Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 231		Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1813 & 1814. Includes 1813 S-292 G5, 1814 S-294 Crosslet 4 VG7, 1814 S-295 Plain 4 VG8, and an undated cull that is counterstamped "SENER" with an unreadable letter preceding that name. The counterstamp is raised letters inside an incuse rectangle with a serrated border. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. The date is clear on all but the last, which has no date at all. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $276
Lot 232		Trio of Large Cents, 1797-1831. Includes 1797 S-120b R2 Gripped Edge G4, 1806 S-270 R1 VG8, and 1831 N-11 R2 Terminal Die State with a cud break at TES VF20. The first two are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $345
Lot 233		1816 N-3 R4. VF-20. Sharpness VF35 with a few scratches in the field before the portrait. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of any notable defects. Recolored frosty steel and olive with very faded artificial red peeking through in the fields and protected areas. Needs a proper retoning to realize its potential. MDS with the usual rim crumbling at stars 8-11. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 234		1816 N-8 R3. VF-30. Glossy chocolate with frosty steel brown in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal, just a few trivial contact marks from choice. M-LDS with rim cud breaks at stars 9-10 and 11-12. Estimated Value $125 - 150. From "Johnson" for 50 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 235		1817 N-2 R3. VF-30 Plus. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in the protected areas. Outstanding eye appeal for the grade, just a few trivial ticks from flawless. Close to VF35. MDS. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 236		1818 N-10 R1. AU-55. Mint state sharpness but dipped and retoning frosty olive and bluish steel. Most of the toning is coming in from the rims, which suggests this cent rested in an album for some time. No spots or marks. M-LDS. Almost certainly from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents discovered in a mint keg following the US Civil War. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 237		1819/8 N-1 R1. VF-30. Overdate 9 over 8. Sharper by 10 points but recolored glossy chocolate brown with frosty light greenish olive in protected areas. A faint stain covers most of the field before the portrait, and this area shows microscopic pitting under strong magnification. Sharply struck EDS. The overdate is bold. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 238		1819 N-2 R1. VF-35. Large Date. Slightly sharper and very attractive except for a few small patches of very fine carbon dusted on the obverse, the largest of these in the field just left of the date. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and glossy offering excellent eye appeal. Light chocolate brown with satiny mint frost showing in some of the protected areas. EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 239		1820 N-13 R1. NGC graded MS-67 Brown. Large Date. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with faded mint color showing through in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and offer outstanding eye appeal, which accounts for the superior grade assigned by the folks at NGC. The best identifying mark, and it is barely visible, is a tiny speck of darker toning just below the upright of the E in ONE. Sharply struck MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. In a new NGC 4 pronged holder. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,360
Lot 240		1820 N-13 R1. MS-63. Large Date. Choice lustrous medium steel brown with traces of faded mint red in protected areas on the reverse and light bluish steel overtones on both sides. A small spot of darker toning in the dentils over the C in AMERICA is the best identifying mark. The surfaces are satiny and offer outstanding eye appeal. Almost certainly from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents, but this is a really nice one from that group. MDS with needle-sharp details in the hair and wreath. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 241		1823/2 N-1 R2. VG-10. Overdate 3 over 2. Glossy dark steel brown and olive. A couple long, thin nicks on the neck under the earlobe and a rim bruise at CA in AMERICA are the notable marks on a smooth, uncorroded planchet. E-MDS. The overdate feature is bold. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 242		1823 N-2 R2. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine corrosion on all but the highpoints. No marks or verdigris. Recolored a slightly glossy mix of medium and darker chocolate brown with reddish chocolate brown at star 11. Sharply struck MDS with rim cud breaks at stars 4-5 and above star 6. The date and legends are bold. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 243		1823 Restrike. MS-60 Plus. Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Two small spots of very fine carbon at the dentils near star 1 and a tiny splash of dark toning under star 8 are the only marks on otherwise choice surfaces. M-LDS. The bisecting obverse die crack is strong and the reverse crack from the rim to the D extends weakly to the wreath. Struck privately outside the mint using discarded official mint dies sometime in the 1870's. The obverse die is from the 1823 Newcomb-2 but the reverse from 1813 Sheldon-293. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/03:242. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 244		1824/2 N-1 R1. Fine-15. Overdate 4 over 2. Five points sharper but covered with small nicks, none notable or distracting but too many for the sharpness grade. Slightly glossy chocolate and steel brown with hints of reddish chocolate in the mix. Nicely struck E-MDS. The overdate feature is clear. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 245		1829 N-8 R1. VF-30. Sharpness EF45 but there are traces of extremely fine roughness in the obverse fields with similar roughness at the top of the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are covered with frosty luster. No marks, only traces of reddish scale in some of the protected areas. MDS. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $168
Lot 246		1830 N-10 R4+. VG-8 Plus. Glossy olive and chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the obverse highpoints. The only notable mark is a horizontal nick over the N in CENT. Nice for the grade, close to VG10. EDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 247		1831 N-5 R4. SEGS graded AU-55 Scratches and Corrosion. Small Letters Reverse. Sharpness EF40 but there are patches of shallow verdigris on the obverse (possibly removable) and traces of microscopic roughness here and there. Light scrape marks (possibly from a ham-handed attempt to remove some of the verdigris) are in the field before the portrait. The rest of the obverse is decent and the reverse is nearly choice with lots of frosty mint luster remaining in the fields and protected areas on that side. Frosty medium brown where not splashed with the greenish olive verdigris. Our grade is VF20. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 248		1834 N-5 R5. NGC graded VF-30. Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters Reverse. Glossy olive and chocolate brown, the reverse a couple shades lighter than the obverse. No marks or roughness, only honest wear. A barely visible horizontal nick resting against the base of the E in CENT is the best identifying mark on this cent. MDS with a double profile on the forehead, lips, and chin (from die bounce). Our grade is F12+. A very nice mid-grade example of this scarce "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex 2007 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/28/07:434. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 249		1835 N-10 R4+ F12. Fine-12. Head of 1834. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate. Close to F15 except for a rim bruise above star 9 and a tiny one above star 6. Nicely struck and the eye appeal is excellent for the grade in spite of the minor marks. EDS. Estimated Value $250 - 350. From "Johnson" for 25 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 250		1835 N-19 R5. Fine-12. Head of 1836. Glossy olive and chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, just a few trivial contact marks from choice for the grade. Estimated Value $400 - 600. From "Johnson" for 15 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 251		1837 N-2 R2. VF-35. Plain Hair Cord. Glossy olive and dark steel brown with satiny luster showing in protected areas. A minor rim bruise over the second S in STATES is the only significant mark. MDS. A slightly raised internal cud break extends up from star 4 to the dentils left of star 5. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $161
Lot 252		1837 N-5 R2. VF-35. Plain Hair Cord with Small Letters Reverse. Sharpness near mint state but there are patches of very fine roughness scattered over the reverse. No marks or verdigris. Lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy medium olive brown. The obverse offers nice eye appeal while the reverse is less appealing. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $156
Lot 253		1838 N-15 R5-. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish brown and light chocolate. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches inside the wreath. No roughness or verdigris. The attribution points for this rare die variety are clear on this example. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 254		1839/6 N-1 R3+. VG-7. Overdate 9 over 6 (or inverted 9). Glossy medium chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning on the lower half of the obverse. A shallow planchet flake on the neck under the earlobe is the only significant mark on otherwise smooth, attractive surfaces. EDS, before any die cracks on the obverse. The date is bold and the overdate is strong. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 255		1839 N-13 R2. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Booby Head. Lustrous medium brown with attractive flowline luster covering the fields on both sides. No spots or stains, and the eye appeal is excellent. The only mark is a short, dull scratch under the right side of the second S in STATES, and it is very easily missed. LDS. Pop 14; 7 finer in 66BN. Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,500. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 256		Group of 5 Cents, 1816-1826. Includes 1816 N-3 VG8, 1821 N-2 VG8, 1822 N-6 F15, 1824 N-3 F15, and 1826 N-9 VF20. All are sharper with defects but a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $219
Lot 257		Group of 4 Cents, 1817-1826. Includes 1817 N-16 (15-star obverse) F12, 1820 N-12 Large Date VF25, 1824 N-3 F15, and 1826/5 N-8 (Overdate 6 over 5) EDS VG10. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $368
Lot 258		Group of 11 Large Cents, 1817-1839. Pieces grade AG3 to VG8, average grade G6. Includes 1817 (2), 1818, 1819, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1828, 1837, and 1839 Silly Head. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $242
Lot 259		Group of 11 Large Cents, 1817-1829. Pieces grade VG10 to F15, average F12. Includes 1817, 1818, 1819/8, 1819 Large Date, 1820 Large Date, 1822, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1828, and 1829. Some are slightly sharper with defects but all have a strong date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $391
Lot 260		Group of 7 Large Cents, 1827-1839. Pieces grade VF20 to VF30, average grade VF25. Includes 1827, 1832, 1836, 1837, 1839 Head of 1838, 1839 Booby Head, and 1839 Head of 1840. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $529
Lot 261		Group of 5 Cents, 1828-1834. Includes 1828 N-7 F15, 1829 N-3 (Small Letters Reverse) F12, 1830 N-8 F15, 1834 N-3 VF20, and 1834 N-6 (Large 8, Stars, & Letters) F12. All are sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $264
Lot 262		Group of 10 Large Cents, 1831-1838. Pieces grade VG10 to F15, average grade F12. Includes 1831 (4), 1833 (2), 1834, 1837 (2), and 1838. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a strong date. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details	Realized $322
Lot 263		Quartette of Cents, 1837-1839. Includes 1837 N-4 (Plain Hair Cord) VF30, 1837 N-12 (Beaded Hair Cord with Accessory E) VF20, 1838 N-10 VF30, and 1839 N-8 (Head of 1840) VF25. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $384
Lot 264		1840 N-6 R1. AU-55. Large Date. Repunched 40. A mint state cent that has a splash of reddish chocolate toning on the cheek and jaw extending into the field off the chin. Otherwise this cent is an attractive lustrous medium brown with light bluish steel overtones in the fields and hints of faded mint color peeking through in a few places on the reverse. LDS, die state c. The repunching on the 4 & 0 remains clear. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 265		1842 N-8 R1. EF-40. Large Date. Ten points sharper with several dull rim nicks on both sides, mostly on the obverse. Otherwise this cent is choice. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 266		1843 N-5 R1. EF-45. Mature Head. Five points sharper with a few light contact marks, including a pair of dull rim nicks off the stem tip. Nice glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty flowline luster covering the protected areas on both sides. MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 267		1844/81 N-2 R2. VF-30. Blundered Date 44 over Inverted 81. Ten points sharper with extremely faint roughness under a rather glossy dark olive and steel patina. No marks or verdigris. E-MDS. The blundered date 44 over 81 feature is obvious. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 268		1845 N-4 R1. AU-55. Attractive lustrous light brown with peeps of faded mint color showing in protected areas. No defects, only very light friction on the highest points of the design. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. A choice cent. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 269		1847 N-18 R5. NGC graded EF-40. Repunched Date, the so-called Large 7 over Medium 7 variety. Glossy chocolate and olive brown. No notable defects, only trivial contact marks consistent with the grade. MDS, before any rim cud breaks on the obverse. The repunching on the date is clear, including the "Medium 7" extending up from the top of the normal "Large 7". Our grade is VF30. The attribution and Large 7 over Medium 7 feature are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 270		1847 N-18 R5. VF-20 Plus. Repunched Date, the so-called Large 7 over Medium 7 variety. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and there are a few tiny nicks on the portrait, none notable. Glossy light chocolate brown with medium chocolate in protected areas and overtones of bluish steel on the obverse. Terminal die state, die state d, with rim cud breaks from under the 1 in the date to star 2 and another cud on the rim at star 4 nearly to star 5. The cuds are clearly defined but not strong. One of only 15 known in the terminal state. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 271		1847 N-21 R1. MS-60. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with 10% of the original mint red remaining. Choice except for a spot of dark toning on the throat and another at the left top of the L in LIBERTY. Both of these spots has a tiny speck of carbon in the center. LDS, die state b, with a die crack through the top of ME to the dentils on either side (Newcomb's old #40). Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 272		1848 N-19 R6-. NGC graded Proof 64 Brown. Dark bluish steel brown and chocolate with hints of very faded iridescent rose and violet from mellowed mint color. The strike is very sharp and the fields are nicely reflective in spite of a thin layer of natural oxidation. No spots, stains, or significant hairlines. However, there are a couple thin, faint vertical planchet creases passing down through ER in LIBERTY to near the ear, plus a very faint parallel one from the bottom of the hairbun into the field below where it fades out and a short one on the chin. These marks are all pre-striking planchet flaws that didn't completely press out and disappear when the coin was struck. The fine repunching just above the base of the 1 in the date is clear. Our grade is Proof-60. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. In a new NGC 4 pronged holder. Pop 1; 1 finer in PF66BN. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,763
Lot 273		1849 N-22 R1. MS-64. Frosty bright original mint red fading to chocolate and steel brown, more than a third of the original color remaining. Virtually pristine surfaces; a small spot of darker olive toning in the dentils at star 2 is the only notable mark. M-LDS, die state c. A very attractive example of a date that seldom comes with this much original mint red. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 274		1850 N-15 R2. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. The obverse is lustrous light chocolate brown and steel with hints of very faded mint color bleeding through in protected areas on the obverse. The reverse is lustrous light greenish olive, the color of a classic "greenie". No defects other than a very tiny rim nick over the left edge of the D in UNITED. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Our grade is MS60+. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 275		1853 N-30 R1. AU-58. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with a few microscopic specks of darker toning scattered over the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on both sides. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 276		1856 N-9 R3. AU-50. Upright 5. Frosty light chocolate brown. A choice cent, just a light touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. LDS with all the die cracks on the upper reverse. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $173
Lot 277		1856 N-18 R1. AU-55. Italic 5. Frosty light chocolate brown with darker chocolate toning on the highpoints and peeps of faded mint color remaining in some of the protected areas. Flawless, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. From "Johnson" for 25 cents in the 1930's or early 40's. View details	Realized $265
Lot 278		1856 N-18 R1. AU-50. Italic 5. Frosty light chocolate brown, darker on the highpoints and lighter in protected areas. Flawless except for a small spot of darker toning right of star 9. MDS. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details	Realized $161
Lot 279		1857 N-1 R1. VF-30. Large Date. Glossy dark olive and steel. A collection of tiny pinpricks over star 6 are the only significant marks. EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 280		1857 N-1 R1. VF-25. Large Date. Sharpness EF40 but there are several light rim bruises on both sides. Otherwise this cent is choice. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with frosty luster showing through in protected areas. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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