Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 96

February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Fricke - Draped Bust Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 349		1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust VG8. A few points sharper but covered with very fine roughness under a glossy dark chocolate and steel patina with traces of reddish chocolate toning on both sides. The only mark of any consequence is a small pit under the right foot of N in ONE. The date and legends are bold. MDS, Breen state II, with a very strong die crack through the tops of TY to the dentils on either side, and the section over this crack has shifted outward slightly into a retained cud. This is the plate coin used in Dr. Sheldon's Early American Cents. Comes with an impressive provenance. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex Ebenezer Gilbert collection-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal (via Ray Chatham)-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:154-Richard Dempsey (probable but unverified)-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:276-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:193. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,115
Lot 350		1796 S-117 R5+ Draped Bust VG8. Sharpness VF20 but the surfaces are covered with fine to moderate roughness, and there are a few small spots of greenish verdigris at the dentils over the second A in AMERICA. A half dozen small, shallow pinpricks show in the right obverse field and a short hairline scratch extends through the base of Y in LIBERTY. Rather glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with splashes of reddish light chocolate brown on both sides. The date and legends are all bold. Great detail but not very attractive. Nonetheless this was the best example of the variety in the famous Holmes collection. MDS, Breen state III. A fine die crack extends through the tops of RTY. Estimate Value $500 - UP Ex Chris McCawley 2/27/1997-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 351		1797 S-143 R5 Stemless Wreath VG7+. Sharpness F15 but there is minor roughness on portions of both sides, particularly on the portrait and at the top of the reverse. No verdigris or significant contact marks. The obverse is glossy reddish chocolate brown while the reverse is mostly glossy light olive and steel with reddish chocolate covering the upper third of that side. EDS. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the Stemless Wreath feature is obvious to the unaided eye. Estimate Value $400 - UP Ex Stack's (Coin Galleries) 7/14/1993:1737-Tom Reynolds (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $317
Lot 352		1798 S-146 R5- Large 8 with Style I Hair PCGS graded VG10. Rotated Reverse. Glossy chocolate and dark steel brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas, possibly from an old cleaning. A few minor contact marks, including a dull rim bruise under the bust tip. The date is bold and the legends are clear. Very rare EDS, Breen state I. The obverse die has not been ground down so the shoulder loop and drapery are normal and the reverse is rotated 70 degrees CCW from the usual head-to-foot orientation. Our grade is VG8. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 1 finer in 61 for the variety. Estimate Value $600 - UP Ex Dennis Hermanson 4/1965-John D. Wright 1/2004-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:265. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 353		1798 S-154 R4+ Large 8 with Style I Hair PCGS graded VG10, CAC Approved. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown with smooth surfaces and no notable contact marks. This cent was struck two times. The first strike was about 15% off center to K-4. The cent was flipped over and struck a second time, this strike being properly centered on the planchet. Bold evidence of the first strike is visible on both sides, and an indent from a second planchet is located in the dentils right of the fraction. LDS, Breen state III, with a die crack from the bust to the rim and obvious swelling in a few places on the reverse. Traces of diagonal reeding can be found on the edge, which is not uncommon on some 1797 & 1798 varieties. An attractive example of a wonderful mint error. Our grade is VG10+. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer, 1 in 50, 1 in 64 for the variety. Estimate Value $200 - UP Ex David Johnson. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,055
Lot 354		1798 S-163 R4 Small 8 with Style I Hair PCGS graded VG8. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices creating an attractive two-tone appearance that accents the details. The only notable mark is a fine diagonal scratch hidden in the toning just left of the lower curls. The date and legends are strong. EDS, Breen state I, with an uncracked obverse. Our grade is VG8. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $400 - UP Ex David Johnson. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 355		1798 S-166 R1 Large 8 with Style II Hair PCGS graded VF30, CAC Approved. The surfaces are attractive and free of verdigris or notable marks, but the gloss is a bit subdued by extremely faint granularity that is visible under strong magnification. Looks choice to the unaided eye. Slightly glossy steel and olive brown with frosty lighter reddish chocolate toning in protected areas. Nicely struck E-MDS, Breen state III early. The always-present die crack through E in UNITED is light. Our grade is VF25+, close to VF30. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $800 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:361. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $999
Lot 356		1798 S-169 R3 Small 8 with Style II Hair PCGS graded VF30. Glossy bluish steel and light olive brown. A very attractive cent with just a few very light contact marks, including a thin nick in the field above the lower curls and a couple very light scuff marks at RICA to the fraction. LDS, Breen state V, with fine die rust showing in the fields and protected areas of both sides. Called VF25 choice and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #36184. Bland also says VF25 but tied for CC#11 in his census. Our grade is VF25 as well. A nice cent that carries a nice provenance. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 2 in 45, 1 in 61 for the variety. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex Bowers & Merena 6/24/1996:90-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:309. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,174
Lot 357		1798 S-184 R1 Small 8 with Style II Hair PCGS graded XF40. Attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with a very subtle hint of reddish steel brown overtone in a few places from an old cleaning. No roughness of verdigris, only minor contact marks, none notable. MDS, Breen state III, showing die clashmarks on the reverse. Our grade is VF30 sharpness net VF25. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 9 finer for the variety. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,586
Lot 358		1799 S-189 R2 PCGS Genuine, VG Details, Filed Rims. Covered with extremely fine roughness under slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel toning. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a light rim bruise over the R in LIBERTY and a slightly stronger one over AM in AMERICA. The rims were lightly smoothed to minimize the effect of the rim bumps. The date is weak but easily readable, especially the 99, and the legends are complete. The lump over the T in CENT is clear. Our grade is G6+ sharpness net G5. Not perfect but certainly decent for a low grade 1799 cent. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,233
Lot 359		1800 S-205 R4 VF25. Ten points sharper but there are too many contact marks for the sharpness grade. All the marks are blended nicely into the attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown toning, and the eye appeal is excellent. The notable marks are a couple nearly horizontal scratches at the shoulder, a few fine vertical scratches hidden in the hair, and a minor rim bruise at RI in AMERICA. LDS, Breen state III. The horizontal die crack from the rim to the hair under the ribbon is clear and die clashmarks show on both sides. A nice cent in spite of the marks, near the lower end of the condition census for the variety. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 360		1800 S-205 R4 PCGS graded VF30. The obverse is a slightly glossy mix of medium and darker chocolate brown while the reverse is glossy light to medium chocolate. The field before the portrait is dull from uniform extremely faint granularity and there is a dull dent at the bottom of the first S in STATES. This dent is strong enough to create a small bulge in the field under the hair ribbon. The only other notable defects are a planchet crease or fold in the metal at the dentils over ER in LIBERTY with similar voids at the opposing area at the rim right of the denominator (all as struck). M-LDS, Breen state II. The die crack from the rim to the hair under the ribbon is weak but visible. Our grade is VF25 sharpness net F15. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 5 finer for the variety. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 361		1801 S-219 R2 3-Error Reverse PCGS graded F15, CAC Approved. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal for the grade. The only notable marks, and they are invisible to the unaided eye, are a fine scratch hidden along the bottom edge of the bust, a hairline on the cheek, and a couple more in the field before the face. MDS, Breen state IV. There is a die crack arcing through UNI and clashmarks visible on both sides. All 3 of the die-cutter errors are clear (missing wreath stem, 000 denominator, & "U" over inverted "U"). Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. A really nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex Doug Bird. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,585
Lot 362		1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath PCGS graded XF45. Glossy olive brown delicately mottled with lighter chocolate tones on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few trivial contact marks including a fine pin scratch below ICA and another under the fraction. MDS, Breen state IV. There is a fork in the die crack extending down from the earlier crack in the field before the chin. The Stemless Wreath feature is obvious. An attractive example of this popular "Redbook" type, and it was the finest example of the die variety in the famous Holmes collection. Our grade is VF30. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 5; 7 finer for the variety. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP Ex Chris McCawley 11/9/2008-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 363		1802 S-240 R3 PCGS graded VF35. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial contact marks. These include a faint hairline scratch in the field under the chin, a thin nick low on the neck, and a small nick over the left top of the T in CENT. E-MDS, Breen die state II. The obverse shows strong die clashmarks but is uncracked while the reverse has several fine die cracks. Called VF25 and CC#7 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF25 net VF20 and tied for CC#10, his photo #34744. Our grade is VF25+. A beautiful example of a tough die variety, and it comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer, 1 in 45, 1 in 58, 1 in 58+ for the variety. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex Bowers & Merena 6/1991:618-Chris McCawley 9/23/1991-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:335-Jack Wadlington 2005-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/11/2007:341-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/30/2009:469. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,056
Lot 364		1803 S-247 R3 "Mumps" Obverse VF35. Five points sharper but very lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy medium brown and light olive with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas, especially on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, and the only marks are a half dozen small spots of darker olive toning at MERI. Rare LDS, Breen state III early, with a fine die crack from the dentils through the top of UNITE. Called AU50 net EF40 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #29628. Bland says EF40 as well but tied for CC#11 in his arrangement of the best examples. This was the finest example of the die variety in the fabulous Holmes collection. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP Ex Ed Hipps 1/1982-Lillian S. Willins-unknown-Chris McCawley, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:208-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:487. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,115
Lot 365		1803 S-253 R2 EF40. Sharpness AU50 with two short, dull scratches at the earlobe, a couple light nicks on the throat, a small nick under the left corner of the eye, and a couple more tiny nicks in the field under the chin. The reverse is nearly free of marks, but there is a planchet flake under the left stem end. Glossy steel brown with dark steel toning on the highpoints and lots of frosty light brown and tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. M-LDS, Breen state V. There is a tiny internal cud between two die cracks on the upper right of the D in UNITED, and the area at STAT is now slightly raised as a retained cud break outside a strong arcing die crack. A neat die state. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#7 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 net VF35 and tied for CC#15, his photo #28720. A cent that offers excellent eye appeal in spite of the minor defects, and it was the finest example of the variety in the Holmes collection. Comes with a great provenance that includes some of the finest collections of US Large Cents. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex Henry C. Hines-T. James Clarke-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Dorothy Paschal (via Ray Chatham) 1972-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:373-Doug Bird 6/18/1990-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:351-Tom Reynolds 5/1996-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 6/30/2005-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,056
Lot 366		1804 S-266a R4+ PCGS graded G4. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and there are no notable marks. The date is strong for the grade and the legends are nearly complete. The tops of UNITES STATES are worn into the rim but everything remains easily readable. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Very nice for a low grade 1804 cent. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or cuds. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $800 - UP Ex Heritage 2011. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 367		1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 VF25. Sharpness EF40 or slightly better but the cent is toned a rather dark olive brown and there are traces of fine verdigris caked into the protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are glossy and the only notable contact marks are a pinprick on the jawline, a couple hairlines in the hair at the top of the head, a very fine scratch in the field before the face, and another near the dentils under the hair ribbon. MDS, Breen state III. There is a bulge in the field left of the lower curls but the rim cud break at STA has not formed. The date is strong and the overdate feature is obvious. Not perfect but still attractive. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646