Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 20

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

British Gold Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 361		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1871. Victoria Young Head, Shield reverse. WR-350. DM-191 (this coin). Reeded edge. Proof of Record, struck from Die #1. Rated R5, extremely rare (6 to 10 known) by Wilson & Rasmussen, but this cataloguer has seen only 2 in 22 years of hunting for such coins. A gorgeous Proof, virtually as struck! PCGS graded Proof 64. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Montagu, Murdoch, Nobleman (Ferrari), and Douglas-Morris collections. Purchased in 1984. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 362		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1871. Victoria Young Head, St. George reverse. Plain edge. S-3856. R4, very rare (just 11 to 20 known). Especially nice with a bright cameo. Purchased in 1982, and never bettered. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,338
Lot 363		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1871. Victoria Young Head. S-3853B; Fr-387i; KM-736.2. Die #30. Shield reverse. Prooflike, a nice choice example of this, the most available date of all the Young Head sovereigns - but it was bought in 1982 and we could never find a better one, which says something about rarity, we believe. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 364		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1872. Victoria Young Head. S-3853B; Fr-387i; KM-736.2. Die #86. Shield reverse. Bought back in 1983 and few seen since then have equaled this. Scarce. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 365		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1872. Victoria Young Head. S-3860D; Fr-389f; KM-735.2. Die #80. A beautiful and striking coin, despite some faint obverse hairlines. Purchased privately in 1996 from another half-sovereign collector, who also said it was the best 1872 he could ever locate. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 366		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1872. Victoria Young Head. S-3856A; Fr-388; KM-752. Saint George reverse. An attractive coin, difficult to find quite this nice. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 367		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1873. Victoria Young Head. S-3860D; Fr-389f; KM-735.2. Die #286. A really choice coin with a particularly bold strike. Try finding another like it! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 368		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1873. Victoria Young Head. S-3853B; Fr-387i; KM-736.2. Die #107. Shield reverse. This one is prooflike, which is unusual. Purchased in 1984. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 369		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1874. Victoria Young Head. S-3860D; Fr-389f; KM-735.2. Die #44. Prooflike fields add to the considerable appeal of this lovely coin. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 370		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1874. Victoria Young Head. S-3856A; Fr-388; KM-752. Saint George reverse. Found in 1985, never bettered. Very scarce! PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $576
Lot 371		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1875. Victoria Young Head. S-3860D; Fr-389f; KM-735.2. Die #12. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 372		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1876. Victoria Young Head. S-3860E; Fr-389f; KM-735.2. Die #52. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 373		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1876. Victoria Young Head. S-3856A; Fr-388; KM-752. An especially choice sovereign, purchased in 1983 and a better one was never located. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $720
Lot 374		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1878. Victoria Young Head. S-3860E; Fr-389f; KM-735/2. Die #8. A boldly struck specimen having beautiful satiny luster. Super grade for one of these! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 375		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1880. Victoria Young Head, Shield reverse. Plain edge. WR-323. DM-213. R5, extremely rare (6 to 10 known). A marvelous specimen with a beautiful cameo of the queen. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,638
Lot 376		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1880. Victoria Young Head, St. George reverse. Plain edge. WR-324. DM-214. Also R5, extremely rare, fewer than 10 known, including those in museums. Another splendid cameo Proof! Purchased together with the last, and wouldn't it be nice if they stayed together after they depart the Terner Collection! PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,638
Lot 377		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1883. Victoria Young Head. S-3861; Fr-389e; KM-735.1. A truly beautiful coin which is not only of a technical grade that's difficult to replicate but also has semi-prooflike fields that offset the portrait nicely. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 378		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1884. Victoria Young Head. S-3861; Fr-389e; KM-735.1. These late dates are really scarce in a grade such as this, but not nearly so elusive as the dates made before 1872, when the portrait was again modified. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 379		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1884. Victoria Young Head. S-3856B; Fr-388; KM-752. A coin with splendid luster and virtually no abrasions. Very scarce so fine! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 380		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1885. Victoria Young Head. S-3861; Fr-389e; KM-735.1. The last date of the Young Head series struck at London - and what a coin this is! Beautifully struck and with satiny luster, it's an old-fashioned Gem BU. PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 381		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1886. Victoria Young Head, Shield reverse. WR-358. DM-195. Proof of Record. Reeded Edge. R6: extremely rare (3 to 5 known, including those in museums); only 2 seen in 22 years. Tiny lint mark by O in VICTORIA. Tiny die-tool mark on face. No 1886 business strikes were coined at the Royal Mint, London! A marvelous cameo Proof, with both sides heavily frosted. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,675
Lot 382		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1887. Victoria Young Head, Shield reverse. WR-359. Proof of Record. Reeded edge, so sharp it is knifelike. R7: nearly unique; the only other known piece is in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. Missing from the Royal Mint collection! Obviously struck to record the end of the Young Head coinage, for in 1887 only the Jubilee Heads were made for currency and for the normal Proof sets. A lovely, dazzling brilliant coin with wonderful eye-appeal. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $21,275
Lot 383		Great Britain. Pattern 6 Pence Struck in Gold, 1887. Victoria, crowned and veiled mature bust facing three-quarters left. Reeded edge. WR-381. R5: 6-10 known. ESC-1784; KM-Pn-101. The experimental Jubilee portrait engraved by L.C. Lauer and struck for Spink & Son by J.R. Thomas. The distinctive obverse is combined with a superbly conceived reverse featuring a lion & unicorn around the royal arms; a thistle, shamrock and rose appear in the reverse exergue below the date in roman numerals. This is a beautiful example, a cameo Proof and absolutely the only choice specimen encountered in more than 20 years. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 384		Great Britain. 5 Pounds, 1887. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3864; Fr-390; KM-769. While considered to be only a scarce coin, most seen (even the nicest certified ones) cannot really compare in overall quality to this lovely example. It has glassy surfaces with virtually no abrasions, even microscopic ones. The finest one Dr Terner was able to locate. PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 385		Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1887. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3865; Fr-391a; KM-768. The entire mintage was a mere 797 pieces, minted for inclusion in the collector sets of this, Victoria's jubilee year. This is a really choice example, with brilliant mirrors and a delightful cameo contrast. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 386		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1887. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3866B; Fr-392a; KM-767. Mintage: 797 pieces. A choice example with lovely contrast to the portrait and reverse device. PCGS graded Proof 63 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex Mortimer Hammel Collection, 1982. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 387		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1887. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3869; Fr-393a; KM-766. Mintage: 797 pieces. This is a particularly beautiful, deep cameo specimen, purchased in 1982 from the impressive Mortimer Hammel Collection sold by Stack's. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 388		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1887. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3869; Fr-393; KM-766. The only easily available date of this type, although finding a Gem isn't so easy. PCGS graded MS-65. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 389		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1889. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3866B; Fr-392; KM-767. A choice condition for a rare date, despite having an extremely modest valuation in all references. Dr. Terner was never able to find true Uncirculated examples, choice ones, of a small number of dates of these late Victorian sovereigns (and half sovereigns). A sleeper, no doubt about it. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 390		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1891. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3869D; Fr-393; KM-766. Rare date; every date of this portrait style is extremely scarce in true Uncirculated condition, as evidenced by Dr. Terner's inability to locate gems of each date struck. This beautiful coin is boldly struck and has most appealing gold toning. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $316
Lot 391		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1892. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3869D; Fr-393; KM-766. Despite the misleadingly modest valuations given in the standard catalogue, this is an extremely difficult date to own in Uncirculated - and the present coin is surely among the best anyone could find. Particularly bold in strike. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 392		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1892. Victoria Jubilee Head. S-3866C; Fr-392; KM-767. Last year of type from the London mint. Supposedly common, yet this was the best one we could ever locate. Imagine. PCGS graded MS-61. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $156
Lot 393		Great Britain. Pattern Sovereign Struck in Silver, 1893. Victoria, veiled and wearing a small crown. On the reverse, an intricately detailed Saint George slaying the dragon-an exquisite rendition! Engraver uncertain, either Allan or L.C. Wyon. Reeded edge. Type of WR-340, which in gold is R7, only 1 or 2 known. In more than 20 years of searching, Dr. Terner never located this pattern in gold. In that same period of time, this is the sole example which has appeared in silver. It appeared mysteriously in the London market in the early 1980s and was privately acquired. Its Proof surfaces display beautiful golden blue iridescent toning. Possibly as rare as the gold pattern! PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,200
Lot 394		Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1893. Victoria Old Head. S-3873; Fr-395a KM-786. For the final portrait style of Victoria's gold, a total of 773 pieces of this denomination were struck, all for the collector sets of this year. This specimen has pleasing, moderate cameo contrast and its mirror surfaces are as clear and fresh as can be found. A rare condition! PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 395		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1893. Fr-396a; S-3874; KM-785. Victoria. Veiled head type. Issue in the set. Mintage of only 773 pieces. This example has the most impressive eye appeal. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Not part of the Terner Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 396		Great Britain. 5 Pounds, 1893. Victoria Old Head. S-3872; Fr-394; KM-787. This is a very difficult gold issue to find in truly Uncirculated condition. This particular piece, with flashy luster and semi-prooflike surfaces, was no doubt taken from one of the seldom-seen, original gold mint sets of this year, which were made up for a very few collectors by the Royal Mint. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 397		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1893. Victoria Old Head. S-3874; Fr-396a; KM-785. Mintage: 773 pieces. A beautiful example with a delightful cameo contrast, nice and frosty! PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 398		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1893. Victoria Old Head. S-3878; Fr-397a; KM-784. Mintage: 773 pieces. While this coin, from the Proof set of this year, catalogues in the standard reference for a mere 450 Pounds in "FDC," virtually all the pieces seen on the market are both marked up and extensively hairlined. The marks occur when the Proofs knock into each other over many years, while in the traditional deluxe plush cases, which while handsome supply very little protection to the coins. Unfortunately, most of the 773 Proofs struck back in 1893 have also been cleaned, with resulting hairlines. This marvelous example possesses an appealing, frosted cameo contrast together with undisturbed mirror fields. Purchased in 1981. PCGS graded Proof 65 Deep Cameo. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 399		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1894. Victoria Old Head. S-3878; Fr-397; KM-784. Rare date, a fact not suggested by catalogue valuations. A beautiful specimen! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 400		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1894. Victoria Old Head. S-3874; Fr-396; KM-785. Beautiful, "hard" luster; a sparkling example with prooflike surfaces, especially nice! One of the last coins Dr. Terner ever purchased for this great collection - it took 22 years to find an 1894 London sovereign this nice! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 401		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1895. Victoria Old Head. S-3878; Fr-397; KM-784. Purchased back in 1982 near the start of Dr. Terner's date quest, this is a simply superb coin, the likes of which we never found in duplicate in 20 years of searching. PCGS graded MS-66. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 402		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1896. Victoria Old Head. S-3878; Fr-397; KM-784. Very pleasing. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 403		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1897. Victoria Old Head. S-3878; Fr-397; KM-784. Bought in 1982, and the best of this date we could ever locate. Especially nice! PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 404		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1899. Victoria Old Head. S-3878; Fr-397; KM-784. Another lovely, quite under-rated date in this short series. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 405		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1900. Victoria Old Head. S-3874; Fr-396; KM-785. Long considered just bullion coins, these late Victorian issues are decidedly difficult to find choice and absolutely Mint State. Consider how many dates Dr. Terner could never find in such a grade, and a lot of rarity questions get answered. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 406		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1901. Victoria Old Head. S-3878; Fr-397; KM-784. Last date of this series, for Victoria passed away only 22 days into the new century. However, many pieces of this date were obviously saved as mementos. Still, this one is especially nice. Bought in 1982. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 407		Great Britain. 5 Pounds, 1902. Edward VII. S-3965; Fr-398; KM-807. The only large gold struck for this monarch, these coins have never been fully appreciated for their scarcity in nicer grades. The portrait is in low relief, making it difficult for many collectors to grade. Here is a most attractive example, having flashy luster and relatively few abrasions, and it too was doubtless once part of one of the few gold mint sets put together in the year of issue by the Royal Mint for collectors. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 408		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1902. Edward VII. S-3969; Fr-400a; KM-805. "Just" a 63? Please see comments under the 1902 half sovereign about how mistaken many collectors are about what it takes to make a choice Matte Proof. PCGS graded Matte Proof 63. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $374
Lot 409		Great Britain. ½ Sovereign, 1902. Edward VII. S-3974; Fr-401a; KM-804. Mintage: 23,189 pieces from both Long and Short sets made for the coronation. This coin has good, original color. Legend has it that, these new Matte coins being unfamiliar, the Royal Mint's coiners wiped many or most of them on their leather aprons as the coins sprang from the dies. That attempt to "brighten" them back in 1902 left most with very faint hairlines, which should not be confused with lines caused by attempts to clean them over the passing decades. This piece is about as good as it gets. PCGS graded Matte Proof 64. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 410		Great Britain. 5 Pounds, 1911. George V. S-3994; Fr-402; KM-822. Taken from a coronation Proof set of this year, of which just 2,812 were minted to include the 5-pound coin (the so-called Long Sets). These pieces were struck with brilliant (not frosted) portraits. This is a beautiful example! PCGS graded Proof 65. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,120

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