Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 80

June Pre Long Beach Sale

Draped Bust Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 53		1796 S-99 R5 Draped Bust Fair-2. Sharpness slightly better but the surfaces are covered with extremely fine roughness and there are at least a half dozen dull rim nicks on both sides. No verdigris. Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel. The date is weak but readable. EDS, before the die crack behind the portrait. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 54		Group of 5 Cents, 1796-1801, grading Basal State-1 to Fair-2. Includes one each 1796 Draped Bust, 1797, 1798 Style I Hair with Large 8, 1800, and 1801. A couple are slightly sharper with defects. All have a readable date although a couple are weak. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details	Realized $141
Lot 55		1797 S-124 R5+ G4. Sharpness F12 but covered with uniform granularity. No marks, just traces of shallow greenish verdigris on the reverse. Dark chocolate and steel. M-LDS, Breen state V. with significant swelling through the bust that weakens the 97 in the date and the opposing "OF" on the reverse. The date and legends remain easily readable in spite of the swelling and roughness. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 56		Mixed Group of Half Cents and Large Cents, 1797-1813, grading Fair-AG. Includes one 1806 half cent and 11 large cents. Most have defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $212
Lot 57		Group of 21 Large Cents, a Partial Date Set grading Fair to Fine. Average grade is Good or slightly better. Some are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. All different dates, no duplicates. Includes 6 early dates 1797-1812, 10 middle dates 1816-1826, and 5 late dates 1847-1856. Lot of 21 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $376
Lot 58		1798 S-167 R1 Style II Hair with Large 8. PCGS graded AU-53. CAC Approved. Very attractive glossy medium steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on both sides. Essentially flawless displaying very light wear on the highpoints and no distractions. The only marks are a thin, barely visible nick on the eyebrow and an even smaller planchet chip on the forehead, as struck. LDS, Breen state VI, showing die cracks on both sides. In addition there is a strong cud break connecting the first T in STATES to the rim above plus narrow but clearly defined rim cuds at NI and TED in UNITED. A beautiful cent in a neat die state. Our grade is EF40+. Comes with an outstanding provenance. The Naftzger collection envelope is included with the lot while the attribution and Paul Gerrie provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 Fixed Price List, lot 188-Henry A. Sternberg 8/1930-T. James Clarke-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, lot 101-Tom Reynolds-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 1/25/2004:1245 (lot ticket included)-Paul Gerrie, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/3/2013:55. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,170
Lot 59		1798 S-169 R3 Style II Hair with Small 8 NGC graded XF Details, Corroded. Rather glossy dark olive brown and chocolate with lighter chocolate brown toning on the devices. Uniform extremely fine roughness covers both sides but it is effectively hidden under the attractive toning. The only marks are a small spot of reddish verdigris over the right top of the U in UNITED and a thin nick under OF. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with bulges through the top of LIBERTY extending slightly beyond the Y. A decent if imperfect example of a variety that's difficult to find in high grade. Our grade is VF30 sharpness net F15. The attribution is noted on the NCS label. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 60		1798 S-178 R5+ Style II Hair with Reverse of 1796 Fair-2. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and void of any significant marks, just heavily worn. The date is complete and easily readable but most of the reverse is worn smooth, perhaps 10% of the designs remaining visible on that side, clearest at AMERIC. The "single leaves" feature at the top of the wreath is faint at best but there is enough detail remaining to easily attribute the variety. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 61		1798 S-184 R1 Style II Hair with Small 8 PCGS "Genuine" VF Details, Tooled. Dark olive brown and steel. The surfaces are covered with fine to moderate granularity and there are traces of greenish verdigris on the reverse. Some hairline scratches are hidden in the toning on the obverse, mostly on the portrait. MDS. The date and legends are complete and remain readable in spite of the roughness. Our grade is F15 sharpness net VG7. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $159
Lot 62		Pair of Cents, 1798 & 1802. Includes 1798 S-185 R2 Small 8 with Style II Hair G6 LDS with strong die cracks on the obverse, and 1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath with Double Fraction Bar F15 net VG10 for nicks and rim bumps. Both are glossy chocolate and olive brown with a clear date and legend. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $129
Lot 63		Group of 20 Cents, 1798-1805, grading Fair. A group of heavily worn cents, and some have defects, but the date can be made out on most of them. Lot of 20 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $317
Lot 64		1799 S-189 R2 PCGS "Genuine" Fine Details, Damage. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel blending to darker olive brown and steel in protected areas. The planchet is mostly smooth but the left side of the obverse is slightly rough and there are a half dozen small pits on the reverse, mostly at ED in UNITED and ON in ONE. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. MDS, Breen state IV, showing narrow rim cud breaks at F-AM. The date is bold while LIBERTY and the opposing area at the fraction and UNIT are weakly struck. Breen mentions this is a result of axial die misalignment in the intermediate die state (the die faces not in proper parallel alignment). The die chip (shallow lump) under the E in ONE is visible. Not perfect but still decent for a 1799 cent, and the bold date is a big plus. Our grade is F12 sharpness net VG8. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,405
Lot 65		1800/798 NC-6 R6+ Overdate with Style I Hair Fair-2+. Somewhat glossy chocolate and steel brown with darker olive brown toning in the fields and protected areas. The surfaces are decent for the grade but not perfectly smooth, and there are several old, light scratches on both sides, especially on the reverse. The most notable mark is a shallow pit or planchet chip under the E in AMERICA. The date is weak but easily readable and most of the design elements remain visible in spite of heavy wear. This is a difficult variety to attribute but there are enough details remaining on the reverse to differentiate it from the other dies that were used with this obverse. A total of 17 examples are known. Estimated Value $750-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $823
Lot 66		1801 S-216 R1 F12. Glossy olive brown and steel with slightly lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. No notable roughness or verdigris, only minor contact marks in the field before the neck. E-MDS, Breen state II. The strike is uneven (which is mentioned by Breen as a characteristic of the die state) with obvious weakness at the bust tip and the opposing area at OF-AME. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $317
Lot 67		1802 NC-1 R5+ AG3. Slightly glossy chocolate brown and steel with slightly lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the obverse. The devices are smooth but the fields and protected areas display numerous tiny pits and microscopic granularity. No verdigris or notable signs of contact. E-MDS, Breen state II. The die crack from the B in LIBERTY into the hair is visible. The date is weak but readable and most of the legends are easily readable except for UNITED STATES, which are faint. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 68		Pair of Rare Cents, 1802 & 1827. Includes 1802 S-241 R1 Stemless Wreath AG3 in the rare terminal die state with two cud breaks on the reverse (one at ATE in STATES and the other at F in OF), and an 1827 N-10 R4+ G6 net G4 due to some scratches around ONE CENT. Both are glossy steel brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $118
Lot 69		1803 S-246 R3 VG10. Slightly sharper but there is a scratch between the 1 & 8 in the date, a couple shallow nicks at the 1 in the denominator of the fraction, and a small rim dent at RI in AMERICA. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy chocolate brown and olive. EDS, Breen state I, without the usually seen "Mumps" break at the throat. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $270
Lot 70		1803 S-263 R3 F15. Sharpness VF20 or slightly better but covered with extremely fine roughness under rather glossy dark chocolate brown and olive toning. No verdigris and only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a small planchet flake at the top of the R in LIBERTY (as struck) and a dull rim nick right of the second S in STATES. Nicely struck LDS, Breen state VII, with a cud break connecting the date to the rim below and a strong die crack arcing across the upper left part of the reverse. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Darwin B. Palmer 4/1974-John M. Ward, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/2004:574. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 71		1804 S-266a R4+ PCGS graded VF35. PCGS graded VF-35. Attractive uniform glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth, completely void of any trace of corrosion or verdigris. But there are some light contact marks. These include a rim bruise left of the date, a lighter rim bruise left of the fraction, and a small rim nick right of the date. Nicely struck EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks or cud breaks. Our grade is VF20+ sharpness net F15+. A very nice example of this tough date. And it comes with an important provenance. Estimated Value $7,000-UP. Ex Rawls, Stack's 6/1970:1225-John D. Wright 1/18/2006-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/2006-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/6/2009:529 (the Wright & Holmes collection envelopes and the Holmes lot ticket are included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,925