Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 2

Coins, Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

$1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1613		1857-S. VF-20. A nice, well-balanced coin for the grade. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1614		1858. EF-40. Lustrous and choice, with a few light circulation marks. View details	Realized $132
Lot 1615		1858-D. Sharpness of EF-40 but cleaned and repaired. The obverse has a pleasant appearance; however, it has been carefully cleaned and likely repaired in the fields. The reverse has more damage, mostly at the center fields with scrape marks visible, then the entire area has been polished. Low mintage of 3,477. One to be inspected before the sale by bidders. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1616		1858-S. EF-45. Lustrous, but each side has a minor scrape. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1617		1859. MS-60 Plus. Well struck, with frosty luster in the fields and clean surfaces for the grade. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1618		1859-C. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned and repaired. The obverse is okay, but the reverse has some central scratches, so perhaps this coin was mounted as a button with the mount now removed. Still a scrace date which is seldom found in any grade. View details	Unsold
Lot 1619		1859-D. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned. Sharpness of a higher grade, but reduced by the cleaning. Still with some dark verdigris lodged in the devices. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1620		1859-S. VF-20. A scarce date that is well worn for the issue. Light handling marks, but nice color. View details	Realized $242
Lot 1621		1859-S. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned. Some luster remains although the fields show circulation marks. View details	Realized $299
Lot 1622		1860. AU-58. Frosty and lustrous, with only a few signs of handling. View details	Unsold
Lot 1623		Important 1860-D Gold Dollar. NGC graded AU-58. One of the great rarities of the Gold Dollar series, the 1860-D had a diminished mintage of 1,566 as the country sank into Civil War. Little gold was available to coin at the mints, most was hoarded as people anticipated the problems to come. NGC during its years of grading has seen 8 in this grade, with only 3 graded higher. Similar numbers are noted by PCGS. Thus, This coin is well within the top twenty known of the date, being tied with 14 others in this grade. Weak U of UNITED, as diagnostic of the issue, and extensive weakness along the reverse dentils. The fields have minor hairlines from both circulation and probably a gentle cleaning. Well struck at the centers, with full LIBERTY in the headband and all definition is clear on Liberty's upper curls. Similarly, the reverse is bold at the centers, with the date sharp on all but the 6, which is a touch mushy. Struck using worn dies, as were all. An important rarity in this grade and worthy of a connoisseur's collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 1624		1860-D. PCGS graded AU-55. Here is a very rare coin in nearly Mint State condition. The surfaces are clean for the grade, save for two identifying marks, one on Liberty's nose, the other on the 6 of the date. Lustrous fields and with the typical strike for the issue. As always, the U is weak, but the fields don't show the usual clash marks. Only a dozen or so graded higher, with about a dozen in the grade according to a recent PCGS census, making this one of the best available. Mintages plummeted to 1,566 as the nation sank into war, with the Dahlonega Mint feeling the conflict early on. Rare and desirable! View details	Realized $14,375
Lot 1625		1860-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Here is a scarce date that is in amazing condition. A paltry 13,000 were struck, of which only 4 have been so graded by PCGS, and none have been graded higher, making this tied for the Finest Known. The surfaces show a scattering of tiny marks, and the lustrous fields are overlaid with a delicate golden tone. Remarkably well struck, with full device details throughout, no weakness noted. An opportunity for the advanced numismatist to obtain truly the best available. View details	Unsold
Lot 1626		1861. AU-58. Lustrous and well struck. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1627		1861-D. PCGS graded AU-53. One of the most desirable dates and mints in the Gold Dollar series, the 1861-D deserves all of its fame. Two obverse dies were shipped in late 1860, and arrived in January of 1861. The Confederacy seized the Mint in April of 1861 before any Gold Dollars had been issued that year. An unknown quantity was struck by the Confederacy after April, and few of these are known today. The present coin is certainly one of the best, falling in the higher range of grades known. Always struck with weak obverse lettering, the grade is awarded more by surface quality than by apparent wear, as the dies were in such wretched condition. One of the only coins available that was definitely struck by the Confederacy at a United States Mint, and loaded with history. View details	Realized $21,850
Lot 1628		1862. MS-60 Plus. Very chioce for the grade. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1629		1863. AU-50. The reverse has a tiny planchet flaw touching the lower left serif of the 1 in the denomination. Lustrous and with typical circulation marks. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1630		1864. EF-45. Lustrous in the fields and well struck. There are a couple of rim nicks and reeding marks in the right obverse field and a pair near the denomination on the reverse. A low-mintage date. View details	Unsold
Lot 1631		1865. Sharpness of VF-20 but a mount has been removed and cleaned. Probably mounted at 12 o'clock on the obverse as the rim and surrounding area has been disturbed. Cleaned on both sides. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1632		1866. AU-53. Frosty and lustrous, with trivial handling marks in the fields. Scarce. View details	Unsold
Lot 1633		1867. AU-58. A nice coin save for two tiny rim marks on the obverse; struck from clashed dies. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1634		1868. AU-55. Sharp and original, but if one must find something, there are a few stray obverse scratches visible with the aid of a glass. All is lustrous and well struck. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1635		1869. AU-55. Nearly Mint State and quite nice for the grade. View details	Unsold
Lot 1636		1870. AU-55. Frosty and well struck, nice surfaces. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1637		1870-S. Sharpness of VF-20 but polished and repaired. A coin that should be inspected as the reverse has areas which have been damaged, buffed down and repaired. Polished and with a decent appearing obverse. The reverse is not as pleasant. Low-mintage date. View details	Unsold
Lot 1638		1871. MS-60. Lovely overall, with vibrant luster and some coppery gold toning. Minor hairlines. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1639		1872. AU-50. Choice except for some light hairlines. View details	Realized $472
Lot 1640		1873. NGC graded MS-63. Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated. View details	Unsold
Lot 1641		1873. MS-60 Plus. Open 3. A choice coin for the grade, with frosty luster and no signs of toning. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1642		Gem Proof 1873 Gold Dollar: the Finest Graded! NGC graded Proof 65. Light cameo contrast. Few Proofs were coined during the difficult years of the 1860s and 1870s, as the nation was first at war, then rebuilding, and coin collecting was pursued by only a smattering of folks, probably eastern industrialists needing something to do with their war profits besides building themselves castles on Long Island and in Florida. Demand for coins like this was slight, to say the least. In the main the Mint was probably coining them to preserve a record of its production. How well protected those coins were not after being made is proven by the Pop reports: not many coins of the period have been graded, leading one to ask what happened to the rest of them. The few graded for each year of the '60s and '70s are mainly nice choice pieces, indicating they were indeed bought and kept by the wealthy. Certain dates, however, show a real lack of population. This is one of them! For 1873, PCGS has graded only 3 of the 25 minted (or maybe fewer: resubmissions?). Those 3 are all in PR64 slabs. At NGC the situation is much the same: 3 graded in all, 2 of them in 64CAM holders, and only one in a PF65 case--this coin! Looking for something rare to buy? This should surely fit the bill. From a short distance, this coin is really super looking. Bright and, when held out of a really bright light, showing some cameo contrast. Under a glass there are some ticks to quibble about, and some wispy hairlines (those robber barons who made their fortunes feeding rotten meat to Union troops might have taken care with their collections, but they could never have foreseen the days of such intense scrutiny as we live with today). Study this, make your decision, then bid accordingly. You won't have many chances to bid on another 1873 Proof, though, so temper your thoughts with a dose of reality. So far, this is the best there is! View details	Unsold
Lot 1643		1873 Closed 3. AU-50. Lustrous and well struck except on the 7 of the date, which is weak. Some light hairlines. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1644		1874. AU-50. Lustrous, although there are some light marks in the fields. View details	Realized $173
Lot 1645		1875. Sharpness of VF-20 but cleaned and repaired. A coin that has been repaired and cleaned, with signs of metal movement through STATES and on the reverse below the wreath, possibly holed and repaired. A worthy coin to repair, with only 420 minted, making this one of the scarcest dates of the series. One that should obviously be inspected before bidding. Rare and seldom encountered. View details	Unsold
Lot 1646		1876. MS-60 Plus. Centennial year. Frosty luster and well struck. Some light hairlines. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1647		1877. AU-55. Lustrous and nearly Mint State, with only a few trivial tick marks on either side. Another low mintage date. View details	Realized $495
Lot 1648		1878. PCGS graded Proof 65 Trompeter. One of the finest survivors of a scant 20 minted in Proof, this resounding gem is blessed with outstanding color, superb surfaces and pristine fields and devices. A breath of faint coppery tone is noted on Liberty's headdress and curls. Crisp contrast between the mirror fields and frosty devices. Naturally the fields, devices and rims are all free of contact marks; only a few stray hairlines can be seen with the aid of a glass. Apparently tied for the Finest graded with 3 others by PCGS, and 4 others by NGC, with none graded higher by either service. Breen notes that the final 8 is usually not filled; on this coin the tiny area inside the loops of the 8 is lacking the Proof mirror surface, but is not yet filled. Identifiable by a tiny planchet flake left of the O in OF, and currently in PCGS holder #5448983. From the Ed Trompeter collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 1649		1878. Sharpness of AU-50 but cleaned. Luster remains in the fields and the surfaces show some faint scratches on both sides. Lightly cleaned. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1650		1879. NGC graded Proof 64 Cameo. An extremely rare Proof issue, with a mintage of just 30 pieces, only 3 of which have been graded as Proof 65 or higher by both services, making this one of the better survivors of the year. Delightful orange-peel fields appear when viewed with a glass, and the frosted devices create the desired "cameo" appearance. In the fields there are some stray lines, but as with virtually all Proof gold, any handling will appear in the fields, and somehow over the last 120 years somebody out there will have handled every coin to one extent or another. An exciting opportunity to purchase a very rare early Proof gold coin in wonderful condition. View details	Realized $9,200
Lot 1651		1879. MS-60 Prooflike. A choice coin for this grade, with excellent surfaces and abundant mint color. A rare low-mintage date. View details	Unsold
Lot 1652		1880. MS-64. A lovely coin with choice color and resplendent surfaces. A meager 1600 business strikes were issued, of which perhaps a handful remain in varying grades of Mint State. Here is a near-gem, that may well qualify at that level, with no signs of impairment. An opportunity for the date collector to purchase a delightful condition rarity. View details	Unsold
Lot 1653		1881. AU-55. Choice and original with a bold strike and graced by a delicate orange-gold tone. Perfect for the date collector. View details	Unsold
Lot 1654		1882. MS-60 Plus Prooflike. Slightly prooflike, and with the ever-present faint hairlines in the fields. Well struck and scarce. View details	Unsold
Lot 1655		One of the Finest 1883 Proof Gold Dollars. PCGS graded Proof 67. Mintages of these tiny Proof coins finally started to rise from levels of 20 or so per year around 1880. By 1883 mintages had screamed up to 207 coins. Of these 207, PCGS has seen fit to award Proof-67 to just 2 coins. There are none graded higher. A commanding coin; with orange-peel fields and a haze of rose-gold toning. Fully struck; perfectly preserved and unimprovable. View details	Unsold
Lot 1656		1883. MS-63. Choice and original; the only complaint is a small mark above the R of DOLLAR on the reverse. View details	Realized $978
Lot 1657		1884. AU-55. Minor evidence of a brief time in circulation; most of the original luster remains. View details	Realized $265
Lot 1658		1885. MS-60 Plus. Frosty and lustrous for the grade, and struck with the usual worn dies around the rims. Full date and devices, though, with a clean cheek on Liberty and no siginificant detractions. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1659		1886. MS-63. Coppery toning atop the lustrous fields. All is well struck, with full devices at the centers and periphery. A glass will locate trivial contact marks, keeping this from the gem class. View details	Unsold
Lot 1660		1887. MS-60 Plus. Clean surfaces for the grade, and free of contact marks; some minor hairlines visible with a glass, however. Seldom found appreciably better. View details	Unsold
Lot 1661		A splendid 1888 Proof Gold Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 67. One of the Finest Known of the date; PCGS reports a population of just 3 in this grade, with none graded higher! The obverse is graced by a delicate rose-gold color but has a nickel-colored spot on Liberty's truncation. Similar on the reverse, which is overlain with rose-gold colors. All is crisp and complete; wholesome teenage devices, without weakness or signs of contact. Only 1,079 struck in Proof, all of which show more handling than offered here, save for the other two equals noted by PCGS. A delight to behold. View details	Unsold
Lot 1662		1888. MS-60. Choice in appearance; however, there is a faint reverse hairline scratch through the R of DOLLAR, extending above and below to the wreath. Frosty luster and a scarce date. View details	Unsold

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