Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 84

January 25-28, 2015 Pre Long Beach

$2.50 Indian

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1893		1908. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. First year of issue for the Indian quarter eagle, and always with a slightly soft strike on the upper wing tip of the eagle. Attractive honey-golden frost throughout with solid eye appeal as expected for the Gem level of preservation. Difficult to find as a full Gem with such pleasing surfaces (PCGS # 7939) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,703
Lot 1894		1908. NGC graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Well defined with a few small marks on each side. Attractive straw-gold color (PCGS # 7939) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $734
Lot 1895		1909. NGC graded MS-61. The luster is slightly subdued and there are a couple of minor marks, all typical of the assigned grade (PCGS # 7940) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $341
Lot 1896		1911. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Soft straw-gold color with just a few tiny marks from bag handling (PCGS # 7942) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $676
Lot 1897		1911-D. PCGS graded AU-58. Strong D. A very popular key date, and a unquestioned genuine D-mint example with smooth, mostly untoned surfaces and a crisp strike. Light rubbing is seen under close examination on the highpoints (the fields) of this incuse designed coin. The D mintmark is sharply struck up and easily identifiable to the naked eye, unlike many examples we have seen. The obverse portrays Brule Lakota Chief Hollow Horn Bear, who had taken part in Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade, March 4, 1905. The Chief died March 15, 1913, age 54, at Providence Hospital, according to the notice in the April 1913 Numismatist, which misidentified him as the model for the 1899 $5 Silver Certificates. His true identity as Boston sculptor Bela Lyon Pratt's model for the 1908 quarter eagles and half eagles only came to light in 1988 (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1898		1911-D. NGC graded AU-58. The deep honey-gold surfaces of this key date Indian quarter eagle display only the lightest wear while lively luster engages the recessed areas of Pratt's unique incused design type. This specimen features the Strong D mintmark which is clearly visible to the unaided eye. A highly collectable date in an equally collectible grade. The 1911-D is easily the rarest of all 20th century quarter eagles of either design type, and it is the only quarter eagle issued after 1885 with a four-figure value in the VF column of the Red Book. (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,465
Lot 1899		1911-D PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Cleaning. Strong D. Soft straw-gold color with the diagnostic knife rim on the obverse and a "Strong D" sharply defined mintmark. Always popular and always in demand in practically any grade. This one was lightly cleaned at one time, but presents an affordable opportunity for the collector of Indian gold (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,820
Lot 1900		1912. PCGS graded MS-64. PQ. Deep reddish-gold and copper-gold colors over well defined surfaces. Jus t a couple of small marks are mentioned on the reverse. Pop 513; 98 finer, 26 in 64+, 67 in 65, 5 in 66. (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,819
Lot 1901		1912. PCGS graded MS-64. An appealing straw-gold specimen with a bold strike and just a few small surface scuffs. Pop 503; 99 finer, 26 in 64+, 68 in 65, 5 in 66 (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1902		1913. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. A fully frosted specimen with exceptional luster and eye appeal, and entirely deserving of the Choice designation (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,011
Lot 1903		1914. Sharpness of XF-40. Nominally circulated with some small marks visible on each side. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 1904		1914-D. NGC graded AU-58. Boldly impressed with a light, straw-gold appearance. Close to Mint State (PCGS # 7947) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $329
Lot 1905		1915. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with attractive, natural toning on both sides. Bright with tawny-gold color, both sides exhibit freedom from the usual scattered blemishes seen on more typical BU specimens. A generous amount of crisp detail shows for the type as well, including those areas with the usual weak metal flows into the deepest channels of the dies. All in all, this is a splendid Gem BU example of the prized Indian quarter eagle gold series. Pop 152; 8 finer, 4 in 65+, 4 in 66 (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $4,400 - 4,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,055
Lot 1906		1915. PCGS graded MS-64. Blended straw-gold and rose iridescence attests to originality. The quarter eagle denomination was in low demand during the era as is demonstrated by the fact that no additional $2-1/2s were coined for the channels of commerce prior to 1925 (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $969
Lot 1907		1925-D. NGC graded MS-64+. Well struck with a sharp mintmark and complete definition on the eagle's shoulder and neck feathers. Satiny and attractive, with just a few minor marks on the reverse (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1908		1925-D. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1909		1925-D. PCGS graded MS-64. Deep reddish-gold over the obverse is joined by copper-gold and deep red on the reverse of this boldly struck near-Gem. No mentionable marks are on either side. Pop 14; 4 finer, 1 in 66, 3 in 67 (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $646
Lot 1910		1925-D. Sharpness of VF-30, Cleaned. The surfaces are a bit dull from the obvious cleaning. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1911		1927. PCGS graded MS-64. PQ.Well struck and fully frosty with bright mint luster. A few small marks serve to limit the grade (PCGS # 7951) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1912		1927. Sharpness of UNC, some reverse digs. A couple of heavy scratches are noticed on the reverse. Lustrous surfaces. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold