Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1650		1797. 9 x 7 Small Letters B-2, BB-72 Rarity 4. NGC graded VG-8. Original even toning on problem-free surfaces; choice rims as well. Ideal for a Type Set. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,128
Lot 1651		1798. Large eagle. B-9, BB-121. Rarity 5. Sharpness of VF-35. Cleaned and retoned. We note some faint adjustment marks in the center on the reverse. 1798 BB-121 has an estimated population of 300 to 500 pieces, according to the Bowers encyclopedia, enough that the specialist can find one with some searching, and probably will find it at "type" price. Most specimens of BB-121 are seen in lower grade levels. The variety becomes a rarity in AU grade and may be unknown in full Mint State, if today's strict grading interpretations are used. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 1652		1798 Draped Bust Dollar. Large eagle, 10 arrows. NGC graded VF-25. Evenly toned on both sides. Adjustment marks on the reverse but all in all a pleasing coin for the grade. Nice rims. Attractive color. And best of all, problem-free. Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 1653		1799 Draped Bust Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Lovely shades of attractive golden toning. Well struck, the medium gray surfaces display attractive mark-free originality. Extensive obverse bagmarks. This die closely resembles both BB-165 and BB-166, but the first star of BB-160 is much farther from curl, slightly over 2.5 mm.-- only about 2 mm. in BB-166. On the right, stars 11-12-13 are closer together than are the others. Obverse die used to strike 1799 BB-160 only. Pop 79; 62 finer. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,740
Lot 1654		1799 B-6, BB-162 Rarity 4. VF-35. Nice light even toning. Pleasing gray surfaces exhibit natural old-silver patina that is smooth for the most part. No irritating deep scratches or rim problems. The model coin for an Early American century Type Set. Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800. Ex: Stack's Keusch, Snow, and Del Zorro Sale November '08. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1655		1799/8 Draped Bust Dollar. 15 stars on reverse. NGC graded AU-53. A few reverse marks. Well struck. A pleasing Heraldic Eagle Silver Dollar of this famous (among American collectors) Draped Bust design. The surfaces acquired natural light gray patina over the still hard-working luster beneath in the years since the Mint issued it. Some slight strike weakness of strike is seen at the central hair curls. However, no such diminution occurs on the eagle's wing feathers, shield lines, tail feathers, or legends of the reverse of this handsome coin. An offering to excite the Bust Dollar collector, that is a sure thing. This Red Book variety has two interesting points that will draw attention: the first is the clear 9 over 8 overdate (in those days, budget limits at the new Mint forced economy measures such as this whereas nowadays, any attempt to issue a "mistake" coin would result in official reprimand from the bosses. The second point where this BB-141 variety differs from others in the set is the presence of two addition stars on the reverse, bringing the correct number of 13 stars up to an erroneous 15. One of them is 90% hidden under the left-most cloud as if the wind had drifted the cloud across the horizon just where it appears. The other is barely poking out a single ray from beneath the cloud on the right. Collectors discovered this anomoly a century ago and the editors of The Guide Book of United States Coin dutifully put the variety into their Red Book. Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,555
Lot 1656		1799/8 Draped Bust Dollar. 13 stars on reverse. NGC graded VF-25. Original grey toning. There is a small scuff below the date. Light to mediumm toning present, with a streak of brownish color (from planchet impurity) through the portrait. Several raised bumps around the word LIBERTY are artifacts of this die and are so noted in the standard references on Bust Dollars. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 1657		1800 Draped Bust Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. Nice even original toning on both sides. A very attractive Draped Bust Dollar with that have alluded surface problems like nicks and marks; some luster present beneath the light gray toning. No weak spots in the strike, devices are finely detailed. Pop 34; 12 finer. Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,488
Lot 1658		1800 Draped Bust Dollar. NGC graded EF-45. Evenly toned on both sides. Well struck and very attractive to the silver dollar collector. Liberty's hair waves stand out forcefully. The top-most design features the so-called "rubbed silver" look against a darker field and main background. Attractive, too, is the way the rim dentils are complete. They lack the usual bruises and nicks that seem attracted to these big coins. Give it a worthwhile bid. Estimated Value $3,800 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 1659		1801 Draped Bust Dollar. NGC graded VF-25. Original dark toning on both sides with normal wear on the hair curls, drapery over the shoulder, and on the eagle and shield. Uncleaned, original specimens like this get the nod from most collectors over the usual dipped or cleaned appearance of many pieces floating around. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 1660		1802 Draped Bust Dollar. Wide date. NGC graded VF-35. Original toning on both sides. One or two small digs and surface contact. The deepest shade of antique silver resides in the field while lighter shades highlight to topmost design on both sides. Quality rims. Nice detail for the VF35 grade. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,473
Lot 1661		1803 Draped Bust Dollar. Small 3. NGC graded EF-45. Light to medium gay toning on both sides with one darker toned area beside stars 2 to 4 on the obverse, visible in the photo. Evenly worn with a trace of luster left; rims are choice. This variety has a small flat-topped 3 in the date. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 1662		1803 B-5, BB-252 Rarity 3. ANACS graded VG-10. Evenly worn on both sides, light in color though tending toward russet-gray at the margin and around the stars and legends. Has a small rim bruise by the second and third stars (PCGS # 6900) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 1663		1803. Large 3. B-6, BB-255. Rarity 2. NGC graded EF-40. Pleasing old time toning on both sides. An original toned Bust Dollar of the most advantageous order for a collector. Its high degree of natural toning consists mainly of medium gray with lighter accents on the high points of the design. The fields are spared the usual heavy handling marks, what's more, they are free of defects and impurity streaks. Highlighted by the nice toning are clear relief designs, meaning that this one was nicely struck, too, with just a small amount of weakness at the usual Achilles' heel on the a few central hair curls. Large 3 in the date. This is the final year of issue. At President Jefferson's instruction, the mint ceased minting Silver Dollars because of a mismatch in the metallic content versus the international value of silver at the time. The mismatch caused coins to be exported almost as soon as they left the Mint. Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025