Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 116

June 1-3, 2020 Pre Long Beach Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 725		1850-O. PCGS graded AU-58. Light gold toning with attractive deeper orange gold at the periphery, brighter yellow gold to the centers. The strike is bold and full, with full definition on Liberty's curls and the eagle. Clean surfaces and strong visual appeal for this desirable low mintage issue. This is the first year of issue and from the important New Orleans Mint. A sweet example of this popular issue with some luster visible. Pop 5; 2 finer, 1 in 58+, 1 in 61. (PCGS # 8903) Estimated Value $28,000 - 29,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 726		1851. PCGS graded AU-58. Well struck and toned with classic and handsome orange gold hues over mint fresh luster. Boldly struck! (PCGS # 8904) Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 727		1851-O. NGC graded MS-60. Well struck and untoned with nice eye appeal. Some mint luster visible and with the usual light mix of handling marks on both sides. A tough New Orleans coin to find this nice, as most entered into circulation and were not saved like the present coin. Frosty and bright! Pop 5; 14 finer at NGC. (PCGS # 8905) Estimated Value $19,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 728		1852-O. PCGS graded MS-61. CAC. PQ. A nice untoned example with ample frost on the devices and strong visual appeal. The surfaces are nice for the modest grade, and Liberty shows all of her hair curls for this early New Orleans double eagle. Notice that her cheek and the fields are fairly clean, with minimal bagmarks. The fields are reflective and remarkably smooth. A condition rarity at this grade level and seldom seen appreciably finer. These early New Orleans double eagles are highly collectible and dates like this are available with patience in nice collector grades. This one is quite desirable.Pop 7; 8 finer, 6 in 62, 2 in 62+. (PCGS # 8907) Estimated Value $40,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 729		1853-O. NGC graded AU-58. Mostly untoned with some luster visible. Only 71,000 struck and this is one of the nicest around today for its selectively smooth surfaces, mint fresh reflectivity and bold visual appeal. It is indeed a rare thing to find these large, early $20 double eagles without heavy bagmarks, especially from the branch mints. These coins tended to circulate hard, and few could afford to save these high value gold pieces. Thus these are condition rarities today when found this well preserved and with only a whisper of wear on the high points. A wonderful example that will always be admired for its condition and eye appeal. Pop 27; 7 finer, 4 in 61, 3 in 62. (PCGS # 8910) Estimated Value $16,000 - 17,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,900
Lot 730		1854. Small date. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice light gold tone and frosty with strong eye appeal and rather clean surfaces. These large gold coins tend to show considerable bag marking under even the best circumstances, and this one is far better than usually seen with decent surfaces that show some modest scuffs and nicks, but none are really deep and detracting. Full definition from a bold strike, and well preserved throughout. An impressive example of this early Type I double eagle. Pop 7; 3 finer, 2 in 63, 1 in 65+. (PCGS # 8911) Estimated Value $10,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 731		1857-S. No Serif, High S. PCGS graded MS-65. Slabbed with a special Gold Foil Label #3202 for S.S. Central America #1. Incredible eye appeal and with amazing surfaces that show only a few trivial signs of handling--or perhaps we should say transport nicks. This one never circulated, it was on its way East from San Francisco when it happened to catch the doomed ship the S.S. Central America coming up from Panama. This modern (for the time) sidewheeler had steam driven engines which turned a large wheel mounted on each side of the ship, much like a mill wheel grinds flour, but here the wheel is used to push the ship through the open water of the ocean. In mid September this ship ran across a large hurricane which eventually swamped the ship, causing it to sink with over 400 people still on board, and one of the largest cargos of gold ever lost at sea. The ship was found around 1990 and much of the gold recovered in multiple complex dives using automated devices to drop nearly 2 miles below the ocean surface to where the shipwreck lies. Recovered were coins unimaginable in quality, as mint fresh as the day they were coined, along with Territorial gold bars and countless other artifacts of the Gold Rush era in California. Pop 1; the finest example graded at PCGS for the variety. (PCGS # 70006) Estimated Value $14,000 - UP Ex S.S. Central America. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 732		1858-O. NGC graded AU-53. Untoned with some luster visible and the surfaces show smooth, light wear. The strike is sharp throughout, and this is a low mintage and popular New Orleans Mint coin. Only 35,250 struck, and from that number it is believed that around 300 exist today in all grades according to CoinFacts. This one is clearly far closer to the high end of those known than the low end, making it highly collectible and important for date and mint collectors. A handsome example. Pop 25; 72 finer at NGC. (PCGS # 8924) Estimated Value $15,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $14,400
Lot 733		1859. PCGS graded AU-50. A nice untoned example, with ample luster and a solid strike. The surfaces show light marks from brief time in the channels of commerce, but no deep marks to distract the eye. Approximately 300 are known today, and this one would make a welcome addition to an advanced date collection. Only 43,597 struck. Pop 18; 56 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 8926) Estimated Value $7,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 734		1859. PCGS graded AU-50. CAC. A premium quality coin. Only 43,597 minted. Pop 18; 15 in 53, 18 in 55, 16 in 58+. PCGS has graded only 1 in 60, 2 in 61 and 62. Scarce coin in high grades (PCGS # 8926) Estimated Value $7,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,400
Lot 735		1859-O. PCGS graded EF-40. This is a rare and seldom offered New Orleans rarity in all grades. The estimate from CoinFacts notes that only 95 or so are thought to be around today, precious few considering how many collectors would like to own a nice, orange-gold coin from this Mint. The surfaces are fairly smooth as this coin has enough wear to smooth over the initial bagmarks, yet retains all the tiny device elements that a collector wants to study. A select example for this grade and handsome in every way. Some luster evident. Rare date. Only 9,100 struck. Pop 3; 42 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 8927) Estimated Value $19,000 - 20,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 736		1860-O. PCGS graded AU-53. Lightly toned with some mint luster visible on both sides., and rather attractive for this notoriosly challenging issue to find with any decent eye appeal. Most of these circulated hard and became heavily abraded from even limited circulation. Here is one of the nicer exceptions to that rule where Liberty's face, neck and cheek show only a few minor scuffs and nicks and lack the usual barrage of heavy indentations from bag handling or hard years in commerce. This is one of the lower mintage dates with only a fraction of those struck known to survive. The mintage of only 6,600 pieces and experts believe just 85 to 95 pieces exist today. CoinFacts with their years of coin grading and connections to PCGS estimate the number a bit higher at 135 pieces in all grades. What we do know for sure, is that this is one of the finer 1860-O double eagles, and certainly would be a handsome addition to any advanced collection. Bathed in coppery gold hues and struck in the deep south right on the cusp of the Civil War breaking out, and a coin as rich in history as one could hope to acquire. Pop 12; 10 finer, 5 in 55, 4 in 58, 1 in 61. (PCGS # 8930) Estimated Value $45,000 - 50,000 View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $55,200
Lot 737		1866-S. No motto. PCGS graded AU-58. CAC. The 1866-S No Motto double eagle is a bit of an anomaly, but quite an important one. The new Motto of IN GOD WE TRUST was adopted in late 1865 to be applied to all coins large enough to support it. This of course included the largest gold coin, the double eagle. However, the new dies from Philadelphia did not arrive on time, so when coinage commenced in 1866 a leftover reverse from 1865 continued in service along with the previously sent new 1866 obverse. As soon as the new reverse die with the Motto arrived, coinage began using the new Motto on the reverse, so this is a true transitional coin. The surfaces are satiny and smooth, with no heavy marks or detracting hits, this is quite important as many such double eagles from this era come marred from even limited circulation. This coin show glorious orange gold hues mixed with nice light golden toning. Only 12,000 struck, and from that small number around 300 are known. This is one of the best around today, and it remains one of the most challenging of the San Francisco mint $20s to find, especially so in high grade like this one offers. Pop 7; 7 finer, 2 in 60, 3 in 61, 2 in 62. (PCGS # 8945) Estimated Value $60,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold