Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 8

Coin and Currency Auction

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 205		1809 Classic Head Half Cent. Normal date. . C-6. Del Bland graded EF-45. Medium dark steel brown showing only a few microscopic handling marks including one on the jaw and another on the rim left of the date. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details	Unsold
Lot 206		1810 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-1. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. Sharper by five points but on the reverse is a very long, vertical hairline scratch up from the top of E in CENT. Medium dark chocolate brown with some traces of faded mint red through the stars and date. This is a half cent that could be improved by proper brushing. Estimated Value $700 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 207		1810 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded EF-45. With a low spot around the nostril and with weak striking on the right stars and at ERICA. Five points sharper but through the base of 0 in the date and the outer points of stars 12 and 13 is an ancient, light scratch, opposite the mouth is a tiny nick and on top of the neck is a larger one. Dark chocolate brown with a dark red spot at the left side of H in HALF. Reverse is rotated 60 degrees to the left. Estimated Value $700 - 1,200. View details	Realized $776
Lot 208		1810 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded VF-25. Sharpness of Very Fine 35 but some microscopic roughness on both sides, two long, crossing hairline scratches on the lower right obverse and a shorter, heavier scratch up from the top of the head. Dark olive steel in color. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details	Realized $334
Lot 209		1811 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-2. Del Bland graded Fine-12. Sharpness of VF-35 but lightly porous with heavier porosity from back of the head through stars eight and nine and a vertical line of small nicks across the bust to the chin. Dark steel brown. Tensions were mounting between England and America in 1809-10. A trade blockade was enacted, which naturally cut off the supply of half cent planchets from English supplier Boulton & Watt to the Philadelphia Mint. The last shipment of planchets was used to coin 1811 half cents, with a mintage of just 63,140, as the events that led up to the War of 1812 unfolded. Half cent production then ceased until 1825 when demand for the denomination returned. Estimated Value $500 - 750. Ex: Ira S. Reed 7/30/45 as "Unc." for $30. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 210		1825 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-2. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Chocolate brown in color with numerous microscopic dark specks on the obverse. Minor handling marks. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $265
Lot 211		1825 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-2. PCGS graded AU-50. Darkish olive and natural reddish brown surfaces, smooth and clean except for a trace of verdigris between stars eleven and thirteen. Delightful in quality and satisfying. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 212		1825 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-2. Del Bland graded EF-40. Pleasing light brown surfaces with a fine scratch below CE of CENT. Estimated Value $250 - 325. View details	Realized $196
Lot 213		1825 Classic Head Half Cent. Del Bland graded as follows: 1825 VG-8; 1826 F-15; 1828 12 stars G-6; 1829 VG-7; 1833 VF-30; 1834 VF-20; 1835 VF-35 and 1835 VF-25 recolored. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details	Realized $414
Lot 214		1826 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded MS-60. Sharper by five points but on the edges and in the fields are several very small nicks with larger ones about midway between the edge and the chin, on the edge opposite the mouth and near the rim at K2½ on the obverse. Medium dark chocolate brown. Estimated Value $450 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 215		1826 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded AU-55. With a very small planchet pit mark on the bust. Medium steel and faded mint red, mostly on the obverse. Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 216		1828 Classic Head Half Cent. 12 stars. . C-2. PCGS graded AU-58 and Del Bland graded EF-45. Semi-lustrous dark olive steel in color with a considerable amount of mint red around the devices. Pleasant surfaces with a scratch between stars four and five. To date, PCGS has only graded 22 coins of this variety in various mint state grades. In AU-58, only 8 have been graded. Hence, this is a tough coin to find this nice. This particular coin is well struck with only slight weakness on the left obverse stars (diagnostic) and with choice surfaces, add to that the original mint red in the fields, and you have a very desirable example of this important twelve star variety. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex: James G. Macallister 6/7/44 at $2. View details	Realized $460
Lot 217		1828 Classic Head Half Cent. 12 stars. . C-2. Del Bland graded EF-40. Attractive and clean except for a long, faint hairline scratch behind the head and a very small edge dent over the second T in STATES. Medium steel brown. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details	Realized $196
Lot 218		1828 Classic Head Half Cent. 13 stars. . C-3. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown and Del Bland graded MS-60. Just slightly better (than the grade assigned) being light brown with traces of mint red and light steel blue overtones on the reverse. Behind the head is a small carbon spot and above HALF are a few microscopic nicks in a horizontal line. This coin is well struck, with slight central weakness on a few of the upper left stars. Fully struck on Liberty's curls and on the reverse Christmas style wreath. Examination of the surfaces will find very few signs of contact, and the small carbon spot is not too dark or distracting. Liberty's face and surrounding fields are better than one would expect for the grades assigned, and half cents of this quality are extremely rare. PCGS has only graded 42 as such, with 7 graded higher (all MS-65). That's a low population for this "hoard" coin in near gem or gem condition. As an historic aside, please note that the last time this coin appeared on the market was the week of the D-Day invasion of WWII, June, 1944. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: James G. Macallister 6/7/44 as "Unc." for $3. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 219		1828 Classic Head Half Cent. 13 stars. . C-3. Del Bland graded MS-61. Medium steel brown and faded mint red, mostly on the reverse. Under magnification and with careful scrutiny a couple hairline scratches can be located. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 220		1832 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-2. Del Bland graded EF-40. Medium light brown. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $104
Lot 221		1833 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown and Del Bland graded AU-50. Medium light brown with olive overtones on the reverse. Opposite the mouth is a small darkish spot and behind the head is a minute nick. Desirable for its brown luster in the fields and well preserved throughout. Struck from clashed dies, and with a light crack through the left obverse stars. Breen State V. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex: James G. Macallister 6/7/44 at $1.50. View details	Unsold
Lot 222		1835 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded MS-64. Full glowing mint red toning to brown with perfect surfaces except for a long hairline scratch through EN in CENT and over T. NGC graded MS-65 RB but broken out of the slab. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 223		1835 Classic Head Half Cent. . C-2. Del Bland graded MS-62. Medium brown and mint red with a short line of light carbon on the neck and some darker carbon along the dentils on the upper right obverse. Estimated Value $300 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 224		1837 Braided Hair Half Cent. Token. ANACS graded AU-58 and Del Bland graded AU-55. With some blunt striking on the eagle and on a few high points of the wreath as is often seen on this popular Hard Times Token. Free from handling marks except for a tiny nick below D in STANDARD. Medium chocolate brown. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $253
Lot 225		1837 Braided Hair Half Cent. Token. Del Bland graded EF-40. With some blunt striking as usually seen on these tokens. Cleaned and nicely retoned to a medium dark chocolate brown with some flecks of light red around a few devices and faint traces of verdigris in the fields. This token design has been traced to Edward Hulseman of New York by comparing device punches used on other tokens he created that are known to be his design. It is available in all grades, and we owe its popularity to Wayte Raymond, who included a space for it in all his half cent National album pages. From there it was duly entered in the Guide Book as part of the half cent series where it has remained listed for many years. During 1837 America experienced a depression, then known as "Hard Times". Small change became scarce and many merchants coined their own small change, usually in one cent denominations and these hard times tokens circulated freely along with regular mint coinage. Many of these tokens were advertising pieces with the merchants name and address on them, others had political motivations and openly criticized President Andrew Jackson's war on the Bank of the United States or President Van Buren's inept economic policies. Apparently Huselman coined large numbers of these half cent tokens and they remain plentiful today in all grades, except red uncirculated. Estimated Value $40 - 50. View details	Realized $121
Lot 226		1837 Braided Hair Half Cent. Token. Del Bland graded VF-35. With a better than average strike. Nearly mint state in sharpness but above the eagle is a long, curved scratch and on the upper left obverse rim is a defect. Cleaned and retoned to a darkish steel and light brown color. Estimated Value $20 - 30. View details	Realized $81
Lot 227		1841 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. NGC graded Proof 65 Red and Del Bland graded PR-63. Full mint red, just beginning to tone to brown but the obverse displays numerous small spots plus some minuscule scratches opposite the end of the nose and on the reverse over AL in HALF is a thin scratch. The surfaces are highly reflective and relatively fee from hairlines. Breen's State III, the most commonly seen die state. Sharp and well preserved. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 228		1849 Braided Hair Half Cent. Large date. NGC graded AU-55 Brown. A few minor marks on Liberty's neck and truncation. Nice and even brown color. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details	Realized $132
Lot 229		1849 Braided Hair Half Cent. Large date. . C-1. PCGS graded AU-58 and Del Bland graded EF-40. Sharpness of AU-55 but between stars nine and ten is an edge dent, near star eleven is a nick and above the head is a light scratch. Medium chocolate brown with light brown on parts of the hair from excessive rubbing. On the reverse fields we note a few minor hairlines, and some of Liberty's curls are a bit brighter in color from handling. Sharply impressed, as are most of this die pairing, and the edge dent is extremely minor. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex: James G. Macallister 6/7/44 at $1.50. View details	Realized $184
Lot 230		1850 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. ANACS graded Proof 60 Brown, and Del Bland graded MS-60. With a long narrow line of planchet roughness along the denticles on the upper obverse and around the reverse. Medium dark steel brown with a few tiny spots on the obverse and a hairline scratch on the bust. Sharply struck but lacking the full radial lines in the stars necessary to qualify as a proof. This coin presents a conundrum. A single set of dies was used to coin both proofs (two die states no less!) and uncirculated coins. While the graders at ANACS certified this coin as a Proof, noted copper expert Del Bland viewed the coin and graded it Mint State-60. The surfaces are not as reflective as they should be, and one or two stars show slight weakness at the centers, further there is no fin, or knife rim, commonly seen on Proofs of the era. Once again, experts differ in their opinions, so buyers need to make up their own minds. View it carefully to decide for yourself, and as always take a moment to learn something about grading coins. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. Ex: Superior Galleries 10/89:898 as "Proof-63". View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,818
Lot 231		1850 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. PCGS graded AU-58 and Del Bland graded EF-40. With some blunt striking. Ten points sharper but between stars eleven and twelve is a small nick, left of star eleven is a light edge dent and over the first A of AMERICA is a rim dent. Medium brown with traces of mint red and an excessively rubbed area around the eye. Another appealing half cent that is highly original and pleasing. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex: Ira S. Reed 6/15/44 as "Red Unc." for $3.50. View details	Realized $288
Lot 232		1850 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded AU-55. Medium chocolate brown marred only by a tiny nick at the dentil above the space between N and I in UNITED. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 233		1853 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown and Del Bland graded MS-60. A bit better but between stars four and five is a minor scratch and below T in UNITED is a tiny nick. Medium brown with some mint red. Here is another beautiful half cent, with choice surfaces and only a few minor handling marks. Greatly enhanced by the original mint red still adhering in the fields. Sharply struck and well preserved. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex: John Boss, circa 1945 as "Red Unc." View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 234		1853 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded MS-61. Medium light chocolate brown with mint red around most devices, especially on the reverse. When the coin is held at the proper angle and using a glass, faint abrasions can be seen on the chin and over the right side of star eight is a minor edge dent. Estimated Value $275 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 235		1854 Braided Hair Half Cent. PCI graded Proof 63 "Cleaned". This coin has been harshly cleaned, with resulting lines running through the fields and devices. Certainly a coin to be carefully examined by prospective buyers before placing a bid. There are a couple of spots remaining on both sides. Only 30 or so are known in proof, and a coin that could be retoned to make it much more pleasing in appearance. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 236		1854 Braided Hair Half Cent. Mint State Sharpness, but cleaned and carefully retoned with deep red in the fields, and solid blue tones on Liberty, while not "natural" the effect is quite beautiful. Boldly struck and well preserved, with scarcely a mark to be found. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 237		1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. PCGS graded MS-65 Red and Brown. Mostly brown with flecks of original red near the devices. Clean surfaces and a lovely gem example. In an old small PCGS holder. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details	Realized $1,093
Lot 238		1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. MS-64 Red. Bright red on both sides, with a small area of toning starting to form on the lower right of the obverse in the field. Minor carbon spots on both sides, and very flashy. Sharply struck for this date. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $719
Lot 239		1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. PCGS graded MS-63 Red and Brown and Del Bland graded MS-63. With shallow planchet defects at the denticles over stars seven and ten. Mint red toning to brown with microscopic evidence of minute carbon specks and a couple tiny nicks on the chin. Mostly red on the reverse, the obverse retains about one-half of the original red color. Estimated Value $250 - 400. Ex: John Boss 8/8/45 as "Red Unc." for $4. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 240		1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded MS-62. A couple of points better but over the T in CENT is a circular defect surrounded by a steel blue color. Mint red toning to brown. Estimated Value $200 - 350. View details	Realized $230
Lot 241		1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded MS-60. Medium brown and free from defects. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details	Realized $288
Lot 242		1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded EF-45. Medium dark chocolate brown and reasonably clean. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex: John Boss, circa 1945. View details	Realized $92
Lot 243		1856 Braided Hair Half Cent. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red and Brown. Nearly full red on both sides with just a bit of shading in the fields and on top of the devices. A few minor specks, and boldly struck by the dies. These are almost certainly the original proofs struck, as the same dies were used to strike the business strike coins of 1856. Furthermore, the fabric and style is very similar to the 1855 proof originals. An extremely rare coin that should find a happy home with a half cent specialist. Each star is sharp, and the devices remain quite crisp. A few stray hairlines can be found, but they are very light and serious. The PCGS Population Report states that just 8 are graded in the various current recognized color permutations, with 4 graded higher as full gem. That makes this one of the nicest to survive. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 244		1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. With some mint red in the fields. Clean surfaces and sharply impressed. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $403
Lot 245		1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded MS-64. Full mint red lightly toned with some very small carbon spots on both sides, some light carbon on the lower obverse, two small scratches between stars six and seven and one between stars ten and eleven. A stunning coin which will no doubt see serious bidding. To find an 1857 with so much original mint red is a real challenge for the variety or date collector. Don't let this one get away. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex: James G. Macallister 6/7/44 as "Unc. Red" for $3.50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 246		1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. Del Bland graded MS-60. With a low spot in the field behind the head. Medium steel tan with faded mint red on the reverse and a darkish spot below O in OF. Estimated Value $250 - 325. View details	Realized $242
Lot 247		1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. . C-1. PCGS graded AU-58 and Del Bland graded VF-35. Tiny dents on the chin and on the edge over star one but no other defects. Medium chocolate brown. One spot located on the reverse at the top of NI of UNITED. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $184
Lot 248		1849 Braided Hair Half Cent. Large date. Del Bland graded as follows: 1849 F-15; 1850 VG-8; 1851 VF-30; 1851 VF-25; 1851 G-4 heavy reverse edge cuts; 1853 VF-25; 1854 VF-30 recolored; 1854 G-6 heavy edge dents; 1855 VF-20 and 1856 F-15. A nice selection for the date collector with a couple of extra trading pieces. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $437

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