Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 90

January Pre-Long Beach Auction

$5 Liberty/No Motto

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2065		1839. PCGS graded AU-55. Quite frosty with excellent detail. The surfaces are attractive and show light wear on the uppermost devices only. There are a few trivial circulation marks as expected, even in this high grade. The head of Liberty is distinctly different than that of 1840 and later, with a more sinuous curve to her truncation, which was flattened out considerably in 1840. Thus the 1839 issue should be considered a unique type for this series. Always seen with a raised rust pit on Liberty's neck (behind the neck curl) and another above the 18 on her upper chest, as the die must not have been properly greased prior to coinage. The overdate question makes no sense, and this must simply be repunching on the 9. It is obvious that the Mint would not create a new design in 1838, fail to strike any coins, then overdate that die for the initial production of the new Gobrecht design half eagle! Only 200 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 17; 40 finer. (PCGS # 8191) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,998
Lot 2066		1846-D, D over D. PCGS graded XF Details, Cleaning. Light golden toning. Only 80,294 struck for the date, with merely about 125 D/D examples estimated to have survived according to PCGS CoinFacts. The D mintmark was punched in way too high before being corrected. A scarce issue in all grades, and this one is certainly desirable despite the minor cleaning (PCGS # 8229) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2067		1850. NGC graded AU-58. PQ. Reflective fields that show the usual light handling marks from brief circulation. Attractive copper-gold shades on both sides, and well struck by the dies. Housed in an Old Style Holder. Only 64,491 struck. Pop 30; 7 finer at NGC. (PCGS # 8243) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2068		1853-D. Large D. PCGS graded VF Details, Scratch. Only 89,678 struck. The scratch is located up along the eagle's head into the field above. Rich orange-gold patina throughout (PCGS # 8255) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2069		1855-S. PCI graded AU-50. Our grade is XF-40. Only 61,000 struck, with merely 135 examples estimated to have survived in all grades according to PCGS CoinFacts. This is a very early San Francisco Mint half eagle, struck onthe heals of the famed 1854-S half eagle of which just a few are known today. These circulated hard and wide as demand for smaller gold coins was immense at the time, and its a wonder that any were saved this nice. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold