Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Gold Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1170		1852 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-67. Frosty. Well struck and untoned. Indeed, a beautiful, frosty-gold Superb Gem, there are no unsettling bagmarks on either side, the luster is exquisite. According to our close examination, this piece also shows extra bold detail on all relief portions. After the first year's minor tinkering with the design, this is the final Liberty head used on gold dollars from 1849 to 1854, featuring a so-called large head (the close-in stars give the illusion of a larger appearance) and a closed wreath on the reverse. This combination first appeared in 1849 and continued through 1854. Gold dollars of the 1st type were struck in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega mints. Pop 9; 2 in 68. In a new NGC 4 pronged holder (PCGS # 7517) . Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,375
Lot 1171		1852 G$1. NGC graded MS-64. Housed in an old holder, this lovely gold dollar has extra sharp detail in Liberty's hair and coronet (including full coronet pearls along the edge), crisp stars, and a full wreath. The luster is typical of the year: lovely with a satiny almost granular regularity to it, and lending a pleasing aspect to the all-discerning naked eye. A very choice offering. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1172		1852-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Well struck and lightly toned. A lustrous example whose vivid golden blast of color undulates and billows across the surface like with heavy frostiness around the stars and legends. A few traces of handling on the face and below Liberty's chin. Even this condition of the luster isn't enough, of course, choice though it is. The supporting strike is just as strong, with clear definition to the high points, the stars, and all hair waves. Pop 18; 14 finer, 12 in 64, 2 in 66. Only 140,000 minted (PCGS # 7520) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1173		1853-C $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Boldly struck on slightly granular surfaces. Plenty of mint luster remains. Only 11,1515 minted. The strike on both sides of this coin is typical of the issue. There is some softness of detail on the obverse over Liberty's brow and on top of the hair curls; rim dentils are nearly all missing; and on the reverse over the 18 in the date and the second L in DOLLAR, with similar lack of detail in the dentils. There is a short horizontal distraction through the 1 of the denomination and a tiny mark on the rim above E in STATES; a small pit by the lowest star. Extensive luster everywhere. Truly exceptional for the issue, which tends to come circulated, and in the realm of surface preservation it has very few peers (see the population figures below). The fields are frosty, not prooflike -- a feature that suggests it was struck later in the die's life. Vivid-gold color flows over both sides. Pop 13; 3 in 64, 1 in 65 In a new NGC 4 pronged holder (PCGS # 7522) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. Ex Ashland City Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1174		1854 G$1. NGC graded MS-61. Mostly untoned with much luster remaining over both surfaces, somewhat subdued perhaps, but complete from rim to rim. The centers show a little weak striking. This is usual on the issues of 1854 and 1855. There is a touch of die clash evident in the field, also not uncommon. A popular three-year Type that is always in demand from Type Set buyers in this affordable Uncirculated grade. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 1175		1855 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely light gold toning on both sides. A well struck coin. Likely an carefully made strike from fresh dies, judging from the details. The surfaces are satin gold and virtually gem quality in their originality. Regarding this date, the clearest details are found throughout the hair curls and feathers of the headdress, areas which sometimes (too many times?) are seen weak. The fine detail also encompassing the key centers on the reverse which are much clearer than most as noted in word DOLLAR and in the 1855. Surfaces almost entirely free from contact marks, so definitely a coin that rests at the top end of its grade class! For the Type 2 pieces of 1854-56, the chief engraver at the mint, James Longacre, altered the gold dollar's resemblance to the double eagle when he utilized his replica of the marble Venus Accroupie from the three dollar gold piece. The wreath of corn, cotton, maple, and tobacco that Longacre would in due course immortalize on the Flying Eagle cent also made the move from the three dollar gold piece to the new Type 2 gold dollar. Pop 209; 54 finer; 37 in 65; 13 in 66; 4 in 67. (PCGS # 7532) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. The Mark Gordon Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1176		1856 $1 Gold Indian. Upright 5. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and toned. Choice luster across radiant surfaces. During the 1850s, the most outstanding gold dollar varieties include different date logotypes: slanting 5s for 1854 and 1855; upright and slanting 5s for 1856. It is said that engraver Longacre had a partiality to slanting 5s (PCGS # 7541) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1177		1862 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Lovely golden toning. Sharply struck on the headdress feathers and puffs as well as the cereal wreath on reverse. Inexpensive Civil War period gold dollar in Mint condition (PCGS # 7560) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1178		1867 G$1. NGC graded MS-67. Star. Only 5,200 pieces minted. Well struck and untoned. Semi-reflective surfaces. Glistening fields rise and fall with original golden mint bloom, the fields having a nice prooflike quality. Set against this are serious, frosty design elements which provide strong cameo-like contrast. The design left by the dies lacks a certain robustness, but that isn't unusual for this mint's production, although we note a little grainy surface (as struck) towards the middle). A low-mintage issue from the 1860s, a period when the mint seems to have focused on minting large numbers of double eagles instead (for export purposes and bank reserves). Pop 1; none finer at either service. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,325
Lot 1179		1868 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-65. Rich golden toning. Reflective surfaces. A lovely coin. 10,500 struck. An exceptional gem of the finest order. Broadly sweeping cartwheel luster glows brightly on medium orange matte-like devices that lie surrounded by mirror-like reflection; at first glance, a much higher grade specimen comes to mind the fields are quite fresh. Additionally, this date is easier said than done to find fully struck. The centers pack full detail into the design from a decidedly precision strike. Pop 7; 10 finer; 5 in 66; 3 in 67; 2 in 68. (PCGS # 7567) . Estimated Value $3,600 - 3,800. The Mark Gordon Collection Ex: HW Bass Jr. Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795