Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 70

The September 2-5, 2012

$10.00 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2119		1795. 13 leaves below eagle. . BD-1, Rarity 3+. NGC graded AU Details, obverse planchet flaw. A rather pleasing looking coin with mint caused minor planchet flaws in the left obverse field and some scattered minor marks about the rims here and there. Plenty of detail and all, overlaid with natural rose color gold toning. Popular First Year of the type and actually, our nation's first gold coin. Only 5,583 eagles struck. Under the terms of the Coinage Act of 1792, the obverses of all the coins, copper, silver, and gold, had to depict Liberty, then as now an allegorical female figure. The reverses of the silver and gold coins had to depict an eagle. With those requirements in force, and a requirement that certain inscriptions appear on all the coins, mint engraver Robert Scot set to work in 1795 on the eagle designs. The gold eagle obverse depicts a bust of Liberty facing right and wearing a soft cap (not the pileus or Liberty cap found on the Liberty cap half cent and cent, among other U.S. coins). Liberty's hair flows freely, down over her truncated shoulders. LIBERTY occupies the under border above and to the right of the portrait, with stars arranged along the back of her head and from the Y in LIBERTY to the tip of the bust. The number of stars and their arrangement and exact positioning of LIBERTY vary from year to year. The first reverse, that of 1795-97, depicts the mandatory eagle, which some believe Scot copied from a sketch or engraving of a first century A.D. onyx cameo held in a museum in Vienna. The eagle holds a small wreath aloft in its beak and a palm branch in its talons. This is the most often seen variety having 13 leaves in the palm branch. The eagle's wings are outstretched. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the design (PCGS # 8551) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2120		1799. Small Obverse Stars. . BD-7, Breen-6840. PCGS graded AU-50 PQ. Lovely golden toning. Undergraded by several points and an attractive specimen. Production of gold Eagles increased to 37,449 coins for 1799, giving this issue of capped bust eagle the second highest mintage for the series. While all of the obverse dies bear 13 stars arranged eight and five, two different star punch sizes were used; the resulting varieties are called Small Stars and Large Stars. The numerals in the date are spaced variously: Some coins have a Close Date, some a Wide Date, and others an Irregular Date. Ten die varieties are known for 1799, representing the combinations of five obverse dies and seven reverse dies. BD-7 is noteworthy for crumbling of the obverse die over the stars at left (PCGS # 98562) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $18,975
Lot 2121		1842-O NGC graded AU Details. Reverse improperly cleaned. Well struck. This is a scarce, early New Orleans Mint strike. Only 27,400 were produced. By the later 1840s into the early 1850s, mintage increased markedly. Collectors often have to search for a year or two to acquire an acceptable 1842-O like this sharp example (PCGS # 8587) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 2122		1844-O PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Cleaning. Untoned with some luster still evident. Only 350 examples are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 8591) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 2123		1845-O PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Surface tooled. Only 47,500 minted of which merely 237 examples are estimated to have survived. Well struck and lightly toned (PCGS # 8593) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 2124		1848. NGC graded MS-61. Light golden toning with luster still evident. A desirable, original coin from the middle No Motto timeframe that boasts mint luster and a fairly decent to sharp strike. This is certainly one of the more elusive dates in Mint condition. The surfaces are cleaner than average for a gold coin of this period, and this piece has obviously seen careful handling since the time it was struck. We note two small marks below the nose that will identify it. If you are a date or Type specialist, or simply someone looking for an historic example for your gold collection, then here is a worthy $10 Eagle to acquire. Pop 11; 11 finer (PCGS # 8599) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 2125		1849. NGC graded MS-61. Mostly untoned. Few collectors have seen a strictly Uncirculated 1849 No Motto Eagle. With that in mind, the importance of this coin in this grade is immediately apparent. Population figures attest to its scarcity. Quite an attractive coin, the fields are bright and frosty while the striking details are strong in some areas but also slightly deficient in the centers where the detail is rarely brought up in these areas. Normal light handling marks. There are no singular abrasions of note on either side, just tiny field marks evenly scattered across both sides. We note a lengthy die crack from the rim through the tops of UN and continuing through the bottoms of TEN before petering away in the field left of D. An important coin for the specialist. Only 625 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 17; 22 finer, 11 in 62, 7 in 63, 4 in 64 (PCGS # 8601) . Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,800. The Dandelion Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 2126		1852. NGC graded AU-53. Mostly untoned. From the No Motto period, 1838-66, showing relatively few circulation blemishes. Ample luster remains (PCGS # 8608) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2127		1853. NGC graded AU-55 (PCGS # 8610) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 2128		1855-O PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Altered surfaces. Only 18,000 minted of which merely 100 examples are estimated to have survived. Reflective surfaces and a nice looking coin (PCGS # 8617) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,750
Lot 2129		1860-O NGC graded AU Details. Improperly cleaned. Light golden toning. With trouble brewing between the North and the South prior to the breakout of war in April 1861, mintage at New Orleans and the other southern branch mints began to decline as people started hoarding gold (and silver) metal. Only 11,100 $10 Eagles were produced bearing the distinnctive "O" mintmark (PCGS # 98631) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2130		1860-O PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Cleaning. Lightly toned. Only 11,100 minted of which merely 142 examples are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 98631) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2131		1874. PCGS graded AU-55. Lightly toned with reflective fields. Only 53,160 minted of which merely 650 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 46; 76 finer (PCGS # 8669) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2132		1874-CC NGC graded AU Details. Improperly cleaned. Light golden toning. This slightly scarcer CC mint date from the middle part of the 1870s decade is often weak at the stars and center motifs. 16,767 struck (PCGS # 8670) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,197
Lot 2133		1878. NGC graded AU-58. Semi-reflective fields (PCGS # 8680) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 2134		1878-S. NGC graded AU-55. Nice gold toning with reflective fields. Only 26,100 minted of which merely 375 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 38; 32 finer (PCGS # 8682) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,737
Lot 2135		1879. NGC graded EF-45. Nicely toned (PCGS # 8683) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 2136		1879-S. PCGS graded MS-61. Nice golden toning. Only 1,225 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 34; 25 finer (PCGS # 8686) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2137		1879-S. NGC graded AU-58+. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 8686) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2138		1879-S. PCGS graded AU-55. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 8686) . Estimated Value $725 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2139		1882-CC NGC graded AU Details. Improperly cleaned. Well struck with semi-prooflike surfaces. An affordable CC mint date, yet a mere 6,764 pieces were made! Imagine this low mintage on, say, a Morgan Silver dollar or one of the Barber denominations! It would be priced to the moon (PCGS # 8696) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 2140		1884-CC PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is AU58. Close to Mint State and one of the more intriguing dates in the $10 gold series. All 1884-CC Eagles seen to date have some raised die lines on Liberty's neck, as though something injured the dies during striking or, more logical, the person prepping the obverse die inadvertently left behind these "engraver's lines." Scarce in all grades, of course, because of its low mintage (PCGS # 8704) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 2141		1884-S. PCGS graded MS-61. CAC Approved. Only 1,050 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 87; 97 finer (PCGS # 8705) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2142		1887-S. PCGS graded MS-61. CAC Approved. A hint of gold tone. Only 2,500 examples are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 8711) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2143		1890. ANACS graded EF-40. Only 57,980 minted (PCGS # 8717) . Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 2144		1890-CC NGC graded AU Details. Improperly cleaned (PCGS # 8718) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2145		1891. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty with light pink toning. Only 1,125 examples are estimated to have survived. Pop 123; 50 finer (PCGS # 8719) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2146		1892-CC NGC graded AU Details. Improperly cleaned (PCGS # 8722) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 2147		1892-O. PCGS graded MS-61. CAC Approved. Well struck. Only 28,688 minted of which merely 1,250 examples are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 8723) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,311
Lot 2148		1893-O PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Cleaning. Only 17,000 minted of which merely 1,125 examples are estimated to have survived. Lightly toned (PCGS # 8727) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 2149		1894-O NGC graded AU Details. Reverse improperly cleaned. There are obverse marks too. The date on the holder is incorrect (PCGS # 8729) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $900
Lot 2150		1899-O. PCGS graded AU-58. Nice golden toning. Only 37,047 minted of which merely 400 examples are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 8743) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2151		1900. PCGS graded MS-60. Housed in a First Generation Holder (PCGS # 8745) . Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2152		1901. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning. The high technical grade of this piece is fully matched by the intangible qualities that constitute eye appeal, making the present coin one of the most memorable examples of its type. Pop 624; 73 finer (PCGS # 8747) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2153		1901-O PCGS graded Genuine AU Details. Cleaning. Untoned. Only 1,075 examples are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 8748) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $930
Lot 2154		1901-S. NGC graded MS-65. Beautiful golden toning. Pleasingly bright and lustrous, both sides are delicately colored in pinkish-gold hues. A solidly graded, eye-catching Gem, this coin displays impressive striking definition for a $10 gold piece from this branch mint. This is also to say that the strike is full, including those few hair strands over Liberty's ear which often keep this from being so (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2155		1901-S. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning. Unrivaled in terms of exterior preservation for a Mint State 65, both sides of this golden beauty are well frosted. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are detailed and close to 100% crisp for their sharpness of strike, which is a forceful reminder in a coin from this mint that it is quality that counts (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,048
Lot 2156		1901-S. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty and well struck. Exhibits attractive golden toning. Devices were struck with energy and full oomph by the dies imparting all design elements boldly. Sharp strikes are the main reason collectors focus on the 1901-S issue. That, and their amazing luster! (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,105
Lot 2157		1901-S. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning. From center to periphery the intense radiant golden luster glows (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,933
Lot 2158		1901-S. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning. Luminous, satiny luster and first-rate detail for this difficult issue. The surfaces are fresh and alluring (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2159		1901-S NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned (PCGS # 8749) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $897
Lot 2160		1904. AU-50. Estimated Value $675 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 2161		1905-S. PCGS graded MS-61. Pop 31; 55 finer (PCGS # 8758) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 2162		1906-D. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Lightly toned. This exceptionally pleasing MS64 example of the first Denver Mint $10 gold year, one that has rich pinkish-gold patina over each side with subtle accents of warm golden color. The strike is strong, with clear definition to the high points (PCGS # 8760) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 2163		1907 $10 Liberty. Sharpness of EF-45. Toned. Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details	Realized $834
Lot 2164		1908-D. No Motto. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty, untoned, and choice for the grade (PCGS # 8854) . Estimated Value $725 - 775. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $897
Lot 2165		1908. With Motto. NGC graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning. Lustrous (PCGS # 8859) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 2166		1909-D PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is MS64. Nicely toned. The coin we offer in the present lot exhibits beautiful orange-gold color and has satin-like luster. The design elements are sharply struck, with most of the headdress and eagle's feathers being well defined. The surfaces are nicely preserved on both sides, with just a few miniscule hairlines concealed below the toning. Any marks require a glass to locate (PCGS # 8863) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,750
Lot 2167		1910. PCGS graded AU-55. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 8865) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2168		1911. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved PQ. Lovely light even gold toning. An immaculate, spinning-bright Gem, the surfaces spread light with vivid golden glow of originality over both sides. With such gorgeous luster, it confirms the grade that the coin is struck with mathematical precision by the dies. Pop 66; 29 finer (PCGS # 8868) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,395

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