Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 75

September Pre Long Beach

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 329		Quartette of 1829 Cents. Includes N-1 R3 EDS EF40 net VF20 for microscopic roughness, N-4 R4 EDS VG8, N-6 R1 MDS F15 and N-7 R3 M-LDS (4 "wheel spoke" die cracks on the reverse) F15 net VG10 for rim dents (removed from a PCGS slab graded F15, label included). Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $207
Lot 330		Pair of 1829 Cents grading VF25. Includes N-2 R2 MDS and N-6 R1 EDS. The first is nice, the second is ten points sharper with minor contact marks. Both are nice glossy chocolate brown. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $414
Lot 331		1829 N-3 R3 Small Letters Reverse VF20. Very attractive glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces that are void of any notable marks. MDS. The strike is a bit weak, as usual. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/4/2000:1350 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 332		Trio of Scarce 1829 Varieties. Includes N-4 R4 LDS VG10, N-5 R3 Small Letters Reverse VF25 net F12 for fine roughness, and N-7 R3 M-LDS (with 4 "wheel spoke" die cracks on the reverse) VF25 net F12 for fine granularity. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $138
Lot 333		1829 N-5 R3 Small Letters Reverse VF20. Sharpness EF45 but covered with uniform very fine porosity. No marks or verdigris. Cleaned and retoned frosty bluish steel and olive. MDS. The stars and hair at the top of the head are softly struck, as usual on this variety. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 334		1829 N-9 R4 Small Letters Reverse VF30. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth and virtually void of contact marks offering excellent eye appeal. Most of the stars and parts of the wreath are softly impressed, as usual, but overall this is a very nice example of a tough die variety. MDS with a die crack arcing from star 4 to star 12. Near the lower end of the condition census. Estimated Value $500-UP Ex Ray Curry 2/2006. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 335		1829 N-9 R4 Small Letters Reverse F15. Sharpness VF20 or a bit better but there are a half dozen dull, light scratches in the obverse fields. Otherwise smooth and quite nice for the grade. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. LDS with several die cracks on the obverse, including one from the bust tip to the crack down from star 1. The stars and parts of the wreath are softly struck, as usual. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 336		1830 N-1 R1 VF30. Sharpness EF40 but there is a small patch of very fine roughness at star 12, another at the ear, and a larger and slightly stronger one at ERICA. The remainder of the planchet is smooth and choice, void of any defects. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with reddish chocolate toning in the roughened areas. MDS. Estimated Value $100-UP Ex Tom Reynolds 3/1999. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 337		Quartette of 1830 Cents. Includes N-2 R2 MDS F15, N-3 R3 MDS with the reverse rotated 140 degrees CCW F15, N-4 R2 MDS VF25, and N-4 MDS VF20. All are nice glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP View details	Realized $368
Lot 338		1830 N-6 R4 Small Letters Reverse F15+. Choice glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and quite nice for the grade, close to VF20. The only marks are a couple minor rim nicks on the reverse at ICA. MDS. Nicely struck for this variety, which usually comes with significant weakness. Estimated Value $400-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 339		Trio of 1830 Cents, all Tough Die Varieties. Includes N-6 R4 Small Letters Reverse VG7, N-7 R3 VF25 net F12 for microscopic roughness, and N-7 R3 VG10. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $150
Lot 340		1830 N-7 R3 VF20. Sharpness EF40 but covered with extremely fine roughness. No verdigris, and the only marks are a couple faint hairline scratches at the throat. Frosty steel and light chocolate brown. MDS. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Tom Matthews, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:331 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 341		1830 N-7 R3 VF20. Sharpness EF40 with extremely fine granularity under a partly glossy chocolate brown patina. Traces of very fine verdigris show on both sides, especially on the reverse. May benefit from a proper bath. MDS. Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 342		1830 N-8 R1 EF40. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and very nicely retoned glossy chocolate and steel brown. Both sides display hints of light bluish steel overtone. No marks or other defects. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. M-LDS with a die crack from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1. Estimated Value $200-UP Ex Jim Bishop 1990. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 343		1830 N-9 R6- G5. Slightly sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy dark steel and olive brown. There are areas of shallow roughness on both sides, mostly in the obverse fields and around STATES, but most of the planchet is smooth. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. The date is clear and the legends are complete, although the tops of RIC are starting to fade into the rim. A decent example of one of the rarest die varieties known to Newcomb. Estimated Value $2,500-UP Ex Toledo Coin Exchange-Chris McCawley 7/30/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 344		Pair of 1830 N-10 R4+ Die States. Includes an EDS example grading VG8+ and a M-LDS example with a partially raised retained cud break at ATES grading VG7. Both are glossy chocolate brown. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP View details	Realized $196
Lot 345		1830 N-11 R5 VG10. Sharpness VF20 or a bit better but dull from uniform very fine roughness. Dark steel and olive brown. No marks or verdigris. LDS. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Chris McCawley 3/1994. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 346		1831 N-1 R1 Large Letters Reverse EF45+. Choice glossy medium brown with mint frost in protected areas. A premium large cent in every respect, very close to AU50. A light rim bruise over the O in OF is the only notable mark, and it is not significant. EDS. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Chris McCawley 12/2003. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 347		Trio of 1831 Cents grading VF20 to VF25. Includes N-2 R2 Small Letters Reverse LDS with a cud break at star 11 and the reverse rotated 30 degrees CW, N-3 R1 Small Letters Reverse MDS, and N-7 R1 Large Letters Reverse MDS with a double profile from the coronet down to the chin (from die bounce). All are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $265
Lot 348		Group of Five 1831 Cents grading VG8 to F15. Average grade is F12. Includes N-2 R2 LDS with a cud break at star 11, N-5 R4 MDS, N-14 R4 EDS, N-14 R4 MDS, and N-14 R4 MDS. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $138
Lot 349		1831 N-4 R3 Small Letters Reverse VF25. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but there are areas of extremely fine roughness on both sides. No marks or verdigris. Recolored a slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel mixed with some lighter chocolate brown. MDS. A fine die crack connects stars 8 & 9. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:877 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 350		1831 N-5 R4 Small Letters Reverse VF25. Glossy medium chocolate brown fading to darker olive brown in protected areas. No roughness or notable marks, only tiny ticks consistent with the grade. MDS. A variety that's difficult to find nice. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/1986:4329-McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/7/1995:273-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:572-Chris McCawley 2/2/1996 (all three lot tickets included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 351		Pair of Scarce Varieties 1831 & 1848. Includes 1831 N-5 R5 VF20 net F15+ for a few minor contact marks and 1848 N-13 R4 VF30 net F12 for light corrosion LDS with a clear rim cud over TES in STATES. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $173
Lot 352		1831 N-6 R1 Large Letters Reverse AU58. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with lighter tan and reddish brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. A beautiful cent, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. Sharply struck EDS. The obverse fields are slightly reflective suggestive of the 1-sided proof strikes of this variety. Estimated Value $400-UP Ex Maureen Smith (eBay) 6/2001. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 353		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters Reverse VF35. Sharpness at least 5 points better but cleaned and retoned glossy medium brown and light chocolate mottled with darker chocolate brown on the obverse. No roughness, verdigris, or notable contact marks. MDS. The notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA is filled by crumbling. Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 354		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters Reverse, Double Struck G4. A couple points sharper but there is a rough pinch on the rim at the bottom of the obverse and a smaller rim dent at the top of the obverse. Otherwise very nice for the grade. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Double struck. The first strike was normal and centered on the planchet. Then the struck cent failed to eject from the press and a new blank planchet was inserted. The obverse of this cent was struck against the blank planchet creating an obverse brockage on that planchet and leaving this obverse rather wavy. Coincidently the reverse was struck a second time against the reverse die but rotated so there is a 5-10 degree rotation between the two impressions. Clear evidence of the two strikes shows outside the wreath, strongest at STATES OF AMERICA. A neat mint error in spite of the rather low grade. Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 355		1831 N-9 R2 Large Letters Reverse EF40. Sharpness close to AU50 but there are a few light contact marks in the field before the portrait, including a collection of closely spaced ticks off the tip of the nose. Otherwise this cent is very nice, nearly choice. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown. E-MDS. Estimated Value $300-UP Ex Chris McCawley 1987-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:576-Gary Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/17/1996:369-2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/2004:487 (all three lot tickets included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 356		1831 N-10 R3 Large Letters Reverse VF30+. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Very attractive, nearly flawless. Just a few microscopic ticks from perfect. Close to VF35. MDS. The rim cud at star 9 and die crack left of OF are clear. Estimated Value $100-UP Ex Bill Harbison-Chris McCawley 1/2004. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 357		1833 N-1 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous bright original mint red fading to steel brown on the devices with more than a third of the mint color remaining. A beautiful cent with outstanding eye appeal. The only mark is a tiny swipe of darker chocolate brown toning at the dentils under the first 3 in the date. M-LDS. The small lump from a misplaced A between the tops of the T & A in STATES is gone. Comes unattributed in a PCGS slab with an old green label. A new discovery for variety collectors. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Finest known of the variety, which is surprisingly difficult to find in top grades. Clearly superior to the example in the Holmes collection (our sale, May 2010) and missing from the Naftzger collection sale (our sale, February 2009). An important cent. Estimated Value $2,000-UP Discovered by Henry Hettger. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 358		1833 N-2 R2 NGC graded AU58+. Attractive frosty medium brown. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. No spots or contact marks, just light friction on the highpoints. E-MDS with repunching visible on ONE CENT and the reverse rotated 30 degrees CW from a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 359		1835 N-2 R3 Head of 1834, Off Center ANACS graded VF Details Net F12, Damaged. Sharpness F12 or slightly better but there are a couple dull but obvious dents on the unstruck part of the planchet. Otherwise smooth and attractive. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. Struck 10% off center to K-7.5. Our grade is net VG8. The Off-Center feature is noted on the ANACS label. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 360		1835 N-7 R1 Head of 1836 VF35. Double Profile. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown and bluish steel with traces of reddish steel brown showing in protected areas. Otherwise smooth and problem-free. MDS with a double profile from the forehead down to the chin (from die bounce). Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 361		1836 N-3 R1 PCGS graded AU53. Frosty chocolate brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel. No defects, only light friction on the devices. LDS. There is a die crack arcing across the upper half of the reverse and a cud break extending inside the dentil tips at star 6. A cent that offers excellent eye appeal. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 362		Quartette of Cents, 1836-1839. Includes 1836 VF30 net VF25 for light cleaning, 1837 Plain Hair Cord EF40, 1838 EF40 net VF30 for cleaning, and 1839 Head of 1838 VF30 net VF20 for recoloring. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $437
Lot 363		1837 N-1 R3 Plain Hair Cord AU58. Glossy light and medium brown fading to darker steel brown on the highpoints. Faint hints of faded mint red are peeking out from protected areas on the reverse. Just a touch of rub on the highest points from mint state. There are a couple spots of darker toning that catch your eye, including one over the 3 in the date and another at the dentils above the M in AMERICA. MDS. Estimated Value $350-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 364		1838 Counterstamped "Dr. G. G. WILKINS. Brunk W-610 F12. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and free of marks other than the counterstamp which was carefully positioned in the field before the portrait. Dr. Wilkins was a prolific stamper of coins, and this stamp was assigned the W-610 catalog designation by Gregory Brunk. A very nice example of this popular counterstamp. Estimated Value $50-UP Ex Richard Rossa-Stephen Tanenbaum. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 366		1839 N-12 R4 Booby Head VG8. Glossy medium brown with smooth, attractive surfaces. The only notable mark is a pinprick off the dentil tips under the 83 in the date. MDS with a dull die crack from the rim through star 4 to the nose. Very nice for the grade. Estimated Value $100-UP Ex Tom Reynolds. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 367		1840 N-6 R1 Repunched 40 NGC graded MS62 Brown. Glossy medium chocolate brown with underlying luster showing through in the protected areas. The only mark is an obvious and rather long nick in the field between star 2 and the chin. M-LDS, die state c. The repunching on the 40 remains visible. Our grade is EF45 net EF40. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $250-UP Ex Greg Gause 2/1/1967-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:20148. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 368		1842 N-1 R3 Small Date EF40+. Sharpness AU50 but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and golden tan. There are a few light rim bruises on both sides, the only notable one at star 5. E-MDS, die state b early, showing two dull lumps under the date. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex Tom Reynolds 12/1992-Evan L. Kopald. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 369		1842 N-8 R1 Large Date VF35. Five points sharper but there are a couple dull nicks on star 3. Otherwise sooth and attractive. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. LDS, die state b. The fine die lines connecting ONE and CENT are gone. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 370		1842 N-9 R2 Large Date NGC/NCS Unc Details, Improperly Cleaned. Glossy medium brown blending to darker chocolate brown in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial contact marks, none notable. The toning appears original, but the coin is coated with an extremely thin layer of some protecting substance such as "Care" or lacquer. A nice cent, just deserves a proper bath. MDS, die state b. The die lines from the curls and neck are sharp. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC/NCS label. Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $150-UP Ex R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:944-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:20171. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 371		1844/81 N-2 R2 44 over Inverted 18 VF30+. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown. Smooth and nearly mark-free, just a few trivial ticks from flawless. Close to VF35. MDS. The 44 over 81 (Inverted 18) feature is strong. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 372		1843 N-12 R1 Head of 1842 VF35. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned an attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty reddish steel brown toning in protected areas. A tiny rim nick over the first A in AMERICA is the only notable mark. Unique latest die state with a small but clearly defined rim cud break over the T in UNITED to the left edge of the adjacent E. This new cud is in addition to the earlier ones from under the ribbon end clockwise to above UNIT (state e). This new die state is state f. Discovered at the 2013 ANA Convention in Chicago. Estimated Value $500-UP View details	Realized $368
Lot 373		1845 N-15 R4+ VF35. Sharpness EF40 but there are a couple tiny nicks in the field off the nose tip. Otherwise very nice for the grade. MDS, die state b. Estimated Value $100-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 374		1846 N-17 R4 EF45. Sharpness very close to mint state but the obverse is covered with microscopic roughness under frosty reddish chocolate brown toning. The reverse, however, is choice with lustrous steel brown and chocolate toning. There are a few very tiny specks of verdigris just left of star 11 but no notable signs of contact. Sharply struck VEDS, die state a, with hard, slightly reflective fields on the reverse. All the fine die lines are present on the reverse and there are no die cracks. Estimated Value $350-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 375		1846 N-17 R4 EF40. Sharpness at least AU50 but lightly whizzed and retoned frosty light olive and chocolate brown with steel overtones. The only marks are a few minor nicks on the rim at stars 8 & 9 and a light vertical nick on the chin. LDS, die state c, with die cracks at ATES and MERI. Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 376		1847/7 N-2 R3 Large 7 over Small 7 VF30. Ten points sharper but a bit dull and toned a slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Only trivial ticks, none notable. LDS, die state c, with die cracks on the reverse. The "Large 47 over Small 47" feature is bold. Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 377		1847 N-4 R3 Repunched 18 NGC graded MS62 Brown. Frosty dark bluish steel and olive brown with generous traces of faded mint red showing on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and the only mark is a spot of fine carbon resting on top of the head below the right point of star 7. Very sharply struck EDS, die state a, which is quite scarce. The die lines are sharp and the reverse die is uncracked. The repunching on the 18 is obvious. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#2 among those known in the early die state. Estimated Value $600-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 378		1847 N-8 R3 VF35. Sharpness EF45 or a bit better but there is a small, shallow dig just right of star 6 and a diagonal nick in the field off the chin. Otherwise this piece is quite nice. Frosty medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and satiny mint luster showing in the protected areas. Rare M-LDS, die state c, with a small but clearly defined rim cud break over the AM in AMERICA. Estimated Value $150-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 379		1847 N-21 R1 EF40+. Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Just a few light contact marks including a pinprick on star 7. EDS, die state a. An attractive cent for the grade, close to EF45. Estimated Value $100-UP Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:1342-Wes Rasmussen. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345

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