Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 96

February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Territorial Gold Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1451		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem UNC. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Rare in UNC. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,878
Lot 1452		1855 Kellogg $50 Gold Commemorative Restrike, S.S. Central America. PCGS graded Gem Proof. Comes in a special presentation case and a copper frame. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,760
Lot 1453		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem Proof. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,760
Lot 1454		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem Proof. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,760
Lot 1455		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem Proof. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,819
Lot 1456		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem Proof. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,878
Lot 1457		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem UNC. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Rare in UNC. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,878
Lot 1458		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem UNC. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Small obverse spots. Rare in UNC. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,819
Lot 1459		2001 Commemorative Restrike of 1855 S.S. Central America Kellogg Gold $50. PCGS graded Gem UNC. Contains 2½ oz of gold. Rare in UNC. Comes with a copper-and-glass presentation frame and the outer box. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,878
Lot 1460		1851 Humbert $50 Gold, 880 THOUS. Reeded edge. NGC graded EF-45. Mostly untoned with smooth wear on the high points of the design. There are a few minor bumps at the corners, as nearly always seen on these huge octagonal gold coins. The surfaces are generally attractive, showing far fewer handling marks than commonly encountered. The strike is sharp too. Identifiable by a minor planchet flaw near one of the corners on the reverse. Pop 18; 62 finer at NGC. Estimate Value $30,000 - 35,000 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $29,375
Lot 1461		1852 U.S. Assay Office $50 Gold, 900 THOUS. NGC graded AU-50. This is a well struck example for the Territorial gold collector who appreciates quality and eye appeal. So many of these large, octagonal gold behemoths are found with significant bumps at the corners, but that is not the case here, and the surfaces show fewer handling marks than the usually seen. Furthermore, the lettering and devices offer the attractive orange-gold tinges intermixed in the protected areas. While these were originally struck in fairly large numbers, all but a modest number were melted and turned into later Federal coinage once the San Francisco Mint was up and running in 1854. The United States Assay Office, which struck these coins, issued them in various "fineness" blends, depending on their ability to get enough parting acids used to purify the gold coming out of the ground and rivers of Calfornia. There was so much gold that needed to be refined, that the early territorial minters were barely able to keep up with the demand. Pop 4; 31 finer at NGC. Estimate Value $40,000 - 44,000 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $39,950
Lot 1462		1854 Kellogg & Co. (San Francisco) $20 Gold. PCGS graded AU-53. PQ. CAC. A nice territorial gold coin that shows strong curl definition on Liberty and generally pleasing surfaces. These were coined right as the San Francisco branch mint bean churing out coins, bringing an end to the Territorial gold coinage from this region. Naturally most of the territorial gold coins produced were soon melted and converted into US Federal coinage. Pop 18; 38 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 10222) Estimate Value $8,000 - 9,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,925
Lot 1463		A pair of 1857/0 Justh & Hunter 49er Horseman Restrike, S.S. Central America. PCGS graded both Deep Cameo Proof. Housed in a special presentation box with lots of papers. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $1,800 - 1,900 View details	Realized $1,998