Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Continental Currency and Tokens

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 66		1776 Continental Currency. "CURENCY". Pewter. . Newman 1-C Rarity-3 . PCGS graded AU-55. Glossy medium steel gray with frosty light silvery gray toning in protected areas. Very nice for the grade, free of any marks, planchet flaws, or "tin pest" corrosion. Sharply struck showing all the fine die details. The die crack down the left side of the obverse is strong and the reverse is rotated 135 degrees CCW relative to a head-to-foot orientation. A choice example in all respects. PCGS population 5 in this grade with 54 finer. Estimated Value $20,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $40,250
Lot 67		1776 Continental Currency. "CURRENCY". Pewter. . Newman 2-C Rarity-3. PCGS graded EF-40. Slightly glossy medium gray with frosty lighter gray in protected areas, especially on the reverse. There are small contact marks scattered over both sides, including a pair of dull pinpricks above the 6 in the date. Nicely centered and free of any rim bruises. The reverse is rotated 140 degrees CCW relative to a head-to-foot orientation. A nicely balanced, lightly circulated example of this famous early federal pattern. Housed in an old green-label PCGS holder. Estimated Value $10,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 68		(1828) Holt's American Plantations Farthing or 1/24 Real Restrike. . Breen-78. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty light silvery gray with a few small patches of darker toning where there is shallow corrosion, mostly at the front legs of the horse. The corrosion is fully arrested, void of any active "tin pest" or powery residue. Sharply struck everywhere except at the very top of the reverse. These pieces were struck from the original 1688 dies that were used to produce the first royally authorized coinage for the British colonies in America. PCGS population 5 at this grade with 5 others slightly finer in MS63. Estimated Value $750 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 69		1783 Chalmers Annapolis Shilling. Long worm. . Breen-1012. PCGS graded VF-30. Glossy light gray with lighter silvery gray highpoints. No contact marks or other distractions. A tiny planchet clip over the S in CHALMERS is the best identifying mark. Struck very slightly off center to the right causing strike weakness on that side, but everything remains legible. The long worm feature is clear. (The long worm version is seen less often than its short worm counterpart.) These were struck in Annapolis, Maryland, by silversmith John Chalmers in an attempt to help alleviate the chronic shortage of acceptable small change. Estimated Value $3,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,888
Lot 70		1781 North American token. . Breen-1144. PCGS graded VF-30. Mostly glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of darker olive crud in some of the protected areas. No marks or corrosion, but the surfaces are a bit uneven under strong magnification. The date and legends are complete and strong. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 71		1781 North American token. . Breen-1144. VF-30. Ten points sharper but cleaned and retoned glossy dark bluish steel brown with lighter reddish brown remaining in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and mark-free. Should benefit from a more uniform retoning. Estimated Value $75 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 72		1783 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays, large U.S. . Crosby 1-A Rarity-1. VF-30. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth, defect-free surfaces except for a few tiny, light marks around the A right of the date and a faint planchet lamination below NOV of NOVA. The date and legends are complete, although some letters of the legend are tight to the rim thanks to being struck slightly off center to K-3. Intermediate die state. Weight 141.8 grains. Estimated Value $350 - 700. Ex Bob Everett 12/95. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 73		1783 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays, small U.S. . Crosby 2-B Rarity-1. EF-40. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of frosty luster remaining in protected areas. Virtually flawless, a tiny rim nick right of the date is the only mark, and it is trivial. Nicely struck and very attractive. Weight 118.2 grains. Estimated Value $400 - 800. Ex 1997 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions, Inc., 8/11/97:462. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 74		1783 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays, small U.S. . Crosby 2-B Rarity-1. VF-30. Sharpness EF40 but lightly cleaned leaving coppery highpoints on both sides. Otherwise the toning is medium brown and chocolate. There are some faint hairlines from the cleaning on the lower half of the obverse and a small spot of imbedded planchet slag in the rays below the N in NOVA. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Nicely centered and well struck. Excellent detail, just needs to be retoned. Weight 112.8 grains. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 75		1783 Nova Constellatio. Blunt rays, small US. . Crosby 3-C Rarity-3. EF-40. Glossy medium brown with chocolate toning on the highpoints and lustrous bluish steel in protected areas. Choice, flawless surfaces. Sharply struck. Outstanding eye appeal. Weight 121.5 grains. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 76		1783 Nova Constellatio. Blunt rays, small US. . Crosby 3-C Rarity-3. VG-10. Glossy dark olive brown with chocolate highpoints. No notable defects, just worn. The date and legends are easily readable although not strong. Weight 108.5 grains. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 77		1785 Nova Constellatio. Blunt rays. . Crosby 1-B Rarity-4. NGC graded EF-40. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. No defects, only light wear and trivial contact marks. A small swipe of darker olive brown toning at the edge pover TIT is the best identifying mark. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $400 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 78		1785 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays. . Crosby 2-A Rarity-5. EF-40. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Flawless, mark-free surfaces and great eye appeal. Two tiny swipes of slightly lighter toning at LI in LIBERTAS can help identify this choice early copper. The center of the obverse is bulged outward causing weakness in the center of the reverse, but this one is struck better than most of the variety. The remainder of the strike is strong. Weight 122.2 grains. A very nice example of this rare variety, certainly one of the finest ever offered at auction. Estimated Value $400 - 800. Ex 2001 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions, Inc., 11/10/2001:426. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 79		1785 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays. . Crosby 3-B Rarity-1. MS-63. Choice lustrous medium steel brown with faded mint red showing in many of the protected areas. Absolutely flawless surfaces. The details are sharply struck on both sides. The obverse is slightly misaligned to the lower left while the reverse is perfectly centered. It is difficult to imagine a more perfect example. I won�t waste time with glowing adjectives, just treat yourself to an in-person inspection of this piece. Finest known of the variety, and we know of no better Nova Constellatio regardless of the date or variety. Plated in the "Redbook" through 2005 to illustrate the 1785 with pointed rays type. Weight 114.4 grains. Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000. Ex: Louis Eliasberg, Bowers & Merena 5/20/96:53-Marc McDonald. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $28,750
Lot 80		1785 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays. . Crosby 3-B Rarity-1. PCGS graded AU-50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with delicate splashes of reddish brown toning on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth, although they do show the usual tiny lumps from die rust. The only marks are a pinprick at the rim over the I in LIBERTAS and a dull, light scratch left of the C in CONSTELLATIO. Nicely struck and attractive. PCGS population 22 at this level with 44 finer. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 81		1785 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays. . Crosby 4-C Rarity-6-. VF-20 Plus. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. Smooth, corrosion free surfaces with only a few small marks, including a pair of tiny pinpricks over the left top of the 5 in the date, a dull nick at the left top of the S in JUSTITIA, and a dull nick at the right top of the first T in CONSTELLATIO. The date is strong and the legends are clear, although a couple letters are flowing into the rim. A very nice example of this rare variety, the rarest of the short series if you don't include the extremely rare 1786. In the lower end of the condition census. Weight 109.8 grains. Estimated Value $1,250 - 2,500. Ex 2001 C-4 Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions, Inc., 11/10/2001:436. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 82		1785 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays. . Crosby 4-D Rarity-5. EF-45. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate with traces of reddish brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. Smooth and very attractive. The only marks are a tiny rim nick over the right top of the C in CONSTELLATIO and a pair of microscopic ones over the left side of the E in LIBERTAS. These marks are not at all distracting and are mentioned to help identify this example for future researchers. Nicely struck and perfectly centered on a flawless planchet. MDS. In the upper half of the condition census for this rare variety. Weight 124.9 grains. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. Ex Stack's 2/4/77:54. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 83		1785 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays. . Crosby 4-D Rarity-5. PCGS graded VF-30. Slightly glossy medium brown with reddish brown and olive toning in protected areas. There are traces of shallow crud in some of the protected areas but no significant marks or other distractions. The date and legends are complete and clear. Estimated Value $300 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 84		1785 Nova Constellatio. Pointed rays. . Crosby 5-E Rarity-3. VF-35. Choice glossy chocolate and medium brown. Virtually perfect except for a few tiny planchet chips near the rim at the bottom of the obverse, the largest one at the rim over the second T in JUSTITIA. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and the eye appeal is excellent. The date and legends are complete and clear. Late die state. At the lower end of the condition census. Weight 125.4 grains. Estimated Value $350 - 700. Ex John Bergman 1/89-Del Bland 12/94. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 85		1787 Immunis Columbia. . Breen-1137. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Uniform frosty dark chocolate brown. Struck very slightly off center to the bottom leaving the lower third of the date off the planchet, but two-thirds of a date is more than usually seen and examples with a complete date are extremely rare. That's because the planchets used for these (possible) prototype federal designs were slightly undersize for the dies. There are a few small, shallow contact marks on the lower half of the obverse and a dull rim nick at the top of the first U in UNUM. Sharply struck with crisp details on both sides. A premium example of this rare post-colonial (confederation) issue. NGC population 1 with only 4 finer. Estimated Value $7,500 - 15,000. Ex Auction '83, Superior 7/29/83:1505. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 86		1789 Mott token. Plain edge, thick planchet. . Breen-1020. PCGS graded AU-58. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with frosty flowline luster in protected areas. Late die state with die rust evident on both sides and a large cud break at the left top of the clock on the obverse. The only defect is a rim bruise at K-9 on the reverse. Struck very slightly off center to the top leaving parts of the legend slightly off the planchet. PCGS population 14 with 27 finer. Estimated Value $500 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 87		1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. With "NEW YORK". . Breen-1032. MS-64 Prooflike. This is the type with small ampersands (&) on both sides, Fuld-4. Very sharply struck with reflective fields and a "proof" look. Medium brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint color in protected areas. Superb eye appeal, very close to gem. Not an especially rare colonial type, but it is difficult to imagine an example with better detail or eye appeal. Weight 165.8 grains. Estimated Value $750 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 88		1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. . Br-1035. PCGS graded AU-58. Frosty tan and light brown with darker chocolate highpoints. No defects of any kind, only very light friction on the highest points of the design. PCGS population 25 with 91 finer. Estimated Value $350 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 89		1795 Talbot, Allum & Lee Token Cent. . Breen-1035. AU-55. Frosty steel brown with lustrous light brown and tan toning in the protected areas. Only a touch of rub on the highest points from mint state. The only defect is a small patch of shallow verdigris at the rigging under the first E in LEE. Weight 152.4 grains. Estimated Value $350 - 700. Ex Superior 10/11/92:29. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604