Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Seated Liberty Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2910		1868 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded MS-62. A very pleasing example exhibiting a nice bold strike with semi reflective fields and all, lightly toned. In an old green label PCGS holder. Pop 5; 14 finer with 4 in 63, 7 in 64, 3 in 66 (PCGS # 6961) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,613
Lot 2911		1840 Liberty Seated Dollar. VF-30. Nicely toned. Semi reflective surfaces. Low first-year mintage of 61,005 pieces. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 2912		1841 Liberty Seated Dollar. MS-60. Light to moderate contact marks. Well struck with prooflike surfaces on both sides. Some mottled toning on the obverse. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2913		1843 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded MS-64. Soft golden-violet colors on the obverse deepening slightly on the reverse. An incredibly choice early No Motto dollar of the finest order for its grade classification. Satiny surfaces play host to robust toning as described, with outstanding surface quality. Regarding this piece, the clearest details are found throughout the peripheral stars and also encompassing the key centers which are crystal clear as noted in the two shields, Liberty's drapery folds, and the eagle's plumage and claws. Some of the color is so vibrant it glows with beautiful blue iridescence! Pop 6; none finer @ NGC (PCGS # 6929) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. Ex: Eliasberg Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2914		1843 Liberty Seated Dollar. AU-50. Nicely toned. Reflective surfaces. Estimated Value $575 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 2915		1844 Liberty Seated Dollar. VF-35. Nicely toned. Coming off of several high-mintage years, production dropped in 1844 when a mere 20,000 silver dollars were struck. Estimated Value $330 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 2916		1845 Liberty Seated Dollar. EF-40. Toned. The low mintage continues in 1845 when only 24,500 pieces were minted. Scarce. Estimated Value $375 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $870
Lot 2917		1848 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 64. NGC certified #1500797-001. An extremely rare date in Proof. Both sides of this beautiful original example display a foundation of lilac-gray patina. Mottled olive-russet overtones are seen toward the obverse border, and there are blushes of similar color in the field over the reverse eagle, as well as along the lower border on the latter side. Direct light angles allow the viewer to appreciate the reflective qualities in the fields, but even the most casual perusal will reveal needle-sharp design elements. A few wispy hairlines act to prevent an even finer grade, but stress should be laid on the fact that none of these aspects are of concern. Magnification reveals a small strike-through (as made) in the reverse field below the ES in STATES that helped us trace the pedigree of this important Liberty Seated dollar. All Proof Seated Dollars minted in the 1840s are rarities when viewed in the wider context of U.S. numismatics. The 1848, while it is not the rarest Proof seated dollar from this decade, still ranks with others in the same general class as the 1842-1845 issues, as well as the 1847. The obverse die that the Mint used to strike all known Proof 1848 seated dollars is identifiable by two areas of small die chips: one below Liberty's breast; and the other over the Liberty cap. The reverse die of this issue is Breen's "Reverse of 1842-1852" (Bowers' "Reverse of 1840-1850") Pop 6; 2 finer, 1 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 6989) . Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. Previously from Bowers & Merena's May 1995 sale of the Kenneth C. Long Estate Collection, lot 1218. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2918		1858 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 62. Only 300+ Proofs struck in this Proof only year. A hint of light toning. Some faint hairlines. Extremely bold strike on all devices. The year 1858 saw no business strike coinage of Seated Liberty dollars. Apparently, there was no call for coins of this denomination. However, the Mint made a fairly large issuance of lower denomination silver coins throughout the year for circulation. As a Proof-only date, the 1858 has for decades has been a numismatic coin larger than life, an object of yearning among the cognoscenti, a badge of accomplishment for any well-heeled Seated dollar buyer. It isn't going too far to compare it to its counterpart in the Morgan dollar series, the Proof-only 1895 dollar. The year 1858 ushered in the first Mint-advertised Proof sets for sale to the public. In former years, collectors wishing to buy Proof sets had no problem. The Mint was glad to supply their requests for them. However, knowledge of this availability limited. Arguments surrounds the question of how many 1858 dollars were made. For over a century, dealers and collectors repeated the Chapman brothers' estimate of only 80 coins. Other old-time estimates have ranged as high as 200, with the suggestion that restrikes were made, possibly in the 1860s. In modern times, estimates have tended to be higher. Here indeed is a coin of mystery. One whose status is assured for generations to come. One for the connoisseur! Pop 24; 38 finer, 28 in 63, 6 in 64, 4 in 65 (PCGS # 7001) . Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,925
Lot 2919		1859-O Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded MS-61. Old green holder. A hint of light toning. Nicely struck and smooth, clean satiny mint frost. A few stars are typically flat. There is a short graze in the luster below the left end of the rock. Plenty of original brilliance traces of toning (PCGS # 6947) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 2920		1859-O Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded AU-50. Lightly toned on both sides, the toning somewhat variegated with russet to dark russet predominating. Estimated Value $525 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2921		1860 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Gold and blue toning. In the light of the churning reflective mint bloom in the fields, nicely cloaked in color, collectors will like to hear this piece is struck with exactitude rarely found on a Proof of the 1860s, with needle-sharp features on the stars and Liberty's hair, as well as the gown and the eagle's plumage. The two shields are also outstanding. The main devices being satin frosted give it one of the leading traits of well made early Proofs: the whole ensemble has cameo-like quality. Only 1,330 Proofs struck. Pop 13; 12 finer, 7 in 65, 3 in 66, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 87003) . Estimated Value $5,500 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,038
Lot 2922		1860-O Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. Mostly untoned with a hint of light gold color. There is luster within and around the main devices on this attractive specimen ideal for a Type set. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $990
Lot 2923		1862 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo CAC Verified. The obverse has lovely blue and golden toning. The reverse has light gold and lavender colors. A showy Proof with a cocktail of underlying luster, frosty to satiny on the devices, full-mirror smoothness in the fields; the cameo contrast breathes scorching life into the highlights, which are nicely struck with crisp details aplenty, including the stars. Only 550 proofs struck. Pop 6; 2 finer in 65 (PCGS # 87005) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,820
Lot 2924		1863 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 65. Old holder. Lovely toning on both sides. Well struck and original. This is a blemish-free case in point of the No Motto Type in this spectacular grade: sleek multihued in color, with mint flash sparkling below that captures the full effect of the careful preservation since it was made. Everyone knows that luster and toning, while extremely important, aren't the only side of a grade. So too, the detail, and here the devices are as sharp as can be. Picture-perfect, in fact. Only 460 Proofs struck. Pop 11; 11 finer; 6 in 66; 1 in 66 Star; 2 in 67; 1 in 67 Star; 1 in 69. (PCGS # 7006) . Estimated Value $14,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $16,100
Lot 2925		1867 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. A very choice creamy white cameo Proof example. Only 625 proofs struck. It is difficult to ascertain how many Proof 1867 Seated Liberty silver dollars exist today. Perhaps a number like 300 coins is a fair guess. Maybe fewer have survived in choice grades than the number of prospective buyers seeking one, since this issue (the With Motto design) has experienced constant, even growing collector demand in the last fifty years. Pop 8; 17 finer, 13 in 64, 4 in 65 (PCGS # 87015) . Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 2926		1869 Liberty Seated Dollar. NGC graded Proof 67. Star. An incredible superb Gem Proof with bull's eye irridescent toning. An illustrious Seated Liberty dollar that has icy frost that shoots out a circle of white from an area just above the date, hence the colorful "spotlight" nickname assigned to this. As for the strike, it surpasses anything imaginable. Much as the luster is superior, so too is the raised relief of the main designs: the dies left their rigid impression behind with clear precision. Only 600 Proofs minted. Pop 1; none finer @ NGC (PCGS # 7017) . Historical reference: 1869 was a noteworthy year in American (and world) history. Promontory Summit in Utah became the center of worldwide attention for a few weeks when the driving-in of the golden spike joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, linking the two coasts together with a strand of iron. The ceremony took place on May 10, 1869. What happened next is almost totally absent from school textbooks: Because of the slipshod manner in which the rail lines were laid on the heavily government-subsidized system, work began almost immediately to reconstruct the entire project! Three years after the celebrated meeting at Promontory Summit the Union Pacific Railroad was bankrupt. Estimated Value $30,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $43,700
Lot 2927		1870-CC Liberty Seated Dollar. NCS graded Details of AU-50. Repaired and artificially toned. The repair is excellent and barely visable. A rare key date and the first "CC" mint dollar. Coinage totaled 11,758 pieces (PCGS # 6964) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 2928		1873 Liberty Seated Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 63. Lovely blue and purple toning. If as a collector you have ever considered the latent possibilities for improving the look of your collection, consider the dramatic appearance of this 1873 Proof. Only 600 struck. Pop 48; 50 finer; 35 in 64; 11 in 65; 4 in 66. (PCGS # 7021) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,450