Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Liberty Head Cents cont'd

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 600		Group of Ten 1849 Cents. Includes N-22 F15, N-23 F15, N-23 F12, N-24 F15, N-26 VF25, N-26 F12, N-27 EDS VG10, N-27 LDS F15, N-28 F12, and N-29 VF25. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $288
Lot 601		1850 N-7 R2. MS-63 Plus. Clipped Planchet. Mint red mellowing to light steel brown, two-thirds of the original color remaining. A small swipe of darker toning near the dentils left of star 6 and a small spot of similar toning over the left side of star 12 are the notable marks. M-LDS, the usual hoard die state for the variety. A small planchet clip affects the dentils above star 10 and the opposing ones at the I in AMERICA. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 602		1850 N-7 R2. MS-62. Lustrous medium brown with faint specks of slightly darker toning scattered about the obverse and hints of underlying faded mint color showing through the toning on both sides, especially on the obverse. Otherwise this piece is choice. M-LDS, the usual hoard die state for the variety. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 603		1850 N-13 R4. EF-40. Frosty steel brown and chocolate. The only marks are a couple tiny splashes of reddish chocolate toning on the obverse. MDS. Estimated Value $125 - 150. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 604		1850 N-20 R5. Fine-15. Five points sharper with a few light contact marks, including a couple nicks on the chin. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 150. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 605		Quartette of 1850 Cents, all graded VF35. Includes N-2 E-MDS, N-6 LDS, N-11 LDS, and N-22 MDS. A nice group, all with attractive color and surfaces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $391
Lot 606		Group of Thirteen 1850 Cents. Includes N-4 Fine-15, N-5 Very Fine-30, another N-5 Very Good-7, N-11 Very Fine-20, N-13 Very Fine-20, N-14 Fine-12, N-15 Very Good-10, N-17 Very Fine-20, N-18 Fine-15, N-21 Fine-12, N-22 Very Fine-20, N-24 Very Good-8, and N-26 Fine-15. Some are slightly sharper with defects. Lot of 13 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 607		Quartette of 1850 Cents, all Scarce or Rare Varieties. Includes N-24 VG8, N-25 VF25, N-26 F12, and N-27 F12. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $80 - 100. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $150
Lot 608		Group of Five 1850 Cents, all graded VF30. Includes N-1 EDS, N-4 MDS, N-5 MDS, N-9 EDS, and N-23 MDS. All have attractive color and surfaces. A very nice group. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $276
Lot 609		Group of Five 1850 Cents, all graded VF25. Includes N-3 MDS, N-7 MDS, N-12 E-MDS, N-14 EDS, and N-17 EDS. All with nice color and surfaces. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 610		Group of Eight 1850 Cents. Includes N-13 F12, N-15 VF20, N-18 VG10, N-19 VF20, N-19 LDS (old N-16) F15, N-21 F12, N-21 LDS (old N-10) VF20, and N-28 F15. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $196
Lot 611		1851 N-35 R5. VG-10. A couple points sharper with a few light contact marks, including several tiny rim nicks on the obverse. Rather glossy chocolate and steel brown. EDS. Estimated Value $75 - 100. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46
Lot 612		1851 N-36 R5. Fine-12. A few points sharper with a few light contact marks, including several faint hairlines around CENT. Glossy chocolate brown with lighter steel brown highpoints. EDS. Estimated Value $75 - 100. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 613		1851 N-40 R5. Fine-15. Attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate with a faint splash of reddish chocolate brown at the coronet tip. There are a few minor nicks on the cheek, but overall the surfaces and eye appeal are nice for the grade. There is a small low spot in the field over the bust tip and a couple more inside the wreath, as often seen on this variety (caused by debris on the dies). Estimated Value $75 - 100. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 614		1851 N-43 R5. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 with too many contact marks for the grade, including a rim bruise at star 4. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a couple splashes of reddish chocolate brown on the obverse. EDS. Estimated Value $60 - 580. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 615		Quartette of 1851 Cents, all graded VF30. Includes N-1, N-4, N-6, and N-10. All have attractive color and surfaces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $196
Lot 616		Group of Six 1851 Cents, all graded VF25. Includes N-2, N-9, N-18, N-21, N-23, and N-24. A nice group, all with attractive color and surfaces. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $276
Lot 617		Trio of 1851 Cents, all graded VF35. Includes N-17 MDS, N-29 E-MDS, and N-39 LDS. All have attractive color and surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $276
Lot 618		Group of Seven 1851 Cents, all grading VF20. Includes N-14, N-15, N-16, N-19, N-22, N-25, and N-26. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 619		Group of Seven 1851 Cents, all grading VF20 to VF30. Includes N-30, N-33, N-34, N-37, N-38, N-39, and N-41. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $196
Lot 620		Group of Thirteen 1851 Cents grading VG10 to Fine-15. Average grade is Fine-12. Includes N-3, N-4, N-7, N-8, N-12, N-12 LDS (old N-11), N-13, N-20, N-20 LDS (old N-28), N-24, N-31, N-38, and N-45. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 13 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $230
Lot 621		Group of Ten 1851 Cents, all different varieties. Includes N-5 Very Fine-30, N-8 Very Fine-20, N-12 Very Fine-20, N-14 Very Fine-35, N-16 Fine-15, N-18 Very Fine-25, N-22 Very Good-10, N-23 Fine-12, N-24 Very Good-10, and N-26 Very Fine-20. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $253
Lot 622		Group of Eleven 1851 Cents. Includes N-26 Fine-15, another N-26 Very Good-7, N-27 Fine-12, N-31 Fine-12, N-33 Very Good-10, N-34 Fine-12, N-37 Very Fine-20, N-38 Very Fine-25, N-41 Very Good-10, N-45 Very Fine-25, and one unattributed piece grading About Good-3. Some are sharper with defects. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details	Realized $219
Lot 623		1852 N-7 R1. MS-63. Lustrous steel brown with at least a third of the mint red remaining. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a barely visible struck-through line (caused by a tiny piece of debris on the die) down from the chin and traces of an old fingerprint in the field at stars 11-13. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Repunching is clearly visible on all 4 digits of the date. CC#1 of the early die state and CC#2 of the variety regardless of the die state. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 624		1852 N-22 R1. MS-64. Lustrous chocolate and steel brown with at 25% of the faded mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are virtually flawless and the eye appeal is outstanding. A microscopic planchet flake over the peak of the 1 (visible only with the aid of a strong glass) is the best identifying mark. LDS, die state d (Newcomb's old #9). There is some strike doubling (from die bounce) on the reverse, strongest at the O in ONE and C in CENT. Tied for CC#7 overall but finest of the late die state. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65RB (NGC label included). Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. Ex 1995 EAC Sale, lot 466-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 625		Trio of 1852 Cents graded VF35 to EF40. Includes N-1 LDS (old N-2), N-6 MDS, and N-10 MDS. All have attractive color and surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $299
Lot 626		Quartette of 1852 Cents graded VF25 to VF30. Includes N-1 EDS, N-5 EDS, N-11 MDS, and N-17 MDS. All have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $207
Lot 627		Group of Five 1852 Cents graded VF25 to VF30. Includes N-5 MDS, N-8 LDS, N-16 MDS, N-18 MDS, and N-21 MDS. All have attractive color and surfaces. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 628		Group of Eight 1852 Cents graded Fine-15 to VF20. Includes N-3, N-12, N-14, N-15, N-17, N-20, N-21, and N-23. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 629		Group of Five 1852 Cents. Includes N-10 Very Fine-25, N-17 Very Fine-30, N-18 Fine-12, N-20 Very Fine-20, and N-21 Very Good-10. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details	Realized $138
Lot 630		1853 N-8 R3. EF-40. Frosty medium brown with satiny flowline luster showing in protected areas of the reverse. Sharply struck and attractive. Only a few microscopic ticks from choice. MDS. Estimated Value $100 - 125. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 631		1853 N-21 R3. VF-35. Slightly sharper but there is a very light rim bruise left of star 1 and some tiny ticks scattered over both sides, none notable. Frosty light chocolate brown with flowline luster covering the protected areas on both sides. LDS. Estimated Value $50 - 75. Ex Ed Tarr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $92
Lot 632		1853 N-25 R1. MS-64. Repunched 1 & 3. Lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown, 75% of the original color remaining. The only marks are a thin horizontal nick at the hair left of the hair bun and a small spot of dark brown toning at the left foot of the first A in AMERICA. MDS, die state b. The repunching at the bottom of the 1 & 3 remains clear. Most likely from the Kosoff hoard of mint state examples, but this is a nice one. Estimated Value $850 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 633		1853 N-25 R1. MS-64. Repunched 1 & 3. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint color remaining on the obverse, 10% on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. The only mark is a splash of slightly darker reddish chocolate brown toning in the field under star 5. M-LDS, die state b. The usual hoard die state for the variety, but this is a nice one. The repunching on the 1 & 3 remains visible. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Myles Z. Gerson-Dr. Phil Ralls 2/93-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1229. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 634		1853 N-25 R1. MS-62. Lustrous light greenish brown, a "greenie" with excellent eye appeal. Satiny surfaces that are free of any spots, stains, or notable marks. MDS, die state b. Repunching remains visible at the bottom of the 1 & 3 in the date. The obverse is slightly misaligned to K-2 while the reverse is nicely centered on the planchet. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 635		1853 N-29 R3. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with 5% of the mint color remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and quite attractive, virtually flawless. The only defects are a very shallow low spot covering the neck (caused by debris on the die) and a thin vertical nick down from the right foot of the N in ONE. MDS, die state b. EAC grade MS63 and tied for CC#2 honors behind a slightly finer example. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 636		Group of 5 Cents, 1853-1856, grading EF40 to AU58. Includes 1853 N-25 Extremely Fine-40, 1854 N-9 (the "Dartboard Obverse") Extremely Fine-40, 1855 N-4 About Uncirculated-50, 1856 N-2 Extremely Fine-40, and 1856 N-14 About Uncirculated-58 with traces of mint red remaining. A nice group. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $604
Lot 637		Group of a Dozen 1853 Cents, all different varieties. Includes N-2 Fine-15, N-3 Very Good-7, N-6 Very Fine-30, N-7 Very Fine-20, N-11 Very Fine-30, N-20 Fine-12, N-22 Very Fine-20, N-23 Very Fine-30, N-28 Fine-15, N-29 Fine-12, N-30 Very Fine-30, and N-32 Very Fine-20. A few are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 12 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details	Realized $299
Lot 638		Pair of Scarce 1853 Varieties grading VF25. Includes N-31 EDS and N-32 MDS. Both are very slightly sharper with minor defects but have good surfaces and eye appeal. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. Both are from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $138
Lot 639		Quartette of 1853 Cents grading VF35 to EF40. Includes N-11 EDS, N-17 MDS, N-26 MDS, and N-30 MDS. All have attractive color and surfaces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $253
Lot 640		Group of Five 1853 Cents grading VF30. Includes N-2 MDS, N-6 MDS, N-13 LDS, N-18 MDS, and N-27 E-MDS. All have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $100 - 125. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $230
Lot 641		Group of Six 1853 Cents grading VF25. Includes N-5 EDS, N-8 EDS, N-10 LDS, N-12 LDS, N-14 EDS, and N-15 MDS. A couple are very slightly sharper with minor defects but all have good color and surfaces. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $219
Lot 642		Group of Six 1853 Cents grading VF25. Includes N-16 EDS, N-19 EDS, N-23 MDS, N-27 MDS, N-28 E-MDS, and N-33 MDS. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have good color and surfaces. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $253
Lot 643		Group of Eleven 1853 Cents grading Fine-15 to VF20. Includes N-1, N-3, N-4, N-7, N-9 MDS, N-9 LDS, N-10, N-13, N-20, N-24, and N-29. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 11 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $265
Lot 644		1854 N-2 R1. MS-60. Glossy steel and light olive brown with 25% of the original red showing on the obverse but only faint traces remaining on the reverse. No spots or notable marks, but the strike is weak at the coronet tip as well as at the top and bottom of the wreath, as nearly always for this die variety. E-MDS, die state a. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 645		Trio of 1854 Cents grading EF40. Includes N-10 MDS, N-12 MDS, and N-14 MDS. All have excellent color and surfaces. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $253
Lot 646		Quartette of 1854 Cents grading VF35. Includes N-7 MDS, N-8 MDS, N-19 LDS, and N-21 E-MDS. All have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $276
Lot 647		Group of Seven 1854 Cents grading VF25 to VF30. Includes N-2, N-5, N-13, N-11, N-16, N-17, and N-29. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $242
Lot 648		Group of Six 1854 Cents grading VF25 to VF30. Includes N-8, N-20, N-22, N-26, N-27 with a rotated reverse, and N-29. A couple are slightly sharper with minor defects but all have nice color and surfaces. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 150. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $242
Lot 649		Group of Eight 1854 Cents. Includes 7 varieties grading VF20 including N-1, N-3, N-4, N-9, N-23, N-24, and N-25. The eighth is N-28 grading VG10. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 175. All from the Ed Tarr Collection. View details	Realized $196