Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 84

January 25-28, 2015 Pre Long Beach

Coronet Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 195		1849 C-1 R2-. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No spots or stains, only very light friction on the highpoints and trivial contact marks, none visible without the aid of a strong glass. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Our grade is AU50. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 196		Trio of Proof-Only Half Cent Electrotype Copies grading AU50. Includes one each 1846 Original, 1847 Original, and 1849 Small Date Original. All are attractive glossy brown and chocolate but were very lightly cleaned. None shows any significant defects or visible base metal under the copper electrotype shell. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $447
Lot 197		Pair of ANACS graded Half Cents, 1849 & 1853. Includes 1849 C-1 R2- E-MDS Manley 1.0 ANACS graded AU50 (our grade EF40 net VF35 for a dent on the chin), and 1853 C-1 R1 LDS Manley 2.0 ANACS graded AU55 (our grade EF40). Both are attractive glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details	Realized $235
Lot 198		1849 C-1 R2- ANACS graded AU50. ANACS graded AU-50. Frosty medium brown. Nice eye appeal but there are a few tiny contact marks visible under magnification. The notable marks are a small scratch between the date and star 1 and a vertical one left of star 6. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a fine vertical line up through the left end of the base of the 1. Our grade is EF45 net EF40 for the minor marks. Estimated Value $125-UP. From the Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 199		Group of 8 Half Cents, 1849-1856, grading F-VF. Includes 1849 (1), 1851 (3), 1853 (1), 1854 (1), and 1856 (2). Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $517
Lot 200		1850 C-1 R2- AU50. Frosty olive and chocolate brown. The only defect is a shallow low spot (as struck) at the dentils right of the D in UNITED. Nicely struck EDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 201		1850 C-1 R2- EF45. Mint state sharpness, and this piece looks like a choice lustrous mint state example to the unaided eye, but it has been whizzed and retoned to enhance the cartwheel luster and eye appeal. No marks or other defects. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with underlying lighter reddish steel toning in protected areas on the reverse. EDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 202		1854 C-1 R1+. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown. Sharply struck and quite attractive. The notable marks are a tiny scratch in the field before the brow lock, a collection of tiny marks left of star 9, and a faint spot of slightly darker toning at the dentils over the first T in STATES. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a shallow lump on the upright of the I in UNITED. A nice half cent. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $600-UP. From "The Agora Collection". View details and enlarged photos	Realized $999
Lot 203		1854 C-1 R1+. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous medium chocolate brown and olive with subtle overtones of light bluish steel and faded mint color showing on about 20% of each side. No spots or stains. The only mark is a diagonal nick on the jaw. Otherwise this half cent is choice in every respect. Sharply struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The dash left of the base of the 1 is clear. Our grade is MS62. (PCGS # 1230) . Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $423
Lot 204		1854 C-1 R1+. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light to medium chocolate brown fading to slightly darker olive brown in protected areas. The only marks are a small nick on the end of the chin, a shallow nick on the cheek, and a long diagonal nick right of the main curl. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The designs are crisp and the dash left of the base of the 1 is clear. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the minor marks. Our grade is AU58+, very close to MS60. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $341
Lot 205		1854 C-1 R1+. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with underlying faded red showing through in the fields and protected areas on the obverse. Traces of faded mint color can be found on the reverse as well. The only defects are small spots of dark toning scattered over the obverse, and some of those spots contain traces of carbon. Sharply struck M-LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a shallow lump on the upright of the I in UNITED. The dash left of the base of the 1 remains visible. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Heritage Auctions #1125, lot 7040-Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 206		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Beautiful lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown with at least 50% of the mint color remaining. Nearly flawless in every respect. The only defects, and they are barely visible, are a tiny tick on the truncation over the 8 and a thin nick on the left upright of the U in UNITED. Nicely struck E-MDS. A very nice example of this common date. Our grade is consistent with the NGC grade. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $500-UP. From "The Agora Collection". View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,469
Lot 207		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal is outstanding. No spots, stains, or contact marks. Nicely struck except for minor weakness in some of the dentils, which is typical for 1855 half cents. MDS. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $800-UP. From "The Agora Collection". View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,704
Lot 208		1855 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty steel and light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning at STATE. There are tiny specks of darker toning scattered over both sides, but it takes a glass to see them. No contact marks or other defects. Sharply struck MDS. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 209		1855 C-1 R1. ANACS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty medium brown. The only marks are a spot of darker toning at the dentils left of star 7 and a small nick on the top of the E in CENT. There is a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices but the eye appeal is quite nice. E-MDS. Our grade is AU55. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 210		1856 C-1 R2. ANACS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a small scratch between stars 2 & 3, a tiny nick on the front edge of the neck, and a spot of darker chocolate toning under star 8. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with a fine horizontal scratch tangent to the leaf under the second S in STATES. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 211		1856 Breen 1-B, Judd-177 in Copper Nickel R5. NGC graded MS-62. Frosty tan and light golden brown. No spots or stains, just very light friction on the highest points of the devices. The reflectivity seen in the fields on unworn examples is no longer present but the eye appeal is still excellent. The only marks are a couple faint hairline scratches in the field before the portrait. Nicely struck inside the dentils, but the dentils themselves are poorly impressed, especially on the obverse. This is always the case for strikes on these harder copper nickel planchets. While Breen lists two different alloys for these planchets (90:10 and 88:12), there is no practical way to differentiate between them. The new Judd/Bowers book on patterns lumps them all together under the single J-177 attribution. Curiously the planchets used on the Flying Eagle Cents of 1857 & 1858 is of the 88:12 alloy while it varies slightly for 1856 Flying Eagle Cents, more towards the 90:10 alloy. Our grade is EF45+. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Pop 1; 2 finer in 64. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,350
Lot 212		1857 C-1 R2. ANACS graded MS-63 Brown. Attractive lustrous light olive brown and chocolate. Mellowed mint red covers about 5% of the obverse while the reverse displays attractive overtones of light bluish steel and sea green in the fields and protected areas. This half cent offers excellent eye appeal. No spots or stains. The only defect is a thin horizontal nick over HA in HALF. Nicely struck E-MDS. Our grade is MS62. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex McCawley &Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/27/2007:89-Dennis Fuoss Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $494
Lot 213		1857 C-1 R2 AU50. Mint state sharpness but there are numerous specks of carbon on the obverse, none visible without a glass but too many to ignore. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate with traces of faded mint color in protected areas. Sharply struck Very Early Die State (VEDS). The fields on both sides are slightly reflective and display fresh die polishing lines. In addition OF AMERICA is clearly doubled. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 214		Group of Five 1857 Half Cents grading F12 to EF40. Average grade is VF20. A couple are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details	Realized $470
Lot 215		Half Cent Blank Planchet with Narrow Upset Rims, Stage II, NGC certified as "Mint Error". Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No spots, stains, or other defects, just the usual microscopic imperfections always present on unstruck planchets. This planchet is essentially as made. The rims are upset, ready for striking. The diameter suggests this planchet was made for the half cents of 1849-1857 because the half cents of earlier years have a very slightly larger diameter. Diameter 22.5 millimeters and weight 83.1 grains versus the standard of 84.0 grains. Unstruck planchets for half cents are considerably rarer than those made for large cents, and this is a nice one. Our "grade" is AU50. The Blank Planchet Mint Error status is shown on the NGC label. Comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Massachusetts Historical Society, Stack's 3/29/1973:143-the Missouri Cabinet (item #58.1.1), Davy Collection Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2011:453 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Unsold