Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 69

The May Pre-Long Beach Auction

Colonials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 93		1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling Noe-13 Rarity-6 Fair-2. Glossy light steel gray. No roughness or marks, just heavily worn. Most of the Pine Tree remains visible while everything else on the obverse is gone. On the reverse the 652 is weak but easily readable and the II in XII can be made out. Nothing else remains. Excessive wear and apparent heavy clipping are typical for this very rare variety. The weight of this piece is 41.7 grains, which is quite low for a shilling of the day, but it is consistent with the weight of the finer Noe-13 example offered in the Ford collection (39.2 grains, Stack's 10/18/05:105). Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 94		1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny Martin 4.46-Gd.2 Rarity-5. NGC graded VF-30. Rather glossy steel and chocolate brown. No marks or verdigris, but there are traces of extremely fine roughness in protected areas. The date and legends are all strong. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 95		Pair of NGC graded French Colonial Copper 9 Deniers, 1721 & 1722. Includes 1721-B (Rouen mint) Breen-260 NGC graded Fine details, corroded, and 1722-H (Rochelle mint) Breen-263 NGC graded VF details, corroded. Both are covered with fine roughness but have a readable date and display no notable marks or verdigris. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. The 1722-H is from Superior 1/30/84:24. View details	Realized $150
Lot 96		1751-BB French Colonial Billon Sou Marque Vlack-368 Rarity-4. NGC graded EF-40. Frosty steel and chocolate brown with traces of satiny mint luster in protected areas. Very little if any actual wear, but the planchet has microscopic diagonal lamination striations on both sides. Struck slightly off center to K-5 leaving the upper edge of the date off the planchet. From the Strasbourg mint. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 97		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-3 ("VOOE" variety) Rarity-3. NGC graded VG-10. Steel brown and light chocolate with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. The highpoints are smooth while fine roughness covers the protected areas. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are complete and clear. The "VOOE" variety feature is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $75-UP. Ex Superior 1/30/84:22. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 98		1760 Voce Populi Halfpenny Nelson-4 Rarity-3 AU55. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints of the obverse. Mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Just a hint of friction on the highpoints from mint state. Clearly one of the finest known of this "Older Head" variety. A straight-edge planchet clip affects the dentils above the head and the opposing area at the bottom of the 1 in the date. Weight 108.2 grains. Estimated Value $650-UP. Reportedly from the DiBello sale 1970. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 99		1771 Great Britain Halfpenny. PCGS graded AU-55. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown with darker steel toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Outstanding eye appeal. The only defect is a barely visible rim bruise under the bust tip. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 100		1787 Connecticut Miller 16.4-n Rarity-6+. NGC graded VF-30. Steel brown and light chocolate. No verdigris. The planchet is decent but not perfect as there are numerous microscopic planchet striation flakes on both sides. The only contact marks are some extremely faint hairlines on the portrait. Struck slightly off center to K-12 leaving the bottom of the date off the planchet. The legends are easily readable while the date is more challenging but still readable. LDS with a strong radial die crack passing between ON to the back of the head and a small cud break connecting the tops of those two letters. The reverse is rotated 30 degrees CW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. An important example of this very rare variety. Better than the examples in the Taylor (B&M 3/26/87) and Tanenbaum (Stack's/Bowers 1/24/12) sales, missing in Ford (Stack's 5/10/05), and comparable to the Perkins (Stack's 1/12/2000) example which was from the early state of these dies. A new discovery that came to us unattributed. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 101		1788 Connecticut Miller 10-C Rarity-5 F15. Sharpness VF30 but there is microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas and a dull rim pinch at the bottom of the obverse. In addition there are some light scratches mostly hidden in the patina on the obverse. Partially glossy medium chocolate and steel brown with greenish olive toning in protected areas. Struck over a 1785 Nova Constellatio copper with bold undertype visible on both sides. Weight 114.9 grains. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 102		Pair of NGC graded Connecticut Coppers, 1787 & 1788. Includes 1787 Miller 4-L ("Horned Bust") Rarity-1 NGC graded VF details, environmental damage, and 1788 Miller 2-D Rarity-1 NGC graded Fine details, environmental damage. The first is dull with matte surfaces but very little wear, no marks or verdigris, and a bold "horn" break extending up from the bust (which is noted on the NGC label); the other is mostly glossy with a few patches of shallow corrosion but no verdigris. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details	Realized $196
Lot 103		1787 New Jersey Maris 48-g Rarity-1 Outlined Shield. NGC graded AU-50. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown. No spots, stains, or contact marks. The only defects are microscopic planchet chips or flakes that cover the planchet, as struck. Nicely centered and well struck showing a strong date and legends. Later die state with a strong die crack passing diagonally across the shield. The Outlined Shield feature is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 104		1785 Vermont Landscape Ryder-2 Rarity-2 "VERMONTS" variety. SEGS graded EF-40. Rather glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The planchet is mostly smooth, certainly better than normal for the variety, but there are a couple tiny fissures at DECIMA. The only significant marks are several dull rim dents along the lower right quadrant of the obverse and along the opposing rim area on the reverse. Early die state, prior to any die cracks. Struck slightly off center to K-5 leaving the lower half of the date off the planchet. Our grade is F15 sharpness net F12. The attribution is noted on the SEGS label. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 105		1786 Vermont Landscape Ryder-6 Rarity-2 "VERMONTENSIUM" variety VF20. Ten points sharper but there is some very fine roughness on the reverse, mostly at DECIMA into the sunrays below, plus a couple tiny pits between the 1 & 7 in the date. Otherwise this planchet is quite nice for a Vermont Landscape. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with hints of reddish chocolate toning in some of the protected areas. Struck slightly off center to K-10 leaving parts of the legend off the planchet (which is typical for the issue) and there is a tiny curved planchet clip at ON in VERMONTENSIUM. The date is bold and the legends that made it onto the planchet are strong. EDS, before the die crack at the date. Weight 128.0 grains. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 106		1786 Vermont Landscape Ryder-6 Rarity-2 "VERMONTENSIUM" variety. SEGS graded EF-40. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel. The surfaces appear smooth to the unaided eye, but a strong glass reveals faint roughness under the dark patina. No planchet flaws, which is quite unusual, and the details are strong except in the central part of the reverse due to swelling in that area. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches on the right side of the reverse, all well hidden in the natural patina. The obverse is nicely centered with complete legends all around while the reverse is off slightly to K-12 leaving the upper half of QUARTA off the planchet. EDS, prior to the obverse die crack. Our grade is F15 net F12. The attribution is noted on the SEGS label. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 107		1786 Vermont Landscape Ryder-8 Rarity-4- "VERMONTENSIUM" variety F15. Five points sharper but there is some shallow corrosion with greenish verdigris at ST in STELLA. The remainder of the planchet is quite decent, especially for the variety, displaying only trivial roughness and planchet flakes in a few areas. The date is bold and the legends are complete except for a few letters on the reverse that are affected by swelling. Mostly glossy medium chocolate brown fading to darker chocolate in some of the protected areas. The repunching on the 1 in the date is obvious. Weight 125.2 grains. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 108		1786 Vermont Ryder-9 Rarity-3 the "Baby Head" variety VG10. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is covered with fine to moderate roughness. No verdigris or contact marks, but there are some of the usual planchet imperfections that plague this variety. The most-significant of these is a fissure from the top of the head down to the throat. The obverse is well centered on the planchet but the reverse is off a bit to K-4 leaving the bottom of the date off the planchet. The remainder of the date is rather strong. Slightly glossy chocolate brown. An acceptable if imperfect example of this very popular "Baby Head" variety, but a perfect one may not exist. Weight 109.4 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 109		1788 Vermont Ryder-16 Rarity-1 VF25. The obverse is a very attractive glossy light chocolate brown while the reverse is a darker shade of chocolate and olive with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. The obverse is nearly choice and offers excellent eye appeal for the grade. The only defect on that side is a planchet void in the center, as struck. The reverse is decent but the fields and protected areas are dusted with extremely fine crud that hides any gloss in those areas. A minor planchet clip affects the dentils over ER in VERMON and the opposing ones at ND in INDE. The date is clear and the legends are bold. Weight 115.3 grains. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 110		1788 Vermont Ryder-21 Rarity-5 G6. Rather glossy dark olive and steel. The surfaces are decent, especially for this grade, but there is extremely faint roughness under the glossy patina. LDS with severe die failure on the reverse and a cud break off the bust tip. The upper half of the 178 remain visible but the second 8 is faint, and the legends are easily readable. Weight 110.7 grains. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 111		1788 Vermont Ryder-25 Rarity-2+ F15. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate fading to darker olive brown in protected areas. Decent surfaces and eye appeal for the grade. A short, shallow planchet void across the chest of the seated figure is the only notable mark. Weight 123.8 grains. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 112		Pair of NGC graded Colonial Coppers. Includes 1788 Vermont Ryder-27 Rarity-1 NGC graded VG details, damaged, and an undated (1792-94) Kentucky halfpenny token with plain edge (Breen-1155) NGC graded VG10. The first is glossy dark chocolate with a readable date but some dull contact marks; the second is olive brown and dark bluish steel with smooth, evenly worn surfaces free of any notable defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $150
Lot 113		1787 Nova Eborac Breen-986 Figure Seated Left VG10. Double Struck. Sharpness EF45 or better but dull and covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. Most likely lost in soil after little if any circulation. No marks or verdigris. Dark steel and olive. Boldly double struck. The first strike was about 4 millimeters off center to K-1 and the second was fairly well centered on the planchet. Clear evidence of the first strike shows on both sides with the lower part of EBORA above the centered EBOR and strong remnants of the shield visible to the right and slightly below the second shield. Too bad about the surfaces because this would have been a great error strike. Weight 108.9 grains. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368