Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 93

September 4-7, 2016 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Colonials

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 401		Trio of Colonial Coppers. Includes 1723 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny F15, 1787 New Jersey Large Planchet type VG8, and 1788 Massachusetts Cent G6. All have an easily readable date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $259
Lot 402		1766 Pitt Halfpenny Token Breen-251 F15+. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and very attractive, close to VF20. The only defect is a spot of very fine carbon under the second E in COMMERCE. Otherwise this piece is flawless and the eye appeal is outstanding for the grade. Listed on page 50 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $793
Lot 403		1779 Rhode Island Token Breen-1139, Whitman-1730 NGC XF Details, Bent, Environme. Slightly glossy light chocolate and golden brown mixed with darker olive brown. Fine granularity and shallow black crust show in the fields and protected areas, but overall the eye appeal is rather decent. The "Bent' mentioned by NGC is extremely subtle, virtually undetectable in the slab. The date and legends are complete and clear. Variety struck in brass with VLUETENDE removed. Listed on page 50 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $734
Lot 404		Pair of 1788 Massachusetts Half Cents graded VG8. Both are the Ryder 1-B variety. One is from the early die state, the other from a late die state. Both are significantly sharper but lightly corroded and burnished so the devices are shiny copper while the fields and protected areas are dark olive brown. The date and legends on both are complete and clear. Listed on page 59 in the "Redbook." Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP View details	Realized $341
Lot 405		1788 New Jersey Running Fox Cent Maris 77-dd R2 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity. Medium olive brown. Late die state with strong die cracks on both sides. The date and legends are complete and easily readable, and the "Running Fox" feature is clear. Estimated Value $500-UP Ex Tony Terranova. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,234
Lot 406		1787 Fugio Cent with Club Rays Newman 4-E Rarity-3 NGC graded AU58. Variety with rounded ends on the rays. Choice frosty light to medium chocolate brown with slightly darker chocolate in the protected areas. Smooth and very attractive. No notable planchet flaws or other defects. A beautiful example in every respect. LDS, Newman die state c. The bottom of the 8 is filled with crumbling and a die crack reaches from the rim to the right side of the O in FUGIO. Struck very slightly off center to K-7.5 leaving the bottom of BU in BUSINESS off the planchet but everything else is strong. Comparable to the best of the 4 Newman plate coins. A premium example of this popular "Redbook" type. Listed on page 88 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $2,000-UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 407		1787 Fugio Cent Newman 11-X Rarity 4 VF20. A STATES UNITED variety. Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown. The only defect is a small planchet flake void in the field right of the date. LDS with a strong vertical die crack in the rays right of the sun in addition to the earlier cracks on the reverse. This die state is described but not plated in the Newman book on the series, perhaps because it is quite rare. Nicely struck except for the second 7 in the date, which is weak. Listed on page 87 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $300-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 408		1792 Birch Cent Electrotype Copy EF45. Choice glossy medium chocolate brown. A beautiful, well-executed electrotype copy of a prototype for our first Federal Large Cent. Has a test mark on the edge that exposes the underlying base metal. Listed on page 89 in the "Redbook." Estimated Value $200-UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $541
Lot 409		Group of 50 Copies of Early American Coppers. Grades range from VG to Uncirculated. Most are old electrotypes but a few are more modern struck copies. Many classic early American rarities associated with our colonial period are represented, and most are well executed and relatively deceptive. One is a genuine 1788 Connecticut copper that has been retooled. Careful inspection is recommended. Lot of 50 pieces in an old National Coin Album. Estimated Value $150-UP View details	Realized $2,585
Lot 410		Group of 12 Copies of Early American Coppers. Grades range from Good to Very Fine. Most are old electrotypes of colonial coins and medals but three are struck copies of tokens from the old west. Careful inspection is recommended. Lot of 12 pieces in an old National Coin Album. Estimated Value $50-UP View details	Realized $517