Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 80

June Pre Long Beach Sale

Commemorative Silver Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1400		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. PQ. Wonderful rich rainbow toning on both sides. A great looking coin (PCGS # 9296) . Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $676
Lot 1401		1892 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides near the rims (PCGS # 9296) . Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $129
Lot 1402		1893 Columbian. ICG graded MS-65. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1403		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice white coin. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 9297) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $118
Lot 1404		1893 Columbian Half Dollar. Re-Punched Date, FS-301. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. Wonderful rainbow toning on both sides. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. (PCGS # 145747) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $911
Lot 1405		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice strike. Only 24,214 struck (PCGS # 9220) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $447
Lot 1406		1893 Isabella Quarter Dollar. ANACS graded AU-58. Light hint of gold tone on this lustrous coin. Only 24,214 struck. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 1407		1900 Lafayette Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely light golden toning. Only 36,026 minted. Bold, rolling-fresh finish, as frosty as when first issued. Difficult to find a Lafayette Dollar so nice. Next a word about the strike. The pressure transmitted from the die to the blank reveals itself in sharp portraits of the two men, as well as on the seated horseman from the equestrian statue of Lafayette in Paris. America's first Commemorative Silver Dollar, the designs were by Charles E. Barber after an engraving of Houdon's bust of Washington. On the reverse, Barber depicted the Lafayette equestrian statue at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Lafayette Dollars were sold to defray part of the cost of completing Paul Wayland Bartlett's statue of the French General, then under construction in Paris for display at the exposition. Out of an authorization for 50,000 pieces, 36,000 were sold, the remainder being melted. The Lafayette silver dollar was minted in one day, December 14, 1899, at the Philadelphia Mint, this being the 100th anniversary of the death of George Washington. When queried about prestriking the coins, for it was not yet 1900, the date on the coin, the Mint took the position that the date did not represent the striking at all but, simply, observed the year that the Paris Exposition was held, this being noted on the reverse. By this logic the present coin is dateless. Such little sidelights are interesting in the collecting of the series. The 1900 Lafayette dollar is very unusual, indeed unique among coinage of its era, for the dies were made by hand. The motifs were impressed on the obverse and reverse, and then by use of hand punches the dates and numerals were added around the border -- in the old-style process generally in use in the 1830s and before, but long obsolete by 1899. The reason for doing this is not clear today. Probably it was one of expediency. A number of die pairs were needed, and quickly, since the normal hubbing and master die process was bypassed. Accordingly, this is the only commemorative coin that can be collected today by die variety! Pop 273; 98 finer (PCGS # 9222) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,519
Lot 1408		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice frosty coin (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $165
Lot 1409		1918 Illinois Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned here and there. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 9320) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $165
Lot 1410		1920 Maine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. PQ. Nicely toned. Close to superb condition, and very frosty. Only 50,028 struck. Pop 400; 53 finer, 19 in 66+, 32 in 67, 2 in 67+. (PCGS # 9326) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1411		1920 Maine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Toned (PCGS # 9326) . Estimated Value $110 - 120. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $123
Lot 1412		1921 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64+ PQ. Beautiful toning on both sides. A frosty, well struck specimen. Scarcer of the two Pilgrim dates: Net mintage included 152,000 dated 1920 and 20,000 dated 1921 (PCGS # 9360) . Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $247
Lot 1413		1921 Pilgrim Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice deep old time toning atop smooth and frosted luster. The 1921 Pilgrims, in particular, are very well struck, tending to be carefully preserved, unlike the much more plentiful 1920 date, many of which ended up being placed into circulation. A beautiful Gem specimen (PCGS # 9360) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $235
Lot 1414		1922 Grant Half Dollar, no star. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely natural toning. Only 67,405 struck (PCGS # 9306) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1415		1923 Monroe Doctrine Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Frosty with a light tone (PCGS # 9333) . Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $176
Lot 1416		1925 Lexington-Concord Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Nice old time toning. Well struck (PCGS # 9318) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $100
Lot 1417		1925 Norse Medal Thick MS60+. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $165
Lot 1418		1925 Vancouver Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-65 Star PQ. CAC Approved. Wonderful blue and golden toning. Great looking coin. Original luster radiates on both sides of this Gem quality example. Only 14,994 minted (PCGS # 9399) . Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,087
Lot 1419		1925 Vancouver Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. PQ. Frosty and choice with a hint of tone. Only 14,994 struck. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 9399) . Estimated Value $300 - 335. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1420		1925-S California Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. A hint of light gold tone (PCGS # 9281) . Estimated Value $280 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $329
Lot 1421		1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely original toning. Pop 303; 13 finer, 5 in 65+, 8 in 66. (PCGS # 9374) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,528
Lot 1422		1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Some light toning. Pop 303; 13 finer, 5 in 65+, 8 in 66. (PCGS # 9374) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,116
Lot 1423		1926-S Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Light hint of tone. This Gem was struck the first year. Oregon half dollars were extended to 1939, though some years there were none made (PCGS # 9341) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $212
Lot 1424		1927 Vermont Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned (PCGS # 9401) . Estimated Value $220 - 230. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $212
Lot 1425		1934 Maryland Half Dollar PCGS graded Genuine Unc Details. Cleaning. Nicely toned. Only 25,015 minted (PCGS # 9328) . Estimated Value $90 - 100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $118
Lot 1426		1934-D Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A blazing white gem. The surfaces are bright from the lovely mint satiny texture that swirls around both sides. Struck with preciseness only now and then found Commemorative half dollars.Only 7,006 struck (PCGS # 9344) . Estimated Value $200 - 210. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $212
Lot 1427		1935 Hudson Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67. Nice original toning on both sides. Pop 26; 3 finer in 67 Star (PCGS # 9312) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,286
Lot 1428		1935 Spanish Trail Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Mostly untoned. Popular key type of the commemorative series. A beautiful silver-bright coin with no objectionable marks or blemishes. As soon as one sees the booming luster on this Spanish Trail commemorative, it comes as no surprise everything is razor-sharp on all devices as well. Only 10,008 struck. The obverse has a punning head of a cow in honor of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (Cabeza de Vaca being Spanish for "head of a cow"). Nunez explored the Old Spanish Trail region in 1528. The reverse delineates (none to accurately) his path from Florida to El Paso, Texas along with a yucca tree at center, a common regional plant. L. W. Hoffecker designed the coin along with Edmund J. Senn, an El Paso sculptor who translated the sketches into plaster models. A total of 10,000 were struck, the authorized mintage (PCGS # 9376) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,351
Lot 1429		1936 Boone Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67+. CAC Approved. PQ. Partial lovely obverse rainbow toning. Only 12,012 struck. Pop 1; 4 finer in 68. (PCGS # 9266) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Young Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,351
Lot 1430		1936 Columbia, S.C. Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. PQ. Housed in an NGC Old Style Holder. Estimated Value $180 - 190. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $188
Lot 1431		1936 Delaware Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. PQ. Light hint of tone. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 9301) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $223
Lot 1432		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67+. CAC Approved. PQ. A frosty white gem. Only 20,015 struck. Pop 13; 5 finer, 4 in 68, 1 in 68+. (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex Larry Shepherd Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,939
Lot 1433		1936 Elgin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. CAC Approved. A nice white coin, the Elgin Commemorative tends to shine when found this outstanding. The luster is heavily frosted rather than more satin-like as seen on most Commemoratives in the 1930s. We have to assume this was intentional, and requested by the artist who designed the coin. Outside artists often were allowed to dictate certain aspects of their designs, within the bounds of the limitation of the minting presses and die preparation constraints. Again, this is a gorgeous Gem (PCGS # 9303) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $223
Lot 1434		1936 Gettysburg Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely toning on both sides. Struck with preciseness only now and then found on 1930s decade commemoratives, and we are pleased to report sharp devices found at the centers, particularly on the two accoladed portraits representing the Blue and Gray Reunion (PCGS # 9305) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1435		1936 Lynchburg Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice light gold toning (PCGS # 9324) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $188
Lot 1436		1936 Norfolk Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67 PQ. CAC Approved. Nice light golden toning with supremely beautiful (and satin-like) fields. Devices are equally bless with smooth luster and also sport bold definition on the sailing ship and all lettering. Superb! (PCGS # 9337) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $400
Lot 1437		1936 Rhode Island Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. A nice white coin (PCGS # 9363) . Estimated Value $90 - 100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $88
Lot 1438		1936 Rhode Island Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice white coin. Housed in a PCGS First Generation Holder (PCGS # 9363) . Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $100
Lot 1439		1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A nice coin. Housed in a PCGS First Generation Holder (PCGS # 9369) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $141
Lot 1440		1936 Wisconsin Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67+. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely light golden tone. Only 25,015 struck. Pop 38; 31 finer, 27 in 68, 4 in 68+. (PCGS # 9447) . Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $646
Lot 1441		1936 York Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-67+. CAC Approved. Lovely reverse golden toning increases this superb coin's allure. Very satin-like. Only 25,015 struck. Pop 6; 33 finer, 1 in 67 Star, 25 in 68, 7 in 68 Star. (PCGS # 9449) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $852
Lot 1442		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A hint of light gold tone near the edges makes this a superior Cincinnati example. The low mintage caused a stir of feverish speculation among collectors when the Mint released this issue in 1936. Prices rose almost at once to $75 for the three-coin, P-D-S set, before a reaction set in and the market tumbled in 1937-38. Only 5,005 struck. Pop 315; 59 finer, 15 in 66+, 39 in 67, 4 in 67+, 1 in 68. (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1443		1936-D Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar PCGS graded Genuine Unc Details. Cleaning. Lightly toned. Only 5,005 minted (PCGS # 9284) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $247
Lot 1444		1936-D Rhode Island Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A frosty white coin, also a Gem and very inexpensive considering Rhode Island's historic significance (PCGS # 9364) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $106
Lot 1445		1936-P,D,S Arkansas Half Dollar Set. Sharpness of MS-60 to MS-63. Deeply toned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details	Realized $223
Lot 1446		1936-P,D,S Texas Half Dollar Set. Grade include: 1936-P, NGC MS-66, CAC Approved; 1936-D, PCGS MS-66; 1936-S, NGC MS-66. Struck on the occasion of the state's 100th anniversary celebrations held in Dallas. The obverse eagle is superimposed on a five-pointed star representing Texas as the Lone Star State. The reverse uses a winged Liberty with various evens and persons important in Texas history incorporated into the design. One feature of the coin that came in for criticism was the "vulture-like" eagle; no one, it seems, had noticed (except possibly Coppini himself and Breen who reports on it) that the bird alludes to the Mexican national emblem and thus would have represented Texas's old Mexican origin. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details	Realized $764
Lot 1447		1936-S Bay Bridge Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice light golden toning (PCGS # 9254) . Estimated Value $140 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $141
Lot 1448		1936-S Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. Light hint of tone. Housed in a PCGS First Generation Holder (PCGS # 9285) . Estimated Value $220 - 230. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $247
Lot 1449		1936-S Oregon Trail Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely reverse golden toning. Only 5,006 struck. Pop 147; 15 finer, 11 in 67+, 3 in 68, 1 in 68+. (PCGS # 9346) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold

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