Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Cents Of 1830

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 298		1830 N-1 R1 VF20. VF-20. Sharpness at least 5 points better with some light nicks scattered about both sides and microscopic specks of reddish verdigris sprinkled about the right side of the reverse, mostly around AMERICA. Rather glossy steel and light olive brown with reddish brown toning on the right side of the reverse. EDS, the obverse uncracked. DWH #3297. Estimated Value $75-UP. Ex Rod Burress 5/5/04-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:599 (coin #1 of a 3 coin lot). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 299		1830 N-1 R1 EF45. EF-45. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty luster covering the protected areas. A tiny splash of darker olive brown toning in the field off the nose tip and a barely visible rim bruise over the O in OF. Sharply struck MDS with a fine die crack arcing from the dentils at star 1 through star 2 to the outer point of star 3. No dentil fusing on the obverse. DWH #0716. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Fairfield Rare Coins 6/84 (via John D. Wright). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 300		1830 N-1 R1 VF25. VF-25. Slightly sharper with a dull rim nick at ST, a light rim bruise at E in AMERICA, and other tiny contact marks scattered about both sides. Rather glossy steel and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. LDS. The die crack through star 2 is strong and a chip on the upper left point of that star connects to the crack adding an oddly curved extension to that point. A new die crack connects stars 1 & 2. About half the dentils on the obverse remain visible. DWH #0715. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex John D. Wright 12/25/81. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 301		1830 N-1 R1 F15. Fine-15. Glossy medium brown. A dull, light nick on the first S in STATES is the only notable defect. Latest die state. The obverse dentils are gone and the upper left point of star 2 is badly bent by the earlier die crack (the "bend" is actually a chip out of the die caused by the crack). The additional die crack that connects stars 1 & 2 is clear and a new die crack connects the bust tip to the dentils under star 1. Apparently a very rare die state. DWH #3296. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:598. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 302		1830 N-2 R2+ F12+. Fine-12+. Choice glossy light to medium brown. Smooth and virtually flawless with outstanding eye appeal for the grade. Rare EDS. The obverse die crack passing through the date and stars is very fine and the additional die crack from the outer point of star 13 to the dentils has not formed. Struck slightly off center to K-10. DWH #3144. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Louis Weissman (Belleview, Washington) 4/95-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 303		1830 N-2 R2+ AU55. Partial Double Profile. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate. The fields are covered with attractive satiny luster thanks to fine die flowlines. There is a very small, light contact mark in the field off the nose tip and another tiny one close under the right end of the line below CENT, neither distracting at all. MDS. The crack that meanders through the date and stars is clear and a new crack connects the outer point of star 13 to a dentil. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CCW, which is normal for this variety (see the next lot). The TE in UNITED are weakened by a shallow low spot caused by crud on the die, but everything else is sharp. There is a clear double profile on the forehead from die bounce. Called AU55 and tied for CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #27401. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 finer in 66. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2926. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex George Ramont-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19924. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 304		1830 N-2 R2+ VG7. Rotated Reverse. VG-7. Sharpness VG10 with a half dozen fine pinscratches on the obverse and a strong, old scrape at STAT. Glossy medium brown. MDS. The additional die crack from star 13 to the dentils is strong and the reverse is rotated 80 degrees CCW. The dash from the leaf to the bottom of the U in UNITED is dull but still visible. DWH #2383. Estimated Value $25-UP. Ex John Ashby 3/81-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46
Lot 305		1830 N-3 R3 MS63. Rotated Reverse. Wright Plate Coin. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint color remaining. The only mark is a small splash of reddish brown toning in the field right of star 4. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. MDS. The obverse is cracked through the date and most stars, as always, and the reverse die is heavily worn from its use in the earlier N-8 marriage. The reverse is rotated 35 degrees CCW relative to a normal head-to-foot die orientation. Plated in the Wright book to illustrate the variety. Called MS65 "Choice" and tied for CC#1 honors with one other piece in the Noyes census, his photo #28553. Called MS63 and CC#2 in the Bland census. Either way, this is a great cent. Our grade is MS63. Pop 1; The only graded example at PCGS. DWH #3145. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex Del Bland 8/72-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 306		1830 N-3 R3 F12. Rotated Reverse. Fine-12. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. A thin nick on the neck is the notable mark and the surfaces are covered with extremely fine roughness that slightly dulls the gloss. MDS. The typical die state for the variety showing a cracked obverse and heavily worn reverse, but the reverse is rotated 90 degrees CW. DWH #2384. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Russ' Coins 5/77-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $52
Lot 307		1830 N-3 R3 VF20+. Rotated Reverse. VF-20+. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with frosty light brown toning in protected areas. No notable defects, close to VF25. MDS, the usual die state but the reverse is rotated 135 degrees CW. DWH #2385. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Bob Essig 4/89-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 308		1830 N-3 R3 VF25+. Rotated Reverse. VF-25+. Five points sharper but there are some light contact marks on both sides, including several dull rim nicks at the top of the reverse, the strongest one over the second S in STATES. Glossy olive and steel brown. MDS, the usual die state with the reverse rotated 145 degrees CW. Removed from an NCS slab graded EF details improperly cleaned (NCS label included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #2927. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex George Ramont 11/26/68-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19925. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 309		1830 N-3 R3 EF40. Rotated Reverse. EF-40. Glossy medium brown with frosty light bluish steel brown in protected areas of the obverse and a couple tiny peeps of faded mint red on the reverse. A few tiny ticks on the neck and cheek, none distracting. MDS, the usual die state with the reverse rotated 140 degrees CCW. DWH #0723. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 4/29/90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 310		1830 N-3 R3 VF25. Rotated Reverse. VF-25. Sharpness EF40 with small, very shallow pitmarks scattered about the obverse. A few light contact marks on both sides, including a small nick on the right top of the O in ONE. Rather glossy steel brown and chocolate. MDS, the usual die state with the reverse rotated 170 degrees CCW, nearly upset head-to-head. DWH #2386. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Carl Lieberman 10/78-John D. Wright 1/04. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 311		1830 N-4 R2 MS60+. Partial Double Profile. Wright Plate Coin. MS-60+. Lustrous steel and light olive brown. There are hints of microscopic hairlines on the obverse, possibly from a very light cleaning long ago, but the cartwheel luster and eye appeal remain excellent. No spots or stains, and the only marks are an extremely shallow low spot (from crud on the die) off the bust tip and another small one nestled between the upper right points of star 7. MDS with a die crack up from the right top of the E in UNITED to the dentils above in addition to the die cracks always present on both sides of this variety. A clear double profile caused by die bounce shows on the forehead and tip of the nose. The reverse is not rotated. Plated in the Wright book to illustrate the variety. DWH #3146. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Robert Osborne (Columbia City, Indiana) 9/82-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 312		1830 N-4 R2 EF40. EF-40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned, now nicely retoned glossy golden light brown and tan with traces of very faded red in protected areas of the obverse. A small rim nick over star 9 and a thin line of light verdigris on the dentil tips from star 12 to star 13 are the only marks on this attractive cent. MDS with a fine die crack up from the right top of E in UNITED to the dentils above and the reverse is rotated 25 degrees CCW. DWH #0727. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Tony Terranova 1/30/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 313		1830 N-4 R2 VG8. VG-8. Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown with some reddish brown toning from the T in CENT to RI in AMERICA. Mostly smooth and attractive, but there is a small patch of microscopic roughness over star 6 and a dull but light scratch from the nose down to the bust over the 8 in the date. Extremely rare LDS with a clearly sunken retained cud break under the date. Called VG8 net VG7 and tied for finest known of the die state in the Noyes census, his photo #28648. DWH #3147. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Gordon Wrubel 4/77-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 314		1830 N-4 R2 G4. Unique Late Die State. Good-4. Several points sharper but lightly corroded, the roughness mostly hidden under a rather glossy dark steel and olive patina. The obverse is more reflective than the reverse, which is closer to matte. There are traces of shallow verdigris on the reverse, and the only significant marks are a shallow void from a planchet lamination at the left side of the U in UNITED with a smaller void at the top of that T. Extremely rare late die state, just prior to the terminal state of the obverse die. A raised retained cud connects the date to the rim below, with the right end of the cud raised much more than the left end. This is the only example known to us and the only one documented in the Noyes census, his grade net AG3 with photo #20972. Removed from an NCS slab graded VG details corroded (the NCS label is included, and it shows the attribution and Reiver provenance). DWH #3172. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Thomas Warfield, Associated Coin Auctions 10/55:525-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 314-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:397-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/06:19929-Chris McCawley 5/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 315		1830 N-4 R2 VG8. Terminal Die State. VG-8. A couple points sharper but covered with extremely fine roughness in the fields and protected areas. Both sides were very lightly smoothed to minimize the roughness. Rather glossy steel brown with darker olive toning in protected areas, and there are traces of very shallow verdigris in those protected areas as well. Extremely rare terminal die state with a strong cud break connecting the date to the rim below. Only 4 examples are known with the cud. Called VG7 net G5 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #28651. DWH #3148. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Del Bland 5/71-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 316		1830 N-5 R3 PCGS graded MS65BN. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Attractive lustrous medium brown with a faint suggestion of reddish brown overtone at the bottom of the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a tiny swipe of darker toning on a strand of hair under the bun and a faint spot of darker toning inside the top of the O in ONE. Nicely struck MDS with full radial lines in all the stars, which is quite unusual for this variety. The dies are worn and the fields are flowlined, strongest on the lower half of the reverse where the legend is strongly drawn to the rim. The inner circle under the 0 in the date is still visible and the reverse is rotated 15 degrees CCW. Struck very slightly off center to K-1. Called MS60 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21747. Bland says MS60 and CC#3. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1, none finer. DWH #3554. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. Ex Henry C. Hines-Floyd T. Starr, 1949 ANA Sale, lot 1649-Judge Thomas L. Gaskill-Del Bland-New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/57:1506-Emanuel Taylor 10/60-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:241-Chris McCawley 4/3/09. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 317		1830 N-5 R3 VF30. VF-30. Five points sharper with a splash of reddish toning under AM, and this area contains microscopic traces of verdigris. Otherwise the color and surfaces are excellent. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with flowline luster covering the fields. LDS. The inner circle segment under the 0 in the date is faint, nearly gone, and the reverse is not rotated. DWH #0731. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Dr. Bob Shalowitz 4/9/89. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 318		1830 N-6 R4 VF30. Small Letters Reverse. VF-30. Choice glossy medium brown with flowline frost in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth, completely free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Just a few light contact marks, including a couple light nicks between star 1 and the bust tip, a few more in the field before the nose, and a small diagonal nick over the O in ONE. MDS. The die lines under the stem tip are clear and the fine crack from the bust tip has not formed. Well struck for the variety with no weak areas on either side. A premium example of this scarce and popular "Redbook" variety. Noyes photo #57121. DWH #2658. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 6/05. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 319		1830 N-7 R3 VF35. VF-35. Glossy olive and medium steel brown. The surfaces are smooth and covered with satiny luster. The only mark is a faint hairline scratch in the field from near star 3 to before the forehead. M-LDS with the tip of the coronet and stars weakly struck, as usual. Everything else is well struck and the overall eye appeal is excellent. The die crack from the bust tip to the rim under star 1 is clear. Called VF35 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #28280. Bland also says VF35 and has it tied for CC#2 among the confirmed examples in his census. Comes with an outstanding provenance. DWH #1907. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/45:618-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:238-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/89:911-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/01:941. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 320		1830 N-8 R1 EF45+. EF-45+. Slightly sharper with a light nick in the field close before the nose tip, a dull rim nick at star 13, a short hairline scratch under the wreath ribbon, and a line of tiny pinpricks under NITE. None of these marks is at all distracting and the eye appeal is excellent. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with some underlying frosty lighter brown, mostly on the upper portion of the obverse. Sharply struck E-MDS. The dentils are sharp and the fields are just starting to display fine radial flowlines. A fine die crack extends from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1. DWH #0737. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/45:619-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1668. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 321		1830 N-8 R1 VF30. VF-30. Sharpness near EF40 but there is a small dig at the right top of the second S in STATES, plus a couple small pinpricks at the base of the 1 in the date. Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate and steel with hints of very faded red in protected areas of the reverse. LDS. The obverse dentils are worn but relatively strong while the reverse dentils are nearly gone and the legend outside the wreath is weak. In addition there are strong die clashmarks inside the wreath, similar to the ones found on N-11 of this year. This is the only strongly clashmarked example seen by John Wright and it is described in his book on the series. DWH #3149. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex John A. Beck sale (part II) Quality Sales 2/12/76:1492-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 322		1830 N-9 R6+ VF30. Wright Plate Coin. VF-30. Choice glossy medium brown with frosty flowline luster covering the obverse fields. A small splash of olive brown toning under star 4 is the only mark. EDS, the only known die state. The stars are not fully struck up, as always, and the ones above the head are especially weak. The bottom of the wreath is also softly impressed thanks to the dies being out of proper parallel alignment. However, the planchet and surfaces are outstanding, choice in every respect. The reverse fields are hard and slightly reflective and the dentils are sharp indicating the reverse die is new. An outstanding example of this extremely rare variety, the rarest of the "in Newcomb" varieties in the 1816-1839 series. Called VF30 and CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says VF30 net VF25 and CC#3, his photo #25110. DWH #3150. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex Bob Fongers (Muskegon, Michigan) 11/86-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $17,250
Lot 323		1830 N-9 R6+ F12. The Discovery Coin. Fine-12. Sharpness VF30 or better but there is a dull dig on the neck, a scrape on the rim under the date, and the surfaces are covered with uniform fine granularity under a mostly glossy dark olive brown patina. There are traces of verdigris in some of the protected areas of the reverse, but they take a strong glass to find and are not at all distracting. EDS, the only known die state. The obverse die is well worn while the reverse is new with sharp details and slightly reflective fields. This is the discovery coin, the discovery made by Frank Andrews sometime between 1881 and 1883. Today the total known is 19, and most of those are in low grade and have significant defects. This one is the fifth finest in both census lists. Bland says net F12+ while Noyes says VF30 net F12, his photo #25286. Removed from an NCS slab graded "XF details, obverse damage," and the NCS label is included. Comes with a distinguished provenance, as you would expect. DWH #2610. Estimated Value $8,000-UP. Ex Frank D. Andrews-unknown-Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/45:620-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:240-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3577 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NCS label). Dan Holmes was the underbidder on this cent when it was sold in the Starr sale in 1984 and he had to wait more than 20 years for another chance to own it. When Dan obtained the nicer Wright plate coin offered here as the preceding lot, he decided to keep the discovery coin as a duplicate because of its important history. As Dan often says, "The coin is only a cent; the story is what you pay for." Comes with the neatly inscribed Newcomb collection pillbox. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,475
Lot 324		1830 N-10 R4+ EF40+. EF-40+. Choice glossy chocolate and steel brown with satiny luster covering the protected areas. Excellent eye appeal, very close to EF45. The only mark, and it is trivial, is a small, shallow low spot over the T in CENT, as struck. EDS with smooth, slightly reflective fields, especially on the reverse. The always-present die crack through the top of ATES is very light. Considered by John Wright to be the finest non-proof example of the variety. Called EF45 and second finest of the non-proofs in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF35 and CC#9 overall in his census, photo #25601. DWH #3151. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. Ex Jim Fairfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 5/77-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 325		1830 N-10 R4+ G6. Good-6. A couple points sharper with too many nicks and other light marks for the sharpness grade. A dull rim nick at the first T in STATES is the most notable mark. Rather glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. MDS with a retained cud break at ATES. The left end of this cud is very slightly raised but the right end is very slightly sunken. The die crack up from the top of that E to the dentils has not formed. DWH #3302. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:618. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 326		1830 N-10 R4+ VF25. VF-25. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with darker chocolate toning in protected areas and hints of bluish steel overtone. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned, but the color and eye appeal are excellent. The notable marks are two tiny pinpricks on the bust tip, two slightly stronger ones at star 10, and a tiny nick on the reverse center dot. M-LDS with a partially raised retained cud break over ATES and a strong die crack up from the top of that E. The retained cud is raised at both ends but not in the center over the E. Tied for CC#11 overall but equal to the finest of the die state in the Noyes census. DWH #2467. Estimated Value $1,250-UP. Ex Chris McCawley, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:476. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 327		1830 N-10 R4+ G4. Good-4. Rather glossy chocolate and dark steel brown. There are four small contact marks before the portrait, but overall this cent is smooth and decent for the grade, just well worn. Rare late die state with a raised retained cud break at ATES. The cud is fully raised except for a shallow dimple over the E. DWH #3303. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/11/07:621. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 328		1830 N-11 R5 VF35. Wright Plate Coin. VF-35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy steel brown and chocolate with underlying golden tan in protected areas. A splash of light olive toning shows at the dentils from the 18 to star 2 and another at TES-OF. Otherwise free of any marks or other defects. The die clashmarks on the reverse are strong. EDS, the usual die state for the variety with both dies well worn, especially the reverse. Called EF45 in the Noyes condition census and finest known by a full 10 points, his photo #28502. Bland says AU50 and CC#1 by 15 points in his census. Either way, this is clearly the finest known example of a very rare cent. Plated in the Wright book to illustrate the variety. Another very important cent in Dan�s collection of Middle Date Large Cents. DWH #3152. Estimated Value $7,500-UP. Ex Ray Phillip (Cleveland, Ohio) 7/82-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,063