Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 93

September 4-7, 2016 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Classic Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 425		1809 C-1 R4 AG3+. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. The planchet is mostly smooth but there is extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas on both sides. No verdigris or noted defects. The obverse is AG3 or slightly better while the reverse is a solid G5; overall very close to G4. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a fine die crack through the tops of MERI. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Chris McCawley 3/27/2010-Shawn Yancey. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 426		1809 C-2 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF40 but covered with microscopic granularity under frosty light olive and chocolate toning mixed with tiny puffs of reddish brown toning on the obverse. No verdigris or notable marks. LDS. This is the plate coin for Breen's die state V in his half cent encyclopedia (page 298). Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/15/1976-Del Bland-Bill Weber 6/1991 (includes the Weber collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 427		1809 C-3 R1 AU50. Double Struck. Frosty chocolate brown and steel. The only marks are a pair of small rim nicks above the head and two more over ES in STATES. EDS, Manley state 1.0, with dentils all the way around the obverse. Double struck with an offset of less than a millimeter on both sides, strongest along the profile and on the date. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label #1581199-016 included, and it shows the attribution). Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Doug Bird. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 428		1809 C-3 R1 EF40. Glossy medium chocolate brown with some frosty lighter brown toning on protected areas on the obverse. Smooth and attractive. The only marks are a couple faint hairlines at NI in UNITED. LDS, Manley state 2.0. No more than half the dentils remain visible, and those are weak. Struck with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:105. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 429		1809 C-4 R2 Large 0 over Small 0 VF30+. Glossy medium steel and olive brown. Smooth and attractive with only a few trivial marks, including two tiny rim nicks at star 6 and a faint hairline across star 9. M-LDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Both dies are worn and the fields are flowlined, but the smaller 0 inside the normal 0 in the date is still clear. A decent example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Doug Bird 5/2008. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 430		1809/6 C-5 R1 9 over Inverted 9 PCGS graded XF45. Glossy medium chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the only mark is an old pin scratch through star 9. MDS. The undertype inverted 9 (sometimes called an overdate 9 over 6) is clear. Our grade is VF30. Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 431		1810 C-1 R1 AU50. Frosty olive brown and steel. Luster covers the fields and protected areas and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The only notable mark is a very minor rim clip at star 7. LDS with the reverse rotated 10 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $600-UP Ex J. J. Teaparty-Chris McCawley 5/2008. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 432		1811 C-2 R3 VG8. A couple points sharper with microscopic roughness under slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel toning. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a thin diagonal nick through the base of the F in HALF. MDS, Manley state 2.0, with fine die clashmarks behind the portrait. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Tom Reynolds 1/2009. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $494
Lot 433		1825 C-2 R1 VG8. Double Struck Way Off Center. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown toning in the protected areas on both sides. No roughness, and the only mark is a pinprick between the 5 and the curl above. This piece was struck twice. The first strike was centered on the planchet and the second was 90-95% off center leaving "25" above the head and "ES" from the opposing STATES off the end of the wreath stem. A neat mint error that is visible to the unaided eye. EDS, Manley state 1.0. Removed from an NGC slab graded VG8 (NGC label #3209516-004 included, and it shows the attribution and "2nd Strike 95% Off Center Mint Error" on the label). Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Doug Bird. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 434		1826 C-1 R1 EF45. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. The only marks are a few tiny rim nicks on both sides, none notable. Sharply struck LDS, Manley state 5.0 early. The die lines above the head are gone but the ones right of the date are still mostly clear. The fields on both sides are smooth and slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing and the reverse is rotated 45 degrees CCW. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Stack's 7/18/2007:1046. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $270
Lot 435		1828 C-1 R1 13-Star Obverse EF45+. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The only notable marks are a bit of darker olive toning in the dentils at the top of the obverse and a horizontal nick over AL in HALF. Nicely struck E-MDS, Manley state 1.0 late. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex 2007 EAC Convention bourse 4/2007. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 436		1828 C-3 R1 13-Star Obverse NGC graded MS62 Brown. Frosty chocolate and olive brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and lustrous lighter steel brown toning in the protected areas. The only mark is a shallow pin scratch under the bust tip, and you need a glass to see it. LDS, Manley state 4.0, with multiple fine die clashmarks on the reverse. Our grade is AU55. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 437		1829 C-1 R1 NGC graded AU58. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. No notable defects, just very light friction on the highpoints of the devices. MDS. Our grade is EF45+. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 438		Pair of NGC Slabbed Coppers. Includes 1829 C-1 R1 Half Cent NGC graded AU55 MDS (our grade EF45 sharpness net VF35 for tiny marks and recoloring), and 1846 N-11 R1 Medium Date Large Cent NGC graded AU55 (our grade EF40 sharpness net VF30 for nicks and recoloring). Lot of 2 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $341
Lot 439		1833 C-1 R1 MS60 Prooflike. Attractive light golden olive and bluish steel. No notable defects. A speck of reddish brown toning close off the tip of the nose can help identify this piece. EDS, Breen state III (which he says is a proof-only die state). A very fine die crack passes from star 2 through stars 3-7 into the field above the head where it fades away. There is no trace of a die crack from star 2 to the dentils at star 1 (Breen's state IV, which is associated with both proof and business strikes). The fields on both sides are reflective, but there is a thin layer of natural oxidation that dulls the reflectivity. Perhaps a skillful conservation will uncover a proof half cent. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64BN (PCGS label #35282.64/81107418 included). Estimated Value $600-UP Ex Stack's 2006, lot 2544. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,351
Lot 440		1834 C-1 R1 NGC graded MS62 Brown. Frosty medium brown and steel with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and overtones of electric blue in a few places. No notable defects, but there is a faint hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with doubled die clashmarks on the reverse. Our grade is AU58. The Breen-1 variety attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 441		1835 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous medium brown and light olive with overtones of light bluish steel on both sides. Peeps of reddish tan faded down from mint color remain visible on the reverse. The only mark is a light pin scratch on the bottom of the neck. Otherwise this half cent deserves a mint state grade. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0, with sharp die clashmarks on both sides. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Chris McCawley 1/2007. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 442		1835 C-2 R1 MS62. Attractive lustrous mix of mint red and light olive with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. At least 10% of the obverse shows mint color while 25% of the reverse displays lustrous original red. The only mark is a puff of reddish brown toning in the hair above IB in LIBERTY. Otherwise this piece is choice. LDS, Manley state 3.0, with a fine die crack arcing from the dentils right of the D in UNITED through the wreath and right side of the O in OF to the dentils above. Estimated Value $250-UP Ex Numismatic Gallery. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564