Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Cents Of 1829

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 275		1829 N-1 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy chocolate brown, the obverse delicately mottled with lighter steel brown and olive. Frosty mint luster shows through in the protected areas. The only defect is a barely visible rim bruise at the C in AMERICA. Very sharply struck MDS. All the stars show full radial lines and a fine die crack reaches from the dentils over M through the top of ER. A sharp, attractive cent. Noyes photo #37463. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 in 64RB. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2644 (PCGS # 36910) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex L. Neilson 6/75-Louis Ullian, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/6/2000:310-Steven Ellsworth 3/27/01-Michael Atkins 2/4/05-Steven Ellsworth 6/05. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 276		1829 N-2 R2 PCGS graded MS63BN. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light chocolate brown with darker steel toning on the highpoints and traces of faded mint color in protected areas on the reverse. The notable marks are a spot of darker steel toning under the earlobe and a tiny tick on the front edge of the neck. M-LDS with a die crack connecting stars 1-3 and another joining stars 11-13. Called MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #29417. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#4 among the confirmed examples in his census. Our grade is MS60, and it comes with a nice provenance. PCGS Pop 1, 1 finer. DWH #3603. (PCGS # 36913). Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/1945:605-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:222-J. J. Teaparty-Andrew Hain, Stack's 2002:785-Chris McCawley 2/3/2010. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 277		1829 N-3 R3 VF30. Small Letters Reverse. VF-30. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with frosty mint luster in protected areas, especially on the reverse. A few trivial contact marks on each side, the only notable one a dull nick or scrape over the N in ONE. Nicely struck, which is unusual for this variety. MDS with the upper part of all three A's filled in the reverse legend (as always in this marriage) and the repunching to the left of the second A in AMERICA clear. DWH #0694. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 4/29/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 278		1829 N-3 R3 EF45. Small Letters Reverse. EF-45. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty medium brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are flawless, smooth and very attractive. The strike is well above average for the variety with the portrait and wreath fully impressed. The best identifying mark, and it required a careful search to find, is a small nick on the dentil directly under the tip of the wreath ribbon. An outstanding example of the popular Small Letters Reverse type. LDS. The upper part all three of the A's in the reverse legend are filled, as always, and the dentil tips are fading into flowlines around both sides. Removed from a PCI slab graded MS63BN (PCI label included, and the label incorrectly calls this a "Large Letters" type). Tied for CC#2. DWH #2478. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Superior 5/30/04:143 (via Chris McCawley). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 279		1829 N-4 R4 VG10. VG-10. Slightly sharper with a few too many light nicks for the higher grade. A very light rim bruise at star 9 is the best identifying mark. Scarce EDS, before the die crack through the R in AMERICA. Nicely struck without any of the usual weakness in the hair or leaves, but the reverse is slightly misaligned to the left. Rather glossy dark olive and steel brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. DWH #0695. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex John D. Wright 12/25/77. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 280		1829 N-4 R4 EF45+. EF-45+. Choice glossy light steel brown with frosty mint luster covering the protected areas and major portions of the fields, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are very attractive, just a few contact marks from perfect. The notable marks are a microscopic pinprick over the left side of the 2 in the date, a faint vertical hairline scratch up between the E & N in CENT, a tiny struck-through mark on the bottom of the O in ONE, and a tiny hairline scratch over the right top of the E in AMERICA. MDS with a clear die crack from the dentils through the R in AMERICA to the wreath below. The strike is excellent, far better than normal for this variety. A new discovery that�s clearly CC#4. Of the 3 better ones, one is in the ANS and another is flatly struck. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58BN (NGC label included). An outstanding example of this tough variety. DWH #2479. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex Brian Greer-Chris McCawley 6/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,188
Lot 281		1829 N-4 R4 VF20. VF-20. Frosty steel brown with small spots of darker steel brown toning in the field before the portrait. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas, especially on the reverse where the surfaces are consistent with a cent grading at least EF40. In fact, there is very little wear on either side, but the usual weak strike makes grading very difficult. LDS. The die crack from the dentils through R in AMERICA to the wreath is strong and all the obverse dentil crumbles mentioned by Wright are obvious. The 829 and most of the stars show fine but clear doubling from die bounce. DWH #3419. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Chris McCawley, 2007 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/28/07:409. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 282		1829 N-5 R3+ VF35. Small Letters Reverse. VF-35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned glossy light olive brown and chocolate with flowline frost in protected areas. This is an attractive cent that is free of any notable marks or other defects. The surfaces and frost suggest a higher grade, but the usual soft strike on the hair and leaves makes assigning a higher grade difficult, even though there is little actual wear. EDS, before any of the obverse dentils crumble. DWH #0696. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Doug Bird 5/28/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 283		1829 N-5 R3+ VG10. Small Letters Reverse. VG-10. Sharpness VF20 with a collection of digs under star 7. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and free of marks. Recolored glossy bluish steel brown with darker olive brown in the protected areas of the obverse. E-MDS with dentil crumbling just below star 3. The usual soft strike on the hair and leaves. DWH #0697. Estimated Value $75-UP. Ex Oscar J. Pearl, Numismatic Gallery 1944, lot 311-unknown-John D. Wright 12/25/77. Comes with the Oscar Pearl auction envelope. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 284		1829 N-5 R3+ VF30. Small Letters Reverse. VF-30. Five points sharper with extremely faint roughness in a few protected areas of the obverse, mostly in the field behind the head. No contact marks. The fields and protected areas are covered with fine flowline luster, and the eye appeal is quite nice in spite of the minor roughness. Frosty dark chocolate and steel brown. Late die state with dentil crumbling at stars 3-5 and below star 11. Very well struck for the variety. DWH #3294. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 11/30/86-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:583. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 285		1829 N-6 R1 VF35. VF-35. Slightly sharper but lightly cleaned, now retoned glossy light to medium reddish brown. A few trivial ticks and a small spot of dark olive toning on the bust are the only marks. Sharply struck EDS. The dentils are sharp around both sides and the inner circle fragments are crisp. DWH #0699. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:890. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 286		1829 N-6 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. A sharply struck cent but there are traces of microscopic porosity in the field below the date and around star 1, plus a dull nick under the first T in STATES. Glossy medium brown and chocolate delicately mottled with some reddish chocolate tones around the date and darker olive brown tones on the reverse. M-LDS. The dentils are sharply defined but only a couple of the inner circle segments remain visible on the obverse. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective on both sides, and the eye appeal is excellent. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 finer in 66. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2607 (PCGS # 36919) . Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex 1994 EAC Sale, lot 368-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3561. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 287		1829 N-7 R3 F12. Wheelspoke Reverse. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but covered with faint roughness under a frosty dark olive and steel patina. No verdigris, and the only mark is a barely visible rim bruise left of star 5. Early die state with a single "Wheelspoke" die crack on the reverse (from the dentils through the R in AMERICA into the wreath below, as seen on the earlier N-4 marriage). Noyes graded VF20 net F12, his photo #21108. DWH #3540. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex George A. Gillette, Henry Chapman 12/19/1927:776-Henry C. Hines 10/28/49-Willard C. Blaisdell (via Del Bland) 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/1/2009:224. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $324
Lot 288		1829 N-7 R3. Wheelspoke Reverse. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy chocolate and darker steel brown with frosty faded mint red remaining in the protected areas. There is a long, thin nick on the neck and a smaller nick in the field close before the lips, plus another small one in the field close over the inner hairbun. Nicely struck MDS clearly showing 4 of the "Wheelspoke" die cracks on the reverse. These radial die cracks are located through the R in AMERICA, right of the D in UNITED, up through the loop of the wreath ribbon, and through the first A in AMERICA. The strike is exceptional for the variety with the entire portrait and wreath fully impressed. In the lower half of the condition census, and better struck than most of the nice ones. Called AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #25293. Called AU50 and CC#5 in the Bland census. A premium example of this very scarce and popular variety. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included). Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; 3 finer in 64. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2608 (PCGS # 36922) . Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex Waldo Newcomer, J. C. Morgenthau 5/15/41:640-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:227-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3562 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label, and the Newcomb collection pillbox is included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,613
Lot 289		1829 N-7 R3 EF40+. Wheelspoke Reverse. EF-40+. Choice glossy chocolate brown with some delicate woodgrained lighter brown toning across the lower portion of the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and choice, covered with fine flowlines creating attractive frosty mint luster giving this cent the eye appeal of a higher grade. Very close to EF45. The only mark worthy of mention is a faint hairline scratch under star 8. Terminal die state with all 5 of the "Wheelspoke" reverse die cracks plus several more fine die cracks inside the wreath, including one down from the O in ONE through the E in CENT and line below to the wreath. Nicely struck, just a bit of minor weakness on the lowest curl and on some of the leaves. Listed as EF45 and CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF45 and tied for CC#6, his photo #21703. DWH #1888. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines 10/28/49-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 303-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1915. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 290		1829 N-8 R1 EF45. Rotated Reverse. EF-45. Glossy chocolate brown with bluish steel toning in the protected areas. Very attractive, just a few trivial contact marks, including a tiny vertical hairline scratch between the E and N in CENT. Sharp EDS with smooth, slightly reflective fields on both sides and no crumbling in the dentils. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW. DWH #0705. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:695. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,064
Lot 291		1829 N-8 R1 F12. Rotated Reverse. Fine-12. A few point sharper with a rim dent at OF and microscopic roughness that dulls the surfaces. No verdigris. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel brown. EDS. The dentils are sharp and the reverse is nearly upset, rotated 170 degrees CW. DWH #2380. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex J. D. Stafford 6/73-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 292		1829 N-8 R1. Noyes Plate Coin. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with darker steel toning on the cheek and 5% of the slightly faded mint color remaining. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is outstanding. No spots or stains. Would qualify for a slightly higher grade if not for a couple light contact marks on the neck. The reverse is absolutely flawless. LDS showing clear rim cud breaks at stars 7-8, 9-10, and CA in AMERICA. Called MS65 "Choice" and tied for CC#1 with one other piece in the Noyes census, his photo #21835. Bland says MS63 and tied for finest among the confirmed examples in his census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). Plated in the Noyes book to illustrate the variety. Our grade is MS63. Pop 1; 1 in 65, 1 in 66. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2609 (PCGS # 36925) . Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex Bert Cohen 5/83-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 305-John Nicholas, Superior 2/2/92:551-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3565 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,900
Lot 293		1829 N-9 R4 F15. Small Letters Reverse. Fine-15. Choice glossy chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and some lighter brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and show only a few minor contact marks, including a small pinprick in the field before the forehead and a tiny pinscratch between stars 3 & 4. Nicely struck EDS. The obverse die is uncracked and the 3 A�s in the reverse legend show no crumbling inside their tops. Removed from an NGC slab graded EF40 (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2925. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Del Bland 8/15/69-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19918. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $576
Lot 294		1829 N-9 R4 VG10+. Small Letters Reverse. VG-10+. Nice glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. Excellent eye appeal, especially for this tough variety. The only marks are a dull nick on the rim at UN and another over the F in OF. Close to F12. MDS with an arc crack from the rim through star 4 and the head to star 12 and the rim at right. The top of the first A in AMERICA is filled but the other two A�s in the reverse legend are normal. DWH #0708. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex 1984 EAC Sale, lot 265. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 295		1829 N-9 R4 F15. Small Letters Reverse. Fine-15. Attractive glossy medium brown. A light nick on the tip of the nose and a pinprick touching the leaf under the first S in STATES are the notable marks. Nicely struck MDS with none of the strike weakness often found on these small letters varieties. There is an arc crack through star 4 and the head to star 12 and the rim at right, strongest at star 12. Both A's in AMERICA are filled while the A in STATES is still open. DWH #0709. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex John D. Wright 12/25/81. Present from Joan. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 296		1829 N-9 R4 G6. Small Letters Reverse. Rotated Reverse. Good-6. Nice glossy chocolate and steel brown. Smooth and attractive, a short hairline scratch under star 1 the only notable mark. MDS. The arcing die crack through star 4 and the head to star 12 is present and both A�s in AMERICA are filled in their tops. In addition, the right side of the obverse and left side of the reverse softly struck thanks to non-parallel die faces and the reverse is rotated 170 degrees CCW. DWH #2382. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Jack Borckardt 3/77-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 297		1829 N-9 R4 VF30. Small Letters Reverse. VF-30. Ten points sharper with a small patch of microscopic roughness in the field between star 12 and the main curl, plus similar patches of roughness on the right side of the reverse. Otherwise the surfaces are satiny and free of defects. Glossy reddish steel brown and chocolate with lustrous lighter steel brown in protected areas. The satiny surfaces and luster suggest a higher sharpness grade, but striking weakness in the usual areas of the hair and leaves makes it difficult to reach any higher. LDS with additional fine die cracks through stars 1-5 extending to the dentils below star 1 plus weaker extensions to the bust tip and neck. All 3 of the A's in the reverse legend are now filled. At the lower end of the condition census for this tough variety. DWH #0711. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Ken Mote 1984-Bob Matthews, Superior 5/28/89:697-Tom Reynolds 8/11/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495