Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 69

The May Pre-Long Beach Auction

Gold Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1901		1849 Open Wreath and 1854 Type I Gold Dollars. Our grade for both coins is Sharpness of AU and cleaned . Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1902		1849. Open wreath. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ CAC Approved. Light gold toning, a lustrous coin. This smallest denomination United States gold coin was first minted in 1849. This design featured a Liberty head on the obverse while the reverse carried the denomination within a wreath. The concept of a gold dollar coin dates to 1836 when patterns were issued. Engraver James Barton Longacre prepared the designs and made minor alterations throughout the year. This example is from the second design issued, with a noticeably small Liberty Head and an Open Wreath. Larger heads and closed wreaths are found on later issues of 1849 (PCGS # 7502) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1903		1849. Closed wreath. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Well struck with a hint of gold tone over the frosty surface. P-mint dates, 1849-54 tend to be more sharply made than the branch mints. 1849 is most popular for being the first year (PCGS # 7503) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 1904		1851. NGC graded MS-64. Light hint of tone and frosty, with well struck devices, stars, wreath. Several measures more attractive than an average BU specimen (PCGS # 7513) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 1905		1851. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. A nice untoned coin with excellent detail in the hair and Liberty's coronet on which LIBERTY is spelled out in tiny letters (PCGS # 7513) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1906		1851 NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned. Some minor hairlines (PCGS # 7513) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 1907		1852. PCGS graded MS-62. Untoned and well struck. A few obverse marks (PCGS # 7517) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $542
Lot 1908		1852. ICG graded AU-53. Frosty and untoned. Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 1909		1852-O. PCGS graded AU-55. Only 275 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 29; 87 finer (PCGS # 7520) . Estimated Value $200 - 210. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 1910		1853. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ CAC Approved. Well struck with lovely golden toning. The color is a rich blend of orange-gold and honey-gold shades. Desirable with this controlled strike and dancing luster (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1911		1853. NGC graded MS-63. Well struck, the fields and devices embued with mint luster, and everywhere detail aplenty (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $748
Lot 1912		1853. NGC graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Well struck lustrous example with light golden toning (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $565
Lot 1913		1853. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ CAC Approved. Well struck and untoned and another readily affordable date with the Type 1 design (1849-54) (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $578
Lot 1914		1853. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned and well struck (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $529
Lot 1915		1853 NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned. A nice well struck coin (PCGS # 7521) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1916		1853-C. NGC graded MS-62. A fully lustrorus untoned example. Only 11,515 minted. The strike on both sides of this handsome little coin is more characteristic of the P-mint issue than that usually seen weaker Mint State 1853-C specimens offered for sale. There is excellent detail on the obverse at Liberty's coronet, brow and hair bun while on the reverse the date and the second L in DOLLAR are typically weak. There are also a few isolated areas of striking incompleteness around the borders. That said, we stress that this coin is truly above par for the issue in the realm of surface preservation. The fields are satin-like to frosty--a feature that suggests careful handling since the day it reached its first owner, be he tinker, tailor, soldier, or banker. A mild unevenness in the planchet occurs at the 85 of the date which might be used as a pedigree marker. Pop 11; 18 finer. Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. The Dandelion Collection; earlier from our Sale 37, lot 1667. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 1917		1853-O. PCGS graded MS-62. Light golden toning. Scarcer than its Philadelphia counterpart, the issue from New Orleans comprised a mint total of only 290,000 pieces, versus over 4 million for the P-mint. Pop 61; 35 finer (PCGS # 7524) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1918		1853-O NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned. A nice bold strike with some hairlines (PCGS # 7524) . Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1919		1854-D. NGC graded AU-58. Only 2,935 minted. Mostly untoned. The low mintage makes this date famous. This beautiful rarity sums up nicely the experience of the sale of which it is a part. The coin exhibits original satin luster on a well presented and attractive planchet with only a trace of wear on the high points of Liberty�s hair. It is the kind of coin that collectors expect to find in the grade. Elusive as a date, elusive in no uncertain terms. Even more is this true in high grades. Next, the strike. The strike is crisp in many areas, yet better than average in all others, so attention should be paid by prospective bidders. Some lack of detail may be noted at the central hair on Liberty, just below the word LIBERTY (but not on the stars). When describing the reverse, we see the usual disparity on the denticles as well as marginal weakness on the LL of DOLLAR and central part of the date. Some bidders might edge away from bidding when presented with an 1854-D gold dollar. After all, this is one of the rarest D-mint dates in the series struck at all the historic Dahlonega branch mint. Only the P-mint 1854 is at all common. However, as the population figure suggests, the coin is rather rare and deserves twice the honor because it is so fresh and lustrous looking: Pop 24; 23 finer (PCGS # 7526) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,613
Lot 1920		1851, 1852 and 1853. PCGS graded All AU-58. Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 7513) . Estimated Value $600 - 625. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $691
Lot 1921		1857. EF-45. Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1922		1859-D. SEGS graded MS-62. Only 4,952 pieces struck. Our grade is Sharpness of Mint State cleaned . Generally well struck for an issue that is often weak in areas. There is plenty of luster present covering both surfaces. Some light die clash marks are a hallmark of this (and other) Dahlonega Mint gold dollars. Rare in this grade. Estimated Value $4,200 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1923		1870. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. A nice coin with semi-reflective surfaces. Only 6,300 minted (PCGS # 7569) . Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1924		1871. PCGS graded MS-63. Housed in an OGH. Only 3,900 struck. Lovely golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Pop 20; 42 finer at PCGS (PCGS # 7571) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1925		1873 Open 3. ICG graded MS-62. Mostly untoned. The Philadelphia Mint continued to strike gold coins in 1862-79 even though the banks (as well as the Treasury Department) refused to pay them out at "par" for paper money. To acquire gold coins in those years by tendering paper dollars or by cashing a check, one had to pay a premium of anywhere from 4 to 8 percent or higher, thus $108 in paper would buy $100 face value in gold coins. The market didn't stabilize (return to par) until January 1, 1879. Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1926		1874 NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned (PCGS # 7575) . Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $240
Lot 1927		1885. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ CAC Approved. Nice prooflike surfaces that ripple with golden color. A choice, fresh-appearing specimen. Only 11,156 struck (PCGS # 7586) . Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1928		1889. NGC graded MS-66. Well struck and untoned. A radiant example, fully struck with gold color that rises and falls in an almost rhythmic display (PCGS # 7590) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1929		1853 and 1862. Our grade is VF20 and cleaned . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details	Realized $384
Lot 1930		A Lot Of U.S. $1 Gold Coins. Dates and grades include: 1855 XF cleaned, 1883 XF cleaned, and 1889 XF cleaned . Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details	Realized $690