Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Coronet Head Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 309		1840 Proof Original Breen 1-A Electrotype Copy EF40. Double Struck. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The designs are blurry because this piece shows double impressions on both sides with a rotation of about 15 degrees CCW between the two. Clear evidence of the doubling is visible to the unaided eye, but it is especially obvious above the coronet tip and left of the bust tip. Perhaps this electrotype was copied from a genuine piece since there is a similarly double struck example of this date that has been known for many years (Coleman original strike listing #34). Mocab 40.1.3. Estimated Value $100-UP. Ex Joe Kane (Citizen Kane Coins). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $100
Lot 310		1844 Proof Original Breen 1-A Electrotype Copy MS60. Frosty faded red blending to chocolate brown with about a third of the red showing. There are some faint hairlines, possibly from a very light cleaning or brushing. No notable marks or other defects. Sharply executed and attractive. Mocab 44.1.4. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 311		1845 Proof Original Breen 1-A Electrotype Copy AU55. Glossy steel brown and chocolate mixed with faded red thanks to a light cleaning. There is no wear and the designs are sharp. A dozen or so microscopic specks of dark greenish crud are scattered over the obverse, but it takes a glass to see them. A well-executed electrotype copy. Mocab 45.1.2. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 312		1847 Proof Original Breen 1-A Rarity-6 F12. Sharpness VF30 or better but the rims are flattened, strongest at stars 10-13. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. The only notable marks are a couple light scratches on the rim over UNITED and a dull dent in the leaves under ES in STATES. Weight 77.2 grains. A defective but acceptable example of a genuine original strike. Mocab 47.1.2. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. Ex Stack's 5/30/1975:544-Tom Reynolds 4/1988. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,820
Lot 313		Quartette of Half Cents, 1849-1851, grading VF20 to EF40. Includes 1849 C-1 VF25, another 1849 C-1 VF20, 1850 C-1 EF40, and 1851 C-1 VF30. All are sharper but recolored. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $376
Lot 314		Trio of Half Cents, 1850-1856, grading EF40. Includes 1850 C-1, 1853 C-1, and 1856 C-1. All are nice, attractive pieces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $400
Lot 315		1851 C-1 R1 MS63+. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown with half the original mint color remaining. The only mark is a dull nick on the rim at the top of the reverse. MDS. The repunching right of the second 1 is sharp and the fields are satiny from microscopic radial die flowlines. An impressive half cent. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64RB (NGC label included, #1971463-001). Estimated Value $400-UP. Ex Pierre Fricke. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $734
Lot 316		Pair of Half Cents, 1853 & 1855. Includes 1853 C-1 LDS AU50 and 1855 C-1 MDS EF45. Both are nice, attractive pieces. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details	Realized $259
Lot 317		1854 C-1 R1+ MS60. Attractive lustrous steel and light chocolate brown. Flawless except for a faint scuff on the cheek. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunching left of the base of the 1 and inside the diagonal of the 4 is sharp. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 318		1857 C-1 R2 MS60+. Lustrous light bluish steel brown and chocolate with 10% of the faded mint red remaining. The only notable mark is a small swipe of dark toning at the dentil tips above star 4. Otherwise this piece is choice. Nicely struck EDS. Removed from a Numistrust slab graded MS64 Brown (NTC label #265659 included). Estimated Value $450-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617