Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 7

Coin and Currency Auction

$5 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 931		1882-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Unusually bright fields as they are semi-prooflike, which implies this was an early strike from the dies. Moderate bagmarks from handling, but much better than most. Seldom found in choice condition, most are in the lower mint state grades. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $690
Lot 932		1883 $5 Liberty. ANACS graded AU-55. Light coppery toning around the edges, luster in the fields and well struck. Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details	Realized $132
Lot 933		1884-S $5 Liberty. AU-53. Light hairlines. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $115
Lot 934		1884-S $5 Liberty. Together with 1929 $2.50. Both grade Mint State 60 or better. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $443
Lot 935		1885 $5 Liberty. MS-60. Well preserved and original, only a few bagmarks on Liberty's cheek and in the fields. Estimated Value $170 - 180. View details	Realized $144
Lot 936		1885-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Here is a really original coin. The surfaces show a scattering of ticks, none deep or annoying, and the luster is a fresh as the day it was coined. Boldly struck and with 172 so graded by PCGS, only 13 graded higher though, making this about the best anyone could hope to find. One for the date collector. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 937		1885-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Another bright, fresh example of this date, glowing luster and well struck. Free of all but the tiniest nicks. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details	Realized $644
Lot 938		1885-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Light coppery toning around the periphery and very lustrous. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $460
Lot 939		1886-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Bright and lustrous, without any hint of toning. Sharp and pleasing. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $391
Lot 940		1887-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Beautiful coppery toning around the periphery and well struck. Typical handling marks, as expected for this choice grade. Seldom found this nice, and worth a bid. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $391
Lot 941		1887-S $5 Liberty. AU-53. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 942		1887-S $5 Liberty. Both are graded ANACS MS-60. Two coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $357
Lot 943		1893-S $5 Liberty. ICG graded MS-63. A very choice example, well struck with surfaces which are nearly immaculate. Estimated Value $700 - 800. From the H.W. Bass, Jr. Collection. View details	Realized $575
Lot 944		1894 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Although nearly one million were struck, this date is virtually impossible to find in gem condition, after all these years of PCGS grading, only 13 have been graded this high, with a single coin graded higher! Therefore, this is one of the very best to survive of the date. Two small nicks, one on Liberty's lower neck, the other in the field near Liberty's nose. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 945		1895 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Rose gold luster in the fields and well struck. One of the better grades that is seldom found on these late date issues, most of which were shipped about in bags enough to abraid the surfaces. Not so here, and rare thus. Bid accordingly. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $633
Lot 946		1895 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice for the grade, and seldom found much better. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $380
Lot 947		1897 $5 Liberty. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. The 1906-D has some streaky dark toning on the reverse. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details	Realized $253
Lot 948		1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Struck from worn dies which show roughness at the periphery. Clean surfaces and nearly a grade better, as there are very few, few indeed, tick marks of any kind on the surfaces. Frosty mint luster and delicate rose toning. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 949		1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty luster in the fields and with a small area of dark toning on the lower reverse dentils. Clean surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 950		1900-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Yellow green luster and well struck. Typical for a choice coin, minor handling marks, but far fewer than normally encountered. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details	Realized $1,236
Lot 951		1901 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. This coin is very choice for the grade. We note that the 1 has an extra lump left of its base, probably from a wide repunching, the 9 also shows some doubling the same direction. A die crack is noted though the last A of AMERICA to the arrowhead. Impressive and appealing. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details	Realized $633
Lot 952		1901/0-S $5 Liberty. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. A curious pair, one of the few gold overdates known, the overdate is visible with the aid of a glass. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 230. View details	Realized $242
Lot 953		1901-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. A frosty gem that boasts clean surfaces for the grade and remains untoned. One area of post minting debris is noted on the R of AMERICA, but this could be removed if the coin was taken out of the holder, it does not appear to be affecting the coin in any way. Boldly struck and perfect for the type collector. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 954		1901-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Flashy bright luster in the fields and without any toning. There are some hidden hairlines when examined under a strong light, but they stay hidden until the light catches them just right. Don't let these deter you, this is a very choice coin that is blessed with excellent surfaces and abundant luster. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $667
Lot 955		1901-S $5 Liberty. MS-60. A well struck Brilliant Uncirculated specimen. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details	Realized $219
Lot 956		1901-S $5 Liberty. A choice pair, the 1901-S is very nice for the grade assigned. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $1,006
Lot 957		1902 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Some small scrapes on Liberty's face and a dark toning spot on the left wing of the eagle. Still a choice coin, which features satiny luster and clean surfaces. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $374
Lot 958		ASTOUNDING 1902-S PCGS GRADED MINT STATE 68. PCGS graded MS-68. One of the highest graded coins of the entire series of half eagles, this stunning and nearly perfect 1902-S defies the imagination. The surfaces are so pristine, so nearly perfect, that it was awarded one of the highest grades given to any half eagle. Mint State 68. Amazing. This is no modern commemorative piece which was shipped from the mint in a custom plastic holder, it was just an average half eagle that somehow survived in absolutely pristine condition. The coin has acquired light coppery toning over the years and retains its full luster in the fields. A glass fails to find fault, and the strike, of course, is full and complete. Turning to the PCGS Population Report, we note that this is the only coin graded as such for the date, but remarkably there is a higher graded coin, yes there is a Mint State 69 of this date! Nevertheless, this is one of the very finest half eagles to survive of any date, and certain to please a discriminating collector. This does not appear to be the Eliasberg coin, and it certainly stands on its own merits. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23,000
Lot 959		1902-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Mint fresh luster and well struck. The "S" mintmark shows minor repunching, as noted in Breen. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 960		1903-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Rose gold toning and very choice indeed. Only a couple of minor marks from gem. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details	Realized $690
Lot 961		1904 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Warm gold toning and with surfaces that are usually found on higher grade coins. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 962		1904 $5 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Bright and semi reflective. Estimated Value $200 - 230. View details	Realized $144
Lot 963		1905 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. A very choice coin, and scarce any better. One for the date collector. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $644
Lot 964		1906 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-66. An exquisite gem specimen with a hint of olive and golden orange mint bloom color. A slightly darker orange spot has formed next to the first star. The perfect example for a gem quality type set. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 965		1907 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Fresh mint luster and well struck. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details	Realized $621
Lot 966		1907 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice color, but we note a hidden mark on the upper right wing of the eagle. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $391
Lot 967		1907 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Both are lustrous and choice, but one has a few marks on Liberty's face. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,242
Lot 968		1908 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. As 1908 drew to a close, so did the coronet style half eagle. Replaced with the new incuse Pratt design in mid-year, the 1908 offered here is the tail end of a long lineage that stretches back to 1839. An impressive example. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 969		1908 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Blazing luster and original. Popular end of the type year. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $661
Lot 970		1908 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Blazing luster and original. Popular end of the type year. This one has a few tick marks. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $380
Lot 971		1908 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. A lovely pair of this end of an era coin, struck at the end of a long series that was first coined in 1839. Flashy luster and well preserved. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,242
Lot 972		1908 $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. A choice example of this, the first year of the new Indian design. Popular with collectors, the incuse design was very experimental for the time. Moderate strike on the eagle's upper wing tip, as often seen. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $776
Lot 973		1908 $5 Indian. Each has been encapsulated by ANACS. A total of 3 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $564
Lot 974		1908-D $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. While PCGS has graded 147 in this condition, they have only graded 6 coins higher, making this grade really the best available. Frosty luster throughout and well struck for the Mint. Don't wait for a better one, they scarcely exist. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,128
Lot 975		1908-D $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty luster in the fields and well struck. This is a slightly better date, with a mintage of 148,000. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details	Realized $748
Lot 976		1908-D $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A few more handling marks but still lustrous and pleasing. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details	Realized $920
Lot 977		1909 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. A choice example of the type with subdue frosty mint luster and lightly toned. Quite attractive and decidedly rare in such high grade. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,817
Lot 978		1909 $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-64. A tough date to find this nice, glowing luster and less than the usual handling marks. Well struck and worth a look. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,817
Lot 979		1909 $5 Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Fresh mint luster throughout and well struck by the dies. For some reason, this date is very difficult to locate in higher grades, for example, only 18 have been graded higher by NGC while they have graded 194 as MS-64. Needless to say, finding a higher grade example will be much more expensive than the coin offered here. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 980		1909 $5 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. A choice coin indeed which boasts coppery toning and clean surfaces. The eagle has glowing luster on his feathers, which make him a very attractive bird. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details	Realized $719

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