Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 14

Coins, Collectibles and Memorabilia Auction

$1 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3444		1849 $1 Gold Liberty. Open wreath. NGC graded MS-64. Rich golden luster and well struck on this tiny coin. The dies are fresh and clean and don't show the usual clash marks. Light hazy toning and minimal scrapes. Scarce enough in this grade and very hard to find better. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 3445		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Nice luster and well struck, with choice surfaces throughout. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 3446		1851 $1 Gold Liberty. AU-55. Clean surfaces and well struck. Estimated Value $170 - 190. View details	Realized $173
Lot 3447		1851-C $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Boldly struck on the devices, with full curls on Liberty and excellent details on the fine reverse wreath. Hazy luster in the fields, and generally untoned. Scarce this nice, with NGC reporting 24 graded as such, with 24 higher in various grades. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3448		1851-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. A touch of coppery gold toning around the wreath, with average surface marks for the grade. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 3449		1852 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Choice surfaces and sharply struck by the dies, we note just a couple of minor scuffs in the fields from a higher grade. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $598
Lot 3450		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Bright luster and sharply impressed. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 3451		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Resplendent gold luster and perfect in color and nearly so in surface quality. This one must have missed the gem grade by a hair! Flawless in strike as well. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 3452		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Sharply struck and nice for the moderate grade. Hard to imagine any of these survived all these years since issue, they are so tiny. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 3453		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Good color and surfaces, but we note one mark in the field just above the point of Liberty's crown. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 3454		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Hazy white luster and an average strike. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 3455		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Nice color and surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 3456		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Satiny luster and choice, with a small die crack on the left rim of the obverse and traces of verdigris around the lettering and devices which adds to the appeal. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 3457		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Choice on the obverse, but there are some soft scrapes on the reverse. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $357
Lot 3458		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. AU-50. Most of the luster is still present, and sharp. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details	Realized $161
Lot 3459		1853 $1 Gold Liberty. Both are NGC graded MS-61. Frosty and bright, one is softly struck on the reverse with the date weak. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $506
Lot 3460		1853-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Sharply struck for the date, with sharp stars around Liberty, and the date is full and complete. Excellent luster and minimal handling marks. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3461		1853-O $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Hazy luster. Free of significant marks. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 3462		1854 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Excellent quality for this issue, with a bold strike on all the devices and rich golden luster throughout. As to the surfaces, they are fresh and clean, and show little evidence of handling. Fully struck on the date, despite the reverse die showing a healthy clash mark from Liberty's head inside the wreath. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 3463		1854 $1 Gold Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Both dies show minor clashing, lustrous surfaces and well preserved for the grade. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3464		1854 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Type 2. MS-63. The all important Type II Indian design. Rarely is this type found in mint state grades, especially difficult to locate in choice condition! In particular, the luster is strong in the fields, and the devices are well struck, including the date, which shows minimal weakness. Frequently the dates on these tiny coins are very weakly struck. The surfaces show minimal handling marks or hairlines, and Liberty's face remains particularly fresh and undiminished. PCGS has graded 173 this high with 218 higher. Estimated Value $7,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,925
Lot 3465		1854 $1 Gold Indian. Type 2. EF-45. Minor scrapes and handling marks from circulation, but still with traces of luster. The Type 2 Indian design is much scarcer than the other types, and always in demand. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3466		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 3467		1855 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Type 2. MS-66. This one has just a touch of haze over the brilliant luster, which is the only signs of age. Pristine fields and surfaces that show only the faintest signs of handling. Sharply struck throughout, with no signs of weakness even on the highest devices on the curls, or wreath. Lightly clashed dies, with Liberty's head outlined on the reverse, the only weakness this caused was at the top of the 8 in the date. NGC has graded only 3 this high, with 3 graded higher, all MS-67 above, similar at PCGS where they have graded 10 as MS-66, and a scant 3 graded higher, also all MS-67. It is reasonable that this is one of the very finest graded by either major service, and long known as one of the most difficult type coins to locate in gem grades. For the investor or type collector who must have a high end gem, then place a strong bid on this coin as they are seldom found or offered this nice. Estimated Value $40,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $41,400
Lot 3468		1855 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Type 2. MS-64. Here is a near gem example of this truly scarce type coin. Well struck by lightly clashed dies, as nearly always seen, with a trace of haze. The 8 in the date is slightly weak, otherwise the devices are clear and sharp. PCGS has graded 144 of these as MS-64, and we note 40 are graded higher. An important type coin that is very difficult to locate in top grades, and this is worthy of a gem collection. Estimated Value $12,500 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $18,400
Lot 3469		1855 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Type 2. AU-58. Rich coppery gold in color, with a few scattered hairlines from brief circulation. Struck from clashed dies, as usually seen. Estimated Value $475 - 525. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3470		1855 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Type 2. AU-55. This one retains about 10 percent luster and nice, even wear on the high points. Always in demand for the scarce Type II design. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 3471		1855-O $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Type 2. AU-50. Some luster in the fields, and we note minor circulation and handling marks. Scarce as a date, and hard to find any better. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,081
Lot 3472		1855-O $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded Type 2. EF-45. One of the scarce early dates that has a mintage of 55,000 pieces, most of which are long gone. This one has some wear, but most of the design elements are sharp. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3473		1857-C $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded AU-58. Struck from clashed dies with minor evidence on the upper obverse from the wreath. Clean surfaces which show minor handling marks from brief circulation. About as nice as this date is found, NGC has graded 19 as such, with 8 graded higher. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 3474		1860 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Slightly prooflike in the fields and clean surfaces are noted throughout. There are some planchet marks at IC of AMERICA and these are mint caused. Scarce this fine. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 3475		1860 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-61 Pittman. Hazy gold toning over luster, and minor hairlines. Estimated Value $180 - 200. From David Akers sale of the John J. Pittman collection. View details	Realized $299
Lot 3476		1861 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Satiny luster and only moderate hairlines. Estimated Value $575 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3477		1862 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Satiny luster on both sides and well struck for the early Civil War date. The dies do not appear to be clashed, which is unusual for these tiny coins, and hence the devices are bold and the fields undiminished. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3478		1862 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Choice color and surfaces for the date collector. Estimated Value $575 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 3479		1862 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Bright and lustrous, with a sharp strike from clashed dies and minimal hairlines. Estimated Value $575 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 3480		1862 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63. Coppery gold toning on both sides and lustrous in the fields. Estimated Value $575 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3481		1870-S $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-64. One of the many rarities from the One dollar gold series, this is the final mintmarked issue by any of the branch mints. Demand for the tiny gold dollars was never that high, and only 3,000 were coined for circulation. This particular example boasts gleaming luster and is fully struck. Both sides display a touch of orange gold toning, most prominent at the edge. Identifiable by a trivial hairline scratch from Liberty's lowest curl down towards the right foot of the last A in AMERICA, and a tiny speck left of the middle post of the D in DOLLAR on the reverse. PCGS has graded 7 this high, with just 3 graded higher, making this likely one of the top dozen known of the date. A delightful coin that will entice the specialist. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. From the Michael Riordan collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3482		1870-S $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded AU-58. Light coppery gold in color, with minimal hairlines and handling marks from very brief circulation. San Francisco knocked out only 3000 copies of this, and it has always been a popular mintmarked date with collectors. We note one thin hairline in the lower right obverse field which will help identify this one. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 3483		1871 $1 Gold Indian. PCI graded MS-62 Prooflike. We note some minor hairlines on the delicate reflective fields. Sharply struck on the devices, with ample frost on Liberty. One of the many scarce dates in the One Dollar gold series. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 3484		1874 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Light hazy gold luster and sharp, with minimal handling ticks. One of the few common dates in this series. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3485		1874 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-64. Light hazy gold luster and sharp, with clean surfaces and fields even for this grade. Better than average. Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3486		1882 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded Proof 64. A rare proof issue, only 76 were struck in 1882, and most suffered through cleanings or other abuse. This near gem boasts rich orange gold color with a trace of haze around Liberty. Her face and cheek remain untouched, and we see no contact of any significance there or in the surrounding fields. On the reverse we see a very faint hairline which bisects the coin, but this can only be seen at certain angles, giving an indication of how faint it is. PCGS has graded 13 this high, with 4 graded higher. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,140
Lot 3487		1887 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded MS-63 Premium Quality. Hazy luster and choice, and this one is in the old small style PCGS holder. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 3488		1889 $1 Gold Indian. NGC graded MS-63. Yellow gold luster with a few minor hairlines accounting for the grade. Struck by lightly clashed dies. Estimated Value $525 - 575. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575