Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 72

February 2-5. 2013

Flowing Hair Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 389		1812 S-288 R2 Turban Head, Large Date VF20. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better but covered with very fine granularity that dulls the natural gloss. No verdigris, and the only mark is a rim bruise at the D in UNITED. Dark chocolate brown and steel. E-MDS. Estimated Value $300-UP. John Ahern collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 390		1812 S-290 R1 Turban Head, Small Date VF35. Slightly sharper but there is a collection of microscopic ticks around NE in ONE. Otherwise this piece is quite nice and the obverse is nearly choice. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with traces of frosty lighter brown and tan in protected areas on both sides. Sharply struck MDS. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. John Ahern collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 391		1812 S-291 R2 Turban Head, Small Date F15. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Smooth and attractive. Free of roughness or verdigris. The only marks are a few trivial ticks here and there and some very faint brushlines on the highpoints of the obverse. LDS, Breen state IV. Struck very slightly off center to K-6. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 392		1813 S-292 R2 Turban Head AU55. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with lighter reddish brown faded down from mint color in protected areas on the reverse. Nicely struck and nearly flawless showing only a hint of friction on the highest points of the design. The only marks are traces of lacquer of some other substance at the dentil tips above UNITED and STATES. MDS, Breen state III. Struck very slightly off center to K-9 and there is a double profile on the chin from minor die bounce. Excellent detail and eye appeal, especially on the obverse. A premium Turban Head cent. Estimated Value $4,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 393		1813 S-292 R2 Turban Head PCGS Genuine, VF Details, Environmental Damage. Sharpness VF30 but dull from uniform fine to moderate granularity. No verdigris. The only marks are a couple tiny rim nicks of no significance. Dark olive and steel. LDS, Breen state V. The dentils on the reverse are nearly gone. Our grade is net F12. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 394		1813 S-293 R2 Turban Head VF25. Sharpness EF45 but dark with extremely fine roughness under the frosty dark olive and steel toning. No verdigris. The only notable mark is a dull, thin scrape from star 4 to the ear, strongest on the cheek. Otherwise only a few microscopic marks of no importance. Latest die state with all the die cracks listed by Breen and a raised ridge around the entire reverse. The tops of OF AME are strongly merged with the rim. The strike is quite uneven with significant weakness at stars 5-7 and above the head with similar weakness at UNITED and along the bottom of the wreath. The remainder of the designs are nicely impressed. Breen says the uneven strike was caused by dies out of proper axial alignment (the die faces not parallel). This is the Breen plate coin for the latest state (although the caption for the plate is incorrectly marked as state I on page 823 in his large cent encyclopedia). A neat cent. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 395		1813 S-293 R2 Turban Head VF20. Sharpness AU50 but slightly rough with patches of shallow reddish scale in protected areas on both sides. No other marks of significance. Glossy dark steel and olive. MDS. Struck a tiny bit off center to K-5. Estimated Value $300-UP. John Ahern collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 396		1814 S-294 R1 Turban Head, Crosslet 4 VF20. Slightly sharper but there is a very dull scratch under the wreath and a few very light contact marks inside the wreath. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive for the grade. Glossy medium chocolate brown with traces of flowline luster remaining in protected areas. MDS. Estimated Value $400-UP. John Ahern collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 397		Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1808-1814, grading G6. Includes 1808 S-277 R2, 1809 S-280 R2, 1813 S-292 R2, and 1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4. The 1809 is considerably sharper but was holed and skillfully plugged. The other 3 have minor defects but are decent for the grade. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. John Ahern collection. View details	Realized $506
Lot 398		Quartette of Turban Head Cents, 1808-1812, grading G6 to VG10. Average grade is VG8. Includes 1808 S-278 R3, 1809 S-280 R2, 1810/09 S-281 R1 Overdate 10 over 09, and 1812 S-289 R1 Large Date. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $250-UP. John Ahern collection. View details	Realized $834
Lot 399		"1815" Turban Head Cent made from an 1813 S-293 VF20. Glossy light olive and steel brown, obviously recolored following the alterations to the 3 in the date. The engraving was accomplished with reasonably good skill, but a few small tool marks remain visible around the top of the "5" as testimony to the deception. Nonetheless, this is a decent example of a very popular "date" in the series, the only date in the 1793-1857 Large Cent series not struck by the Federal Mint. The surfaces are smooth and the only contact marks are a light rim bruise under the bust tip and another at D-S on the reverse. The host 1813 S-293 was an EDS strike. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 400		1816 N-1 R4 F12. Sharpness EF45 but dark and covered with fine to moderate granularity. No verdigris. A light nick at the right corner of the eye is the only mark. Dark steel and olive, nearly black. Nicely struck E-MDS with narrow rim cud breaks at stars 9-11. The reverse die is uncracked. A very sharp example of the rarest variety of the year. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 401		1816 N-2 R1 AU55. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter brown toning covering about a third of each side. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas. Just a light touch of friction on the highpoints from mint state. LDS with an additional rim cud break between stars 11 & 12 in addition to the usual rim cud at stars 8-11. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 402		1816 N-3 R4 VG10. Five points sharper with light contact marks, including hairline scratches in the field before the face and a rim bruise at IC in AMERICA. Glossy chocolate brown. MDS with the usual rim cud breaks from star 8 to star 11. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 403		1816 N-4 R2 EF45. Thin Date with "Twisted" Stars and Dentils. Five points sharper but there is a rim bruise at the D in UNITED. Otherwise choice offering outstanding eye appeal. Very early die state with slightly reflective fields on both sides. Fine but clearly visible die lines show above AME. The strike is quite unusual with a "twisted" appearance to the date and stars (similar to the "thin date" strikes of the 1818 N-7 variety, see lot #93 in our Dan Holmes sale 5/30/2010). The date numerals and stars are distorted and the numerals appear considerably thinner than normal. Similar twisting effect can be found on the legend and dentils outside the wreath, but the effect is not as obvious on the reverse. Four examples of the "twisted" 1818 N-7 have been traced, but this is the only example of the similarly struck 1816 N-4 known to us. A very curious cent. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 404		1816 N-4 R2 VF30. Glossy chocolate brown with some lighter brown toning around the date and truncation of the bust. Frosty flowline luster covers the protected areas, especially on the reverse. Minor contact marks show on both sides, none notable or distracting. M-LDS. The small dash between the C and A in AMERICA is quite dull but remains visible. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Rod Burress 8/1986. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 405		1816 N-8 R3 VF25. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and nearly flawless, just a few microscopic ticks from perfection. M-LDS showing two clearly defined rim cud breaks on the right side of the obverse but none on the left. The strike was nicely centered on the planchet allowing the dentils to be evenly struck around the entire obverse, which is not always the case with this variety. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale 12/10/2001:3487 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 406		Pair of Cents, 1816 & 1818. Includes 1816 N-8 R3 LDS with three rim cud breaks on the obverse VF20, and 1818 N-8 R3 LDS F15. Both are slightly sharper with some microscopic roughness. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. The 1818 N-8 is ex Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:723 (lot ticket included). View details	Realized $207
Lot 407		1817 N-1 R4 F15. Sharpness VF30 but the reverse is dull from uniform fine granularity. The obverse, in contrast, is glossy and quite attractive, virtually flawless. Like a tale of two coins. Dark olive brown and steel, the obverse glossy and the reverse close to matte. No marks or verdigris. LDS with fine die cracks from the tip of the bust and tip of the coronet. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 408		1817 N-5 R3 VF35. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light olive and steel brown with a swipe of darker chocolate toning at stars 6-9. The only marks are a fine hairline scratch on the bust tip and a tiny rim nick at the C in AMERICA. MDS. The repunching on the base of the N in ONE is clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 409		1817 N-7 R3 Mouse Top VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris and only minor contact marks, including a small rim nick at star 5 and a rim bruise at the first A in AMERICA. Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel. MDS with a "Mouse" break resting on top of the head under star 5 but no rim cuds at stars 12-13. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 410		1817 N-7 R3 Mouse Top F15. Sharpness VF30 with extremely fine roughness under a slightly glossy dark olive brown and steel patina. No verdigris but there are a few very light hairline scratches blended into the obverse toning. MDS with a clearly defined "Mouse" break resting on top of the head below star 8. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 411		1817 N-9 R2 VF25. Sharpness AU50 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. The details are sharp and this cent appears to have been essentially new when lost in an unfriendly environment. Frosty dark steel with lighter brown toning in protected areas. Sharply struck EDS with a fine vertical die line showing at the right foot of the first 1 in the date. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 412		1817 N-9 R2 VF25. Glossy chocolate brown with slightly lighter brown toning in protected areas. Attractive flowline cartwheel shows in the fields and protected areas. The only marks are a very light rim bruise at star 8 and a pair of tiny rim nicks at the R and C in AMERICA. M-LDS with a faint incuse outline on top of the head under star 8 where the "mouse" break is about to occur. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 413		1817 N-10 R1 EF40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy medium chocolate brown with lighter tan and reddish brown toning in protected areas. The only marks are a dozen small spots of dark olive toning on the obverse and a half dozen more on the reverse, the largest of these at the N in UNITED. E-MDS with a clearly visible diagonal die line through the upper left point of star 11. Stars 4-7 also show doubling from die bounce. Called AU55 net EF45 by Bland. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Dick Punchard 1/24/1991-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:425 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 414		1817 N-11 R1. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with lighter tan and golden steel brown faded down from mint color covering the protected areas, particularly on the reverse. The fields are covered with satiny mint luster. There are tiny puffs of darker steel toning on the bottom of the reverse and a single spot of this darker toning in the field before the neck. Otherwise void of marks or other distractions. Excellent eye appeal with just a hint of friction on the highest points. LDS showing about half the dentils on both sides, but the dies remain uncracked. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $650-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 415		1817 N-11 R1 G5. Double Struck. Slightly sharper but there are nearly a dozen rim nicks on the obverse, a half dozen fine hairline scratches on the portrait, traces of minor roughness on the right side of the obverse, and a planchet void from the N in ONE down to the E in CENT. Rather glossy steel and chocolate brown. Not perfect but not horrible, either. And it was double struck with a significant offset that is obvious on both sides. The first strike was 20% off center to K-7.5 and the second was centered but rotated about 110 degrees CW between the impressions. The lower part of the portrait from the first strike shows clearly in the field behind the portrait with Ms Liberty's chin near star 12. Several of the stars from the first strike are visible as well, including two in the field before the face. The reverse displays clear evidence of the first strike, including AM under the wreath. An impressive mint error in spite of the imperfect condition. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $316
Lot 416		1817 N-12 R3 F15. Glossy olive brown with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. Smooth and attractive. The only marks are a spot of slightly darker toning on the cheek and a pair of tiny pinpricks over star 5. MDS. The die crack connecting the tops of the 1 & 7 is thick and a radial crack connects the earlier crack at star 1 to the dentils below, but the triangular section outlined by cracks on the left side of star 1 has not started to rise. One of numerous collectable die states for this interesting variety. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 417		1817 N-13 R1 VF20. Sharper by at least 5 points but there are too many light contact marks for the sharpness grade. The notable ones are a long diagonal nick close under the chin and a small rim dent at TE in STATES. Glossy chocolate and steel brown mixed with a few small splashes of darker chocolate toning on the obverse. EDS. The die line connecting the I and C in AMERICA is clear. Estimated Value $75-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/2005:1533 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 418		1817 N-14 R1 AU50. Glossy medium chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. A splash of lighter brown toning covers star 6 down to the coronet and hair below and there is an area of darker olive brown toning at the leaves above the O in ONE. Otherwise void of notable marks. Only very light friction on the highpoints. MDS. Probably from the famous Randall Hoard of mint state cents discovered at the end of the US Civil War. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 419		1817 N-17 R4 F12. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is covered with very fine roughness under a rather glossy chocolate brown patina. The highpoints are a slightly lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris, and the only mark is a light rim bruise between stars 7 & 8. E-MDS with a light crack through the base of D-ST and another through the top of TATES. Struck slightly off center to K-11. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 420		1817 N-17 R4 F12. Sharpness VF25 but covered with tiny pinpricks and small nicks, none notable but far too many for the sharpness grade. A shallow low spot at the left top of the E in CENT can help identify this piece. Mostly glossy medium chocolate brown. MDS. The bisecting die crack on the reverse is clear and the right top of the first T in STATES is clearly raised due to die cracks in that area. The cud break above TATE has not formed. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 421		1817 N-17 R4 F12. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine granularity under slightly glossy dark olive and steel toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No notable traces of verdigris, and the only mark is a tiny rim nick at the D in UNITED. MDS. The bisecting die crack on the reverse is clear and the right top of the first T in STATES is broken away and clearly raised. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 422		1818 N-10 R1 AU50. Frosty bluish steel and light olive with reddish tan faded down from mint color showing in protected areas. A spot of darker olive brown toning just right of star 4 is the best identifying mark. LDS. Softly struck, softer than normal for the late state of this variety. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Jack Borckardt 8/31/1985-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/11/2007:447. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 423		1819/8 N-1 R1 Overdate 9 over 8 AU50. Lustrous light chocolate and steel with a puff of darker steel toning between the date and star 1. The only marks are a group of faint hairline scratches near the dentils under star 1 plus a few small nicks at F-A and under the second T in STATES. Sharply struck EDS. The 9 over 8 overdate feature is bold. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 424		1819/8 N-1 R1 Overdate 9 over 8 F15. At least 5 points sharper but there are a half dozen fine vertical scratches in the field before the portrait, all blended perfectly into the attractive glossy chocolate brown toning. Otherwise the only marks are a thin diagonal nick in the field near the forehead and a horizontal one under NE in ONE. No roughness or other defects. EDS. The overdate feature is obvious. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 425		1819 N-5 R3 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with very fine granularity that's mostly hidden under glossy chocolate brown toning. No verdigris and only a few trivial marks, including a small rim nick at the E in UNITED and a thin scrape on the E in CENT. MDS. The die line that connects the bases of the T & E in STATES is weak but visible. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 426		1819 N-8 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous frosty mint red fading to steel brown, about 60% of the mint color remaining on both sides. Excellent eye appeal with only minor marks. These include a speck of carbon inside the bottom of the A in STATES plus a few small spots of dark steel toning sprinkled over both sides. MDS with fine radial die flowlines covering the fields. Our grade is MS63+. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 427		1819 N-8 R1 VF35. Glossy chocolate brown and steel with traces of frosty tan and light brown toning in protected areas on both sides. Just a few minor contact marks, including a hairline scratch above the 8 in the date and another right of the E in ONE. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $276
Lot 428		1820 N-6 R4 VF30. Sharpness EF45 and beautiful except for a splash of shallow crud in the field from star 2 to star 7. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and essentially flawless and the reverse is choice. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. EDS with slightly reflective fields. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 429		1820 N-9 R3 Large Date VF30. Sharpness EF45 with shallow planchet erosion under a very glossy olive brown and chocolate patina. No marks or verdigris. E-MDS. The dentils are complete and the recutting at the left base of the 0 in the date is visible. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex Coin Galleries 8/23/1989:1342-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:42-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:655 (all 3 lot tickets are included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 430		1820 N-12 R3 Large Date VF35. Frosty steel and olive brown. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. A small patch of microscopic planchet flakes over the left side of the O in ONE is the only defect, and it is barely visible. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 12/1995. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 431		1820 N-12 R3 Large Date VF25. Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness under glossy dark steel and olive brown toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of steel brown. No verdigris and just a few tiny marks, including a short hairline scratch between stars 1 & 2 and a rim bruise at the first A in AMERICA. MDS. The lump in the field above star 4 is dull but still visible. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 432		1822 N-4 R2 VF30. Glossy light olive and steel brown. The only marks are a few faint hairlines in the field before the face and a couple between the date and star 13. The toning may not be original but it is attractive. Sharply struck EDS. The inner circle on the obverse is nearly complete. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 433		1822 N-6 R3 VF25. Clipped Planchet. Sharpness EF40 with a patch of very light reddish corrosion at star 7 extending across the hair above the coronet to star 12 and an even lighter one from OF to the right top of the E in ONE. The remainder of the planchet is smooth. There are some fine hairline scratches on the neck and in the field before the portrait plus a fine horizontal scratch through the upper point of star 5. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with reddish chocolate in the two roughened areas. Frosty mint luster shows in protected areas, especially on the reverse. EDS. The dentils and partial inner circle on the obverse are sharp. A relatively substantial planchet clip at stars 5-6.5 touches the outer point of star 6 and the top of the U in UNITED. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 434		1822 N-7 R3+ F15. Ten points sharper but there are several nicks scattered over both sides. A small pinprick on the cheek right of the mouth is a good identifying mark. No hint of roughness or verdigris. Glossy light olive brown and steel. EDS. The ghost leaf under C in AMERICA is hollow but clearly outlined. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 435		1822 N-9 R5- G6. The details are close to VG7 but there are a few dull, light scratches at stars 9-11, all blending with the mostly glossy medium chocolate brown toning. EDS, before the die crack through the top of TES in STATES. Estimated Value $125-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 436		1822 N-11 R1 VF35. Sharpness AU50 but there is a patch of shallow pitting at the chin extending into the field at the throat, and many of the tiny pits contain traces of greenish verdigris. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and very attractive. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown mixed with small splashes of slightly darker reddish chocolate toning on the obverse. Sharply struck EDS with slightly reflective fields on both sides. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. Sale #50, 12/6/1957:1433-1976 EAC Sale, lot 2404-J. R. Grellman-1991 EAC Sale, lot 157. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 437		1822 N-12 R4 VF25+. Glossy dark olive brown and steel. Smooth surfaces showing only a few light marks, including a thin vertical nick on the truncation over the first 2 in the date. Nicely struck EDS. Close to VF30. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/1995:465-Tom Madigan (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 438		1822 N-13 R5 VG10. Sharpness EF40 but covered with light to moderate corrosion and there is light brown verdigris caked into the protected areas on both sides. A spot of more aggressive greenish corrosion is located between stars 8 & 9. No significant contact marks. Partly glossy dark olive and steel. Great detail but scudzy. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345

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