Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Washington Pieces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 876		1793/2 Washington Ship Halfpenny with Lettered Edge Breen-1225 VF35. Overdate 3 over 2. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. There are a couple patches of fine reddish roughness at the top of the head but the remainder of the planchet is smooth and shows only trivial marks. Intermediate die state with strong swelling on the reverse and most of the undertype 2 gone. Estimated Value $250 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 877		(1795) Washington North Wales Halfpenny Breen-1294 VF35. Plain Edge. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate brown in protected areas. Smooth, defect-free surfaces. Softly struck on the lower left part of the harp, as usual, but everything else is clear on this relatively crude colonial t. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $397
Lot 878		1783 Washington "Georgius Triumpho" token. . Breen-1184 VG-10. Glossy chocolate brown with some darker olive toning in protected areas of the obverse. Later die state, the reverse with swelling and mushy details. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 879		1783 Washington token. Large military bust. . Breen 1203 VF-25. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate. Some faint graffiti in the reverse fields. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $121
Lot 880		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 EF-40. Choice glossy light olive brown with frosty golden tan toning in protected areas. Well struck for this type without any of the usual planchet striations. Excellent eye appeal and worth a substantial premium over average examples at this grade. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 881		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 EF-40. Very attractive glossy medium brown with frosty golden tan covering the protected areas. An above average strike with excellent planchet quality for the type. Only minor striations near the rims, including a small fissure at the N in UNITY. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 882		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 EF-40. Glossy medium brown and chocolate, the reverse a few shades darker than the obverse. No defects. Another well struck example with above average eye appeal, just a few minor planchet striations around the rims from choice. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $396
Lot 883		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 VF-35. Choice glossy medium brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. Smooth, very attractive surfaces. A tiny rim nick over the E in STATES is the only defect. Another excellent example of this popular Washington copper. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 884		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 VF-30. Glossy light olive brown with frosty lighter brown toning showing through in protected areas. Smooth surfaces with only a few very light rim bruises. Typical strike and planchet for the type. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 885		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 VF-30. Attractive glossy light olive brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. No defects other than a few of the usual tiny planchet striations near the rims. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 886		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 VF-20. Glossy medium brown. Smooth and free of notable defects other than the usual planchet striations at the rims. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 887		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 Fine 15. Ten points sharper with several fine pinscratches on the reverse, all blendng perfectly into the attractive toning. The obverse is choice. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Estimated Value $60 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 888		1783 Washington token. "UNITY STATES". . Breen 1188 VG-10. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. No defects, just honest wear. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 889		(c.1783) Washington Double Head Cent. . Breen 1205 VF-35. Glossy medium brown. Smooth and nearly flawless, a tiny pinprick in the field between ONE and CENT is the only defect. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 890		(c.1783) Washington Double Head Cent. . Breen 1205 VF-25. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. No defects. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 891		(c.1783) Washington Double Head Cent. . Breen 1205 VF-30. Ten points sharper with a rim bruise over the O in ONE and a planchet lamination below the bust on the ONE CENT side. Glossy medium brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 892		(c.1783) Washington Double Head Cent. . Breen 1205 VF-25. Slightly sharper with a few light contact marks on otherwise smooth, choice surfaces. Glossy chocolate brown. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 893		(c.1783) Washington Double Head Cent. . Breen 1205 Fine 15. Glossy steel brown with some olive toning in protected areas. No marks. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned, but the eye appeal is nice for the grade. Estimated Value $60 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 894		1791 Washington Cent. Large eagle. . Breen 1206 VG-8. Sharpness VF20 with a deep dent in the center of the reverse that causes a bulge on George's head. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and show only minor marks. Glossy chocolate brown. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 895		1791 Washington Cent. Large eagle. . Breen 1206 VG-7. Sharpness F15 with scratches smoothed out of the field before the portrait. Recolored a rather glossy reddish dark steel and chocolate brown. The date and legends are strong, unaffected by the smoothing. Estimated Value $60 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 896		1795 Washington Halfpenny. Grate reverse, large buttons, reeded edge. MS-60 Plus. Choice lustrous chocolate and steel brown with hints of very faded mint color on the reverse. No defects. Sharply struck slightly off center to K-11 leaving some of the legend partially off the planchet. Excellent eye appeal. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 897		1795 Washington Halfpenny. Grate reverse, large buttons, reeded edge. . Br-1271. MS-60. Glossy chocolate and medium brown. No defects. Sharply struck and nicely centered on a smooth planchet. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 898		(1795) Washington "Liberty and Security" Penny. Lettered Edge. . Breen 1254 Fine 15. Slightly sharper but the head is flattened a bit and shows some incuse marks that caused a slight bulge on the reverse at the right side of the shield. A planchet void on the rim at K-5 on the reverse is the only other notable defect. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 899		Washington "Success" medal. Small, with plain edge. . Br-1290. VG-7. Sharpness VF30 but lightly corroded with greenish olive verdigris covering much of the planchet. Mostly glossy dark greenish olive brown. Much of the legend is clear but other parts are faint or missing thanks to the corrosion on this brass planchet. Weight 34.8 grains. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 900		Group of Seven 1783 Washington Large Military Bust coppers Breen-1203. Grades are VF35, VF30, VF20, F12, VG10, VG10, and VG7. A few are slightly sharper with defects but all have a strong date. The VF35 is struck in medal alignment, head to head, which is quite unusual. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 450. View details	Realized $633
Lot 901		Group of 5 different type Washington coppers dated 1783. Includes Draped Bust without button original Breen-1190 F12, Draped Bust without button restrike Breen-1191 VF20, Draped Bust with Button Breen-1198 VF20, Small Military Bust Breen-1201 G6, and Large Military Bust Breen-1203 F12. A decent group. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $546
Lot 902		Trio of 1783 Washington Draped Bust without button coppers Breen-1191. Grades are VF25, VF25, and VF20. All are nice glossy chocolate brown and free of any notable defects. An attractive trio. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $546
Lot 903		Group of Five 1783 Washington coppers. Includes a Washington Triumpho token Breen-1184 G5, two Washington Unity cents Breen 1188 grading F12 and VG8, Draped Bust without button Breen-1191 G5, and Large Military Bust Breen-1203 in G6. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $299
Lot 904		Pair of 1795 Washington Liberty and Security Halfpennies. Breen-1260 with London edge G-6. Sharper but lightly corroded. Breen-1262 with Plain edge VG-10. Struck on a small planchet weighing 99.9 grains. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details	Realized $242
Lot 905		Quartette of (1815-1820) Washington Double Head Cent Breen-1205. Grades are VF20, F15, F12, and VG10. All are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $242