Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 115

February 16-19, 2020 Pre long Beach Auction

Classic Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 202		1808 S-277 R2. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy medium steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter brown in protected areas. Flowline luster covers the protected areas on both sides and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. Lightly worn with just a few light contact marks. The notable marks are a minor rim bruise at star 2, a couple more barely visible ones at stars 10 & 11, and a stronger one at ME in AMERICA. LDS, Breen state IX, with star 1 quite weak but still visible (the so-called 12-Star die state) and strong die cracks through the D in UNITED. There is a small internal cud break inside that D. Struck with the obverse die misaligned to K-7.5. Our grade is VF35. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 8 finer. (PCGS # 36457) Value $5,000 - UP Discovered in England-William P. (Billy) Paul (American Heritage Minting)-Doug Bird 2013-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,800
Lot 203		1808 S-278 R3. PCGS graded MS-62+ Brown. CAC. Choice frosty tan and light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highest points of the devices. Essentially flawless; a tiny struck-through line under the second 8 in the date and a small planchet flake on the end of the chin (both as struck) can help identify this cent. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the portrait. EDS but not quite the earliest with a tiny crumble between two dentils under the right edge of the first 8 in the date. Not seen by Noyes or Bland. Our grade is AU58+, very close to MS60. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 5 finer: 4 in 63, 1 in 64. (PCGS # 36460) Value $12,000 - UP Ex Tony Terranova 5/2014-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 204		1809 S-280. PCGS graded AU-53. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown. Mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent has excellent eye appeal. No spots or stains, but there are very shallow planchet flakes on the bust tip and near the dentils at stars 1-4 (all as struck). The only contact marks are a few microscopic pinpricks between the earlobe and front edge of the neck. LDS, Breen state VII, with flowlined fields and two small internal cud breaks in the leaves at the top of the wreath. Our grade is EF40. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 9 finer. (PCGS # 36466) Value $5,000 - UP Ex David Lawrence Rare Coins 1997-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,800
Lot 205		1810 S-284 R3. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Lustrous medium chocolate brown and darker olive with lighter frosty brown in protected areas. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and it is choice except for a splash of extremely fine reddish corrosion nestled into the recesses of the hair at the shoulder. The only other notable mark is a tiny rim nick directly above star 8. M-LDS, Breen state III, with dull die clashmarks and weakened dentils on both sides. Graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #38514. Bland says MS60 and CC#3 in his census. Our grade is AU58. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer in 65. (PCGS # 36481) Value $16,000 - UP Ex William Festus Morgan (who acquired it in 1922), J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #287, 6/16/1932:96-B. Max Mehl Collection-T. James Clarke 10/1954-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/14/1973:599 (plated)-Andrew M. Hain-Dennis E. Steinmetz (Steinmetz Coins & Currency), 1980 ANA Sale (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions), lot 969-Dr. Dane B. Nielsen-Del Bland-Thomas D. Reynolds-Walter Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2289-Chris McCawley-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Husak lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,400
Lot 206		1812 S-289 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light olive. Flowline luster covers the fields and protected areas on both sides and this cent has very nice eye appeal. Looks mint state but there is a trace of rub on the very highest points of the devices. The only marks are a very light vertical scuff over the N in ONE and a tiny scrape on the rim right of the second S in STATES. M-LDS, Breen state III, with flowlined fields and a narrow rim cud break at CA in AMERICA. Noyes graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#2 for the die variety in his census, photo #62097. Not seen by Bland. Our grade is AU55. A very nice example of a relatively common variety that is surprisingly difficult to find in mint state by EAC grading standards. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer: 1 in 63, 1 in 64. (PCGS # 36508) Value $11,000 - UP Ex Chris McCawley 2010-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 207		1813 S-292 R2. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. CAC. Lustrous chocolate brown and steel with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. A very attractive cent, essentially flawless. The notable marks are a microscopic planchet flake under the left foot of the second 1 in the date, a tiny tick on the jaw over the throat, and a tiny scratch over the left top of the E in AMERICA. E-MDS, Breen state II, with die clashmarks on both sides and light flowlines in the fields. Graded MS60 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #34165 (Noyes lists only 2 mint state examples of the die variety). Bland says AU55 and tied for CC#4. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer in BN at PCGS (PCGS # 36511) Value $17,000 - UP Ex Milton A. Holmes, Stack's 10/5/1960:1471-Worthy Coin Co. (Corrado Romano)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., Abe Kosoff 10/11/1961:379-Gene Reale, Sotheby's 1/15/1998:52-Kenneth Goldman and Stuart Levine, Bowers & Merena 1/11/1999:334-Thomas D. Reynolds Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2016:327-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Goldberg lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $18,600
Lot 208		1813 S-292 R2. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. Choice frosty medium steel brown and chocolate. No spots or stains. Looks mint state but there is a touch of friction on the highest points. The only marks are a pair of tiny pinpricks over the 13 in the date, a tiny tick on the end of the nose, and a thin nick in the field over the front edge of the head. MDS, Breen state III, with delicately flowlined fields and dull die clashmarks on both sides. Extensive doubling shows on ONE CENT, and some letters display triple outlines (from die bounce or "machine doubling"). Struck slightly off center to K-4.5. Our grade is AU50+, very close to AU55. Noyes photo #20487. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 6 finer: 1 in 61, 3 in 62, 2 in 63. (PCGS # 36511) Value $11,000 - UP Ex T. Werner-George Ramont-William C. Noyes, 1989 EAC Sale, lot 169 (as AU50)-Robert W. Everett-Allan Kollar, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/29/2005:1041-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Superior lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,100
Lot 209		1813 S-293 R2. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. Glossy tan and light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highest points of the devices. Mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and the eye appeal is excellent. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highpoints. Nearly free of marks; a small puff of slightly darker toning over the back of the head and a few light ticks on the upper part of the neck may help identify this cent. LDS, Breen state IV, with flowlined fields on both sides and fine die cracks on the reverse. Graded MS60 net AU50 and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #37530. Graded AU55 and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Our grade is AU50+, close to AU55. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 2 finer: 1 in 63+, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 36514) Value $11,000 - UP Ex Abner Kreisberg 5/12/1961-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/14/1973:607 (as MS60, plated)-A. Mark Coin Co.-Chris McCawley-Walter Husak, Heritage Auctions 2/15/2008:2298-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Heritage lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,800
Lot 210		1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4. PCGS graded AU-58. Very attractive frosty medium chocolate brown and steel. The fields are lustrous and this cent has excellent eye appeal. Looks mint state but there is a faint trace of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only marks are a light scuff on the nose in front of the eye, another under the eye, and a minor rim bruise at star 11. Otherwise this cent is flawless. Sharply struck slightly off center to K-4.5. MDS, Breen state II, with a raised ridge at the dentil tips along the top of the reverse. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 9 finer. (PCGS # 36520) Value $5,000 - UP Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/2003:224-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,840
Lot 211		1816 N-4 R2. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. CAC. Highly lustrous steel brown and light olive with 15% of the planchet showing mellowed mint red. Mint frost covers this cent and it has outstanding eye appeal. No spots or stains, and the best identifying mark is a barely visible flake on a dentil under the end of the wreath ribbon (as struck). Nicely struck with a bold curl on the forehead. M-LDS. The small dash between the C & A in AMERICA is dull but still visible and a trace of doubling shows on the left end of the bottom of the D in UNITED. Our grade is MS63. A great example of the variety; certainly comparable to the finest example of the variety in the Naftzger collection that brought $10,925 (our sale 2/1/2009:6). The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 36532) Value $5,000 - UP Ex Thomas D. Reynolds 4/2004-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,700
Lot 212		1817 N-8 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Lustrous medium brown with tiny puffs of darker olive brown and chocolate on both sides. Subtle hints of light bluish steel overtone show on both sides and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The best identifying mark is a spot of dark toning in the dentils under the left side of the 8 in the date. MDS with a tiny "Finger Mouse" break pointing up to the left from the top of the head below the left edge of star 8. Graded MS61 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #34433. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 3 finer: 2 in 65, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 36571) Value $2,000 - UP Ex Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/2004:686-Great Pacific Collection (lot ticket included). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 213		1817 N-9 R2. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate. Sharply struck and essentially flawless. A beautiful cent in every respect. A thin diagonal nick at the right top of the C in CENT is the only notable mark. EDS with a vertical die line down from the throat and another at the right end of the base of the first 1 in the date. Graded MS65 Choice and tied for CC#1 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #60142. Our grade is MS63. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer in 66. (PCGS # 36574) Value $3,000 - UP Ex William P. (Billy) Paul (American Heritage Minting)-Thomas D. Reynolds 1/2007-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,800
Lot 214		1817 N-16 R1 15-Star Obverse. PCGS graded AU-53. Glossy olive brown and steel with frosty lighter brown and tan toning in protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable marks are three tiny nicks over star 1 and two small planchet flakes at the bottom of the first 1 in the date (as struck). LDS with a cud break over AM, and the small dash from the right top of the F in OF is gone. Struck with the reverse rotated 45 degrees CCW. Our grade is EF40. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 8 finer: 2 in 55, 1 in 58, 1 in 62, 2 in 63, 1 in 64, 1 in 65. (PCGS # 36598) Value $750 - UP Ex Willard C. Blaisdell (via Del Bland) 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:352-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:23-Thomas D. Reynolds 3/2001-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Stack's lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,320
Lot 215		1818 N-3 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC. Frosty bluish steel brown with 15% of the mint color remaining on each side. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has outstanding eye appeal. The only mark is a spot of slightly darker toning in the field before the forehead. M-LDS. The earlier lumps in the field before the portrait and spike up from the top of the coronet are no longer present. The reverse center dot is tiny but remains visible, and the reverse is rotated 40 degrees CCW. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #20635. Bland says MS63 and tied for CC#1. Our grade is MS64. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; the only ones graded RB at PCGS. (PCGS # 36608) Value $7,000 - UP Ex W. Festus Morgan, J. C. Morgenthau 6/16/1932:154-T. James Clarke 1954-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:59-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,600
Lot 216		1819 N-9 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC. Frosty mint red mellowing to light steel brown with more than a third of the planchet retaining original mint color. The only notable marks are three tiny ticks on the chin, and you need a good glass to see them. M-LDS. The repunching at the top of the R in AMERICA is dull but visible. Graded MS63 Choice and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #21773. Bland says MS64. Our grade is MS63. A very nice cent that comes with a wonderful provenance. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 6; none finer. (PCGS # 36653) Value $1,200 - UP Ex Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale (New Netherlands Coin Co.) lot 2148-Dr. James O. Sloss 9/1958-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 97 (as MS65)-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/1996:453 (as MS64)-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/2004:723-Great Pacific Collection (includes the last lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,280
Lot 217		1820 N-13 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and olive with underlying mellowed mint red bleeding through in the fields and protected areas. No spots or notable contact marks, but there are traces of an old fingerprint at the bottom of the reverse. MDS with the usual die crack that meanders through the date and stars, most likely from the Randall Hoard of mint state cents. A variety that is common in mint state but this is a really nice one, perfect for a date or type collection. Graded MS65 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #59410. Our grade is MS64+. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer in RB at PCGS. (PCGS # 36674) Value $1,400 - UP Ex Thomas D. Reynolds 4/2006-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,320
Lot 218		1821 N-1 R1. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy dark olive brown and chocolate. The surfaces appear perfectly smooth but a glass reveals extremely faint roughness in the field around stars 8-9. There are a couple light contact marks on the cheek and in the field off the chin. Shallow dirt is caked around most of the devices and this cent could use a good bath. E-MDS with minor crumbling in the dentils at stars 6-7 but no die cracks. Our grade is net VF30. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 8 finer. (PCGS # 36706) Value $750 - UP Ex David Lawrence Rare Coins 2000-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,320
Lot 219		1821 N-2 R1. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. CAC. Attractive glossy light to medium brown blending to olive brown in protected areas on the obverse. Mint frost shows in the fields and protected areas and this cent has excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a faint diagonal line of tiny ticks from the field off the chin to the right side of star 3 and a small spot of dark toning at the right foot of the F in OF. Sharply struck EDS with hard, very slightly reflective fields on the obverse. The diagonal die line from the bust tip is bold. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #20755. Our grade is MS60. Comes with a wonderful provenance that has been traced back more than 100 years. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 63BN at PCGS. (PCGS # 36709) Value $12,500 - UP Ex The United States Coin Co. 10/1913-Hillyer Ryder, New Netherlands Coin Co #41, 9/26/1953:847-Garry F. Fitzgerald-Wayne Slife, Lester Merkin 10/1972:554-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:384-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2002 ANA Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 8/1/2002:269-Jack Wadlington (Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 7/2015:2087-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Wadlington collection notes and last 2 lot tickets). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 220		1822 N-5 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous golden tan and light steel brown with a couple tiny peeps of faded mint red showing on the obverse. The only marks are a few tiny ticks in the field between star 12 and the hair and a barely visible hairline scratch hidden among the tiny die rust lumps on the cheek. MDS with fine die rust on the neck and face, and the tiny center dot on the reverse is visible. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #21684. Our grade is MS60+. This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety in his 1991 reference on the cents of 1816-1839. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer in BN at PCGS. (PCGS # 36724) Value $2,750 - UP Ex James F. Ruddy 5/3/1958-Willard C. Blaisdell (via Del Bland) 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:669-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Blaisdell collection envelope and Superior lot ticket). View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,840
Lot 221		1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC. Frosty dark steel brown and olive on the highpoints with tan toning in the protected areas, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and there is just a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. The only marks are a light scratch arcing between stars 6 & 7, a very faint spot of reddish toning over the right side of the 3 in the date, and a thin diagonal nick over the right side of the O in ONE. Nicely struck E-MDS with crumbling in the dentils at stars 2-3 but no crumbling in the dentils below the 18. The overdate feature is sharp. Graded AU55 net EF45 and CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #62694. Our grade is AU50. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 5 finer: 1 in 55+, 2 in 58, 1 in 62, 1 in 64+ (PCGS # 36760) Value $13,000 - UP Ex Thomas D. Reynolds 2/2017-Great Pacific Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold