Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 110

The June 2-5, 2019 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Liberty Cap Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 43		1793 S-8 R3 Wreath Cent ANACS VF Details Net F12, Corroded. Slightly glossy very dark steel and olive brown. Covered with fine roughness on all but the highpoints, which are relatively smooth. No verdigris or notable contact marks. The date is clear and the legends are complete except for weakness inside the wreath due to minor swelling and roughness in that area. MDS. Our grade is net VG7. *Estimate Value $1,250 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,920
Lot 44		1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent VG8. Sharpness F12 but covered with very fine roughness on all but the highpoints, which are smooth. There are microscopic traces of greenish verdigris at the bottom of the reverse and a collection of horizontal hairline scratches through the fraction to the U in UNITED. Olive brown and dark chocolate with slightly lighter chocolate toning on the highpoints. LDS, Breen state VIII, with die cracks and swelling at RICA. The date and legends are complete and clear. *Estimate Value $3,250 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 45		1793 S-10 R4 Wreath Cent with Vine & Bars Edge. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC. Very attractive glossy medium reddish chocolate brown with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and this cent offers great eye appeal. Sharply struck and nearly flawless. The only notable marks are a small planchet flake at the end of a hair strand behind the head (as struck) and a tiny rim nick over the E in LIBERTY. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state I late. The border beads before the mouth are starting to weaken but are still clearly visible. Graded EF45 by Del Bland and listed as tied for CC#6 in the Bland/Breen condition census. Noyes says EF40 and tied for CC#7 in his list. A sharp, beautiful cent that comes with a provenance that includes some of the brightest luminaries in large cent collecting. Our grade is EF40+, close to EF45. Pop 1; 3 finer for the variety; 1 in 58+; 2 in 64. Just sent in and graded for the first time. *Estimate Value $25,000 - UP* Ex George W. Rice-St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co. 4/1906:940-Virgil M. Brand 2/7/1941-Burdette G. Johnson-Hans M. F. Schulman 4/1951:1101-Homer K. Downing-1952 ANA Sale (New Netherlands Coin Co.) lot 1624-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/1972-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co 11/14/1973:331 (as AU50)-Julian Leidman-Rick Howard-David Berg-New England Rare Coin Galleries-1975 EAC Sale (Pine Tree Auction Co.) 2/1975:596 (as AU)-New England Rare Coin Galleries-Superior Galleries 2/21/1977:985 (as AU50)-Dr. Carl B. Ermshar, Jr. (includes the Superior lot envelope and sales invoice). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46,800
Lot 46		1793 S-10 R4 Wreath Cent with Vine & Bars Edge F12. Sharpness VF35 but the toning is dark olive and chocolate brown, and extremely fine granularity covers all but the highpoints, which are smooth. No verdigris but there is an old scratch from the field under the chin to the throat. MDS, Breen state I late, with a narrow rim cud over NITE and obvious die failure in the border beads before the face. The date and legends are complete and bold. Removed from an NGC slab graded XF Details Damaged (NGC label #3216484-009 included and it shows the attribution). *Estimate Value $3,000 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,600
Lot 47		Group of 5 Early Coppers, 1794-1812. Includes large cents 1794 S-25 Fair-2, 1798 Style I Hair with Small 8 AG3, 1798 Style II Hair Small 8 Fair-2, 1812 Small Date VG10, and a cull George III halfpenny. Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 5 coins. *Estimate Value $140 - UP* View details	Realized $360
Lot 48		1794 S-59 R3 ANACS EF Details Net VF20, Corroded. Rather glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with darker steel brown toning in protected areas. No notable marks and the eye appeal is nice, but a glass reveals microscopic granularity in the fields and protected areas. The date is strong and the legends are clear. MDS, Breen state IV, with a light die crack arcing through the fraction, clearest from the left end of the fraction bar. Our grade is net F12. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,020
Lot 49		1794 S-65 R1 VG10. Sharpness EF40 but covered with fine roughness under a mostly glossy olive green patina. No marks or verdigris. Looks like a cent that was lost in soil for a while. LDS with die cracks on both sides. The date is strong and the legends are complete. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 50		1794 S-67 R3 VF20. Sharpness VF35 but covered with fine roughness under attractive glossy chocolate brown toning. The highpoints are a lighter shade of brown and this cent has excellent eye appeal in spite of the imperfect surfaces. MDS, Breen state II, with die clashmarks. The edge is marked in yellow ink with "H" and "38" suggesting the coin may have belonged to the famous numismatist William Wallace Hays and the variety is Maris-38. Noyes photo #56540. Removed from an NCS slab graded AU Details Corroded (NCS label #5066714-001 included, and it shows the attribution and Rasmussen provenance). *Estimate Value $1,500 - UP* Ex John Ashby 1982-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3078-Walter Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,260
Lot 51		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge EF45. Glossy chocolate brown with subtle splashes of darker chocolate and reddish brown toning on both sides. No verdigris or contact marks, only very light friction on the highest points of the devices. MDS, Breen state VI, with subtle swelling in the obverse fields. A large (10mm) curved mint clip nearly touches the bottom of the 5 and second S in STATES. Noyes photo #20954. Comes with a nice provenance. *Estimate Value $2,250 - UP* Ex Al Overton 6/18/1948-Dr. Charles L. Ruby-Superior Galleries 2/11/1974:411-Superior 11/1976:51-Doug Bird-Bowers & Merena 11/1994:2034-Walter Husak. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,900
Lot 52		1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge PCGS Genuine Fine Detail, Environmental Damage. Dark steel and olive brown. Covered with uniform microscopic roughness. No verdigris but there are some very light scratches on the obverse, all hidden in the toning. A small planchet void over the T in LIBERTY can help identify this cent. MDS. The date and legends are easily readable. Our grade is net VG7. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 53		Trio of Early Cents, 1795 & 1796. Includes 1795 S-76b R1 Plain Edge VG8 sharpness net G5 for some old scratches, 1796 S-104 R3 Draped Bust with LIHERTY error VF20 sharpness net G4 for corrosion (but the date and LIHERTY error are strong), and 1796 S-109 R3 Draped Bust AG3 (smooth, just worn and the date is strong). Lot of 3 coins. *Estimate Value $400 - UP* From the Norman Hainer Estate. View details	Realized $480
Lot 54		1795 S-78 R1 Plain Edge Poor-1. Mostly glossy dark olive brown and steel. Smooth and problem-free, just heavily worn. The date is complete and easily readable but most of the legends and devices are worn smooth, especially on the reverse. A curved mint-made planchet clip is located left of the date. *Estimate Value $40 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60
Lot 55		1795 Jefferson Head Cent S-80 R5- PCGS graded VF25. Variety with a Plain Edge. Dark steel and olive with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints of the devices. Uniform very fine granularity covers most of the planchet but the highpoints are smooth. No verdigris and the only notable mark is a chip out of the rim over RT in LIBERTY (possibly as struck). The date is strong and the legends are complete and clear. A very nice example of this very rare type, apparently made by John Harper as a pattern cent. Called VF25 sharpness net F12 by Noyes and tied for CC#7 honors in his census, photo #60045. Bland says net F12 as well. The finest known is a burnished VF35 in the ANS Collection. Comes with a remarkable provenance that has been traced back well over a century. Pop 2; 2 finer, 1 in 30, 1 in 40. *Estimate Value $150,000 - UP* Ex Dr. Edward Maris-Harlan P. Smith 6/1886:270-T. Harrison Garrett-Robert Garrett 1919-John Work Garrett-Johns Hopkins University, Bowers & Ruddy Galleries 11/1979:80-Tom Morley-John W. Adams 4/1981-Denis Loring 5/1981-John Harper, Heritage 3/2012:3052 (where it brought $184,000). View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 56		Quartet of Early Cents, 1795-1810, grading Fair-2 to G4. Includes 1795 Plain Edge, 1797, 1803 Small Date and Fraction, and 1810. Most are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 4 coins. *Estimate Value $275 - UP* View details	Realized $240
Lot 57		1796 S-90 R5+ NGC graded Good Details, Damaged. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel. The surfaces are smooth and free of marks except for a dull dent on the ear and another on the cap. These two dents are obvious to the unaided eye, and the dent on the ear created a bulge at the bottom of the O in ONE. The date is easily readable, even strong on the 96, but the bottom of the 1 is weak. Struck with the reverse upset head-to-head rather than the normal head-to-foot orientation. Our grade is G4+ sharpness net AG3. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 58		1796 S-91 R3 Liberty Cap VG8. A couple points sharper but there are too many minor marks for the higher grade including small nicks and hairlines. A flake in the dentils right of the denominator and a tiny pit under the first T in STATES are the notable marks. Rather glossy medium steel brown and chocolate with a splash of reddish brown at TATE. EDS, Breen state I, before any die cracks. The date is strong and the legends are clear. *Estimate Value $375 - UP* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480