Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents 1800-1807

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1263		1801 NC-1 R6. Good-6. Sharpness VG10 but lightly corroded under a glossy dark chocolate patina with lighter chocolate highpoints. No verdigris, but there are some faint hairline scratches on both sides, all blending into the natural patina. Most of those scratches are on the T in CENT, and they obliterate that letter. The date is strong and the remainder of the legends are clear. MDS, Breen state I. Called G6 in the Bland/Breen census. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. Ex Darwin Palmer 1978-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 1264		Pair of 1801 Cents. Includes S-222 R1 VF25 net VG8 for corrosion and S-223 (error fraction 1/000) R1 VG10 net G6 for light corrosion. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Both are ex Thomas Wolf. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1265		1802 S-227 R2. VG-10. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces, free of any corrosion or verdigris. Only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. MDS, Breen state II, with strong die clashmarks on the obverse. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex John D. Wright 1970-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 1266		1802 S-227 R2. VG-8. Glossy light chocolate brown. No roughness, only a few minor contact marks. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 1267		1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000. VF-25. Glossy chocolate brown, darker in protected areas and lighter on the highpoints. The obverse offers great eye appeal, the toning changes helping define the design details. The reverse, however, is not as glossy and the toning contrast is not as strong. The only mark is a tiny, dull rim nick under the right side of the 8 in the date. E-MDS, Breen state II. The error fraction feature is clear. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1268		1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with faint hairlines from an old cleaning. Retoned steel brown and light chocolate with greenish olive overtones on the obverse. No corrosion or verdigris. EDS, Breen state I. May deserve a slightly higher grade when the retoning matures and the cleaning hairlines fade away. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528
Lot 1269		1802 S-228 R2 Error Fraction 1/000. VG-10. Sharpness VF20 with fine granularity covering most of the planchet but the roughness becomes moderate on the upper half of the reverse. No marks, but there are traces of greenish verdigris dusted into a few areas on the upper right reverse. Chocolate brown. MDS. The date and legends are clear and the error fraction feature is obvious. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 1270		1802 S-229 R2. VG-10. Rather glossy chocolate with steel brown toning covering the devices. No corrosion or verdigris, only light contact marks. The notable marks are a short pinscratch low on the neck and a shallow planchet flake in the field before the lips. EDS, Breen state I. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 1973-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1271		1802 S-231 R1 Stemless Wreath. VF-30. Ten points sharper with microscopic specks of verdigris sprinkled on both sides, none visible without a good glass. No contact marks. Frosty chocolate and steel brown mixed with reddish chocolate and darker olive brown. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 1272		1802 S-232 R1. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with microscopic granularity under a mostly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate patina. No notable marks or verdigris. LDS, Breen state VI. A strong cud break shows over ATE. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1273		1802 S-233 R2. VF-25. Five points sharper with a few too many tiny contact marks for the higher grade, including a very light rim bruise at the first A in AMERICA. Attractive glossy chocolate and olive brown with faint splashes of reddish chocolate toning at BER and NIT. E-MDS, Breen state II. Called VF25 and tied for CC#9 in the Noyes census, his photo #39162. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Lou Smith, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/95:391-Walter Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1274		1802 S-236 R1. VG-10. Five points sharper but extremely faint roughness is hidden under a mostly glossy patina of chocolate and lighter brown. No verdigris, and the only mark is a small planchet fissure near the dentils left of the lower curls. EDS, Breen state I. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $75 - 125. Ex J. R. Frankenfield 1986-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 1275		1802 S-236 R1. VG-10. Sharpness F15 with microscopic granularity covering the fields and protected areas. There are traces of reddish verdigris in protected areas of the reverse and a few light contact marks hidden in the patina. Olive and steel. EDS. The date is bold and the legends strong. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 1276		1802 S-236 R1. VG-7. Very slightly sharper with a couple light hairline scratches on the portrait and a scrape out of the rim over TE in STATES. Glossy chocolate brown. LDS, Breen state VIII, with a cud break joining ST in STATES to the rim above. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 1277		1802 S-237 R2. Fine-15. Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness showing on both sides, strongest on the reverse. There are a few small specks of reddish verdigris on the obverse and a dull rim nick above the O in OF. Slightly glossy olive brown with lighter chocolate highpoints. E-MDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Bolender 9/15/1960-unknown-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1278		1802 S-238 R4. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with areas of light corrosion under the glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. A speck of greenish verdigris shows over the O in OF and there is some crud in other protected areas. MDS. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Denis Loring 1979-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1279		1802 S-239 R3. VG-8. Sharpness F15 with myriad faint hairline scratches covering much of the obverse and traces of verdigris in protected areas of the reverse. Slightly glossy light chocolate and steel brown with darker chocolate in protected areas. MDS, Breen state III. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $50 - 80. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1280		1802 S-239 R3. VG-7. Rather glossy chocolate brown. Extremely faint roughness covers the planchet but it is not a distraction and the eye appeal is decent for the grade. LDS, Breen state V. A raised area shows between die cracks before the face. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $50 - 80. Ex John D. Wright-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 1281		1802 S-240 R3. VF-25. Sharpness EF40 with microscopic roughness covering the fields before and above the portrait with similar faint roughness at ED-ST. A couple microscopic specks of greenish verdigris at ED-ST and a dull nick low on the neck are the only other notable defects. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. Rare E-MDS, Breen state II, before the die crack up from the bust. Called net VF25 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #39160. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. Ex Walter Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1282		1802 S-240 R3. Good-5. Close to G6 but the surfaces are a bit scruffy and there are tiny hairline scratches on the portrait. MDS, Breen state III. The date is strong and the legends are complete but not strong. Estimated Value $50 - 100. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 1283		1802 S-240 R3. Good-5. Glossy chocolate brown. The only marks are a trio of nicks on the edge over ERTY. Smooth and attractive for the grade. LDS, Breen state IV. The date is clear and the legends complete except for weakness at OF. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1284		1802 S-242 R2. VF-30. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Smooth, virtually flawless surfaces offering outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Could easily be called VF35. LDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 1285		1802 S-242 R2. Fine-15. Close to VF25 but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown with light tan in protected areas from the cleaning. The surfaces are smooth and quite attractive, and this cent would rate a higher grade if the protected areas were toned down a bit more. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Darwin Palmer-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 1286		Group of Five 1802 Cents. Includes S-225 R3 G6, S-226 R3 VG7, S-231 R1 (Stemless Wreath) VG7, S-234 R3 VG8 net AG3 for dents and corrosion, and S-240 R3 F12 net G5 for a big scratch and minor roughness. All have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. All are ex Thomas Wolf. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1287		Group of Four 1802 Cents. Includes S-230 R1 VF20 net VG8 for dent and granularity, S-233 R2 VF20 net VG8 for pitting, S-235 R3 (LDS with cud at TY) VF20 net VG7 for light corrosion and scratches, and S-241 R1 (Stemless Wreath and Double Fraction Bar) VF20 net VG7 for a big scratch and minor roughness. All have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. All are ex Thomas Wolf. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1288		Pair of Early Cents, 1802 & 1810. Includes 1802 S-232 R1 LDS with cud break at ATE in VF35 net F12 for corrosion and scratches and an 1810 S-285 in G4. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1289		1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. Fine-15. Ten points sharper with very light roughness covering the obverse. No marks or verdigris. Mostly glossy dark olive brown with chocolate highpoints. EDS, Breen state I. The stemless wreath and double fraction bar features are clear. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1290		1803 S-243 R2 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with traces of light corrosion and verdigris, mostly on the reverse. No notable contact marks. Rather glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate toning covering the devices. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/7/95:109-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 1291		1803 S-244 R4. Fine-15. Sharpness near VF30 but very fine roughness is hiding under a mostly glossy patina of olive brown and dark chocolate with lighter chocolate highpoints. There is some minor crud in protected areas but no notable verdigris or marks. The date and legends are all strong. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1292		1803 S-244 R4. VG-7. Several points sharper with very light roughness covering both sides. No significant marks or verdigris. Dark chocolate and olive with lighter chocolate brown highpoints. The date is strong and the legends are clear. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 1293		1803 S-247 R3. VF-30. Mumps Obverse. Ten points sharper but there are a few faint, very old pinscratches in the field around the lowest curl plus a few more at the dentils right of the Y in LIBERTY and in the field at the bust tip. Lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and dark steel brown. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state I. The "Mumps" break at the throat is strong. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 1294		1803 S-247 R3. VG-7. Mumps Obverse. A few points sharper but covered with small nicks, none significant but far too many to ignore. No corrosion or verdigris. Mostly glossy chocolate and olive brown. EDS, Breen state I. The date and legends are strong and the "Mumps" break at the throat is clear. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Jerry Tralins 1978-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 1295		1803 S-248 R4. VG-10. Mumps Obverse. Sharpness VF25 with light corrosion covering the planchet. No notable marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1296		1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. VF-30. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty light brown in protected areas. Very nice for the grade, only a few trivial contact marks from flawless. MDS, Breen state IV. The "Mumps" break at the throat is clear and the corrected fraction feature is bold. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1297		1803 S-249 R2 Corrected Fraction 100 over 000. VG-7. Very slightly sharper with minor roughness covering the fields and protected areas of the reverse. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate brown with olive in protected areas. E-MDS, Breen state II. The date is strong and the legends are complete. The corrected fraction feature is obvious. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1298		1803 S-251 R2. Fine-15. Sharpness VF30 with light corrosion covering much of the reverse. Specks of verdigris show in the corroded areas, but there are no significant contact marks. Rather glossy dark steel and olive with chocolate highpoints. E-MDS, Breen state II. Estimated Value $150 - 225. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 1299		1803 S-252 R2. VG-10. Five points sharper with patches of shallow reddish corrosion on the reverse. Glossy dark olive and steel. The only marks are a couple small rim nicks before the eye and a minor rim bruise left of the hair ribbon. EDS, Breen state I. The date is bold and the legends are complete. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Ray Chatham 1975-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1300		1803 S-253 R2. VG-7. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. Minor nicks but no roughness or verdigris. Nice for the grade. Very rare early die state, Breen state I. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 1301		1803 S-253 R2. VG-10. Five points sharper with light contact marks covering the obverse plus minor rim bruises at the T in UNITED and right of the fraction. No corrosion or verdigris. Rather glossy olive and chocolate brown. The date is bold and the legends are strong. MDS, Breen state IV. Struck slightly off center to K-3. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1302		1803 S-254 R1. VG-7. Glossy dark olive and steel. No roughness, only minor contact marks. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with a sunken retained cud break at the bust tip. The date and legends are clear. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Jerry Tralins 1973-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1303		1803 S-255 R1. Fine-15. Sharpness VF35 but there are several pinscratches on each side, strongest on the reverse. The scratches are old and blend perfectly into the natural glossy patina. No corrosion or verdigris. Glossy mix of chocolate, olive, and reddish chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown in protected areas around the portrait. LDS, Breen state IV, with a bold cud break joining STA to the rim above. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1304		1803 S-256 R3. VG-10. Five points sharper with minor roughness in a few places, strongest at MERICA. Traces of shallow verdigris show in a few places but there are no significant marks. Slightly glossy steel brown and chocolate with olive and reddish chocolate in protected areas of the reverse. MDS, Breen state IV. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 1305		1803 S-258 R1 Small Date with Large Fraction. VG-10. Sharpness VF25 with uniform microscopic granularity under a slightly glossy very dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris, but there is a smoothed area in the field before the mouth where a couple scratches were removed. M-LDS, Breen state III. Estimated Value $80 - 120. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 1306		1803 S-259 R4 Small Date with Large Fraction. Good-5. A couple points sharper but covered with fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Dark olive and steel. The date and legends are clear, although the bottom of the 3 is weak as always on this die combination. EDS, Breen state I. Estimated Value $75 - 125. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 1307		1803 S-260 R1 Small Date with Large Fraction. Fine-12. Slightly sharper with a sharp nick on the bust tip plus a few other light contact marks on each side. Glossy light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning in protected areas. MDS. Nice eye appeal for the grade. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $125 - 175. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1308		1803 S-261 R2 Small Date with Large Fraction. VG-10. Five points sharper with numerous small pitmarks on each side, mostly at UNIT. Many of these pits have traces of greenish verdigris in their recesses. Mostly glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker chocolate in protected areas. MDS, Breen state IV. The date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 1309		1803 S-262 R3. Fine-12. Sharpness near VF25 with microscopic granularity under a glossy dark olive and chocolate brown patina. No verdigris, but there are a few dull contact marks in the field behind the portrait and another on the C in AMERICA. MDS, Breen state II. The date and legends are strong. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-9 while the reverse is well centered on the planchet. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 1310		1803 S-263 R3. VG-10. A couple points sharper with a pair of old pinscratches inside the wreath. Otherwise this cent is a very attractive glossy medium brown with smooth surfaces. M-LDS, Breen state VI, with a cud break connecting the date to the rim below. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Irv Rosen 1973-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 1311		1803 S-264 R4+ Large Date with Small Fraction. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but lightly corroded (as are so many of this rare variety) and there is some shallow verdigris or crud, mostly in protected areas of the reverse. The only marks are a few old scratches hidden in the patina around the hair ribbon. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. LDS, Breen state III. The die failure at STA is bold. The date is strong and the small fraction feature is visible but not strong. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 1312		1803 S-264 R4+ Large Date with Small Fraction. Fair-2. Sharpness close to AG3 with very fine granularity in the fields and protected areas. No verdigris or significant marks, but the some of the details are blunted. Retoned a slightly glossy light chocolate brown. The large date is complete and easily readable, the numerator of the small fraction is clear as well, and half the reverse legend is clear. Late die state, Breen state III, with strong die breaks on the reverse and a raised retained cud break that obliterates STA. Far from perfect, but the attribution as one of the famous Large Date with Small Fraction variety is clear. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,500. Ex Darwin Palmer 1977-Thomas Wolf. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645

Page 2 of 3

1 | 2 | 3