Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Colonial Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 565		(1667-1669) St. Patrick Farthing Breen-208 Griffee G1-4/1p Rarity-7. VF-30. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. Sharply struck and quite attractive for one of these old coppers. All the legends and devices are complete and strong. There are traces of shallow verdigris in some of the protected areas but no marks or other distractions. A rough planchet void touches the top of the R in FLOREAT. Clearly superior to the Griffee example of the variety. Weight 78.8 grains. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 566		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.86-Gc.17 R4. ICG graded AU-50. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with satiny mint luster showing in the protected areas. Essentially flawless except for an incomplete planchet at the rim above US DEI. The rim in this area is beveled suggesting this planchet was cut from the end of the strip. LDS with extensive die rust on the obverse and a die crack connecting the B & E in HIBERNIA. Clearly finer than the Martin plate coin for the variety. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 567		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny with "VOOE" error Nelson-3 Rarity-3. NGC graded VF-30. Choice glossy light chocolate brown blending to medium chocolate in the protected areas. Excellent surfaces and eye appeal for the grade. The only marks are a few tiny planchet voids on the jaw and neck plus a thin one at the back of the head of the seated figure, all as struck. The date and legends are bold and the "VOOE" error is obvious. A premium example of this popular variety, and the "VOOE" error is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 568		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny with "VOOE" error Nelson-3 Rarity-3. ICG graded VF-20. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are smooth and the strike is nicely centered on a planchet of excellent quality. The only mark of any significance is a shallow, dull scratch hidden in the harp strings. The date and legends are complete and strong and the "VOOE" error is obvious. A premium example for the assigned grade. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 569		1767-A French Colonies Copper Sou with RF Counterstamp Breen-701. NGC graded EF-45. Glossy dark chocolate brown with lighter brown toning on the devices. Sharply struck and free of any marks or planchet flaws. Just a trace of crud in some of the protected areas from choice. The RF counterstamp is evenly impressed just below the crown. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 570		1779 Rhode Island Token in Brass Breen-1139. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. Variety with "vlugtende" removed from below the ship. Attractive glossy dark chocolate brown. Sharply struck and perfectly centered on a flawless planchet. No defects, just the lightest touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. A quality example in every respect. Pop 2; 4 finer. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 571		1779 Rhode Island Token with Wreath Below Ship Breen-1141. NGC graded EF-45. Very attractive glossy dark chocolate and olive brown. Sharply and evenly struck on a flawless planchet. No marks, but there are traces of light brown crud tucked into the tiny nooks around the devices. Very nice for the grade. Pop 1; 6 finer. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 572		1785 Connecticut Miller 4.4-C Rarity-3. NGC graded VF-25. Slightly glossy dark olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. The surfaces are decent, free of any notable voids, verdigris, or marks. However, a glass reveals uniform extremely fine roughness that dulls the natural gloss. The date is easily readable but the bottom is fading into the rim below while the legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 573		1787 Connecticut Miller 4-L R1. NGC graded VF-35. Choice glossy light chocolate brown. Smooth, virtually flawless surfaces. Struck slightly off center to K-9 leaving a few letters of the legend partially off the planchet, but everything else is complete and strong. LDS with a bold "Horn" break up from the bust plus strong die clashmarks at RI in AUCTORI. A premium example of this relatively common variety. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 574		1788 Connecticut Miller 10-C R5. VG-10. Struck over a 1785 Nova Constellatio. Sharpness VF25 but slightly bent at the bottom of the obverse. Microscopic roughness covers most of the planchet and there are myriad fine scratches on the lower left of the obverse, all blending into the natural patina. Mostly glossy chocolate brown with hints of greenish olive in the protected areas. Looks much better than the description may imply. The undertype from the 1785 Nova Constellatio is clearly evident on both sides with LIBERT above the head on the obverse and NOVA before the knees of the seated figure. Weight 114.4 grains. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 575		1787 New Jersey Maris 46-e R1. EF-40. Clipped Planchet. Variety with an outlined shield. Sharpness near mint state but there are traces of extremely faint roughness on both sides, strongest at VA in NOVA and at the bottom of the shield. No verdigris or contact marks. Glossy reddish chocolate brown and steel with underlying satiny mint frost covering the fields and protected areas. M-LDS showing obvious swelling at the 17 and bottom of the plow. A small arc-shaped planchet clip shows left of the date, but it does not affect any of the designs. Weight 150.2 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 576		1787 New Jersey Maris 54-k R3 "Serpent Head" ICG graded VF30 details, corroded. Outlined Shield. Slightly glossy olive brown with light chocolate toning on the highpoints. The planchet is covered with fine to moderate granularity on all but the highpoints. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and readable except for PLU in PLURIBUS. The so-called "Serpent Head" version of the horse's head is strong. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 577		1788 New Jersey Maris 75-bb R4 "Running Fox" type NGC graded XF details, obv corrosion. Frosty olive brown with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. There is fine roughness on much of the obverse, strongest on the upper half, but the reverse is very nice with only a hint of microscopic granularity visible under strong magnification. Nicely struck but the obverse is slightly misaligned to the top while the reverse is off even less to the lower left. The "Running Fox" feature is visible. An impressive example of this popular variety in spite of the minor surface issues. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 578		1788 New Jersey Maris 78-dd "Running Fox" type R2. VF-25. Sharpness EF45 but the surfaces are dull thanks to uniform microscopic granularity. No verdigris or contact marks. A small planchet flake over the A in NOVA is the best identifying mark. Dark steel brown and olive. Sharply struck with crisp details, and the "Running Fox" is strong. Weight 152.9 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 579		1785 Vermont Ryder-4 R4 VERMONTIS variety NGC graded XF details, corrosion. Boldly and evenly struck on a planchet that has only one small void at UA in QUARTA, but the surfaces are dull and covered with light corrosion. There are tiny specks of reddish brown and greenish verdigris scattered over both sides, but they are not a distraction. A very small curved planchet clip over RE in RES barely touches the dentils. The details on this example are remarkably strong, far superior than normally found on the variety. Dark steel brown and chocolate. E-MDS showing minor swelling at the top of the obverse. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 580		1786 Vermont Ryder-9 (the "Baby Head" variety) R4. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but lightly corroded. Typical planchet quality for this variety displaying a few of the usual planchet voids on both sides, including a rather large one down the face. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown. The lower third of the date is off the planchet but the remainder is strong. Struck with the reverse rotated 110 degrees CCW from a head-to-foot orientation. Weight 109.2 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 581		1787 Vermont Ryder-13 (the "Britannia" variety) R1. VF-25. Sharpness EF45 but covered with uniform fine roughness. No marks or verdigris. Rather glossy chocolate brown. Late die state with a cud break at the bust tip and washed out details on the reverse leaving the date and parts of the legend faint at best. Weight 127.7 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 582		1787 Vermont Ryder-14 R4. Fine-12. Slightly sharper with traces of very fine roughness under the glossy chocolate and medium brown patina. The only notable mark is a very shallow planchet void under the T in ET. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Decent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. Weight 102.0 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 583		1787 Nova Eborac Breen-986 ICG graded F12 details, corroded. Variety with the seated figure facing left. Sharpness VF20 but covered with moderately strong roughness suggesting this piece may have been lost in soil for some time. No verdigris or marks. The date is strong and the legends are complete. Dark chocolate brown with lighter reddish brown toning in protected areas. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 584		1787 Nova Eborac Breen-987. VG-8. Variety with the seated figure facing right. Sharpness F15 or better but covered with uniform moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy olive brown and dark chocolate. Most of the date is off the planchet leaving only faint pieces of a couple digits. Late die state with a strong cud break off the foot of the seated figure. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 585		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 15-Y R2. VG-10. A STATES UNITED variety with 8-pointed stars on the label. Sharpness EF40 but covered with light to moderate corrosion, strongest on the right side of the obverse. No marks and just a few traces of shallow verdigris. Rather glossy dark olive and steel. The date and legends remain readable in spite of the roughness. Weight 134.7 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322