Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 51

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$2.50 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1388		1903 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-66. A satiny mint gem with a hint of natural golden hue. The dies left their rigid impression behind without the least weakness or imprecision, including the 13 needle-sharp stars encircling Liberty. Pop 222; 47 finer in 67 (PCGS # 7855) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1389		1903 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned and lustrous (PCGS # 7855) . Estimated Value $240 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 1390		1904 $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 64 Cameo CAC Approved. A lovely untoned example. Tawny-gold in color with a bold strike, the surfaces reveal a few scattered obverse hairlines visible under magnification. Fully struck in all areas with pinpoint detailing on the cameo frosted devices. 170 minted. Pop 21; 44 finer. (PCGS # 87930) . So exactly how much would $2.50 in gold buy in 1904 in America? We have some prices for you: Molasses, 15¢ a quart, Campbells Soup, 25¢ for 3 cans, ready-mixed paint, $1.25 a gallon, an enamel teapot, 25¢ to 75¢, a baseball, 5¢, a bicycle, $20 to $25, a boy's Oxford shoes, $1.98, and for a healthy, happy, hearty constitution, cod liver oil, 50¢ a bottle. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,188
Lot 1391		1905 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 63 PQ. A totally Choice Brilliant Proof example with delicate golden toning. Only 144 Proofs minted. This beauty is a Premium Quality coin for the given grade. It doesn't get much better than this as far as extant Proof-63 Liberty quarter eagles are concerned. One of the prettiest survivors of the issue currently known to numismatics, this choice coin is housed in an protective PCGS holder that fully deserves the "PQ" title. Pop 26; 56 finer (PCGS # 7931) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,060
Lot 1392		1905 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 62. A totally brilliant Proof with light impairment in the unprotected fields, but all things considered, a lovely example. Needless to say, this is an exceptionally elusive coin in Proof, and this opportunity may not present itself for awhile to come. Only 144 Proofs struck. Pop 19; 82 finer (PCGS # 7931) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,450
Lot 1393		1907 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned. From tip to toe a blinding untoned gem that has impressive mint sparkle over spotless, tarnish-free surfaces. Most coins of this date come quite well struck; still, some are much better; and collectors, true to their tradition, wish that all could be like this nicely struck 1907 Liberty quarter eagle exhibiting fine detail to all the high points, including the stars and eagle feathers (PCGS # 7859) . Estimated Value $1,550 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 1394		1908 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-64. A hint of light golden toning adds to its appeal. Because of soft luster, 1908 Indian quarter eagles rarely qualify for MS64 condition, and of course, having a nice smooth warm golden finish only compounds this coin's beauty. In MS64 Prooflike condition, this is favorably placed to be put in a virtual gem set of Indian quarter eagles. It has excellent detail on all the design areas with smooth, virtually unblemished fields. Just outstanding detail in the headdress feathers. And complete plumage is seen on the eagle on the reverse (PCGS # 7939) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1395		1908 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice honey color gold. The satin-like surfaces here are awash in rich natural shades, and both sides are uncommonly well made for this sometimes indifferently produced year. Some modifications were later made to sharpen the eagle, which differs slightly from the 1909-29 pieces (PCGS # 7939) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1396		1910 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Nice and froslty with light golden toning. A very choice example. The obverse portrays Brule Lakota Chief Hollow Horn Bear, who had taken part in Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade, March 4, 1905. The Chief died March 15, 1913, age 54 (PCGS # 7941) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1397		1910 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded AU-58. Desirable early date. Only 15 coins comprise the Indian head $2.50 series (PCGS # 7941) . Estimated Value $200 - 210. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1398		1911-D $2.50 Indian. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck with a nice bold mint-mark. Delicately toned. This is the low mintage "stopper" in the set, the one coin collectors often wait until last to acquire. Why not place your bid today. It is very lustrous, very attractive (PCGS # 7943) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1399		1915 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-61. Minimal luster disturbance on this attractive coin (PCGS # 7948) . Estimated Value $230 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $322
Lot 1400		1925-D $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-62. Indian $2.50 gold coins were popular items to give at Holidays when they were current. $2.50 back then would buy you a nice new hard-backed book (PCGS # 7949) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $403
Lot 1401		1926 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. A choice frosty mint example. The surfaces are radiant and each side has a nice veneer of warm patina that whips and tosses as it alternates between lighter and darker shades, most evident in the intricate feather detail of the war bonnet (PCGS # 7950) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1402		1926 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-63. A choice frosty mint example with full sharp devices on the Indian's profile and headdress as well as bold relief on the eagle's wing, neck, and breast feathers (PCGS # 7950) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 1403		1927 $2.50 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice and frosty and lightly toned (PCGS # 7951) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1404		1927 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded AU-58. Sharp detail (PCGS # 7951) . Estimated Value $200 - 210. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1405		1929 $2.50 Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Fresh appearing, spot-free and untoned. Clearly the most visually arresting aspect of this coin is its bright, frosted mint luster. Full spinning luster on both sides, in fact (PCGS # 7953) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1406		A Half Dozen $2.50 Indian Gold Coins. Consists of: 1911, 1914-D (2), 1925-D (2) and 1929. Coins grade VF to EF, most have been cleaned with some minor marks. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $575 - 600. View details	Realized $978

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