Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 81

The Pre-Long Beach Sale

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 471		1848 N-11 R5- VF25. Sharper by at least 5 points but the obverse is covered with extremely faint roughness. No verdigris and the only marks are a light nick right of the lower lip and a tiny planchet flake on the rim at star 13. Rather glossy medium brown blending to light chocolate in protected areas. This cent offers nice eye appeal in spite of the extremely fine roughness. Rare TDS, die state e, with 3 rim cud breaks on the reverse. The two cuds over TES are strong while the one at D-S is relatively weak but clearly present. Tied for CC#10 honors for the die state in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex Superior 2/2007:231-Eric Fix (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $129
Lot 472		Trio of 1848 Cents in Tough Die States. Includes N-11 R5- M-LDS (c) with a clearly defined rim cud over ES in STATES VF20 net VG8 for granularity, N-29 MDS (b) with a tiny rim cud over star 8 VF30, and N-31 R3 TDS (e) with a small internal cud at the top of the E in STATES F15. The last 2 are nice glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $376
Lot 473		1848 N-13 R4 EF40. Five points sharper with a couple nicks on the chin. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. Glossy light chocolate brown with frost in protected areas. Rare LDS, die state b, with a strong rim cud break over TES in STATES. CC#9 of those known in this die state in the Grellman census. And it comes with a nice provenance. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Larry Whitlow 11/1967-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-1980 EAC Sale, 3/29/1980:280-Carvin Goodridge, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/2/2013:554-Eric Fix (both lot tickets included along with the collection envelopes of Naftzger and Goodridge). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 474		1848 N-14 R3 EF45. Five points sharper but nicely recolored glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with traces of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. Just a couple minor marks, including a single nick in the field under the hair bun and a barely visible planchet lamination on the front edge of the nose. Smooth and attractive for the grade. MDS, die state b. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds 4/1999-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2004:1514 (lot ticket included)-Rod Burress 8/27/2010-Gary Hahn 3/19/2011-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 475		1848 N-16 R2 Repunched 84. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy light chocolate brown with peeps of faded mint red showing on the reverse. No defects and excellent eye appeal, but there is a trace of friction on the highpoints. Scarce EDS, die state a. Fine repunching show at the left base of the first 8 with stronger repunching visible on the 4. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Jules Reiver provenance are shown on the NGC label. Pop 2; 2 finer in 65. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Del Bland 7/28/1979-Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:20332-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 476		1848 N-17 R1 Repunched 4. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty medium brown and light steel. No notable defects, just a few trivial contact marks of no significance. E-MDS, die state b. The repunching on the 4 is sharp. Our grade is EF45. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/1999:2342-Terry Denman-Chris McCawley 5/2014-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $270
Lot 477		1848 N-18 R4 G5. Sharpness VG10 but dark, lightly to moderately corroded, and the obverse is covered with fine scratches. Not a very appealing cent--until you notice the die state. This piece is in the semi-unique terminal die state (state e late) with a bold die crack bisecting the obverse from the rim just below star 3 to the rim just above star 11. The right half of this crack, from the main curl to the rim above star 11, is very think, perhaps a half millimeter wide. The fields above the crack are on a clearly higher plain than the fields below the crack. The second die crack associated with state e, the one through the truncation and stars 1 & 13, is present but still light. The obverse die certainly was in at least two pieces when this piece was struck. Only one other example is known in this die state, a VF30 in the ANS Museum. As such this lot offers a unique opportunity to the serious collector of die states. Estimated Value $350-UP. Ex Teletrade 2/27/2013-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,469
Lot 478		1848 N-20 R3- Repunched 48 EF45. Glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. An attractive cent, just minor nicks from choice. MDS, die state b. The repunching on the 48 is clear. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 479		Quartet of 1848 Cents grading VF25 to VF30. Includes N-21 R3- E-MDS (b), N-23 R3 EDS (a), N-27 R2 MDS (d), and N-29 R3 E-MDS (a). Most are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $100
Lot 480		1848 N-22 R1. PCGS graded AU-50. Frosty medium brown fading to light chocolate in protected areas. No spots or stains, and the only marks are a couple faint hairline scratches between the chin and star 2. Excellent eye appeal. MDS, die state c. Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 481		1848 N-23 R3. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous golden tan and light olive with sea-green overtones. The color is attractive but this cent most likely was dipped long ago and has retoned. The only marks are a tiny scuff in the field between the bust tip and star 1 and a small carbon spot above star 11. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The fine die finishing lines are visible on both sides. Our grade is MS60 net AU58, tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. Pop 54; 14 finer . Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $793
Lot 482		1848 N-24 R4+. NGC graded AU-58 Brown. Choice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. A light diagonal nick under the end of the chin is the only notable mark, and it is trivial. MDS, die state b. Our grade is EF40. Great eye appeal for the grade. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. A nice cent that comes with a nice provenance. Pop 3; 1 finer in 61. Estimated Value $250-UP. Ex Abe Kosoff, Bowers & Merena 11/1985:222-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:318-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/2001:1313-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 483		1848 N-26 R5- F15+. Sharpness VF20 but there are a few small rim nicks on both sides, including a dull one at NI in UNITED. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy light chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate in protected areas. MDS, die state b. A decent example of a variety that is tough to find in high grade. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Henry T. Hettger-William D. Simonson 7/20/2006-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $106
Lot 484		1848 N-28 R1 EF45+. A lustrous, very attractive cent with AU50 or better details but there is a very light vertical hairline scratch left of star 10. Otherwise this cent is absolutely choice and offers outstanding eye appeal. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate. LDS, die state c. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $212
Lot 485		1848 N-29 R3 VG8. Sharpness VF20 but dark and covered with microscopic granularity. In addition there are numerous scratches on the obverse, strongest in the field behind the portrait. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. Extremely rare LDS, die state c, with a single strong rim cud break off the end of the wreath ribbon. Tied for CC#5 of only 6 known in this intermediate die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF Details, Environmental Damage; Obverse Damage (NGC label #3507432-022 included). Estimated Value $80-UP. Ex Bob Laforme 5/2012-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 486		1848 N-29 R3 F12. Slightly sharper but covered with a rather thick patina of dark olive brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints. There are traces of shallow verdigris in protected areas but no marks or other defects. Rare LDS, die state d, with a strong rim cud from below the end of the wreath ribbon to over UN in UNITED. CC#11 of 12 known in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $50-UP. From the Eric Fix Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $94
Lot 487		Trio of 1848 Cents, all Tough Varieties. Includes N-30 R5 MDS (a) F12+ net VG10 for nicks, N-38 R3 MDS (b) F12, and N-39 R5 MDS F15 net F12 for nicks. All are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $176
Lot 488		1848 N-32 R5 F12. Attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown blending to darker chocolate in protected areas. No roughness or verdigris. The only notable mark is a light rim bruise above star 10. LDS. The die crack from the second S in STATES down through RI in AMERICA is clear. Estimated Value $50-UP. Ex Henry T. Hettger-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2004:1526-Superior 2/2007:230-Eric Fix (both lot tickets included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $65
Lot 489		1848 N-33 R5- EF40. Choice glossy medium brown with frost in protected areas. No spots, stains, or roughness, only minor contact marks. A small rim nick left of star 2 and another just below star 11 can help identify this cent. Sharply struck EDS. CC#9 for this tough variety in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $500-UP. From the Eric Fix Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $705
Lot 490		1848 N-34 R5- VF30. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. A nice example for the grade, only trivial contact marks from choice. A small planchet chip in the field before the upper lip is a good identifying mark. EDS. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Evan Kopald, McCawley & Grellman FPL 5/2006-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $852
Lot 491		1848 N-36 R5- VF30. Ten points sharper but the fields and protected areas are covered with extremely fine granularity that's mostly hidden under glossy chocolate brown toning. No verdigris, and the only notable mark is a nearly horizontal nick in the field before the end of the nose. EDS, die state a. The clashmarks are strong and the die line from the dentils to the bottom of the first 8 is sharp. Tied for CC#11 honors in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $300-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds-unknown-Chris McCawley, 2012 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/5/2012:445-Eric Fix (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 492		1848 N-37 R4+ VF35. Five points sharper but there are a few light contact marks, including a shallow scuff on the throat and a light diagonal nick in the field under the chin. Frosty light steel brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. EDS. Tied for CC#13. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Fred Iskra 3/15/2012-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 493		1848 N-40 R3 Repunched 18. PCGS graded AU-53. Slightly glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are a bit dull from a thin layer of natural oxidation and a proper brushing may be required to bring out the underlying gloss. There are a few very light contact marks on the neck and chin plus a spot of darker toning resting on top of the head near star 6. MDS, die state a, before the die crack on the reverse. The repunching on the 18 is clear. Our grade is EF40. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $176
Lot 494		1848 N-41 R1. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. This cent offers excellent eye appeal, just a few trivial ticks from flawless. But there is a bit of friction on the highest points. E-MDS, die state b. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Jules Reiver provenance are show on the NGC label. Pop 1; 5 finer, 1 in 64, 3 in 65, 1 in 66. Estimated Value $200-UP. Ex Jules Reiver, Heritage 1/24/2006:20364-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 495		Pair of Rare 1848 Die Varieties. Includes N-42 R5 EDS F15+ net VG10 for contact marks and recoloring, and N-44 R5+ E-MDS (a) G6 net G5 for sharp rim nicks. Both are glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. Both from the Eric Fix Collection. View details	Realized $423
Lot 496		Pair of Scarce Varieties of 1849. Includes N-1 R4- E-MDS (b) VF30+, and N-19 R4 MDS (b) VF35. A nice pair, both glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $588
Lot 497		1849 N-2 R1 EF45+. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with bluish steel and light olive overtones covering the fields and protected areas on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth and slightly reflective. The only marks are two very tiny rim nicks at ME in AMERICA. EDS, die state c. The tops of C & E in CENT are joined by crumbling. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex Tom Reynolds-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 498		Quartet of 1849 N-2 Die States. Includes E-MDS (g) F12, MDS (j) EF40 net VF35 for recoloring, LDS (bb) VF35 net VF25 for cleaning, and TDS (gg) NGC graded XF45 (our grade VF20). Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. The TDS example is from the Jules Reiver collection, Heritage 1/24/2006:20381. View details	Realized $247
Lot 499		Group of Five 1849 Cents grading VF20 to VF25. Includes N-3 R3 TDS (v), N-4 R1 MDS (b) struck on an oversize diameter planchet, N-8 R2 (the so-called 9 over 8 overdate) E-MDS (b), N-16 R5 EDS (a), and N-19 EDS (a). A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $223
Lot 500		Group of Five 1849 Cents grading VF20 to VF25. Includes N-3 R3 LDS (v), N-5 R3+ MDS (f), N-7 R3 MDS (d), N-9 R3+ M-LDS (f), and N-17 R3 LDS (e). Most are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $259
Lot 501		Trio of 1849 Cents graded EF40 to EF45. Includes N-4 R1 M-LDS (c), N-12 R1 EDS (a), and N-14 R3- MDS (c). A couple are very slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $447
Lot 502		Trio of 1849 N-11 R1 Die States. Includes EDS (a) VF35, M-LDS (c) with a clear rim cud break from the under the ribbon tip to the right side of the adjacent U in UNITED EF40 net VF30 for a few small contact marks, and TDS (g) with a series of clear rim cud breaks from below the right edge of the ribbon loop to the U in UNITED VF35. A nice group of clearly identifiable die states. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. From the Eric Fix Collection. View details	Realized $353
Lot 503		1849 N-20 R1. ANACS graded AU-58. Attractive frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny luster covers the protected areas. The only mark is a dark spot nestled between the hair bun and star 9. MDS, die state b. Our grade is AU50. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $223
Lot 504		1849 N-20 R1 VF35. Five points sharper but the obverse was recolored glossy light chocolate brown with lighter reddish brown in protected areas. The reverse is uniform glossy light chocolate. The only notable marks are two light, dull rim nicks at the bottom of the reverse. Rare LDS, die state c, with a trio of tiny but clearly defined rim cud breaks from the right edge of the date to star 13. Estimated Value $80-UP. From the Eric Fix Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 505		Trio of 1849 Cents grading VF20 to VF30. Includes N-21 R4 EDS, N-23 R3 E-MDS (b), and N-28 R3 EDS (a). All are very slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $235
Lot 506		1849 N-22 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. The obverse is mint red fading to steel brown with more than two-thirds of the mint color remaining. The reverse is frosty chocolate brown with underlying very faded mint color peeking through in some of the protected areas. The only mark is a thin, light diagonal nick in the field very close to the tip of the nose. LDS, die state c (Newcomb's old #6). The die lines of the early state are completely gone except for the vertical line inside the top of the E in CENT. A beautiful cent. Our grade is consistent with the NGC grade. Tied with several others for CC#8 honors in the Grellman census. Pop 12; 11 finer, 7 in 65, 4 in 66. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 507		Pair of 1849 Cents graded EF40 to EF45. Includes N-22 R1 LDS (c) (Newcomb's #6), and N-24 R3- EDS (a). Both are attractive glossy brown and chocolate without any notable defects. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $447
Lot 508		1849 N-24 R3- VF25+. Sharpness VF30 but there are a few tiny contact marks scattered over the obverse, none significant but too many to ignore. Glossy steel and light olive brown with medium brown and light chocolate toning in the protected areas. Very rare LDS, die state c, with a strong rim cud break from just below star 12 to star 13. CC#6 of only 9 examples known in this die state, and the cud is not as strong on several of those pieces. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/31/1993:221-Gary M. Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/1995:547-J. R. Grellman, Jr., 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/10/2008:585-Eric Fix (all three lot tickets and the Grellman collection envelope are included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $282
Lot 509		Trio of 1849 Cents grading VF30 to VF35. Includes N-26 R3 EDS (a), N-27 R4 MDS (b), and N-29 R2 E-MDS. The first two are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $341
Lot 510		1849 N-30 R5 F15. Five points sharper but recolored glossy light olive and chocolate brown. Smooth with only a few trivial contact marks, including a very light rim bruise under star 1. EDS, die state a, before crumbling inside the top of the N in ONE. Tied for CC#12 in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $150-UP. From the Eric Fix Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 511		1849 N-30 R5 F12. Slightly sharper but there are a few too many light contact marks on the obverse, including a dull one at the top of the neck and a light scuff from the tip of the nose to the dentils over star 3. LDS, die state b, with crumbling inside the top of the N in ONE. Estimated Value $100-UP. From the Eric Fix Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $153
Lot 512		Pair of Slabbed 1850 Cents. Includes N-1 R2 E-MDS, die state a late, NGC graded AU58 E-MDS (our grade EF40); and N-23 R2 E-MDS, die state a, ANACS graded AU50 (our grade EF40). Both are attractive glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $125-UP. The N-1 is from the Jules Reiver collection, Heritage 1/24/2006:20420. View details	Realized $282
Lot 513		Group of Five 1850 Cents grading EF40 to EF45. Includes N-2 R1 E-MDS (b), N-6 R1 MDS (b), N-9 R2 MDS (b), N-15 R1 LDS (b), and N-22 R3+ EDS (a). All are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $564
Lot 514		Trio of 1850 Cents graded AU50 to AU55. Includes N-3 R1 LDS (c), N-12 R1 M-LDS (b), and N-21 R1 LDS (c) with two rim cud breaks on the reverse (Newcomb's #10). A couple are very slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $734
Lot 515		1850 N-4 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with slightly mellowed mint red covering 5-10% of both sides. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a few tiny ticks on the chin and front edge of the neck, none visible without the aid of a strong glass. EDS, die state a. Our grade is MS60+. Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex Heritage 7/24/2007:13017-Eric Fix. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $588
Lot 516		Trio of 1850 Cents graded EF40 to EF45, all Scarce Varieties. Includes N-5 R4 EDS (a), N-11 R3 EDS (a), and N-14 R4 EDS (a). The EDS is a tough die state for all three varieties. All are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $400
Lot 517		1850 N-7 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with traces of mint color showing on both sides. No spots or stains. The only mark is a tiny pinprick high on the upper half of the neck near the curl. M-LDS, die state b. Our grade is MS60+ with very nice eye appeal for the grade. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label. Pop 3; none finer at PCGS for the variety . Estimated Value $500-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/26/2007:202 (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $969
Lot 518		1850 N-12 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Red. Blazing bright original mint red just beginning to mellow on the highest points. Beautiful cartwheel luster covers both sides and this cent offers exceptional eye appeal in every respect. The only marks, and they are microscopic, are a couple tiny specks of dark toning right of the hair bun, another well hidden in the hair right of the earlobe, and a barely visible diagonal contact mark in the field right of star 3. These marks are offered to assist in identifying this cent but they are in no way significant. LDS, die state b. The die points from the C in CENT that are present in the earlier states are gone. Graded MS68 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30930. Ted Naftzger called this cent MS70. Our grade is MS67, finest known in the Grellman census. A very impressive cent. The attribution and Mervis provenance are shown on the NGC label. Pop 1; none finer at NGC . Estimated Value $7,500-UP. Ex Freeman Collection, Abner Kreisberg & Hans M. F. Schulman 5/24/1958:1300-R. E. (Ted) Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:990. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,106
Lot 519		Quartet of 1850 Cents. Includes N-13 R3+ MDS (b) VF30 net VF25 for recoloring, N-21 R1 LDS (c) EF40 net F15 for light corrosion, N-25 R4- VF20+ net VG10 for rim dents, and N-27 R4 MDS VF25. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $80-UP. View details	Realized $176
Lot 520		1850 N-14 R4 EF45. Frosty light steel brown and tan with satiny mint luster showing in protected areas. The highpoints of ONE CENT are slightly lighter thanks to a subtle rub on that area. Otherwise this piece is choice. Rare LDS, die state d, with a clearly defined rim cud break at D-ST. Tied for CC#2 of those known with this single rim cud break. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940

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