Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 70

The September 2-5, 2012

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 467		1793 C-3 R3 Liberty Cap NGC graded XF details, rim damage. Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown with smooth surfaces. No corrosion or verdigris, only a few marks. The "Rim Damage" mentioned by NGC is a planchet flaw (incomplete planchet mint error) left of the bust tip. This defect was created when the planchet was cut too close to the ragged end or edge of the planchet strip, and it affects perhaps a dozen of the border beads on both sides. Otherwise the only marks are three small rim bumps on each side, including two under the date, one left of the neck, two more at the bottom of the reverse, and one more at TE in UNITED. Nicely struck EDS. Perhaps this one would be better served in a slab with a "Mint Error" label. Our grade is VF35 sharpness net VF25. Estimated Value $6,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 468		Quartette of Half Cents, 1794-1837. Includes 1794 C-4a R3 F12 with rim dents net G4 (strong date and clear legends), 1837 Half Cent Token Rulau HT-73 Low-49 VF25, and a pair of what look like Breen state I blank half cent planchets weighing 95.3 and 103.6 grains respectively. Worth a good look. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Dr. Charles Ruby collection. View details	Realized $368
Lot 469		Trio of Early Coppers grading AG3. Includes two half cents, a 1797 C-1 EDS and another 1797 C-1 LDS, plus a 1794 S-22 large cent in LDS. All have an easily readable date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $437
Lot 470		Group of 14 Half Cents, 1800-1834, grading AG3 to VG10. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Good mix of dates from a partial collection. Lot of 14 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Dr. Charles Ruby collection. View details	Realized $575
Lot 471		1804 C-9 R2 VF35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy bluish steel and light olive brown. The only marks are a light hairline through the lips and a couple more in the field before the portrait, plus a speck of verdigris on the cheek and another under the E in AMERICA. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0, with a strong cud break connecting RTY to the rim above. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Gary Young 5/1968-Bill Weber, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/3/2002:2313-Dan Holmes (the Weber and Holmes collection envelopes are included along with the Weber sale lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 472		Group of 12 Half Cents, 1804-1853, grading Fair-AG. Most are sharper with damage, especially holes, but all have a readable date. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Dr. Charles Ruby collection. View details	Realized $207
Lot 473		Pair of Half Cents, 1804 and 1806. Includes 1804 C-1 R3 EDS G5 and 1806 C-4 Large 6 R1 with the reverse rotated 55 degrees CW VG8 net G5 for a dent. Both have a clear date. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details	Realized $115
Lot 474		Quartette of Early Coppers, all Slabbed. Includes 3 half cents and one large cent. The half cents are 1804 C-1 ANACS graded VF20 details, corroded (our grade net VG10), 1804 C-8 NGC graded XF details, environmental damage (our grade net VG10), and 1804 C-13 Plain 4 without Stems NGC graded XF details, environmental damage (our grade net VF25, and the damage is minimal). The large cent is an 1803 S-253 late die state NGC graded VG details, improperly cleaned (our grade net G6). Lot of 4 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $253
Lot 475		1806 C-3 R6 Small 6 with Stems. PCGS graded Good-4. Glossy medium chocolate and steel with slightly darker olive and steel toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth, free of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. The only marks are a collection of nicks under the 8 in the date and a few fine hairline scratches on both sides, the strongest of these from the I in UNITED to ALF in HALF. The nicks under the 8 were strong enough to create a slight bulge at the rim above TE in STATES, and this bulge resulted in excessive wear on those two letters. Otherwise the date and legends are complete and strong. EDS, Manley state 1.0, prior to the die crack at ICA in AMERICA. Our grade is net G4+, close to G5. A decent example of this very rare variety. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $6,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,913
Lot 476		1806 C-4 R1 Large 6 with Stems. NGC graded AU-58. Rotated Reverse. Attractive lustrous steel brown and olive with frosty tan faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the obverse. The highpoints on the obverse are a darker shade of steel. The only mark is a planchet flake at the dentils above ME in AMERICA. Excellent eye appeal, just a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0, with the reverse rotated 30 degrees CW. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 477		Pair of Slabbed Half Cents, 1805 & 1808/7. The first is an 1805 C-4 R2- Large 5 with Stems NCS graded VF details, improperly cleaned. It's glossy chocolate brown and has never been cleaned, but it does have a fine scratch along the profile. Otherwise nice. Our grade is VF20 net F12. The second is an 1808/7 C-2 R3 Overdate 8 over 7 PCGS graded VG details, scratch. This one is glossy chocolate and olive brown with three old, light scratches in the field before the face and one more arcing under CENT. Otherwise smooth and nice for a VG grade. Our grade is VG7 net G6. Lot of 2 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $357
Lot 478		Pair of Slabbed Half Cents, 1806 & 1833. The first is 1806 C-1 R1 Stemless Wreath ANACS graded EF details, corroded and cleaned. Can't find any corrosion, but it has been recolored a rather glossy steel and chocolate with areas of lighter golden brown on the reverse. Our grade is VF30 net F15. The second is an 1833 C-1 R1 PCGS graded XF details, scratched. Frosty olive and steel with some lighter brown toning on both sides. There are fine scratches around the date and on the bottom of the bust. LDS, Manley state 3.0 with strong die clashmarks on both sides. Our grade is EF40 net VF25. Lot of 2 slabbed coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $184
Lot 479		Group of 5 Draped Bust Half Cents grading AG3 to VF20. Average grade is VG. Includes 1803, 1804 Spiked Chin, 1804 Stemless Wreath, 1804 normal, and an 1808 with rotated reverse. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $230
Lot 480		Group of 5 Half Cents, 1809-1857. Includes 1809 G4, 1809 with upset reverse G4, 1855 VG10, 1856 F12, and 1857 G6. The last 3 are much sharper with significant defects. All have a clear date. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $184
Lot 481		Quartette of Half Cents, 1834-1854. Includes 1834 VF30, 1835 VF30, 1854 AU50, and 1854 AU55 net EF45 for specks of verdigris. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $322
Lot 482		1837 Half Cent Token Low-49, Rulau HT-73 Rarity-2. NGC graded AU-53. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate fading to darker olive brown in protected areas. Smooth and attractive. A thin diagonal nick near the leaf under the W in WORTH is the only notable mark. The only half cent denomination in the Hard Times Token series, and it is often collected as part of the regular federal series of half cents. Our grade is VF35. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. See page 91 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 483		1854 C-1 R1+. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Choice frosty mint red fading to steel brown on the highpoints, more than a third of the bright original mint color remaining on each side. No spots or contact marks. The only defects are faint traces of an old fingerprint off the bust tip and between stars 6 & 7. E-MDS. The dash left of the base of the 1 in the date is clear. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Estimated Value $600-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 484		1857 Breen-2 Proof-Only. NGC graded Proof 65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Variety with Doubled T in CENT. Choice bluish steel with 20% of both sides showing original mint color. Virtually flawless, free of any stains, spots, or signs of contact. The only marks, and they are barely visible under strong magnification, are some tiny planchet flakes in the field before the face, as struck. The fields are hard and reflective, although the mirrors on these proof-only strikes are not especially deep. A premium example. Our grade is Proof-64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $7,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 485		Group of 6 Half Cents 1804-1851. Includes 1804 Plain 4 without Stems G5, 1828 F12, 1835 VF20, 1850 VF30, and a pair of 1851 grading VF30 and F12. A decent group, just worn. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $368
Lot 486		Group of 7 Half Cents 1828-1857 grading G-VF. Average grade is VG-F. Includes 1828 12-Star Obverse, 1832, 1834, 1835, 1851, 1853, and 1857. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $334