Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Morgan Dollars 1887-large lots

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1050		1887-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A white coin. Desirable O-mint issue (PCGS # 7176) . Estimated Value $280 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1051		1887-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Natural lightly to medium antique toning on both sides (PCGS # 7180) . Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $115
Lot 1052		1888-O VAM 1 B Scarface. Top 100. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty and delicately toned. The so-called Scarface variety with a winding die line diagonally across Liberty's profile. One of the more unusual (and aptly named) varieties in this extensive series. Watch the bidders have a field day here! Pop 14; 6 finer in 63. Only 23 examples of the Scarface variety have been graded at PCGS (PCGS # 133918) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,000
Lot 1053		1888-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Mostly white and a lovely gem of this desirable O-mint issue (PCGS # 7184) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $391
Lot 1054		1889 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. All white Gem with nice vibrancy in the luster (PCGS # 7188) . Estimated Value $160 - 170. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 1055		1889-CC Morgan Dollar. ANACS graded MS-62. Housed in the newer ANACS holder. Well struck with light golden toning around the edges. Semi-reflective surfaces on both sides. Even if it wasn't one of the key date Carson City Morgan dollars, this beautiful coin would be an eagerly contested item when bidding begins. The coin is nicely lustrous with reflective quality in the fields. Fully struck with strong detail even in the usually suspect centers. Despite a few trivial hairlines and marks, this coin is seemingly conservatively graded by ANACS (PCGS # 7190) . Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,100
Lot 1056		1889-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded VG-10. Toned. A popular key date whose low mintage (350,000) explains in large part why so few exist today. Clear details, clean surfaces, natural wear, attractive rims. It all comes together in a solid Very Good 10 grade (PCGS # 7190) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1057		1889-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Stunning deep blue and golden toning on both sides. The surfaces are fresh and original from the lovely mint frost that swirls below on both sides to the incredible toning. Struck with preciseness only now and then found. The '86-O is one of the most significant condition rarities among all New Orleans dollars. Near-Gems can be had on occasion but true gems are very scarce and full-blown Superb Gems like this are almost non-existent. This is a particularly attractive example whose surfaces are satin smooth. There are no obvious abrasions on either side. This piece really represents excellent future fame when it is resold, and should be a fantastic alternative to one of the lesser Gems that have been certified. Quite a remarkable specimen. Pop 5; none finer (PCGS # 7192) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $12,650
Lot 1058		1889-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A nice white coin. This is a pleasing, highly lustrous Gem with virtually no grade-limiting luster grazes. Clockwork precision seen in the sharp hair below the cap and on the eagle's chest and wings makes it a desirable specimen as well (PCGS # 7194) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1059		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Dramatic shades of violet and electric blue on both sides combined with semi reflective surfaces. First and foremost, a conditionally challenging CC-mint Morgans from the early 1890s in Gem condition, the '90-CC is a noteworthy find as Mint State 66. Although coins dribbled out of government storage in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, the 1890-CC was not heavily represented until the GSA sales of the 1970s. We do not know at what point in time the present example first surfaced in the numismatic community, but there can be little question that it is among the most appealing survivors at the MS66 level we have been privileged to offer. The surface preservation is outstanding for the grade with few bagmarks of any size. The luster quality is no less impressive, being frosty in texture with swirling cartwheel effects below the mouthwatering toning. The toning is just that, fresh, delectable, and beautiful, the outward appearance is pleasingly original. Pop 2; none finer (PCGS # 7198) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $17,825
Lot 1060		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Nice deep golden toning. Lustrous and almost devoid of any color otherwise. A very pleasing example of this CC-mint release (PCGS # 7198) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1061		1890-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Lovely light golden toning. Lustrous (PCGS # 7198) . Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1062		1890-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A notably attractive white coin, flashy and a gem. Pop 375; 19 finer in 66. (PCGS # 7200) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1063		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. The surfaces range from silvery to hard white frost. A lustrous and nicely struck Gem. Far in advance of most, this was struck with systematic exactness including (not excepting) the usual weak areas in the center. Pop 446; 36 finer; 35 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 7206) . Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1064		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Nice frosty coin. The silvery hue reciprocates between levels of frost and satin-texture. Lustrous and well struck with rocking-fresh surfaces for the variety. The devices were struck with such force and energy by the dies that all design elements show boldly including the raised defect that collectors refer to before the eagle's beak. Pop 271; 36 finer (PCGS # 7206) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1065		1891-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63 Vam 3 Spitting Eagle Top 100. Frosty and white. Well struck. Another example of this popular Top 100 variety (PCGS # 7206) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $713
Lot 1066		1891-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Fully white. Sharply struck throughout, the surfaces show even silvery bloom and there are no mentionable abrasions on either side. Pop 359; 56 finer; 49 in 66; 7 in 67. (PCGS # 7210) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 1067		1892 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. A beautifully well struck example that has only a hint of weakness above the ear of Liberty. Lightly toned at the rims with pleasing cameo contrast and impressive brilliant surfaces. The mintage of Proof Morgan dollars increased somewhat for 1892 when the Mint received orders for Proof sets at the booth it had set up at the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year. Still, only 1,245 Proofs minted. Pop 14; 44 finer (PCGS # 7327) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1068		1892-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. The rich endowment of mint luster encompasses the fields of this moderately abraded example. Boldly struck and nicely toned (PCGS # 7214) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1069		1892-S Morgan Dollar. Sharpness of MS-63 Prooflike. Well struck with a hint of light golden toning. Small pin scratch across Liberty's neck. There are also a few light hairlines visable in the fields on both sides. A very rare date in high grade. Many times it has been said that the key date '92-S Morgan dollar was never obtainable in large numbers after date and mintmark collecting took hold with numismatists in the 1930s. While reasonably cheap and available in circulated grades, there are just too few true Mint States for the growing cadre of collectors to obtain an example in Mint condition. As a result, "almost there" About Uncirculated examples have been put forward as "Uncirculated" in the past to supply this shortage. When the San Francisco Mint dispersed numerous bags of silver dollars starting in the forties and fifties, few if any 1892-S single coins were included, let alone an entire bag. Later, the Treasury Department released millions of silver dollars that also yielded few or no '92-S dollars in mint condition. It is perhaps what many suppose that most of the coins originally made were placed into circulation at the time of issue. A prime opportunity for the astute buyer to acquire a glittering prooflike example of the famous 1892-S Dollar (PCGS # 7218) . Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1070		1893 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-53. Nice old album toning (PCGS # 7220) . Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1071		1893 Morgan Dollar. EF-40. Light marks but otherwise smooth with soft, satin luster in the protected areas and clearly nicer than most. Low mintage year (PCGS # 7220) . Estimated Value $190 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $265
Lot 1072		1893-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded EF-45. Pleasing antique album toning and full detail in the hair and eagle, both of which show only modest circulation wear on this choice example (PCGS # 7222) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1073		1893-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty and blast white with claims to a full Mint State grade. This lustrous example one of only 300,000 struck and missing from most collections (PCGS # 7224) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1074		1893-O Morgan Dollar. EF-45. Luster remains on the obverse while the reverse is toned. A scarce, low mintage date (PCGS # 7224) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1075		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53. An untoned example with plenty of luster remaining. Popular key-date and lacking from most collections. This uncommonly choice grade example of this well known Morgan dollar issue should attract a lot of attention from bidders. The surfaces are shaded a light silvery gray with complete absence of spotting or tarnish. Both the hair over Liberty's ear and the eagle's breast feathers are nicely detailed. Minimal abrasions, as About Uncirculated dollars are more inclined to be than baggy Uncirculated ones, though we detect a small mark at about the jaw line below the ear. On the reverse, a light hairline crosses the field below S - OF. Choice rims. Bold date and mintmark. Pop 56; 68 finer at PCGS. Estimated Value $20,000 - 24,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $20,400
Lot 1076		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-53. Untoned with plenty of luster still intact. Popular key date and always in demand. The nicely bright surfaces on both sides show luster throughout the main devices, extending into the fields. Important key date Morgan Dollar. A worthwhile rarity by any standard, the luster is still intact in a more than just the protected regions around the letters and devices, while smooth light silvery gray color predominates and no toning spots as sometimes blossom on these like dandelions in the springtime. No, this coin has the look that collectors like. It has the absence of marks on Liberty's cheek that pays dividends when the time arrives to sell. Furthermore, the strike, like the surface freshness, is confident, full, indeed, as bold as any seen. Only 100,000 were minted. Most wore extensively in circulation. The few high grade pieces soon get snapped up. Pop 56; 68 finer (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 24,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $19,838
Lot 1077		1893-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-50. Well struck with some traces of mint luster. Light silvery-grey. Another choice high grade example of this desirable Morgan dollar rarity. Only the lightest wear is seen at the highpoints of Liberty's hair and on the eagle's chest and wings. The 1893-S is, one needs no reminding, the key business strike date in the Morgan series. Collectors aspiring to own a date and mintmark set will find that the 1893-S, while fairly obtainable at a price in grades from Good through Extremely Fine, is nevertheless a challenge in true About Uncirculated condition. They are seldom offered, which explains the price difference between Extremely Fine and About Uncirculated conditions (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $17,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $17,538
Lot 1078		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Untoned. A popular key date. This nice, still-lustrous coin displays choice surfaces surrounding Liberty and the eagle. Several tiny abrasions are noticeable here and there and consistent with the grade, while the reverse exhibits a sharper-than-average eagle for the appreciative buyer to admire (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $17,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,675
Lot 1079		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Only 100,000 pieces minted. Untoned. This high grade key issue displays a uniform silvery finish with attractive surface preservation including the important area of Liberty's cheek. No offending rim bumps are reported. The grade might be a trifle conservative, in fact, but then an important coin nevertheless calls for nothing less since the demand for high grade '93-S dollars far surpasses the immediately available stock of such pieces. Pop 71; 106 finer (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $17,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,675
Lot 1080		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Only 100,000 pieces minted. Some luster still intact around the devices. Untoned. Well struck and retaining its beautiful original light silver color is seen throughout Liberty and the fields around and corresponding locations on the reverse. The '93-S dollar is, of course, the mainstay of Morgan dollar collecting, fairly obstinate when it comes to wheedling out a higher grade specimen from the buckets of more worn examples that pervade the coin bourses. Strictly graded AU pieces like this are seldom offered nowadays. Even with the five-fold spread in price between EF and AU condition the collecting demand for the latter continues to strengthen. We are pleased to offer several very attractive AU specimens in the sale with this coin right up there in terms of aesthetic appeal and freedom from injury. Pop 71; 106 finer (PCGS # 7226) . Estimated Value $17,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,675
Lot 1081		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Untoned with traces of luster in the protected areas. Key date to this series. Original uncleaned surfaces and perfect rims. Well detailed for this more difficult S-mint date, as well, a low mintage year from the most important branch mint, with soft silvery gray colored highlights that add considerably to the appeal (PCGS # 7224) . Estimated Value $17,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $17,825
Lot 1082		1893-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Good-4. Nice even wear with nice clean rims (PCGS # 7224) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,473
Lot 1083		1894 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck frosty white mint beauty. In an old green label holder and a Premium Quality coin for the grade. Only 110,000 minted and seldom do such choice uncirculated examples enter the market. The details on this remarkable specimen are unusually snappy for an 1894 P-mint issue, with bright white luster (not the usual creamy smooth but often lifeless bloom off the dies) and with outstanding "depth" in the keen, sharp strike. This is very evident in the centers. Pop 225; 23 finer with 19 in 65, 4 in 66. (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 9,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,350
Lot 1084		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Nice and frosty with a hint of light gold toning around the edges. Frosted glass luster and impressive fields given the modest '63 grade of this piece. The luster dances across the surface in the familiar way seen on Morgan silver dollars; collectors call this effect a cartwheel spin, and it is very impressive here. Struck with mathematical precision by the dies, as well. Pop 179; 107 finer (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $4,700 - 4,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1085		1894 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-53. Untoned with reams of original luster throughout the devices and well into the fields on both sides. Some normal light abrasions associated with this condition, still choice and attractive (PCGS # 7228) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1086		1894-O Morgan Dollar. EF-40. A pleasant problem-free dollar. Estimated Value $70 - 80. View details	Realized $92
Lot 1087		1894-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. A white coin. A lustrous '94-S that has flashy luster and rich frost (PCGS # 7232) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1088		1895-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. Lightly toned. A very scarce date in Mint State. The strike on this issue is nearly always dull and uninspiring, and the present Mint State is a pleasing exception. The obverse and reverse are both silvery, as struck, with all devices showing exactitude from a full blow by the dies. Nearly unobtainable in strictly Uncirculated condition, the 1895-O is one of the few dates in the Morgan dollar series that approximates the rarity in Mint State of the celebrated 1892-S and 1893-S. All the necessary conditions for an attractive, high grade dollar seem to have pulled the rug out from under the 1895-O. A typical example shows mediocre luster, many scratches, and a anemic strike. This brilliant coin has a fresh, satiny, metallic sheen to it over both sides. Pop 28; 73 finer (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1089		1895-O Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. A lovely brilliant white example with claims to a full Mint State grade. A date that is missing from most collections, bidders will no doubt this this coin's virtues and award it a strong bid. Worth stretching for (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1090		1895-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded EF-40. A low-mintage year that collectors often wait months for before finding a nice, original uncleaned coin like this (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1091		1895-O Morgan Dollar. EF-40. Toned with a toning spot before the nose and a couple on the reverse. Well struck for the issue (PCGS # 7236) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $368
Lot 1092		1895-O Morgan Dollar. Both Good-4. Each example is lightly stained. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $449
Lot 1093		1896 Morgan Dollar. Proof 60 plus. Lovely blue and golden colors that probably were added to this coin a few years ago. Devices are razor-sharp from the careful Proof striking done at the Mint in the 1890s (PCGS # 7331) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 1094		1897 Morgan Dollar. MS-63 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Lovely pale blue toning which has a natural sheen (PCGS # 7246) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1095		1897-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty and white (PCGS # 7250) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1096		1898-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly white. A lustrous Gem that whose icy white color gleams brightly. Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the coin is fully brought up by the dies. We see no reason to add in a "however" here, since there are no soft areas as are so often found on this date, none at all! Pop 354; 61 finer; 59 in 66; 1 in 67; 1 in 68. (PCGS # 7256) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1097		1899 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike. Housed in an old green holder. Well struck and fully white. What's more, clean as a whistle, or nearly so, meaning fewer bagmarks than one would expect from the mid-range grade; however, what really sets this coin apart from others is its splendid deep mirror luster that skips around each (PCGS # 97259) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 1098		1899 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded AU-58 (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $180 - 190. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $196
Lot 1099		1899 Morgan Dollar. AU-53 (PCGS # 7258) . Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $184

Page 1 of 2

1 | 2