Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 70

The September 2-5, 2012

Large Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 537		Quartette of 1806 S-270 Large Cents. Grades are VG7, G5, G4, and AG3. The last two are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Realized $391
Lot 538		1807 S-271 R1 Comet Obverse VF20+. Sharpness VF35 with extremely fine porosity under an attractive chocolate brown patina. The highpoints are a slightly lighter shade of brown and this piece offers nice eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. No verdigris and only a few minor contact marks. The notable marks are a tiny pinprick between the feet of the R & T in LIBERTY and a light scratch hidden in the hair under that R. Both sides are covered with an extremely thin layer of lacquer or some similar protectant, but this is very difficult to detect. M-LDS, Breen state VI. The "Comet" break is bold as are the other linear die flaws on the obverse. An attractive example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Evan Kopald, Chris McCawley FPL 2006-Shawn Yancey. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 539		1807/6 S-273 R1 Overdate Large 7 over 6 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but there are a half dozen small spots of raised reddish brown verdigris, mostly on the obverse. The notable ones are on the bust and at the dentils left of the neck. Rather glossy dark olive brown. There is shallow dirt or verdigris caked into protected areas on the reverse and the dark patina suggests the planchet is not perfectly smooth under the toning. Nonetheless, the eye appeal is decent and the overdate is bold. LDS, Breen state IV, showing obvious swelling in the field left of the lowest curl and a narrow rim cud break at ST in STATES (this rim cud extends to the adjacent A in the latest state). Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 540		Trio of Early Cents, 1794-1803. Includes 1794 S-67 R3 Head of 1795 F12 net G4 for roughness, 1802 S-226 R3 VG10 net G4 for roughness, and 1803 S-260 R1 Large Fraction VF25 net VG8 for roughness. All have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $336
Lot 541		Group of 8 Large cents, 1794-1810, grading AG3 to G4. Includes one each 1794, 1796 Liberty Cap, 1797, 1798, 1800/179 Style II Hair, 1802, 1807/6, and 1810/09. All are slightly sharper with defects and all but one have ugly tape residue across the obverse from having been taped into an album. All have a readable date. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $384
Lot 542		Quartette of Cents, 1798-1807, grading G5 to F12. Includes 1798 Small 8 with Style II Hair G5, 1803 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar VG8, 1805 Blunt 1 F12, and 1807 Large Fraction VG8. All are sharper but slightly rough. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Realized $384
Lot 543		Group of 16 Cents, 1797-1807, grading AG3 to G4. Most grade AG3 and all have a readable date. Many are smooth, just well worn, but a few are sharper with defects. Eight different dates are represented. Lot of 16 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Realized $506
Lot 544		Trio of 1808 Die Varieties. Includes S-277 LDS G5, S-278 LDS G6, and S-279 LDS VG7. All are sharper with defects but have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $120-UP. From the Dr. Charles Ruby collection. View details	Realized $345
Lot 545		1809 S-280 R2 Turban Head VF20. Slightly sharper, especially on the reverse where the details suggest a VF30 grade, but this piece was lightly cleaned and is nicely retoned glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive, void of any hint of roughness or verdigris, and the only notable mark is a shallow planchet flake at the dentils off the end of the wreath ribbon. MDS. A date that is tough to find in grades above Fine with smooth surfaces. Estimated Value $750-UP. Ex 2007 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/28/2007:343-Rod Burress. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 546		1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09 Turban Head F15. Sharpness EF40 but lightly corroded. There are a half dozen small spots of reddish olive verdigris on the obverse, strongest at the throat, plus traces of shallow crud or verdigris caked into many of the protected areas on both sides. The only contact marks are a small pinprick on the bust and a couple barely visible rim nicks on both sides. Partly glossy dark reddish chocolate with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. MDS. The overdate feature is obvious to the unaided eye. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 547		1810 S-282 R2 Turban Head AU50. Choice frosty chocolate brown with underlying lustrous lighter brown toning in protected areas on the obverse. Satiny flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal, especially for a Turban Head cent. Just a touch of friction on the highpoints from mint state. The best identifying mark, and it is trivial, is a tiny tick on the rim even with the lower left point of star 3. MDS, Breen state III. Struck with the obverse die slightly misaligned to K-10 while the reverse is off a similar amount to K-1.5. A premium example in every respect. Estimated Value $2,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075
Lot 548		1811/10 S-286 R3 Overdate 11 over 10 Turban Head F12. Sharpness VF20 or a bit better but there are numerous dull rim nicks on both sides, especially on the reverse, plus a collection of tiny nicks on the right side of the obverse. The planchet is smooth except for a small spot of raised verdigris in the field close over the bust tip plus additional fine verdigris or crud nestled around the lower part of CENT. Mostly glossy chocolate brown and steel with puffs of darker chocolate toning on the reverse. E-MDS, Breen state I. The date is bold and the overdate feature is obvious. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 549		1813 S-293 R2 Turban Head PCGS graded AU50. The so-called 3 over 2 overdate variety. Frosty chocolate and steel. Satiny mint luster shows in some of the protected areas on both sides. No hint of roughness or verdigris. The only marks, and they are not at all significant, are a nick on the outer point of star 6 and a dull scratch down the right side of the D in UNITED. M-LDS, Breen state III. Evidence of the 3 over 2 overdate, which is visible only in the early die state, is gone. The strike is a bit uneven, as usual for the die state, with weakness at stars 6 & 7 and on the opposing UN in UNITED (caused by die faces out of parallel alignment). Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 550		Quartette of Early Cents 1807-1813 grading AG3 to G4. Includes one each 1807 Large Fraction, 1808, 1810, and 1813. All are sharper with imperfect surfaces but a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $240
Lot 551		Trio of Turban Head Cents, 1810-1814. Includes 1810 S-282 with the reverse misaligned to K-1 AG3, 1813 S-292 G6 net AG3 for minor roughness, and 1814 S-294 Crosslet 4 VG7 choice. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $196
Lot 552		Group of 5 Cents, 1800-1828, grading Fair-2 to G6. Includes 1800 AG3, 1809 Fair-2, 1810 G6, 1812 Fair-2, and 1828 N-5 with cud break at TED (rare die state) G5. The date on the 1809 & 1812 cents is weak but readable, and the date is clear on the other three. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $174
Lot 553		1816 N-2 R1. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty steel and light olive brown with hints of underlying faded mint color peeking through on the reverse. A nice example of this Randall Hoard variety with only a few minor imperfections. These include a collection of microscopic ticks in the field over star 1, a dusting of very fine carbon between stars 10 & 11, and a light diagonal nick right of the E in ONE. M-LDS showing rim cud breaks from star 8 to star 11 plus a smaller one at star 11.5. Clear repunching shows on the 81 in the date, and the reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW from the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Our grade is net AU58, but you could easily make a good case for mint state as this cent never saw circulation and the reverse is nearly choice. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 554		1816 N-4 R2. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Glossy dark olive brown and chocolate with traces of reddish brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and nearly free of marks. A swipe of very fine carbon above the first A in AMERICA is the only notable defect. M-LDS. Most of the dentils are gone but the dash between the C & A in AMERICA remains visible. Our grade is VF35+. The attribution and Reiver provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex George Ramont 8/3/1972-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19678-Steve Ellsworth. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 555		1816 N-8 R3 EF45+. Attractive frosty chocolate and steel brown. Great eye appeal, void of any spots or stains. Close to AU50. The only marks are a few microscopic pinpricks on the cheek. M-LDS with two clear rim cud breaks on the right side of the obverse. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61 Brown (NGC label included, #395065-002, and it shows the attribution). Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Heritage 2/5/2009:7181. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 556		Group of 8 Different Die Varieties of 1816 grading AG3 to VG8. Average grade is G6. Includes one each of N-1 (Rarity-4), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. A few are sharper with defects but most are just worn. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Realized $322
Lot 557		1817 N-1 R4 VF25. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. Smooth, free of any notable defects. LDS with fine die cracks from the bust tip and tip of the coronet. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 558		1817 N-2 R3. NGC graded AU-55. Very attractive frosty steel brown and chocolate with generous traces of golden tan faded down from mint color in the protected areas on both sides. The only mark is a barely visible rim bruise above star 4. A very attractive example of this scarce variety. MDS. The die crack from the rim through the first S in STATES to the wreath is clear but the bisecting die crack has not formed. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 559		1817 N-2 R3. PCGS graded AU-55. Lustrous medium brown mottled with splashes of darker olive brown and steel toning on both sides. No roughness or verdigris, but there are a few rim nicks on the reverse, including two under the end of the wreath stem and one more over the E in STATES. LDS with a die crack bisecting the reverse from the rim right of OF to the rim at NI in UNITED. Our grade is EF45 sharpness net EF40. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 560		1817 N-5 R3 AU50. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with lighter brown and tan faded down from mint color in the protected areas on both sides. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points of the portrait and a light rim bruise over star 6. Otherwise just a few tiny rim nicks on the reverse from flawless. MDS. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,236
Lot 561		1817 N-6 R1 AU50. Frosty medium brown and chocolate with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and satiny lighter steel brown in protected areas. A single tiny tick on the cheek is the only mark. Excellent eye appeal. LDS with radial die flowlines in the fields and a tiny lump on the left side of the T in LIBERTY. Removed from a PCGS slab graded AU55 (PCGS label included, #1594.55/16815016). Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 562		1817 N-9 R2 VF30. Choice glossy chocolate brown with traces of frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. Sharply struck and very attractive for the grade. EDS, before any trace of the "Mouse" break on top of the head. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 563		1817 N-11 R1 EF45. Frosty chocolate and steel. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. The only notable mark is a small planchet delamination at the rim over the second S in STATES. Nicely struck E-MDS showing full dentils around both sides. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU53 Brown (NGC label included, #3166493-009). Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 564		1817 N-11 R1 AU50. Five points sharper but there is a collection of extremely faint hairline scratches on the cheek and neck, none visible without the aid of a strong glass. Otherwise the only mark is a small planchet chip (as struck) near the dentils above star 8. Lustrous steel and chocolate. Great eye appeal, looks mint state. LDS. The fields are flowlined and only half the dentils remain visible on both sides. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Kagin's 5/6/1988:1110-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:663-Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:690. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 565		1817 N-12 R3 VF25. Frosty light olive and steel brown. Possibly lightly cleaned and retoned but the eye appeal of this cent is quite nice. No marks or other defects. M-LDS. The die cracks on the obverse and strong but the section outlined by cracks left of star 1 has not started to rise. A decent example of a variety that is tough to find in grades above Very Fine. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 566		1817 N-12 R3 VF25. Sharpness near EF40 but there are areas of minor roughness on both sides, the largest of these at stars 8-9. A dull nick on the chin is the only notable sign of contact. Rather glossy dark steel and olive with slightly lighter chocolate brown toning on some of the highpoints. M-LDS, but later than the preceding example. The area outlined by the die cracks at the left of star 1 is clearly raised as a retained cud. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 567		1817 N-13 R1 AU58. Choice lustrous chocolate brown and steel. Sharply struck and flawless offering great eye appeal, but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the portrait. EDS. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS63 Brown (PCGS label included, #1594.63/20868380). Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 6/22/2000:204 (lot ticket included)-Stack's/Bowers 11/15/2001:272. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 568		1817 N-14 R1 AU55. Lustrous light bluish steel brown and olive with hints of underlying faded mint color showing on both sides. Great eye appeal, only a hint of rub on the highest points from mint state. The only mark is a thin planchet lamination from the dentils down through the M in AMERICA to the wreath below. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 569		1817 N-16 R1 15-Stars VF35. Glossy chocolate brown with frosty mint luster showing in some of the protected areas. An attractive cent with just a few minor marks, including a tiny rim bruise under the 7 in the date and a dull scratch under star 9. Close to EF40, which is the grade assigned to it by Del Bland. LDS with a cud break in the dentils above AM. The die line from the right top of F in OF is gone. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Bowers & Merena 3/21/91:164-Del Bland. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 570		1817 N-17 R4 VG7. Slightly sharper but there are a half dozen rim bruises on both sides, the strongest of these at star 1. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown toning covering the devices, the attractive two-tone appearance accenting the details and aiding the eye appeal. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Rare terminal die state (TDS) with a strong cud break connecting TATE to the rim above. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 571		Group of 13 1817 Cents grading G4 to VG10. Average grade is G6. Includes N-2, 3, 4, 7 (Mouse), 8, 9 (Mouse), 10, 12 (3), 15, 16 (15-Stars), and 17. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects but most are just worn. Lot of 13 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details	Realized $391
Lot 572		1818 N-1 R2 AU50. Rotated Reverse. Glossy olive brown and chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning covering the protected areas. Virtually flawless, just a couple tiny ticks, including a diagonal nick left of the O in ONE. MDS. The reverse is rotated 55 degrees CCW from the normal head-to-tail die orientation. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex 2001 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 3/31/01:345-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/11/2001:939 (lot tickets for both sales included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 573		1818 N-4 R4+ G6. A point sharper but there are some contact marks in the center of the reverse. Otherwise smooth and attractive for the grade. Glossy medium chocolate brown with slightly lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. EDS. There is minor swelling on the obverse but no die cracks and ONE CENT is complete. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:427-Tom Deck. The EAC Sale lot ticket is included. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 574		Pair of Rare Die Varieties, 1818 & 1839. Includes 1818 N-4 R4+ EDS VG7 net AG3 for a strong dent, and 1839 N-12 R4 AG3 (obverse Fair-2, reverse VG7; smooth but heavily worn on the obverse). Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details	Realized $144
Lot 575		1818 N-5 R3 EF40. At least 5 points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty bluish steel and olive brown with deceptive faded "mint" red toning in some of the protected areas on both sides. The only mark is a small rim nick left of star 1. Great luster and excellent eye appeal, looks very close to mint state. LDS. The die crack at stars 1-4 extends down to the rim under star 1. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 576		1818 N-10 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy dark olive brown and steel with faded mint color covering the protected areas, especially on the obverse. No spots or stains, just a few microscopic ticks inside the wreath. M-LDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for this variety, showing a die crack through the date and all 13 stars. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 577		1818 N-10 R1. NGC graded MS-61 Brown. Lustrous dark bluish steel and olive. No spots or stains, only a few tiny ticks on both sides. The highpoints on the portrait show a trace of friction under strong magnification, but it looks mint state to the unaided eye. MDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for this variety. Our grade is AU55. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 578		1818 N-10 R1 AU55. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate brown with a few puffs of lighter reddish brown toning on the reverse. Nice eye appeal. A cent that never saw any circulation, but there are a few too many light ticks on the cheek for a mint state grade. M-LDS, the usual Randall Hoard die state for the variety. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 579		Trio of 1818 Cents. Includes N-3 R3 E-MDS VF25, N-7 R1 MDS VF35 net VF25 for a spot, and N-9 R3 LDS F15. A decent group. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $265
Lot 580		1819 N-2 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate blending to darker chocolate and olive on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas, especially on the reverse, and traces of faded mint red can be found on both sides. The best identifying mark is a small spot of darker toning over the left side of the O in ONE. Nicely struck EDS. The fields are smooth on both sides. Sharp repunching shows on the 8 and what may be evidence of a 9 over 8 overdate is clearly visible as well. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. A nice example of a preferred die state. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 581		1819 N-2 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty bluish steel brown and chocolate blended with slightly darker tones on both sides. No defects, just the lightest touch of rub on the highest points. Sharply struck very early die state (VEDS). The repunching on the 8 is bold and evidence of the so-called 9 over 8 overdate is clear. In addition the always-present die crack that connects the first 3 digits of the date is extremely light, barely visible. Our grade is AU58. The NGC label indicates this is an overdate 1819/8, but that designation is normally reserved for the N-1 die variety of this year. Estimated Value $800-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 582		1819 N-2 R1 Large Date EF45. Sharper by at least 5 points but the obverse was lightly cleaned and has retoned glossy bluish steel brown and chocolate with undertones of lighter reddish brown in protected areas. The reverse is a very attractive bluish steel brown and chocolate. The only marks are a speck of very fine carbon in the field behind the neck, a light scratch under star 7, and a nick at the left foot of the E in CENT. Sharply struck VEDS with hard, reflective fields on both sides. The repunching on the 8 is clear and the so-called 9 over 8 overdate feature is sharp. This cent offers excellent eye appeal in spite of the old retoning. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 583		1819 N-3 R3- Close Stars EF40. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown with hints of very faded red in protected areas of the obverse. A couple very tiny ticks on the neck and a vertical nick on the upper right edge of the 8 from flawless. A choice example. LDS. The die crack from the bust into the field right of star 1 is visible but the repunching on the right top of the N in UNITED is now gone. Clear die clashmarks now show at the throat, over the O in ONE, and right of the T in CENT. Called EF40 net VF35 in the Noyes census, his photo #36202. Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Harmer Rooke 9/1980:85-1987 EAC Sale, lot 323-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:714-John McGinty, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg�s 2/10/2008:1433-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:111 (last 2 lot tickets are included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 584		1819 N-4 R3 Close Stars VF20. Sharpness near EF40 with a group of shallow pits on the throat and a few light nicks on the bottom edge of the bust. Glossy steel with reddish chocolate brown in protected areas and faint hairlines on the highpoints. LDS. The reverse die has been lapped to remove the fine die rust, and the die line connecting the bases of the T & E in STATES is now gone. Called VF30 net F15 in the Noyes census, his photo #36790. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex John D. Wright 6/13/1984-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:113 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 585		1819 N-8 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light steel and reddish brown with hints of bluish steel tones in protected areas. Sharply struck and free of contact marks. The notable defects are a carbon spot between star 2 and the dentils, a smaller spot of dark toning just right of the nostril, and an even smaller one at the base of the C in AMERICA. EDS. Most likely from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 586		1819 N-8 R1 AU58. A sharp, lustrous mint state cent but it has a few too many tick contact marks for a mint state grade. None of the marks is significant or distracting and the eye appeal is quite nice. Lustrous light olive and steel with sea-green overtones (a classic "greenie" as Doug Smith would say). The best identifying mark is a small spot of slightly darker toning on the top of the first A in AMERICA. Sharply struck EDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS62 Brown (NGC label included, #3170863/001). Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Heritage 10/22/2009:7054. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690

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