Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 75

September Pre Long Beach

Indian Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1222		1909-S, S over horizontal S. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. CAC Approved. Blazing luster. Sharp early die state. One of the finest known. Following removal of the VDB initials from coining dies starting in mid-year, the Lincoln cent carried no identifier of the artist until his initial "B" was restored to the coins in 1918, where it was placed in a little noticed area on the truncation of Lincoln's bust. There it has remained to today. Pop 45; 1 finer in 66+. (PCGS # 92434) Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,290
Lot 1223		1909-S, S over horizontal S. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. CAC Approved. A brilliant untoned gem. Interesting die punching error. By no means rare, but decidedly beautiful in this Gem Red state of preservation. Strong bids encouraged. Pop 184; 48 finer, 2 in 65+, 45 in 66, 1 in 66+. (PCGS # 92434) Estimated Value $900 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 1224		1909-S, S over horizontal S. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. CAC Approved. Pop 184; 48 finer, 2 in 65+, 45 in 66, 1 in 66+. (PCGS # 92434) According to the Breen Encyclopedia, "We owe the Lincoln design to a coincidence. The Lithuanian immigrant sculptor Victor David Brenner developed an obsession with the martyred President, and during the years just before Lincoln's birth centennial he modeled portrait medals and plaques. These came to the attention of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, and probably played a part in Brenner's winning a commission to portray him on the Panama Canal service medal. During the sittings, Brenner became a close friend of Roosevelt. The President confided in Brenner about his "pet crime'' (improving all our coin designs, favoring domestic artists above Mint Engraver Barber's mediocrity), and invited him to submit cent models." Estimated Value $900 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1225		1909-S, S over horizontal S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. A few minor fly-specks and fully brilliant mint red (PCGS # 92434) Estimated Value $450 - 550 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $483
Lot 1226		1910-S. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. A light golden mint red gem. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Pop 65; 3 finer, 1 in 66+, 2 in 67. (PCGS # 2440) Estimated Value $900 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1227		1910-S/S. RPM FS-502. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. CAC Approved. Wonderful mint color. This Lincoln is a beautiful example of a 1910 S/S RPM 2 Over Mint Mark (FS-01-1910S-S01) although not listed on the PCGS holder. The coin is the #6 most wanted in The Complete Price Guide and Cross Reference to Lincoln Cent Mint Mark Varieties by Brian Allen and John Wexler. It may be the finest certified example of the variety and a price for the Lincoln Cent collector. Pop 2; 1 finer in 66. (PCGS # 37651) Estimated Value $800 - 900 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1228		1910-S. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. CAC Approved. A golden mint red gem. Pop 305; 68 finer. (PCGS # 2440) Estimated Value $700 - 800 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1229		1911-S. PCI graded MS-65 Red. Boldly struck although probably cleaned a long time ago. Still attractive looking. Estimated Value $800 - 850 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1230		1911-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. CAC Approved. A brilliant beauty! Pop 97; 72 finer. (PCGS # 2449) Estimated Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1231		1912. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. Well struck and fully red and scarce this vibrant. Pop 82; 10 finer, 2 in 66+, 8 in 67. (PCGS # 2452) Estimated Value $700 - 750 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1232		1914-D. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. This key date specimen is mostly mint red. A frosty, satiny gem with strong luster and a bold strike throughout much of the reverse details, though some typical obverse weakness is seen at a portion of the beard along Lincoln's jaw and where the hair merges with the top of his ear. Later, and especially at the branch mints in the �teens and �twenties, a soft impact was left by the recoil of the likely worn dies that struck this denomination; but in almost all instances like the present one, the 1909-S V.D.B. is well made and the coin has a very convincing impression. Pop 219; 44 finer, 3 in 64+, 41 in 65. (PCGS # 2472) Historic Note: The 1914-D Lincoln Cent is a secondary key date of the series with a mintage of 1,193,000 coins. Although the coin can not claim the same high profile status of the 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent, it does present a hurdle for collectors of the series looking to acquire an attractive Mint State specimen. The largest part of the 1914-D Lincoln Cent production went into circulation, which makes high grade examples of the coin elusive. Lower grade examples are easily acquired at market prices, but problem-free coins even in lower grades can require some searching. Most examples, fortunately, deliver a sharp strike, unlike certain earlier Denver dates where the dies may have been overworked. The 1914-D will remain in strong demand as long as there are avid buyers, due to its status as a key date of one of the most widely collected series. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,300 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,313
Lot 1233		1914-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. A brilliant mint red example with some minor fly-specks. Years ago it was discovered the '14-S Lincoln cent is rather scarce in full Red condition. This surprised many old-line collectors, but the PCGS census figures do not lie: Pop 129; 37 finer, 2 in 64+, 32 in 65, 3 in 66. (PCGS # 2476) Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 1234		1915-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Pop 147; 19 finer in 65. (PCGS # 2484) Estimated Value $550 - 600 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1235		1916. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. A beauty exhibiting fiery sunset color. Only 1,050 struck. Though of matte finish, 1916 Proofs have finer surfaces than the Proofs of 1911-15. The dies for this issue were very skillfully prepared, the only evidence of polishing lines being between numerals 1 and 9 of the date, between letters US of TRUST and just a few fine lines at WE. The new obverse master hub introduced this year greatly enhanced the already rich detailing of Lincoln's hair and beard, making Proofs of this date perhaps the most desirable from a technical and aesthetic standpoint (PCGS # 3325) Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 1236		1916-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. A nice coin in full mint red. A frosty MS64 with strong underlying luster, color and sleekness from the dies that reinforce the beauty of the design. Lincoln�s hair and beard are noticeably stronger than 1909-15 dates. Mint engraver Charles Barber modified the portrait in 1916: Lincoln's coat and cheeks are less wrinkled; "the vigor of the design is attenuated" explains the Breen encyclopedia. (Barber also spruced up the Buffalo nickel's obverse master die in 1916.) Pop 102; 23 finer, 1 in 64+, 22 in 65. (PCGS # 2494) Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1237		1918. PCGS graded MS-66+ Red. CAC Approved. In a PCGS Secure Plus Holder. Whether it is due to the pure air of the country or to careful toil of not overhandling this remarkable Lincoln cent, the fact remains that collectors in villages to towns to giant megalopolises, whatever their other shortcomings, will greet this opportunity with eager bids. Pop 10; 18 finer, 17 in 67, 1 in 68. (PCGS # 2506) Estimated Value $800 - 900 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 1238		1922. Die Pair 2. NTC graded MS-63 Red Brown. Our grade is MS-60. Some luster evident. Strong reverse; normal very weak reverse. With the exception of these few million pieces hastily struck during January and February of 1922, the Denver Mint coined no other cents from the end of 1920 through most of 1924. A short but severe nationwide recession following the end of World War I, combined with the repeal of various temporary wartime taxes, negated the demand for additional cents, while the massive mintages of 1916-20 were more than ample to meet the post-war demand. The exact reason for this anomalous coinage is not known; the Mint Director's Report does nothing more than acknowledge it, although the Denver Mint was shown to have on hand at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 1922) some 20,250,700 cents! Commenting informally on the limited coinage of cents for 1922, Mint Director F. E. Scobey remarked: "There have been approximately $46,000,000 worth of pennies coined since the mint began in 1792, so what�s the use of making more, when about the only things you can still buy with a penny nowadays are lollypops?". Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1239		1922. No D. Strong reverse. NGC graded VF-20 Brown. Attractive for the given grade. Per Jaime Hernandez�s commentary at Coin Facts which summarize this oddity�s origin succinctly, "In 1922, the Denver Mint was the only Mint which produced cents for that year. Consequently, all 1922 cents should bare the D mint mark. However, since the Denver Mint was under extreme pressure to produce cents for that year, there was a lot of sloppiness in the production process. "The 1922 No D is believed to exist due to a pair of dies clashing with one another without a coin being in between the two dies. As a result, it is believed that a mint employee obtained an old obverse die and filed it down in order to improve its appearance. But instead, the mint employee ended up filing the D mint mark too much, and in return, created the 1922 No D Lincoln cents. "The 1922 No D Lincoln cent has always been recognized as a major variety within the Lincoln cent series. Due to its popularity this coin has always commanded a hefty premium.". Estimated Value $600 - 650 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 1240		1922-D. Weak D. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Weak Reverse. Nice blue and red patina. The obverse on this important Lincoln cent rarity displays much sharper than average detail, including full clear LIBERTY, mostly clear IN GOD WE TRUST, and an exemplary date with faint ghost of the mintmark. Excellent hair and beard detail on Lincoln, as well, which is noteworthy and desirable. The bow tie shows complete detail. There is a minor scratch on the face, possibly limiting the grade. Typical Weak Reverse variety in which a past-due die was kept striking coins well beyond its worn-out point, leaving being indistinct features around the periphery. Pop 2; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1241		1924-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lots of mint red. Bright coppery-golden surfaces and remarkably clean, just a bit softly struck here and there. A semi-key date, always popular with collectors whenever a very choice example becomes available. Pop 182; 22 finer in 65. (PCGS # 2556) Estimated Value $450 - 500 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1242		1927-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Premium quality. Very choice for the grade. Well struck. Fully lustrous -- an important and rare feature for this not all that well preserved '27-D issue -- the surfaces display dominant coppery color. Pop 151; 5 finer in 65. (PCGS # 2583) Estimated Value $450 - 500 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1243		1954. NGC graded Proof 69 Red. A near perfect proof. Pop 43; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $600 - 900 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 1244		1955. Doubled Die Obverse. NGC graded AU-58 BN. Beautiful surface originality with the color blending nicely from deep chocolate brown to shimmering blue-brown as a natural sheen. Sharp detail in the doubled letters and date; even Lincoln's bow tie shows the doubling. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1245		1955. Doubled die obverse. NGC graded UNC Details. Improperly Cleaned. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 1246		1955. Doubled die obverse. ANACS graded MS-60 Details, Cleaned. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 1247		1972. Doubled die obverse. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Only 20,000 struck. Pop 507; 25 finer, 5 in 66+, 19 in 67, 1 in 68. (PCGS # 2950) Estimated Value $600 - 650 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1248		1972. Doubled die obverse. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Only 20,000 struck. In 1972 workers at the Philadelphia Mint created this famous error coin. While making a die that was used to mint Lincoln cents, a misalignment occurred when impressing a hub into a working die, causing the die with Lincoln's portrait to have doubled letters and date. All pieces were released before the error was discovered. It has distinct doubling on the word LIBERTY, the word "IN" appears to have doubled I, TRUST is also noticeably doubled, and the date shows two distinct impressions. Pop 507; 25 finer, 5 in 66+, 19 in 67, 1 in 68. (PCGS # 2950) Estimated Value $600 - 650 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 1249		1983. Doubled die reverse. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. CAC Approved. CAC (Gold) Sticker. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Pop 342; 44 finer, 5 in 66+, 39 in 67. (PCGS # 3056) Estimated Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 1250		A partial collection of Lincoln Cents in 2 lucite holders. Dated from 1909 through 1958-D. Coins will grade UNC to Proof. 1937 to 1948 the "P" mints are Proofs. A nice group. Lot of 100 coins. Estimated Value $600-UP View details	Realized $1,208

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