Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Lincoln Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 949		1909. VDB. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. CAC Approved. PQ. A lovely red coin (PCGS # 2425) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $306
Lot 950		1909-S. VDB. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. CAC Approved. A nice red coin. Popular key date. This coin is, as expected, well struck for a first-year Lincoln Cent. In fact, there are no areas of the design that are not fully detailed, and the surfaces are aglow with frosty textured, coppery luster. An attractive example in its desirable MS64 Red grade (PCGS # 2428) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,526
Lot 951		1909-S. VDB. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lots of mint red. Nearly full red in appearance, other some residual mellowing to light brown, one wonders why this is designated Red and Brown. Sharp and essentially unabraded. Popular key date. Pop 779; 32 finer, 1 in 65+, 31 in 66. (PCGS # 2427) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,055
Lot 952		1909-S. VDB. PCI graded MS-64 Red & Brown. The obverse of this well preserved key is essentially full red and brown with diagonal wood-grain toning while an evenly mellowed reverse suggests that the coin may have once resided in a cardboard-backed album. The devices were struck with such force and energy by the dies that all design elements show clearly (PCGS # 2428) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 953		1909-S. VDB. NGC graded VF-20 BN. Nice even wear. An attractive specimen, the storied first design with V.D.B. along the lower reverse rim. This placement caused some negative responses. Later dies were made without the letters. Only in 1918 was a small "B" for Victor D. Brenner, the coin's designer, surrepticiously added at the left end of the truncation of Lincoln's shoulder. It is comforting to know that Brenner (1871-1924) was still alive to see his good name (or at least, initial) restored to his artistic creation. Brenner is best known for this enduring Lincoln coin design, the obverse of which is the longest-running design in United States Mint history. Brenner's model of the 16th President had been picked by 26th U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt, who had earlier posed for him in New York (PCGS # 2428) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $705
Lot 954		1909. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Well struck. Only 2,198 struck. Widespread criticism of the V.D.B. initials' prominence on the first Lincoln Cents of 1909 resulted in their removal midway through 1909, the design's first year of issue. In 1918, Brenner's initials were restored, but only as a small letter "B" under Lincoln's shoulder, where they remain today. After an initial 1,194 Proofs were made with the V.D.B., a further 2,198 were struck following their removal (PCGS # 3304) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $964
Lot 955		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	Realized $1,028
Lot 956		1909-S, S over horizontal S. NGC graded UNC Details. Altered Color. Still nice looking. Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $341
Lot 957		1910. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Well struck. Only 2,405 struck (PCGS # 3307) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $823
Lot 958		1911. PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. CAC Approved. Some red visible. Only 1,733 minted. Vivid coppery hues with warm reddish brown highlights. A satiny Matte Proof that displays an endless smooth field and physical strength. The strike is bold -- par for a date that is almost always found 100% needle-sharp. Judged from an aesthetic standpoint, this 1911 Gem Proof Cent is also possessed of much finer eye-appeal than most. Pop 14; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 3309) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,939
Lot 959		1911 PCGS graded Proof Genuine Unc Details. Questionable color. Only 1,733 minted (PCGS # 3309) . Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $259
Lot 960		1912. PCGS graded Proof 63 Red & Brown. Well struck. Only 2,145 struck (PCGS # 3313) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $494
Lot 961		1913. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Well struck. Only 2,848 struck (PCGS # 3316) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $646
Lot 962		1914-D. NGC graded VG-10 Brown. Popular key date. Estimated Value $130 - 140. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $153
Lot 963		1914. NGC graded Proof Details. Altered Color. Well struck with attractive colors. Only 1,365 struck. Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 964		1914-D. PCGS graded EF-45. Popular key date (PCGS # 2471) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 965		1914-D PCGS graded Genuine VF Details. Cleaning. Our grade is XF Details (PCGS # 2471) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $259
Lot 966		1914-D. NGC graded Fine-12 Brown. Popular key date. Estimated Value $150 - 160. View details	Realized $200
Lot 967		1915. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. With even dark russet toning. Only 1,150 struck (PCGS # 3322) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $940
Lot 968		1915. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lovely blue toning (PCGS # 2477) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $153
Lot 969		1916. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Well struck. Housed in a Secure Plus Holder. Only 1,050 struck. A wonderful example of this scarce Matte Proof issue. Subtle tan-red fields provide the perfect counterpart for the sharp strike with the reverse colors extending in to deeper subtle nuances. Almost pristine surfaces. Pop 51; 15 finer, 1 in 65+, 12 in 66, 1 in 66+, 1 in 67. (PCGS # 3325) . Matte Proofs: Matte Proofs were struck in 1909-16. The types of coin designs in this period (Lincoln cent, Buffalo nickel, Mercury dime, etc.) did not permit the making of bright finish or brilliant Proof specimens. It seems that the face of the die touches almost every part of the planchet on the Victor D. Brenner cents, dulling the surface of even a polished blank. Proof coins of the series therefore were issued with a matte or sandblast finish. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,643
Lot 970		1921-S. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Choice, lustrous and appealing. A scarce issue struck at the Mint in San Francisco. All 1921-S cents were coined early in the year, before a nationwide recession slowed business activity. Due to a lack of demand from banks, the San Francisco Mint still had in its vaults on June 30, 1922, some 15,493,230 cents awaiting distribution. Thus no more were coined here until the latter part of 1923. Pop 236; 40 finer, 1 in 64+, 39 in 65 (PCGS # 2535) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $588
Lot 971		1922. No D. Strong Reverse. PCGS graded VF-30. Popular Red Book variety. Attractive color, choice surfaces, with light chocolate brown fields deepening to dark chocolate around devices and legends. One of the most talked-about minting occurrences in the Lincoln Cent series (PCGS # 3285) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $940
Lot 972		1922. No D. Strong Reverse. PCGS graded VF-30 Brown. Even brown toning. Smooth medium brown color with minor surface marks acquired in its ten or twenty years in circulation before someone spotted it for what it is, a scarce 1922 Cent lacking the mintmark, and retrieved it before it saw further wear. Scarce (PCGS # 3285) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $881
Lot 973		1922. No D. Strong reverse. PCGS graded Genuine, Cleaning - F Details. (PCGS # 3285) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $447
Lot 974		1923-S. NGC graded MS-64 RB. Lots of mint red. Expanding on this, perhaps we should call it outstanding copper red color that beams across radiant, near-gem surfaces. Nothing like the general run of 1923-S Cents of this caliber, the strike is thoroughly convincing in all places, even where some weakness is usually found at some of the wheat kernels. Pop 56; 21 finer, 1 in 64+, 20 in 65 (PCGS # 2548) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,469
Lot 975		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	Realized $588
Lot 976		1931. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. A blazing mint red gem. Only 866,000 minted. Pop 253; 20 finer, 4 in 66+, 16 in 67 (PCGS # 2614) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $588
Lot 977		1931-S. NGC graded UNC Details. Altered Color. Still nice looking. Estimated Value $80 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $141
Lot 978		1936 DDO FS-103 (FS-016). PCGS graded MS-66 Red. CAC Approved. A blazing red coin. Unlike DDO 1 and DDO 2, doubling on FS-103 can not be seen well on the date. Doubling can be seen primarily on LIBERTY, and IN GOD WE TRUST. All three 1936 doubled dies are listed on the PCGS price guide. The 1936 doubled die is also listed in the Red Book, although it does not distinguish among the die pairs. Pop 4; none finer at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 2650) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 979		1955. NGC graded Proof 68 Red Cameo. A fully untoned gem proof. Pop 65; 5 finer in 69. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $353
Lot 980		1955. NGC graded Proof 69 Red. Untoned and free from faults. Pop 375; none finer. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 981		1955. Doubled Die Obverse NGC graded Unc Details. Improperly cleaned. Well struck and a popular Red Book variety. Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,351
Lot 982		1970-S Lincoln Cents circle of off-center strikes. Housed in a custom plastic holder is a set of 4 off-strikes forming a complete progression of positions. Also included is a blank planchet. Quite unusual. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $188
Lot 983		1995. Doubled die obverse. NGC graded MS-68 Red. Fiery red. Housed in an Old Style Holder. Pop 6200; 19 finer in 69. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $94
Lot 984		A set of Lincoln Cents. 1909 to 1945-D. Includes all the dates except the 1922 No D. The key date 09-S VDB is About Good. In an old Whitman album. Lot of 105 coins. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $1,234
Lot 985		A group of PCGS graded proof Lincoln Cents. Consist of: 1936 Brilliant, PR-62 RB; 1937, PR-64 RD; 1938, PR-63 RD; 1939, PR-66 RD; 1940, PR-64 RD. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 525. View details	Realized $617
Lot 986		A lot of PCGS graded Lincoln Cents. Consist of: 1920-S, MS-63-BN; 1928-S, MS-64 RD; 1931, MS-64 BN. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $823
Lot 987		A group of PCGS graded Lincoln Cents. Consist of: 1909 VDB, MS-64 RB; 1913, MS-64 RB; 1915, UNC Details (Quest. Color); 1916, MS-64 RB; 1931-S, MS-63 BN. Also included are two raw coins: 1914, BU; 1922-D, toned UNC. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $360 - 380. View details	Realized $541
Lot 988		A partial set of Lincoln Cents. From 1909-VDB to 1962-D. Coins will grade XF to BU. Lot of 116 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $564
Lot 989		Large lot of Lincoln Cent off-center mint errors. Brilliant Uncirculated Memorial Cents, various positions on the planchets. Lot of 93 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $400
Lot 990		A group of Proof Wheat Cents. From 1941 through 1958, housed in a white lucite holder. All coins are Brilliant Proof. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details	Realized $165
Lot 991		1969-D and 1975 NGC graded Mint Error Lincoln Cents. Consist of: 1969-D, NGC Mint Error AU-55 BN, capped die; 1975, NGC Mint Error MS-62 RB, double strike. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $20 - 25. View details	Realized $94
Lot 992		1909-S and 1909-S VDB. Sharpness of XF to AU. Found in the ground with a metal detector. Damaged from being in the ground for years. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $423
Lot 993		A pair of 1909-S Lincoln Cents. PCGS graded VF-20 and VG-10. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $160 - 170. View details	Realized $176
Lot 994		1914-D and 1922 No D. Consist of: 1914-D, PCGS graded Good Details; 1922 No D Strong Reverse, PCGS graded F-15. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $705