Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 21

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Dimes

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 223		1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime. Sharpness of Mint State. Excellent detail with lovely blue and gold toning. Cleaned long ago. Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,200. View details	Realized $5,463
Lot 224		1829 Capped Bust Half Dime. NGC graded MS-64. Darkly toned with reflective surfaces. Popular short lived series and an ideal example for a high grade type set. Estimated Value $650 - 725. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 225		1829 Capped Bust Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck with original toning. Shallow scratches appear beneath the toning in the reverse field below and to the left of the eagle's beak. Housed in an old, green-label PCGS holder (PCGS # 4276) . Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 226		1829, 1830 and 1831. EF to AU. All three with lovely, original toning. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $489
Lot 227		1831 Capped Bust Half Dime. NGC graded MS-65. A well struck example, needle sharp throughout with gorgeous blue-green toning with a touch of violet at the borders. A very attractive little half dime. Pop 52 with 31 graded higher. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details	Unsold
Lot 228		1835 Capped Bust Half Dime. Large date, large 5¢. NGC graded MS-64. A lovely frosty white mint example with a touch of light cream color tone starting to form about the devices. Pop 1 and finest graded for the variety. Estimated Value $800 - 875. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 229		1835 Capped Bust Half Dime. Small date, small 5¢. PCGS graded MS-65. Deep, intense sea-green and lilac toning on the center of the obverse, ringed at the edges with a golden iridescence. The reverse features a two-tiered toning: deep lilac in the fields and blue on the high points. Visually appealing and an extraordinary condition for the Small Date, Small 5 variety. PCGS reports only five examples in this grade, with only four finer (PCGS # 4285) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,588
Lot 230		1841 Liberty Seated Half Dime. NGC graded MS-66. A nice bold strike with blue and grey toning with a touch of violet at the borders. Pop 1 with 2 higher, all MS-67. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 231		1860 Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck. Mostly white with a hint of gold toning. In an old green holder (PCGS # 4377) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 232		1864 Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded Proof 65. Beautiful electric blue and gold toning on the obverse while the reverse is lighter in the center. Popular low mintage Civil War issue and only 460 proofs were made. Pop 18 with 6 higher, best being PR-67 (PCGS # 4447) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 233		1868 Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded Proof 63. Deep, silvery-blue toning. Housed in a first-generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $475 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 234		1870 Liberty Seated Half Dime. NGC graded Proof 65. Nice even grayish-violet toning with some lighter sunset overtones. Among the better survivors from a mintage of only 1000 struck. Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 235		1870 Liberty Seated Half Dime. SEGS graded MS-66. Lovely vivid blue and lilac toning on the obverse while the reverse is mostly brilliant. An unusually choice example. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 236		1870 Liberty Seated Half Dime. NGC graded MS-65. Beautiful lilac toning and rich, frosty surfaces. Faint clash marks on the reverse. Housed in an old NGC holder. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 237		1871 Liberty Seated Half Dime. MS-60. Deep, purple and blue, double-sided toning. Possible recolored but still lustrous, with semi-reflective surfaces beneath the toning. Estimated Value $100 - 115. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 238		1871-S Liberty Seated Half Dime. MS-60. Cleaned and retoned, now with a streaky lilac toning. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 239		1872-S Liberty Seated Half Dime. Mint mark above bow. NGC graded MS-64. PQ. Mottled, lilac toning on both sides, with the ridges of a fingerprint incorporated into the toning on the obverse. Strong central details; weak at the denticles. A lovely, premium-quality example. Estimated Value $375 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 240		1873 Liberty Seated Half Dime. NGC graded Proof 63. Lovely rainbow toning on both sides. Last year of issue, only 600 proofs made. Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details	Realized $403