Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 41

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 192		1844 Repunched 18. . N-3 R2. MS-60. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with nearly 10% of the faded mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. The reverse is choice while the left obverse field is covered with tiny lint marks from debris on the die. The only other marks are a speck of darker toning right of the date and a tiny nick in the field under the outer edge of the hairbun. Terminal die state, die state e, with a strong rim cud break from star 9 down nearly to star 11, plus other smaller rim cud breaks at stars 8-9. Tied for CC#10 of the die variety. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 193		1845 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9 R2. MS-60 Plus. Frosty light olive and steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive for the grade, especially the obverse. The best identifying marks are a tiny speck of darker toning inside the C in CENT and another at the base of the E in STATES, neither at all distracting. Sharply struck M-LDS, die state b late. All the obverse stars show full radial lines and the portrait details are fully impressed. Tied for CC#6. Estimated Value $600 - 900. View details	Unsold
Lot 194		1847 Repunched Date. . N-1 R2. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Very lustrous bluish steel brown with hints of faded mint color remaining in a few protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. The only marks are trivial and include a small spot of very fine carbon in the dentils left of star 2, a faint vertical hairline scratch just left of star 12, and a tiny planchet void on the neck at the middle curl (as struck). Nicely struck LDS, die state c. Repunching is still visible at the lower left of all 4 digits of the date. EAC grade MS63 and tied for CC#2. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 195		1847 Coronet Head Cent. . N-21 R1. AU-50. Lustrous medium brown with a hint of reddish steel overtone. Very little if any actual wear, but a large low spot (caused by debris on the die) covers the cheek and neck down to just above the date. No spots or stains. LDS, die state b (Newcomb's old #40). Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 196		1847 Coronet Head Cent. . N-23 R5. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown. No notable defects, only a few microscopic planchet flakes and handling marks, none visible without the aid of a strong glass. The best identifying mark is a tiny, barely visible planchet flake midway between stars 12 & 13, as struck. M-LDS, die state d. The reverse die cracks are strong and the area between die cracks in the dentils at AM is shifted inward. EAC grade MS60, tied for CC#3. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 197		1848 Coronet Head Cent. . N-13 R4. MS-63. Choice lustrous light bluish steel brown with 15% of the mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and show only a few microscopic marks, including a barely visible spot of darker toning between star 13 and the dentils and a faint horizontal tick just right of the lower lip. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Slightly the finest of only 4 known in mint state. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 198		1848 Coronet Head Cent. . N-29 R3. MS-60. Lustrous light olive with attractive overtones of sea-green and bluish steel. There is a small nick on the jaw over the throat, a speck of carbon on the throat, some tiny lint marks in the field over star 1 from fine debris on the die, and a small stain of reddish brown toning at the dentils over star 10. The reverse is choice and has slightly reflective fields. EDS, die state a. Tied for CC#6 overall but finest known of the early die state. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $575
Lot 199		1848 Coronet Head Cent. . N-31 R2. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. The obverse is highly lustrous light bluish steel brown with faint hints of underlying faded mint red showing through. The reverse is frosty bluish steel with at least 10% of the faded mint color remaining. The only marks are a tiny scuff that barely breaks the frost midway between star 1 and the throat, another on the cheek over the throat, a small nick on the throat, and a spot of darker toning in the left upright of the N in CENT. Excellent eye appeal, especially on the obverse. EAC grade MS62+, close to MS63. MDS, die state c, with 2 dentils fused over the R in AMERICA. Tied for CC#5. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $650 - 850. View details	Unsold
Lot 200		1849 Coronet Head Cent. . N-5 R3. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy dark chocolate and steel with medium brown toning in protected areas. The only marks are some microscopic planchet chips scattered about the obverse, mostly in the field off the chin (all as struck). Sharply struck very early die state, die state a. The obverse fields are prooflike and fine die polishing lines cover the field behind the portrait. The earliest state seen for this variety. The edges of the planchet are beveled, as usual for several die states of this variety. Called a proof in the Sloss sale held by Abe Kosoff in 1959, but it is a business strike using a new, polished obverse die. Great eye appeal regardless. EAC grade MS60. Tied for CC#3 overall but finest of the early die state by a wide margin. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 201		1849 Coronet Head Cent. . N-21 R4. EF-40 Plus. Choice glossy medium steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. The only marks are a small spot of reddish chocolate toning on the left foot of the first A in AMERICA and another in the dentils under the wreath ribbon. Nicely struck EDS. Very close to EF45. Tied for CC#8. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 202		1850 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7 R2. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with traces of mint red remaining in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and free of any notable defects. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. M-LDS, die state b. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $374
Lot 203		1851 Repunched 18. . N-1 R3. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 10% of the slightly faded mint color remaining on the obverse, only traces showing on the reverse. The obverse is nearly choice and offers excellent eye appeal. The reverse, however, suffers from an obvious planchet lamination through ER in AMERICA extending onto the rim above that R. There are a few minor spots as well, but they are of little significance. The lamination is a mint-made flaw, but it still counts. MDS, die state b. Repunching is still visible at the bases of the 1 & 8. EAC grade MS60, tied for CC#9. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 204		1851/81 Blundered Date 51 over 81. . N-3 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Frosty steel brown with 10% of the mint color remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. No spots or stains, only microscopic marks, including a tiny planchet flake at the base of the second 1 and a small rim nick left of star 2. Sharply struck EDS, die state a, with die polishing lines covering the obverse fields. The repunching at the date (from the date being lightly punched upside down, then corrected) is clear. EAC grade MS60+. The overdate feature is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,880
Lot 205		1851 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7 R1. MS-65 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with hints of faded mint color in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. The only defects are a small splash of very fine carbon at the dentils over star 3 and a speck of carbon touching the dentils right of star 9. Sharply struck MDS, die state a. EAC grade MS63 and tied for CC#6 with many other examples. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 206		1851 Coronet Head Cent. . N-15 R4. EF-45. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas. A tiny tick on the center of the nose and specks of darker toning around star 1 are the only marks. M-LDS, die state b. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 207		1852 Coronet Head Cent. . N-4 R1. MS-60. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with peeps of faded mint color showing through in protected areas of the reverse. No spots or stains, and the only marks are a few tiny planchet chips on the rim at ICA, as struck. Rare terminal die state, die state c, with a fine die crack through star 4 to the coronet tip and into the field toward star 7. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 208		1852 Repunched Date. . N-7 R1. NGC graded MS-67 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with peeps of faded mint color in a few of the protected areas. No spots or stains, a tiny tick at the top of the ear the best identifying mark. MDS, die state b. Repunching remains visible on all but the 8 in the date. EAC grade MS62, tied for CC#5. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 209		1852 Repunched Date. Rotated Reverse. . N-7 R1. EF-45. Frosty medium brown and chocolate, the reverse delicately woodgrained. Satiny luster covers the protected areas. The only mark is a shallow planchet lamination in the dentils at star 12, as struck. Rare EDS, die state a, with sharp repunching clearly visible on all 4 digits of the date. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees clockwise as well, the first EDS example seen thus. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $322
Lot 210		1852 Coronet Head Cent. . N-11 R1. MS-64. Lustrous mint red mellowing to bluish steel on the highpoints, at least two-thirds of the mint color remaining. The only mark is a thin diagonal nick along the jawline near the earlobe. Excellent eye appeal, close to gem. MDS, die state d early. Tied for CC#4. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 211		1853 Coronet Head Cent. . N-13 R1. MS-64. Frosty mint red mellowing to steel brown on the highpoints, half the original color remaining. A small spot of darker bluish steel toning in the dentils over the right side of the N in UNITED is the best identifying mark. MDS, die state b. Tied with many other examples for CC#5. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 212		1853 Coronet Head Cent. . N-18 R1. AU-50. Glossy medium brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas. No defects, only very light wear on the highpoints. MDS, die state b. Struck slightly off center to K-1. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 213		1853 Repunched 18. . N-22 R2. AU-50. Closer to mint state but there is a small spot of shallow verdigris at the base of star 12. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are excellent. Lustrous medium brown with traces of mint color remaining on the reverse. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a late. The repunching at the 18 is clear. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 214		1853 Coronet Head Cent. . N-23 R4. EF-45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with olive brown toning in protected areas. Frosty flowline luster shows in the protected areas. Great eye appeal for the grade. A choice example, close to AU50. Very scarce EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $201
Lot 215		1853 Coronet Head Cent. . N-24 R2. EF-45. Choice glossy medium brown with satiny mint luster covering the protected areas, especially on the reverse. A small swipe of slightly darker reddish chocolate toning left of star 9 and a thin vertical nick between stars 1 & 2 are the only marks. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $127
Lot 216		1853 Coronet Head Cent. . N-25 R1. MS-65 Brown. Frosty medium brown with satiny luster showing in protected areas. No spots, stains, or notable contact marks. Rare late die state, die state c, without any trace of repunching remaining under the base of the 1 in the date. EAC grade MS60. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details	Realized $472
Lot 217		1854 Coronet Head Cent. . N-2 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red mellowing to steel brown on the highpoints, at least half the original mint color remaining, especially on the reverse. The only marks are two tiny specks of darker toning right of the mouth and another on the brow. EDS, die state a. The strike is well above average for this variety with only minor weakness on the coronet tip over LI. EAC grade MS63. Tied for CC#2 overall but finest of the early state. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details	Unsold
Lot 218		1854 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10 R2. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous medium brown with various shades of bluish steel on both sides and slightly faded mint color remaining in protected areas of the obverse. The toning is very delicately mottled. No spots or contact marks. LDS, die state e, with clear die cracks on both sides. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 219		1854 Coronet Head Cent. . N-17 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown. Great eye appeal and only trivial marks, including a small spot of slightly darker toning right of star 6, another on the right top of the B in LIBERTY, and a thin scuff near the dentils at star 4. A choice example except for a shallow low spot (caused by debris on the die) that covers most of the cheek and neck. Rare EDS, die state a, showing fine vertical die polishing lines over the reverse fields. EAC grade MS62, tied for CC#7. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 220		1855 Coronet Head Cent. . N-3 R1. MS-60. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter golden brown covering about half the reverse. Attractive flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. A small spot of darker toning on the rim at star 2 is the only notable mark. LDS, die state b. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $230
Lot 221		1855 Knob-on-Ear. Italic 55. . N-9 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with 5-10% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. Choice except for some tiny specks of dark toning near the dentils over star 11 and similar specks at ATES-OF-A on the reverse. MDS, die state d. The knob break under the T in LIBERTY is clearly raised but the segment under that Y is not yet outlined. EAC grade MS60+. The attribution and knob-on-ear feature are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details	Unsold
Lot 222		1855 Knob-on-Ear. Italic 55. . N-9 R1. EF-40. Ten points sharper with a dull dent on the edge over the O in OF and a smaller one on the edge at the U in UNITED. Glossy medium brown with a small splash of darker olive brown at the dentils under star 4. M-LDS, die state f. The knob break under T is strong and the segment under the adjacent Y is clearly raised, but not as high as the one under T. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $207
Lot 223		1855 Knob-on-Ear. Italic 55. . N-9 R1. VF-20. Slightly sharper with a small rim bruise at the E in STATES. Otherwise choice. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. MDS, die state e. The knob break is raised under the T in LIBERTY. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 224		1856 N-3 R1 AU50. Italic 5. . N-3 R1. AU-50. Glossy reddish chocolate brown with frosty luster in protected areas. No spots or stains, only trivial contact marks. Sharply struck MDS, die state d. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $213
Lot 225		1856 Coronet Head Cent. Upright 5. . N-11 R1. MS-60. Lustrous medium brown and chocolate with traces of mint color showing in protected areas. The surfaces are satiny and attractive, just a few minor marks on the rims from a higher grade. MDS, die state b. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 226		1856 Italic 5. . N-14 R1. AU-55. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. No significant marks, only a bit of dirt around star 12. Nicely struck MDS, die state b. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $178
Lot 227		1857 Coronet Head Cent. Large date. . N-1 R1. Fine-15. Ten points sharper with some nicks at stars 12 & 13 and fine hairline scratches on both sides. None of the marks is distracting to the unaided eye. Glossy medium reddish brown with splashes of olive on the reverse. LDS, die state b. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 228		Pair of Counterstamped Large Cents. The first is 1848 N-41 grading VG8 but counterstamped across the obverse LUDLEY above with BUFFALO below. The second is 1853 N-15 grading VF20 but counterstamped across the obverse S. C. BUCK above with a larger 1860 below. Both are glossy brown and chocolate, and neither is listed in Brunk. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details	Realized $63
Lot 229		Pair of Large Cents Counterstamped by Dr. G. G. Wilkins, Brunk W-610. The first is an 1835 head of 1836 grading VG but holed at star 12. The second is 1851 grading VF30. Both are glossy brown and chocolate and the stamp is carefully positioned in the field close before the face. Dr. George G. Wilkins, a relatively prolific stamper of coins, was a dentist in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, in the 1850's to 1870's. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details	Realized $92
Lot 230		Group of 8 Large Cents, 1818-1856. Includes 1818 F12, 1822 F15, 1840 G5, 1844 F12, 1854 F12, 1856 VF30, and two culls without a readable date. Most are quite decent for the grade. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $219
Lot 231		Group of 10 Large Cents, 1817-1841, average grade VG7. Includes one cull without a date while the remainder have clear dates and grade AG3 to F15, the overall average grade VG7. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $156
Lot 232		1834 William H. Seward Hard Times Token Low-14A, Rulau HT-27A Rarity-5 MS60. Frosty light silvery gray with satiny mint luster covering both sides, especially on the obverse. No spots and the only mark is a tiny rim nick on the reverse at the O in OUR. Nicely struck except in the centers, which show minor softness as usual. The planchet was silvered prior to striking, and the silvering is intact over the entire surface. Excellent eye appeal. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070

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