Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 41

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Budget Bulk & Bullion - Medals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 650		Pair of 1784 Franklin Natus Boston Medal in Silver & Bronze, Betts-619. Two mid-twentieth century restrikes, the AR 45.9mm, with cornucopia and "1ARGENT" impressed on the edge and the AE 45.2mm with cornucopia and Bronze on the edge. Bust left by Dupre/ Winged nude Genius pointing to a broken crown and sceptor at lower right, with temple and lightning at left. Betts-619. Both with a few very tiny edge nicks, otherwise Extremely Fine. Total of 2 pieces. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 651		Pair of 1784 Franklin Natus Boston Medal in Silver & Bronze, Betts-620. Two mid to late twentieth century restrikes, the AR 46.2mm, with cornucopia and "1ARGENT" impressed on the edge and the AE 45.2mm with cornucopia and Bronze on the edge. Bust left by Dupre/ Four line latin inscription enclosed within an oak wreath, with Dupre's signature and date in roman numerals below. Betts-620. Both are matte finish examples; About Unc. Total of 2 pieces. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 652		1786 Franklin Natus Boston Medal Early Restrike in Bronze, Betts-620. A 19th century restrike, 46.1mm, with a pointing hand and "Cuivre" on the edge. Bust left by Dupre/ Four line latin inscription enclosed within an oak wreath, with Dupre's signature and date in roman numerals below. Betts-620. The same areas of obverse die rust on this example as with the preceeding specimen; Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 653		1786 Franklin Natus Boston Medal in Bronze, Betts-620. An early strike, 46mm with plain edge averaging 3.3mm in width. Bust left by Dupre/ Four line latin inscription enclosed within an oak wreath, with Dupre's signature and date in roman numerals below. Betts-620. Some irregular toning and deposits, otherwise VF-EF. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 654		1786 Franklin Natus Boston Medal in Bronze, Betts-620. A late 18th or very early 19th century strike, 46mm with plain edge of 4.3mm. Bust left by Dupre/ Four line latin inscription enclosed within an oak wreath, with Dupre's signature and date in roman numerals below. Betts-620. Some obverse die rust is noted, otherwise Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 655		1892-3 HK-158 Discovery of America Dollar. MS-63. Aluminum, 38 mm. Issued to commemorate the 400th anniversary at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 656		1915 HK-400 Official Medal of the Panama-Pacific Exposition. NGC graded MS-63. Bronze, 37 mm. Celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal. Attractive light iridescent toning. Pop 2; 13 finer in 64. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 657		(1933) Pedley-Ryan Dollar. NGC graded EF-40. Silver, 36 mm. Fewer than 85 pieces were struck, all on Jan. 6, 1933. Very rare. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 658		1939 HK-491 New York World's Fair. Brilliant Uncirculated. Silver, oval shaped and reeded like a coin. Sold at the fair for $1.00 and struck by Medallic Art Co. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 659		Group of 1756, Sept. 8 (struck early 19th Century) Kitanning Destroyed by Col. Armstong medals 42-47mm. All Choice Lustrous Almost Uncirculated. Struck from Halliday dies, circa 1800. 4 in bronze, 1 in white medal. One with ring suspension loop attached. Betts 400. Most apparently from original dies with cracks and bulges. Reportedly only 33 struck through 1891. Lot of 5 medals. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,898
Lot 660		1870 HK-15 Pilgrim Jubilee Memorial, Plymouth, Mass. ANACS graded AU-58. Brass. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 661		1875. William H. Furness U.S. Mint Medal, bronze 64 mm, 7.5 mm thick. Extremely Fine reddish brown. For 50 years service First Unitarian Society, Philadelphia. Only 300 struck. Estimated Value $70 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $40
Lot 662		1876 HK-19 Nevada Dollar U.S. Centennial. Fine. Silver 36.0 mm struck at the Philadelphia Mint, engraved by William Barber. A total of 2526 pieces struck from Nevada silver ore and sold at the exposition grounds for $1.25 each. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 663		1876 HK-26 Liberty Bell Dollar. MS-63. White Metal, 37 mm. Early So-Called Dollar from the 1876 Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia. Proof-like about uncirculated and holed (as often seen). Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 664		1879 HK 124 SC$1 Battle of Newton Centennial. Pewter. A brilliant proof-like Uncirculated example of this rare Revolutionary War Battle So-Called Dollar. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 665		1879. Joseph Mickley Numismatist Silver Medal, 51 mm. Extremely Fine proof-like surfaces. Rare in silver. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 666		1901 HK 289 SC$1 Pan-American Exposition. ANACS graded MS-64. Brass example of this official medal of the Pan-Am. Nice bright surfaces with excellent eye appeal. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 667		1901 HK-291 Buffalo Dollar. NGC graded MS-62. Brass, 35 mm. Official medal of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, NY. Rare and in demand. Pop 1; none finer. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 668		1906 HK-338 Pike's Peak Centennial, Colorado Springs, CO. Extremely Fine with scratches in the fields. Bronze 34 mm. The official medal of the Centennial. Scarce. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 669		1907 HK-347 Jamestown Tercennial Official Medal. ANACS graded MS-63. Gilt, 33 mm. A nice brillant example. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 670		1908 HK-352a U.S. Navy World Voyage, San Diego. About Uncirculated. Type II Brass, 36 mm. Celebrating the visit to San Diego by Admiral Robley D. Evans. Rare. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 671		1915 HK-403 Arkansas State Fund Dollar. Aluminum. Also includes : 1876 HK-21 Centennial Exposition bronze medal in Extra Fine. Lot of 2 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 672		1915 HK-403 Arkansas State Fund Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Aluminum, 36 mm. For the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco. Pop 13; none finer. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 673		1915 HK-403 Arkansas State Fund Dollar (2). NGC graded MS-64 and MS-63. Aluminum, 36 mm. For the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco. Pop 13; none finer. Lot of 2 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 674		1915 HK-408 Mississippi State Fund Dollar. Extremely Fine cleaned. Bronze. Issued in advance of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. "Mississippi's Winners of the West". Extremely rare and seldom offered. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 675		1919. Gridiron Club Bronze Medal 70 mm. Struck at the U.S. Mint. Uncirculated. Washington D.C. Dec. 13, 1919. Estimated Value $70 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 676		1920 HK-450 Wilson Dollar. Extremely Fine. Copper, 38 mm. Commerating the opening of the United States Mint in Manilia, Philippine Islands on July 16, 1920. The only overseas mint ever established by the U.S. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 677		1921. A.N.S. Marshall Foch visit bronze medal, 64 mm. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $70 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 678		1922 HK-737 Rogers Bros., 75th Anniversary, Meriden, CT. NGC graded MS-63. Bronze, 34 mm. Rare in such high grade. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 679		1924. Charles Frederic Rand Bronze Medal 65 mm x 83 mm. By Anthony De Francisci. Extremely Fine. Designer of the Peace Dollar. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $92
Lot 680		1933 HK-687 Santa Monica Breakwater, Santa Monica, CA. NGC graded MS-62. Aluminum. High grade for this very rare and highly desirable Santa Monica Breakwater So-Called Dollar struck by Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 681		1933 HK-825 Pedley-Ryan Dollar, Denver, CO. NGC graded MS-62. Silver, 36 mm. Issued by the Denver investment house in order to provide a convenient one ounce piece for speculation in silver Pop 9; 11 finer; 8 in 63; 2 in 64; 1 in 65. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 682		1933. Nellie Taylor Ross, Director of the Mint under FDR, 75 mm, 220 gr. Uncirculated. Struck in pure magnetic nickel. Only 23 struck in this alloy. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 683		1953 and 1957 Official Eisenhower Inaugral Medals. Bronze. Each the official issue by Medallic Art in the box of issue with descriptive pamphlet. Mintage on the 1953 was 25,685, the 1957 was 21,705. Each in Mint State. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Unsold
Lot 684		1959 HK-547 Flag Day Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Nickel-silver, 37 mm. Issued to commemorate Hawaii's Statehood in 1959. Issued by G & G Distributors, Los Angeles, CA. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 685		1959 HK-573 Oregon Beaver Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Gilt Bronze, 37 mm. Issued on the Oregon Statehood Centennial. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 686		1961. Augustus Saint-Gaudens Commemorative Silver Medal (75 mm). Uncirculated. Struck by The Metal Arts Co. of Rochester, NY #57. 999 Fine silver with a weight of 7.65 oz. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 687		(1963) J.F.K. Bronze Medal Visit to Ireland, 44.5 mm. Uncirculated. Only 300 minted and presented to Irish dignitaries. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 688		A 24 piece lot of Washington Medals and Tokens. Most are 20th century and most are struck in copper. Lot of 24 medals and tokens. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $161
Lot 689		Group of 6 So-Called Dollars. Consists of the following: HK-427 1915 Panama-California Exposition San Diego, CA. bronze in VF; HK-452 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition Philadelphia, PA. brass in EF; HK-460 1931 McCormick Reaper Centennial bronze (4 pcs) VF-EF. Lot of 6 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 690		1933 HK-465 Ford Dollar. Bronze, 34 mm. Issued for the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, Ill. Depicts the radiator of a 1933 Ford car. Rare and always in demand, in About Uncirculated condition. Also included: HK-484 1939 "Petroleum Dollars" (2 pcs) from the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, bronze, each in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. Lot of 3 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details	Realized $81
Lot 691		Three So-Called Dollars from the 1892-3 Columbian World's Fair. Consists of: HK-154, brass 37 mm. (2 pcs) in VF and in Unc.; together with HK-172 aluminum 37 mm. the scarce "Ferris Wheel Dollar" in EF. Lot of 3 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $150
Lot 692		A trio of World's Fair So-Called Dollars. Consists of: HK-289 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. brass 33 mm. in Mint State; HK-349 1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, Norfolk County, VA."Battleship Virginia Dollar", brass 36 mm. in VF; HK-400 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, CA. bronze 38 mm. in EF. Lot of 3 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $86
Lot 693		1892-3 HK-174 World Globe Dollars (3). Aluminum, 44 mm. Issued at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill. VF-EF, one is holed and one has rim bumps. Lot of 3 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $81
Lot 694		1897 HK- 834 and 835 Bickford Dollars. Dana Bickford propsed these two pieces as an attempt to create a world currency after returning from abroad. One has a brass center the other bronze. Each grades Extremely Fine with light marks about the rims. Very scarce. Lot of 2 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $192
Lot 695		1915 HK-409 and HK-411 State Fund Dollars. Each grades Extremely Fine. Bronze, each 38 mm. Issued by Montana and Oregon for the Panama -Pacific Expostion. These medals were issued in advance of the exposition as one means of raising funds for exhibition purposes and usually sold for $1.00 each. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $115
Lot 696		Trio of desirable So-Called Dollars. Bronze. Consists of: HK-131 (2 pcs), 1901 Evacuation of Boston, part of the Revolutionary War Battles Anniversary, both EF although one is holed; HK-302, the official 1904 Louisiana Purchase World's Fair medal, Fine and cleaned . Lot of 3 So-Called Dollars. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 697		1973. The Franklin Mint Special Commemorative Issues First Edition Proofs. A set of 36 sterling silver proof medals, each 39 mm, housed in a custom album as issued by the Franklin Mint. Lot of 36 medals. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $311
Lot 698		1933. CO Pedley-Ryan Dollar HK-825; T-5. NGC graded MS-62. Untoned. Pedley-Ryan & Co., Denver investment house, in order to provide a convenient medium for speculation in silver and to increase the use and popularity of silver as a medium of exchange, started a "Buy-an-Ounce-of-Silver" campaign Jan. 5, 1933 with these pieces. Pop 14; 12 finer, 9 in 63, 2 in 64, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 699		A lot of U.S. Tokens. Consists of: 6 Hard Times tokens in copper; 5 Civil War tokens in copper. Grades range from Very Good to About Uncirculated. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 140. View details	Realized $127

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