Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Colonial Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 907		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Threepence Noe-36 R4. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy dark gray with lighter silvery gray highpoints. The planchet is smooth but shows obvious small waves. Nonetheless, the legends are complete and very strong on both sides. Struck with the obverse slightly off to K-10 and the reverse off a bit to K-1 causing a few letters to be tight to the edge. Weight listed as 17.6 grains on the PCGS label. PCGS population 6 with 22 finer. Estimated Value $5,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 908		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Breen-158 Martin 4.48-Gc.28 Rarity-5. VF-20. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but there are a few shallow pitmarks scattered over both sides, and some of these pits contain greenish verdigris. The remainder of the planchet is problem-free and quite attractive. Frosty medium brown. This is the variety with "REX" crumbled to read "BEX". Breen lists this variety as Very Rare, and the Martin rarity rating is R5. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 909		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-3 Rarity-3. NGC graded AU-53 Brown. The "VOOE" variety. Very attractive glossy light chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth, free of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. The only defects are a tiny rim nick at the L in POPULI and a fresh, very light scuff on some of the highpoints on the lower half of the reverse. Otherwise this piece is choice in every respect. An outstanding example of the popular "VOOE variant on which the C in VOCE is closed. The VOOE feature is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 910		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-4 Rarity-3. PCGS graded VF-20. Slightly glossy steel and olive brown. The surfaces are smooth and the only marks are opposing rim dents on the reverse at BE and the base of the harp. Scarce EDS, before any of the usual die rust forms. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 911		1773 Virginia Halfpenny Breen-181. PCGS graded MS-62 Red & Brown. Variety without a stop following GEORGIVS and seven harp strings. Mint red fading to light steel brown, two-thirds of the red remaining. No spots or notable contact marks. Quite conservatively graded by PCGS. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,020
Lot 912		1778 Machin's Mills Vlack 11-78A Rarity-3. PCGS graded VF-25. Slightly glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. The surfaces are covered with extremely fine roughness that could be attributed to pre-striking planchet striations for the most part, but there are no marks or traces of verdigris. The date and legends are clear, although the tops of a few letters on the left sides are fading into the rim thanks to a slightly uneven strike. Overall this is a nice example of one of the early coppers struck in the Colonies (rather than being struck elsewhere for use here). The PCGS grade is conservative for this piece. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 913		1786 Connecticut Miller 1-A Rarity-4+. PCGS graded VF-20. Small Head Right with Double Chin and ET LIB INDE reverse. Rather glossy chocolate brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth, and there are a couple specks of shallow verdigris at CT in AUCTORI. No contact marks or other notable defects. The date is complete and strong and the legends are clear. The "double chin" feature is bold. A nice example of this popular type. Estimated Value $650 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 914		1786 Connecticut Miller 5.4-O.1 Rarity-2. VF-20. Mailed Bust Left. Glossy olive and dark steel brown. The planchet is smooth, free of corrosion or voids. The only defects are a few small rim bruises on both sides, strongest at the O in AUCTORI. The bottom edge of the date is off the planchet but the rest is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 915		1787 Connecticut Miller 33.20-Z.11 Rarity 7+. Good-5. Sharpness at least VF20 but there are a half dozen dull dents on the obverse and two more on the reverse, and each of these dents is strong enough to cause a bulge on the opposing side. Otherwise the surfaces and planchet quality are very nice with only trivial roughness visible in the fields and protected areas. The color is an attractive glossy chocolate brown with medium brown toning on the devices. Struck very slightly off center to K-1 leaving the lower half of the date off the planchet, but the upper half of the date is clear and the legends are strong. All the die cracks known for this variety are present. Only 6 examples are known. Missing from the ANS and recently dispersed Ford collections, and this example shows a bit more detail than the Perkins coin. A very important piece for the serious collector of Connecticut coppers. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 916		1788 Connecticut Miller 2-D Rarity-1. VF-20. Ten points sharper with areas of minor roughness on both sides. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy olive brown and chocolate with lighter chocolate highpoints. The date is bold. EDS, before the cud break at the shoulder. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 917		1788 Connecticut Miller 16.1-H Rarity-4. VF-25. Sharpness EF40 but there are some small planchet voids on the obverse, the largest of these on the lower part of the bust. Rather glossy dark olive brown. The lower part of the date is off the planchet but the legends are complete and strong. A minor planchet clip just touches the top of the first C in CONNEC. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 918		Group of Six 1787 Connecticut coppers. Grades range from AG3 to VG10, average G6. Some are sharper with defects. The date is readable on all but 2. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 919		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 1-D Rarity-3. NGC graded AU-50 Brown. Variety with a period following MASSACHUSETTS. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. The only defects are a few small planchet chips at EA in WEALTH and on the final S in MASSACHUSETTS, all as struck. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of any notable flaws. Nicely struck with a strong date and legends. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 920		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 1-D Rarity-3. PCGS graded VF-30. Variety with a period following MASSACHUSETTS. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No corrosion, contact marks, or verdigris, but the fields are covered with microscopic planchet chips, as struck. These chips are prevalent at WEA in WEALTH and at the opposing area near the rim right of the date. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect planchet. Estimated Value $250 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 921		1787 New Jersey Maris 54-k R3 Serpent Head. VF-30. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker olive brown toning in protected areas. No corrosion, and the only contact marks are a trio of fine pinscratches over RIB at the top of the reverse. Covered with lacquer or some similar protective coating, and this substance is not evenly applied with a few obvious blobs of the stuff on the obverse. This coating appears removable. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 922		1787 New Jersey Maris 53-j Rarity-3. PCGS graded VF-20. Attractive slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a tiny rim nick over the left edge of the second E in CAESAREA and a faint planchet striation line from the R in PLURIBUS down to the bottom of the shield, as struck. The date is bold and the legends are clear. The reverse was double struck with an offset between impressions of about a half millimeter. The doubling is clearly visible on the legend around the shield, but the double strike feature is not mentioned on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $300 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 923		Trio of New Jersey Coppers. Includes 1786 Maris 17-b in G6, 1787 Maris 46-e in VG8, and 1788 Maris 67-v in G4. All are slightly sharper with minor defects and the dates are weak. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $150
Lot 924		Pair of 1786 New Jersey Coppers. Includes Maris 17-b Rarity-3 in VG7 and Maris 24-P Rarity-2 in AG3. The date is weak but readable on the first, gone on the second. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details	Realized $115
Lot 925		1787 Vermont Ryder-13 Rarity-1. PCGS graded VF-20. Britannia Reverse type. Nice glossy light chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth, free of any corrosion or notable marks. Quite attractive for the grade. Usual die state with the reverse die heavily worn and showing very little detail while the obverse is sharp. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 926		1787 Nova Eborac with Reverse Figure Seated Left Breen-986. NGC graded VF-35. Glossy light chocolate brown with smooth, attractive surfaces. No corrosion or verdigris. The only mark is a faint hairline scratch from the tip of the nose to the left foot of the R in EBORAC. The 17 in the date is clear but the 87 is faint at best. Struck with the dies slightly misaligned with the obverse off to the top and the reverse off to the top as well, which is in the opposite direction due to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 927		1787 Auctori Plebis Breen-1147. VF-25. Choice glossy chocolate brown with some lighter brown mixed into protected areas on the reverse. The only marks are a tiny planchet void on the edge at the top of the obverse and a splash of slightly darker chocolate brown toning on the lower right part of the obverse. Smooth and attractive. The obverse portrait shows muted details, as always, but the remainder of the details are strong. The lower half of the date is off the planchet, as usual thanks to the undersize planchets used for these early coppers, but the rest is bold. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 928		Pair of Colonial Coppers. Includes a 1787 Connecticut Miller 11.1-E R2 in F12 net VG8 for roughness and a 1787 Vermont Ryder-12 R3+ in VF25 net G6 for a pair of strong dents on an otherwise very choice planchet. The Vermont was struck over a Nova Constellatio copper with lots of undertype visible. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $460