Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 34

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Dimes

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 637		1796 Draped Bust Dime. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck with lovely blue, grey and gold toning that is really a treat to view and examine in detail. Great hair and eagle detail as well exemplifies this draped bust, small eagle design. For the collector of early silver coinage, it is always a special feeling to see a nicely struck coin like this, and unlike the 1796 dimes which have the faintest touch of weakness at the centers, this exemplary coin is bold. While 1796 Mint State dimes are not the rarest items in the American pantheon, a number seem to have survived in Mint State condition, perhaps saved as first of the species by visitors from England and Europe. They are very rare this nice, of course, with the grade Mint State 64 have as a feature all the desirability of choice condition, toning, strike, and strong attention from Type Set collectors. Moreover, first year coins have always had a special demand, and a set focused on these issues could find a new highlight with the purchase of this coin. Pop 15; 7 in 65; 8 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 4461) . Triple leaf at ST of STATES; 4 berries in wreath. This obverse has the closest date of the 6 varieties of 1796, the first star away from the curl. Estimated Value $33,000 - 36,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $40,250
Lot 638		1797 Draped Bust Dime. 16 stars. NGC graded EF-40. Well distributed and definitely "old silver" patina with russet and blue-gray accents, some areas are more deeply toned than others. There are numerous but fine hairline scratches under the toning, plus some slight planchet adjustment lines made at the time of issue. This is an otherwise decently struck example, with nice detail to all the important high points, with the possible exception of these regions (standard for the issue): central hair curls and "lovelock" at Liberty's ear; the eagle's neck and head, plus the upper portion of STATES. Pop 1; 6 finer. A total of 12 graded by NGC. Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,188
Lot 639		1798. EF-40. Medium size 8 in date; reverse arc arrangement of the stars, this die of 1798 was used to strike 1798 quarter eagles. Several noticeable die breaks from late use. An attractively toned specimen with album-iridescence at the rims plus medium gray to russet toning elsewhere. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,100
Lot 640		1798 Draped Bust Dime. Large 8. NGC graded AU-58. 2 die cracks on the obv. One bisects Liberty. Breen refers to this variety as a "Medium 8" but it is easy to decipher from the distinctive die break from the rim to Y. Later (this is from an middle state of the die) the Y-break continues and deepens all the way to Liberty's nose. Another extends from her chin into the field. Medium antique greyish-violet toning. A choice, lustrous eaxmple and quite scarce. Only 27,550 minted of the 1798 dime, all varieties combined. Pop 8 with 18 better. (PCGS # 4466) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 641		1798 Draped Bust Dime. 98 over 97. 16 stars. PCGS graded AU-50. Silver grey toning with deeper shades of charcoal gray and russet around the stars and lower obverse. Typical uneven strike for this scarce overdate, with lack of hair definition seen at the center of Liberty's head. The rims, too, show little in the way of rim denticles, as these too were weakly impressed by the dies. A scarce variety. Pop 3; 24 Finer. (PCGS # 4468) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 642		1800 Draped Bust Dime. PCGS graded AU-58. Well struck and problem-free. Frsoty luster overlaid with light golden and greyish-violet toning. A lovely example of JR-1, the first of two die varieties and the most often seen. That is not to say 1800 dimes themselves are often seen, even in well circulated grades this year is very difficult. An extremely pleasing AU-58 should attract a lot of attention from collectors, so prepare yourselves. Pop 3, 4 better. (PCGS # 4470) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,525
Lot 643		1805 Draped Bust Dime. 4 berries. PCGS graded MS-63. Rich gold and blue toning on both sides. A lovely type coin. Bold strike. Pop 36; 50 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 4477) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,075
Lot 644		1807. PCGS graded MS-62. Mostly white with a hint of light gold toning. A nice example. Only the single die variety this year, JR-1. The dies were used to such an extent that they wore out and had to be repeatedly relapped to remove clash marks. This is from a later stage in which the centers as well as the stars are typically weak. Pop 18; 72 finer. (PCGS # 4480) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 645		1807 Draped Bust Dime. PCGS graded AU-50. Nicely toned on both sides with very good detail. A few stray hairlines across the portrait do not in any way detract from the obvious visual appeal and impact of the high quality of this scarce draped bust, heraldic eagle dime. Pop 12. (PCGS # 4480) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 646		1809 Capped Bust Dime. NGC graded MS-64. Very choice. Sparkling with luster and a hint of natural golden toning about the borders. A lovely example of the 1809 dime, the present piece is in exceptionally high grade, indeed Condition Census within the PCGS enumeration. Both obverse and reverse are deeply and richly lustrous, overlaid with light lilac and gray toning, evolving to hints of blue at the borders. At the center the striking details are exquisite, indeed marvelous. At the obverse border left and right the star centers are light, this being about par for the 1809 issue. All told it is a superior example of the date and type. Pop 3; 2 in 65. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 647		1814 Capped Bust Dime. Small date. PCGS graded MS-62. Old green holder. Original russet and deep iridescent steel-gray patina with reddish tints in the russet color to cause it to appear like smooth amber. The underlying surface is quite frosted, while Liberty has distinctive sharp hair curls, a full but not bold drapery and clasp. As often encountered, some of the stars are weak to very flat due to unevenness in the strike or possibly to die bulging. Most noticeable are the flat stars behind the head. Choice throughout and completely original without cleaning. Pop 3; 2 in 64; 1 in 65. Only 15 total graded by PCGS (PCGS # 4489) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 648		1821 Capped Bust Dime. Small date. NGC graded MS-64. Needle sharp. A beautiful untoned example which has nice frosty white luster from center to periphery. With a mintage for the year of 1,186,512, some Large Date and Small Date varieites can be found quite easily. Regarding the relative populations of two date sizes, PCGS and NGC on average have graded about one-tenth the number of Small Dates as they have Large Dates. Therefore, this variety is going to be more difficult to acquire. The Small Date appears to hug the rim at 6:00. The three known Small Date die marriages are fairly common (JR-10 being scarcest). Pop 24; 11 finer. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,463
Lot 649		1830 Capped Bust Dime. Large 10¢. PCGS graded MS-64. Nicely toned and well struck for the Type, with russet brown to steel iridescence in the fields (PCGS # 4516) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 650		1835 Capped Bust Dime. NGC graded MS-63. Well struck with attractive multi-color toning on a base of nice neutral "old silver" gray (PCGS # 4527) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 651		1839 Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded MS-68. Incredibly sharp with flashy gorgeous iridescent blue and purple toning. Looks and sparkles like a gem Proof in appearance. A common enough seated Liberty dime in lesser Mint State grades, the 1839 has a Rarity-1 rating in terms of total number of coins extant. This factor increases to Rarity-3 or higher when one considers only Mint quality examples, but even that rarity level pales when we consider the amazing coin in this lot. At the MS-68 level, forgetting about coins with a star designation for a moment, PCGS and NGC report so few examples that seated Liberty collectors are left gasping for breath. And best of all, there are none finer. As far as MS-68 * coins are concerned, PCGS doesn't use NGC's star-rating, but surely this piece is presently among the most spectacular coins around with "eye appeal" to spare! A stellar-quality representative of the short-lived No Drapery series of 1838-1840. This pristine gem is a candidate for "Finest Known". Pop 4 with 1 in MS-68 Star. (PCGS # 4571) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 652		1842-O Liberty Seated Dime. PCGS graded AU-50. Well struck with light grey toning. Indeed, extremely well struck for an early New Orleans quarter, with full detail on both the obverse and reverse. The 1842-O Large Date quarter has a relatively high mintage figure and it would seem to be a common coin, given its relative availability in low grades, but not middle circulated grades, definitely much scarcer than generally believed in the higher circulated grades (and it is of course a great rarity in Mint State). Pop 5; 17 finer. (PCGS # 4582) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 653		1843 Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded Proof 64. Lovely shades of gold, lilac and blue toning. The 1843 is just a little less rare than the 1842 but that should not imply that this date is all that much easier to acquire in Proof because it is not. There are as few as 10 Proofs surviving from 1843 but even Eliasberg, Lovejoy, and Starr did not own one (and their collections included some exceptionally rare Dimes). Why there should be a few more surviving Proof 1843 than 1842 Dimes is a mystery since there were no more collectors around in the former than the latter year. Nor was 1843 a special year that might have occasioned a larger interest in owning Proofs, occasions in the past when the Mint provided Proofs for gifts to visitors to the Mint or government dignitaries. Pop 4; 2 in PF-65; 1 in PF-66. (PCGS # 4730) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,650
Lot 654		1844 Liberty Seated Dime. PCGS graded EF-40. Nice even toning. Popular semi key date, only 72,500 minted. Strong devices with clean surface, darkest around the legends and stars, and a bold LIBERTY on the shield (always an important grading criteria). Pop 10; 18 finer (PCGS # 4585) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 655		1853 Liberty Seated Dime. Arrows. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck with gold and blue toning. A lustrous example of this high mintage date, blessed with original color and only mildly taxed by handling marks; excellent silver frost under the gold and blue (PCGS # 4603) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 656		1855 Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded Arrows Proof 64. An outstanding specimen. Boldly struck with blazing creamy-white mirror surfaces. A sparkling near-gem Proof with light golden toning over well mirrored Proof surfaces. The Proof 1855 Arrows seated Liberty dime appears in auction slightly more than twice as often than the rarer 1854 Arrows, which is contrary to logic since it should really appear for sale even more frequently if its rarity were to truly predict its availability. There are possibly 30 Proofs of this date known. If you are desperate to own an early Proof, and one with consequence like the Arrows Type, don't give up the struggle but submit your bid today. It may take a lofty bid to obtain it, but in the end, the result will be very rewarding. Pop 5; 3 in PF-65. (PCGS # 4744) . Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 657		1859 Liberty Seated Dime. Transitional. NGC graded Proof 66. This high-end Gem is richly toned in mottled purple-blue toning over a base of silver-gray iridescence. There is also a blush of delicate powder-blue tinting along the lower left field. Direct angles reveal modest, yet appreciable brightness in the fields, and the striking detail is razor-sharp as well as splendidly frosted throughout. Free of distracting spots or marks, plus an attractively original appearance. Pop 26; 8 finer at NGC. (PCGS # 4749) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 658		1863-S Liberty Seated Dime. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and basically untoned. Completely original with wonderful choice mint brilliance over pulsating misty white surfaces. All this is perhaps obvious from the photos. What we need to emphasize as well is that the strike is customarily crisp and detailed for the issue with nice sharp metal flows into the deepest recesses of the dies on both sides, excepting only the upper left part of the wreath on the reverse. Low mintage of 120,000 translates to low Pop 2; 2 in 64; 1 in 65. (PCGS # 4638) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 659		1867-S Liberty Seated Dime. PCGS graded MS-61. Old green holder. Light toning on both sides. Always a popular date, the mintage for this year was very low: 140,000. With most put into circulation, only this small number have been graded by the the Professional Coin Grading Service. Pop 1; 6 finer by PCGS (PCGS # 4646) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 660		1874-S Liberty Seated Dime. Arrows. NGC graded MS-64. Frosty white coin. Throughout the various series of United States coins, certain issues have become known as condition rarities. This term refers to a relatively relatively affordable coin that is rare or even extremely rare when it crosses a certain grade level. Such is the case with the 1874-S dime. Very few have been certified Mint State 64 level. As a date, 1874-S is a scarce issue from a mintage of 240,000 coins. This is a lovely, radiant example, both sides being essentially untoned with frosty, silver-white luster. Small planchet flaw at 1:00 obv. Pop 8; 1 in 65; 2 in 66 (PCGS # 4670) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 661		1884 Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty white example. Fully struck on each side, the brilliant surfaces have a sheet of silvery luster that shimmers and sparkles and is uninterrupted by any noticeable abrasions. Pop 58. (PCGS # 4692) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 662		1887-S Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded MS-65. In an old holder. Nicely toned. Fully struck and satiny throughout with no distracting abrasions present underneath the natural toning. Pop 41; 7 in 66; 1 in 67. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 663		1891 Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded Proof 67 Star Cameo. A wonderful gem white coin. A highly lustrous gem with a silvery perfection on both sides, all of which is underpinned by full mirror freshness. Struck from typically-sharp dies that imported a bold texture to Liberty as well as the wreath, especially at the central image of Liberty and her shield. Credit this one as among the finest ever certified. Pop 1; 2 in 68 Star as finest. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 664		1891-S Liberty Seated Dime. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly white. The surfaces are glossy and radiant. There is no toning. Razor-sharp on all devices. Last year of seated dime coinage.Pop 17; 7 in 66; 2 in 67. (PCGS # 4708) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 665		1892 Barber Dime. PCGS graded Proof 67. Wonderful blue and gold toning. Pop: 10, none higher at PCGS in Proof. A satiny frosted gem of the most advantageous order for a collector. Its high degree of broad-spinning mirror luster pulses beneath rich gold and blue highlights. Nicely struck, too, with just outstanding detail in Liberty's head and the simple by nicely presented "wreath of cereals" reverse. Charles E. Barber designed this, and the first year of issue (1892) there were 1,245 Proofs made (PCGS # 4875) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025
Lot 666		1895-O Barber Dime. PCGS graded EF-45 PQ. Nicely toned and likely from an old Wayte Raymond type album. A scarce issue with grand eye-appeal! (PCGS # 4807) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 667		1897 Barber Dime. NGC graded Proof 68 Cameo. A super white gem. Looks perfect to cat. A blazing white cameo frosted gem with highly concentrated luster on devices and almost ostentatious mirrors with grand eye appeal. Don't mind the fact you'll be blinded for an hour after you gaze at it without using the proper sunglasses; an a-typically seen jewel whose fabulous condition has been carefully measured by the grading service. Pop 2; None higher in cameo. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,715
Lot 668		1899-S Barber Dime. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice natural toning on both sides. Well struck. Pop 21; 4 in 65; 7 in 66; 3 in 67. (PCGS # 4820) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 669		1904 Barber Dime. NGC graded Proof 65. A full white gem. This is a sparkling "all brilliant" silver specimen radiating mint bloom, powerfully struck and impeccably preserved mirror surface. Pop 38; 30 finer by NGC. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 670		1906-D Barber Dime. NGC graded MS-65. Nice white gem. Excellent detail from a strong strike, the surfaces show sharp silver color. Pop 16; 4 in 66 as best. (PCGS # 4839) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,200
Lot 671		1907-D Barber Dime. NGC graded MS-64. Delicate violet toning and choice frosty surfaces. Rare at this level. Pop 15; 22 better. (PCGS # 4843) . Estimated Value $2,250 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 672		1914 Barber Dime. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. Only 425 Proofs issued. A nice white example. A blazing silvery white gem with intense mirrors and grand eye appeal from the frosted "cameo" relief of Liberty. An extra bold strike as is typical for this low mintage Proof. Pop 2; 3 in 67 Cam; 1 in 67 Star Cam. Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 673		1916 Mercury Dime. NGC graded MS-68 Full Bands. Beautiful deep toning. A incandescent and sparkling gem whose satiny beauty resides underneath absolutely pristine and boldly defined design features. Plus, as we noted already, and as the photographs amply show, there is a torrent of varying toning hues on both sides. Utter perfection in a first-year Mercury Dime. Pop 12; 2 in 68 Star. The Mercury dimes reverse features a fasces, the ancient symbol of power and authority carried by Roman magistrates in the days of Ancient Rome. The fasces was a wooden handled ax encased within a circle of wood or iron rods. The rods were held securely against the handle by a leather thong wound around them both horizontally and diagonally. Above the rods protruded the ax head. Balancing the forces of war and peace, the fasces as depicted on the dime is intertwined with an olive branch. Arranged peripherally in large letters are the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and the denomination ONE DIME below (PCGS # 4905) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 674		1916-D Mercury Dime. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Bands. Well struck and white. As is often seen, the imprint that was left by the dies shows a wonderful sharpness on a the hair above Liberty's brow, the wing, and of course the central bands and rods of the fasces, but this coin stands out even for this key date! It has an incredibly clear sharp strike. Crisp bloom from the dies; a very choice specimen whose luster is all original. Only 264,000 of the 1916-D Mercury dimes were struck, the lowest mintage in the series. Pop 109; 29 in 65 FB; 16 in 66 FB; 6 in 67 FB. (PCGS # 4907) . In "The Silver Coinage of 1916 - An Artistic Renaissance," Thomas S. LaMarre mentions in referring to the new designs introduced in 1916, "the Winged Liberty Head dime was first to appear, entering circulation in the latter part of October 1916. 'The design of the dime, owing to the smallness of the coin, has been held quite simple,' Mint Director F.J.H. von Engelken said. 'The obverse shows a head of Liberty with winged cap. The head is firm and simple in form; the profile forceful. The reverse shows a design of the bundle of rods, with battle-ax, known as Fasces, and symbolical of unity, wherein lies the Nation's strength. Surrounding the fasces is a full-foliaged branch of olive, symbolical of peace.'". Estimated Value $16,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 675		1937 Mercury Dime. NGC graded Proof 66. Old holder. A lovely toned Gem Proof of this popular coin design. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 676		1939 Mercury Dime. PCGS graded Proof 67. Wonderful golden toning on the obverse. Gorgeous with this degree of toning and fully reflective underneath with a near-perfect strike. Soft-edged devices and lettering throughout the centers are, curiously, typical on this 1939 issue from extensive die polishing; however, a small percentage of this year's production is found with enough convincing detail to be called "bold" and this is one such coin. Great eye appeal! (PCGS # 5074) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 677		1939-D Mercury Dime. NGC graded MS-68 Full Bands. Old Holder. Lovely toning on both sides. Bright silver color with a nice mixture of colorful toning lights up the surfaces of this well struck and nicely preserved coin. Where a collector might expect to see the usual deviation in the sharp relief on the central devices, mainly in the centers of the coin where the design often failed to completely fill the dies, this standout specimen takes the opposite road by being boldness personified. What a marvel to behold! Pop 27. (PCGS # 5019) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 678		1941 Mercury Dime. NGC graded Proof 67. Nice light gold toning. Very attractive. A superb 1941 dime bursting with silvery afterglow, marvelously toned and blazing in appearance. The surfaces are clear of marks (PCGS # 5076) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633