Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 103

February 18-21 2018 Pre Long Beach Sale

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 599		1853 N-25 R1 Repunched 1 MS63. Choice frosty medium olive and chocolate brown. Sharply struck and quite attractive. No spots or stains, only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a small rim nick under the 8 and a few microscopic ones over the second T in STATES. Rare VEDS, die state a early. The repunching under the 1 is sharp and the fine die lines on the reverse are clear. A premium example of this tough die state. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $558
Lot 600		Pair of ANACS graded Cents, 1853 & 1856. Includes 1853 N-25 R1 Repunched 1 MDS (b) ANACS graded MS62BN (our grade AU55) and 1856 N-9 R3 Upright 5 M-LDS (b late) ANACS graded AU55 (our grade AU50). Both are frosty medium brown and light chocolate with excellent eye appeal. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $250 - UP View details	Realized $411
Lot 601		1853 N-26 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet and the eye appeal is excellent. The notable marks are a couple tiny spots of darker chocolate brown toning above star 8 and a few tiny rim nicks over NITE. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. All the fine die lines and points at ON and CEN in ONE CENT are clear. Our grade is MS60+. Tied for CC#9 honors in the Grellman census for the variety but third finest of the early die state. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label. Pop 2; 3 finer, 2 in 66, 1 in 67. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex William R. Hall-Del Bland-Myles Z. Gerson-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:1364-John D. Wright-2005 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/23/2005:506-Eric Fix, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 8/31/2014:579 (includes the last lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 602		1853 N-30 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate with traces of mint red showing on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. Looks choice but there is a collection of microscopic hairline scratches in the field left of star 11 and a stain on the rim at IT in UNITED. MDS, die state b early. The die lines at the throat and inner curl are dull but still visible and the dull wave through the tops of TES is just starting to show. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#10 in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 4; tied for the finest MSBN examples graded at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 603		1853 N-32 R4+ PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Very attractive lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas. Essentially flawless except for a spot of extremely fine carbon on the cheek, a light vertical nick left of star 12, and two pinpricks under the second S in STATES. Sharply struck LDS, die state c. Our grade is MS60, CC#3 for this tough die variety (only 3 are known in mint state). The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 4; tied for the finest MSBN examples graded at both services for the variety. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/2002:106-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/30/2016:11225 (includes the Wadlington collection notes and both lot tickets). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,998
Lot 604		1853 N-33 R2+ PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Beautiful lustrous bluish steel brown fading down from mint red, about 40% of the mint color remaining. A very choice example except for a thin planchet fissure on the rim above star 6 and a shallow low spot at BE in LIBERTY (both defects as struck). LDS, die state b. The dash left of the base of the 1 is gone. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 3; tied for the finest examples graded at PCGS for the variety. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:1126-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:584. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 605		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. Estimate Value $150 - UP From the Charles Skiendzielewski collection. View details	Realized $353
Lot 606		Group of 6 Cents, 1854 & 1855, graded F15 to VF30. Average grade is VF20+. Includes 1854 N-2, N-19, & N-27 with a rotated reverse; and 1855 N-3, N-8, & N-12 (all with upright 55). The 1854 N-2 is slightly sharper with minor roughness but the rest are attractive glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 6 coins. Estimate Value $100 - UP View details	Realized $118
Lot 607		1854 N-3 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Very attractive lustrous light steel brown with traces of mint color remaining on the reverse. Subtle hints of light bluish steel overtone show in the fields and protected areas. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal. The only defects are some tiny specks of darker toning around MERI and the T in CENT. E-MDS, die state a, showing a fine diagonal line through star 6 to the hair above I in LIBERTY. Our grade is MS62+, close to MS63, and CC#5 for the variety in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 2; tied for the finest MSBN examples graded at both services for the variety. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/27/2001:1351-"Paris"-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/2013:619-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2016:335 (includes the last Goldberg lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 608		Trio of Cents, 1854 & 1855, graded VF35 to EF40. Includes 1854 N-5 R3 Repunched 8 MDS, 1855 N-4 R1 Upright 55 MDS, and 1855 N-13 R2 Upright 55 LDS. A nice group, all attractive brown and chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details	Realized $141
Lot 609		1854 N-11 R2 NGC graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with faded mint red covering at least 10% of the planchet. No spots or stains. The only marks are a light, barely visible scratch down under the ear lobe and another nearly horizontal one on the jaw. Neither mark is visible without the aid of a good glass and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. E-MDS, die state a late. The fields on both sides are covered with fine radial die flowlines. Our grade is MS60+. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 610		1854 N-11 R2 NGC graded MS62 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with a couple small splashes of reddish chocolate toning on the reverse. Hints of underlying faded mint color remain visible on the obverse. The only notable marks are those splashes of reddish brown toning, the largest on the lower loop of the wreath ribbon. MDS, die state b. The top of the ear and much of the neck are blunted by shallow low spots (caused by grease on the die). Our grade is MS60. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 611		1854 N-13 R4 NGC graded MS64 Brown. Frosty medium steel and olive brown with 20% of both sides showing mint red. Must have been close to receiving an "RB" designation from the NGC folks. The only notable defects are some microscopic specks of darker toning on the obverse and a planchet flake in the dentils at the bottom of the reverse (as struck). LDS, die state c. Only a trace of an earlier vertical die line from the dentils under the 54 remains visible and clear doubling shows on the O in ONE. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 612		1854 N-17 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty light bluish steel brown with 10% of the planchet showing mellowed mint red. No spots or stains, just a few small contact marks. The notable ones are a few tiny, sharp nicks in the curls over the 5, another on the neck, and a few very tiny ones on the chin. MDS, die state b. The die lines at NITED are dull but some remain visible. Our grade is MS60. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 613		1854 N-17 R1 AU50. Attractive glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate. The only mark is a microscopic pinprick off the tip of the coronet. Looks choice mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. LDS, die state d, with die cracks on the reverse and flowlines on both sides. Estimate Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 614		1854 N-30 R6- EF45. This looks like a choice red & brown mint state cent, but it has a bit of very light friction on the highpoints and has been beautifully recolored. Glossy olive and steel brown with lustrous mellowed red covering the protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains. The only marks are a few tiny ticks on the cheek and neck, none significant. EDS. The repunching under the 185 is dull and faint, but the tiny die lines on the reverse are clear. CC#5 of 26 known of this rare variety in the Grellman census. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/2003:1064-Steven Wirth, Superior 2/11/2007:265-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2016:361 (includes all 3 lot tickets and the Iskra collection envelope). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,585
Lot 615		1855 N-1 R3 Upright 55 NGC graded MS64 Red & Brown. Frosty bluish steel brown and olive with mellowed mint red covering 10% of the planchet, mostly on the obverse. No spots or stains. The only marks, and they are insignificant, are a light diagonal nick midway between star 2 and the chin and a shallow scrape on the rim over F-A. E-MDS, die state b. The short spike from the lower left of the 8 is clear. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex Ron Czwakiel, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/2000:1503-John McGinty, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/10/2008:1668. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $411
Lot 616		1855 N-4 R1 Upright 55 MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown with 90% of the obverse and 40% of the reverse showing mint color. Looks like a flawless gem to the unaided eye but a glass reveals some microscopic specks of dark toning scattered over the obverse, none significant. Sharply struck EDS, die state a, before any die cracks or rim cuds. Our grade is the same as the PCGS grade. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 6; 2 in 65RB, 1 in 66RB. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $499
Lot 617		1855 N-4 R1 Upright 55 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red fading to bluish steel brown on the devices with a third of the original mint color remaining. Just a few microscopic marks including a small spot left of star 12 and some barely visible ticks in the field before the portrait. Scarce LDS, die state c, with a rim cud break over the E in STATES. Our grade is MS63, CC#2 of those known with the single rim cud break in the Grellman census. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $705
Lot 618		1855 N-12 R1 Upright 55 PCGS graded MS63 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous mint red mellowing to steel brown and light chocolate with nearly a third of the planchet showing faded mint color. Just a few trivial marks, including two microscopic ticks off the tip of the bust, a speck of dark toning midway between star 10 & star 11, and another spot nestled between two dentils over the C in AMERICA. MDS, die state b. The fine diagonal die lines at the inner curl are gone. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 64. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $382
Lot 619		1855 N-13 R2 Upright 5's NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty uniform medium steel brown and light chocolate. The only notable mark is a scuff across the bottoms of the F and adjacent AM, but you need a good glass to see it. M-LDS, die state b. The diagonal die lines from the right top of the E in ONE are clear but most of the earlier die lines are gone. Our grade is MS60. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 620		1856 N-1 R1 Italic 5 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. The only mark is a spot of fine carbon under the E in UNITED. E-MDS, die state b. Most of the die lines over UN are gone and there are no rim cuds on the reverse. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $206
Lot 621		1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5 MS60+. Lustrous light to medium brown with 10% of the obverse and 25% of the reverse showing faded mint red. The notable marks are a diagonal nick off the peak of the 1 and a spot of darker toning midway between stars 4 & 5. The reverse is choice. EDS, die state a. The short spike from the bust tip (the peak of a stray 1) is sharp. Removed from an old green label PCGS slab graded MS64RB (PCGS label #01920.64/7302590 included). Estimate Value $300 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2004:1616 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 622		1856 N-8 R4- Upright 5 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown with most of the coin retaining mint color. Just a few trivial marks from flawless. These include a nick on the truncation over the right edge of the 8, a tiny nick on the rim left of the upper point of star 2, and a subtle wisp of darker toning at TA in STATES. MDS, die state b, with a faint die crack from the dentils to MER. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#5 honors in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 3; 4 finer, 1 in 64+, 3 in 65. Estimate Value $800 - UP Ex Tom Morley, Superior 5/1992:411-Gary M. Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/1995:788-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 7/16/2015:2713. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 623		1856 N-14 R1 Italic 5 PCGS graded MS64+ Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light olive with sea-green and light steel overtones. Satiny mint frost covers both sides and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a couple dull, very light vertical nicks at star 10. MDS, die state b. The short point from the jaw at the throat is visible but the lump under the 8 is gone. Our grade is MS62+. The PCGS label shows an attribution of N-1, which is incorrect. Pop 1; 1 finer in 65. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,645
Lot 624		1856 N-21 R2- Italic 5 AU55. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Frosty luster shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. Just a touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. EDS die state a. The die line to the top of the second S in STATES is sharp. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 625		1856 N-22 R5 Italic 5 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate with underlying faded red in the protected areas on both sides. Possibly retoned long ago but the eye appeal is excellent. The only notable marks are a thin arc of darker steel toning through TED-STATES-OF-A and a short, light scratch well hidden in the hair under ER in LIBERTY. EDS, die state a. The dies are sharp and fine diagonal die lapping lines cover the obverse fields. This is the discovery coin for the die variety; confirmed by Reiver and Bland in 11/1980. Our grade is MS60, CC#1 in the Grellman census. And it comes with an important provenance. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 64. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP Ex Lester Merkin (as N-17)-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:1450-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:20655-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:683-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4 2016:396 (includes the Brown, Reiver, Holmes and Iskra collection envelopes and all 4 lot tickets). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,113
Lot 626		Group of Seven 1856 Cents graded F12 to VF35. Average grade is VF25. Includes N-1, N-4, N-12, N-13, N-19, N-20, and N-21. All have an Italic 5 except for the N-12 and N-20 which have an Upright 5. All are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 7 coins. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details	Realized $165
Lot 627		1857 N-1 R1 Large Date MS63. Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with traces of faded mint color on the obverse and 20% of the reverse showing brighter mint red. The obverse is flawless but there are some tiny specks of darker toning scattered around the reverse, none significant. The best identifying mark is a tiny planchet flake on the right end of the base of the E in STATES (as struck). Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The top of the stray 1 is clearly visible in the dentils under the left side of the 8 and the fine die lines over NIT in UNITED are present. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label #270409-020 included). Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 628		1857 N-1 R1 Large Date AU50+. Glossy light chocolate brown. No spots or other defects, just traces of dirt in protected areas. E-MDS, die state a, with diagonal die lines over UNI. The top of a stray 1 is clearly visible between two dentils under the left side of the 8. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 629		1857 N-4 R1 Small Date MS62+. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with generous traces of slightly mellowed mint red showing on both sides. Just a few trivial marks, including a tick on the nose before the eye and a small spot of darker toning over the center of the N in ONE. M-LDS, die state b. The point down from the bottom of the inner hair bun is short but still visible. Both sides show a few very shallow low spots, as struck. A nice example of the Small Date version of our final year of Large Cents. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 630		1857 N-4 R1 Small Date PCGS Graded AU58. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with slightly lighter frosty steel brown toning in protected areas. A very attractive cent, just a touch of rub on the highest points from mint state. MDS, die state b, with fine die clashmarks on the reverse. Our grade is AU55. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer in BN. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $441
Lot 631		1857 N-4 R1 Small Date EF40. Five points sharper but there is a dull nick on the rim at star 8. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and virtually flawless offering excellent eye appeal. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. MDS. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 632		Large Cent Stage II Blank Planchet for 1835-1843 AU50. Glossy medium brown. A few very minor planchet imperfections (the minor flaws nearly always present on blank planchets which usually disappear when the planchet is struck) plus a small spot of dark chocolate toning surrounding a speck of reddish carbon. The rims are upset but very narrow, which is consistent with the planchets used to strike the cents of 1835-1843 (Petite Heads). Weight 165.9 grains. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex 1984 EAC Sale, lot 346-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:562 (Holmes collection envelope and lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 633		Large Cent Blank Planchet EF40. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. A few light contact marks and pre-striking planchet chips, none significant. A "Stage II" planchet with upset rims indicating it was ready for insertion into the coining chamber to strike a large cent. Weight 159.6 grains; diameter 28.0 millimeters. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $129
Lot 634		(1833) Hard Times Token Low-51 Rulau HT-70 Rarity-1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and olive with 15% of the planchet showing mellowed mint color. The surfaces are satiny and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. One of the classic satirical political pieces issued during this period in our history. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $441
Lot 635		Pair of PCGS graded Early Tokens. Includes an (1812) Pa-344M in White Metal 31mm by R. Lovett, Jr., PCGS graded VF30, and an 1837 Hard Times Token from S. Maycock & Co. of New York Rulau HT-289 R2 PCGS graded MS62BN with traces of mint red remaining. Lot of 2 pieces. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $200

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