Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Liberty Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 981		1816 N-2 R1 MS60. . N-2, R-1. MS-60. Lustrous light to medium steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel. There are some light contact marks on the cheek and in the field before the face and a spot of lighter brown toning high on the neck. Late die state with an additional small b. Estimated Value $400 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 982		1816 N-6 R2 MS60. . N-6, R-2. MS-60. Lustrous medium brown with traces of faded mint color in protected areas of the obverse. There is some dark chocolate toning on the O in ONE and specks of dark olive crud on the end of the wreath ribbon. Late die state with extensive flowlining and die. Estimated Value $400 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 983		1818 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R-1. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous light steel brown faded down from mint color, about half the mint red remaining on the obverse and 10% on the reverse. The only marks are a few specks of darker toning scattered about the obverse, none distracting. M-LDS. Most likely from thre famous Randall Hoard of mint state 1816-1820 cents discovered in a mint keg following the US Civil War and well dispersed over the years. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 984		1818 N-6 R1 AU58. Clipped Planchet. . N-6, R-1. AU-58. Choice glossy medium brown with frosty light steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. Just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. Sharply struck EDS. There is a curved planchet clip that just misses the tips of star. Estimated Value $350 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 985		Group of 15 Large Cents, 1819-1853, grading Basal State-1 to G4, average AG3. Some are sharper with defects and a couple have a weak date. Most dates, however, and full and clear. Lot of 15 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details	Realized $115
Lot 986		1820/19 N-2 R2 AU58. Small Overdate 20 over 19. . N-2, R-2. AU-58. Very close to mint state, just a touch of rub on the highest points. Frosty dark bluish steel brown with traces of lighter reddish tan toning in protected areas of the obverse. The surfaces are satiny, especially on the obverse. A small spot of darker. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 987		1820 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R-3. VF-25. Attractive glossy medium brown and chocolate. Just a few light contact marks, the only notable one being a small dig just over the bust tip. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 988		1821 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R-1. NGC graded Proof 61 Brown. Glossy light steel brown with chocolate brown toning on the highpoints and in protected areas. Faint peeps of very faded mint color can be found around some of the stars. There are traces of an old fingerprint in the field before the portrait, a small nick in the field over the bust tip, and a microscopic planchet void just left of the coronet tip. Sharply struck EDS. The fields are prooflike, hard and smooth offering excellent eye appeal. Called Proof by NGC, but the consensus among EAC experts is a prooflike early business strike. Regardless, this is a very attractive example of a date that's seldom found in the top grades. The NGC population is 1 in PF61 with none finer. The EAC grade is AU55. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 989		1822 Coronet Head Cent. . N-9, R-5-. PCGS graded Fine-12 Brown. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. A couple tiny contact marks in the field before the tip of the nose, but overall nice for the grade. EDS, before the die crack through the tops of TES in STATES. EAC grade VG10+, very close to the slab grade (PCGS # 1624) . Estimated Value $250 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 990		1825 Coronet Head Cent. . N-1, R-4. VF-25. Very attractive glossy medium brown with a few delicate wisps of darker olive brown toning on both sides. Smooth surfaces showing only a few trivial contact marks, including a light nick on the throat. MDS. The die crack passing through the base of the. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 991		1827 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R-3. EF-45. Five points sharper with a dull, faint scratch from just below the earlobe fading out as it moves down the neck. Otherwise free of notable defects. Frosty steel brown with lighter steel brown and tan toning in protected areas. MDS. Has the eye appeal of a slightly higher grade. Estimated Value $350 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 992		1828 Coronet Head Cent. . N-7, R-3. EF-40 Plus. Five points sharper with a small patch of barely visible roughness in the field under star 7. No verdigris or other notable defects. Frosty chocolate and medium brown with darker steel brown overtones. MDS. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 993		1830 N-8 R1 VG7. Off Center. . N-8, R-1. VG-7. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive brown toning covering the protected areas. There is some very light roughness under the glossy patina, but no notable marks. Early die state. Struck 10% off center to K-1.5. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 994		1830 N-1 R1 AU58. . N-1, R-1. AU-58. Frosty light steel brown with darker steel toning on the highpoints. A small rim nick at the first S in STATES is the only defect. Very close to mint state. Nicely struck MDS with a fine die crack through star 2. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 995		1830 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R-4+. VG-10. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. Only trivial contact marks, well above average for the grade. EDS. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 996		1835 Coronet Head Cent. . N-12, R-4+. Fine-12. A few points sharper but there are some faint contact marks in the fields on both sides, including a couple dull hairline scratches in the field behind the portrait. A small, triangular planchet flake at the dentils over star 9 is a good identifying mark. Estimated Value $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 997		1835 Coronet Head Cent. Small 8 and stars. . N-13, R-4. PCGS graded Fine-15 Brown. Glossy light olive and chocolate brown, the reverse with a hint of woodgrained mixing of those tones. There is a dull vertical nick down from the tip of the bust, a tiny pinprick at the hair below the ear, and a shallow planchet flake in the field over s (PCGS # 1717) . Estimated Value $75 - 125. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $115
Lot 998		1837 N-14 R2 MS60+. Plain Hair Cords. . N-14, R-2. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of mint color in protected areas. The only marks are a half dozen small spots of dark olive toning on the obverse, including two at star 9. MDS. Removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64BN (PCGS label included). Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 999		1838 N-6 R1 MS60. . N-6, R-1. MS-60. Frosty bluish steel brown with at least 10% of the mint red remaining on both sides. The only marks are a few swipes of darker bluish olive toning on the lower half of the obverse and another at IT in UNITED. MDS. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $535
Lot 1000		Group of 11 Large Cents, 1838-1854, grading VG7 to VF20, average grade VG8. Some are sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 120. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1001		1838 Large Cent made into a tie tack. The cent graded EF40 but the reverse was smoothed off and a post was added to create a tie tack. The tie tack is fully operational, and while the workmanship may be a bit crude, the cent makes an attractive tie tack. Estimated Value $15 - 25. View details	Realized $29
Lot 1002		1839 N-6 R2 MS60. Booby Head. . N-6, R-2. MS-60. The obverse is glossy olive brown and chocolate while the reverse is a glossy golden light olive brown. The only marks are a fine horizontal hairline scratch close under the chin and a small planchet lamination at the dentils over the I in UNITED. The o. Estimated Value $600 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1003		1839 N-11 R1 AU55. Booby Head. . N-11, R-1. AU-55. Mint state sharpness with a light pinscratch from the ear to the throat passing along the jawline, plus a few short scratches over the NT in CENT. Otherwise the surfaces are free of defects. Lustrous medium brown with wisps of darker bluish olive toning. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 1004		1842 N-6 R1 MS60. . N-6, R-1. MS-60. Lustrous light to medium brown. A shallow carbon spot at the leaf under the C in CENT is the notable mark. Late die state, the old Newcomb-10, with a small lump in the field near the leaf right of the E in ONE. Estimated Value $600 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1005		1843 N-2 R1 MS60+. Petite Head. . N-2, R-1. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous bluish steel brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint color in protected areas of the reverse. The only mark is a thin vertical nick left of the O in ONE. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. M-LDS, die state b late, wi. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1006		1847 Coronet Head Cent. . N-23, R-5. VF-25. Sharpness near EF40 but covered with very tiny nicks, none notable but too many for the sharpness grade. In addition, there are three tiny, sharp cuts on the obverse rim. Medium brown. E-MDS, die state b. The die crack through the top of OF is just st. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $90
Lot 1007		1848 N-18 R4+ F15. Off Center. . N-18, R-4+. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a couple scratches above the head. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with smooth, attractive surfaces. EDS, die state a, before the tops of C & E are joined with crumbling. Struck 25% off center to K-7.5 leaving most of the dat. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1008		1849 Coronet Head Cent. . N-10, R-3. VF-35. Five points sharper but there is a very light rim bruise between stars 3 & 4 plus a tiny dig at the top of star 3. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and quite attractive. Glossy medium brown. E-MDS, die state b. A tiny lump has formed on the upper edg. Estimated Value $50 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $156
Lot 1009		1850. N-6. Rarity 1. VF-30. Off-Center. . N-6, R-1. VF-30. Glossy medium brown with traces of frosty mint color in protected areas. The only notable defects are a couple small planchet chips high on the neck at the jawline. EDS, die state a. Struck 40% off center to K-1. A very attractive example of a remarka. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1010		1851 N-10 R1 MS64. . N-10, R-1. MS-64. Mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown on the highpoints, about two thirds of the mint color remaining. Faint traces of an old fingerprint on the cheek and a dull mark on the leaf under the E in STATES are the only defects keeping this cent from a gem. Estimated Value $600 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1011		1851 Coronet Head Cent. . N-38, R-1. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Very attractive lustrous light bluish steel brown with mint red remaining in the protected areas. Choice except for a few light contact marks, including a thin nick in the field under star 7, a couple more in the hair above the eye, and another in the hair right of the earlobe. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent in spite of the minor marks. LDS, die state b. EAC grade net MS62. Estimated Value $350 - 650. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 1012		1853 N-13 R1 MS65. . N-13, R-1. MS-65. Lustrous bright original mint red, nearly 100% of the original color remaining. A strong glass reveals the most trivial signs of light contact on the obverse while the reverse is pristine. No spots or stains. A premium example of this common die variet. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 1013		1854 N-12 R6 (as a proof) Proof-60. . N-12, R-6. Proof 60. Glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas. The fields are nicely reflective but do show faint hairlines. No spots or contact marks. A microscopic planchet chip on the rim over the second S in STATES. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1014		1855 Coronet Head Cent. Upright 55. . N-4, R-1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Lustrous light reddish steel and golden brown. The color is attractive but gives the appearance this cent may have been dipped long ago. No spots or stains, and the only marks are some tiny rim nicks under the 18 in the date. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. EAC grade MS60+ with excellent eye appeal at that level (as the NGC grade suggests). Estimated Value $500 - 750. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1015		1856 N-6 R1 MS63+. Upright 56. . N-6, R-1. MS-63 Plus. Lustrous mint red mellowing to golden light steel brown, about two thirds of the slightly faded red remaining. There is a small stain of slightly darker toning at the left side of star 11 and a thin diagonal nick over the right side of star 3. Sharply s. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546