Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Liberty Cents 1816-1826

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1407		1816 N-1 R4. VF-20. Sharpness EF45 with faint roughness covering the planchet and scattered pitting on the reverse, particularly at UNITED ST where traces of greenish verdigris reside in the pitmarks. The only sign of contact is an old pinscratch down the neck. Frosty dark chocolate brown. MDS. Estimated Value $350 - 550. Ex Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley, Superior 1/28/90:535. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1408		1816 N-2 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty steel brown with at least 10% of the original mint color remaining. The only notable marks are a small spot of slightly darker toning at the dentils over star 4 and another on the left side of the first A in AMERICA. LDS with rim cud breaks from star 8 to star 11 and another smaller one between stars 11 & 12. Most likely from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents discovered shortly following the US Civil War. EAC grade MS62. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 1409		1816 N-3 R4. VF-25 Plus. Glossy light olive and steel brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. Smooth and free of any notable defects. MDS. Noyes photo #27923. Estimated Value $300 - 500. Ex Del Bland 5/78. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 1410		1816 N-4 R2. MS-60. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with lighter steel brown faded down from mint color showing in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only defects are a couple faint contact marks in the field at the chin. EDS with repunching clearly visible under the base of the first 1 in the date. Struck very slightly off center to K-4. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 1411		1816 N-5 R3. AU-50. Frosty steel brown, the obverse delicately mottled with darker olive and steel toning. No defects. Great eye appeal. Looks mint state but there is some light rub on the highpoints. MDS. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 1412		1816 N-6 R2. NGC graded AU-53 Brown. Attractive glossy olive brown and chocolate. The only marks are a shallow planchet void at the coronet over I in LIBERTY and another between the bases of the 1 & 8 in the date, as struck, plus a minor rim bruise at D-S. MDS. EAC grade EF40. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19683. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1413		1816 N-6 R2. VF-25. Very attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate in a couple places on the reverse. No notable marks, just a bit of light dirt in protected areas of the reverse. Nicely struck EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $201
Lot 1414		1816 N-8 R3. EF-45. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning in protected areas. Traces of lustrous lighter steel and tan toning show in a few of the protected areas on both sides. There are a few small contact marks at the dentils under star 13 and another over star 5. EDS with strike doubling on stars 3-7 and along the back side of the portrait. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1415		1816 N-9 R3. VF-35. Ten points sharper with extremely faint roughness covering the right half of the reverse. Otherwise free of defects. Frosty light chocolate brown with darker reddish chocolate toning covering the right side of the reverse. MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 175. Ex Jonathan Kern 6/91-John D. Wright. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1416		1817 N-4 R3+. VF-30. Frosty chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering the protected areas and darker chocolate toning at the top of the obverse. A dull nick over the coronet tip is the only significant mark. MDS. An attractive example of this tough die variety. Estimated Value $250 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 1417		1817 N-7 R3 Mouse Top. EF-45. Frosty chocolate brown, the reverse a mottled mix of lighter and darker shades. No defects. MDS with a strong "Mouse" break on top of the head. Strike doubling shows on the back of the ear and along the profile of the hair curls behind the neck. An attractive example of the popular "Mouse Top" die state. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 1418		1817 N-8 R2. EF-40. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned frosty chocolate and steel brown. No notable marks or other defects. MDS with flashy flowline luster covering the fields and protected areas. Great eye appeal in spite of the retoning. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1419		1817 N-9 R2. VF-25. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with flowline luster showing in protected areas. No notable defects. MDS. Estimated Value $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1420		1817 N-17 R4. ANACS graded AU details net EF45. The obverse is frosty medium brown with dark steel toning on the highpoints; the reverse is a darker shade of steel brown and chocolate. Most likely lightly cleaned and retoned. The obverse is smooth and shows only a few trivial contact marks. The reverse is mostly smooth but does have scattered shallow roughness, notably at the U in UNITED and below the N in ONE. MDS. EAC grade EF45+ net VF30. The attribution is noted on the ANACS label. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1421		1818 N-1 R2. EF-40 Plus. Glossy chocolate and medium brown with darker olive toning at star 6. Frosty flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas. A small scuff on the jawline is the only notable mark. M-LDS. Close to EF45. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1422		1818 N-2 R4. VF-35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty luster showing in protected areas. The only marks are some tiny ticks in the field before the portrait. Excellent eye appeal. MDS. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1423		1818 N-4 R4+. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but dark olive and steel with fine roughness under the natural patina. No verdigris. A small pitmark or planchet chip midway between stars 8 & 9 is the best identifying mark. LDS with obvious swelling on the obverse and a dull die crack from the rim through star 3 into the field at right. Estimated Value $600 - 900. Ex Gordon Harnack 4/78-John D. Wright. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1424		1818 N-5 R3. VF-25. Ten points sharper but recolored glossy reddish chocolate and darker olive brown. Tiny pinpricks are scattered inside the wreath, none notable. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 1425		1818 N-6 R1. EF-40. Frosty olive and chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. A small rim nick over star 6 is the only notable mark. M-LDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $348
Lot 1426		1818 N-6 R1. VF-30 Plus. Close to VF35, but there is a dull rim nick right of star 9 and another right of star 12. Otherwise the surfaces and eye appeal of this cent are choice. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty tan in protected areas. MDS with a chatter strike on the obverse creating double and a few triple outlines on the nose tip, mouth, chin, bust, ear, first 2 numerals of the date, stars 1-4, and IBERT. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1427		1818 N-7 R1. AU-55. Frosty dark bluish steel with faded mint color in protected areas. A couple small splashes of reddish chocolate toning at the top of the reverse and a thin nick over the E in ONE are the notable marks. E-MDS. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 1428		1818 N-8 R3. EF-45. Frosty medium brown with splashes of dark olive toning on the reverse. No marks or other defects. The obverse is choice and offers outstanding eye appeal for the grade, but the uneven toning on the reverse is a distraction. LDS with obvious rim crumbling at the top of the obverse. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 1429		1818 N-9 R3 m. VF-35. The obverse is frosty chocolate and steel brown while the reverse is a choice frosty light to medium brown with steel brown highpoints. A tiny nick on the cheek is the only defect. Great eye appeal for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 1430		1818 N-10 R1. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with hints of underlying faded mint color on the obverse. No notable defects. M-LDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:444-Evan Kopald. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 1431		1818 N-10 R1. AU-55. Frosty medium brown and chocolate, the reverse a few shades darker than the obverse. Golden tan shows through in protected areas of the obverse as well as hints of faded mint red. No spots or notable marks, just a bit of rub on the highpoints from mint state. M-LDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 1432		1819 N-2 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded AU-53. Frosty dark steel brown and chocolate with hints of very faded mint color in protected areas of the portrait. No defects. MDS. The repunching on the date is still visible and die rust covers parts of the lower reverse. EAC grade EF40, close to EF45. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1433		1819 N-3 R3-. EF-40. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with hints of very faded red in protected areas of the obverse. A couple very tiny ticks on the neck from flawless. A choice example. LDS. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 1434		1819 N-4 R3. VF-20. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. A few trivial nicks from choice, and the eye appeal is excellent. EDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex John D. Wright-1987 EAC Sale, lot 325-Stuart Hodge. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1435		1819 N-5 R3. Fine-12. A few points sharper with a pair of pinscratches under ENT in CENT. Otherwise choice. Glossy light chocolate brown. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 1436		1819 N-6 R1. AU-55. Rotated Reverse. Frosty medium brown delicately mottled with wisps of darker olive. Hints of lustrous lighter brown faded down from mint color show through in a few protected areas. M-LDS. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW. The obverse shows a hint of friction on the highpoints while the reverse looks mint state. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/03:639. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1437		1819 N-8 R1. MS-63. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with faded mint red covering 10% of the obverse, 30% of the reverse. No spots or stains. A light nick right of the D in UNITED is the only notable defect, and it is trivial. Sharply struck EDS. A very attractive example, probably from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Estimated Value $500 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 1438		1819 N-9 R1. AU-50. Sharpness very near mint state but there are small stains at the T in CENT and R in AMERICA, and the stains were lightly abraded to minimize their impact. Otherwise this cent is quite attractive and couple easily pass as mint state. Frosty medium brown with faded mint red in protected areas of the obverse. LDS. Probably from the Randall Hoard. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1439		1819 N-10 R4. VF-30. Glossy olive and chocolate brown mixed with some lighter brown on the reverse. A small splash of darker olive toning at the top of the 8 and a small spot of very shallow reddish verdigris near the hair over star 12 are the notable marks. E-MDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1440		1820/19 N-1 R1 Large Overdate 20 over 19. EF-40. Ten points sharper with extremely faint roughness hidden under the frosty dark chocolate brown patina. There are hints of reddish chocolate on the obverse. The surfaces appear satiny and near choice to the unaided eye. Sharply struck EDS. The overdate is bold. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 1441		1820/19 N-2 R2 Small Overdate 20 over 19. VF-20. Frosty olive brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. No defects. Flowline luster shows in protected areas, especially on the reverse. LDS. The overdate is weak but visible. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 1442		1820 N-7 R2 Small Date. VF-20. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and chocolate brown. No roughness or marks, and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the retoning. EDS. Estimated Value $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 1443		1820 N-13 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic contact marks on the cheek and a touch of rub on the highest points of the design. MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for the variety. Sharply struck and attractive. EAC grade AU58. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 1444		1820 N-13 R1 Large Date. AU-50. Sharpness closer to mint state but the obverse is covered with faint hairlines, a rim dent is located over the second S in STATES, and a planchet lamination meanders through STA (as struck). Frosty light brown with olive toning at the bust tip and along the lamination. MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 1445		1820 N-15 R2 Small Date. VF-35. Frosty chocolate brown with satiny mint luster in protected areas. The only mark is a faint swipe of reddish chocolate toning off the bust tip. Excellent eye appeal. LDS. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 1446		1821 N-1 R1. Fine-15. Five points sharper but extremely fine roughness covers the fields and protected areas. A few light nicks show in the field off the chin and another on the neck. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1447		1821 N-2 R1. ANACS graded VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown, the reverse a shade darker than the obverse. Smooth and quite attractive. A dull nick at the dentils over star 10 and a tiny nick under the N in ONE are the only notable defects. EDS. The die line from the bust tip is clear. EAC grade F15. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 1448		1821 N-2 R1. Fine-12. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No roughness or defects, only light contact marks consistent with the grade. LDS. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1449		1822 N-6 R3. AU-58. Slightly prooflike. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with hints of golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas. A tiny splash of darker olive toning right of star 5 and another over the E in ONE are the best identifying marks. Sharply struck very early die state with hard, slightly reflective obverse fields. Great eye appeal, just a touch of rub on the highest points from choice mint state. Sold as MS63 in the Starr and Halpern sales and called "tied for finest known." That claim is a bit optimistic, but the outstanding eye appeal can't be denied. Perhaps that's why this cent brought over $1500 in the 1988 Halpern sale. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. Ex Jascha Heifitz, J. C. Morgenthau 12/22/1937-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1621-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:387. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 1450		1822 N-7 R3+. VF-25. Glossy dark chocolate brown with light chocolate toning on the devices creating an attractive two-tone look. No defects, only minor marks consistent with the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 1451		1822 N-7 R3+. Fine-15. Double Profile. Ten points sharper with uniform microscopic roughness under a glossy chocolate and light olive brown patina. No verdigris, and the only mark is a very light rim bruise at the second T in STATES. EDS. This cent offers eye appeal better than the assigned grade. A clear double profile shows along the top of the head, from the tip of the coronet down to the chin, on the bust, and on stars 8-13. While some later years in the 30's are relatively common with a double profile from die bounce, cents of 1822 with double profiles are extremely rare. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Thomas P. Warfield sale 10/28/55-Edward Schwartz, Abe Kosoff 10/11/61:209-R. E. Naftzger, Jr-Del Bland-Dr. Bob Shalowitz. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1452		1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2. VF-20. Ten points sharper with two thin pinscratches in the field before the nose and forehead. Otherwise this cent is quite attractive showing only trivial contact marks and no hint of roughness. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. MDS. The overdate is sharp. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 1453		1823 N-2 R2. VF-20. Slightly sharper with a planchet chip at the dentils over star 3 (as struck) and rim bruises at the stem tip and left of the first S in STATES. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of frosty lighter brown in protected areas of the reverse. MDS with rim cud breaks at star 5 and over star 6. A very nice 1823 normal date in spite of the minor flaws. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 1454		1823 N-2 R2. VG-7. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Very nice for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 1455		1823 Restrike. MS-64. Choice lustrous light steel brown with at least a third of the original red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. The only mark from gem status is a tiny spot of dark olive toning over the T in CENT. Late die state with all the die cracks and rim cud breaks present and the fields slightly reflective where not rusted. A very attractive example of this "restrike" made outside the mint in the 1860's and 1870's using scrap mint dies from the obverse of 1823 Newcomb-2 and reverse of 1813 Sheldon-293. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 1456		1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2. VF-25. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. A couple small nicks right of star 4 are the notable defects. Excellent eye appeal. MDS, the overdate quite clear. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414

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