Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$10 Gold Capped Bust

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2482		1891-CC $10 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60 Plus. Prooflike with light obverse scratches, although frosty still from fields to devices (PCGS # 8720) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 2483		1892 $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55 GSA (PCGS # 8721) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $600
Lot 2484		1892 $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Untoned. Normal bagmarks for the grade (PCGS # 8721) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $569
Lot 2485		1892-O $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Only 28,688 struck. Mostly untoned but still frosty throughout. Usual field and device abrasions (PCGS # 8723) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 2486		1892-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely rich golden toning. This warmly colored example displays beams of golden metallic detail in all areas, high points to the open spaces and everywhere in-between. Also, it is instructive to see that the coin was struck with preciseness only now and then found on a date in the 1890s from this branch mint. A very scarce date in the grade. Pop 51; None finer @ PCGS. (PCGS # 8724) . Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 2487		1893-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Golden-orange tones displayed on both sides. This is a lovely, radiant ten Liberty, both sides exhibiting frosty warm gold luster. Fully struck in all areas, as well, it offers the viewer pinpoint detailing on the edge of the coronet and the waves of hair at the back. The eagle is also squarely struck, rising in sharp relief in all areas. Pop 63; 4 finer, 1 in 64, 1 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 8728) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 2488		1893-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Our consignor was one to acquire a nice series of Liberty head gold pieces from the famed Atwater Collection sold by Mehl in 1946. Some luster remains around the devices, warmly toned to a lovely apricot-gold shade (PCGS # 8728) . Estimated Value $340 - 350. Ex: Atwater Collection Lot 1588 sold by B. Max Mehl. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 2489		1894 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. In an old green label PCGS holder (PCGS # 8729) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 2490		1894-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely light golden toning on both sides. A sharp strike. Only 107,500 made. Pop 50; 17 finer, 16 in 63, 1 in 64 (PCGS # 8730) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 2491		1894-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Nice golden toning (PCGS # 8730) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 2492		1895 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely shades of gold toning. Some scattered bagmarks. Pop 326; 40 finer, 39 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 8732) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2493		1896 $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and untoned. A choice example of a low-mintage P-mint Eagle: 76,270. A few small marks on the face and a light luster graze below the hair bun. Pop 145; 13 finer, 12 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 8735) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 1,950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2494		1897-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. A few light marks; original luster and warm golden color. Mintage very low at 42,500 pieces. This handsome coin carries a propitious provenance dating back to the halcyon days of collecting in the 20th century (PCGS # 8738) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. Ex: Atwater Collection Lot 1546 sold by B. Max Mehl. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 2495		1898 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Light even golden toning on both sides. Besides frosty surfaces, this piece has a meticulous strike on every device and is what collectors hope for in an 1890s Liberty head $10 gold piece. This example, unlike those that don't quite make the "full" grade, is extra sharp, almost twice that of an average specimen. For that reason, the numerical condition is exact. Pop 44; 6 finer in 65 (PCGS # 8740) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2496		1898 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning and well struck. A frosty Liberty $10. Pop 179; 50 finer, 44 in 64, 6 in 65 (PCGS # 8740) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2497		1898 $10 Liberty. AU-50. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details	Realized $518
Lot 2498		1898-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and mostly brilliant. Scarce in high grades of Mint State, collectors might hunt for a year or more to find a comparable one. Pop 23; 8 finer; 5 in 64; 1 in 65; 2 in 66 (PCGS # 8741) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 3,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 2499		1898-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Good provenance on this Eagle (PCGS # 8741) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. Ex: Atwater Collection Lot 1593 sold by B. Max Mehl. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 2500		1899-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely light golden toning on both sides. There are a few small nicks on the chin and nose. Everywhere you look the luster glows with fresh, uncleaned originality. Pop 47; 17 finer; 12 in 64; 3 in 65; 1 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 8744) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 2501		1900 $10 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. A hint of light golden toning. A wonderful looking coin. Matched for color, texture, surface originality and appearance with the other denominations from this consignment, the coin is, true to form, utterly radiant! Blazing-gold mirrors with crisp definition on the frosted devices and "ultra" clean surfaces free of tarnish spots and handling marks. Definitely, a premium example of the grade. Having covered the mint bloom, we take stock of the coin's detail. Clockwork precision seen in the stars and hair curls, as well as the tiny beads which tie the hair into a bun at the back of Liberty's head. The lovelock curl is crisply detailed also. Turning next to the reverse, full razor-sharpness is also displayed: in the eagle's plumage, its feet, the shield with its horizontal lines and vertical stripes. Lastly, all letters in IN GOD WE TRUST are crisply defined. For the ordinary collector, the recent introduction of high-art methods into Proof gold issuance is sufficient to entice one to purchase a recent mint product. But to the sophisticated buyer of more refined tastes, these early pieces, with their "classic" appearance and careful attention to detail, are the crème de la crème of rare coin collecting! Only 120 proofs struck. Pop 3; 10 finer; 5 in 66; 4 in 66 Star; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 8840) . Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $46,000
Lot 2502		1900 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice light golden toning on both sides (PCGS # 8745) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2503		1901 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck with even golden toning; a few minor bagmarks in the field and on the face (PCGS # 8747) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 2504		1901-S $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Untoned and lustrous, sparkling bright: The ideal one expects from an S-mint 1901 Eagle (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 2505		1903 $10 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65. NGC holder 2018839-001. A brilliant Proof with a hint of golden toning. Only 96 Proofs struck. This is a lightly toned Gem whose surfaces are saturated in pale orange-gold shades. We have no criticism about the strike, all features show exact detail that could only result from careful Proof production methods. Brilliant in finish, then, both sides achieve deep mirrored reflectivity that appears to gleam and sparkle at indirect light angles. Perhaps no more than half of the original mintage are believed extant. Pop 8; 6 finer; 5 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 8843) . Estimated Value $30,000 - 33,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2506		1903 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 65. Lovely rich orange toning on both sides. Very choice for the grade. This is a richly colored Gem whose surfaces are enfolded in warm embrace of orange-gold shades. We have no issue about the strike, all features possess razor-sharp detail that could only result from Proof production methods in the early 20th century. Brilliant in finish, both sides have drop-dead gorgeous deep mirrored reflectivity that appears to go to infinity at indirect light angles. One of the most affordable Tens delivered after the turn of the century, although possibly no more than half the original number are believed extant. A reverse toned area on the eagle's claw would serve as an adequate provenance marker (PCGS # 8843) . Estimated Value $30,000 - 33,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $34,500
Lot 2507		1903-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61 PQ. One of several attractive examples of gold coins from a 1946 sale by B. Max Mehl. A bold strike with lovely golden toning. A Premium Quality coin. Only 112,771 minted (PCGS # 8753) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. Ex: Atwater Collection Lot 1549 sold by B. Max Mehl. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $990
Lot 2508		1904 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Nice golden toning. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 8755) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $506
Lot 2509		1904-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice strike with lovely golden toning. Fresh color, the surfaces exhibit eye-opening striking definition as well: All minute detail fully evident on this bold Liberty ten from the mint at New Orleans, Louisiana. Only 108,950 pieces struck. Pop 56; 14 finer; 9 in 64; 4 in 65; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 8756) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 2510		1904-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Another with a strong provenance. Lovely rich golden toning displayed on this Premium Quality coin. Pop 153; 70 finer, 56 in 63, 9 in 64, 4 in 65, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 8756) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. Ex: Atwater Collection Lot 1550 sold by B. Max Mehl. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2511		1905-S $10 Liberty. AU-50. Some light marks scattered about. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 2512		1907 $10 Indian. Wire rim, periods. NGC graded MS-66. Nice light golden toning on both sides. A lovely coin. Only 500 minted. A rare and popular transitional issue, one whose low mintage was made without intentions of circulation. Technically the Wire Rim ten is a pattern (hence, the Judd-1774 reference). This issue was the closest the mint came to producing the ten-dollar design as originally conceived by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Theodore Roosevelt. The presently offered coin has subtleness in its lovely variegated color, patina and surface texture, and what's more, none of the often-seen small marks in the surface. No, no mischief ever occurred here! The fields as well as the devices are smooth, delightful, attractive. The finely raised die polishing lines (common to all specimens) are more pronounced on the reverse fields and overall the coin has a bright showy gleam. Pop 16; 10 finer, 2 in 66 star, 5 in 67, 2 in 68, 1 in 69 (PCGS # 8850) . Estimated Value $65,000 - 70,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $89,125
Lot 2513		1907 $10 Indian. Wire rim, periods. PCGS graded MS-65. A very choice coin. Only 500 struck. Pleasant, almost cheery golden satin frost display lots of fresh color. One would be hard put to add more about the mint bloom. As for the strike, the coin was struck with technical exactness throughout and is a consistent quality among the surviving 1907 Wire Rim Tens. Augustus Saint-Gaudens' so-called "Indian" Head Eagles are more properly a creation of his inventive genius having to mold itself to the structural realities of coin design. Breen described it this way: "For the new eagle design, Augustus St. Gaudens [sic] (in consultation with Pres. Theodore Roosevelt) decided to use not a standing figure but a head, feeling that the heroic effect of any standing figure, as chosen for the double eagle, would be lost in smaller diameter. The President disgusted beyond measure at what he called our 'atrociously hideous' coinage, had asked St. Gaudens to design replacements. "The profile St. Gaudens chose originated in a figure of Nike ('Victory'), part of his Gen. Sherman Monument (1905), ultimately inspired by a Hellenistic Wingless Victory on the temple of Zeus Soter. at Pergamon. At Pres. Roosevelt's insistence, and for no other reason, St. Gaudens gave this head a nationalistic character by the absurd addition of a feathered war bonnet, such as neither Ms. Liberty nor any Native American woman would have ever worn." Pop 42; 18 finer; 15 in 66; 3 in 67. (PCGS # 8850) . Estimated Value $60,000 - 65,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $70,150
Lot 2514		1907 $10 Indian. No Motto. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning. There is a lovely interplay between orange-gold and reddish colors that give this the eye appeal of an even higher grade. For the ordinary collector, the recent introduction of the low-art methods in modern "Eagle" half ounce gold coinage pales in comparison to Saint-Gaudens' masterful use of composition and balance in his so-called Indian head design. The portrait is actually that of Liberty posing with a fashionable feathered headdress mockingly like the war bonnets worn by a few Native American chieftains (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 2515		1907 $10 Indian. No Motto. PCGS graded MS-63. Lightly toned over lovely (and virtually mark-free) satin surfaces. An ideal pick for the Type Set buyer. The Godless variety occurs only in 1907 and 1908. This was done at the request of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, but over-ruled by Congress after compaints were heard (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 2516		1907. No Motto. PCGS graded MS-62. Mostly untoned with smooth flow-lines delineating the golden luster of this two-year Indian head Type coin (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 2517		1907 $10 Indian. No periods. AU-55. Light golden toning (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $550 - 575. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $810
Lot 2518		1908 $10 Indian. No motto. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Lovely rich golden toning on both sides. Well struck and choice. The 1908 issue has the lowest No Motto mintage of this Type, only 33,500 pieces. Such a gorgeous specimen, who can say where bidders will take the price? (PCGS # 8853) . Estimated Value $3,700 - 3,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025
Lot 2519		1908-D $10 Indian. With motto. EF-40. Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2520		1908-S $10 Indian. With motto. ANACS graded AU-55. Lustrous with some tiny marks on the cheek. Popular low mintage semi-key date, only 59,850 pieces minted (PCGS # 8861) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2521		1909 $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Opulent orange-gold color fit for a maharajah is seen over each side. A lovely Indian ten. Pop 124; 81 finer; 58 in 64; 12 in 65; 9 in 66; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 8862) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 2522		1909-D $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64 CAC Verified. Lovely light golden toning. Choice for the grade with its alluring satin finish and freedom from bagmarks. The design is fully struck. Pop 29; 10 finer; 3 in 65; 5 in 66; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 8863) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,950
Lot 2523		1910-D $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Old green holder. Lovely golden toning. Flattering mint frost that pulsates with natural orange-gold color. Desirable with this meticulous strike as well, and a top-end example in its grade class (PCGS # 8866) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,163
Lot 2524		1910-D $10 Indian. NGC graded MS-61. Mostly untoned and choice for the grade, for a collector looking to buy anything but a so-common 1926 or 1932 ten Indian, this 1910-D should do nicely (PCGS # 8866) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 2525		1911 $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-65 CAC Verified. Old green holder. Rich shades of golden toning. Has a great look. A lovely coin that should be in a MS-66 holder. The design of the With Motto Indian tens [1908-33] is by Charles E. Barber, after Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Aside from the addition of the motto, the surface texture is slightly more satiny and the main devices crisper in their interpretation of Saint-Gaudens' theme. The striking quality is improved over the No Motto pieces. Coins dated 1908-11 have 46 stars on edge as before; 1912-33, 48 stars, the extra two being added to honor the admission of Arizona and New Mexico. Edges continued to be imparted by segmented (tripartite) collars. Pop 53; 19 in 66; 8 in 67. (PCGS # 8868) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,488
Lot 2526		1911 $10 Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning on both sides. A lustrous specimen (PCGS # 8868) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2527		1912 $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Lightly toned on both sides, choice frosty luster (PCGS # 8871) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 2528		1912 $10 Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning is associated with satin-finish luster on either side. The 1912 Eagles tend to come nicely struck and generally attractive, with this being a fine example (PCGS # 8871) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2529		1914 $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Delicate sunset toning on both sides. Typical of its period (pre-1926), the luster shows a pleasant satin surface that display lots of smooth golden luster. Only slight abrasions (PCGS # 8875) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 2530		1914 $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning, a velvet-luster choice whose select surfaces are apreciably nicer than most in this class (PCGS # 8875) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 2531		1914-D $10 Indian. PCGS graded AU-58. A well struck, lustrous example (PCGS # 8876) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661

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