Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 7

Coin and Currency Auction

Proof Sets and Misc.

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1955		1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar. MS-65. Deep golden toning on both sides, with a few hairlines noted on the surfaces. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Unsold
Lot 1956		1934 Texas Half Dollar. All are ICG graded as indicated. Each is white and untoned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1957		1935-D Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Wow! The colors must be seen to be believed on this one. Deep golden-cherry tones with iridescent greens to boot on both sides. Typical Texas strike, a touch weak on the uppermost devices, but very well preserved. This one belongs in a toning specialists collection, where it can be admired for its unusually vibrant colors. Estimated Value $900-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,625
Lot 1958		1937-D Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A frosty white, untoned example of this scarce date. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1959		1938 Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Each of the three coins in this set are PCGS graded MS-66. The Philadelphia coin has light hazy toning, while the D and S show less toning, which is located at the periphery. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,350. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1960		1938 Texas Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Each piece is untoned and frosty. All in old small PCGS holders, seldom seen anymore. A scarce set in this grade. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1961		1925 Fort Vancouver Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. A superb example of this commemorative half dollar, the surfaces are pristine, without a flaw or blemish. The color is a delight to behold, it ranges from rose hues on the obverse to deep blue at the extreme rim. Frosty luster resides in the fields, and the strike is full and complete. We note that the mountain man/trapper appears ready to take on the world with his rifle aimed deliberately at what lies beyond. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 1962		1927 Vermont Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Iridescent toning on both sides and with abundant luster. Boldly impressed and one of the better ones to survive from the issue. Only 130 so graded with 9 graded higher by PCGS. Check this one out if you need a superb gem! Its one for the record books. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1963		1949 Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Each coin is well matched with bright, frosty luster. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1964		1949-D Booker T. Washington Half Dollar. ACG graded MS-66. This one has probably been lightly dipped, as the surfaces show no signs of toning. Blazing white luster on both sides, and well preserved surfaces. The coin should be viewed by prospective buyers as the ACG grading holders are known for their liberal grading standards. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $46
Lot 1965		1936 York Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. Excellent quality for the issue, only 19 have been graded higher. Frosty luster throughout and delicately toned around the periphery. The surfaces are splendid, and show very few signs of contact, making this piece especially attractive. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1966		1900 Lafayette Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Here is an exceptional Lafayette Dollar. Most of these are found with numerous tick marks or other handling problems, not so here, the surfaces are superb, frosty and bright, with just a whisper of toning around the periphery. This coin even boasts a moderate amount of cartwheel luster! The strike is above average, with some details noted on Lafayette's boot, which is often poorly struck. As this is one of those "early" commemorative coins, most were distributed to non-collectors, who mishandled them enough to keep them far from the gem class today. PCGS, for all its years grading coins, has only awarded this grade to 135 coins, with just 62 graded higher. If you demand a gem for your set of this important, and only silver dollar commemorative (except for later issues), then here is an opportunity that is not to be missed. Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 1967		1900 Lafayette Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Medium silvery toning on both sides, deepening to blue and gold near the devices, and fading to bright silver in the fields. Well struck by the dies, but the boot details are weak as always on the reverse. One reeding mark is noted on Washington's broad cheek, which is quite an expanse and is nearly always found with a tick mark or two. Gems are nearly impossible to locate of this issue. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 1968		1997-P Botanic Garden Silver Dollar. PCI graded Proof 67. Frosty and near perfect surfaces. Estimated Value $25 - 30. View details	Realized $25
Lot 1969		1999-W Washington $5 gold. NGC graded MS-69. As issued by the mint. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1970		A 1983 WASHINGTON QUARTER STRUCK OVER A TOKEN / THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY. NGC graded MS-65. An extraordinary mint error, this 1983-P Washington Quarter is struck on a gold colored casino chip, or some other such token. First of all, the coin is obviously the wrong color, its gold, not unlike a Sacagawea dollar today. On Washington's face, the observer clearly sees THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY with the word MY surrounded by two four leaf clovers. On the reverse, the central devices of the token clearly read "NO CASH VALUE" with scroll work and a branch of leaves below. Around the reverse periphery you can read "FOR REPLAY ONLY". Certainly a token expert could easily identify just what token this quarter was struck over. Remarkably, the quarter is a gem mint state piece, fully struck and well preserved. Obviously, this coin was made by a Philadelphia Mint employee and spirited out probably with the assistance of other insiders. Someone had to have brought the token into the Mint, fed it into the press, and recovered the overstruck coin. We are beginning to wonder just what is going on at the Mint, has Linderman's ghost come back to haunt us with more and more shenanigans? In this sale alone we have been presented with one of two known (and supposedly all accounted for) Martha Washington coins, ours struck on a cent, and a $5 gold Washington Commemorative struck on a dime planchet. These are not just random errors, but coins struck by employees and removed from the mint by questionable means. Perhaps struck by the same employee that made the Washington quarter proof struck over a 1900 Barber quarter? Fun and games, in the 1870s or 1980s or currently, they continue at the Mint unabated. Estimated Value $5,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1971		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1972		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1973		Hawaiian Type Set. Complete 5 piece type set consisting of the 1883 Dollar, 1883 Half Dollar, 1883 Quarter, 1883 Dime and 1847 Cent. The coins grange from Very Good to Very Fine and are mounted in a custom Capitol plastic holder. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1974		1847 Hawaiian Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Red and Brown. These were coined by the Kingdom of Hawaii during the reign of King Kamehameha III and deliberately tied the Islands to the American currency system. The 1847 cents were known as "Keneta" loosely translated from "cents". They were coined by the private mint H.M. & E.I. Richards, Attleboro, Mass, and only a single order was placed in 1846 for 100,000 pieces. When they arrived in Honolulu Harbor onboard the ship Montreal January 14, 1847, they proved an extreme disappointment. The denomination read "HAPA HANERI" instead of the correct Hapa Hanele. Not only this, but the Kings portrait was unrecognizable. Stories of the time say that the natives threw them in the ocean rather than accept them in payment or spend them. Those sent to Hawaii were probably worn or discolored by the bilge water of the Montreal, in whose hold they had spent many months. The few uncirculated ones likely trace their origins to a few held back in Massachusetts by the descendants of the Richards firm. It is said Wayte Raymond used to travel to Boston and purchase a few of these at a time, but this source was exhausted by 1956 (Breen). Without the few from the Richards firm, there would likely be no choice uncirculated pieces in existence today. A very tough coin to locate much better, this one boasts mint red in the lettering and devices, with smooth brown toning throughout. There are a couple of minor spots on the right reverse rim. Well struck and very pleasing. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1975		1847 Hawaiian Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. One of the classic issues struck for the independant nation of Hawaii, long before they became a territory and tourist mecca. This one has dark brown toning with hints of original red color beneath. Typical surfaces for the grade, and always popular with collectors. The strike is sharp, and most of these circulated widely and are seldom found in any mint state grades. Housed in an old style (small) PCGS holder, making this one ripe for an upgrade. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1976		1881 Hawaiian Eighth Dollar. ANACS graded Proof 58. The surfaces of this coin appear to be more like a mint state coin than that of a proof. As to a denomination, this is a "bit" or half a quarter. Hence, all those "two bits" jokes and comments we've always heard. Apparently, the denomination failed and the coins were not struck in quantity. Known as the "Hapawalu" in Hawaii, these have always been very popular with collectors for the curious denomination and rarity. In fact, as this coin demonstrates, early on there were restrikes made to satisfy collector demand. An original struck in silver of this coin is listed in the Guide Book for $30,000. It is unknown how many were made, obviously not many as these are seldom seen in numismatic channels, and are far more affordable for the Hawaiian specialist than the silver issues. Although not listed in Don Medcalf's Hawaiian Money Standard Catalog he does state that "…the following were not authorized by the Hawaiian government, nor were they struck in 1883 or 1884" These eighth dollar with "lazy 8s" were struck in copper, nickel, bronze, gold and platinum. The issuer has not been determined, nor the time that these were struck. All we do know is that they are highly prized by Hawaiian collectors and have been recorded in different collections for decades. Once of numismatics unsolved mysteries. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. This appears to be the coin from Superior Stamp & Coin Co's February 1999 sale, lot 1510, as the toning specks look identical. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 1977		1881 Hawaiian Quarter Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Probably one of the best from the little hoard found after World War II in Hawaii. The surfaces are satiny and show all of the original luster underneath dappled gray toning. Fully struck and certain to please a collector who wants a toned example of this popular issue. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1978		1881 Hawaiian Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. This is one of the more available of the Hawaii issues of 1883, as several rolls turned up shortly after World War II, and these were distributed to collectors, rather than melted down. This coin has an arc of toning around the rim, with bright and frosty centers on both sides. Boldly struck and perfect for the specialist. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 1979		HIGH GRADE HAWAIIAN DOLLAR. PCGS graded MS-64. One of the very finest known of this rare and popular issue, with a net mintage of just 46,348, most of which entered circulation. The coin is toned a deep antique gun-metal blue with frosty luster in the fields beneath. A few scattered tick marks can be seen with a glass, but this coin is very solid for the grade assigned, and has the original look and appearance of a gem. On the reverse, the inscription UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO translates to "the life of the land is perpetuated in Righteousness." for King David Kalakaua I. Behind the scenes, wealthy business tycoon Claus Sprekels had special Congressional legislation passed which authorized silver coinage for the Hawaiian Islands in the amount of 1 million Dala. Spreckels submitted sketches of what he wanted the coins to look like, and Charles Barber, the Mint Engraver created the master dies and hubs. The coins were struck using normal planchets then in use for United States coinage. The coinage began with a few proofs struck in September of 1883, and coinage continued until June of 1884, but was all dated 1883. Soon thereafter, Hawaii became a territory of the United States, and Hawaii was now to use United States coins instead of these Hawaiian coins. Banks were ordered to withdraw all 1883 coinage and return it to the mainland for melting and recoining. Thus, most of the issue was melted, and this 1 Dala coin is extremely hard to find in choice condition. If you are a Hawaiian collector and have been searching high and low for a really beautiful example of this popular coin, then examine this one carefully, as it is one of the nicest we have ever seen. The PCGS Population Report notes just 14 graded this high, with only 2 graded higher. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,830
Lot 1980		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 1981		A nice grouping of First Year Of Issue Type Coins. 1867 No Rays nickel - MS-60; 1913 type I nickel - MS-60 plus; 1838 no drapery 1/2 dime - AU-58; 1853 arrows 1/2 dime - MS-60 plus; 1917 type 1 quarter - MS-60 plus; 1878 7 tail feather dollar - MS-60 plus; 1921 Peace dollar - MS-60 plus. A nice original lot of 7 pieces. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1982		A miscellaneous lot of silver. Included are 4 silver dollars, two of the Morgan type, and two Peace type. $6.00 face in silver half dollars, $3.00 face in silver quarters, two silver dimes, two war-time silver Jefferson nickels and a buffalo nickel. Total of $13.20 face in silver, all circulated. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details	Realized $58
Lot 1983		1878-1935 silver dollar lot. Various dates of silver dollars including the following groups: 12 pieces of pre-1921 Morgans, 5 1921 Morgans and 20 Peace dollars. Grades range from About Good to About Uncirculated, mostly in the Fine to Very Fine range. Lot of 37 coins. Estimated Value $225 - 300. View details	Realized $178
Lot 1984		Soup to Nuts lot of coins: A large miscellaneous lot of coins that includes the following jewels for your closet: United States silver coins: quarters, 25 pieces, silver half dollars, 54 pieces; 2 1893 Columbia commemorative half dollars; 2 push out 1967 half dollars; 39 1964 Kennedy half dollars; 28 Franklin half dollars; 1 1971-S Ike dollar proof; 1 1972-S Ike dollar proof; 1 1972 mint set; 1 1973 mint set; foreign coins: 20 uncirculated 1966 Canadian dollars; 3 1973 German 5 marks; 7 miscellaneous foreign coins; 1 silver token; 7 1965 Churchill crowns from Great Britian. A lot to be inspected and figured conservatively. Grades range from Very Good to Mint State (with some Proofs). Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $265

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