Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 91

June 2016 Pre-Long Beach

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 344		1837 N-3 R1 Plain Hair Cord PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Variety with Medium Letters on Reverse. Beautiful lustrous mint red mellowing to light olive and steel brown. Half the original mint color remains on each side. The only marks are a small, light rim bruise over star 4 and tiny splashes of slightly darker toning scattered over the reverse. Sharply struck E-MDS with the usual die cracks on the reverse (which are present even on the earliest proof strikes) and no die flowlines. All of the stars show full radial lines and the leaves display sharp veins. A premium example of the date, type, or die variety depending on your collecting objective. Our grade is consistent with the PCGS grade. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 2 finer in 65 at PCGS for the variety. Estimated Value $600-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,525
Lot 345		1837 N-6 R1 Plain Hair Cord MS60+. Lustrous light chocolate and medium steel brown with a few tiny peeps of faded mint red remaining visible on each side. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is excellent. There are a few tiny wisps of darker olive brown toning on both sides. A small vertical streak of dark olive toning over star 5 and a spot of similar toning at the top of the first S in STATES are the only notable marks. MDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label #329698-003 included). Estimated Value $400-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/1/2000:1404-Evan L. Kopald-Chris McCawley-R. L. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 346		1837 N-8 R1 Plain Hair Cord AU58. An attractive frosty mint state cent that has a few small nicks, including two on the cheek and one on the rim nick at star 3. Lustrous light to medium chocolate brown with lighter golden tan in protected areas. No spots or stains, and the eye appeal is excellent. MDS. The die lines over ERI in AMERICA are dull but visible. Estimated Value $250-UP Ex Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:489-McCawley & Grellman/Superior 2/8/1998:1188-R. J. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 347		1838 N-3 R1 PCGS graded AU55. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides. The only notable marks are a dull nick on the jawline near the earlobe and a spot of fine carbon in the dentils at star 1. LDS. The extra center dot on the reverse is gone (the so-called "colon" center dot). Our grade is AU55 sharpness net AU50 for the spot. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1999:2280-R. J. Rudolph Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 348		1839/6 N-1 R3 Overdate 9 over 6 NGC graded F15. Mostly glossy olive brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning on the devices. The two-tone appearance accents the designs and adds to the eye appeal. The devices are smooth but the fields show microscopic roughness. Otherwise the only mark is a tiny, light rim bruise over ER in AMERICA. The overdate feature is strong. Our grade is VG10 sharpness net VG8. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $800-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 349		1839 N-9 R2 Silly Head NGC graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous light to medium steel brown with a few peeps of underlying faded mint color on both sides. Sharply struck and attractive. The best identifying marks are a puff of darker toning at the top of the D in UNITED and a sprinkle of reddish brown toning from the T in CENT to the I in AMERICA. E-MDS. The bisecting die crack from the dentils over star 5 to the dentils under star 13 is complete but very light, the die lines off the upper left point of star 7 are clear, and there are no rim cud breaks on the obverse. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000-UP Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,233
Lot 350		1839 N-12 R4 Booby Head VF20. Five points sharper but there is a scuff of fine vertical scratches hidden in the hair right of the neck. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and void of any notable defects. Glossy light olive and chocolate with hints of reddish brown toning in some of the protected areas. MDS with a die crack from the rim through star 4 to the nose. A decent example of this tough die variety. Estimated Value $600-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 351		Complete Date Set of Cents, 1834-1857, grading VF20 to EF45. Average grade is VF35. One of each date is represented, a total of 24 coins in a Whitman album. Coins are smooth and attractive. A nice set. Inspection is recommended. Lot of 24 coins. Estimated Value $1,000-UP Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection. View details	Realized $2,174
Lot 352		Group of 11 Cents, 1801-1850. Includes 1801 unattributed Fair-2, 1819 N-7 R4 VG8, 1821 N-2 R1 F12, 1823/2 N-1 R2 (2 pieces), 1823 N-2 R2 (2 pieces graded AG3 and Fair-2), 1828 N-10 R1 Small Date with the reverse rotated 65 degrees CW AG3, 1833 N-4 R4 VG10, 1842 N-5 R3 Large Date with the reverse rotated 170 degrees CW, and 1850 N-24 R4+ VG7. Some are sharper with defects but all have an easily readable date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $588
Lot 353		Group of 80 Cents, 1816-1822, grading Good to Fine. Average grade is VG. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $500-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $1,293
Lot 354		Group of 80 Cents, 1816-1828, grading About Good to Good. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $400-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $969
Lot 355		Group of 11 Cents, 1820-1839, graded F12 to VF35. Average grade is VF20. Includes 1820 N-12 Large Date, 1826 N-4, 1826 N-9, 1827 N-4, 1831 N-1 (2 pieces), 1831 N-6, 1837 N-9, 1838 N-9, 1838 N-10, and 1839 N-8 (type of 1840). Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $423
Lot 356		Group of 80 Cents, 1822-1831, grading Good to Fine. Average grade is VG. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $500-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $1,175
Lot 357		Group of 80 Cents, 1828-1849, grading AG to VG. Average grade is Good. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Most are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $400-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $881
Lot 358		Group of 10 Pieces, 1829-1853, graded VG to VF. Includes 8 large cents 1829-1853 and 2 Hard Times Tokens 1837 & 1838. One of the tokens is the popular anti-slavery Low-54, HT-81, Am I Not A Woman & A Sister in VF. Lot of 10 pieces. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $353
Lot 359		Group of 80 Cents, 1831-1837, grading Good to Fine. Average grade is VG. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $600-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $1,234
Lot 360		Group of 80 Cents, 1837-1842, grading Good to Fine. Average grade is VG+. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $600-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $1,028
Lot 361		1840 N-8 R1 Large Date AU58. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown. Virtually flawless with outstanding eye appeal, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. A thin horizontal nick under star 6 is the only notable mark. M-LDS, die state c. Removed from an old PCGS slab graded MS62BN (PCGS label#1820.62/4030240 included). Comes with a great provenance. Estimated Value $350-UP Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co., 5/16/1945:717-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:399 (as MS60 and "practically a perfect coin")-Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/1990:873-1991 FUN Auction, 1/4/1991:1438-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/31/1993:8-Evan L. Kopald-Chris McCawley-R. L. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 362		Group of 14 Cents, 1840-1853, graded F15 to VF30. Average grade is VF20. Includes 1840, 1842, 1844, 1847, 1849 (2), 1850 (2), 1851 (2), 1852 (3), and 1853. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 14 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $376
Lot 363		1842 N-6 R1 Large Date AU58. Choice glossy uniform medium brown and light chocolate. Underlying mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The notable marks are a spot of very fine carbon in the field between stars 12 & 13 and a thin nick under the O in ONE. Scarce LDS, die state d (Reiver's #10), with a small lump in the field near the leaf right of the base of E in ONE. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $852
Lot 364		1842 N-8 R1 Large Date MS63. Choice lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red showing on the obverse. Satiny and nearly perfect with outstanding eye appeal. A small planchet flake on the rim at star 5 (as struck) is the best identifying mark, and it is insignificant. LDS, die state b. The diagonal point up from the right top of the N in CENT is clear but the earlier lines are gone. Tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $800-UP Ex Abner Kreisberg (Quality Sales Corp) 6/17/1968:484-R. L. Rudolph Collection (lot envelope included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 365		Group of 80 Cents, 1842-1847, grading Good to Fine-15. Average grade is VG+. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $500-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $940
Lot 366		1843 N-8 R3 Repunched Date NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. This cent is nearly flawless except for a collection of microscopic pits or planchet flaws at the top of the N in CENT. MDS, die state b, with minor crumbling tucked under the nose. The repunching on the date remains visible on all 4 digits. A nice cent. Our grade is MS60 net AU55. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Heritage sale #1223, lot 7105. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $734
Lot 367		Pair of Cents, 1843 & 1849. Includes 1843 N-9 R3 Repunched Date M-LDS (c) with rim cud breaks at stars 6-7, stars 8-9, and star 11 EF40 net VF35 for some small nicks, and 1849 N-2 R1 M-LDS (z) with extensive crumbling on the reverse EF45+ net EF40 for recoloring. A pair of neat die states. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $517
Lot 368		1843 N-10 R3 MS60. Frosty light olive and medium steel brown with faded mint red in protected areas on the reverse. The only marks are a few minor spots of slightly darker chocolate brown toning, including one over star 2, another in the dentils at star 6, plus a small diagonal nick in the field off the end of the nose. The reverse is choice, the only mark being a light nick close over the end of the wreath stem. E-MDS, die state a late. The small point up to the left from the top of the E in CENT is weak but visible. Tied for CC#3 honors in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $1,000-UP Ex Abner Kreisberg (Quality Sales Corp) 6/17/1968:173-R. L. Rudolph Collection (lot envelope included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 369		1844 N-3 R2 MS60. Beautiful glossy light olive and steel brown with hints of very faded mint color in a few of the protected areas. No spots or stains. The only notable marks are a pair of tiny pinpricks just left of the lowest curl on the neck and a small nick on the coronet over the left top of the T in LIBERTY. A smooth, beautiful cent. Unique late die state, between states d & e, with a strong die crack on the rim outlining where the terminal cud break (die state e) is about to occur. This die state was unknown to Grellman when he wrote the 2001 edition of the reference on the cents of 1840-1857, and this is the only example known to him today. The hair at the top of the ear is a bit softly struck, which is normal for this variety, regardless of the die state. Graded MS63 by Del Bland. A very important cent to the die state specialist. Estimated Value $600-UP Ex Julian Leidman-Myles Z. Gerson 8/1973 (via Denis Loring)-R. S. Brown, Jr., 9/30/1986:980-Tom Reynolds 4/1994-Evan L. Kopald-Chris McCawley-R. L. Rudolph Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,821
Lot 370		Quartet of Cents, 1846-1851. Includes 1846 N-25 R5 Repunched 1 MDS (b) F15 net VG10 for light scratches, 1847 N-36 R5+ MDS VG8 net VG7 for a light cleaning, 1851/81 N-3 R1 51 over Inverted 18 M-LDS (b) EF45 net VF20 for whizzing and retoning, and another 1851/81 N-3 R1 LDS (c) VF30 net VF20 for minor marks and smoothing on the portrait. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $317
Lot 371		Pair of Cents, 1847 & 1848, graded AU58. Includes 1847 N-1 R2 Repunched Date M-LDS (c), and 1848 N-1 R1 Repunched 4 E-MDS (b). Both are glossy and attractive, very close to mint state. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection. View details	Realized $588
Lot 372		1847/47 R5 Overdate Large 7 over Medium 7 EF40. Sharpness near AU50 but cleaned and retoned frosty uniform reddish steel brown and light chocolate. No spots or stains only a few minor marks. The notable ones are a thin vertical nick in the center of the cheek and a small rim bruise over the first T in STATES. E-MDS, die state a, without any cud breaks on the obverse. Repunching is visible on all 4 digits of the date and the top of the "Medium 7" is clearly visible over the normal 7. The always present "moonscape" texture on Ms Liberty is obvious. Estimated Value $250-UP Ex Tom Reynolds-Gary M. Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/1995:392-Walter Mustain. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 373		1847 N-38 R1 NGC graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous medium chocolate brown and steel. Satiny and attractive, free of any spots, stains or distracting contact marks. A thin vertical nick low on the neck over the 8 is the best identifying mark. LDS, die state d (Newcomb's old #16). The die lines at the inner curl are gone and a small clashmark shows at the bottom of the neck. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW. Our grade is MS60+. Estimated Value $400-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $734
Lot 374		Group of 80 Cents, 1847-1850, grading VG to VF. Average grade is VG-Fine. Many are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $600-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $964
Lot 375		1848 N-1 R1 Repunched 184 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Glossy medium chocolate brown with peeps of faded mint red showing in protected areas on the reverse. Nicely struck and attractive, but there is a trace of friction on the highest points of the devices. The notable marks are a small chip out of the planchet hidden in the hair right of the eye (as struck) and a small rim bruise over the U in UNITED. E-MDS, die state b. There is a trace of repunching visible on the 18 and clear repunching on the 4. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 376		Pair of 1848 Cents. Includes N-3 R2 Repunched 48 EDS (a) AU50, and N-27 R2 MDS (d) AU58. Both are smooth and attractive with great eye appeal. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP Both are from the McCawley & Grellman/Goldberg auction 1/31/2010, lots 603 & 624-R. L. Rudolph Collection (includes both lot tickets plus additional provenance information). View details	Realized $646
Lot 377		Pair of PCGS graded Cents, 1848 & 1850. Includes 1848 N-17 R1 MDS (b) PCGS graded AU53 (our grade EF45 net EF40 for some small nicks), and 1850 N-3 R1 LDS (c) PCGS graded AU58 (our grade AU50). Both are attractive steel brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $329
Lot 378		1849 N-11 R1 Repunched 1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Very attractive lustrous light olive and chocolate brown. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless except for a tiny pin scratch in the field over ON in ONE, and it takes a good glass to see it. Otherwise this cent is fully mint state. E-MDS, die state a. The repunching under the 1 is clear. Our grade is net AU58+. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:647-R. J. Rudolph Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 379		Group of 51 Cents, 1849-1856, grading AG to VG. Average grade is Good. Some are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Most are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 51 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $411
Lot 380		1850 N-7 R1 MS63+. Lustrous bright mint red just starting to mellow to light steel brown on the highpoints, about 85% of the original color remaining. There are some microscopic specks of darker toning sprinkled over the obverse, a pair of faint hairlines from the center of the cheek to the lowest curl on the neck, and a small splash of darker brown toning on the U in UNITED. Otherwise this cent is a gem. MDS, die state b. The die lines at the inner curl are clear. Estimated Value $350-UP Ex R. J. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 381		1850 N-7 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny and attractive, nearly flawless. A tiny speck of greenish crud at the right serif of the first T in STATES is the best identifying mark. E-MDS, die state a late. The die lines at the inner curl are clear. Our grade is MS60+. Estimated Value $250-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 382		1850 N-9 R2 MS60+. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with reddish steel brown toning in protected areas around LIBERTY and a few other protected areas on the obverse. Delicate overtones of light bluish steel show on both sides. The best identifying marks are a tiny speck of darker toning touching the end of the chin and a small spot of reddish brown toning right of star 2. Sharply struck MDS, die state b, with a die crack through the tops of ME to the dentils over the adjacent A. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Abner Kreisberg (Quality Sales Corp) 6/17/1968:199-R. L. Rudolph collection (lot envelope included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $494
Lot 383		1850 N-12 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with 5-10% of the obverse covered with faded mint red and half the reverse showing bright original mint color. Had to be close to an "RB" designation. The only notable mark is a small but fresh contact mark at the dentils under the wreath ribbon bow. Otherwise this cent is choice. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The short points from the throat and stronger ones on the C in CENT are all clear. Our grade is net MS62. Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $793
Lot 384		Group of 80 Cents, 1850-1853, grading VG to F-VF. Average grade is VG-Fine. Some are attributed to Newcomb die variety. Many are sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 80 coins. Estimated Value $600-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $940
Lot 385		1851 N-6 R1 MS60+. Lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate with generous traces of faded mint red remaining on both sides. Great eye appeal for the grade showing only a few trivial marks, the notable ones being a speck of darker toning on the neck near the throat and a tiny rim nick over the first S in STATES. M-LDS, die state c. The repunching on the 1's in the date is gone but the lines up from the top of the head under star 6 are visible. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Abner Kreisberg (Quality Sales Corp) 6/17/1968:203-R. L. Rudolph Collection (lot envelope included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 386		1851 N-6 R1 VF25. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and attractive for the grade. The only notable marks are a few nicks around stars 3 & 4. Extremely rare terminal die state (e) with a clearly defined rim cud break under the wreath ribbon. One of a dozen examples known with the cud break. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $588
Lot 387		1851 N-6 R1 VF20. Sharpness VF30 or slightly better but there are four small cuts on the obverse rim. Otherwise this piece is smooth and attractive. Glossy light chocolate brown. Extremely rare TDS, die state e, with a clear rim cud break under the wreath ribbon. Only a dozen are know with this rim cud. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $423
Lot 388		Trio of Cents, 1851-1853. Includes 1851 N-6 R1 MDS (c) AU50 net EF40 for recoloring, 1852 N-22 R1 M-LDS (c, Newcomb's old #9) MS60 net AU55 for recoloring, and 1853 N-10 R1 Repunched 18 rare LDS (c) AU55 net EF45 for recoloring. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex R. L. Rudolph Collection. View details	Realized $323
Lot 389		1851 N-12 R1 AU58. An attractive lustrous mint state cent but there is a faint abrasion well hidden on the coronet over BE in LIBERTY. Otherwise this cent is essentially flawless. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate. LDS, die state d (Newcomb's old #11). Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Ed Hipps 5/1999-R. J. Rudolph. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $270
Lot 390		Trio of Cents, 1851-1854, graded AU58. Includes 1851 N-18 R1 M-LDS (c) MS60 net AU58 for nicks, 1854 N-8 R1 EDS (a) MS60 net AU58 for a very light cleaning, and 1854 N-11 R2 E-MDS (b early) MS60 net AU58 for a planchet flake on the brow (as struck). An attractive group. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex R. L. Rudolph Collection. View details	Realized $764
Lot 391		1852 N-11 R1 NGC graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous olive and chocolate brown with overtones of bluish steel and hints of faded mint color peeking through on the obverse. Great luster and eye appeal. The only notable mark is a tiny planchet void on the rim off the end of the wreath ribbon, as struck. M-LDS, die state d late, with a clear die crack on the rim over TES-O that outlines where a rim cud is forming. Our grade is MS62. Housed in an older generation NGC slab. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex 1999 EAC Sale, lot 647-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:713-R. J. Rudolph Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 392		1853 N-10 R1 Repunched 18 MS62. Lustrous light bluish steel brown and olive. Frosty and attractive. The only notable marks are a tiny planchet chip between stars 12 & 13 (as struck) and a spot of fine carbon on the berry right of the E in ONE. MDS, die state b. The repunching on the 18 is visible. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex R. L. Rudolph Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 393		Group of 15 Cents, 1853-1856, graded VF20 to AU50. Average grade is VF30. Includes 1853 (4), 1854 (4), 1855 (3), and 1856 (4). A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Overall a nice group. Lot of 15 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $617

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