Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Half Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3594		1793 C-4 R3. Slightly glossy dark chocolate and olive brown with light chocolate toning covering the devices. Most of the planchet is smooth and attractive, but there is a small patch of shallow roughness at LI in LIBERTY plus a half dozen smaller pitmarks in the hair and cap and a small spot of verdigris at the bottom of the N in CENT. The date is bold and the legends are complete except for AMERICA, which is weak thanks to an uneven strike. Late die state, Manley state 2.0. EAC grade F12 net VG8. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 3595		1794 Liberty Cap Half Cent. . C-9, high relief head, T in CENT leans left. NGC graded AU-50 Brown. Deep steel brown with local areas of darker toning as a rough patch by the lowest curl. There is a small mark at the throat about midway. On the reverse, some dark verdigris around the fraction and right ribbon. There is a short diagonal mark below HA but other than this the surface is remarkable for its freedom from marks or rim bruises. Balanced color on both sides with every indication of long careful storage by former owners. Pop 5; 35 finer (PCGS # 1003) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,488
Lot 3596		1794 C-2a R2+. Fine-12. Small Edge Letters. Smooth glossy chocolate and steel with traces of lighter brown toning in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris and only a few trivial contact marks, including a small nick at the hairline above the ear and a couple tiny ticks in the field before the face. The date is bold and the legends are strong. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The reverse is very slightly misaligned to K-4.5. Great eye appeal, nearly perfect for the grade. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 3597		1794 C-4a R3. Fine-15. Small Edge Letters. Choice glossy medium brown with smooth, nearly flawless surfaces. The only marks are a thin vertical nick on the neck, a tiny rim nick at ER in LIBERTY, and a faint scuff near the rim before the face. None of these marks is at all distracting and the eye appeal of this piece is outstanding for the grade. The date and legends are bold. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0, with clear die clashmarks on the obverse. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 3598		1795 C-6a R2. Fine-15. Struck over cut-down Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No roughness or significant contact marks, but there is a rather large planchet crack from the rim right of the Y in LIBERTY down to the front edge of the nose where it fades out. This planchet crack passes all the way through the planchet and affects the C in AMERICA. Evidence of the TAL Cent undertype is visible at the dentils left of the lower hair curls and over ED in UNITED. EDS, Manley state 1.0. The date and legends are complete and strong. The planchet crack is a mint-made defect that certainly catches the eye. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3599		1797 C-1 R2. VG-10. 1 above 1 variety. Choice glossy chocolate brown. Flawless surfaces, a perfect example in every respect. The date is bold and the legends are strong. The 1 above 1 feature is obvious. E-MDS, Manley state 2.0. This is the Cohen plate coin for the variety in his first edition of the half cent book. This lot comes with a hardbound, autographed copy of the Chris McCawley fixed price list of February 1993 in which this piece is illustrated with a full page color photo. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. Ex Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/92:71-Chris McCawley 2/93-Rick Coleman. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 3600		1804 C-1 R3. Good-5. Clipped Planchet. Glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth surfaces showing only a few light contact marks on the obverse, including a pair of fine arcing hairline scratches left of the hair ribbon. Very late die state, Manley state 2.0 late, with heavy swelling at the top of the obverse that obliterates ES-OF. The date and remainder of the legends are complete and easily readable. A small curved planchet clip affects the rim left of the L in LIBERTY and at the opposing rim at U in UNITED. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $58
Lot 3601		1804 C-8 R1 Spiked Chin. VF-35. Frosty steel brown and chocolate with lighter brown in protected areas. No roughness and only a few trivial contact marks. Very nice, close to EF40. LDS, Manley state 5.0, with a raised retained cud break at LIBE in LIBERTY, the end at LI raised the most. The spiked chin feature is obvious. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 3602		1804 C-10 R1 Double Struck. VF-25. Ten points sharper with a scuff of faint hairline scratches on the portrait, all blended perfectly into the attractive glossy chocolate and medium brown patina. No other defects. LDS, Manley state 3.0. Double struck with an offset between impressions of about a half millimeter. Nonetheless, the doubling is obvious on both sides, clearest on the reverse. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3603		1804 C-13 R1 Plain 4 without Stems. Double Struck on Reverse Brockage. VG-10. Five points sharper with tiny specks of greenish verdigris scattered over both sides, strongest at the dentils over AME where the verdigris was partially removed leaving myriad fine pinscratches. Glossy chocolate and steel. The initial strike was an obverse brockage. The second strike placed the normal obverse over the incuse obverse impression, and much of the brockage obverse remains clearly visible. The reverse also show clear doubling with an offset between impressions of a millimeter or less. A neat double mint error that is clearly evident. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 3604		1805 C-1 R2- Stemless Wreath. VF-20. Slightly sharper with a few light hairline scratches on the lower half of the obverse, all blending perfectly into the natural toning. Glossy light olive brown and chocolate with delicate overtones of bluish steel in protected areas. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3605		1806 C-1 R1 Stemless Wreath. EF-45 Plus. Frosty mix of dark steel brown and chocolate with tan and light brown faded down from mint color remaining in protected areas, especially on the obverse. No defects, very close to AU50. A premium example for the grade. MDS. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 3606		1807 C-1 R1. Fine-15. Five points sharper with too many tiny nicks for the higher grade. None of these nicks is significant or distracting and the surfaces are free of any hint of corrosion or verdigris. Glossy chocolate brown with a swipe of darker chocolate brown under the hair ribbon and traces of frosty lighter brown in protected areas of the reverse. Nicely struck EDS, Manley state 1.0, a scarce die state for a variety usually found struck from mushy dies. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 3607		1808 C-3 R1. VF-35. Glossy chocolate brown with lots of frosty lighter golden brown faded down from mint color remaining in protected areas, especially on the obverse. There are several spots of darker toning at ERTY and one at the left corner of the eye. A dull nick high on the neck is the only other defect worthy of mention. Flowline luster shows in the fields and protected areas. LDS, Manley state 5.0. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 3608		1811 C-1 R4. About Good-3 Plus. The obverse is slightly better, the reverse a bit weaker. Glossy steel brown and chocolate. Cleaned and retoned at one time, and there is microscopic roughness in the protected areas. No marks or verdigris. Rare terminal die state, Manley state 5.0, with a massive cud break involving the first 4 stars. The date is clear and the cud break is strong. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 3609		1837 Hard Times Token Low-49 Rulau HT-73. AU-50. Sharpness closer to mint state but lightly cleaned and retoned reddish chocolate and darker steel brown. No marks or other defects. Sharply struck. An attractive example of this popular Hard Times Token, the only half cent denomination in that series and a piece that's often collected as part of the regular Federal half cent series. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 3610		1850 C-1 R2-. VF-30. Ten points sharper with some nicks on the reverse, strongest over the E in CENT. Glossy light olive and chocolate with spots of darker olive on the reverse. MDS. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $86
Lot 3611		1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint color remaining on both sides. The luster and eye appeal of this piece are outstanding. The only defects are a few microscopic contact marks scattered over the obverse, mostly in the field behind the portrait, plus a tiny planchet chip (as struck) on the jaw. MDS. EAC grade MS63. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 3612		1855 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Frosty original mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints, 90% of the mint color remaining. A lustrous gem if not for a small spot of darker steel toning (not carbon) in the field just right of the inner curl and another in the dentils over the M in AMERICA. A common variety but a great type coin. EAC grade consistent with the slab grade. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 3613		1857 C-1 R2. MS-62. Lustrous steel and light chocolate brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and flawless except for a barely visible low spot in the field left of star 11, as struck. Excellent eye appeal, close to choice. MDS. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 3614		1857 C-1 R2. EF-40. Ten points sharper with too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a dull nick over the A in HALF. Traces of glue show on the obverse but the color is an attractive frosty light chocolate brown. MDS. Estimated Value $80 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 3615		Trio of Half Cents, 1804-1825. Includes 1804 with Spiked Chin G6, 1807 Fair-2, and 1825 VG10. The first and third are slightly sharper with defects but all have a clear date. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details	Realized $92
Lot 3616		1828 C-3 R1 Obverse counterstamped E. CAIN, Brunk C-106. Good-4. Glossy medium steel with chocolate in protected areas. The counterstamp is well balanced and strongly impressed across the obverse. Brunk reports 15 of these, all on 1828 half cents. This is the Brunk plate coin for the variety. Estimated Value $20 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $30
Lot 3617		1829 C-1 R1 Obverse counterstamped with Unicorn and "CT" below, Brunk T-17. VF-20. Glossy medium brown. The unicorn design and large CT are strongly impressed on the obverse. According to Brunk, these stamps most likely were made to advertise Unicorn and CT cigars. This example is clearly superior to the Brunk plate coin for the variety. Estimated Value $50 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $102
Lot 3618		1834 C-1 R1 Obverse counterstamped W.H.SCOTT, Brunk S-235. Fine-12. Recolored glossy bluish steel and chocolate. A rim bruise at stars 6-7 is the only significant mark. Strongly stamped across the obverse, stronger on the right end than on the left but every letter is clear. Brunk says this stamp was made by a dry goods dealer in Philadelphia who operated there from 1825 to 1845. This example is the Brunk plate coin for the variety. Estimated Value $20 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 3619		1851 C-1 R1 Obverse counterstamped J. BRAMBLE with star below, Brunk B-1051. VF-20. Glossy chocolate brown with darker olive in protected areas. The stamp arcs across the obverse with a large 6-pointed star below, and both are strongly impressed. Brunk speculates this stamp was made by a Philadelphia innkeeper in the early 1850's. Estimated Value $20 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60
Lot 3620		1855 C-1 R1 Obverse counterstamped W. COX, Brunk C-1008. EF-45. Choice glossy medium brown and chocolate. The stamp is strongly impressed, a bit stronger on the top than the bottom, but everything is bold. This is the Brunk plate coin for the variety, but nothing is known for sure about the maker. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3621		Pair of Counterstamped Half Cents, 1850 & 1851. The 1850 graded VG10 and is stamped in the center of the obverse G.W.C. in relatively small but easily readable incuse letters. Brunk lists this stamp as his C-53. The 1851 grades F15 and is stamped across the obverse with raised N and S at opposite ends of a scalloped rectangle. The stamp was added twice in a cross pattern. This stamp is not listed by Brunk. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $30 - 50. View details	Realized $52
Lot 3622		Trio of Counterstamped 1851 Half Cents, all Brunk L-23. One is EF40 and the other two are EF45, and each has faded mint color remaining in the stamps suggesting these half cents were mint state or nearly so when stamped. The stamps are "SPL" in a logotype design and all are carefully positioned in the center of the obverse extending across the portrait from the chin and nose to the main curl. Brunk lists 24 examples, and all are on high-grade 1851 half cents. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $161