Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 72

February 2-5. 2013

Flowing Hair Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 439		1823 Restrike. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. The fields are slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die lapping that left behind faint die polishing lines in the fields on both sides. A small spot of reddish chocolate toning in the field off the nose tip is the only mark. Very nice, close to choice. M-LDS with an additional die crack from the dentils left of star 1 to the chin and cheek where it meets up with the earlier bisecting crack. The obverse rim cud now reaches to over star 7, and the cud break is especially strong on this example thanks to being struck slightly off center to K-4. In fact, the cud was lightly smoothed along its outside edge in an attempt to make it appear more "normal." The earlier reverse die crack now clearly extends across that side to the rim at the R in AMERICA. Breen says pieces in this die state were struck beginning in 1879. Noyes photo #39278. Weight a hefty 176.0 grains. Our grade is MS62. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Tony Terranova 1/30/1989-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:181 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 440		1824/2 N-1 R1 Overdate 4 over 2 VF25. Five points sharper but there are traces of shallow crud in protected areas on both sides. A small pinprick at the left top point of star 8 is the only notable contact mark. Rather glossy chocolate and olive brown mixed with some steel. Nicely struck E-MDS, without any crumbling in the obverse dentils. The overdate feature is obvious. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 441		1825 N-1 R4. NGC graded EF-45. Glossy chocolate brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and frosty lighter golden brown in protected areas. Only a few trivial contact marks from choice. Excellent eye appeal, close to VF30. E-MDS. The die crack through the bottom of the date is clear but there are no rim cud breaks. Struck slightly off center to K-12. This was the finest example of the variety offered in the famous Jules Reiver collection, and his provenance is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex Garry Fitzgerald 11/13/1968-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:19837. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 442		1825 N-1 R4 VG7. A few points sharper with a half dozen scratches on the obverse, the strongest of these from the bottom of the hair bun to the top of star 12. There are some additional faint hairline scratches as well, but they are not significant. Dark chocolate and olive with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. Rare LDS with rim cud breaks from star 7.5 to star 9, and these cuds extend inside the dentil tips. The die crack through the base of the date is strong. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 443		1825 N-2 R2 VF35. Ten points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy reddish chocolate and light olive brown. The only marks are a light rim bruise left of star 2. Nicely struck E-MDS without any die cracks or crumbling in the dentils. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 444		1825 N-4 R3 VF25. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Traces of frosty luster show in some of the protected areas on the reverse. No roughness or verdigris, only a few light contact marks. The notable ones are a small planchet chip high on the cheek, a faint scrape off the right point of star 3, a very small rim bruise at star 11, and another at ER in AMERICA. M-LDS with light die cracks on both sides. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 445		1825 N-4 R3 F15. Attractive glossy light and medium chocolate brown. Only a few trivial nicks from flawless. MDS. Estimated Value $75-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 12/1987. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 446		1825 N-7 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF40 but covered with extremely fine roughness, and there is shallow verdigris caked into protected areas on both sides, especially on the reverse. The only mark is a tiny rim nick under the 8. Rather frosty dark olive and steel with lighter steel toning on the highpoints. LDS. There are clearly defined rim cud breaks on the upper half of the obverse and a fine die crack from star 4 to the forehead. The earlier die crack from the lowest curl down to the rim right of the date is clear. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 447		1825 N-10 R3 VF30. Ten points sharper but lightly burnished and retoned glossy light chocolate and steel brown. No notable marks. Struck slightly off center to K-11. E-MDS. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Chris McCawley 4/11/1985-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/11/2007:532. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 448		1825 N-10 R3 G5. Double Struck over Off-Center Obverse Brockage. Mostly glossy steel and chocolate mixed with olive brown in protected areas. The surfaces are decent but not perfectly smooth under magnification. No marks or verdigris. Dramatically double struck. The first impression was an obverse brockage strike positioned about 65% off center to K-2. The second strike was normal and centered on the planchet. Strong, obvious evidence of the first strike shows on both sides. Much of Ms Liberty's profile hovers above and behind the centered visage while incuse stars and dentils from the off-center obverse brockage cover the lower right quadrant of the reverse. The second strike was rotated about 25 degrees CW relative to the off-center strike. A modest grade but a fabulous mint error. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 449		1826 N-4 R2 VF25. Sharpness near EF40 but there is some fine carbon scattered around the date and stars 1-2, plus a small patch of microscopic roughness at OF. The remainder of the planchet is smooth. Glossy chocolate and steel with lighter brown tones in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 450		1826 N-7 R1 VF35. Sharpness near AU50 but the obverse was lightly cleaned and there is a spot of dark crud in the field under star 8 and some more around stars 10-12. The reverse is much nicer, a small patch of carbon in the dentils over the second T in STATES the only notable defect. Frosty medium brown mixed with light olive brown and steel, and there is underlying reddish steel in protected areas on the right side thanks to the light cleaning. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 451		1827 N-10 R4+ VG7. Sharpness VF20 but the obverse is covered with moderate granularity while the reverse shows fine granularity. No marks or verdigris. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $121
Lot 452		1827 N-10 R4+ VG7. Several points sharper but covered with fine to moderate granularity in the fields and protected areas. No notable verdigris, just a rim dent at star 1. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with lighter steel brown and chocolate toning on the highpoints. MDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex John D. Wright 3/14/1982-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/11/2007:558. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 453		1827 N-12 R5 AG3. Very slightly sharper but lightly corroded under a somewhat glossy dark steel and olive patina. Traces of shallow greenish verdigris show in protected areas. The date is weak but easily readable. Not an especially attractive cent, but the attribution points are obvious, including the tilted T in CENT. EDS, before the usually seen die crack down between the 1 & 8 in the date. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 454		1828 N-3 R2 VF25. Five points sharper but there is a thin diagonal scratch between stars 11 & 12. Otherwise the surfaces are quite nice and the cent offers excellent eye appeal. Frosty light chocolate and bluish steel brown. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 455		1828 N-4 R4 F12. Sharpness VF25 but covered with fine porosity. No verdigris. The only marks are a light rim bruise at OF and a small rim nick at the first S in STATES. Somewhat glossy dark olive brown and chocolate with slightly lighter steel brown toning on the highpoints. MDS. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 456		1828 N-5 R2 G6. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. A pair of dull nicks under star 6 are the only significant marks. Rare LDS with a strong, clearly defined cud break connecting TED to the rim. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 457		1828 N-6 R1 VF30. Slightly sharper with some very tiny nicks scattered about both sides. Glossy mottled mix of dark steel and chocolate brown. LDS with all the obverse die cracks clear. Estimated Value $125-UP. Ex Fred H. Borcherdt 1/29/1988-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:263 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 458		1828 N-11 R2 EF45. Sharpness AU55 but cleaned and retoned frosty reddish steel brown and olive. The notable marks are a few small, very light nicks in the field close before the chin, a tiny planchet flake just right of star 2, and a spot of dark toning inside the bottom of the first S in STATES. Nicely struck E-MDS. Traces of the stray S left of the first S in STATES and stray O left of the O in OF are sharp. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 459		1829 N-1 R3 VF30. Sharpness EF45 but the obverse is covered with uniform extremely fine granularity while the reverse is smooth. No marks or verdigris. Frosty bluish steel and olive with lighter chocolate toning in protected areas on the reverse. Sharply struck EDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 460		1829 N-4 R4 VF20. Glossy chocolate and light olive brown. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas on the reverse. Smooth and very attractive, but the strike is soft on most of the stars, portions of the hair, and many of the leaves, which is normal for this variety. The color and surfaces are consistent with a higher grade, but the strike precludes assigning a higher grade. The only marks are several tiny pinpricks on the obverse, mostly in the field between star 2 and the chin. M-LDS with a clear die crack through the R in AMERICA and a rim cud left of star 5. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 461		1830 N-7 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF45 but covered with very fine porosity, strongest on the reverse. There is a trace of verdigris at the left top of star 5 and a larger patch of verdigris at the first A in AMERICA. The only mark is a dull rim nick at AM. Slightly frosty reddish steel and olive mixed with chocolate brown. MDS. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:865 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 462		1830 N-10 R4+ F12. Several points sharper but there are a half dozen vertical hairline scratches in the field before the portrait and a small rim bruise over the E in STATES. Mostly glossy chocolate brown mixed with hints of reddish chocolate toning. EDS. The die crack at ATES is light. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 463		1830 N-10 R4+ G6. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel. Lots of tiny nicks show on both sides, none notable. No corrosion or verdigris. M-LDS with an unevenly raised retained cud break above ATES showing a large dimple in the cud over that E. A neat die state. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 464		1830 N-10 R4+ G4. Very slightly sharper with fine roughness under the rather glossy olive brown and chocolate toning. A rim bruise at star 11 is the only significant mark. EDS. The date is clear and the legends are easily readable but not strong. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 465		1831 N-4 R3 VF25. Sharpness EF45 or better but whizzed and retoned frosty light steel brown and chocolate with underlying lighter brown and tan tones. The only marks are some light nicks on the cheek and neck and several more inside the wreath. MDS. The obverse is lightly flowlined but uncracked and the repunching left of the second S in STATES is clear. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 466		1831 N-5 R4 Small Letters Reverse VF25. Mostly glossy medium brown blending to reddish chocolate brown in protected areas. A couple tiny nicks in the field before the profile and a bit of verdigris on the edge at stars 6-7 (not visible from either side of the coin). MDS. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 467		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters Reverse AU50. Glossy medium brown and chocolate blending to a darker shade of olive brown at UNIT. Satiny mint frost shows in the protected areas on both sides. A tiny rim nick over the second S in STATES is a good identifying mark. E-MDS, prior to crumbling in the notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 468		1831 N-11 R2 F15. Sharpness VF35 or slightly better with very fine roughness under the glossy dark olive brown toning. The highpoints on the obverse are a lighter shade of steel brown. No marks or verdigris. Rare intermediate die state. There is a strong cud break at TES and the top of the S is filled as well, but there is a small dimple inside the top of the S that has not filled (similar to the extremely rare Manley 10.8 die state seen on the 1804 C-6 half cent). The first of this intermediate die state seen by this cataloger. Estimated Value $75-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 469		1831 N-14 R4 VG10. A point or two sharper with a couple very light scuffs in the toning on the obverse. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and display only a few trivial contact marks. Glossy medium chocolate and steel brown. MDS. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $81
Lot 470		1832 N-1 R2. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous medium brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. There are two small spots of darker chocolate toning in the field before the portrait, and these are surrounded by a few microscopic contact marks, none notable. A barely visible planchet crack shows in the dentils at star 2 (as struck). MDS. The always-present die crack on the bottom of the reverse is clear and the two die scratches from the leaf tip below the first A in AMERICA are dull but visible. Our grade is AU58. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 471		1833 N-1 R2. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Very attractive frosty medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a tiny tick on the cheek right of the nostril and a small swipe of slightly darker toning right of the T in CENT. LDS. The lump in the field between the tops of the T & A in STATES is gone. Our grade is AU58+, very close to MS60. Just the faintest trace of rub on the highest points on the obverse from mint state. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 472		1833/2 N-4 R4 Overdate 3 over 2 F15. Sharpness near VF25 but there are some tiny nicks scattered over both sides and traces of very shallow reddish scale in the fields and protected areas. Glossy reddish chocolate brown and light olive. MDS. Decent eye appeal in spite of the unusual toning. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 473		1834 N-2 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars AU50. Sharpness very near mint state but there is a small patch of microscopic granularity at the 4 in the date and another at the junction of the neck and bust. Retoned frosty light olive and steel. Satiny luster shows in the protected areas on the reverse. Very sharply struck E-MDS. Short spikes extend from the dentils under the date and star 1 and a fine die crack connects the left foot of the first A in AMERICA to the leaf below. Doubling from die bounce shows on the nose, chin, and stars 11-13. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $431
Lot 474		1834 N-2 R1 Small 8 with Large Stars VF30. Frosty tan and light brown with darker steel toning on the highpoints. The only marks are a trio of small nicks in the hair over BE in LIBERTY. LDS. Both sides display the usual die cracks and there is a lump nestled against the left side of the Y just above its base. Estimated Value $75-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 1/1988. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 475		1834 N-3 R7 (as a proof). NGC graded Proof 65 Brown. Variety with a Large 8, Small Stars, and Medium Letters. Beautiful gunmetal bluish steel and olive. Very sharply struck with needle-sharp details and deeply mirrored fields on both sides. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a tiny planchet flake on the cheek right of the nostril (as struck), a pair of faint spots of slightly darker toning on the jawline, and a microscopic struck-through line left of the date (caused by a tiny piece of lint on the die). There are some barely visible hairlines in the fields, mostly around ONE CENT; otherwise this cent is a gem in every respect. Our grade is Proof-64. Certainly one of the finest known examples of this very rare proof large cent, and it comes with an important provenance. Estimated Value $20,000-UP. Ex R. Green 7/1952-John J. Pittman, David Akers Numismatics 10/21/1997:222. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 476		1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars with Medium Letters VG10. Sharpness near VF25 but covered with fine to moderate granularity, strongest on the reverse. No significant verdigris or contact marks. A shallow planchet lamination affects the T & E in UNITED. MDS. A popular "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 477		1835 N-6 R1 Head of 1834 VF20. Mostly glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter steel brown toning on the devices. No defects other than a few trivial contact marks. E-MDS, void of any crumbling in the dentils. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 478		1835 N-10 R4+ Head of 1834 VG8. Sharpness VF20 but fine granularity mixed with some shallow pits covers all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris. The notable marks are a shallow planchet lamination across the bust tip, a rim bruise at star 11, and another at IT in UNITED. Partly glossy light to medium chocolate fading to olive brown in protected areas on the reverse. EDS. The die cracks on the reverse are light and the reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW relative to the normal head-to-foot die orientation. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 479		1835 N-10 R4+ Head of 1834 G6. Nice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Smooth surfaces, void of any corrosion or verdigris. A thin diagonal nick on the upper lip and a rim bruise at CA in AMERICA are the notable marks. MDS. The die crack through the top of STA is clear and the area outside the crack is slightly sunken. The date is strong and the legends are clear. Estimated Value $125-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/2003:869 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 480		1835 N-11 R4+ Head of 1834 VG7. Sharpness VF20 but covered with moderate granularity and the reverse is striated from NE to SW. No verdigris and only a few trivial rim nicks. Slightly glossy chocolate and darker steel brown. EDS. The always-present die crack at the bottom of the reverse is light. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/19/1999:506 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 481		1835 N-11 R4+ Head of 1834 G4. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. A small nick in the field before the neck and a couple more in the hair under star 8 are the only marks; basically just well worn. E-MDS. The die cracks at the bottom of the reverse are light. The date is weak but readable and the legends are virtually complete. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 482		1835 N-11 R4+ Head of 1834 G4. Several points sharper but the dentils were flattened under the date and at stars 5-6 with similar damage to the opposing dentils on the reverse. Otherwise there are only minor contact marks consistent with the grade. The surfaces are smooth and glossy except for a spot of fine roughness covering the second A in AMERICA. Glossy dark chocolate and steel mixed with lighter reddish chocolate in protected areas. The date and legends are clear. Rare LDS with a cud break that joins the top of the U in UNITED to the rim above, and this cud break extends to below the ribbon fold. Perhaps a dozen or so known with this large cud break. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 7/17/2007. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 483		1835 N-13 R4 Head of 1834 VF20. Ten points sharper with a scuff of fine scratches on the portrait, all blending nicely into the attractive glossy light chocolate brown toning. Frosty flowline luster shows in the protected areas on the reverse. EDS but not quite the earliest state. There is a tiny chip on the right base of the 5 but no lump under the 83. The obverse fields are hard and slightly reflective. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 484		1836 N-2 R2 VF35. Five points sharper but there is a shallow planchet flake on the bottom of the chin and a few small spots of fine carbon on both sides, the largest of these over the O in ONE. Glossy medium brown and light reddish chocolate. Satiny mint frost shows in protected areas. MDS with a bisecting die crack that arcs from the rim left of the first S in STATES through ONE and M to the rim above. IN addition there are tiny rim cud breaks right of star 10. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $139
Lot 485		1836 N-7 R4 Wavy Hair Type EF40. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The notable marks are a tiny speck of crud in the field close before the nose and a small, shallow planchet flake above the 3 in the date (as struck). MDS with a fine die crack above TE to the D in UNITED extending weakly to the tops of ST. The hair along the top of the head is wavy, and this distinctly different style has been attributed to the engraver Christian Gobrecht. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 486		1836 N-7 R4 Wavy Hair Type VF25. At least 5 points sharper but there are a few small contact marks on the obverse, the notable ones being a nick or short dig at the nose before the eye and a smaller one between stars 7 & 8. Glossy medium brown and light olive. Sharply struck E-MDS. The die crack at D-ST is very light and the fields are slightly reflective. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 487		1837 N-4 R2 Plain Hair Cord. NGC graded MS-61 Brown. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint luster covers the protected areas on both sides. The only mark is a tiny rim bruise at star 13. M-LDS. The left top of the I in UNITED is weak but visible. Our grade is AU55. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 488		1837 N-5 R2 Plain Hair Cord, Small Letters EF40. Five points sharper but there is a small splash of reddish chocolate toning between star 7 and the top of the head, and this area contains traces of extremely fine verdigris. Otherwise this cent is choice glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny luster covers the fields on both sides. A tiny nick on the upper lip and a thin planchet void on the second T in STATES are the only other marks. Excellent eye appeal for the grade. M-LDS. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207

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