Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 96

February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Liberty Cap Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 663		1794 S-29 R2 Head of 1794 F15+. Very attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and this cent is choice in every respect. Very close to VF20. The only marks are a tiny pinprick in the field close before the eye and a small C-shaped planchet void in the field under the I in LIBERTY (as struck). MDS, Breen state III early, with a fine radial die crack from the dentils to the top of the R in AMERICA. A premium example for the grade and it comes with a nice provenance. Estimate Value $800 - UP Ex Oscar J. Pearl, Numismatic Gallery 1944 FPL, lot 42-Robert J. Kissner, Stack's 6/27/1975:233-Thomas Adams. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,585
Lot 664		Pair of Cents, 1794 & 1795. Includes 1794 S-32 R2 E-MDS (Breen state II before the cud break over LI) VG10 sharpness net G4 for granularity, and 1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge F12 sharpness VG8 for small rim dents. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimate Value $500 - UP The 1795 is ex Charles French 11/1973-M&G Auctions/Goldbergs 2/10/2008:1060. View details	Realized $494
Lot 665		Quartet of Early Coppers. Includes 1794 S-60 large cent VG10 net G6 for fine roughness, 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny VG10, 1774 Counterfeit British Halfpenny Fair-2, and an 1826 large cent VG10. Lot of 4 coins. Estimate Value $300 - UP View details	Realized $329
Lot 666		1794 S-36 R5 VG10. Sharpness VF25 but covered with uniform very fine roughness under glossy dark chocolate brown and olive toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris and just a few trivial marks. The only notable marks are light diagonal nick in the field under the end of the chin, a microscopic pit hidden in the hair below the ear lobe, and another nestled between the upper part of the cap and the dentils. The marks are not distracting but they offer an easy way to identify this cent. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the "single berry left of bow" feature is obvious. A decent example of this very tough die variety. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,469
Lot 667		1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap ANACS graded F15. Partly glossy dark olive brown and chocolate with slightly lighter chocolate brown and steel toning on the devices. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a minor rim bruise under the 9 and a pair of small pits at the E in STATES. The date is bold and the legends are complete except for the usual weakness on ONE CENT. EDS, Breen state I, before any die failures on the obverse. Our grade is VG10 sharpness net VG8. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. Estimate Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 668		Group of 6 Cents, 1796-1810. Includes 1796 S-81 R3 Liberty Cap Basal State-1 (sharper but holed), 1801 S-219 R2 3-error reverse Fair-2, 1803 S-258 R1 Large Fraction VF20 net VG7 for roughness, 1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 G5, 1808 S-278 R3 Classic Head G5, and 1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 G4. All have a readable date. Lot of 6 coins. Estimate Value $150 - UP View details	Realized $317