Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 84

January 25-28, 2015 Pre Long Beach

$20 Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2084		1851-O. PCGS graded EF-45. A popular issue for mintmarked gold type purposes, the 1851-O double eagle is the most readily obtainable New Orleans Mint issue. The present example is well defined despite the presence of overall light wear which is typical of the assigned grade. Medium honey-gold color over both sides, with an unusually smooth appearance from time spent in circulation (PCGS # 8905) . Estimated Value $3,700 - 3,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,465
Lot 2085		1852. NGC graded AU-55. This attractive Type One double eagle displays well-detailed design elements, with just a touch of wear on the highpoints and a few tiny marks in the fields. The surfaces display slightly subdued satiny mint luster (PCGS # 8906) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,173
Lot 2086		1852. PCGS graded AU Details, Cleaning. The obverse appears to have been lightly cleaned at one time while abundant luster remains on the reverse. Well detailed throughout (PCGS # 8906) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,763
Lot 2087		1852. NGC graded VF-35. Average wear for the assigned grade with brick-red color in the recesses of the design. The 1852 is a commonly chosen date for a type representative of the No Motto twenty (PCGS # 8906) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2088		1853 S.S. Republic. NGC graded EF-45. Like many No Motto double eagles, this coin was recovered from a recent shipwreck find (the S.S. Republic in this case). The well-detailed design elements show typical wear for the assigned grade and just a few small marks. A desirable example with an interesting story. Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,173
Lot 2089		1855-S. PCGS graded EF-40. Rich honey-golden color with a number of small marks and abrasions gained from a short time in the channels of commerce. An affordable example (PCGS # 8916) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,291
Lot 2090		1857-S. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. CAC Approved. With blazing, softly frosted surfaces and handsome yellow-gold color, this coin makes a lovely impression on the viewer's eyes. Overall smooth surfaces are solidly graded as Gem, further confirming this coin as an important Gem-quality type candidate from the early Liberty double eagle series. Sharply struck, and sure to please, only a couple of inconsequential tiny marks are noted on each side. Pop 184; 11 finer in 67. (PCGS # 8922) . Estimated Value $32,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2091		1857-S S.S. Central America, 20A Spike Shield. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. In the original gold foil PCGS holder. A nice untoned example. Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,688
Lot 2092		1860. NGC graded AU-58. CAC Approved. Struck on a pale green-gold planchet with yellow-gold patina and frosty surfaces. Light wear and a couple of abrasions on the obverse keep this from a higher (Mint State) grade level. With the substantial gold discoveries in California, 1849-1860s, construction and operation of the San Francisco Mint meant that much less gold had to be shipped back to Philadelphia, thus much lower mintages resulted. In 1860, only 577,670 double eagles were minted at Philadelphia. Housed in an Old Style Holder. Pop 276; 97 finer (PCGS # 8929) . Estimated Value $3,600 - 3,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,406
Lot 2093		1861. NGC graded AU Details, Improperly Cleaned. A lightly cleaned but crisply struck Civil War double eagle. Deep honey-gold color overall, there are just a few marks on the obverse (PCGS # 8932) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 1,950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2094		1861-S. PCGS graded MS-61. Intense, frosty mint luster with soft orange-golden color. A few contact marks are noted on the obverse portrait, otherwise the surfaces are quite clean. This date is often available in lower grades, but considered rare in strictly Uncirculated condition. This example displays full mint luster with a decent, but not full strike. The date is centered, punched into the die at medium depth, neither light nor heavy. On the reverse, several die cracks link together the letters of the legends. Pop 7; 6 finer (PCGS # 8935) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,863
Lot 2095		S. S. American Founder's Limited Edition 3-coin set. No. 8 of 50. Coins housed in a NGC 3-coin holder, consist of: 1841 Gold $10, Sharpness of XF Details; 1861-O 50¢, Sharpness of AU Details; 1861 Gold $20, Sharpness of AU Details. Comes in a beautiful wooden display box with certificate. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,694