Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 20

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

British Gold Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 161		Great Britain. Guinea, 1725. George I, 5th Bust. S-3633; Fr-327; KM-559.1. A lovely and lustrous guinea. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Norweb Collection, purchased at the auction in 1986. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 162		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1725. George I, 2nd Bust. S-3637; Fr-329; KM-560. The first of just 3 years of issue for this type. A beautiful, lustrous coin with a crisp strike, satiny surfaces, and an especially clear portrait. Few pieces can equal the present specimen for its exceptional qualities. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 163		Great Britain. 2 Guineas, 1726. George I. Young laureate Head. S-3627; Fr-326; KM-554. The last of just 3 years of coinage of the first Hanoverian king's hefty "double guinea," this is a most impressive specimen, as even a quick glance will confirm. Further study reveals its extremely deep strike, its glowing luster combined with prooflike fields, and its relative lack of abuse; in fact, only tiny abrasions prevent us from calling it splendid, an incredible situation for a large gold coin of this age. A few of these evidently were saved as mementos, probably at Court, for Mint State pieces are not unknown; however, few pieces possess the highly reflective, glassy surfaces that enhance this wonderful specimen. One of a kind! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,400
Lot 164		Great Britain. Guinea, 1726. George I, 5th Bust. S-3633; Fr-327; KM-559.1. Another choice example, not as elusive as the early dates of this reign, but quite rare nonetheless. PCGS graded MS-61. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex Sharps-Pixley Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,520
Lot 165		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1726. George I, 2nd Bust. S-3637; Fr-329; KM-560. Rarer than the 1725, and Mint State pieces are truly elusive. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Norweb Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 166		Great Britain. Guinea, 1727. George II, 1st Young Head. S-3671; Fr-339; KM-563. Second variety on the small flan with larger lettering. Struck in much higher relief than the first variety. Extremely rare as a variety, among a rare type, and probably the finest known. Splendid luster and original glowing color, and also a fantastic, bold strike - only a tiny obverse scuff separates this guinea from perfection. Among the most stunning guineas, of any kind, ever found in 22 years. One of the great prizes of the Terner Collection. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,925
Lot 167		Great Britain. Guinea, 1727. George II, 1st Young Head. S-3670; Fr-339; KM-562. First variety on larger flan with smaller lettering. Extremely rare, and a marvelously preserved, boldly struck coin! Purchased in 1985. One of the truly elusive coins of this king! PCGS graded MS-61. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,400
Lot 168		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1728. George II, Young Head. S-3681; Fr-345; KM-565.1; WR-75. An extremely rare (R4) Specimen of the first year of issue of this type. Numerous die-polish lines but an exceptional example; in fact, by far the best of just three pieces ever seen. Deep mirrored surfaces. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,525
Lot 169		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1728. George II, Young Head. S-3681; Fr-345; KM-565.1. 1st year of issue. This type was struck for only two years, this and 1729. A satiny Gem blessed by rich, old-gold toning and a bold strike. Extremely rare in this grade; in fact one of the finest half guineas of any kind ever encountered. One of the highlights, in terms of sheer quality, of the Terner Collection. PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 170		Great Britain. Guinea, 1729. George II, 2nd Young Head, by John Croker. WR-73. S-3672. DM-45. Plain edge. The digit "9" in the date repunched or double-cut. A flashy brilliant Proof with a moderate cameo, the best of only several seen in 22 years. R5, extremely rare (just 6 to 10 known). PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. A most impressive provenance as well: ex Bergne, Young, Egmont-Belber, Moon, Bliss, Brand, and Norweb. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 171		Great Britain. Guinea, 1732-EIC. George II, 2nd Young Head. S-3673; Fr-340; KM-573.4. Struck from gold bullion supplied by the East India Company. Normal-sized legends. Very rare. A beautiful coin exhibiting a crisp strike and strong luster. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 172		Great Britain. Guinea, 1732. George II, 2nd Young Head. S-3674; Fr-339; KM-573.1. A truly beautiful coin, boldly struck and exceptionally choice. Very rare so fine! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 173		Great Britain. Guinea, 1734. George II, 2nd Young Head. S-3674; Fr-339; KM-573.3. Very rare. Despite some faint old abrasions on the portrait, and a slight weakness of strike on the shield (so often seen), this coin has pleasing eye-appeal and lovely, old-time yellow gold toning, and is, to the cataloguer's eyes, very pretty. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 174		Great Britain. Guinea, 1736. George II, 2nd Young Head. S-3674; Fr-339; KM-573.3. This date was missing from Douglas-Morris Collection, which is indicative of its rarity. Prooflike with lovely, reflective surfaces, and well struck overall. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 175		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1738. George II, Young Head. S-3681A; Fr-345; KM-565.1, with the garnished shield somewhat modified from that of the first style. Very rare type, almost unknown in a grade like this! Particularly choice with remarkable prooflike surfaces, sparkling luster, wonderful centered strike with slight evidence of die-rust and die-grease but free of almost all abrasions except the tiniest. One of the finest known gold coins of this reign, and the only prooflike specimen ever encountered in 22 years of diligent searching. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 176		Great Britain. Guinea, 1738. George II, 2nd Young Head. S-3674; Fr-339; KM-573.3. Last year of this rare type. A choice coin with a slightly shallow portrait. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 177		Great Britain. Guinea, 1739-EIC. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3677; Fr-342; KM-577.2. One would almost think these pieces are commonly available, with such a selection in the Terner Collection. But the fact is, these marvelous coins were purchased years apart, one at a time, often from famous collections, as was the case here. A splendid coin! Possibly the finest known East India Company guinea! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. Ex Norweb Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 178		Great Britain. Guinea, 1739. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3676; Fr-341; KM-577.1. A wonderful example of this style, boldly struck and exceptionally choice. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,485
Lot 179		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1740. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3683; Fr-347; KM-580.1. A rare type having the beloved, "neat" wigged portrait that seems to fit so perfectly on a coin of this size. Boldly struck and most pleasing. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 180		Great Britain. Guinea, 1740. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3676; Fr-341; KM-577.1. A rarely seen date in super grade. Flashy luster and really exceptional. Purchased in 1985, and an equal has never been seen since then. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 181		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1745-Lima. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3684; Fr-348; KM-580.2. Struck with this distinctive hallmark to commemorate the great naval capture of Spanish treasure, this piece coined from Spanish gold seized by Admiral Anson off the present-day Philippines. Almost all of the treasure was silver, only a tiny percentage being gold bullion. Hence the gold coins bearing LIMA are rare in all grades, and a coin of this stature is exceedingly rare. The finest one ever seen, glittering with 18th-century luster, boldly struck, and overall just a magnificent coin! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 182		Great Britain. Guinea, 1745. LIMA hallmarked. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3679; Fr-343; KM-577.4. A wonderful companion to the splendid LIMA half guinea in this collection, this piece was also struck from captured Spanish bullion to commemorate the great naval victory of Admiral Anson. Almost all of the treasure was silver, only a tiny percentage being gold. Hence the gold coins bearing LIMA are rare in all grades, and a coin of this quality is exceedingly rare. A very choice piece, sharply struck and exhibiting premium "green gold" toning. Probably the finest known. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,400
Lot 183		Great Britain. Guinea, 1745. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3678; Fr-341; KM-577.3. Rare. A very choice original specimen, exhibiting lovely old-time yellow gold toning, the shield quite well struck. Exceptional eye-appeal. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 184		Great Britain. Guinea, 1746. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3678A; Fr-347; KM-577.3. Last year of this head style, and experience proves it a truly rare coin, especially in this marvelous grade. Excellent eye-appeal; wonderful in every respect. Purchased in 1989 and another has not been seen since, to equal it. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,625
Lot 185		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1746. George II, Intermediate Head. S-3683A; Fr-347; KM-580.1. A choice coin with pleasing eye-appeal, the best 1746 located in 22 years. PCGS graded AU-55. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 186		Great Britain. Guinea, 1750. George II, Old Head. S-3680; Fr-344; KM-588. Rare date, not that the standard references would so indicate; but it took 20 years to locate one! Among the finest known of its type, and possibly the very best 1750 in existence. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 187		Great Britain. Guinea, 1752. George II, Old Head. S-3680; Fr-344; KM-588. Flashy luster combined with lovely, mark-free fields. Rare grade. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 188		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1755. George II, Old Head. S-3685. Purchased 15 years ago, and a better one was never located. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,800
Lot 189		Great Britain. Guinea, 1756. George II, Old Head. S-3680; Fr-344; KM-588. An especially choice guinea with flashy luster and a very bold strike. Very rare grade. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 190		Great Britain. Guinea, 1758. George II, Old Head. S-3680; Fr-344; KM-588. A choice coin, boldly struck and very lustrous. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 191		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1759. George II, Old Head. S-3685; Fr-349; KM-587. A stunning coin in rare grade. It was gold coins such as this that were current at the time of such stories as R. L. Stevenson's Treasure Island, when the lore of lost riches was first entering the popular imagination. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 192		Great Britain. Guinea, 1759. George II, Old Head. S-3680; Fr-344; KM-588. An exceptionally nice example of the type, struck shortly before the king's demise. Rare grade. Purchased in 1988, and never bettered. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 193		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1760. George II, Old Head. S-3685; Fr-349; KM-587. Last year of issue for this type. A splendid, satiny coin, well struck from old dies, showing some crumbling around the reverse letters, for instance. PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 194		Great Britain. Guinea, 1760. George II, Old Head. S-3680; Fr-344; KM-588. The final year, a choice coin with flashy luster. Bought in 1984; in all the subsequent years we could not locate a nicer one. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 195		Great Britain. Pattern Guinea, 1761. By Tanner. George III, young laureate Bust. Plain edge. WR-82. DM-96. This is a gorgeous, striking design, with curly hair reminding one of the splendid "Fine Work" guinea of William III, struck sixty years earlier. Perhaps it was an inspiration for John Tanner, during this period when he and Richard Yeo were competing against each other's considerable talents for the king's pleasure (as well as that of the coinage committee). Patterns in gold reached new levels of beauty and technical proficiency in the 1760s and 1770s. R5, extremely rare (just 6 to 10 known). Any early George III guinea is most elusive, but to own a splendid cameoed pattern Proof such as this, that must be some sort of collecting apex. Here, the king's portrait gleams with a special brilliance, seen on few other coins of any kind. This is one of the rarity highlights of the Terner Collection. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 196		Great Britain. Pattern Guinea, 1761. By Yeo. George III (the adopted 1st laureate Head, used only in 1761). WR-84. DM-97. Plain edge. R4, very rare (11 to 20 known). We waited nearly 20 years to buy this coin, all others that we reviewed up until that time being inferior. Once we had this, we did not "need" a currency issue of 1761; nor did we ever locate a choice example, in 22 years of searching. This is among the rarest of all guinea types, and as a Proof it has special allure. This delightful coin is in full brilliance and possesses lovely old-time reddish toning on its reverse. PCGS graded Proof 62. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ex Brooker and Selig collections. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,500
Lot 197		Great Britain. Pattern Half Guinea, 1762. By Yeo. George III, young laureate head. WR-125. DM-82. The style of the coin later made as S-3731 with exquisite, long curls beneath the king's bust. Plain edge. Extremely rare (R4), and a most lovely brilliant Proof. In fact, a major rarity in this series. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. Ex Selig Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 198		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1762. George III, 1st laureate Head. S-3731; Fr-358; KM-593. One of the finest known of this elusive 2-year type issue. Sharply struck with abundant luster and remarkably well preserved. Very rare! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 199		Great Britain. Pattern or Proof Half Guinea, 1763. By Yeo. George III, short-haired laureate head, curls over the left shoulder. WR-127. DM-84 (this coin). Plain edge. Extremely rare (R4). A pleasing brilliant Specimen. PCGS graded Proof 61. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex Douglas-Morris, ex Selig Collection, where noted as "possibly Bergne, Brice, Montagu" (Montagu bought the Brice collection intact). View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 200		Great Britain. Pattern ¼ Guinea, 1764. By Yeo. George III, Young Laureate Head. Plain edge. Formerly attributed to Tanner. WR-141. R5: 6-10 known. Conceived early in the reign but never adopted, there having been a sole currency issue, in 1762. This glittering specimen possesses deep mirrored surfaces and is of exceptional beauty. It also enjoys a famed provenance: ex Douglas-Morris Collection, #76. Of the few known, several are of course impounded in museums. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. It also enjoys a famed provenance: ex Douglas-Morris Collection, #76. Of the few known, several are of course impounded in museums. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 201		Great Britain. Pattern Half Guinea, 1764. By Yeo. George III, laureate head slightly more compact than on the similar 1763 piece. WR-128. DM-85 (this coin). Plain edge. While called a pattern by some, this is obviously a first-year-of-issue Proof for the record. Extremely rare (R5) and really lovely. Nonetheless, one of the finest of only a few pieces known in all grades. PCGS graded Proof 62. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. Ex Douglas-Morris, ex Herman Selig Collection and, as the Spink ticket noted in that sale, very possibly ex Nobleman and ex Captain Hewitt. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 202		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1764. George III, 2nd Head. S-3732; Fr-359; KM-599. One of the very few "common" half guineas of the century, but an exceptional coin in all respects, boldly struck and highly lustrous with few detractions of any sort. The shield on the reverse is of the style used in the guinea series and often dubbed the "rose" type, for its resemblance to the outline of an open (Tudor) rose. PCGS graded MS-61. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 203		Great Britain. Pattern Guinea, 1765. By Yeo. George III, laureate bust. WR-88. DM-103 (this coin). Plain edge. The suggested design which became the 3rd Head, first struck as a currency coin in 1765. This pattern is R5, extremely rare (6 to 10 known). It is one of two principal patterns for the Rose guinea series which followed. A brilliant and very choice specimen, with an impressive provenance. PCGS graded Proof 63. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex Whetmore, Hewitt, Brooker, Douglas-Morris, and Selig collections. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,800
Lot 204		Great Britain. Guinea, 1766. George III, 3rd Head. S-3727; Fr-354; KM-600. The so-called Rose guinea, named for the rose-like outline of the shield on its reverse. A choice and boldly struck coin with lots of luster. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,236
Lot 205		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1768. George III, 2nd Head. S-3732; Fr-359; KM-599. Rare date, despite its modest catalogue estimates as a "type coin." This piece is certainly one of the finest known, both of its type and of its date, for it is very boldly struck and has delightful, glistening fields rich with 18th-century luster. PCGS graded MS-61. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,869
Lot 206		Great Britain. Guinea, 1768. George III, 3rd Head. S-3727; Fr-354; KM-600. Another choice, sharply struck example. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Ex Herman Selig Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,236
Lot 207		Great Britain. Guinea, 1769. George III, 3rd Head. S-3727; Fr-354; KM-600. This guinea is prooflike, highly lustrous, and features a bold strike. Rare date and grade (not in the Douglas-Morris Collection). PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 208		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1769. George III, 2nd Head. S-3732; Fr-359; KM-599. Another date which, in high grade, is extremely elusive, despite its rather modest catalogue values in circulated grades. This is a truly stunning coin, agleam with bright luster and dazzling semi-prooflike fields. The strike is also exceptionally bold. The finest George III half guinea found in 22 years of searching. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 209		Great Britain. Guinea, 1773. George III, 3rd Head. S-3727; Fr-354; KM-600. Pleasing. The last year of this charming type. And nope - we never could find a Gem BU! PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 210		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1774. George III, 2nd Head. S-3732; Fr-360; KM-599. A very rare date which catalogues for almost twice what most of the other dates list for, in circulated grades (Spink lists no value for any of these finer than EF, as they are so infrequently encountered). Slightly soft strike in centers, but very lustrous with handsome deep reddish yellow gold toning. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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