Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 90

January Pre-Long Beach Auction

Coronet Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 440		1837 Half Cent Hard Times Token Low-49 HT-73 R2 AU50. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and problem-free offering outstanding eye appeal. These popular half cent tokens are part of the Hard Times series, but they are often collected with the regular Federal half cent series since no half cents were struck by the mint in that year. Listed on page 95 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Jim Long-Rod Burress-the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 441		Pair of Half Cents 1851 & 1854. Includes 1851 N-1 R1 EDS AU50, and 1854 C-1 R1+ EDS AU55. Both are sharply struck and very attractive. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details	Realized $400
Lot 442		1853 C-1 R1 MS60. Attractive frosty medium brown and light chocolate with traces of faded mint color on both sides. The only mark is a thin nick in the field off the chin and a tiny planchet flake off the bust tip (as struck). Sharply struck EDS. Great eye appeal for the grade. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS61BN (PCGS label #1227.61/10019371 included). Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 443		1854 C-1 R1+ PCGS graded MS66 Brown. Highly lustrous light to medium bluish steel with tiny peeps of faded mint red showing on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the entire surface on both sides and this half cent offers superb eye appeal. The only marks are a shallow planchet void off the upper left point of star 10 and a microscopic planchet flake at the tip of the nose (both as struck). Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0, with a small but strong lump on the upper part of the I in UNITED. An eye-catching half cent. Our grade is MS65+. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,998
Lot 444		1856 C-1 R2 MS60. Lustrous light to medium steel brown and chocolate. No spots or stains The only defect is a planchet void on the rim above star 9, as struck. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 445		1857 C-1 R2 MS63. Frosty light olive and steel brown with at least a third of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The notable marks are a small pre-striking planchet void left of star 9+X93, a speck of dark toning (not carbon) under star 2, and a vertical swipe of darker bluish steel and olive toning down the center of the reverse. This streak is covered with microscopic pre-striking planchet chips that are visible only under magnification. MDS. A nice example of the final year of our half cent production. Noyes photo #74325. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Stephen L. Fischer-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:385-Bob Yuell (The Whister Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 11/4/2011:98 (lot ticket included) Ex Walter Scheer Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 446		1857 C-1 R2 ANACS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty chocolate and bluish steel brown with very faint hints of faded mint color bleeding through in protected areas on the reverse. MDS with satiny fields. The only defect is a small nick on the bridge of the nose. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/3/2013:187. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376