Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 67

The Pre-Long Beach Auction

$2.50 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1293		1911-D. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck with a bold "D" mint mark. Mostly untoned. A very choice example for this Key Date coin. It is a sign of the magnitude of this auction that we are offering for bids this lovely Gem-quality example of the key-date 1911-D Indian Quarter Eagle. The NGC-certified piece in this lot is fully struck with keen-edged detail revealed not only the central-reverse high points such as the eagle's wing and neck feathers, but also the key D mintmark on the same side and the lowermost feathers in the obverse headdress. Both sides are entirely lustrous, though in keeping with the standards of the issue, the finish is not as vibrant as on a Philadelphia Mint 1911 quarter eagle; it has a slightly grainy texture. The color is a magnificent gold shade that, at certain angles, reveals slight joining of warm gold tinting. There are no abrasions or other blemishes, perhaps the most important point in establishing the allure of this coin for inclusion in a top-end collection of 20th century gold. Only 55,680 pieces minted. Pop 77; 4 finer (PCGS # 7943) . The key date to the Indian quarter eagle series, this coin will delight the specialist for its choice surfaces and "strong D" mintmark on the reverse. Many of this date have the "weak D" mintmark, which is, of course, the important feature on the rarest date of the series. Although some counterfeits exist for this date, they are easy to tell apart, this one possesses the knife rim feature which is visible on most high grade originals. For all practical purposes only a single die pairing was used according the Breen (the second die pairing struck just 70 coins). The key date to the series, and one of the few gold date sets of anything most collectors could ever hope to complete. Events of 1911: The big event this year has to be the Mexican Revolution. But also on the list of notable events of 1911 was when Eugene B. Ely landed on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft had landed on a ship. In January, 1911, occurred the first Monte Carlo races (Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo). Halfway around the world, on February 18, 1911, the first official air mail flight took place from Allahabad, India to Naini, India, when Henri Pequet carried 6,500 letters a distance of 13 km. And finally, for art connoisseurs, August 22, 1911 goes down in history as the day the theft of the Mona Lisa was discovered in the Louvre. At the time, the painting was believed to be lost forever, and it was two years before the thief was discovered. Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia had stolen it by entering the building during regular hours, hiding in a broom closet and walking out with it hidden under his coat after the museum had closed. Peruggia was an Italian patriot who believed Leonardo's painting should be returned to Italy for display in an Italian museum. Peruggia may have also been motivated by a friend who sold copies of the painting, which would skyrocket in value after the theft of the original. After having kept the painting in his apartment for two years, Peruggia grew impatient and was finally caught when he attempted to sell it to the directors of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence; it was exhibited all over Italy and returned to the Louvre in 1913. Peruggia was hailed for his patriotism in Italy and only served six months in jail for the crime. Estimated Value $40,000 - 45,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $43,700
Lot 1294		1911-D. NGC graded MS-63. Well struck with a hint of golden toning. Popular Key date and always in demand. A beautiful coin that boasts vivid gold originality and is well struck on all but the uppermost wing tip of the eagle. The key date to the series, which has long been collected as one of the few gold sets any collector can hope to complete without investing an entire fortune. Pratt's "recessed relief" design was a departure from any coins made for circulation previously, and many were shocked by it. However, the objections were overcome and these intriguingly designed quarter eagles and half eagles remain extremely popular with today's collectors. A triumph for the date collector to purchase, as this piece looks to be at the high end of its grade category (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,525
Lot 1295		1911-D. NGC graded MS-60. A nice strike with a clear mint mark. We note a tiny imperfection near the obverse edge at 7 o'clock. Only 55,600 minted of which merely 7,833 examples are estimated to have survived. Lustrous, well struck, and with a particularly clear D mintmark (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,705
Lot 1296		1911-D. NGC Unc Details, improperly cleaned. Well struck with a nice bold mint mark. Popular Key Date to the series with only 55,680 minted (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 1297		1912. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning. A remarkable coin that emits eye-catching gold color, with no distinguishing marks or problems for the skeptic to find. A dullish impression, as described before, was often left by the recoil of the dies that struck most Indian quarter eagles. However, we're pleased to see and report that this is a splendid exception to that rule. Pop 57; 5 finer in 66 (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. This is part of the #3 ranked PCGS Registry Set. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,350
Lot 1298		1912. PCGS graded MS-64 CAC Approved. Nice even honey golden color. Pop 437; 70 finer (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1299		1912. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Lightly toned and frosty (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1300		1912. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Well struck and lightly toned (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $425 - 450. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1301		1912. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Delicately toned (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $425 - 450. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1302		1912. NGC graded MS-61 (PCGS # 7944) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1303		1912. AU-58. Coin has extensive luster and very choice surfaces. 1912 is the year Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1304		1912. PCI graded MS-64. Our grade is AU with scratches. Estimated Value $220 - 240. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1305		1913. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned and well struck. This beautiful coin sums up nicely the experience of the gold satin luster on a well presented and fully struck Indian $2.50. It is the kind of coin that collectors expect to find in the �65� grade. Elusive as a Gem and better. It is easy to see this piece was delivered a hard blow by the dies, as well, or as some researchers believe, the dies may have been nearly new and carefully set in the equipment to impart the requisite force, and which imparted their sharpness to the struck planchet. Pop 90; 6 finer, 1 in 65+, 5 in 66 (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. This is part of the #3 ranked PCGS Registry Set. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 1306		1913. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely golden color. In fact, pleasant, one might almost say almost cheery gold satin frost display lots of fresh gold originality. Broadly and well struck on the legends and main device, which every collector will appreciate, with a bold level of detail at the centers marking this as a first-class Gem. Pop 68; 1 finer in 66 (PCGS # 7945) . Historic Note: 1913 is the year Henry Ford, adapting the conveyer belt system in use by the meat-packing industry, began to assemble 1,000 "Model T" automobiles daily, on a continuous production line in Detroit. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 1307		1913. PCGS graded MS-64. Brilliant and frosty (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 1308		1913. PCGS graded MS-63. Even light golden toning (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1309		1913. PCGS graded MS-63. Frosty, brilliant and untoned, a trifecta of choice determinants of the choice quality represented by the MS63 grade (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 1310		1913. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. Lightly toned (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $500 - 525. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $604
Lot 1311		1913. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck and lightly toned (PCGS # 7945) . Estimated Value $375 - 400. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1312		1914. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an OGH. Nice even gold toning. In Mint State, the 1914 is typically available with a sharp strike. The present example does indeed please in this regard, with all devices nicely delineated from a clear powerful impression. The color is lovely orange-gold in shade and is free of individually identifiable distractions. Housed in an early green-insert PCGS holder. The 1914 ranks second or third in rarity after the �11-D among the 15 Indian Quarter Eagle deliveries both in an absolute sense and is virtually tied with the 1914-D at the MS65 grade level. It is an important issue that can be a real stumbling block to assembling a high-quality Registry Set. Pop 48; 3 finer, 2 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 7946) . And for a bit of trivia: If one were to take a Time Machine back to 1914 when this Quarter Eagle made its appearance, and to wander through the local department and grocery stores, these are the prices he would find: women�s skirt, $5 each; men�s shirts, Madras-silk, $1 to $3.50 each; boy�s suit, Norfolk style, $1.90 each; beef roast, 15¢ to 22¢ a pound; eggs, 22¢ a dozen; Pillsbury�s Best flour, 72¢ for a 24.5lb bag (!); bicycle, $15.00; movies, 15¢ to 25¢ a ticket; Persian rug, $5.75 to $22.00 each. Estimated Value $30,000 - 33,000. This is part of the #3 ranked PCGS Registry Set. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1313		1914. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Scarce date in high grades, this is a well made, lustrous example (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 1314		1914. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. A scarce date in high grade. Nice golden toning (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 1315		1914. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. Nice lovely golden toning. Scarce date (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,013
Lot 1316		1914. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. CAC Approved. Nicely toned (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1317		1914. PCGS graded AU-55 CAC Approved. Nice and frosty (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $350 - 375. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1318		1914. PCGS graded AU-55 (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $311
Lot 1319		1914. NGC Unc Details, improperly cleaned (PCGS # 7946) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $293
Lot 1320		1914-D. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. CAC Approved. Housed in an OGH. Lovely rich golden toning and well struck. With the exception of a picture perfect blushes of warm tinting, both sides present as fresh-as-a-daisy luster, Gem quality luster that is rarely seen. It has been often noted that the 1914-D is one of the more inadequately produced issues in this series, the present example is overall much sharper than average, if not entirely "razor-edged" as usually defined. Fully frosted in sheen, and free of individually observable distractions. The 1914-D is a key Indian quarter eagle at the Gem level. An impressive representative it is, and housed in an older PCGS holder with a green insert. This coin is sure to be appreciated by quarter eagle specialists, and we expect spirited bidding when this offering comes up. Pop 40; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 7947) . Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. This is part of the #3 ranked PCGS Registry Set. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $39,101
Lot 1321		1914-D. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Satiny surfaces, lightly toned (PCGS # 7947) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1322		1914-D. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely gold toning over choice, lustrous surfaces. A desirable D-mint Quarter Eagle, one of only three years in which the Denver Mint struck the denomination: 1911, 1914, and 1925 (PCGS # 7947) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1323		1914-D. PCGS graded Both MS-62. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 7947) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 1324		1914-D. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice golden toning, elusive at this grade level (PCGS # 7947) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $552
Lot 1325		1914-D. Coins grade EF to AU. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1326		1915. PCGS graded MS-65. Housed in an OGH. Light golden toning. Velvety to frost-laced fields almost stagger under the weight of its highly lustrous gold color. A hint of weakness at that is typically seen on the lower headdress feathers is missing on this much sharper struck specimen, with the key central areas strongly hit by the dies. A gem! Pop 106; 4 finer, 1 in 65+, 3 in 66 (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. This is part of the #3 ranked PCGS Registry Set. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1327		1915. PCGS graded MS-63. Frosty and delicately toned (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1328		1915. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice and frosty (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1329		1915. NGC graded MS-63. Nice and frosty, quite choice thus our Premium Quality designation (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 1330		1915. NGC graded MS-63. Nice olive-golden toning with touches of peach-gold in the deepest recesses (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1331		1915. PCGS graded Both MS-62. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,075
Lot 1332		1915. PCGS graded MS-62. Delicate light golden toning (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $400 - 420. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $460
Lot 1333		1915. NGC graded MS-62 (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $400 - 420. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 1334		1915. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC Approved. Nice golden toning (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 1335		1915. ANACS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $250 - 260. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 1336		1915. PCGS graded AU-58. Lightly toned (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $250 - 275. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 1337		1915. NGC Unc Details, improperly cleaned (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $276
Lot 1338		1925-D. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely golden colors. Struck with technical exactness throughout. With full splashing luster on, within, and around the devices.Pop 478; 34 finer, 4 in 65+, 30 in 66 (PCGS # 7949) . Historic note: Uninformed opinion has it that most people during the early decades of the 20th Century, when America had a gold-backed money, never actually used or saw gold coins but instead paid with paper money or by check. This is partially true. But your cataloger has personal knowledge through an Uncle (b.1912, d.1997) that gold coins did indeed perform their function as money payment. This uncle worked in a Detroit, Michigan bank in 1930 and 1931 as a low-level clerk and teller when in his late teens. By happenstance one of his weekly pay envelopes with the gold contents was retained by his mother and passed down to the cataloger�s mother, and then on to the cataloger. Pay for one week�s work was ten dollars. In the little craft paper envelope, a 1910 and a 1925-D Indian quarter eagle (Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated quality) along with a 1912 Canadian $5 gold (About Uncirculated quality). At the time (1912-14), Canada�s $5 and $10 gold pieces were struck on the same standard as their American counterparts. So it is no surprise that this young bank clerk might receive in his pay packet a Canadian $5 instead of an American $5. (Windsor, Ontario, Canada is across the river from Detroit, Michigan.). Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. This is part of the #3 ranked PCGS Registry Set. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 1339		1925-D. PCGS graded MS-64 CAC Approved. A very choice BU example and untoned (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1340		1925-D. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Bright and frosty (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1341		1925-D. PCGS graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Light even golden toning (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 1342		1925-D. PCGS graded Both MS-62. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $863

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