Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Seated Liberty Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 995		1846-O Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. A hint of light tone with semi-reflective fields. Only 59,000 struck. Blessedly original, the example in this lot displays the light silver-gray surfaces and luster one associates with Mint condition '46-O Dollars. Both sides are awash in originality, with a few stray bagmarks in line with the MS61 grade. The strike is well above average in being sharp; the emerging detail over Liberty's head on the obverse is what one likes to see. The surfaces may have secured an even finer grade were the luster a little brighter. Pop 5; 11 finer, 9 in 62, 1 in 63, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 996		1859-O Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. Lightly toned and well struck. A nice coin for the grade. Desirable satin luster flows across lightly toned silver surfaces. That being the case, this date is one of the most affordable No Mottos in the seated Liberty series, but only because a few bags surfaced in the 1960s to add to the supply. Long ago they were absorbed into the marketplace. The present coin retains nice detail to the key features from a careful strike (PCGS # 6947) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 997		1860-O Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. Nicely toned especially on the reverse. A nice strike with some obverse marks. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 998		1860-O Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck with even toning; luster within the devices (PCGS # 6950) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 999		1861 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66. Lovely rainbow toning. Only 1,000 proofs struck. Originality is a hallmark of both sides, with rich antique-copper toning that yields to warmer golden-apricot undertones as the obverse dips into a light, turning to greenish gold at the obverse rim. Full mirror reflectivity is also evident when the coin is held at the correct angles. Needle-sharp in all areas, and uncommonly pristine-looking for a Proof Silver Dollar of the No Motto type, last produced in 1865. The 1861 is an popular due to the rarity (and unavailability) of its identically dated business strike counterpart. When offered, the 1861 is apt to grade at best Proof 64. Gems are rare, and near-pristine Gems like this lovely Proof 66 are all but unobtainable at the two major grading services. Pop 6; 2 finer in 67. Historic note, 1861-65 American Civil War. One myth that has come out of some skewed histories of the Civil War is that the North demonstrated unifed support for Lincoln and his program. Yet some 200,000 Northern men, one out of seven in the entire U.S. Army, deserted. The source for this remarkable figure is none other than the U.S. government publication: The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Estimated Value $20,000 - 24,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $26,450
Lot 1000		1866 Liberty Seated Dollar. With motto. PCGS graded Proof 63. Lightly toned with shades of gold and blue colors. Only 725 Proofs struck. Pop 63; 72 finer (PCGS # 7014) . Note: One of the sections of the new law authorizing the switch to bronze in the Indian cent permitted the Treasury to order the addition of the motto "In God We Trust" to any coin it thought proper. The beginning of the war had prompted a great rise in religious feelings; an earlier suggestion in 1861 of adding the motto had found a receptive home in the Lincoln administration, especially with Secretary Chase. Several pattern silver and gold coins had been struck during the war to illustrate the concept. Beginning with the 1866 silver quarter dollar, half dollar, and silver dollar issues, the motto was included on a scroll above the eagle. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1001		1870 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Only 1,000 Proofs struck. Nice even gold and lilac toning, a sharply struck coin that has outstanding detail on the main devices. Very choice with only a few stray hairlines. Pop 53; 21 finer, 17 in 65, 3 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 7018) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1002		1872-S Liberty Seated Dollar. Improperly Cleaned. Only 9,000 pieces struck. A scarce date. Mostly untoned. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1003		A trio of Seated Dollars. Consists of: 1842 Fine cleaned; 1846-O Fair and damaged; 1853 Sharpness of EF cleaned with scratches. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $834
Lot 1004		1873-CC Trade Dollar. PCGS graded VF-35. Untoned. First year of issue and a scarce CC-mint (PCGS # 7032) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1005		1873-S Trade Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. Chop Mark. The Chop Mark is on the obverse side. A nice untoned coin. The 1873-S is considerably scarcer in Mint condition than later S-mint dates (PCGS # 7033) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,450
Lot 1006		1874-CC Trade Dollar. Sharpness of About Uncirculated. Light hairlines with some rim nicks, sharply struck and still lustrous. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 1007		1874-S Trade Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice white Trade Dollar with choice, lustrous fields and devices. All stars full except for one. Pop 23; 30 finer, 26 in 64, 3 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 7036) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1008		1875-CC Trade Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Mostly untoned with plentiful luster in and around the main devices. Much scarcer than its P and S mint counterparts, it is always a treat to see a nice, original, unsullied example in this high-end AU grade, the perfect grade for an active buyer of 19th century U.S. coinage. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1009		1876-S Trade Dollar. PCGS graded AU-58. Mostly untoned, lustrous (PCGS # 7043) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $411
Lot 1010		1876-S Trade Dollar. PCGS graded AU-55. Chop Mark. Chop mark is on the reverse side. Untoned (PCGS # 7043) . Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253
Lot 1011		1877 Trade Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Star. Only 510 Proofs struck. Lovely blue and lilac toning on both sides. A lovely coin. In 1877, the government attempted to prevent the dumping of trade dollars on the domestic market by requiring bullion depositors to prove that they were going to export abroad. About all this accomplished was to encourage false manifests and declarations. New regulations did force the bullion depositor to export an additional number of coins, but a great many still wound up at home. Toward the end of 1877, for all practical purposes, the coinage of trade dollars was stopped, but great political pressure was brought to bear on Treasury officials, who caved in. For a short time in 1878 heavy coinage resumed at San Francisco (4.2 million pieces), but in early April they were halted for good. After that only Proof coins were made for collectors until the series ended in 1883. The 1877 Proof is a rarity, confirmed by the mintage and doubly established by simple everyday experience. For of every Proof 1877 Trade Dollar offered, we have handled multiple times that many Proofs from the 1879-1883 era. This is more eye-opening as one moves up the grading scale. Truly, here is a marvelous Gem that has few equals among similarly dated Proofs of this design. The colors are fantastic. The detail, keen as a knife's edge. The fields sparkle; devices shine with frosted iridescence. Bidders will want to make a note of this and plan accordingly. NGC Pop 1. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 1012		1877 Trade Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Only 510 Proofs struck. Even blue and dark green toning on both sides. A hard to believe array of rich antique-gray hues enhance the surfaces of this handsome choice Proof 64 low-mintage Proof Trade dollar. A small region of lighter color is seen at the Liberty's shoulder on the obverse and into the left field. The present prize is quite attractive. Regarding this date, the clearest details are found throughout the peripheral areas and also encompassing the key centers which are crystal clear as noted in gunny sacking that Liberty is seated on, as well as the fine plumage on the eagle. A similar eagle, reduced in size, occurs on the short-lived 1875-78 twenty-cent coinage. There is no shield on its breast as on other 19th century denominations. Pop 58; 23 finer. Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1013		1877-CC Trade Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice frosty white coin and the most affordable CC-mint Trade Dollar for the collector looking to buy a Mint State specimen. Pop 29 (PCGS # 7045) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1014		1877-S Trade Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Evenly toned. Light to medium color visits the fields as it hugs the devices on both sides, while frost occasionally extensive flows across the field virtually unbroken by handling marks or lines. A lustrous and spectacularly preserved Gem, we are encouraged to say. The reverse appears as sharp as the obverse is also unusually clean. The quality is remarkable when one considers these were never saved by collectors in those days who, when the opportunity arose, opted for the Proofs. The present '77-S belongs in a first-class Trade Dollar collection where its Gem level can be appreciated all the more. Pop 27; 5 finer, 4 in 66, 1 in 67. Historic note: Intended to circulate in Asia, most of the 1873 Trade Dollar coinage did go overseas, per the legislation, but by 1874 an ever-declining world price of silver made it advantageous to dump many of these on the American domestic market for whatever they would bring. By 1876 the dumping of Trade Dollars had become so prevalent that the government withdrew their legal-tender status. The market value then fell to about 80 cents, varying with the price of silver on the open market. The fall of silver made the owners of bullion even more desperate to get rid of their excess metal, and large numbers of trade dollars were made in 1876 and 1877 despite growing antagonism toward them by the public. There were always, however, individuals willing to put them in circulation at the expense of someone else, which helps to explain the relative rarity of choice to gem Mint States examples, even of the highest mintage years. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 1015		1877-S Trade Dollar. NGC graded MS-61. Some gold toning around the edges of both sides, well struck and appealing. The U.S. Trade dollar had a short if controversial run between 1873 and 1883. Attractive design. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 1016		1881 Trade Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Only 960 Proofs struck for this proof only year. A hint of light golden tone the fields reflective but with a pale hazy overlay. The main elements were struck with such force and energy by the dies that all design elements show boldly. Proofs struck in 1879-1883 tend to display satin frosted devices (PCGS # 7061) . Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 1017		1882 Trade Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Nice blue and golden toning. Only 1,097 struck for this Proof only year. A beautiful toned specimen. Among Proof Trade Dollars, those dated 1878 to 1883 are most sought after as Proof-only dates. These also tend to survive in the highest numerical grade with true eye appeal. This 1882 example sails through with flying colors and will no doubt be an item for anyone who has been searching for a proper Gem Proof. Pop 63; 39 finer. Estimated Value $8,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1018		1882 Trade Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo. Trade. Fully white and well struck. A small flaw on the obverse under the branch. A satiny silver bright specimen with faint zephyr-like wisps of frosted iridescence on both main devices set against the deeper mirror pools that surround. Very sharply struck for the date, as expected, since the Mint made every effort to produce high-quality Proofs in the 1880s, certainly much finer than pre-1878 business strike issues made for everyday commerce in terms of design clarity. Pop 9; 14 finer, 10 in 65DCAM, 4 in 66DCAM (PCGS # 97062) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325
Lot 1019		1883 Trade Dollar. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A glittering untoned Gem Proof with deep cameo contrast. Only 979 Proofs issued for this proof-only date. The very definition of a cameo Proof Trade Dollar, being satiny through the centers and on all stars and legends against silvery deep-mirrored fields. Rated on its technical merits, this piece is surely among the finest survivors, and in terms of eye appeal, this 1883 is simply breathtaking. Pop 18; 12 in 67 Cameo. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 1020		1883 Trade Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. 979 pieces struck for this Proof only year. Nice blue and gold toning. Deeply mirrored in the fields, this is an exceptional Proof Trade Dollar. Each side shows a natural overlay of sleek toning that is balanced in hue and saturation on both obverse and reverse rather than being uneven as on some. The surfaces are virtually gem quality. Devices are delicately frosted. Very popular grade with a superior degree of preservation suggesting an even higher number. Pop 149. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 1021		A trio of U.S. Trade Dollars. Consists of: 1876 Good 5; 1877 VG-8; 1878-S Good 5. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $311
Lot 1022		1875-S and 1877-S. Each grades EF-40 and has been cleaned. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $276
Lot 1023		1877, 1877-S and 1878-S. Each grades Fine and all have been cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details	Realized $288