Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 42

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Pre-Colonial

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1993		1759 Spanish Pillar Dollar (8 Reales) Mexico Mint. EF-40. Frosty medium gray with electric blue toning around the perimeter on both sides. Probably lightly cleaned long ago, but there is no roughness or evidence of sea-salvage. Nicely centered on the planchet and well struck. An attractive example of this famous Spanish colonial issue that circulated extensively in the American colonies and set the standard for our silver dollar coinage. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1994		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-16 Rarity-2. Fine-12. Small planchet type weighing 52.5 grains. Attractive frosty medium gray with lighter silvery toning covering the devices. The two-tone appearance highlights the details and enhances the eye appeal. No defects other than a small pinch on the rim at K-1 on the obverse. Portions of the legend are off the small planchet, which may have been clipped down a bit while circulating in the colonies. Fortunately the Pine Tree, date, and denomination are complete and strong. Overall nice for the grade. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,100
Lot 1995		1776 Continental Dollar in Pewter. EG FECIT type. Newman 3-D Rarity-3. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty light silvery gray with mint luster covering the protected areas on both sides. A choice, defect-free planchet with only a hint of friction on the highest points of the design. The EG FECIT feature on the label is strong except for minor strike weakness on the second E. Struck slightly off center to K-5 on the obverse and K-9 on the reverse, the difference due to the reverse being rotated 110 degrees CCW from a perfect head-to-foot orientation. Intermediate die state with a weak die crack through several of the reverse links. A popular and historic early American issue. Apparently a pattern for the first silver-dollar sized coins ever proposed for the United States. Listed at page 81 of the "Redbook." Estimated Value $20,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1996		1776 Continental Dollar in Pewter. EG FECIT type. Newman 3-D Rarity-3. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy dark steel gray with frosty medium gray toning in protected areas. The only marks are a few small spots of fine tin pest corrosion on both sides, especially at the top of the second T in CONTINENTAL and on the sun right of FUGIO. Nicely struck and well centered showing strong legends all around. Never cleaned or rubbed with traces of loose dirt remaining in protected areas. A very attractive and totally original example of this famous pattern for our first dollar-size coin. Later die state, the reverse die crack through most of the links strong. Struck with the reverse rotated 50 degrees CCW from a head-to-foot orientation. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. Ex: The Brentwood Park Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $31,050
Lot 1997		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-3 Rarity-3+. VF-30. Choice glossy medium brown. The obverse is virtually flawless and offers outstanding eye appeal. The reverse is nice, but the surfaces on that side do show traces of minor planchet erosion in the fields and protected areas. No contact marks or other defects. The date and legends are complete and strong. Overall very nice for the grade. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1998		1767 French Colonial Copper Sou Breen-701. VF-25. Variety with the "RF" counterstamp in the center of the obverse. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices on both sides. Slightly sharper but there are traces of verdigris on the upper portion of the reverse. The date and legends are strong and the RF counterstamp is bold. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 1999		1787 Connecticut Miller 4-L Rarity-1 Horned Bust. VF-20. Sharpness near EF40 but there are a half dozen small pitmarks scattered over both sides, and most of these pits contain greenish verdigris. The notable pits are on the hair ribbon at the back of the neck and on the neck of the seated figure on the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are a decent glossy chocolate and olive brown. Late die state with a fully developed "Horn" break up from the bust into the field off the chin. Nicely struck. The date is bold and the legends are complete although AUCTORI and INDE are tight to the rim. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $138
Lot 2000		1787 Connecticut Miller 32.2-X.4 Rarity-5+. Fine-12. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are smooth, free of any hint of corrosion or planchet defects. A few faint hairline scratches from choice. Late die state with strong die clashmarks in the field before the face and a small but clear rim cud break well right of the date. The date is complete and strong. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 2001		1787 Connecticut Miller 33.4-q Rarity-6. VG-8. Slightly sharper but there is a gentle bend in the planchet. No corrosion and only a few marks, including a small nick or planchet void just right of the nostril. Slightly glossy medium brown and chocolate with some darker olive in protected areas. The date and legends are clear. Late die state, the die crack at AUCTO strong. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 2002		Group of 5 Connecticut Coppers. Includes 1786 Miller 5.4-O.1 R2 G6, 1787 M31.1-gg.1 R3 G5, M32.5-aa LDS R4 VG8, M37.3-i R3 G5, and M37.6-k.4 LDS R6- G4. All but the first have a clear date. Low grade but decent. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 2003		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 4-D Rarity-3. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. The so-called "Aged Indian" type in which the Indian appears to be older and hanging his head. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Virtually flawless, free of planchet defects, roughness, or notable marks. There is a touch of friction on the highpoints visible under magnification, but the eye appeal of this piece is outstanding. Certainly in the condition census for this scarce die variety. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2004		Quartette of New Jersey Coppers. Includes 1787 Maris 6-D VG7, M38-c VG7, M44-d LDS with die crack at SAREA grading Fair-2, and one other piece without a date grading Fair-2. Only the second has a readable date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $173
Lot 2005		1787 Vermont Ryder 14 Rarity-3 Bust Right. Fine-15. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with lighter chocolate toning on the devices. Mostly smooth with only traces of microscopic roughness and no verdigris. The only marks are two short scratches at the top of OR in AUCTORI. The date and legends are complete and strong. Nice for the grade. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 2006		Pair of Vermont Landscape Coppers. Includes 1785 VERMONTS type Ryder-2 Rarity-2 in Fair-2 and 1786 Ryder-6 VERMONTENSIUM type Rarity-2 in G6. Both are sharper but a bit rough. The date is gone from the first and only the upper half of the date shows on the second due to a slightly off center strike. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 2007		Trio of Vermont Coppers. Includes 1787 Britannia type Ryder-13 Rarity-1 in G5 and a pair of 1788 Bust Right type Ryder-25 Rarity-2+ grading G6 and AG3. The Ryder-13 is double struck showing a clear M above the normal M (although it is possible this piece was struck over another coin as there isn't enough undertype to be certain). The dates on the pair of Ryder-25's are weak but readable. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $196
Lot 2008		1785 Nova Constellatio Crosby 4-D Rarity-5 Pointed Rays. VF-20. Ten points sharper but there is a shallow dig beside the eye in the center of the reverse and some light contact marks in the field on either side of NOVA. Otherwise this piece is very attractive. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate with smooth surfaces. The date and legends are complete and strong. Late die state. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 2009		1787 Nova Eborac with Seated Figure Facing Left Breen-986. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 or better with several planchet voids, mostly at the shoulder and along the edge left of the portrait. Traces of microscopic roughness show on both sides. No verdigris or contact marks. The date is faint and only partially visible, which is typical of the type. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and olive with chocolate highpoints. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $108
Lot 2010		1723 Rosa Americana Two pence Crowned Rose type Breen-92. AU-50. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty light golden tan covering the protected areas. The only mark is a small planchet flake in the field before the upper lip and a speck of dark planchet slag in the field under the 2 in the date. Both defects are as struck and the eye appeal of the example is outstanding for the grade. Variety with a stop following the X in REX but no strop following the date. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 2011		Trio of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1722 Rosa Americana Penny in Fair-2, 1723/22 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny in G4, and a cast copy of the 1797 Washington Presidency Relinquished medal in copper (40mm) grading F15. The date is gone from the first, the overdate is clear on the second, and everything is readable although a bit granular on the third. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details	Realized $63
Lot 2012		Trio of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1783 Nova Constellatio in Fair-2, 1788 Massachusetts Cent in AG3, and an undated Kentucky Halfpenny (1792-94) with plain edge in AG3. Only a faint trace of a date on the first 2. All are scruffy. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details	Realized $63