Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Cents Of 1828

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 255		1828 N-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy olive and chocolate with bluish steel overtones, the toning subtly mottled between the lighter and darker shades on the obverse. The only notable defects are a faint contact marks over the 82 in the date and a shallow scratch under those numerals. Both marks are perfectly blended into the natural toning and are not visible to the unaided eye. EDS. The obverse fields are smooth and slightly reflective while the reverse fields show fine flowlines (the reverse die is worn from use in an earlier marriage). Minor crumbling shows at the dentil roots between stars 3 & 4, as usual. Called MS60 and CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 net AU50 and tied for CC#8, his photo #28757. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3538 (PCGS # 36874) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex B. Max Mehl 6/1945:1777-Sheraton Coin Co., 1947 ANA Sale, lot 1631 (as a Proof)-T. James Clarke, Abe Kosoff 4/56:222 (as a Proof)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., Abe Kosoff 3/57:703-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Abe Kosoff 1958 ANA Sale, lot 541-Dr. James O. Sloss, Abe Kosoff 10/21/59:172 (as a Proof)-"a N. H. man"-Abe Kosoff 12/77-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/1/2009:203. (Ted's envelope identifies this piece as "Lt & med. olive Proof".). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 256		1828 N-2 R2 EF45. EF-45. Glossy light steel brown with underlying frosty mint luster covering the fields and delicate speckles of slightly darker brown toning on the obverse. A tiny tick on the jawline is the only notable mark. An attractive cent for the grade. MDS. The line connecting the bases of the 2 & 8 is visible but it no longer touches the base of the 2. A very fine die crack extends through the top of the first T in STATES, but the die crack from the right side of the second 8 to the curl over star 13 has not formed. DWH #0663. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:671. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 257		1828 N-3 R2 EF45. EF-45. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned, now retoned a glossy steel brown with overtones of bluish steel and sea green. A couple thin nicks in the center of the cheek and a tiny nick in the hair above the E in LIBERTY. MDS. Both dies are worn and display minor dishing at the dentil tips. The fine die crack from the second 8 to the curl above star 13 is clear (occurred in the earlier N-2 marriage). DWH #0665. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 7/30/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 258		1828 N-4 R4 VF20. VF-20. At least ten points sharper with very fine granularity covering the planchet. There are a few shallow contact marks high on the neck near the earlobe and a small spot of raised verdigris at the bottom of the inner hair bun. Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate with darker olive brown in the protected areas. The color and eye appeal are better than you would expect for a piece with imperfect surfaces. MDS. Both dies are worn from use in earlier marriages, as always seen on this die variety. Called VF35 net VF20 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #21423. Bland says net VF25 and tied for CC#3. DWH #3539. Estimated Value $800-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines (who found it in a Henry Chapman junk box 11/1934)-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-Del Bland 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/1/2009:206. Comes with a tiny piece of paper dated December 1934 with Newcomb's unique handwriting calling this variety "extra rare". View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 259		1828 N-5 R2. PCGS graded MS-61 Brown. Nice glossy light to medium brown with frosty flowline luster covering the fields. A tiny spot of darker olive toning above star 3 and some flattened dentils over ER in AMERICA are the notable marks. MDS with a fine die crack through the tops of TED and obvious dishing at the dentil tips on the reverse. Called AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #37243. Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; 1 finer in 66. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #0670 (PCGS # 36886) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 7/30/89. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 260		1828 N-5 R2 EF40+. Finest Terminal Die State. EF-40+. Choice glossy medium brown with frosty golden light brown toning remaining in the protected areas. The only marks are two small pinpricks in the field off the chin and a tiny rim nick at the U in UNITED. Rare terminal die state with a strong cud break joining TED to the rim above. Near the lower end of the condition census for the variety but finest known of the terminal die state by a wide margin, the next best grading only VG10 or so. Called EF40 in the Noyes census, his photo #26739. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2923. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex George Ramont 8/9/77-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19894. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 261		1828 N-6 R1 VF25+. VF-25+. Five points sharper with too many tiny nicks for the sharpness grade. The notable marks are a speck of reddish carbon at the dentils under star 1 and a pair of thin nicks under the E in ONE. EDS. The always-present die crack from the 28 to stars 13 & 12 is clear but the crack from the bust tip to star 1 has not formed. The reverse is rotated 10 degrees CCW. DWH #0672. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 5/22/87. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 262		1828 N-6 R1. Partial Double Profile. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with hints of underlying very faded mint red in protected areas of the reverse. A faint horizontal hairline under the right side of star 4 is the best identifying mark, but it is difficult to find any defects on this attractive cent. The reverse is choice. M-LDS. The crack from 28 to stars 13 & 12 is clear and additional faint die cracks show from the bust tip through star 1 to the dentils below and from the tip of the coronet through star 6 to the dentils. The obverse is peppered with tiny lumps due to fine die rust, as always. There is a double profile from die bounce on the forehead, nose tip, upper lip, and chin. Called MS60 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #58224. Our grade is MS62. Pop 1; 2 finer in 64; 1 in 65. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2514 (PCGS # 36889) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/03:633-Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:826. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 263		1828 N-6 R1 VF30. VF-30. Slightly sharper with some very tiny nicks scattered about both sides. Glossy mottled mix of dark steel and chocolate brown. LDS with all the obverse die cracks clear. DWH #0673. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Fred Borcherdt 1/29/88. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 264		1828 N-7 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy chocolate brown delicately mottled with some lighter and darker tones with satiny mint frost covering the protected areas. The only mark is a tiny nick just right of the nostril. M-LDS with tiny lumps on both sides from die rust, strongest in the field before the portrait. Our grade is AU50. Pop 1, 2 finer; 1 in 65; 1 in 66. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2465 (PCGS # 36892) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Del Bland 1983-Stu Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:447. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 265		1828 N-8 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty bluish steel brown faded down from mint red, about a third of the obverse showing mint color while the reverse displays maybe 10% of the slightly faded frosty red. There is a collection of tiny ticks in the field right of star 4 with a few more on the chin, a small spot of dark toning at the left point of star 3, and a speck of reddish carbon at the left top of the N in UNITED. Otherwise this cent is free of notable marks and the eye appeal is excellent. Sharply struck EDS with crisp dentils on both sides and no die crack through the tops of TED. Called MS60+ and CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 and tied for CC#2 behind the AU55 example in the ANS, his photo #21486. Our grade is MS62. Pop 1; The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3553 (PCGS # 36896) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Garry F. Fitzgerald 1/17/68-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe 4/75-Myles Z. Gerson 7/80-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:212-Chris McCawley 4/3/09. (The Doug Smith note on the envelope says this piece came from James G. Macallister sometime prior to being owned by Fitzgerald, but this is not confirmed.). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,290
Lot 266		1828 N-8 R3+ VF35. VF-35. Ten points sharper but recolored glossy light olive brown and chocolate with traces of very faded red in a few protected areas. Sharp and free of marks. Nice eye appeal in spite of the retoning. MDS with a clear die crack through the tops of TED extending strongly from the left top of that T to the dentils over the adjacent I. The reverse is rotated 5 degrees CCW. DWH #0678. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/45:599-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1657-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:653-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:678. Comes with the Newcomb collection pillbox inscribed in Newcomb's distinctive style. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 267		1828 N-8 R3+ G6. Good-6. Several points sharper with two small patches of reddish corrosion near the hairbuns, a vertical scuff down the front portion of the face, and a stronger vertical scrape at OF and the leaves below. Glossy chocolate and bluish steel brown with traces of lighter brown in protected areas. Very rare terminal die state with a strong cud break joining TED to the rim above. DWH #1744. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Joe Tomasko, Jr., 1/16/93. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 268		1828 N-9 R4 AU55. AU-55. Frosty light steel brown with golden tan in protected areas of the obverse and delicate overtones of lustrous bluish steel in protected areas of both sides, especially on the reverse. Just a trace of light friction on the highest points from mint state. The only marks are a small nick high on the cheek under the right corner of the eye and a dull mark in the dentils at star 10. EDS. The reverse fields are smooth and satiny and the diagonal die lines at F-A are sharp. Graded AU55 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #34622. Called AU55 by Bland and in the lower half of his condition census for the die variety. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61BN (NGC label included). Comes with a nice provenance. DWH #2605. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl FPL 1929, lot 484-T. James Clarke, Abe Kosoff 11/56:225-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:214-Coin Galleries 8/89:2297-Al Boka 3/96-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3548 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 269		1828 N-10 R1. Small Date. Repunched 18. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with frosty light golden brown toning in protected areas, mostly on the obverse, and underlying mint luster on both sides. There is a splash of darker toning at AMERIC with specks of dark crud scattered within this stain. The only other marks are a small, shallow planchet chip in the field before the lips, as struck, and a thin nick in the field over the left side of star 12. MDS. The fields show microscopic radial die flowlines but the repunching on the 18 remains sharp. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included). Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 finer in 64. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2606 (PCGS # 36907) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Larry Whitlow 1975-Myles Z. Gerson-Denis Loring-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/87:185-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:374-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3550 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 270		1828 N-11 R2 EF40. EF-40. Ten points sharper with a dusting of very fine carbon at the dentils near stars 4 & 5 and very faint horizontal pinscratches in a few places on both sides, strongest under CENT. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with satiny mint frost showing in the protected areas. Sharp EDS with slightly reflective fields. The badly misplaced S right of the D in UNITED and similarly misplaced O right of the second S in STATES are sharp. DWH #0687. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Chris Petersen, Kagin's 1/30/86:5471. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $644
Lot 271		1828 N-11 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty dark bluish steel brown and olive with faded mint color bleeding through in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the best identifying mark is a small splash of slightly darker chocolate brown toning in the field before the eye. MDS. The fields are covered with microscopic radial die flowlines but the misplaced S at D-S and the O at S-O remain clear. An important example of the variety, tied for CC#2. Our grade is MS60. PCGS Pop 1 in Brown, 1 in 64RB. DWH #3602 (PCGS # 36901). Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 2/3/2010. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 273		1828 N-11 R2 EF45+. EF-45+. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty bluish steel toning in protected areas. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Close to AU50 but there is a dull rim nick at star13. LDS. Die wear and lapping have removed the misplaced S right of the D in UNITED and the misplaced O right of the second S in STATES. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2924. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex George Ramont 5/13/81-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19903. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 274		1828 N-12 R3+ VF35. Wright Plate Coin. VF-35. Glossy mix of chocolate, bluish steel, and light olive brown. The only notable mark is a microscopic planchet flake on a dentil at star 6. E-MDS. The reverse fields are smooth and slightly reflective and the parallel die lines at S-O are clear. Called VF35 and CC#2 among the confirmed examples in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#5, his photo #28590. Plated in the Wright book to illustrate the die variety. An important cent that comes with a distinguished provenance. DWH #2466. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex J. C. Morgenthau #404, 7/26/39:785-Henry C. Hines-Willard C. Blaisdell (via Del Bland) 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Myles Z. Gerson 3/77-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:657-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1906-Dr. Wallace Lee-Chris McCawley-2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:451. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645