Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 10

Coin and Currency Auction

$1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1181		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. PCGS graded MS-65. A sparkling gem that boasts ample luster in the fields and the now familiar copper gold color attesting to its gem status. Fully struck by the dies, with all details sharp. This one is in an old PCGS holder with the green insert tag. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details	Realized $5,060
Lot 1182		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. SEGS graded MS-64. No L. A frosty bright specimen that has good color and a sharp strike on the devices. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 1183		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. EF-40. A nice circulated example. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1184		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Closed wreath. Both grade AU-58 to MS-60 +. The 1853 has a scratch on the obverse. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1185		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Closed wreath. EF-40. A few light lines from handling or circulation, nevertheless, this one retains some luster and has a nice appearance. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1186		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-66. One of the finest graded by NGC where we note just 10 have been seen this high with 2 graded higher. Blazing luster in the fields and well struck from lapped dies. The surfaces show minor ticks which can hardly be seen even with a strong glass. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,520
Lot 1187		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. 1851 VF-30; 1852 EF-40; 1853 EF-40 and 1854 damaged on obverse. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1188		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. MS-60. There is a small obverse flaw on Liberty's cheek, the balance of the coin is nice for the grade. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 1189		1851-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck by the dies, with no weakness noted. A couple of scrapes in the fields account for the grade. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details	Unsold
Lot 1190		1851-O $1 Gold Liberty. MS-61. Nice surfaces that show just a few handling ticks. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1191		1851-O $1 Gold Liberty. VF-25. A bit weak at the centers. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1192		1852 $1 Gold Liberty. VF-30. There is an unfortunate thin pin scratch on both the obverse and reverse. Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details	Realized $121
Lot 1193		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Great color and surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1194		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice luster and color, with clean surfaces for the moderate grade. There is a curious die line through Liberty's neck out her truncation below. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1195		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. A pair of this date, one grades EF-40, the other EF-45. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $305
Lot 1196		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. EF-40. Coppery toning and original. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1197		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. VF-30. Fresh and original. Estimated Value $100 - 130. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1198		1853-O $1 Gold Liberty. EF-40. A few minor scrapes on the extreme rim of the obverse. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1199		1854 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. A brilliant, blazing gem of this relatively common date. Full luster in the fields, and free of all but tiny signs of contact. Boldly impressed and well preserved. One for the gem collector. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 1200		1854-S $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. A bright, fresh coin that boasts blazing luster and only the faintest signs of handling. One hidden tick on Liberty's cheek, and this one is boldly struck from lightly clashed dies. The March 2001 PCGS Population Report shows only 9 graded this high, with a scant 2 graded higher. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,338
Lot 1201		1854 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-65. One of the American classics when it comes to rarity on this short-lived type coin. The Type II Indian gold coin has always been in feverish demand the past three decades by type and date collectors. Note the overlay of luster spread across the coin, with a seductive satiny reddish tint of colors that promote contrast between the flatness of the fields to the raised lettering and devices. On the obverse, the coin boasts a golden yellow hue which reflects back the harsh light used for critical examination. Turning to the reverse, we see similar satiny yellow fields with crisply struck devices, and surrounding the wreath is a lilac-orange-red-green combination of colors that dance when examined in the light with a youthfulness that belies the passage of 147 years since this one was struck. As always, the dies show clash marks on both the obverse and reverse, as many times the dies came together without a planchet as the feeding machinery frequently jammed on these tiny planchets. The vast majority of these show clash marks. Scrutiny finds little to fault, sure there are some hidden hairlines and ticks which blend into luster, but this is clearly one of the few gems that have been graded during the past 15 years since PCGS began grading coins. The March 2001 PCGS Population Report shows only 34 graded as MS-65, with a scant 8 graded higher for this date. Certainly not many to go around to all the eager collectors out there attempting to put together gem type collections. Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $29,900
Lot 1202		1854 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-61. Bright luster and good yellow-gold color on both sides. Struck from clashed dies as are most, and this is an important type coin. Precious few marks to account for the grade. Estimated Value $2,700 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1203		1854 $1 Gold Indian. VF-30. There are some faint scratches on the upper obverse in the fields, perhaps where an erasure was lightly used. Scarce. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1204		1855 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Appealing sunset gold luster near the devices while the open fields are more straight yellow in color. Note how few handling marks or hairlines can be seen, and this coin appears better than the grade assigned. The strike is a bit weak, as usual, with a lack of definition on the upper right maple leaves on reverse. On the obverse, some of the peripheral lettering is weak, especially IC of AMERICA. Struck from clashed dies, and with the familiar slanting 55 in the date. Only 204 graded as MS-63 by PCGS, with 163 graded higher. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,500
Lot 1205		1855 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Nice luster and surfaces, struck from clashed dies, as are most. Typical strike for this issue, with the LL of DOLLAR and the 8 in the date a bit weak, otherwise sharp. Copper spot on the R of DOLLAR and a toned area on the upper right wreath. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 1206		1855 $1 Gold Indian. EF-40. Nice color and clean surfaces. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1207		1856 $1 Gold Indian. Large head, upright 5. NGC graded MS-61. Sporadic weakness on both sides on a few letters and the date, but overall nice color and clean surfaces. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1208		1856 $1 Gold Indian. Large head, slant 5. A triplet of these grading from VF-25 to VF-30. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1209		1856 $1 Gold Indian. Large head, slant 5. EF-40. Nice surfaces. Estimated Value $120 - 140. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1210		1857 $1 Gold Indian. AU-50. One shallow scrape in the lower left obverse field. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1211		1857 $1 Gold Indian. EF-45. A few stray hairlines over lustrous fields. Estimated Value $140 - 160. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1212		1857-C $1 Gold Indian. Sharpness of EF-40 but may have been repaired. This one may have been repaired at twelve o'clock on the obverse as the rim is slightly irregular in that area. There is also a tiny planchet flake over the R of AMERICA on the rim. Well struck, and really a decent coin for the grade. We note that the surfaces may simply as struck, as the Charlotte Mint didn't have the finest equipment, and hence many coins are not the quality of the Philadelphia Mint, for instance. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1213		1859-D $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-62. This is an extremely rare coin in full mint state, in fact NGC has only graded 5 coins of this date as MS-62, with just 4 coins graded higher. A trickle of 4,952 were struck, and most show evidence of clashed dies and are poorly struck up on the high points, as we see here. Untoned and with fresh luster in the fields. A specialist's coin that is seldom offered and rarely available. Estimated Value $7,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,338
Lot 1214		1859-D $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded AU-58. A rare coin in this grade, the 1859-D was struck as the Civil War was about to unfold. Virtually the entire issue was spent, and most were lost or melted in the next few decades. PCGS has graded 21 in various mint state grades, with just 11 graded this high. Well struck throughout, the dies were hastily prepared and some of the reverse letters are filled. Nice luster and average surfaces, with just a bit of wear. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details	Realized $4,255
Lot 1215		1860-D $1 Gold Indian. PCI graded EF-40 Cleaned. The surfaces are slightly pebbly from the cleaning and have a satin appearance. A truly rare date in every way, and few are encountered in grades like this. Well struck for the most part, but weak on the UN of UNITED and the upper left wreath, near the rim. This coin could be improved. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1216		1862 $1 Gold Indian. ANACS graded MS-63. A few hairlines and stacking marks from a higher grade. Nice luster in the fields. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1217		1862 $1 Gold Indian. AU-50. Nice for the grade. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1218		1870 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Hazy toning on both sides over lustrous fields. Nicely struck. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1219		1878 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 65 Ex: Trompeter. Tied for the finest graded of this date, only 20 were coined in Proof, and PCGS has graded 6 this high, with none graded higher. A superb example for the advanced collector. The fields and devices show excellent contrast and the surfaces are pristine. Delicate copper toning and as nice as a collector could hope for. Estimated Value $10,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,500
Lot 1220		1881 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. Philadelphia coined 87 proof gold dollars dated 1881, of these very few remain in gem condition. NGC has only graded 3 coins as such, with a single coin graded higher for the date. Note the lovely coppery-red tones on both sides that have settled into the fields, while the devices remain piled high with snowy frost. Truly, the fields appear icy in their smoothness, and the devices give one the thought that Liberty and her surrounding lettering could slide right off the coin, leaving the perfectly smooth fields behind. Examination notes a few trivial hairlines and handling ticks, none of consequence. Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,475
Lot 1221		1881 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. Prooflike in the obverse fields, satiny on the reverse. Faint handling marks from full gem, but fresh and original throughout. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 1222		1883 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 65. 1883 saw America in a period of growth. The Civil War was now a generation old, and the current youth reflected high energy and enjoyed the excellent prospects not seen in decades. Gold dollar proof orders were high in 1883, up from prior years to a total of 207 coins. Of these, only 5 have been graded as PR-65 by PCGS, with 10 graded higher. That puts this coin in the top ten percent of those coined, and one of the prettiest frosted proofs you're likely to find. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 1223		1883 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-67. One of the finest graded of this date, with 44 graded as such by NGC, with a single coin graded higher. Note the superb surfaces and color. Nothing to complain about, no value impairing marks to describe, no unsightly hairlines or digs, bumps or bangs. Just millimeters of pristine surfaces. Perfect for the perfectionist. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 1224		1884 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice luster in the fields and struck from lightly clashed dies. In an old green insert PCGS holder. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1225		1885 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 66. The boom of the 1880s continued, and Philadelphia sold 1,105 Proof gold dollars to collectors. Quality stepped up a notch too, with the chief coiner at the Mint perfecting the process that textures the smooth fields with an orange peel surface. This process is quite beautiful, and when the coin is examined using a strong light one can see the texture imparted to the fields by the dies. Further, the acid used bring out the frost on the devices also found just the right mix, and proof coinage from 1884 to 1901 is decidedly a cut above coins produced before or after. Hence, the cameo effect is strong, and the coin possesses a quality that is easy to appreciate. PCGS has only graded 23 as such, with just 3 coins graded higher for the date. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,488
Lot 1226		1886 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-66. Virtually as struck, the luster complete and unbroken and the strike is also bold. A few faint hairlines in the mirrored fields, and no other signs of handling. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1227		1888 $1 Gold Indian. MS-62. A couple of marks on the cheek, otherwise fresh and nice. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $460