Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 85

May 31-June 2, 2015 Pre Long Beach

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 239		"1815" Electrotype Copy Turban Head Cent VF20. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. Sharpness is about 10 points better but there are a few patches of minor roughness and some of the underlying base metal shows through on both sides. This electrotype copy was made from an 1813 S-292 that had the date expertly reengraved to 1815, and the "5" is perfectly done. Perhaps that's why someone decided to use this "1815" cent as a model for electrotype copies. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 11/6/2010-William R. Eckberg. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 240		1816 N-1 R4 VG10. Sharpness VF20 but covered with very fine corrosion and verdigris. The fields on both sides have been lightly abraded to remove the roughness leaving fine hairlines in those areas. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and olive with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. Looks better than it might sound. M-LDS with a rim cud from star 8 to star 11 and a die crack through the top of NITED to the dentils near the adjacent S. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1999:2165-Rod Burress 3/6/2002 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 241		1816 N-2 R1 NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty steel and olive brown with traces of golden tan faded down from mint color on the reverse. No spots or stains, only a few tiny marks. The notable ones are a small horizontal nick high on the cheekbone, a vertical nick over the C in CENT, and a small planchet flake inside that C (as struck). M-LDS with a rim cud break from star 8 to star 11 and an additional smaller rim cud break between stars 11 & 12. The repunching on the 1 is still clear and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW. Most likely from the Randall Hoard. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $700-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 242		1816 N-7 R3 PCGS graded AU58. Frosty medium brown mixed with wisps of darker olive and steel. Satiny mint luster shows in the fields and protected areas on both sides. No defects, only microscopic contact marks, none notable, and a touch of friction on the highpoints of the devices. The best identifying mark is a thin, barely visible planchet void over the upper right point of star 7 (as struck). M-LDS. Our grade is EF45+. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 243		Quartet of Cents, 1816-1823. Includes 1816 N-8 R3 M-LDS with 2 rim cud breaks on the obverse VF35 net VF20 for minor corrosion, 1818 N-10 R1 M-LDS VF25, 1819/8 N-1 Overdate 9 over 8 EDS EF40 net F15 for fine porosity, and 1823 N-2 R2 M-LDS with strong rim cud breaks from star 4 to star 6.5 VG7 net G5 for microscopic roughness. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $306
Lot 244		1817 N-1 R4 VF20. Ten points sharper but there is an area of microscopic granularity from the date to star 2 plus some more at STA and OF on the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty flowline luster in the fields and protected areas. LDS showing die cracks from the bust tip and coronet tip. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 245		1817 N-8 R2 "Mouse Top" VF30. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. No notable marks. Very late die state with a patch of fine die roughness in the field under star 5 and a "Mouse" break on top of the head under star 8. Strong die flowlines extend the outer star points to the dentils that flow into very high rims around both sides. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU50 (NGC label #3419164-008 included, and it shows the attribution). Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex H. Mercer 9/13/1970-C. F. Gordon, Jr., 12/1986-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth, Heritage 2/4/2012:7131 (lot ticket and Ellsworth collection envelope included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $323
Lot 246		1817 N-9 R2 Reverse Brockage VG8. Slightly sharper, particularly on the incuse (brockage) side, but there is a dull scrape in the leaves under the A in STATES on the "normal" side. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker steel and olive brown toning in protected areas. The brockage (incuse) side is bold and evenly impressed, and it is aligned perfectly with the normal impression. Both sides are very slightly off center to the top. EDS. The crack at OF AMERICA is light and the dentils are crisp. The die crack allows one to determine the year and variety, and the crisp dentils indicate this piece was struck when the reverse die was relatively new. A bold, very impressive mint error that was produced when a struck cent failed to eject from the coining chamber before a second planchet was inserted and struck by the reverse (hammer) die on one side and by the reverse of the previously struck cent on the other side. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan-R. Tettenhorst, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/19/2010:441-William R. Eckberg (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 247		1817 N-11 R1 PCGS graded AU53. PCGS graded AU-53. Frosty tan and light brown with a small puff of dark steel brown toning under the first T in STATES. Sharply struck and very attractive showing only light friction on the highpoints. EDS with crisp dentils around both sides. Our grade is EF45+. (PCGS # 1594) . Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $793
Lot 248		1817 N-12 R3 NGC graded MS61 Brown. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate mixed with puffs of darker olive brown. Peeps of faded mint red show in a few of the protected areas on both sides. A small spot of darker reddish chocolate toning on the left base of the N in ONE is a good identifying mark. There is a light touch of friction on the highest points but to the unaided eye this cent looks very nice. However, a glass reveals some light scraping on the die crack that connects the digits of the date with stars 1 and 13. This wouldn't show except that the scraping left lighter coppery tan toning on the raised crack. Obviously someone thought the crack was a defect and attempted to "improve" the coin. Regardless, it's still a very nice example of a variety that is very difficult to locate in grades above VF. MDS. The die crack through the date is wide and an earlier die crack through star 1 now bends to reach the dentils below. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF40. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,821
Lot 249		Group of 8 Cents, 1817-1839, grading G6 to F12. Average grade is VG8+. Includes 1817 N-15, 1819/18 N-1, 1819 N-8 Small Date, 1822 N-11, 1824 N-3, 1837 N-4 EDS, 1837 N-4 LDS, and 1839 N-6 Booby Head. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $223
Lot 250		1817 N-16 R1 15-Star Obverse. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy chocolate and steel brown very delicately mottled with some lighter brown tones. Frosty flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. No roughness and the only marks are microscopic with none notable. A tiny planchet chip on the rim under the 7 in the date is the best identifying defect. E-MDS. The rim cud break usually present above AM has not formed and the reverse is rotated 10-15 degrees CCW (which normally wouldn�t be important except for the fact that this variety comes with many different reverse rotations). A nice example of this popular variety. Our grade is EF40. PCGS population 1; 9 finer at PCGS for the variety. (PCGS # 36598) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Del Bland 7/19/69-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19732-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:62-William R. Eckberg (Holmes lot ticket and collection envelope included along with the NGC AU55 grading ticket from the Reiver sale). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,939
Lot 251		1817 N-17 R4 F15. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate fading to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. Smooth and attractive, void of any notable defects. MDS. The die cracks on the reverse are clear and the right top of the first T in STATES is raised towards the rim, but there are no cud breaks. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the bourse at the Bay State Coin Show in Boston 2/1/2013. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $499
Lot 252		Trio of Scarce Varieties, 1818-1830. Includes 1818 N-2 R4 M-LDS with a raised cud break at NIT and a retained cud break at TED AG3, 1824/2 N-5 R4 VG7, and 1830 N-6 R4 Small Letters Reverse VG8 sharpness net VG7 for a rim chip at star 7. All are glossy brown and chocolate and have a strong date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $423
Lot 253		1818 N-4 R4+ G4. Slightly glossy medium steel brown and chocolate blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. There are traces of minor roughness on both sides but essentially this cent is just worn. The date is clear and the legends are all readable. E-MDS with swelling in the obverse fields. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jim Long 9/4/2001. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $153
Lot 254		1818 N-5 R3 EF45. Mottled frosty chocolate brown and olive with overtones of bluish steel. Peeps of faded mint color can be found on the obverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. The only mark is a small rim nick left of star 1; otherwise this cent would rate a slightly higher grade. LDS with a strong die crack from the right point of star 1 down to the dentils. Estimated Value $400-UP. From a Westford, Massachusetts Coin Show 6/23/2013. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 255		1818 N-7 R1 NGC graded MS61 Brown. Frosty medium chocolate brown and darker steel mixed with some lighter brown in protected areas. The toning is a bit mottled but the eye appeal remains nice. The only marks are a collection of microscopic ticks in the field off the chin. Scarce LDS with a small but clearly defined cud break that joins the O in OF to the rim above. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 256		1818 N-10 R1 MS62. Frosty mint red fading to light steel brown, more than half the mint red remaining. There are a few light keg marks on the cheek and several spots of darker toning on the obverse, the largest of these under star 5. M-LDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for this variety. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS63RB (PCGS label #1601.63/21907796 included). Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $911
Lot 257		1818 N-10 R1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty dark olive brown and steel mixed with reddish steel faded down from mint red on both sides. The toning on the obverse is relatively uniform but the reverse has the darker toning on the left side and lighter toning on the right side. No spots. The only notable mark is a thin diagonal nick in the field off the chin. M-LDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for this variety. Our grade is AU55+. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 258		Trio of Cents, 1819-1839. Includes 1819/8 N-1 R1 Overdate 9 over 8 MDS EF40 net VF25 for recoloring and light scratches, 1832 N-1 R2 MDS F15, and 1839 N-6 R2 Booby Head G6. All are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. The 1819 is from Stack's 6/15/2010:2186 (as XF45, lot ticket included). View details	Realized $176
Lot 259		1819 N-2 R1 Large Date PCGS graded AU58. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. No defects, just light wear on the devices. MDS with obvious die rust showing on the reverse, especially around the legend outside the wreath. Our grade is EF45+, very close to AU50. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Ron Tagney, Centennial Auctions 8/26/2013:324. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 260		1819 N-4 R3 Close Stars VF25. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. An attractive cent for the grade, free of any significant marks of other defects. A tiny horizontal nick in the center of the neck can help identify this piece. MDS. The die line that connects the bases of the T & E in STATES is dull but still visible. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 261		1819 N-5 R3 Small Date with Far Stars VF30. Sharpness near EF40 but a strong glass reveals extremely faint granularity hidden under the glossy dark chocolate brown and steel toning. No verdigris, and the only mark is a very light rim bruise at ST in STATES. LDS. The die line that connects the bases of the T & E in STATES in the early state is no longer complete. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 262		Pair of Scarce Varieties, 1819 & 1820. Includes 1819 N-7 R4 MDS VF20 net F15 for light contact marks, and 1820 N-6 R4 EDS VF30+ net VF20 for corrosion at ST in STATES. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $353
Lot 263		1819 N-8 R1 Small Date PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty olive brown and chocolate with underlying reddish steel faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. No spots, stains, or contact marks. Just a bit darker tone than normal for a mint state cent. Sharply struck EDS with a sharp die line connecting the bases of the A & second T in STATES. Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents discovered shortly after the end of the US Civil War. Our grade is MS60. The "Small Date" feature is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $852
Lot 264		1820 N-9 R3 Large Date NGC graded AU Details, Corrosion. Dark olive brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Looks rather smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals fine roughness on both sides, strongest on the reverse. No marks but there are a couple tiny specks of greenish verdigris tucked into protected places on the reverse. Sharply struck EDS. The repunching at the left base of the 0 in the date and at the bottom of the T in CENT is sharp. Our grade is EF45 sharpness net VF25. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $223
Lot 265		1821 N-2 R1 NGC graded MS62 Brown. Glossy chocolate brown with lots of lighter brown toning in the protected areas on both sides. The toning may not be original but it is attractive. There is a pinprick on the chin near the throat and a thin planchet lamination slanting through the eye, neither mark visible without the aid of a strong glass. M-LDS. The die line from the bust tip is gone but there is no hint of crumbling in the dentils between stars 6 & 7. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,344
Lot 266		Pair of Rare Varieties, 1822 & 1835. Includes 1822 N-9 R5- AG3, and 1835 N-18 R4+ Head of 1834 VG8. Both are glossy chocolate brown. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $294
Lot 267		1823 N-2 R2 PCGS Genuine, XF Details, Tooled. Slightly glossy dark olive with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the devices. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth and there are traces of verdigris caked into some of the protected areas. A strong glass reveals some extremely light hairline scratches on the cheek, in the field before the portrait, and inside the wreath. All the scratches blend nicely into the natural toning and are not distracting to the unaided eye. MDS with a clearly defined rim cud break at star 5 and another smaller one over star 6. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF25. Estimated Value $700-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $705
Lot 268		Trio of Cents, 1824-1838. Includes 1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 G4, 1837 N-3 R1 Plain Hair Cord MDS EF40 net VF30 for nicks and hairlines, and 1838 N-4 R1 MDS EF40 net VF30 for rim nicks. All are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $118
Lot 269		1825 N-2 R2 VF25. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The only marks are a dull rim nick at star 7 and a smaller one at the U in UNITED. MDS with a fine die crack from the bust tip to the peak of the 1 down to the dentils. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/29/2005:1573 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $165
Lot 270		Pair of NCS/NGC slabbed Cents, 1825 & 1835. Includes 1825 N-7 R3 NCS graded AU Details, Reverse Damage (our grade VF35 sharpness net VF20 for two thin but rather obvious digs in the dentils, otherwise very nice); and 1835 N-13 R4 Repunched 5 EDS NCS graded VF Details, Environmental Damage (our grade is F15+ sharpness net F15 for two very light rim bumps). Both are attractive glossy chocolate brown. Each has the attribution and Reiver provenance noted on the NCS label. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Both are from the Jules Reiver collection, Heritage 1/25-30/2006, lots 20035 and 28184. View details	Realized $270
Lot 271		1825 N-10 R3 PCGS Genuine, XF Details, Environmental Damage. Frosty olive brown and dark reddish steel mixed with some lighter brown and chocolate on the reverse. The color on the obverse looks natural but the reverse appears to have been retoned. The only other defects are two tiny rim nicks at stars 4 & 5 and a short inconspicuous scratch left of the O in OF. There is no hint of "Environmental Damage" as stated on the slab label. Rare LDS with a cud break connecting star 7 to the rim above, one of the finer examples known with this cud. Our grade is VF35+ sharpness net VF30 for the retoning. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $494
Lot 272		1826 N-7 R1 PCGS graded AU53. Glossy light to medium brown with a few spots of dark steel toning on each side, and one of those spots is high on the neck. Otherwise this cent is free of marks or other defects. LDS with a new die line from the front edge of the coronet up to the lower left point of star 6. Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 273		1827 N-6 R3 VF30+. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown and steel. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective giving this cent outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Close to VF35. E-MDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU50BN (NGC label #2598844-017 included, and it shows the attribution and Conour provenance). Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Jack Conour (via Shawn Yancey FPL) 4/21/2013. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 274		1827 N-7 R3 PCGS graded XF40. Frosty light to medium reddish chocolate brown and steel. No defects, just light wear and excellent eye appeal. MDS with short die lines in the field right of the second S in STATES. Our grade is VF35. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Ron Tagney, Centennial Auctions 8/26/2013:329. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 275		1827 N-11 R1 EF45. Frosty chocolate brown and steel with hints of darker steel brown toning in the obverse fields. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. E-MDS before crumbling at the brow or nose. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex a Nashua, NH coin show 6/16/2013. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 276		1827 N-12 R5 VG7. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. The notable marks are a rim nick at star 8 and a bit of reddish chocolate toning at stars 1 & 2. MDS with a die crack from the ear down the neck to between the 1 & 8 ending at the dentils below. A decent example of the rarest die variety of the year. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 277		Pair of Cents with Rotated Reverse, 1828 & 1830. Includes 1828 N-1 R1 EDS with reverse rotated 105 degrees CCW VF35+ net VF30 for a small dig over the O in ONE, and 1830 N-3 R3 MDS with the reverse rotated 145 degrees CCW VF35. The 1828 rotation is the first seen. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $400
Lot 278		1828 N-4 R4 VF25. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy light golden olive and tan. There are small nicks scattered over both sides and a bit of fine roughness on the rim between the date and star 1, but overall the eye appeal is decent. Might benefit from a better recoloring. MDS. Superior to the Naftzger-Holmes example that is solidly ranked among the 6 finest known of this tough variety. Estimated Value $500-UP. Discovered by Doug Strain. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,526
Lot 279		1828 N-4 R4 PCGS Genuine. Sharpness VF20 but microscopic granularity covers the fields and protected areas on both sides while the highpoints are smooth. No marks or verdigris, and the eye appeal is decent. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Our grade is net F15 (PCGS # 1654) . Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $176
Lot 280		Pair of 1828 Cents. Includes N-5 R2 EDS with an uncracked reverse VF25 choice, and N-8 R3 MDS with a die crack at TED EF40 net F15 for light granularity and recoloring. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $270
Lot 281		Pair of Scarce 1829 Varieties. Includes N-3 R3 Medium Letters Reverse EDS F12, and N-4 R4 Large Letters Reverse LDS F12 net VG10 for small nicks. A decent pair. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $306
Lot 282		1829 N-6 R1 EF40. Large Letters Reverse. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with hints of lighter reddish steel brown toning inside the wreath. Satiny mint frost shows in protected areas. The only marks are a thin diagonal nick off the end of the chin, a small spot of darker chocolate brown toning near the dentils right of the D in UNITED, and another smaller spot under the end of the wreath ribbon. Sharply struck E-MDS. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 283		1829 N-7 R3 F15. Large Letters Reverse. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and attractive, nearly flawless. The only mark is a very light rim bruise at the C in AMERICA. LDS with all 5 of the "Wheelspoke" cracks on the reverse. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Chris Young. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 284		1829 N-8 R1 VF35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and attractively retoned glossy light to medium chocolate brown and olive. No notable marks and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the retoning. LDS. Minor rim cud breaks show at stars 7-8 and 9-10. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke 2/26/2012. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 285		Trio of Cents, 1830-1835. Includes 1830 N-8 R1 MDS F15 net F12 for minor crud, 1833 N-2 R2 LDS with a strong double profile from the forehead down to the chin VF35 net VF25 for a corrosion spot at TE in UNITED, and 1835 N-16 R2 Head of 1836 E-MDS with a fine double profile on the lips EF45+ net VF25 for splashes of very light roughness on the obverse while the reverse is choice. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $153
Lot 286		1830 N-10 R4+ VG10. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. Smooth surfaces with only a few trivial contact marks, including a small nick under star 7. M-LDS with strong die cracks at ATES in STATES, and a partially raised retained cud break has formed over those letters. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 287		Pair of Cents, 1831 & 1834. Includes 1831 N-6 R1 MDS with a double profile on the forehead and lips EF40 sharpness net VF25 for rim dents on the reverse, and 1834 N-1 R1 Small Date with Large Stars M-LDS VF35 sharpness net VF30 for a rim bruise on the reverse. Both are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $223
Lot 288		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters Reverse PCGS graded AU58. Frosty light brown and tan with light chocolate brown toning on the portrait and at stars 5-7. The only marks are a few tiny ticks on the cheek, another midway between star 3 and the nose, and a speck of carbon under the fold of the wreath ribbon. Sharply struck EDS with crisp dentils on the reverse and no crumbling in the notch of the R in AMERICA. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. The PCGS label incorrectly calls this a "Medium Letters" variety, which it is not. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541

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