Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 36

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$10 Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3915		1845-O $10 Liberty. AU-50. Some luster evident; nice surfaces and an above-average strike, although the stars are mostly rounded to flat. Only 47,500 minted. Comes with a PCGS tag as AU50. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 3916		1850 $10 Liberty. Large date. PCGS graded AU-53. Flat stars, and a few marks near Liberty's eye. An early No Motto period ten with abundant remaining luster on both sides plus attractive color (PCGS # 8603) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 3917		1851-O $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Untoned with some luster visable. A chattermark by the ear where the edge of another coin struck this piece, leaving an impression of the milling. Average to better than average detail; flat stars. Nice color. Pop 96. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3918		1852 $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Original dusky gold toning throughout with underlying luster that is frosty for the issue. Moderate roughness on fields and devices as though retrieved from an old bank hoard of the 19th century. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 3919		1856-O $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Normal amount of light bag marks for the grade. Pop 9; 20 finer. Only 1 mint state 60 graded at PCGS. A few small marks at the chin and jaw, another mark, equally trivial, in the field by the 5th star. Notable in this grade, the surfaces show enduring golden bloom and there are no planchet defects or toned spots on either side. Sheer boldness of strike in all instances would be the ideal for a scarce high quality 1856-O ten-dollar gold piece like this, but the coin failed to strike adequately and was left by the rebound of the dies in a somewhat soft state at the stars. The core devices, by contrast, and this is key, are very well struck, they are akin to the quality of a P-mint eagle. (PCGS # 8620) . Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 3920		1860-S $10 Liberty. AU-58. Well struck and quite lustrous with semi reflective surfaces on both sides. Possibly lightly cleaned long ago, now a mellow golden-orange. One miniscule tick on the reverse rim near 12 o'clock. No known mint state examples. A lustrous orange-gold specimen. A fantastic coin in this high grade. The mintage of the 1860-S was just 21,200 pieces. These were all too successfully used in circulation, with the result that today the typical example is apt to be worn, abraded Very Fine. Walter Breen noted that the 1860-S is "Extremely rare EF, unobtainable above," perhaps echoing David Akers' comment, "A very rare coin in any condition and, to the best of my knowledge, unknown in full Mint State." This beauty ranks high within the condition census for finest known. Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3921		1871-CC $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Only 8,085 minted. Well struck with light even gold toning. Usual amount of light marks for the grade. Pop 4; 1 in 58; 1 in 62. Elusive and quite costly as a high-end specimen in About Uncirculated, this fresh looking example is free of annoying rim bumps and has only a few small tics on the face and in the outlying areas. The strike, while complete on the stars and legends, is also well above par at the centers for the issue and both sides reveal copious amounts of luster (PCGS # 8661) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $25,300
Lot 3922		1872-CC $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned on loth sides. The presently offered coin is a handsome About Uncirculated 55, as noted, in warm brownish gold, with excellent luster and a mostly sharp strike. This is an impressive, beautiful coin to say the least, and its new owner can feel rightly proud to display it. The mintage of the 1872-CC $10 was just 4,600 pieces, since most depositors preferred the more functional $20 denomination for export purposes. Of that figure, various estimates have been given for the number of survivors, but it is believed only 40 to 60 exist, with the typically encountered specimen apt to grade an abraded Very Fine or so. The early coins of the Carson City Mint, especially those of 1870 through 1872 in all denominations and the smaller denominations for a time after that, circulated heavily. Pop 4; none finer at NGC. Very rare with no mint state examples graded at either service. Estimated Value $22,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3923		1873-S $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Slightly pinkish around the devices. Pop 5; none better. Available only as a Closed 3 variety, although Open 3 and Closed 3 varieties exist for many other denominations and mints of this important year in American numismatics. Exactly 12,000 pieces were struck of the 1873-S. The majority were put into commerce where they circulated widely. NGC has yet to certify an example as Mint State, putting this lovely AU58 at the head of the Condition Census in a tie was only a few others. A remarkably smooth, clean (not "cleaned") example, the present piece has noticeable bright remaining luster, a splendid strike, and beautiful original color. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3924		1875-CC $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-50. Light orange and gold toning. A splendid "CC" mint $10 gold coin. Only 7,715 coins struck. There is a small hairline on the neck, but the facial features are decidedly superior to most of this rare issue in that they are free from heavy abrasions. Very scarce in this high grade. Pop 7; 10 finer. Estimated Value $16,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3925		1876-CC $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Mostly untoned. Low mintage of 4,696. The surfaces are slightly reflective. Pop 3; 2 in 55; 3 in 58. A lustrous example, filled to the rims with gold color and plenty of luster that rises and falls in an almost rhythmic display. Struck with not quite the preciseness of the P-mint product this year, there is the normal softness found at the centers, particularly on the hair below the coronet. Contrasting this, however, is a sharply made reverse whose motto and ribbon is finely detailed, along with full feathers and nearly full claws on the eagle. A coin whose original surfaces separate it from the throng of lesser contenders for your collecting dollars (PCGS # 8675) . Estimated Value $18,000 - 21,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $20,125
Lot 3926		1878 $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. The outer margins have light apricot-red patina. A well struck example that has imposing luster and nicely preserved surfaces. Only 73,800 minted. Pop 27; 18 finer. (PCGS # 8680) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3927		1878-S $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Crisp clean surfaces with abundant luster retained in the fields. Lots of eye appeal here. Pop 22; 3 in 60; 1 in 61; 1 in 64. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,990
Lot 3928		1881 $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. The color is a rich blend of orange-gold and honey-gold shades. Pop 434; 27 in 64; 1 in 65. Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,150. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 3929		1894. PCGS graded each MS-61. Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 8729) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 3930		1897 $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-66. Frosty and well struck. Pop 5; 1 in 67. A boldly struck gold-surfaced coin whose high-end depth of detail in the strike complements the equally fresh mint bloom. Where an ineffectual imprint is sometimes left after the dies retract in the press, those that struck this year's coinage the opposite is in fact the case here: devices are crystal clear show delightful detail in the centers. Bidders be warned, you may face stiff competition. Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,650
Lot 3931		1899 $10 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and untoned. Some minor spots on the reverse. Bright rolling-fresh finish, frosty as when first issued, awash in originality. Difficult to find this choice. Adding to those results, a word about strike: this piece has all but needle-sharp devices, with gorgeous detail on the stars, Liberty, and eagle. Would be a gem were it not for some dark spots on the upper reverse. Pop 849. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3932		1901-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Intensely lustrous. This conditionally desirable contribution to the sale is brilliant with rich frosty surfaces, the luster swirling around both sides in typical (and very beautiful) cartwheel radiance. The strike is free of censure, being sharp in all areas without exception. A blunt impression never found on this year's coinage, yet the present coin exceeds even the normal razor-sharpness one sees! Ideal type coin (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,038
Lot 3933		1901-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. This conditionally inexpensive contribution to the sale is brilliant with rich frosty orange gold surfaces. Impressive too is the strike, which we find is free of censure, being sharp in all areas. There is, however, a streak of toning on the reverse that may impede a higher grade (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,100. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 3934		1901-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. 2nd generation holder. Beautiful original toning with the usual light scuff marks on the portrait. A popular date for Type sets since it carries no rarity premium (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 3935		1902-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Rich golden mint bloom color and quite lustrous. A highly picturesque (and photogenic) Eagle from the San Francisco mint (PCGS # 8751) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 3936		1906 $10 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. Only 77 proofs struck. Intensely reflective fields with a pristine orange-peel effect on this handsome Gem 1906. Crisp, radial luster like that found on all the best specimens. On the reverse, a small depression in the horizontal stripes of the shield is the only mark worth pointing out but this may be an artifact of the striking process, that is, an aspect of the die and not post-minting. The 1906 Proof eagle is one of the scarcer Proof issues from the early 20th Century. Perhaps only 30 exist in all grades and in gem, which is the beautiful condition offered here, it is often many years that pass between the appearance of any example. While many of the Proof gold issues from the early 20th Century come with uniformly brilliant surfaces, this specimen displays lovely cameo contrast between the deeply reflective fields and frosted devices of Liberty and the eagle. Pop 3; 5 in 66 Cameo; 1 in 67 Cameo. Estimated Value $24,000 - 27,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $39,100