Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

Colonials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet with Reversed N's, Noe-10 Rarity-3, NGC graded VF35. Glossy light silvery gray and steel with slightly darker steel gray toning in the protected areas. The surfaces are very smooth, perhaps from a light cleaning, and this piece offers excellent eye appeal for the grade. A couple letters of the legend are tight to the edge of the planchet but everything is clearly legible. The date and denomination are bold. This die variety is known for the backward first "N" in ENGLAND and the one in IN, and both of these die cutter errors are bold on this example. Weight listed as 67.3 grains on the slab label, which also shows the reversed "N" feature but not the Noe die variety. Estimated Value $2,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 2		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling, Small Planchet, Noe-17 Rarity-3, NGC graded F12. Glossy medium steel gray with slightly darker steel gray toning in the protected areas. The devices are relatively smooth but there is extremely fine roughness covering the protected areas. Both sides were lightly cleaned leaving microscopic hairlines on the devices, but the hairlines and roughness can not be seen without a good glass. Struck slightly off center to K-4.5 leaving the upper half of "IN" off the planchet while the remainder of the legends are complete. In addition the strike was uneven, strong at the bottom and softer at the top causing some weakness on "NG" in ENGLAND. Nonetheless, this piece offers nice eye appeal for the grade. The date and denomination are bold, the Pine Tree is strong, and the legends are easily readable. The only notable mark is a thin horizontal nick across the 1 in the date. Weight listed as 71.5 grains on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 3		St. Patrick Halfpenny. *. Breen-200, Vlack-1-A FLOREAT REX large letters. PCGS Genuine, cleaned. Light to medium chocolate brown and our grade is VF-30. A very pleasing looking example with most of the hairlines on the holder, not on the actual coin (PCGS # 46)** . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 4		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.16-Gc.3 Rarity-2 PCGS graded XF40. Slightly glossy medium chocolate brown with hints of reddish brown in protected areas and darker olive steel toning on the highpoints. There are traces of shallow reddish scale in some of the protected areas and the surfaces are a bit uneven. The smoothness of the devices indicates this piece was lightly burnished at one time. Nonetheless, the date and legends are strong. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 5		Pair of Scarce Colonial Coppers. Includes 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.90-G37b Rarity-7 NGC graded VF Details with environmental damage (granularity and a couple rim nicks) and 1786 New Jersey Maris 15-T Rarity-4 PCGS graded VG10 (has fine granularity covering the fields). Both have a clear date and legends. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $253
Lot 6		1776 Machin's Mills Halfpenny Vlack 6-76A Rarity-4 F12. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine to moderate roughness. No marks or verdigris, and the attractive glossy chocolate brown toning minimizes the effect of the roughness. Sharply struck EDS and well centered on a planchet weighing 117.5 grains. A sharply detailed example of this indisputably American-made early colonial copper. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 7		1771 Counterfeit British Halfpenny Reverse Brockage VF30. Choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Smooth and attractive, void of any notable defects. A reverse brockage strike with a very slightly off center incuse impression of the reverse where the obverse should have been. This occurs when a struck coin remains in the press as a new blank planchet is inserted and struck. The result is a "normal" impression on the side struck by the die and an incuse impression on the opposite side from the previously struck coin that remained in the press. A very attractive example of this type of mint error. Weight 83.0 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 8		1773 Virginia Halfpenny Breen-180 VF20. Variety with a stop following GEORGIVS. Sharpness EF40 but there are at least a dozen dull contact marks scattered over the obverse. Otherwise this piece is choice. Attractive glossy chocolate and steel brown. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 9		1783 Nova Constellatio Crosby 1-A Rarity-1 Large US with Pointed Rays G6. Sharper where struck up properly but the date was weakly impressed and the planchet is covered with very fine roughness. Slightly glossy dark olive with lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 10		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 2b-A Rarity-3 PCGS graded XF40. The "Horned Eagle" variety. Frosty olive and dark steel brown with traces of lighter reddish brown toning in protected areas on both sides. The surfaces are smooth and attractive, void of any corrosion, verdigris, or contact marks. The planchet is choice except for a few tiny, barely visible chips around the T in CENT on the eagle's chest. Late die state with a bold "horn" extending up from the top of the eagle's head. The date and legends are complete and bold. A very attractive, well-balanced example of this popular variety. The "Horn" feature is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 11		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 3-G Rarity-3 PCGS graded XF40. Glossy medium chocolate brown blending to olive brown in protected areas on the "Eagle" side. The more darkly toned areas on the eagle side show traces of extremely faint roughness under high magnification, but the overall eye appeal of this piece is excellent for the grade. No notable marks or other defects. Sharply struck showing a bold date and devices. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 12		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 4-C Rarity-4 VF35. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and offer excellent eye appeal, but a strong glass reveals microscopic traces of extremely fine roughness in the field around the Indian's bow. The only marks are a very light rim bruise over the L in WEALTH and a tiny rim nick well right of the date. Otherwise this piece would certainly justify a slightly higher grade. Nicely centered on a high-quality planchet. Weight 149.3 grains. Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Louis E. Eliasberg, Jr., Stack's 3/2/2010:2529. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 13		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 4-D Rarity-3+ VG10. Slightly sharper but there are areas of shallow pitting on the eagle side. No verdigris. The notable contact marks are a pair of rim bruises right of the eagle and some very faint hairlines on the Indian side. Mostly glossy dark chocolate and steel brown. The date and legends are complete and clear. Weight 158.3 grains. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 14		1787 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 6-G Rarity-4 VF25. Very attractive glossy light chocolate and medium brown fading to dark chocolate brown in the protected areas. This piece is virtually flawless and offers outstanding eye appeal. A trio of thin, parallel nicks between the bases of the two S's in MASSACHUSETTS are the best identifying marks. Nicely struck on a choice planchet. Weight 156.1 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Chris Young-Jim Long 2/2009. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 15		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 2-B Rarity-4 PCGS graded VF35 CAC Approved. Frosty chocolate brown delicately woodgrained with a slightly lighter chocolate brown tone. Nicely struck and free of any notable defects. The date and legends are bold. The best identifying mark is a tiny nick just left of the feathers on the Indian's arrow. The reverse is rotated 15 degrees clockwise relative to a normal head-to-foot die orientation. A choice piece that certainly deserves the CAC sticker. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 16		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 3-A Rarity-4 PCGS graded AU55. Glossy chocolate brown blending with lighter brown toning in protected areas, especially on the eagle side. The surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless except for some very fine striations near the left side of the rim on both sides, as struck. These striations are strongest from the date to MAS. The only contact mark is a rim nick just past the last S in MASSACHUSETTS, and this nick is difficult to see in the slab. The bottom edge of the date is tight to the rim but everything else is bold, including the shield on the eagle's breast. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 17		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 3-E Rarity-4 PCGS graded AU53 CAC Approved. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. The only marks are a couple small, shallow planchet voids at the rim over the H in WEALTH and another tiny void just right of the tip of the Indian's arrow, all as struck. The dies are worn from prior use, as usual, but the date is bold and the legends are clear. Another attractive Massachusetts cent that deserves the added CAC certification. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 18		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 7-M Rarity-4+ PCGS graded VF30. Lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel and olive with lighter faded artificial red in the most-protected areas on both sides. No corrosion or verdigris, but there is a shallow planchet void on the CO in COMMON and opposing rim dents at the N in COMMON and H in WEALTH. Sharply struck showing a bold date and strong legends. Early die state showing all the fine grass strands growing up from the mound beneath the Indian. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 19		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 7-M Rarity-4+ NGC graded AU53 Brown. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Very attractive, nearly flawless. The only defect is an area of microscopic planchet striations covering the field under LTH in WEALTH. The date and legends are bold. Late die state. Most of the grass shoots up from the mound below the Indian have been polished off the die and the ones that remain are weaker. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 20		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 8-C Rarity-3+ PCGS graded XF40. Frosty chocolate and dark steel with slightly lighter steel brown toning in some of the protected areas. The only defects are a tiny planchet void hidden on the Indian's left shoulder and some microscopic planchet voids near the rim well right of the date, all as struck. Nicely struck and perfectly centered on the planchet. The date and legends are bold. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 21		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 10-L Rarity-2 PCGS graded XF45. Choice glossy chocolate brown gently shifting to lighter chocolate and medium brown in protected areas. This cent is virtually perfect for the grade and it offers exceptional eye appeal. Although it is a common die variety, it almost certainly will command a substantial premium. If you are looking for an absolutely choice type coin, this one is for you. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 22		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 11-C Rarity-5 VF30. The "Slim Indian" variety. Ten points sharper but the eagle side is covered with very fine granularity and there are a few very tiny specks of greenish verdigris. The obverse is much smoother except for a small planchet void under the L in WEALTH. No notable signs of contact. Slightly glossy mix of chocolate, olive brown, and reddish chocolate tones. Sharply struck with a strong date and bold legends. Weight 154.5 grains. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 23		1788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 11-C Rarity-5 ANACS graded VF20. The "Slim Indian" variety. Mostly glossy light olive brown and chocolate mixed with reddish chocolate in protected areas on the Indian side. The surfaces appear perfectly smooth to the unaided eye, but extremely faint roughness shows in the fields and protected areas under strong magnification. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a dull, faint diagonal scratch up from the right end of the horizontal line above the date. The bottom of the date is fading into the rim below, but the remainder of the date is clear and the legends are strong. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 24		1787 New Jersey. Large planchet, Plain Shield. PCGS graded VF-35 Brown. Maris 6-D with so-called horseshoe U's. Noted for a large diebreak at the bottom point of the shield. Breen: "often severely rusted." (PCGS # 509) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 25		1787 New Jersey Maris 62-q Rarity-3 F15. Sharpness near EF40 but covered with fine roughness mixed with patches of very shallow reddish brown verdigris, mostly on the obverse. Rather glossy very dark olive and steel. No notable contact marks. The date and legends are complete and strong. Struck very slightly off center to K-3. Weight 145.6 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 26		1789 Mott Token Thick Planchet with Plain Edge Breen-1020 PCGS graded AU55. Glossy medium chocolate brown. No defects, just light even wear. LDS with a large cud break at the left top of the clock. Struck slightly off center to K-1.5. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575