Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 65

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

$10 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2064		1795. 13 leaves below eagle. . BD-1, Rarity 3+. NGC graded AU Details, obverse planchet flaw. A rather pleasing looking coin with mint caused minor planchet flaws in the left obverse field and some scattered minor marks about the rims here and there. Plenty of detail and all, overlaid with natural rose color gold toning. Popular First Year of the type and actually, our nation's first gold coin. Only 5,583 eagles struck. Under the terms of the Coinage Act of 1792, the obverses of all the coins, copper, silver, and gold, had to depict Liberty, then as now an allegorical female figure. The reverses of the silver and gold coins had to depict an eagle. With those requirements in force, and a requirement that certain inscriptions appear on all the coins, mint engraver Robert Scot set to work in 1795 on the eagle designs. The gold eagle obverse depicts a bust of Liberty facing right and wearing a soft cap (not the pileus or Liberty cap found on the Liberty cap half cent and cent, among other U.S. coins). Liberty's hair flows freely, down over her truncated shoulders. LIBERTY occupies the under border above and to the right of the portrait, with stars arranged along the back of her head and from the Y in LIBERTY to the tip of the bust. The number of stars and their arrangement and exact positioning of LIBERTY vary from year to year. The first reverse, that of 1795-97, depicts the mandatory eagle, which some believe Scot copied from a sketch or engraving of a first century A.D. onyx cameo held in a museum in Vienna. The eagle holds a small wreath aloft in its beak and a palm branch in its talons. This is the most often seen variety having 13 leaves in the palm branch. The eagle's wings are outstretched. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the design (PCGS # 8551) . Estimated Value $25,000 - 28,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2065		1801. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck on a problem-free planchet with natural light honey color golden color (PCGS # 8564) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $26,450
Lot 2066		1846-O. Fine-15. Evenly worn. Mintage unknown. Estimated Value $675 - 725. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,009
Lot 2067		1847 NGC graded AU Details. Improperly cleaned. Mostly untoned. Important No Motto Type issued in 1838-66 (PCGS # 8597) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2068		1853-O. NGC graded EF-45. Some moderate marks on both sides, a choice, well struck O-mint issue from this historic decade in American history, a time when the nation was expanding Westward beyond the Mississippi River into far-off (and sometimes dangerous) regions. In 1853, then 18-year-old Sam Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) was getting his training as a riverboat captain. Likely as not he made port at New Orleans on many occasions about the time this $10 Eagle went into circulation (PCGS # 8612) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. Ex: Heritage Sale April 2006 Lot 3937. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,018
Lot 2069		1853-O. Sharpness of EF-45 and burnished. Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2070		1854. NGC graded AU-53. A hint of light gold tone and a well struck example of the desirable No Motto Type which ran from 1838 to 1866 (PCGS # 8613) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. Ex: Goldberg Sale June 2004 Lot 3307. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2071		1854-S. NGC graded AU-58. Lightly toned. Pop 53; 4 finer. 1854 was the occasion of the opening of the First San Francisco Mint (1854-72). Initial production consisted of gold dollars, quarter eagles, eagles, and double eagles (PCGS # 8615) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2072		1856-O. PCGS graded AU-53. A pleasing coin for the grade, there is ample luster within the devices and giving added sparkle to the natural light patina the coin has developed over the decades. Scarce, too, for an Eagle struck at New Orleans. Only 14,500 minted. Pop 9; 9 finer (PCGS # 8620) . Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2073		1866-S. No motto. SEGS graded AU-58. Well struck and nice looking. Only 8,500 struck. Our grade is sharpness of AU55 cleaned. The aftereffects of the cleaning are well within the bounds of "ordinary" and it serves no purpose for us to speak of it further. Devices are well struck by the dies (San Francisco having produced quality work since its inception 12 years before). The motto IN GOD WE TRUST became a required component of America's coinage in 1866 and later. But a few No Motto $10 Eagles were struck off by the San Francisco Mint before the new With Motto die was delivered. These are all scarce today (PCGS # 8644) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2074		1876-CC. NGC AU Details, improperly cleaned. We note some burnishing. Well struck and lightly toned. Only 4,696 struck. Of the perhaps 100 examples believed to have survived, the usually found grade is VF, and even such pieces are rarely seen. "A definite sleeper," wrote John J. Ford, Jr., in his description of a VF example (also with obverse scratch) in the Cicero Collection sold by New Netherlands in 1960. Today, many years later, collectors are still searching examples in any grade. On the obverse the logotype is deeply punched in the die, and low, significantly closer to the dentils than to the neck truncation. The 6 in the date logotype on this (and other eagles of the year) is particularly well formed, with the ball being inset from the right border and placed with sufficient space above the curve below. On the reverse the mintmark is widely spaced. The lower left part of the ribbon scroll is broken possibly due to die lapping (PCGS # 8675) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2075		1878. NGC graded MS-64. A lovely untoned near gem quality example. Only 73,780 struck. Scarce. And uncommonly smooth with fully metallic, golden features. Struck with methodical precision throughout. Pop 16; none finer (PCGS # 8680) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,763
Lot 2076		1880. VF-25. Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 2077		1881. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and lightly toned (PCGS # 8691) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2078		1881 NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned (PCGS # 8691) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2079		1881. VF-30. Some minor marks are noted. Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 2080		1881-O. Sharpness of AU-53. Light to moderate scratches and scuff marks in the fields, yet, with enough mint luster remaining to justify the AU grade. Rare low mintage date, only 8,350 struck. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2081		1882. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and untoned. Pop 703; 66 finer (PCGS # 8695) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2082		1882. NGC graded MS-63. Nice and frosty with hints of golden tone. Desirable issue from the early 1880s. Pop 703; 66 finer (PCGS # 8695) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2083		1882. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty surfaces with light golden toning. Pop 703; 66 finer (PCGS # 8695) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2084		1882. NGC graded MS-63. Lightly toned (PCGS # 8695) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2085		1882. NGC graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Original toning (PCGS # 8695) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 2086		1883. NGC graded MS-61. CAC Approved. Lightly toned (PCGS # 8699) . Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 2087		1885. NGC graded EF-45 (PCGS # 8706) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2088		1892. AU-55. We note some minor bag marks. Estimated Value $675 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 2089		1893. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty and untoned, all devices suitably bold save for one or two stars which are slightly rounded. Choice profile on Liberty that is free from bagging (PCGS # 8725) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2090		1893. NGC graded MS-64. A sparkling frosty mint example (PCGS # 8725) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2091		1893. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and lightly toned. Pop 209; 5 finer, 3 in 64+, 2 in 65 (PCGS # 8725) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2092		1894. NGC graded MS-61. Untoned and frosty (PCGS # 8729) . Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 2093		1895. EF-45. Housed in a 14kt gold bezel with bale. Total weight .60 ozt. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2094		1895. NGC graded MS-62. Nicely toned (PCGS # 8732) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 2095		1897-O. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Well struck with lovely light gold toning. Only 42,500 struck. A thrilling example of this always-popular Type, but one struck at the elusive New Orleans Mint! A few flat stars. This exceptional MS63 is eye-catching on both sides and very nicely struck, especially the central areas. Probably a good many O-mints are not as carefully struck as this 1897 piece, with no suggestion or even a whisper of weakness at the curls. Pop 14; 12 finer (PCGS # 8738) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,475
Lot 2096		1901. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. A stunning superb cameo gem proof specimen. This beauty shimmers with deep golden-orange color and has tremendous eye-appeal. Only 85 proofs minted. Pop 1; none finer (PCGS # 88841) . Estimated Value $50,000 - 55,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $69,000
Lot 2097		1901. NGC graded MS-65 CAC Approved. A very choice, in fact, a solid Gem, and very clean frosty mint specimen. Both sides display an exceptional frosty sheen and dazzling satiny brilliance, being predominately yellow-gold with a touch of reddish color. Sharp-edged devices and lettering throughout. Pop 620; 72 finer (PCGS # 8747) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,255
Lot 2098		1901-S. NGC graded MS-67 PQ. A stunning gem example displaying near immaculate surfaces and deeper golden overtones and the luster radiates to the borders. An inspiring example of this plentiful date, and one in the finest condition yet seen by the two major grading services. Note the finely textured luster in the fields along with the superb quality of the devices and fields where virtually no handling signs appear. Close examination with a loupe will locate oceans of smooth flowing luster, meaning that this �01-S Eagle is far and away finer than virtually all competing examples of this date and mint. Truly an outstanding coin, one any collector will be proud to display and own of this delightful slice of golden Americana. A Premium Quality coin for the grade. Pop 23; 1 finer in 67* (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $19,550
Lot 2099		1901-S. NGC graded MS-67. A sparkling untoned gem example and as fresh as the day it was minted (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $19,550
Lot 2100		1901-S. NGC graded MS-64. Star. This beauty sparkles with rich mint bloom colors, making it an ideal coin for a high-quality Gold Type Set (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 2101		1901-S. PCGS graded MS-64. Rich satiny golden surfaces (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2102		1904. PCGS graded MS-63. A frosty mint example displaying natural slightly greenish-golden mint color. A very scarce date in high grade. Pop 149; 39 finer with 36 in 64, 1 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 8755) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2103		1906-D. PCGS graded MS-63. Brilliant untoned lustrous surfaces throughout. The first year $10 gold pieces were struck with the Denver mintmark (PCGS # 8760) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 2104		1907-S. NGC graded MS-62. Attractive light golden toning. Scarce date in high grade. Pop 53; 19 finer (PCGS # 8765) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 2105		1907. No periods. NGC graded MS-64. An untoned beauty. Almost heart-stopping quality. Each side has a beaming reddish-gold originality that surrounds the major devices. Struck with scientific exactness throughout, the 1907 No Motto closely follows the original intent of the artist, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, though with modifications made to the No Motto 1907 and 1908 issues by the Mint staff under the supervision of Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 2106		1907 No Motto. NGC graded MS-62. Uniform delicate golden color (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2107		1907. No Motto. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice example (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 2108		1907. No Motto. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice untoned coin (PCGS # 8852) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 2109		1910. NGC graded MS-63. Nice and frosty (PCGS # 8865) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,558
Lot 2110		1910. VF-35. Estimated Value $675 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 2111		1910-D. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and lightly toned (PCGS # 8866) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,581
Lot 2112		1910-D. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and untoned (PCGS # 8866) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,570
Lot 2113		1910-D. NGC graded MS-63. Choice with frosty originality and a firm strike by the dies which imparted all the detail (PCGS # 8866) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,581

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