rarity 2. PCGS graded EF-40. Light blue and grey toning on both sides (PCGS # 6166) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $141
Lot 701		1835. Overton-104, Rarity 4. PCGS graded EF-45. Attractively toned. Pop 2; 4 finer for the variety, 1 in 55, 2 in 58, 1 in 60. (PCGS # 39930) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $376
Lot 702		1835. Overton-106, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-53. Mostly untoned. A superior coin in its grade with oceans of eye appeal that will entice bidding. Pop 3; 5 finer for the variety, 1 in 55, 2 in 58, 1 in 62, 1 in 63. (PCGS # 39932) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $494
Lot 703		1835. Overton-108, Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-53. Frosty and mostly untoned, a most assuredly frosty example. 1835 is the only time in US history that the government paid off the national debt. This was done at the insistance of President Andrew Jackson. Since then, "business as usual" has prevailed (PCGS # 6168) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $400
Lot 704		1835. Overton-105, Rarity 1. ANACS graded AU-55. Lightly toned with rolling luster over both sides. A few weak areas due to the strike. Carefully protected, original surfaces place this one among the better class. Housed in an ANACS Old Style Holder. Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $341
Lot 705		1835. Overton-101, Rarity 1. PCGS graded EF-40. Evenly toned (PCGS # 6168) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $212
Lot 706		1836. Overton-107, Rarity 3. NGC graded MS-62. Untoned. A frosted example with silvery accented surfaces that shimmer atop the bright and hard-working luster beneath. Some weakness of strike is seen at the top hair curls, and there is some minor absence of rim denticles. Stars are, for the most part, well defined, with their outer points pulled toward the rim. The mint increased its production this year, when 6,546,200 half dollars were struck. Twenty-three die varieties are reported. Pop 2; none finer at NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 707		1836. Overton-123, Rarity 3. NGC graded AU-55. Nicely toned. Pop 2; none finer at NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,087
Lot 708		1836. Overton-104, Rarity 3. NGC graded AU-53. Mostly untoned. The 1 in the date is recut, with the stand showing below the base. "This is an old reverse die used in 1834" explains Donald Parsley. Pop 2; 2 finer in 66 for the variety. Estimated Value $300 - 325. Ex Jules Reiver Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 709		1836. Overton-109, Rarity 3. NGC graded EF-45. Scarce. Mostly untoned. In prior editions, Overton listed O-109 with a Rarity-4 rating. Since the 4th Edition (edited by Donald Parsley following Overton's passing, the rarity has been revised slightly to 3. A diagnostic sharp spike on the outer point of star 7 identifies this obverse. Also, stars 10, 12 and 13 are recut at their upper points. On the reverse, the olive stem is entirely over the top of C. Pop 3; 8 finer for the variety, 2 in 55, 4 in 58, 1 in 62, 1 in 64. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $223
Lot 710		1836. Beaded Reverse. Overton-106, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-50. CAC Approved. Nice even toning. Pop 3; 10 finer for the variety, 3 in 53, 3 in 55, 2 in 58, 2 in 63. (PCGS # 39966) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $353
Lot 711		1836. Beaded Reverse. Overton-106, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-53. Well struck with dark old time toning. Although not a rarity by any means, be aware that O-106 is the only reverse in the lettered edge series that has a raised edge with beaded segments (as would become standard with all half dollars beginning with the 1836 Reeded Edge coins struck later in the year (PCGS # 39966) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $423
Lot 712		1836. Overton-105, Rarity 3. NGC graded AU-50. Nice light golden tone. Pop 2; 4 finer for the variety, 1 in 53, 2 in 61, 1 in 63. Estimated Value $300 - 325. Ex Jules Reiver Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $317
Lot 713		1836. Overton-118, Rarity 4. NGC graded VF-35. Nicely toned. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 714		1836. Overton-102, Rarity 3. NGC graded EF-40. Lightly toned. Pop 1; 10 finer at NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 715		1836, 8 over 3. Overton-108a, Rarity 2. NGC graded EF-40. A hint of gold tone. Pop 1; 22 finer at NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $165
Lot 716		1836. Overton-119, Rarity 3. NGC graded EF-45. Nice grey toning on both sides. Pop 4; 11 finer at NGC. Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 717		1836. Overton-120, Rarity 3. NGC graded EF-45. Light grey toning. Pop 4; 10 finer at NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $188
Lot 718		1836. Beaded Reverse. Overton-106a, Rarity 4. PCGS graded Genuine, Cleaning - VF Details. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 39967) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $106
Lot 719		1836. Overton-101a, Rarity 1. NGC graded EF-40. A hint of old time toning. Pop 2; 5 finer at NGC for the variety. Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $141
Lot 720		1836. Beaded Reverse. Overton-106, Rarity 1. PCGS graded VF-35. Light toning (PCGS # 39966) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $106
Lot 721		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-120, Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-61. Smooth old time toning with a hint of steel-blue color. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 6169) . The Year 1836 in History: The 555-foot marble obelisk known as the Washington Monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss and weighing 81,120 tons, was designed in 1836 by Robert Mills, a noted government architect who was also responsible for designing the Treasury, Post Office, and Patent Office buildings in Washington. The Washington Monument was unique in its classic simplicity at a time when adornment was becoming more pronounced. Building it took place in two major phases, 1848-56, and 1876-84 -- a lack of funds, political turmoil, and uncertainty about the survival of the American Union caused the intermittent hiatus. It suffered damage in a 2011 earthquake but will hopefully be reopened in 2014 barring delays. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,704
Lot 722		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-116, Rarity 2. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Frosty and mostly untoned. Star 12 recut on this obverse; the reverse is noteworthy for its denomination blunder, 50 over 00. The 5 has a broad curved top and is recut over a 0, the curve of the 0 showing clearly to left of the 5 and on some specimens it shows between the top and upper curve of 5. Condition Census: (65, 63, 62, 60, 60) (PCGS # 6169) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,410
Lot 723		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-108a, Rarity 2. NGC graded AU-58. Lightly toned. Very bold strike on stars, portrait and drapery (including all curls) while the eagle shows similar outstanding characteristics. All feathers bold, as is the shield. The eagle�s claws commendably strong as well, with even the arrow shafts visible in the arrowheads. A remarkable looking specimen. This is the lettered edge variety in which the date 1836 is overpunched from an earlier "3" so that the 1836 appears to be over 1336. The knob of the 3 clearly shows inside the lower loop of 8. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,087
Lot 724		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-109, Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-55. The obverse shows mellow grey-blue toning, while the obverse still remains some mint luster (PCGS # 6169) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $846
Lot 725		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-118, Rarity 4. NGC graded AU-55. A hint of light gold tone. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 726		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-103, Rarity 4. PCGS graded EF-45. Lightly toned and well struck. A scarce issue that retains its coveted Rarity-4 rating from earlier editions. Endless and uncompromised eye appeal from centers to peripheries on both sides. Pop 1; 2 finer for the variety, 1 in 50, 1 in 58. (PCGS # 39940) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $447
Lot 727		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-110, Rarity 1. NGC graded AU-55. Nicely toned and a lustrous, high circulated grade. The smooth, mar-free fields set it apart from similarly graded (but often abraded) Overton-110s of this year. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 728		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-123, Rarity 3. NGC graded AU-55. A hint of blue tone. Still has plenty of luster remaining on both sides. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 729		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-105, Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-53. Nice blue and gold toning. A single minute ding on the neck, with all fields and other surfaces squarely above average for this desirable AU grade. Lovely color; both sides support some oritinal mint frostiness (PCGS # 6169) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $447
Lot 730		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-107, Rarity 3. NGC graded AU-53. Untoned and very lustrous. Appealing as it is, O-107 is known for its "horn top 5" with broken arrow shaft on the reverse denomination. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 731		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-113, Rarity 2. PCGS graded AU-53. Mostly untoned and very sharp for the issue. All stars bold, hair curls noticeably better than the curls seen on many other die varieties this year. The coin clearly has responded to the full impact from the dies. The Lettered Edge 1836 issues mark the final production using a hand-operated screw press. New steam press technology was introduced later in the year and used to strike Reeded Edge 1836 halves (PCGS # 6169) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $447
Lot 732		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-114, Rarity 1. PCGS graded AU-55. A hint of tone. Pop 3; 1 finer in 58 for the variety. (PCGS # 39949) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $541
Lot 733		1836. Lettered edge. Overton-117, Rarity 3. PCGS graded EF-45. Nicely toned. In the date, the number 1 is unusually low compared to 836. Also, star 8 is recut. Now Rarity-3, having been listed as R-2 in earlier Overton editions (PCGS # 6169) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $259

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