Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 90

January Pre-Long Beach Auction

Draped Bust Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 385		1800 C-1 R2 VF30. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive, essentially just lightly worn. A pair of faint hairline scratches right of the denominator are the best identifying marks, but it takes a strong glass to see them. Nicely struck MDS Manley state 3.0, with a rim narrow break over LIB. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 11/4/2010:339 (lot ticket included) Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 386		1800 C-1 R2 F12. Possibly struck over a cut-down Large Cent. Glossy medium steel and olive brown. No notable defects. May have been struck over a spoiled large cent as there are dull elongated dentils along the rim right of the portrait with similar dentils at OF-AM. LDS, Manley state 5.0. Inspection is recommended. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Doug Bird Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 387		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 388		1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 PCGS graded VG10. Attractive glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few light contact marks, none notable. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with strong die rust around the date, LIBERTY, and much of the legend outside the wreath. The date and legends are complete and clear except for some weakness on HALF CENT. This piece was struck over a planchet cut from a spoiled large cent. Undertype from the cent shows under the 02 in the date and at S-OF-A. Our grade is VG7. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 7 finer: 1 in 15, 1 in 25, 3 in 30, 1 in 35, and 1 in 45. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,998
Lot 389		1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 NGC graded VG8. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and attractive, just worn. Struck over a spoiled large cent with strong dentils from the cent showing at the rim before the face and on the opposing rim over MER. MDS, Manley state 3.0, with obvious die rust around the date and an open curl left of the date. The date is strong and the overdate feature is clear. Our grade is VG7. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,880
Lot 390		1802/0 C-2 R3 Overdate 2 over 0, Reverse of 1803 G5. A couple points sharper but the portrait is covered with myriad light scratches, all blending perfectly into the natural toning. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth, decent for the grade. E-MDS Manley state 2.0. The curl left of the date is still complete. The date is strong and the overdate feature is obvious to the unaided eye. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Doug Bird Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 391		1803 C-2 R4 G6. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. No defects, just well worn. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Sam Sloat Coins-2012 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/5/2012:25 (lot ticket included) Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $129
Lot 392		1803 C-3 R2 PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved. Attractive lustrous light steel brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the devices and traces of faded mint red showing in protected areas on the reverse. There are a few tiny contact marks on the face and neck, none visible without the aid of a glass. MDS, Manley state 3.0, with an obvious bulge at the 18 and vertical die lines in the field at BERTY. A frosty half cent with excellent eye appeal. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,935
Lot 393		Quartet of 1803 Half Cents. Includes C-1 R1 EDS M1.0 VG8, C-3 R2 EDS M1.0 VG7, C-3 R2 MDS M3.0 VF20 sharpness net G5 for dents, and C-4 R4 MDS VG7. All have a strong date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details	Realized $223
Lot 394		Quartet of 1804 Cents grading VG8 to VG10. Includes C-1 R3 EDS M1.0, C-8 R1 Spiked Chin LDS M6.0 with a cud break at LIBE, C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems MDS, and C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems MDS M2.0. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date and legends. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details	Realized $306
Lot 395		1804 C-4 R5 F12. A few points sharper but the obverse is covered with tiny contact marks, none significant but too many to ignore. The best identifying marks are two tiny pinpricks at the dentils under the right edge of the 8. Glossy medium chocolate brown. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a die crack from the 4 through the end of the bust. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Gene Braig11/2001-unknown-Chris McCawley 12/17/2011. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,350
Lot 396		1804 C-5 R4 Spiked Chin VF25. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and very nice for the grade, just a few trivial ticks from choice. A small rim nick over the A in STATES is the best identifying mark. LDS, Manley state 5.0. The "Spiked Chin" feature is obvious. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds-Shawn Yancey Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 397		1804 C-6 R2 Spiked Chin VF30+. Five points sharper but there is a faint diagonal hairline scratch across the neck into the hair where it fades away. Otherwise very nice, nearly choice. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. LDS, Manley state 11.0, with strong cud breaks around the reverse. The "Spiked Chin" feature is obvious. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Francis X. McGrath Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 398		1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin VG10. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with traces of lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris, only a few minor marks. The notable ones are a diagonal scratch in the field left of the lower curls and a small nick left of the upper end of the hair ribbon. E-MDS, Manley state 4.0, which Manley calls very rare. The die crack through the top of OF is especially strong over the adjacent A. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 12/2003-unknown-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/3/2009:2259 (lot ticket included) Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $705
Lot 399		Trio of 1804 Half Cents grading VF20 to VF25. Includes C-9 R2 LDS M5.0 with a bold cud break at RTY, C-10 R1 MDS M2.0, and C-12 R2 Crosslet 4 without Stems. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details	Realized $517
Lot 400		1804 C-11 R2 Plain 4 with Stems F15. Glossy medium olive brown and steel. Smooth and problem-free with only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0, showing only minor weakness on the ribbon loops under CENT. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Rod Burress Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 401		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems VF35. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with traces of lighter brown in protected areas. A dull vertical nick low on the neck is the only notable mark; otherwise this piece is choice. EDS, Manley state 1.0, showing minor strike weakness on the left side of the obverse and the opposing UNITED. Removed from a PCGS slab graded XF45 (PCGS label #1063.45/14553582 included). Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 402		Pair of NGC graded Half Cents, 1804 & 1828. Includes 1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems MDS Manley state 2.0 NGC graded AU55 (our grade EF40+ sharpness net VF30 for dents), and 1828 C-3 R1 13-Star Obverse E-MDS Manley state 2.0 NGC graded MS62BN (our grade AU50). The attribution is noted on the NGC label for the 1804. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $494
Lot 403		Trio of Half Cents, 1804-1855. Includes 1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems F15, 1834 C-1 R1 VF20 net F12 for a rim dent, and 1855 C-1 R1 EF45 net VF35 for recoloring. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $247
Lot 404		Pair of 1805 Half Cents grading VF25. Includes C-1 R2- Small 5 without Stems MDS M2.0, and C-4 R2- Medium 5 with Stems MDS M1.0. Both are glossy brown and chocolate with excellent eye appeal. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details	Realized $447
Lot 405		1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 with Stems F15+. Sharpness VF30 with very fine granularity covering the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or marks other than a shallow rim bruise right of the Y in LIBERTY and a tiny rim nick left of the upper part of the hair ribbon. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive with lighter steel brown highpoints. The date and legends are complete and strong except for the usual weakness at HA and CE inside the wreath. LDS, Manley state 2.0, with strong swelling in the field before the face. A sharp example of this popular "Redbook" variety, and the eye appeal is decent in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds-Mike Spurlock, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2007:2042-Chris McCawley 2/13/2011 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,174
Lot 406		Pair of Half Cents, 1805 & 1806, both Scarce Varieties. Includes 1805 C-3 R4 Small 5 with Stems LDS M2.0 with strong swelling in the field before the portrait AG3, and 1806 C-2 R4 Small 6 with Stems MDS AG3. Both are a couple points sharper but covered with minor roughness. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details	Realized $353
Lot 407		1806 C-1 R1 Small 6 without Stems EF40. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with mint frost in protected areas. The only mark is a faint horizontal hairline scratch across the upper part of the cheek into the field before the portrait, but this mark is only visible under strong magnification. Nicely struck E-MDS. The reverse is rotated 25 degrees CW. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex George Schmidt 10/5/1975-Carvin Goodridge, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs9/2/2012:195 (lot ticket included) Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 408		Trio of Half Cents, 1806-1808. Includes 1806 C-1 R1 Small 6 without Stems MDS F15+, 1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems LDS M2.0 with the reverse rotated 70 degrees CW VG10, and 1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 EDS M1.0 G4. A decent group, all with a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details	Realized $341
Lot 409		1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems PCGS graded AU55, CAC Approved. Frosty olive and chocolate brown with traces of faded mint red showing in protected areas on the obverse. The only marks are a thin diagonal nick near the dentils before the chin and a small splash of darker olive brown toning on the T in UNITED. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching on the 6 is visible and the reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW relative to the usual head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $881
Lot 410		1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems EF40. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker olive brown toning on the highpoints of the obverse. Frosty luster shows in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The only defects are a couple tiny ticks in the field over the hair ribbon. There is some soft dirt that could be removed to bring out more of the underlying mint frost and perhaps raise the grade. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching on the 6 is clear, the bust tip is well struck, and the reverse is rotated 65 degrees CW. A nice half cent. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 411		1807 C-1 R1 Repunched 7 VF30. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate brown with a splash of dark chocolate toning on the T in CENT and lighter brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. The notable marks are a small planchet chip on the jaw and a dull contact mark in the field behind the head. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0 (which Manley calls rare). The repunching on the 7 is obvious and the dentils on the obverse are sharp. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $341
Lot 412		1807 C-1 R1 Repunched 7 VF20. Glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive with only a few minor marks, including a small rim nick at ED in UNITED. EDS, Manley state 1.0, which Manley calls rare. The repunching on the 7 is bold and the E in CENT is softly struck. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 10/6/2010-Shawn Yancey Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 413		1807 C-1 R1 Repunched 7 VF35. Frosty medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown in protected areas on the reverse. Nice eye appeal with only a few light contact marks. The notable ones are a fine scratch in the field under the hair ribbon, a nick in the hair left of the forehead, and a small nick in the center of the neck. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with the reverse rotated 35 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 414		1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 PCGS graded XF40. Glossy medium chocolate brown with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a few nicks including one hidden in the hair left of the ear, another off the bust tip, a few more on the neck, and one over the D in UNITED. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, with the obverse die uncracked. The overdate feature is obvious. A nice example of this popular overdate variety. Our grade is VF30+ sharpness net VF25. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 4 finer for the variety, 1 in 53, 2 in 55, 1 in 64. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 415		1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 PCGS graded F15. Frosty dark steel and chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris, only a couple trivial marks. The notable ones are a tiny rim bruise under the second 8 in the date and another at the second A in AMERICA. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The die crack at TY in LIBERTY is very light. The date is strong, the overdate is obvious, and the legends are clear. A nice lower grade example of this popular overdate. Our grade is VG10. The attribution is noted on the PCGS Label. PCGS population 5; 9 finer: 1 in 20, 1 in 25, 3 in 40, 1 in 53, 2 in 55, 1 in 64+. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $793
Lot 416		1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 G6. Mostly glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Mostly smooth with a few marks. A dull scratch in the leaves under NI in UNITED is the only significant defect. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before any visible die cracks. The date is clear and the overdate is easily visible. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 417		1808 C-3 R1 PCGS graded AU53. Rotated Reverse. Glossy medium olive brown and light chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and very attractive. The only notable mark is a small, shallow planchet flake on the jaw, and this flaw is visible only under strong magnification. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. There are a few faint lines of very fine die rust in the field before the neck and the reverse is badly rotated 160 degrees CW, nearly upset. Our grade is VF35+, close to EF40. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 418		1808 C-3 R1 VF25. Glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. Frosty flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. A faint scratch in the leaves under T in CENT and another under that C are the only notable marks. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, showing a "halo" effect around Ms. Liberty. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282