Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 81

The Pre-Long Beach Sale

World Gold Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1794		Israel. Direct Peace Negotiations (Madrid Peace Talks), State Gold Medal, 1991. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Expresses the hope that the Madrid Peace Talks with Israel's Arab neighbors mark a turing point in Israel's history. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $435
Lot 1795		Israel. Christopher Columbus Quincentennial Gold Medal, 1992. 115.3 grams. Stamped 10kt. 58 mm. By Paul Vincze. Magnes Museum Berkeley Ca. Expulsion of Jews from Spain and Columbus and the new world. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,851
Lot 1796		Israel. Expulsion of Jews from Spain, State Gold Medal, 1992. 30 grams. 917 fine. 35 mm. 944 minted. Fifteen centuries of Jewish life came to an end when Spain expelled some 200,000 Jews in 1492. A map is shown illustrating the routes taken by the refugees and a typical sailing ship of the period. The reverse features a wall from the 14th century Shmuel Halevi Abulafia Synagogue of Toledo, with Kabbalistic spheres in the background and this verse below: "My heart longed from the courtyards of the Lord" in Hebrew. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 1797		Israel. Jerusalem Reunited, State Gold Medal, 1992. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Commemorates the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel. Inscribed "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 1798		Israel. Israel Supreme Court, State Gold Medal, 1992. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. The Supreme Court building, dedicated in 1992 was made possible by a contribution of the Rothschild Foundation. Features the Biblical verse: "Zion shall be redeemed by justice (Isaiah 1:27)." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $441
Lot 1799		Israel. 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America, State Gold Medal, 1992. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30. Statue of Liberty, skyscrapers, etc. Reverse; Columbus ship sailing to America. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $441
Lot 1800		Israel. Concentration Camps, State Gold Medal, 1992. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Six children, symbolize the 6 million victims of the Holocaust. Reverse features an electrified barbed-wire fence with the names of 6 death camps: Treblinka, Chelmno, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Maidanek, Sobibor and Blezec. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $482
Lot 1801		Israel. 5 New Sheqalim, 1992. KM-236. 0.2407 ounce. B'nai B'rith. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 1802		Israel. 14th Maccabiah Games, State Gold Medal, 1993. 30 grams. 917 fine. 35 mm. Mintage 411 pieces. Features three runners with Jerusalem in the background and Biblical verse: "I have gathered them to their own land (Ezekial 39)." About 5,500 Jewish athletes competed in 34 different competitions. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,087
Lot 1803		Israel. Israel-Jordan Peace Agreement, State Gold Medal, 1994. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Commemorates historic agreement, signed by Hussein I, King of Jordan, and Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $441
Lot 1804		Israel. Vatican and Israel, State Gold Medal, 1994. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Commemorates the signing of an agreement on December 30, 1993, establishing diplomacities between Israel and the Vatican. Inscribed "Shalom Aleichem" (Peace unto you), and "Pax Vobis" in Latin. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 1805		Israel. Railway 100th Anniversary, State Gold Medal, 1994. 10.4 grams. 750 fine. 24 mm. Commemorates the first railroad in Eretz Israel, inaugurated in 1892, which ran from Jaffa to Jerusalem. Features steam engine and modern train, along with a Biblical quote: "Build up the track (Isaiah 62)." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 1806		Israel. Jerusalem 3,000th Anniversary, State Platinum Medal, 1995. 1 ounce pure platinum. 35 mm. Mintage 555 pieces.King David conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusites. Panoramic view of old and new Jerusalem. Reverse features a mosaic showing King David playing harp, plus the inscription "He called it the City of David(2 Samuel)." In original wood case. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,439
Lot 1807		Israel. Jerusalem (multi-language), State Gold Medal, 1995. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Rainbow over panoramic view of Jerusalem. Reverse features the Lion of Judah surrounded by Jerusalem in many languages including ancient Hebrew, English, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, etc. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 1808		Israel. Yitzhak Rabin, State Gold (two gold medals), Silver, Bronze, and Coppernickel, 1995. Gold weights 26 grams 999.9 fine, 15 grams 750 fine. Silver 60 grams pure. Issued in honor of the Israel Prime Minister, who was assassinated on November 4, 1995 at the conclusion of a peace rally. Inscribed "I devoted all my life to security and peace." Lot of 5 medals in custom presentation case. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 1809		Israel. Jerusalem (multi-language), State Gold Medal, 1995. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Rainbow over panoramic view of Jerusalem. Reverse features the Lion of Judah surrounded by Jerusalem in many languages including ancient Hebrew, English, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, etc. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 1810		Israel. Yitzhak Rabin, State Gold Medal, 1995. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Issued in honor of the Israel Prime Minister, who was assassinated on November 4, 1995 at the conclusion of a peace rally. Inscribed "I devoted all my life to security and peace." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $435
Lot 1811		Israel. Jerusalem 3,000th Anniversary, State Gold Medal, 1995. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. King David conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusites. Panoramic view of old and new Jerusalem. Reverse features a mosaic showing King David playing harp, plus the inscription "He called it the City of David (2 Samuel)." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $458
Lot 1812		Israel. Jerusalem (multi-language), State Gold Medal, 1995. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Rainbow over panoramic view of Jerusalem. Reverse features the Lion of Judah surrounded by Jerusalem in many languages including ancient Hebrew, English, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, etc. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 1813		Israel. Jerusalem (multi-language), State Gold Medal, 1995. 15 grams. 750 fine. 30 mm. Rainbow over panoramic view of Jerusalem. Reverse features the Lion of Judah surrounded by Jerusalem in many languages including ancient Hebrew, English, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, etc. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 1814		Israel. Maccabiah Games, State Gold Medal, 1997. 30 grams. 917 fine. 35 mm. Commemorates Maccabiah Games held in 1895, 1921 and 1932. Athletes are depicted swimming, diving, sail-boating, etc. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,087
Lot 1815		Israel. State Gold Medal, ND. 15.8 grams. 900 fine. 36 mm. First President - Dr. Chaim Weizman (President from 1949-1952). Reverse: Emblems of the Twelve Tribes and the date of Israel's Independence, May 14, 1948. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $475 - 525. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 1816		Israel. State Gold Medal, ND. 10.4 grams. 750 fine. 24 mm. First President - Dr. Chaim Weizman (President from 1949-1952). Reverse: 50th Anniversary of Israel's Independence. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $260 - 280. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 1817		Israel. Martin Burber, State Gold Medal, 1999. 16.8 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Reverse shows dancing Hasidic Jews. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $388
Lot 1818		Israel. Albert Einstein, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Einstein reverse features Wise Observatory in Tel-Aviv. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $388
Lot 1819		Israel. Sigmund Freud, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Reverse features Michaelangeo's statue of Moses. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $388
Lot 1820		Israel. George Gershwin, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Reverse shows a piano and the inscription "Fascination." Bust Gershwin did not write the song "Fascination" --he did write "Fascinating Rhythm." Another notable composition of Gershwin written in 1936 and made a gift of the song to the Universary of California, at Los Angeles, "Strike up the Band for UCLA." Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1821		Israel. Leon Blum, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Reverse is inscribed with quote in French, Hebrew and English "A worthy homeland, equal and free for every Jew." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1822		Israel. Hussein, King of Jordan, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Tribute following the death of King Hussein (1935-1999). Inscribed "Peace for the children of Abraham" in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1823		Israel. George Gershwin, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Reverse shows a piano and the inscription "Fascination." Bust Gershwin did not write the song "Fascination" --he did write "Fascinating Rhythm." Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1824		Israel. Martin Buber, State Gold Medal, 1999. 16.8 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Reverse shows dancing Hasidic Jews. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $388
Lot 1825		Israel. Albert Einstein, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Einstein reverse features Wise Observatory in Tel-Aviv. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $411
Lot 1826		Israel. Sigmund Freud, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Reverse features Michaelangeo's statue of Moses. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $388
Lot 1827		Israel. Franz Kafka, State Gold Medal, 1999. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Franz Kafka, writer. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $388
Lot 1828		Israel. Prime Ministers of Israel, Lot of 6 State Gold Medals, 2000. Each is 10.4 grams (Total 62.4 grams). 750 fine. 24 mm. Portrait medals of David Ben-Gurion, Levi Eshkol, Moshe Sharett, Golda Meir, Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Rabin. The common reverse design features a flag and menorah-emblem of the State of Israel. In custom wood box. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,851
Lot 1829		Israel. Prime Ministers of Israel, Lot of 6 State Gold Medals, 2000. 10.4 grams per medal (Total 62.4 grams). 750 fine. 24 mm. Portrait medals of David Ben-Gurion, Levi Eshkol, Moshe Sharett, Golda Meir, Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Rabin. The common reverse design features a flag and menorah-emblem of the State of Israel. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details	Realized $1,851
Lot 1830		Israel. Eli Cohen, State Gold Medal, 2000. 30 grams. 917 fine. 35 mm. Eliahu ben Shaoul Cohen, worked as a Mossad agent in Damascus, Syria under the alias of Kamal Amin Ta'abet from 1962 until his exposure and execution on May 18, 1965. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,087
Lot 1831		Israel. Eli Cohen, State Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals, 2000. Gold weight 30 grams. 917 fine. 35 mm. Silver 60 grams pure, bronze 70 mm. Eliahu ben Shaoul Cohen, worked as a Mossad agent in Damascus, Syria under the alias of Kamal Amin Ta'abet from 1962 until his exposure and execution on May 18, 1965. In custom wood box. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,081
Lot 1832		Israel. Jonathan Netanyahu (Operation Jonathan), State Gold Medal, 2001. 85 grams. 916.6 fine. 50 mm. Maximum mintage 90 pieces. For the 25th anniversary tribute to the leader of the dramatic rescue at the Entebbe Airport. All of those held were rescued, and the only casualty was Lt. Col. Jonathan Netanyahu. Fighter planes landing at the airport on the reverse. In original wood case. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,173
Lot 1833		Israel. Jonathan Netanyahu (Operation Jonathan), State Gold Medal, 2001. 15 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. For the 25th anniversary tribute to the leader of the dramatic rescue at the Entebbe Airport. All of those held were rescued, and the only casualty was Lt. Col. Jonathan Netanyahu. Fighter planes landing at the airport on the reverse. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 1834		Israel. 9-11 Forever Remembered, State Gold Medal, 2001. 30.8 grams. 750 fine. 38 mm. Skyline of lower Manhattan is featured, with the Twin Towers, before the terrorist attack, along with inscription "United in Democracy." The torch held by the Statue of Liberty is depicted, with the legend "Peace and freedom will prevail." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $905
Lot 1835		Israel. 9-11 Forever Remembered, State Gold Medal, 2001. 30.8 grams. 750 fine. 38 mm. Skyline of lower Manhattan is featured, with the Twin Towers, before the terrorist attack, along with inscription "United in Democracy." The torch held by the Statue of Liberty is depicted, with the legend "Peace and freedom will prevail." Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $905
Lot 1836		Israel. Teddy Kolleck, State Gold Medal, 2002. 35.4 grams. 917 fine. 38 mm. Rare, maximum authorized mintage of 180. Issued to celebrate the 90th birthday of this long-time Mayor of Jerusalem and important Israeli leader. Reverse has Lion of Judah surrounded by "Lover and builder of Jerusalem." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,293
Lot 1837		Israel. INS Dakar (Submarine), State Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals, 2002. Gold weight 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Silver 50 grams sterling. Bronze 50 mm. The INS Dakar entered service in January 25, 1968. This medal commemorates the discovery of the Dakar wreck and the drowned naval crewmen in May 1999. In custom wood box. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1838		Israel. Hercules, Aircraft that Made History, State Gold Medal, 2002. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Design of the aircraft "Hercules." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1839		Israel. Aircraft that Made History, State Gold Medal, 2002. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. For the Aircraft-Meteor. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1840		Israel. Astronaut Ilan Ramon, State Gold Medal, 2003. 85 grams. 916.6 fine. 50 mm. Tribute to the Israeli Colonel who died along with six American astronauts in a space shuttle accident Reverse pictures the shuttle, with the Biblical quote "They were swifter than eagles (2 Samuel 1:23)." Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,055
Lot 1841		Israel. Astronaut Ilan Ramon, State Gold Medal, 2003. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Tribute to the Israeli Colonel who died along with six American astronauts in a space shuttle accident. Reverse pictures the shuttle, with the Biblical quote "They were swifter than eagles (2 Samuel 1:23)." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1842		Israel. Sheikh Amin Tarif, State Gold Medal, 2003. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Amin Tarif was the religious leader of the Druze in Israel from 1928 till his death in 1993. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1843		Israel. New Sheqel, 2004. KM-405.2. 0.0400 ounce. Jacob and Rachel; Plus Rachel State Gold Medal. 17 grams. 585 Fine. 30 mm. Rachel - Women in the Bible. Lot of 2 coins. Choice Proof and Proof Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $375 - 425. View details	Realized $400

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