Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 85

May 31-June 2, 2015 Pre Long Beach

World Crowns & Minors

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3800		Great Britain. Groat, ND. S.1972. Edward IV, 1461-1470. Heavy coinage (1461-1464). Mint mark rose. Quatrefoils by neck and crescent on breast. Practically as struck, with a portrait of Edward IV which is as impressively detailed as any we have ever see. Crack in planchet near the bottom. This coin is now scarce in any grade - the current catalogue price for VF is $950(£575). There is no pricing for EF or higher grades. Sharpness of About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3801		Great Britain. Groat, ND. S.2195. Henry VII, 1485-1509. Mint mark, Cinquefoil (1489-93). Facing bust. Toned. NGC graded VF-35. WINGS Approved. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $165
Lot 3802		Great Britain. Shilling, ND. S.2482. Edward VI, 1547-1553. Fine silver issue of 1551-1553. Mint mark, Tun. Facing bust. Toned. PCGS graded Genuine (Surface Damage), Our grade Sharpness of About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3803		Great Britain. Shilling, 1645. S.3143. Charles I, 1625-1649. Newark Siege Piece in silver. Obverse, jewelled crown with C R (Charles Rex) to the sides and mark of value (XII) in pence below. Reverse, OBS: NEWARK 1645. Crisply struck with a little excess metal, and some underlying markings from the original plate visible, especially on the reverse. Attractively toned. This coin has seen practically no circulation and is an excellent example of this historic coinage. NGC graded AU-55. Although there were various sieges during the English Civil War, the siege of Newark was particularly significant, and the loss of this important 'Royalist' city to the forces of Parliament hastened the defeat of King Charles I. In June 1645 the increasingly desperate King's army was defeated by Parliament's 'New Model Army' at the Battle of Naseby. In October 1645, while he was in Newark, the king heard the news that Prince Rupert, his nephew, had had surrendered the town of Bristol to the forces of Parliament. Rupert then travelled through enemy territory, with 100 or so men, to meet the King in Newark, but, embarrassed by the situation, Prince Rupert resigned and never fought in the Civil War again. In November 1645 the Parliamentary armies, led by Colonel-General Poyntz, Colonel Rossiter, and Colonel Gravies, plus the Scots army led by General Alexander began their siege of the city of Newark. King Charles fled to Oxford, which then became the royal 'capital.' Lord John Belasyse, the Governor of Newark took measures to fortify the town, and to overcome the shortage of money he produced 'siege money' made from silver plate donated by wealthy royalists and from the Newark Castle collection. Four denominations were made, in relatively small numbers - halfcrowns, shillings, ninepences and sixpences. Bellasyse organized raids to attack the enemy forces, but inevitably the Parliamentarians strengthened their defenses and totally encircled the town. By late March 1646 16,000 troops were besieging Newark, but despite the increasing incidence of disease (many defenders died of the plague) and foul conditions within the town, there was no surrender. King Charles arrived in Newark at the end of April 1646, hopeful of help from the King and Queen of France. It never came. The King, eventually surrendered to the Scots in early May 1646, at Southwell near to Newark. The local council in Newark, however, decided it did not want to surrender, and continued to resist. Only when the Scots forced the king to order the garrison to capitulate was the siege of Newark ended. On May 8th 1646 a tearful Lord Bellasyse left Newark and signed the terms of surrender. The English Civil War was virtually ended. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3804		Great Britain. Crown, 1671. S.3357; ESC-42; Dav-3775. Charles II. Second bust right. Nice surfaces with a trace of luster and attractively toned. NGC graded EF-45. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. Ex: A-Tokyo collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3805		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1675/4. S.3382; ESC-1514. Charles II. Sharply struck with lovely old time cabinet gray toning. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3806		Great Britain. Crown, 1687. S.3407; ESC-78; Dav-3779. James II, 1685-1688. Obverse, second laureate draped bust left. Reverse, crowned cruciform shields, inverted die axis. Edge TERTIO in raised letters. A beautiful mint state coin, well struck up overall, although the top of the hair just slightly weak. 'English Silver Coinage' (page 11) notes that James II Crowns with the second bust are very often found with 'the hair above the forehead not properly struck up,' and yet this is better struck than most examples. The coin has tremendous eye appeal and a rich golden-green tone over glistening and practically flawless surfaces. Exceptional. NGC graded MS-62. * James II was over 50 years old when he succeeded to the throne upon the death of his brother Charles II in 1685 - quite an age for a new king in the 17th century! James had become a Catholic in 1671. This reduced his popularity and led firstly to attempts to exclude him from the succession, then to the rebellions of Monmouth and Argyll and finally to Parliament's invitation to his daughter and son-in-law, William and Mary to take the throne. James fled to Ireland, rallied his supporters, but was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, choosing to go into exile in France. His reign was brief and his coins are scarce- especially so in high grade. During this period the coinage dies continued to be engraved by John Roettier (1631-1700). Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3807		Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1689. S.3434; ESC-503. William and Mary. First shield. NGC graded EF-40. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 3808		Great Britain. Crown, 1692 over inverted 2. S.3433; ESC-85; Dav-3780. William and Mary, 1688-1694. Obverse, conjoined busts of joint monarchs, reverse, crowned cruciform shields WM in angles. QVINTO in raised letters on edge. Nicely struck with all detail strong. A little pastel toning, and the striations by GVLIELMUS are evidence of original blank filing or weight adjustment marks. - not unusual on silver coins of this period. These coins also had exceptionally shallow relief, but this is a pleasing example with little evidence of wear. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,583
Lot 3809		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1696. S.3520; ESC-1533. William III. First draped bust right. Last digits of date weak. Original mint luster with lovely rainbow toning. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 3810		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1696. S.3520; ESC-1533. William III. Toned. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 3811		Great Britain. Crown, 1696. S.3472; ESC-94; Dav-3782. William III. Third bust. NGC graded Very Fine, Details (Spot Removals). Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 3812		Great Britain. Crown, 1700. S.3474; ESC-97; Dav-3782. William III. By James Roettier. Obverse third laureate draped bust right, reverse crowned cruciform shields. Edge DVODECIMO in raised letters. An exceptional mint state specimen which is beautifully toned in shades of golden green and aquamarine. Maintained in pristine condition since the time it was minted. NGC graded MS-63. *William of Orange was born in November 1650, later married the daughter of James II, Mary Stuart, and was eventually asked by Parliament to govern England, where he suppressed the Jacobites. He ruled jointly with Mary from 1689 until she died from smallpox in 1694. In 1696 there was a great recoinage and the badly damaged and worn silver coins which made up most of the nation's circulating currency were gradually taken out of circulation and replaced with freshly minted new 'milled' coins. The large new crown pieces were made only in 4 years - 1695, 1696, 1697 and this date 1700. The king died on March 8th 1702, after a serious fall from his horse. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3813		Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1708. S.3604; ESC-577. Anne, 1702-1714. SEPTIMO on edge. Plain in angles. Good reflective surfaces on this nearly mint state Halfcrown from the beginning of the eighteenth century. Now difficult to find in this grade. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3814		Great Britain. Shilling, 1708. S.-3610; ESC-1147. Queen Anne. Nice original luster with multi color old toning. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3815		Great Britain. Pattern Farthing, 1713. Peck-746 (designated VR, Very Rare). Queen Anne. Struck in silver. Struck on a large thin flan. Obverse, draped bust of Queen left, by Croker. Reverse Britannia left with deeply toothed border surrounding. Attractive grey-blue toning with a hint of gold. A very rare and much sought after piece. Practically as struck. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,055
Lot 3816		Great Britain. Farthing, 1714. S.3625 Peck/BMC 741. Copper Queen Anne. Obverse, laureate bust of Queen left by J. Croker. Reverse, depiction of Britannia seated, modelled on the Queen herself. Small flan variety, but with bronzed Proof surfaces. A type which was not represented in the celebrated Colin Cooke collection of farthings. Seldom does such an attractive mint state example of this classic British copper coin appear for sale. Choice dark chocolate mirror surfaces on a well centered and detailed striking. Sold by Spink of London several years ago for £1150 (around $1800). NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Peck, in his substantial volume 'English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum' provides evidence that even several centuries ago, Queen Anne farthings were effectively valued at many thousands of pounds each. It is said that men would kill to obtain a specimen. Peck writes (p.177): 'In Esperella's Letters from England, 1808, it is stated that 'a man was brought before the magistrates charged by a soldier with having assaulted him on the highway, and robbed him of eight pounds, some silver and a Queen Anne's farthing. The man protested his innocence and brought sufficient proof of it. Upon further investigation it was discovered that some pettifogging lawyer, as ignorant as he was villainous, had suborned the soldier to bring this accusation against an innocent man, in the hopes of hanging him and getting possession of the farthing'. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 3817		Great Britain. Crown, 1716. S.3639; ESC-110; Dav-1345. George I, 1714-1727. Obverse, laureate draped bust of king right by J R Ochs. Reverse, inverted die, crowned cruciform shields, roses and plumes in angles. Regnal year SECVNDO on edge in raised letters. With no evidence of wear, this superb, practically mint state specimen is well centered on a good flan. Attractively toned with good eye appeal, it has none of the striking imperfections usually associated with this date. Nicer than the 1716 Crown in the EDJ Van Roekel Collection example, it is very difficult to recall a better looking Crown of this date. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,275
Lot 3818		Great Britain. Shilling, 1720. S.3646; ESC-1168; KM-539.2. George I. Angles plain. Attractively and deeply toned mint state. The shillings of George I (except perhaps for the 1723 SSC issue) are rarely now seen in true mint state and even with a current catalogue value of £600 (around $900) in XF (unpriced in Uncirculated) they are pretty certainly underpriced for their rarity. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3819		Great Britain. Shilling, 1720. S.3646; ESC-1168; KM-539.2. George I, 1714-1727. First laureate bust right. Reverse :; Angles plain. Toned. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 3820		Great Britain. Shilling, 1735. S.3700; ESC-1198. George II. Young head left. Reverse :; Roses and plumes in angles. Light haymarking. Toned. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex: Cheshire Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 3821		Great Britain. Shilling, 1737. S.3700; ESC-1200. George II, 1727-1760. Roses and plumes in angles. A beautiful uncirculated specimen, gently toned in shades of deep green and gold. The scarcer dates of George II shillings (as this is) are practically impossible to find now in the highest grades. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,058
Lot 3822		Great Britain. ½ Penny, 1738. S.3717; KM-566. George II. Young head. Hair detail softly struck. NGC graded AU-50 Brown. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $129
Lot 3823		Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1739. S.3693; ESC-600; KM-574.2. George II. Obverse, young laureate draped and armoured bust of king left. Reverse, crowned cruciform shields, roses in angles. A beautiful mint state specimen with a lovely deep steel blue and gold tone. The Colin Adams Halfcrown collection was probably the greatest offered for sale, but this 1739 Halfcrown is finer than the Adams specimen. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,174
Lot 3824		Great Britain. Crown, 1739. S.3687; ESC-122; Dav-1348. George II. Young head left. Reverse :; Roses. Lightly toned. PCGS graded Genuine (Surfaces Tooled), Our grade Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3825		Great Britain. Shilling, 1743. S.3702; ESC-1203; KM-583.1. George II, 1727-1760. Old laureate and draped bust left. Reverse :; Roses in angles. Attractive old toning. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 3826		Great Britain. Threepence, 1762. S.3753; ESC-2033. George III. Exquite rose gold and magenta toning on this uncirculated gem. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 3827		Great Britain. Half Penny, 1771. S.3774. George III. Laureate bust right. Sharply struck. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 3828		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1786. S.3762; ESC-2418. George III. Young laureate and draped bust. Toned. With undated maundy box. Lot of 4 coins. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $282
Lot 3829		Great Britain. Pattern Proof Shilling, 1787. ESC-1241(incorrect on slab). George III. By Lewis Pingo. Produced on heavy flan. Obverse, draped bust of king right. Reverse, cruciform shields with crowns in angles. Stop over head, stops at date and semee of hearts in the Hanoverian shield. This proof shows a sharpness and clarity of detail never achieved on the currency coins. Struck on a thicker than normal flan, this coin is considerably heavier (around 25%) than its currency siblings. The currency coins have striated or reeded edges, this has a plain edge and a circle of partial dots around the circumference of the coin. Beautifully toned and an impressive 'presentation piece.' At 7.56 grams (ref. H.E. Manville and P.P. Gaspar 'The 1787 Shilling. A Transition In Minting Technique') this specimen is the heaviest recorded and probably the most important example of the 1787 shilling. NGC graded Proof 63. *Master of the Mint, Lord Effingham authorized Pingo to strike 168 Proofs of the Shilling and Sixpence from the new dies. The figure included 100 of each coin for the Directors of the Bank of England. Throughout the 18th century and into the nineteenth, the striking of patterns as well as medals, was the prerogative of the engravers, not the moneyers, and the engravers were allowed to sell these pieces for private profit. No shillings had been made for general circulation during the previous 28 years and great care was taken to produce dies of a superior standard. The coins show an intermediate stage in the modernization of coinage techniques, and this pattern remains one of the finest examples of numismatic production in the late 18th century. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,055
Lot 3830		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1787. S.3748; ESC-1626; KM-606.1. With hearts. A genuinely mint state, deeply toned example of the first sixpence of George III. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 3831		Great Britain. Shilling, 1787. S.3746; KM-607.2; ESC-1225. George III. With hearts. Lovely lilac and blue peripheral toning on this uncirculated coin. An example of a coin which is available in average grades, but not in tip top condition. Conservatively graded by the service. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $147
Lot 3832		Great Britain. Dollar, ND (1797-99). S.3765A; ESC-131; KM-626. George III Emergency issue oval countermarked Potosi 8 Reales dated 1793. Obverse portrait of Charles IV of Spain. Reverse, crowned shield of arms and pillars. Small oval countermark with the head of George III is very sharp. Overall an attractively toned and well struck piece. Little evidence of circulation. The original coins exhibits some signs of die stress. The Potosi countermark coins are very rare in high grade. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. Ex: Purchased from Spink and Son 10 June 1956 (G5637). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,351
Lot 3833		Great Britain. Gilt Pattern Farthing, 1797. Pec-1188. George III. Soho. Laureate bust right. Reverse :; Britannia left. NGC graded Proof 62 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $969
Lot 3834		Great Britain. Pattern Halfpenny, 1799. DH-5 (Ayrshire). By William Fullerton. Obverse, portrait of George Prince of Wales (later King George IV) engraved by Milton (Milton F. below bust). Reverse, crowned cruciform shields. Beautiful brown and electric blue toning over practically flawless mirror fields. A stunning original striking in pristine mint state. NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. The Fullerton coinage patterns were created in small numbers by Colonel Fullerton, a member of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh, and a great coin enthusiast. His idea was to make patterns and then coins to circulate in Scotland, and he was given permission by George, Prince of Wales, to use his image on the coins. The engraver Milton had earlier created the dies for the famous 1788 Barbados Penny, and was an assistant engraver at the Royal Mint 1789-1798. He engraved these intricate and handsome pattern coins for Fullerton. Today these scarce pieces are avidly collected, but at the turn of the 19th century, some powerful people (notably Sir Joseph Banks, a remarkably wealthy man and a confidant of King George III) acted to block Fullerton's efforts, and the scheme was ultimately shelved. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 3835		Great Britain. Pattern Sixpence, 1799. By William Fullerton. Restrike, on a thick flan, in copper, plain edge, from original dies acquired by Matthew Young. A superb mint state pattern and an exceedingly rare historical item. Crisply struck with beautifully reflective fields and frosted design. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $852
Lot 3836		Great Britain. Proof 18 Pence Bank Token, 1811. S. 3771; ESC-970; KM-Tn2. George III. Obverse, draped bust of king in armour right. Reverse, denomination and detail within wreath. A stunning coin, toned in shades of midnight blue. NGC graded Proof 64. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,939
Lot 3837		Great Britain. Three Shillings Bank Token, 1811. S.3769; KM-Tn4. George III. Obverse bust of George III in armour, reverse, denomination and date in a wreath of oak leaves. Fabulous iridescent gold, green and blue toning - a truly exceptional piece. NGC graded MS-65. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 3838		Great Britain. Three Shillings Bank Token, 1811. S.3769; ESC-408; KM-Tn4. George III. Obverse bust of George III in armour, reverse denomination and date in a wreath of oak leaves. A beautifully toned uncirculated example of an unusual denomination produced by the Bank of England during a national shortage of silver coins. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 3839		Great Britain. 18 Pence Bank Token, 1812. S.3771; ESC-971; KM-Tn2. George III. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 3840		Great Britain. Three Shillings Bank Token, 1813. S.3770; KM-Tn5. George III. Laureate head right. Brilliant mint state. An attractive and well struck example of this unusual denomination. Just a tinge of golden toning around the lettering. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 3841		Great Britain. 18 Pence Bank Token, 1814. S.3772; ESC-977; KM-Tn3. George III. Toned. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $188
Lot 3842		Great Britain. 18 Pence Bank Token, 1815. S.3772; ESC-978; KM-Tn3. George III. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 3843		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1816. S.3791; KM-665. George III. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $153
Lot 3844		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1817. S.3791; KM-665. George III. Multi color tone. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 3845		Great Britain. Shilling, 1820. S.3790; ESC-1236; KM-666. George III. Last 0 of date is struck over another 0. Presumed to be a very rare variety, but as yet not recorded in ESC, Spink or other major catalogues. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 3846		Great Britain. Proof Crown, 1821. S.3805; Dav-104; KM-680.1. George IV. Edge SECUNDO in raised letters. Obverse, bust of king left. Reverse, Pistrucci's St George and Dragon, date in exergue. A deeply toned Proof with frosted and razor sharp design. We think it is undergraded by the grading service. The Proofs of this series are now much rarer than the catalogue suggests. NGC graded Proof 62. Estimated Value $2,750 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,463
Lot 3847		Great Britain. Crown, 1821. S.3805; Dav-104; KM-680.1. George IV. Edge: Secundo. Deeply toned. NGC graded EF-45. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $709
Lot 3848		Great Britain. Crown, 1821. S.3805; Dav-104; KM-680.1. George IV. Edge: Secundo. Several surface marks. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 3849		Great Britain. Crown, 1822. S.3805; ESC-252; Dav-104; KM-680.2. George IV. edge TERTIO. An uncirculated and choice coin with an attractive light cerise and royal blue tone. Free from surface marks and with considerable eye appeal, the 1822 is by far the rarer of the 2 available dates in this short series. 2015 catalogue price is £2000 - around $3000 in basic Unc. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,525

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