Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 78

January Pre-Long Beach Sale 17.5% BP

Flying Eagle Cents and Indian Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 916		1856 PCGS graded PR Genuine AU Details. Cleaning. Only 1,500 minted. Key date. The government�s imminent approval of a statute to alter the amalgam of the Cent in 1856 left Mint Director Snowden pleading for a design to begin trial strikings without delay. The task of achieving a satisfactory product in this environment fell to James Barton Longacre. For the obverse, the designer selected a variant of the flying eagle that adorned the reverse of the 1836-9 Gobrecht Pattern Dollars. Although nearly two decades had passed, this eagle hadn�t faded into obscurity; it had appeared on several Patterns of 1854-5 (also by Longacre). The reverse got a copy of the wreath of corn, cotton, maple, and tobacco that already appeared on Longacre�s Dollar and $3 Gold pieces. Despite the short production run of this design, the rarity and allure of 1856 Proof strikings insured that it would remain forever a part of the collecting lore and popularity. Collectors realized early on that these had a very low mintage. Years ago one ardent fellow cornered a group of 756 pieces! Remember, however, this was during a time when there were fewer collectors than coins. That long-ago hoard was distributed; meanwhile, the collecting fraternity blossomed like a field of springtime flowers (PCGS # 2037) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,813
Lot 917		1857 Flying Eagle Cent. PCGS graded AU-58. Toned on both sides. Well struck. Popular copper-nickel issue. Flying Eagles were struck only in the years 1856 to 1858 (PCGS # 2016) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $414
Lot 918		1857. NGC graded VG-8. Clashed with 50¢. One in a series of "Mad Die Clashes" as these oddities are known. A Google search on the Web will bring up several websites devoted to these. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $118
Lot 919		1859. PCGS graded MS-65. Satin surfaces that are well frosted with pleasant, glowing copper-nickel color. So much, then, for the luster, though collectors who have the opportunity to view this original Gem 65 before the sale will enjoy spending several minutes studying the beautiful surfaces. As for the devices, these were struck with sufficient power by the dies that they left all design elements showing convincing detail, and showing clearly, unlike many 1859 Indian Cents where a few areas are left mushy. Pop 137; 24 finer, 2 in 65+, 21 in 66, 1 in 66+ (PCGS # 2052) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 920		1859. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Well struck and lightly toned. One-year Type. The plain laurel wreath was replaced in 1860 with one of oak leaves, topped by the Union shield (PCGS # 2052) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $940
Lot 921		1860. PCGS graded MS-65. CAC Approved. A brilliant gem example. Pop 161; 46 finer, 37 in 66, 1 in 66+, 8 in 67. (PCGS # 2058) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Bowers & Ruddy's Harte Sale 11/78 Lot 2130. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,469
Lot 922		1861. PCGS graded MS-64. Delicately toned and lustrous. Scarcer Copper-nickel date, these 1861 Mint States are elusive, just try rounding up a dozen of them, it'll take a year (PCGS # 2061) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $617
Lot 923		1862. PCGS graded Proof 64+. CAC Approved. A lovely Brilliant Proof example with a hint of delicate pinkish color. A few minor fly-specks that are hardly worthy of mention. Only 550 struck (PCGS # 2259) . 1862 Transcontinental Railroad Bill: An Illinois railroad lawyer invested in land in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1857. To this day this piece of land is known as "Lincoln�s Hill." When he became president, one of Abraham Lincoln�s first official acts was to call a special session of Congress to begin work on the Pacific Railway Act that would provide railroad corporations with government subsidies while they built a transcontinental railroad line. When Congress finally passed the bill in 1862, it gave the president the right to decide the eastern terminus of the line. Lincoln chose Council Bluffs, Iowa. Some historians say it was a coincidence. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,880
Lot 924		1863. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Well struck and delicately toned (PCGS # 2067) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $400
Lot 925		1863. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning. Beaming with originality. Indian cent production increased rapidly in 1862-64. Although the Philadelphia Mint struck very few small silver coins due to hoarding of silver, it is not quite accurate to say that silver did not circulate at all during the Civil War and afterward. The general rule was that all prices charged to consumers were in greenbacks (or shinplasters), but small silver coins could be given paper values for transactions. For example, during this inflationary period, depending upon the premium, a half dollar might have passed for anywhere from sixty to ninety cents. Today, although silver no longer circulates, any old silver half dollar commands sometimes 10x, 15x, or even 20x face value when converted into Federal Reserve currency (dollar units of account) (PCGS # 2067) . Estimated Value $280 - 300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $376
Lot 926		1868. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Comes with a PCGS tag grading MS-64RB. A nice coin. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 927		1870. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. A choice example. Smooth surfaces, needle-sharpness throughout. A scarcer date in the 1870s (PCGS # 2098) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $646
Lot 928		1871. NGC graded VF Details, Obverse Damage. Estimated Value $90 - 100. View details	Realized $71
Lot 929		1873. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Mostly red. A popular date. Prior to 1861, the U.S. had a bimetallic system where both gold and silver were money. In 1873, Congress decided to demonetize silver, and from the time that hard money was resumed (1879) to 1933, America was on the gold standard. The Indian Cent continued in its final French bronze alloy, which at the time was a blend of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. S-7. MPD on Neck. (PCGS # 2108) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 930		1875. NGC graded Proof 65 Red. Mostly untoned. Only 700 minted. Gleaming and original, yet basically coppery bright in appearance mellowed only by the reflective nature of the surface which doesn�t impart the more formidable "red" color of a frosty BU Gem. The few wispy hairlines do not detract from the overall pleasing eye appeal of this scarce 1875 Proof. Unlike the general run of circulation strikes of this caliber, the strike is thoroughly convincing in all places, even where some weakness is usually expected at the feather tips and the wreath�s bow. Pop 7; none finer at NGC. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,408
Lot 931		1877. PCGS graded Fair-2. Popular key date (PCGS # 2127) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $270
Lot 932		1878. PCGS graded MS-64+BN. Some traces of mint luster still present (PCGS # 2130) . Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $423
Lot 933		1878. PCGS graded UNC Details. Questionable color. A nice looking coin probably cleaned year ago (PCGS # 2130) . Estimated Value $100 - 110. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $282
Lot 934		1880. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. A nice red coin. Only 3,955 struck. Pop 224; 101 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 2328) . Estimated Value $300 - 325. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $306
Lot 935		1883. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Frosty sunset red color. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Pop 101; 91 finer, 57 in 65, 28 in 66, 6 in 67. (PCGS # 2147) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $341
Lot 936		1900. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Nice shades of red colors. Only 2,262 minted (PCGS # 2388) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $317
Lot 937		1903. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Only 1,790 struck. Lovely golden toning. Lots of mint red (PCGS # 2397) . Estimated Value $200 - 225. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $341
Lot 938		1908. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Attractive iridescent toning. A total of 1,620 minted (PCGS # 2411) . Estimated Value $150 - 175. Ex: Don Boger, Richard Picker. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $259
Lot 939		1908-S. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Light golden-tan with mint red color. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Struck with technical exactness throughout. The 1908-S tends to be better made on average than the rarer 1909-S. Pop 215; 38 finer, 2 in 65+, 36 in 66. (PCGS # 2234) . The 1908-S would likely gain more attention were it not for the 1909-S. What seems clear is that the 1909-S Indian Head Cent has garnered a lot of attention, but not for its historic connotations the way the 1908-S has. Considering the mintage one-quarter that of the 1908-S, is it any wonder the 1909-S, the key San Francisco Indian Head Cent, effectively leaves the 1908-S as a forgotten second cousin and what collectors call a semi-key cent. Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,938
Lot 940		1908-S. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Hints of mint luster are still visible (PCGS # 2232) . Estimated Value $225 - 250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $317
Lot 941		1909. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. A lovely mint red gem. Pop 159; 9 finer, 55 in 66+, 4 in 67. (PCGS # 2237) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,586
Lot 942		1909. PCGS graded MS-66 Red. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Lightly dappled, vibrant and alive. A blazer! Pop 159; 9 finer, 5 in 66+, 4 in 67. (PCGS # 2237) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,586
Lot 943		1909. PCGS graded MS-65 Red. Another gem mint red beauty. Housed in an Old Green Holder (PCGS # 2237) . Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $940
Lot 944		1909-S. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. A choice example with 50% mint red still intact. Only 309,000 minted (PCGS # 2239) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,410
Lot 945		1909-S Indian Cent. ANACS graded VF-20. Popular key date. Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517
Lot 946		A partial collection of Flying Eagle and Indian Cents. From 1857 to 1909. Coins will grade Good to UNC. All housed in a Dansco album. Lot of 51 coins. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 947		A 333-piece lot of Indian Cents. Coins grade mostly Good and better. Lot of 333 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $423
Lot 948		A lot of PCGS graded Indian Cents. Consist of: 1896, MS-64 RD; 1898, MS-64 RB; 1901, MS-63 RB. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 220. View details	Realized $400