Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 4

The Dr. Jon Kardatzke Coin and Currency Collection, Part 1

Morgan Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1671		1904-O Morgan Dollar. ICG graded MS-66. A frosty white blazing jewel. We've seen lesser coins in MS67 cases. Although "new on the block," ICG seems to be doing a good job of appraising American coins and assigning sensible grades, which can only add to collector confidence--the goal of everybody who takes this business seriously. View details	Unsold
Lot 1672		1904-O Morgan Dollar. MS-65 DMPL. Delightful, light lilac silvery iridescence on top of deep mirrors. Pretty! View details	Realized $230
Lot 1673		1904-O Morgan Dollar. MS-65. A sparkling gem with some gold tone about the borders. View details	Realized $63
Lot 1674		Stunning 1904-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Oh, this is a beautiful coin! Surfaces are nice, though there are some ticks on both sides. The 65 grade looks fair to us from that standpoint. But here's a solid Gem coin because of its wonderful iridescent toning. The reverse is a true "bull's-eye" with an outer ring of vibrant blue, and a lighter gold center, like a halo, around the eagle. The obverse is very similar, only the center is rose-gold and extends farther towards the border than on the other side. The same bright blue iridescence outlines the obverse. There cannot be many equals (if any in color) to this example of the rare 04-S dollar. View details	Realized $4,830
Lot 1675		1904-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. The final issue of the long-lived Morgan dollar made from the original hubs (1921 coins are different), this S-mint rarity has long plagued ardent collectors who wanted a nice one. (Consider that it's worth five hundred bucks in AU!) Anyone can get one in some grade--it's not a coin of absolute rarity--but "nice" is the watchword among people who deal in and pursue a common series like this. So, finding a really, really nice AU isn't that easy. Get above the MS63 level and you start stumbling in your search. Which brings us to the presently offered coin. The "MS64" grade here does not sound all that exciting--who hasn't seen MS64 1880s S-mints that bore him? Or "MS64" rare dates marred by some big blemish, like a cavity down Liberty's jaw? Right. So you know what we mean. This 1904-S is graded MS64 but it's special, in our view. Some would call the brilliance "gray." That's patently unfair if applied to this piece. It's actually (take it out of that awful light and lift your magnifier for a moment) semi-prooflike, or glassy, in its surface qualities, with lightly dappled gray toning. Its cartwheel luster is strong. The strike's a touch soft but nothing to complain about. There's a minor scuff at the base of the eagle's breast, another on Liberty's cheek below the eye, but again these do not scream at you. We'd say this is mightily close to a Gem. View details	Realized $1,783
Lot 1676		1904-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. Lovely luster, pale gold toning, lots of eye appeal--until you check out the face, which has a long deep scratch vertically down the center accounting for the grade. View details	Unsold
Lot 1677		1904-S Morgan Dollar. AU-58. Bright and lustrous with some faint light hairlines. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1678		Pre-1921 Morgan Dollars. A hoard of 271 Morgan Dollars dating from 1878 to 1904. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. A great start on a high-grade date set for the collector. Lot of 271 coins. View details	Realized $3,220
Lot 1679		Pre-1921 Morgan Dollars. MS-60. A mixed date group of Morgans, all pre-1921. Lot of 16 coins. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1680		Pre-1921 Morgan roll. MS-60. A roll of Brilliant Uncirculated Morgan Dollars, mixed dates, all pre-1921. Lot of 20 coins. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1681		Pre-1921 Morgan Dollars. Fine-12 to EF. A big 'ole hoard of Morgan Silver Dollars, all pre-1921 grading from Fine to Extremely Fine. A total of 333 coins are included! A lot for the collector to wade through and sort. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1682		1921 Morgan Dollar. MS-65. Satiny surfaces with a handsome pastel lilac toning. Dirt common as a date, but not common when they look like this one. View details	Unsold
Lot 1683		The Chapman Proof 1921 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63 Chapman. Glittering surfaces showing faint gold toning. Lots of little fritzies on Liberty's face, but man oh man are the mirrors nice on this one! If you collect Morgans in Proof, you should pay attention to this attractive specimen. Named for the famous coin dealers of the era, the Chapman Bros. of Philadelphia, two rascals who fit snugly into the fine traditions of our "industry." But look at what they've left for all of us to enjoy--Proofs where none would exist if only officialdom and those guys in the proofing department of the Mint's Coining Room had had the final say. View details	Unsold
Lot 1684		1921 Morgan Dollar. MS-63. Frosty BU with a huge diebreak encircling the entire obverse legend. View details	Unsold
Lot 1685		1921, 1921-D and 1921-S Morgan Dollars. MS-61. Total of 3 coins. View details	Realized $58
Lot 1686		1921 Morgan Dollar lot. VF-20 to Uncirculated. A group of 1921 Morgan Dollars, some are mintmarked. Lot of 42 coins. View details	Realized $288
Lot 1687		1921-D Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. A scuff hidden in the folds of Liberty's cap, otherwise just tiny ticks. Seems fairly graded to us. Milky white luster with a hint of gold. View details	Realized $161
Lot 1688		1921-D Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice bright luster. A rolling streak across the face, but this is a pleasant coin. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1689		1921-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Satiny white and most pleasing. On the backside, a long scuffy gash may be found beneath the letters UNIT, but it's easy to miss, big as it is. View details	Unsold
Lot 1690		1921-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Totally white and in a 1st generation PCGS "slab". View details	Realized $242
Lot 1691		1921-S Morgan Dollar. MS-60 Plus Semi-Prooflike. Bright. View details	Realized $138

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