Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 90

January Pre-Long Beach Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 449		1793 S-5 R4 Wreath Cent with Vine & Bars Edge Fair-2+. Variety with a large LIBERTY. Slightly glossy medium steel brown and chocolate with darker olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces are mostly smooth, just worn. A rim dent left of the L in LIBERTY and another off the tip of the bust are the notable marks. The date is gone but most of LIBERTY and the reverse legends remain visible. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Jim Carr 11/17/2011-Norman Wolfe. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 450		1793 S-6 R3 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge PCGS graded VF20. Smooth glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Absolutely free of corrosion or verdigris and the eye appeal is excellent. The only defects are a rim dent right of the forehead and a faint planchet lamination on the forehead and in the field off the middle of the nose (as struck). E-MDS, Breen state II, showing a dull wave on the obverse from the rim at K-9 into the hair. The date and legends are complete and strong. Our grade is F12. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,344
Lot 451		1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge VG10. Sharpness VF30 but covered with uniform light corrosion and fine granularity. No verdigris and the only mark is a very light rim bruise behind the head. Light to medium chocolate brown. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,525
Lot 452		1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent, Vine & Bars Edge F12. Sharpness VF25 but fine granularity covers the fields and protected areas. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are some light rim bruises on both sides and an old scratch left of the O in OF. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. The date and legends are strong. M-LDS, Breen state VII. The die cracks on the reverse are clear and a small internal cud fills part of the bottom of the N in UNITED. Not perfect but not bad for a 1793 Wreath Cent. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,700
Lot 453		1793 S-11c R3- Wreath cent with Lettered Edge Fair-2. Variety with a single leaf following DOLLAR on the edge. Glossy medium chocolate with slightly lighter steel brown on the devices. The obverse is close to AG3 but the reverse is worn nearly smooth. A rim dent left of the L in LIBERTY is the most significant mark. The date is gone but the leaves above the date, LIBERTY, and the portrait are mostly clear. Most of the edge lettering remains visible. Estimated Value $300-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $499
Lot 454		1794 S-17a R5- Head and Edge of 1793 AG3. Several points sharper but covered with fine to moderate corrosion. No verdigris, and the only significant mark is a dull dent on the rim at the F in OF. The 94 in the date remains clear but the 17 is nearly gone. LIBERTY and most of the legend on the reverse remains visible but not strong. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 455		1794 S-20 R5 Head of 1793, Edge of 1794 Fair-2. Partly glossy medium to dark chocolate brown and steel. Very fine roughness covers the fields and protected areas but there is no verdigris. Lots of tiny contact marks including a dull rim nick left of the date. The date is readable but not strong and most of LIBERTY can be made out, but the reverse is nearly gone. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Rod Burress-Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 456		No Lot. No lot. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 457		1794 S-24 R1 NGC graded VF20. The "Apple Cheek" variety. Glossy dark chocolate brown and olive. Mostly smooth showing only a few contact marks. The notable ones are a tiny dig or pinprick midway between the throat and earlobe, a small dig just left of the lowest curl, and a rim bruise over the O in OF. M-LDS. The date and legends are clear except for weakness inside the wreath thanks to significant swelling in that area associated with the later die state. Our grade is VG10. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,293
Lot 458		1794 S-24 R1 F12. The "Apple Cheek" variety. Slightly sharper but there are a few small marks scattered over both sides. A few tiny digs on the front edge of the neck and a horizontal nick close under the earlobe are good identifying marks. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Nice eye appeal in spite of the small marks. MDS with swelling in the center of the reverse that weakens ONE CENT but everything else is clear. Estimated Value $500-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,116
Lot 459		Quartet of 1794 Cents. Includes S-25 R3 G5 sharpness net AG3 for light corrosion, S-44 R1 G5+ net AG3 for scratches, S-63 R2 Fair-2+ (obverse G4, reverse Basal State-1), and S-65 R1 AG3+ (obverse G5, reverse Fair-2). All have a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details	Realized $494
Lot 460		1794 S-29 R2+ NGC graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Small splashes of reddish brown toning show around the date and an area of darker toning is located near the dentils right of the Y in LIBERTY. Sharply struck and quite attractive with just a light touch of friction on the highest points of the hair. A tiny planchet fissure in the dentils over the I in AMERICA is the only notable mark, and it is a mint-made flaw that is barely visible. MDS, Breen state III, with fine die cracks and die clashmarks on both sides. The die crack from the dentils to the R in AMERICA is quite light and it does not reach the wreath. Graded AU55 net AU50 and CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #36855. Our grade is AU50+, close to AU55. Estimated Value $15,000-UP. Ex Stack's (privately)-Walter Husak, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/21/1998:1110-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/18/2002:1111-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:370. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $21,738
Lot 461		1794 S-29 R2 G6. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and attractive, basically just well worn. The notable marks are a planchet chip on the cheek near the earlobe and a very light rim bruise right of the bust tip. The reverse is choice. The 17 in the date is weak but the date remains easily readable and the legends are clear except for the denominator, which was weakly struck. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Robert W. Miller, Sr., 1975-Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/1990:188 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 462		Quartet of 1794 Cents. Includes S-29 R2 VG7 net G5 for rim nicks, S-54 R3 G4+ (obverse G6, reverse AG3), S-56 R3 the "Office Boy Reverse" G4 (obverse G5, reverse AG3), and S-60 R3 G4 (obverse G5, reverse AG3). All have an easily readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $600-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details	Realized $823
Lot 463		1794 S-30 R1 VG10. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. No roughness, and the only notable mark is a very tiny bump on the edge over the I in AMERICA. A nice 1794 cent. LDS with obvious swelling at the top of the reverse. Estimated Value $400-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 464		1794 S-30 R1 VG10. Ten points sharper but there is a shallow pit in the field before the neck and another left of the cap. The surfaces are mostly smooth but fine verdigris is nestled into protected areas on the reverse. Rather glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker reddish chocolate toning in protected areas on the reverse. LDS, Breen state II, with fine die clashmarks on the obverse. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Morley-Fred Clymer 4/5/1997-Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,410
Lot 465		1794 S-43 R2 VG10. A couple points sharper with a dull rim nick right of the Y in LIBERTY, a rim dent over the second S in STATES, and a small dig at the right bottom of the E in ONE. Nice glossy chocolate brown with smooth, attractive surfaces in spite of the few marks. LDS. The die crack up through the U in UNITED is very strong. Estimated Value $400-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $734
Lot 466		1794 S-46 R3 VG7+. Clipped Planchet. Several points sharper but covered with very fine roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris or significant contact marks. A minor planchet clip (as struck) affects the dentils above the E in LIBERTY. The date and legends are complete and clear. MDS with an obvious die crack from the dentils through the bust into the lower neck. Estimated Value $300-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $494
Lot 467		Trio of 1794 Cents. Includes a struck copy of an S-48 "Starred Reverse" made from dies that really don't resemble the real S-48 but do show the stars VG10, S-57 R1 AG3+ (obverse better, reverse weaker, as usual), and S-59 G5 sharpness net AG3+ for some light corrosion on the reverse. All have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins (2 genuine and 1 copy). Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details	Realized $259
Lot 468		1794 S-50 R5 VG8. Sharpness F12 with fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris but there is soft dirt in the protected areas on both sides. A glass reveals some light scratches on the portrait, none significant. Rather glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate blending to olive brown in protected areas. Not perfect by any standards but not bad for the grade, especially for this very tough die variety. The date is strong and the legends are clear, although the top of AMERICA is relatively weak. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 469		1794 S-53 R6 Fair-2+. Very slightly sharper, especially on the obverse, but there are a dozen small contact marks scattered over the obverse. Most of these marks are on the portrait and near the Y in LIBERTY. No corrosion or verdigris. Mostly glossy medium chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. The bottom edge of the date is starting to fade away but it is easily readable, and half of the legend on the reverse is visible. A rare variety that is difficult to find in any grade. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Jeremy Mayor (eBay) 12/20/2010-Shawn Yancey-Dr. Mark Cadden 1/10/2011-Shawn Yancey 9/10/2012-Jack D. Young 11/2/2012-Shawn Yancey 11/21/2012-Wayne C. Phillips 2/1/2013-unknown-Doug Bird. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,351
Lot 470		1794 S-55 R2 F12. Sharpness VF25 or a bit better where the designs were fully struck but covered with fine roughness. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a small, dull dig under the F in OF and a thin planchet fissure slanting through the M in AMERICA (as struck). Frosty mix of medium chocolate and dark olive brown, a bit speckled. The date is readable but relatively weak due to an uneven strike that is strong at the top of the obverse and weak at the bottom. Conversely, the bottom of the reverse is strong, the top of the reverse weak. The die faces must have been out of parallel alignment. The die crack from the dentils to the hair under the cap is clear. Estimated Value $650-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $881
Lot 471		Trio of 1794 Cents. Includes S-56 R3 the "Office Boy Reverse" variety AG3, S-59 R3 MDS G5, and S-63 R2 VF25 sharpness net VG10 for granularity and fine corrosion. All have an easily readable date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $400-UP. From the Tom Madigan collection. View details	Realized $617
Lot 472		1794 S-61 R4 F12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform very fine granularity. No verdigris and the only marks are some small rim bruises on both sides. The notable marks are a rim bruise at the top of the cap, another left of the lowest curl, and a rim dent at OF. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Nicely struck with die clashmarks visible at the back of the head under LIB. Estimated Value $400-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 473		1794 S-62 R4+ VG8. Glossy medium brown with light chocolate toning on the highpoints. Most likely cleaned and retoned but the eye appeal is excellent for the grade. The only notable marks are two tiny ticks over LI in LIBERTY and a spot of fine carbon at the F in OF. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and choice. LDS with a relatively large cud break on the left side of the obverse. Estimated Value $500-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,087
Lot 474		Pair of 1794 Cents with Head of 1795. Includes S-67 G4 (obverse G5, reverse AG3), and S-71 Fair-2+ (obverse AG3, reverse Fair-2). Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details	Realized $282
Lot 475		Pair of Large Cents, 1794 & 1810. Includes 1794 S-67 R3 Head of 1795 VG8 sharpness net G5 for a planchet void at the rim off the top of the cap (as struck) and 1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 G6 net G4 for a planchet lamination at star 1 (as struck). Both pieces have an easily readable date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. The 1794 is from the Bob Vail collection via Del Bland. View details	Realized $376
Lot 476		1794 S-69 R3 Head of 1795 G5. Glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate blending to reddish chocolate in protected areas. The obverse is several points sharper than the reverse showing a bold date and strong devices but much of the reverse is weak or missing, the G5 grade being a blend of the two sides. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Rod Burress-the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 477		1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 PCGS graded XF45. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with only trivial contact marks, none notable. The only "defect" is some shallow dirt nestled into the protected areas around the devices. LDS, Breen state IV. The die crack at TY into the cheek is strong and a die clashmark from the nose is visible under ER in AMERICA. Our grade is VF25+. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Population 1; 5 finer at PCGS. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,700
Lot 478		1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 F12. Sharpness VF25 but covered with microscopic porosity and granularity, strongest on the reverse. No verdigris, only a few tiny contact marks. A minor rim bruise over the second S in STATES is the only notable mark. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and olive with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints of the obverse. LDS. The die crack at TY into the forehead is strong and it extends down into the jaw. The date and legends are all bold. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Jack Beymer. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 479		1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 VG7. Sharpness F15 but it appears to have been expertly plugged at the E in LIBERTY. The work was accomplished with amazing skill and it would not be detectable if not for a subtle bulge on that E. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. The date and legends are all strong. Later die state. The die crack at TY is strong and it reaches well into the face. Estimated Value $300-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 480		Trio of Cents, 1794-1796. Includes 1794 S-70 R2 Head of 1795 AG3, 1795 S-75 R3 Lettered Edge LDS AG3, and 1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap AG3. A couple are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $447
Lot 481		1794 S-71 R2 Head of 1795 PCGS graded AU58 CAC APPROVED. Slightly glossy medium brown and reddish light chocolate with a spot of darker toning on the knot of the wreath ribbon bow. The surfaces are smooth except for minor roughness on the cap into the field below. No verdigris or notable contact marks. MDS, Breen state IV. There are obvious die clashmarks on the obverse plus a couple fine die cracks, but the crack from the dentils down between the R & T in LIBERTY has not formed. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF25+. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,463
Lot 482		Group of 11 Large Cents, 1794-1814, grading Fair-2 to VG10. Average grade is G5. Some are sharper with defects but all have an easily readable date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $734
Lot 483		Group of Five 1795 Cents. Includes S-74 R4- Lettered Edge Fair-2+ (obverse G4, reverse BS-1), S-75 R3 Lettered Edge G6 sharpness net G4 for very fine roughness, S-76b R1 Plain Edge Basal State-1, S-77 R3 Plain Edge AG3, and S-78 R1 Plain Edge AG3. All have a readable date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details	Realized $494
Lot 484		1795 S-75 R3 Lettered Edge VG10. A few points sharper but there is a dull scratch on the cheek and another smaller one hidden over the top of the cap. Glossy medium chocolate brown with some reddish chocolate toning in the field before the portrait. M-LDS, Breen state V. The date is bold and the legends are strong. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 485		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge, Flipover Double Strike PCGS graded G6. Attractive glossy medium steel brown with darker chocolate brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces appear perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass reveals the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely fine granularity. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a small planchet chip or nick on the lower half of the cap and a fine horizontal scratch through the bottom of the numerator in the fraction. MDS showing faint swelling in the field before the portrait. This cent was struck twice. The first strike was normal but slightly off center to the K-10 or K-11 position. Then the struck cent failed to eject from the coining chamber and flipped over before being struck again, this second strike being properly centered on the planchet. Undertype from the first strike shows on both sides. D-STA shows (weakly) over the top of the cap and at LIB, and the top of the cap shows more clearly at ED in UNITED. In addition there is a curved planchet clip that affects the dentils opposite the mouth and over ME in AMERICA. The date is strong and the legends are complete, although the numerator and adjacent U are faint. A neat multiple mint error. Our grade is G6+, close to VG7. The mint error features are not noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Jonathan Kern 3/16/1992-Robert Laforme. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 486		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge G4+. The obverse is a few points sharper while the reverse is slightly weaker, which is typical of this variety. Glossy medium chocolate and olive brown. The planchet is smooth, free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris, but there are a few obvious marks. The notable ones are a dig in the center of the neck, a smaller one on the bust, and another at the top of the wreath. Otherwise this cent is choice. The date is bold and the legends are easily readable. EDS before any swelling in the obverse fields. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Superior 10/6/1991:738 (lot ticket included). View details	Realized $294
Lot 487		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge, Off Center NGC graded G4. Smooth glossy medium chocolate brown. No defects, just well worn. The obverse details are a bit better than those on the reverse, which is normal for these thin planchet strikes. The date is complete and clear but much of the legend outside the wreath is worn smooth. Struck 15% off center to K-11. Our grade is G4 (obverse G5, reverse AG3). The "Mint Error" status and "Struck 15% off Center" feature are noted on the NGC label. A nice low-grade mint error. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 488		1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge PCGS graded AU53. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter bluish steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. A perfect example for the grade, flawless in every respect except for a planchet flake on the top of the first T in STATES, as struck. E-MDS, Breen state II. There are fine die clashmarks on both sides but the tiny chip under the jaw has not formed. Called EF40 by Noyes and Bland, Noyes photo #23909. Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $2,500-UP. Ex Glen Wallace-Abe Kosoff-RARCOA 5/9/1974:825 (lot ticket included)-Jim McGuigan (for his date set)-Denis Loring 1/1985-Dr. Philip W. Ralls, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/26/2014:393. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,050
Lot 489		Group of Five 1796 Liberty Cap Cents. Includes S-82 R5 AG3 (obverse G4, reverse Fair-2), S-87 R3 AG3, S-88 R4 AG3, S-91 R3 AG3, and S-91 R3 Basal State-1. All have an easily readable date except for the last piece on which the date is weak from corrosion. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details	Realized $541
Lot 490		1796 S-84 R3 Liberty Cap VG7. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Smooth with just a few minor marks. The notable ones are a couple light rim bruises near the bust tip and a small planchet chip at the dentils over the F in OF. The date and legends are clear except for weakness at ED-ST due to swelling in that area. Estimated Value $300-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 491		1796 S-85 R5- Liberty Cap G5. Several points sharper but covered with fine roughness, strongest above the head where verdigris covers the protected areas. Slightly glossy steel brown on the devices with darker olive brown and steel in the fields and protected areas. The date is not strong but it is easily readable. The legends are complete, only a few letters weak. Estimated Value $300-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $294
Lot 492		1796 S-88 R4 Liberty Cap PCGS graded VG10. Slightly glossy olive brown and darker steel with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye but a glass reveals uniform extremely fine granularity on all but the highpoints of the devices. No notable marks or verdigris. Nicely struck LDS, Breen state II, with a die crack up from the rim along the left side of the 7 to the truncation above. The date and legends are complete and strong. Our grade is F12 sharpness net VG8+, close to VG10. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 493		1796 S-89 R3 VG8. Rather glossy olive brown and steel. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye, but a glass shows uniform extremely fine granularity on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 494		1796 S-89 R3 VG8. Sharpness F12 with fine granularity under rather glossy dark steel brown and olive toning. No verdigris. There are some old hairline scratches hidden in the toning and a minor rim bruise at the first S in STATES. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Charles "Shotgun" Slade 1962-Raymond McBride-Rod Burress-the Norman Wolfe collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 495		Trio of 1796 Draped Bust Cents. Includes S-92 R3 AG3+, S-97 R3 VG8 net G4 for moderate roughness, and S-99 R5 EDS Fair-2+. The date is clear on the first 2, weaker but readable on the last. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $350-UP. From the Norman Wolfe collection. View details	Realized $470