Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 48

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Patterns

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1331		1836 Pattern Dollar. Silver, plain edge. NGC graded Proof 63. This is the desirable plain edge variety, with C. Gobrecht F[ecit] on base. The masterful design is Gobrecht's rendition of an amalgam of a drawing by Thomas Sully (the seated figure of Liberty) and Gobrecht's own eagle flying horizontally to the left on the reverse in a field of stars. This most affordable Gobrecht date was believed to be restruck sometime in the late 1850s. The surface is deeply toned yet still nicely reflective -- collectors call this effect "watery" as opposed to just smooth. Struck with exacting scientific precision on the figure of Liberty and her shield as well as the eagle's plumage. Each of the 26 stars around the eagle shows incredible sharpness. Put a glass to the coin, then step back for a second and ponder the fact this handsome coin was struck more than a hundred and fifty years ago! Pop 17; 7 finer; 5 in 64; 2 in 65. (PCGS # 11227) . Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. Ex: Share Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1332		1836 Pattern Dollar. Silver, plain edge. PCGS graded Proof 55. Nice grey toning on both sides with a few small handling marks including a slight depression near the elbow. Razor-sharpness throughout, which is a prime quality of nearly all Gobrecht dollar survivors, with simply incredible detail in Liberty's shield and drapery gown as well as a full head of flowing hair. The eagle by itself would make a prize trophy in an artist's contest. Every feather shows completely. This is one of the most famous, most beautiful coins ever minted in the United States. Christian Gobrecht's name appears on the base above the date as C. GOBRECHT F. (the "F" standing for the Latin "fecit" or "made it." Pop 10; 72 finer (PCGS # 11227) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $15,525
Lot 1333		1836 Pattern Dollar. Silver, plain edge. NGC graded AU-55. Well struck features for the most part with only a touch of wear on the high points of the design such as Liberty's hair, breast, belly, and knee, with similar touch of rubbing on the highest feathers of the eagle. The color is smokey gray with deepening around the devices and rim dentils to the point of medium deep steel gray. Fields are choice for the issue, with a balanced composition on both sides. This is the famous Gobrecht design in which the name C. GOBRECHT F. appears on the rock's base. Scarce (PCGS # 11227) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $17,250
Lot 1334		1856 Pattern Cent. Copper, plain edge. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown PQ. In PCGS holder 11414234. Well struck. Lovely rich blue brown toning. Very choice for the grade. Recently added to the census. Similar quality to a Proof 64 example offered in a 2004 Heritage sale (but a different coin), this interesting and rare Pattern is one in which the obverse legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the date were absent in the die. Although no date is indicated, this Pattern has usually been assigned with the other 1856 varieties by Judd and Pollock, although Rick Snow believes that Judd-179 might have been struck in 1858, as part of a series of Pattern proposals made that year. Whatever, the source, the reverse die is the same as that seen on several 1856 Flying Eagle cent die marriages, including S-5, S-6, S-7, and S-9. A tiny die scratch on the left ribbon end serves to identify it. Struck in copper with a plain edge. This bold chocolate-brown to steel-brown toned specimen has very choice surfaces aside from a whisper of verdigris on the reverse dentils near the left ribbon end. Possibly as few as 15 pieces struck. Pop 1; 2 finer, 1 in 65, 1 in 66 (recently graded) (PCGS # 11783) . According to A Buyer's and Enthusiast's Guide to Flying Eagle and Indian Cents by Q. David Bowers, "Proof coins are said to have been struck during this era by using a screw press which operated more slowly than a steam-powered press. However, it is possible that knuckle-type presses of the regular steam driven variety were employed, but at a slower speed than in the Coining Department. Production took place in the Medal Department, which was separate from the mass-production coinage facility and which was loosely supervised. No records survive of the specific quantities struck of Proof Flying Eagle cents, if indeed any records were ever kept. "To create a Proof Flying Eagle cent, polished obverse and reverse dies compressed a cleaned and lightly polished planchet that was placed into the die and removed by hand, so as to prevent marks. It was recommended to strike each coin twice to fully bring up the sharpness of the design, but in practice many if not most seem to have been struck just once." Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $29,900
Lot 1335		1868 Pattern Three Cents. Nickel, plain edge, thick planchet. PCGS graded Proof 61. Delicate pastel toning on both sides, the fields rippling with mirror glow. On this scarce variety, the Roman III is plain, not ribbed as on the regular-issue pieces produced from 1865-89. In an old green label holder. Pop 1; 1 better (PCGS # 70827) . Estimated Value $3,200 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1336		1870 Pattern Quarter Dollar. Copper, reeded edge. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Lovely shades of red, gold and green. A lovely glittering Proof that approaches gem quality. Both the STANDARD and STANDARD SILVER types of Pattern coins were proposed in 1869-71 as a subsidiary coinage after the successful reception of the three-cent silver pieces in the 1850s. Nothing came of this proposal, and so the Mint continued striking standard-weight silver coins until the mid-20th century. Pop 1; none finer. In a first generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,488