Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 103

February 18-21 2018 Pre Long Beach Sale

Colonials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 253		1662 Massachusetts Oak Tree Twopence Noe-30 Rarity-4 PCGS XF Details, Damage. Variety with a Small 2 in the date. A mostly sharp example but the planchet is wavy (which is common for these small, thin silver pieces) and the wear is uneven as a result. No notable marks or other defects. Nicely centered and most of the legends are clear, even bold in areas. The date is complete and easily readable although the 2 is relatively weak, and the denomination is strong. Most of the Oak Tree is clear. Our grade is EF40 sharpness net VF25. An acceptable example of this iconic Early American coinage. Weight 10.8 grains. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Listed on page 40 in the "Redbook." Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex 2008 C-4 Convention Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 11/15/2008:5 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 254		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-16 Rarity-2 NGC graded XF45. A Small Planchet Type. Choice frosty medium grayish steel with slightly lighter silvery steel toning on the devices. The surfaces are smooth and void of defects. The best identifying mark is a bit of dirt inside the S right of the Pine Tree. Although this is a Small Planchet type, the planchet for this example is large enough to comfortably contain all the legends and devices with some room to spare. The legends are complete, strong, and well balanced throughout. A premium example of this early American colonial issue. Come from the famous collection of Eric P. Newman. The variety attribution and Eric P. Newman Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. Weight 68.2 grains. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP Ex the Eric P. Newman Collection (Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society). View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 255		(1667-70) St Patrick Farthing B-213c, Griffee 42-9/9a NGC graded VF20. Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Reasonably smooth with only minor roughness, mostly in protected areas. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a dull nick on the left side of the X in REX. The strike is even and nicely centered on the planchet, and the legends are clear. John Griffee knew of 3 examples of the die variety, and this piece is superior to the example in his collection. Listed on page 43 in the "Redbook." The Eric P. Newman Collection provenance is noted on the NGC label. Estimate Value $600 - UP Ex Eric P. Newman Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $823
Lot 256		1787 Massachusetts Half Cent Ryder 4-C Rarity-1 NGC graded AU58. Attractive frosty chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is quite nice. No spots or roughness. The only mark is a tiny pin scratch at the bottom of the Indian's bow, and you need a good glass to see it. Estimate Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,645
Lot 257		1787 Nova Eborac with Figure Seated Left Breen-987 NGC graded VF35. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and there are just a few trivial contact marks visible under strong magnification. The "17" in the date is readable but the "87" is gone, which is common for the type. Listed on page 70 in the "Redbook." Estimate Value $500 - 550 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $382
Lot 258		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 8-C Rarity-5 VF25. Type with a period following MASSACHUSETTS. Attractive frosty medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown toning in protected areas. The sharpness is significantly better than VF25 but there are some old, light scratches under LTH in WEALTH and a few more left of the C in COMMON. These marks are not especially distracting and the overall eye appeal of this piece is quite nice. The obverse (Eagle side) is sharp and choice. Listed on page 61 in the "Redbook." Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 259		Pair of 1787 Colonial Coppers. Includes a 1787 Connecticut smooth chocolate and olive brown with a strong date Good-4, and a Massachusetts Cent with "Horned Eagle" VF-25 light olive and steel brown but lightly cleaned. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $200 - UP View details	Realized $294
Lot 260		1788 Connecticut Mailed Bust Left Good-5. Sharpness VG8 but covered with microscopic roughness. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy medium brown on the devices with darker olive brown toning in the fields and protected areas. The date is weak but readable. Struck slightly off center to K-2. Listed on page 64 in the "Redbook." Estimate Value $50 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $65
Lot 261		1787 Machin's Mills Halfpenny Vlack 25-87C Rarity-8 F15. Slightly glossy medium chocolate and olive brown. The planchet is mostly smooth but a glass reveals microscopic granularity in the fields and protected areas while the devices are smooth. No verdigris, only a few trivial contact marks. A fine pin scratch across the leg of the seated figure and a minor rim bruise over the E in GEORGIVS are the only notable marks. The reverse was struck from a badly worn die so the details on that side are considerably weaker than those on the obverse, but if you use some imagination you can make out the 87 of the date. Both this and the discovery coin have a very bold die crack on the obverse suggesting this die suffered a catastrophic failure quickly, possibly on the first strike. This piece is from a slightly later die state than the discovery coin as there is a small cud break at the upper end of the crack above the I. This new variety was discovered early in 2012 and reported through the newsletter of the Colonial Coin Collector's Club (C-4). No additional examples have been found since that announcement--until now. The example offered here has slightly more wear than the discovery coin but the surfaces on this piece are clearly superior. A very important opportunity for the advanced collector of the coppers struck in Colonial America. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $21,150
Lot 262		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 18-U Rarity-4 ICG graded VF20. Attractive glossy medium brown blending to olive brown in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris. The only defects are two fine vertical pinscratches on the reverse and a few minor planchet laminations on that same side. The date is bold. EDS. Our grade is F15. Estimate Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 263		Quartet of Colonial Coppers. Includes a 1722 Rosa Americana Penny Breen-115 (Breen calls the type "rare") G4, a 1775 counterfeit British Halfpenny VF30 but granular net VG7, a 1786 Connecticut Miller 5.2-I Rarity-3 net G5, and a Washington Double Head Cent in VG8. Lot of 4 coins. Estimate Value $100 - UP View details	Realized $388