Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 39

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Morgan Dollars 1878-1884

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1648		1878 Morgan Dollar. 8 tail feathers. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A gorgeous, bascially untoned gem, with intense mirror surfaces and splendid frosty devices. Only 500 proofs made and with the exception of the 1878 7 tail feather variety, the rarest proof Morgan dollar. Pop 7; 4 finer in 67. (PCGS # 7311) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,925
Lot 1649		1878 Morgan Dollar. 8 tail feathers. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and white. A radiant Gem that has an outstanding strike and vivid silvery iridescence. Devices were struck with the primary energy to impart the design to all the key areas, including enough oomph and vigor by the dies to impart clear-cut centers. This is a well-known trait of 1878 8 tail feathers dollars (PCGS # 7072) . Estimated Value $850 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1650		1878 Morgan Dollar. 7 tail feathers, reverse of 1878. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely deep rainbow toning on the obverse. Full reeling mint luster underneath the vibrant hues. There is nothing bashful or weedy about this boistrous, confident 1878 Morgan silver dollar. Just the thing to start off a conversation at a party gathering of like-minded coin collectors (PCGS # 7074) . Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1651		1878 Morgan Dollar. 7 tail feathers, reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-63 Deep Mirror Prooflike. A nice reflective white coin. Pop 42; 24 finer; 20 in 64; 4 in 65. (PCGS # 97077) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1652		1878-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65 Prooflike. Mostly white with gold toning around the edges. A glittering gem with spectacular mirrors and lively toning highlights. Typical strike for the CC-mint date, bold at the head and eagle, with other area of the reverse also strongly detailed. A first-rate gem where physical quality is concerned. Pop 89; 12 finer in 66. (PCGS # 7081) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 1653		1878-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned on the obverse. The reverse is frosty white. Both sides put on view the distinctive "look" for this 1878 CC-mint delivery: nicely frosted surfaces, rolling cartwheel effects, and boldly struck devices. There is nothing timid about this gem (PCGS # 7080) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1654		1878-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 Prooflike. Mostly untoned. A handsome '78-CC in this middle grade with original, fiery mirror surfaces and impressive frosted devices. Only a few light bagmarks (PCGS # 7081) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1655		1878-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-63. White and frosty. First year of issue, always popular with collectors of Morgan Silver Dollars as well as those who delight in coinage struck at the Carson City Mint. The devices are boldly struck, as always. A choice specimen (PCGS # 7080) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $312
Lot 1656		1878-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63. A few light bagmarks on the cheek. Sharply struck throughout, the surfaces show even silver-white and there are no tarnish areas on either side (PCGS # 7081) . Estimated Value $275 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1657		1878-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice origianl golden obverse toning. The reverse is semi reflective. The splendid combination of color and originality will make you look again and again at this first-year issue silver dollar (PCGS # 7082) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $230
Lot 1658		1879 Morgan Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. Older holder. Nice cameo coin. Extremely choice in terms of preservation, both sides are lightly frosted on the devices and for all intents and purposes display mirror-freshness in the surrounding fields. Lovely toning at the rims. A diminished is not even in the cards for such a coin of this year; in contrast, this piece was left very boldly detailed by the recoil of the sharp dies; a fortunate occurrence. Acquiring such a coin will rank as the highest and proudest memory of your bidding in this sale! 1,100 Proofs struck. Pop 70; 82 finer. (PCGS # 7314) . Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 1659		1879-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck and mostly untoned with a hint of light golden toning. Very choice for the grade. The 1879-CC is the scarcest of the 1878-85 Carson City Mint dates in the Morgan dollar series. There were 756,000 coins delivered, and the sales conducted by the General Services Administration in the early 1970s resulted in the dispersal of 4,123 of these. The GSA pieces, like most other extant '79-CC Dollars at the Mint State level, graded predominantly MS60 to 62. On the other hand, the outstanding coin that we are offering here is more than smooth enough to justify the MS64 grade. Thick, bright mint frost spreads over the surface on both sides and thins to modest reflectivity in the fields. The strike is nicely sharp for the type, and the otherwise heavy white highlights yield to a swath of shimmering iridescence within the eagle's feathers and Liberty's broad facial profile. There are no deep bagmarks. Pop 645; 78 in 65. (PCGS # 7086) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,660
Lot 1660		1879-CC Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-64 DPL. Brilliant white surfaces. Thoroughly frosted, as are many high quality Morgan Dollars from the Carson City Mint, this is a splendid MS64 example of a semi-key issue. The swirling silver-white iridescence is seen on both sides, while the striking detail is bold throughout. Minimally abraded, particularly is this the case on the smooth cheek, and an important survivor from an original mintage of just 756,000 coins. Pop 11; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 97087) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1661		1879-CC Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. White and frosty. Untoned with vibrant white devices and a satiny sheen on both sides, being just enough bagmarked to preclude a choicer designation. We do not see any discoloration or spotting, fortunately, and Liberty's cheek is nicer than average. As well, the strike is bold throughout (PCGS # 7086) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,715
Lot 1662		1879-CC Morgan Dollar. Capped die. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice white coin. A silvery specimen glowing with choice original mint bloom. A rounded impression was left by the stamp of the dies that struck this, but only at the exact center (hair above the ear, and some of the breast detail). Elsewhere the design elements are struck in no uncertain terms by the dies, leaving behind their sharp impression. It is good to be reminded every so often that the so-called "Capped Die" is actually a Medium Over Small Mintmark, the results of which went awry and ended up looking jumbled. Pop 264. (PCGS # 7088) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1663		1879-S Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. NGC graded MS-67. Magnificent multi-color rainbow tones across the entire obverse. The reverse is mostly white. Aesthetically appealing, a handsome full strike bristling with superb originality. Adding to those results, a word about strike: this piece has all but needle-sharp devices, with gorgeous detail on the hair, the eagle's breast as well as its wing feathers. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 1664		1879-S Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. NGC graded MS-67 Star. A glittering white gem shimmering with luster. A frosted cameo-like Gem that has a razor-sharp strike and flashy luster. Liberty looks like a charming girl in this side-view portrait. Bidders will want to abandon the hope of snaring this coin at a discount, and instead seize the fact that a confident bid is a must (PCGS # 7092) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1665		1879-S Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-66. Wonderful rich blue and golden toning. A beauty, with nice snappy color on both sides, the undisturbed surfaces free of bagmarks. In addition, the coin possesses a nice, clear-cut strike for all areas with outstanding detail at the hair, the eagle's wings and body, as well as the wreath that nearly encircles the eagle. We can see that everything is perfectly balanced with this silver dollar (PCGS # 7092) . Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 1666		1879-S Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-64. Intense rainbow toning on the obverse whose shimmering glow is visible halfway across a room (PCGS # 7092) . Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $630
Lot 1667		1879-S Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. NGC graded MS-66. Nice white coin. Fully struck and exceptionally clean with streaming mint frost. Further improving on than this, the coin is struck with technical exactness throughout (PCGS # 7092) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $288
Lot 1668		1879-S Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely obverse toning whose multicolor shading revolves around iridescent blue and lovely deep sunset reds among others. The reverse is sparkling white for the most part (PCGS # 7092) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253
Lot 1669		1879-S Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. NGC graded MS-64. A nice white coin with semi reflective obverse surfaces (PCGS # 7092) . Estimated Value $50 - 60. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $90
Lot 1670		1880 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 61. A nice mostly white coin with a dark streak on the lower obverse. The coin is also a cameo in which the mirror field surrounds sharply defined, satin-frosted devices. A splendid combination to see on any Proof Morgan silver dollar. A few light hairlines. Scarce, as only 984 proofs struck (PCGS # 7315) . Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 1671		1880 Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Light blue-green toning on both sides. A few wispy hairlines on the cheek and face. Swirls of silvery cartwheel luster with richer texture than average for an 1880 P-mint dollar sets this close to gem 65 quality (PCGS # 7096) . Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1672		1880-CC, GSA Hoard. NGC graded MS-65. A frosty white gem certified in the GSA black holder. The lustrous coin has flashy luster and a clean cheek on Liberty. The strike is strong for the date, with just a touch of softness at the hair above the ear and on the eagle's breast. The reason for the popularity of the 1880-CC is that, unlike many CC-mint dates from the period, it did not emerge in large quantity from the Government Services Administration (GSA) hoard, dispersed in the 1970s. Demand for high quality examples is enormous, and the few frosty Gem pieces are especially desired, commanding a nice premium, since the frosty devices and flashy fields provide the greatest eye appeal. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 1673		1880-CC, Reverse of 1878. NGC graded MS-62. Certified in the GSA black holder. A lustrous example that, like several other high-end CC-mint dollars in the sale, has icy white color and a good strike. Only scattered bagmarks on the face. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 1674		1880-CC Morgan Dollar. MS-60. Light hairlines visable; characteristic smooth satin-like frost on both sides, and well struck. Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 1675		1880-CC Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck and white. Pop 474; 22 finer in 67. (PCGS # 7100) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,400
Lot 1676		1880-CC Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. PCGS graded MS-65 Prooflike. Light golden toning near the edges. Ice-cold white centers streak across the frosty devices of this handsome CC-mint dollar. The encircling color provides a nice frame around the rim. For years there has been almost incessant interest in the limited supply of Carson City silver dollars. This is, without question, one of the handsomer offerings. Pop 109; 7 finer; 6 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 7101) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1677		1880-CC Morgan Dollar. Reverse of 1879. . 2nd 8/7, VAM-5, Top 100. ANACS graded MS-65. A nice frosty coin. Clean cheek on Liberty. A simply stunning Gem, the strike is noteworthy for this sometimes indifferently produced CC type. The focal features are all sharply defined, and the luster is radiant white with a nice reciprocating sheen; toning occurs at the rims. Flashy and beautiful. The Third Reverse, also known as the Reverse of 1879, has slanted top arrow feathers and a convex breast on the eagle (PCGS # 7100) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1678		1880-O Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-63 PQ. Well struck and white. A few light bagmarks on the face but generally smooth and satin frosted. Slightly better O-mint issue (PCGS # 7114) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253
Lot 1679		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-67. The obverse displays 1/3 rainbow toning with an areas of intense sky blue iridescence. The reverse is mostly white. Superb! (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 1680		1880-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66 Star. Lovely blue and golden toning on both sides which, because they are so exquisite, so vibrant and balanced, that the grading service rightfully has awarded it the Star reference for "eye-appeal." A wonderful gem. Again, these early S-mint dates (1879-S to 1882-S in particular) show flashy luster (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 1681		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Second generation holder. Frosty white obverse while the reverse displays wonderful rainbow toning with lots of green shades. The otherwise silvery obverse warms to incredible colors on the reverse of this handsome specimen (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1682		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Intense rainbow toning on the obverse while the reverse is mostly white with golden toning mear the edges. This is a noteworthy example whose pulsating patinated surfaces show pinpoint striking definition throughout and are largely free of distracting contact marks. It won't be our fault if the unsuccessful underbidders do not have the stamina to stay in and give a record-breaking bid (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $500 - 700. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1683		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Wonderful toning on both sides. Nice vivid colors of the rainbow. A bold gem (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $500 - 700. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $630
Lot 1684		1880-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66 Prooflike. A blazer! untoned. A beautiful cameo gem with intense underlying mirror luster that explodes with vivid reflection around the devices. Absolutely eye-popping in all regards. Further adding to the allure are clear-cut devices that point to it having been giving a decent, in fact a full strike by the dies (PCGS # 7119) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $351
Lot 1685		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice rainbow toning on the obverse, another exciting example of original color on a Morgan silver dollar. While it seems almost common to find so many pieces in one place, recall that it can take a collector many years of diligent searching to assemble a group as fine as these (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 1686		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. The coin is mostly white except for beautiful obverse rainbow toning near the edge at 5:00 to 7:00. A knock-out gem! (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1687		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Fully white with nice obverse surfaces. A brilliant and exceptionally lustrous Gem that has exquisite semi-mirrored fields and devices frosted snow-white. Struck with methodical precision throughout (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $345
Lot 1688		1880-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. A sparkling white satiny mint gem. Blast white obverse and golden on the reverse. An unquestioned Gem with vibrant, untoned surfaces and a crisp strike. The strike as keen as a razor on this definitive MS66 1880-S specimen (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $242
Lot 1689		1880-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66 Prooflike. Older holder. It is always enviable to find a glittering gem like this in one of the earliest generation PCGS holders. The surfaces are judged by us to be bright silver in color in the central regions, and quite lustrous, with the grade acting on behalf of its outstanding two-tone prooflike quality. Mirror fields surround the satin white frosted devices. Since our observation is that the 1880-S is always fairly well struck, then this exceedingly sharp Gem has every suggestion of precision manufacture (PCGS # 7119) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $437
Lot 1690		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-66. Nice white example with blue and gold toning at 1:00 to 5:00 edge. Bold devices throughout (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $253
Lot 1691		1880-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. Blast white gem. A brilliant and extremely lustrous white coin that has superlative fields and devices (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $219
Lot 1692		1880-S Morgan Dollar. NGC graded MS-65. Nice light blue and gold obverse toning. Boldly original and refreshingly clean for this issue, with flickering luster in the fields and wonderfully preserved devices. The fields are toned in such a way that it vastly improves the visual impact (PCGS # 7119) . Estimated Value $200 - 250. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $299
Lot 1693		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. A nice white coin with rainbow toning from 1:00 to 5:00 edge. Another outstanding Morgan dollar for the connoisseur of this series. Hard to believe that such a bright, vibrant coin from over a century and a quarter ago can be bought for such a reasonable sum (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1694		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Obverse is white while the reverse displays multi colors. Very attractive, and a coin the purest-at-heart will fall in love with in an instant (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $173
Lot 1695		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. Obverse is shite while the reverse displays lovely blue and gold colors. The vibrancy, the iridescence of the hues nearly takes the breath away! (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $127
Lot 1696		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-65. The obverse is white while the reverse displays lovely rainbow toning. Colors in such profusion will make anyone a disciple of silver dollar collecting, especially for those who spend a large part of their day wandering in circles in coin shows unable to find such a beautiful example (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $207
Lot 1697		1880-S Morgan Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64. Shades of lilac and green toning on both sides with a center of delicious rose-gold, just the ticket for a collector of toned Morgan silver dollars. The underlying surface glow with "cartwheel" luster (PCGS # 7118) . Estimated Value $100 - 125. Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300

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