Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 80

June Pre Long Beach Sale

Liberty Head Cents

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 75		1817 N-4 R3+ VF20. Glossy medium chocolate brown and olive. The sharpness is slightly better but there are too many light contact marks for the higher grade, including a tiny rim bruise at star 4. MDS. The die crack through the base of the date is strong. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $165
Lot 76		1817 N-7 R7 (without mouse) G4. Sharpness VG8, even stronger on the reverse, but both sides are covered with uniform moderate granularity. No verdigris, and the only mark is a dull dent at the bottom of the wreath. The date is weak thanks to an uneven strike but it remains readable. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Extremely rare EDS, before the "Mouse" break on top of the head. Struck with the reverse die misaligned to K-1. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,469
Lot 77		Group of 18 Cents, 1817-1856, grading Fair to VF. Average grade is VG. Some are sharper with defects. All but 2 have a clear date. Lot of 18 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $235
Lot 78		Group of 22 Cents, 1817-1851, grading AG to Fine. Average grade is G-VG. Many are sharper with defects but all have a readable date. Lot of 22 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $270
Lot 79		Group of 6 Cents, 1818-1827, grading VG10 to VF20. Average grade is F12 to F15. Includes 1818 N-6, 1820 N-11 Large Date, 1822 N-1 Close Date, 1824 N-4, 1826 N-4, and 1827 N-11. Some are slightly sharper with minor defects. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $423
Lot 80		1820/19 N-2 R2 Overdate Small 20 over 19. NGC graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous frosty chocolate brown and steel with lighter golden steel brown toning faded down from mint color in protected areas, especially on the reverse. This cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only notable defect is a spot of extremely faint roughness near the dentils right of the date. Sharply struck MDS with fine die rust covering the portrait. The undertype 19 remains clearly visible on both digits. A premium example of this popular overdate variety. Our grade is MS60+. The overdate feature is noted on the NGC label. Estimated Value $2,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,173
Lot 81		Mixed group of 9 Large Cents, 1820-1856, plus an 1893 Columbian Half Dollar. The large cents grade Good to VF with an average grade of Fine; the 1893 Columbian Commemorative Half Dollar grades XF. Some of the large cents are sharper with defects. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $188
Lot 82		1821 N-2 R1. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Glossy mix of light brown and darker chocolate. Sharply struck and attractive but not quite perfect. There is a faint diagonal planchet void passing through the eye and tiny traces of extremely fine roughness can be found hidden under the toning on the obverse. None of these defects are visible to the unaided eye. MDS. The die line from the bust tip that shows in the early state is gone but there is no crumbling in the dentils at stars 6 & 7. Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF45. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,638
Lot 83		Pair of Scarce Die Varieties, 1822 & 1828. Includes 1822 N-9 R5- EDS VG8+ net VG7 for traces of light verdigris and a delicate cleaning, and 1828 N-4 R4 VG8 with nice glossy medium brown surfaces. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $294
Lot 84		1822 N-13 R5 G6. Sharpness at least VG10 but covered with uniform fine to moderate granularity that dulls the surfaces. No verdigris, and the only notable marks are a couple light scratches right of star 4 and a small dig under the right arm of the T in CENT. Medium chocolate brown. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294
Lot 85		Partial Set 1822-1856 grading AG to Fine in Library of Coins Album. Average grade is VG. A few are sharper with defects but most are attractive and all have a clear date. Lot of 22 coins. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details	Realized $294
Lot 86		1823/2 N-1 R2 Overdate 3 over 2 F12. Slightly sharper with a few too many light contact marks for the higher grade. None of these marks is distracting and the overall eye appeal of this cent is decent for the grade. Glossy dark chocolate brown. Nicely struck E-MDS. The overdate feature is sharp. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 87		1828 N-11 R2. PCGS graded AU-55. Very attractive glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty light steel brown toning in protected areas on both sides. A choice example, just a few trivial ticks from flawless. E-MDS. The stray S left of the first S in STATES and stray O left of the O in OF are clear. Our grade is EF40 choice. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 88		1829 N-3 R3 Small Letters Reverse. ANACS graded EF-40. The obverse is glossy medium brown and light chocolate while the reverse is frosty chocolate and olive brown with bluish steel overtones. Both sides display attractive flowline luster in the protected areas. The only notable defects are a half dozen light rim bruises on both sides, the strongest of these at star 7. This cent offers nice eye appeal in spite of the rim marks. MDS. Our grade is VF30+ net VF25. The ANACS label incorrectly identifies this as a Large Letters variety. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $881
Lot 89		1829 N-7 R3 VF20. The "Wheelspoke Reverse" variety. Attractive glossy light chocolate brown and steel. Smooth and attractive, void of any distracting marks. LDS with 5 strong radial die cracks from the wreath to the dentils (the 5 "spokes" of the wheel). A nice example of this tough variety. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,058
Lot 90		1830 N-6 R4 Small Letters Reverse VF25. Ten points sharper but there is a very shallow spot of fine corrosion on the neck and another smaller one on the bottom of the bust above the 8. These two spots are not very distracting but they do contain microscopic traces of dark verdigris. The other notable defects are a scuff of very faint hairlines on the neck, a few tiny nicks at LIB, a tiny rim nick right of star 13, and a stain of fine carbon at UNITED STATE. Glossy steel brown and light chocolate, slightly darker at UNITED STATE due to the carbon dust. MDS with a fine die crack from the bust tip. This example is nicely struck, which is quite unusual for the variety. All the stars show complete radials and there is no notable weakness on the portrait or wreath. A decent example of this tough "Redbook" variety. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $852
Lot 91		1831 N-7 R1 Large Letters. PCGS graded AU-58. Choice glossy steel brown and chocolate with traces of frosty golden tan faded down from mint color in protected areas on the obverse. No notable contact marks, but there is a tiny swipe of darker steel toning at stars 1-2 and along the tops of D-STATE. MDS. There are fine radial die flowlines off the dentils but the crumbling has not formed in the notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA. A fine but clear double profile caused by die bounce shows on the lips, chin, neck, ERTY, 31 in the date, and stars 12 & 13. An attractive cent. Our grade is EF45+. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $852
Lot 92		Pair of Cents, 1831 & 1835. Includes 1831 N-11 R2 Medium Letters Reverse EDS EF40 net F15 for uniform fine granularity, and 1835 N-10 R4+ Head of 1834 MDS VG8 net AG3 for areas of corrosion on the reverse. Both are slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and olive. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $50-UP. View details	Realized $47
Lot 93		Group of 6 Cents, 1833-1851, grading VF25 to EF45. Average grade is VF30 to VF35. Includes 1833 N-5 Repunched 8, 1836 N-3 with cud break over star 6, 1837 N-2 with internal cud break at star 4, 1837 N-5 Plain Hair Cord with Small Letters Reverse, 1838 N-10, and 1851 N-10. A couple are slightly sharper with minor marks but all are attractive glossy brown and chocolate. Lot of 6 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $447
Lot 94		1837. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous light to medium steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. A small group of tiny, light nicks between star 1 and the neck are good identifying marks. MDS. Our grade is MS62 (PCGS # 37144) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,820
Lot 95		1838 N-11/13 R4 EF45. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate with frosty lighter brown toning in protected areas. The only notable mark is a small planchet lamination on the rim over star 7. LDS (Newcomb's old #13) with a cud break extending well inside the dentil tips from star 1 to star 2. In addition there is another thin rim cud break from star 4 to star 5. A nice example of this very scarce die state. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 96		Group of 15 Large Cents, 1835-1851, grading VG7 to VF25. Average grade is F12. This is a partial date set with no duplicates. A few are slightly sharper with defects but overall this is a decent group. Lot of 15 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $294
Lot 97		1841 N-1 (Proof Only) R5. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red. Brilliant mint red just starting to mellow to light steel brown with 90% of the original color remaining. This cent offers exceptional eye appeal, just a few tiny specks of dark toning from gem status. The best identifying marks are a tiny spot resting atop the head under star 7, two more at the dentils near star 13, and one more between the feet of the S & T in STATES. Sharply struck (which surprisingly is not always the case for this proof-only issue). Near the top of the condition census for the variety and one of the "reddest" proof large cents known. A superb date or type coin for the Petite Head large cent. Our grade is consistent with the slab grade. Estimated Value $10,000-UP. Ex Norman Stack's personal type collection-Bowers & Merena Rarities Sale 8/9/1999:30. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 98		Pair of Cents, 1843 & 1846, Both Rare Varieties. Includes 1843 N-17 R5 Mature Head VF25 net VG10 for very light roughness and a rim dent at OF, and 1846 N-16 R5- Tall Date F15 EDS, die state a. Both are glossy, the first dark olive and steel, the second nice light chocolate brown. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $150-UP. View details	Realized $294
Lot 99		1845 N-2 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with a swipe of darker olive brown toning just right of star 7. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal, but there is some waxy dirt in protected areas. The only marks are a few faint hairline scratches near the earlobe. Sharply struck MDS, die state b. The lump over the N in ONE is visible but faint. Our grade is AU58. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $423
Lot 100		Trio of Cents, 1846-1856. Includes 1846 N-15 R4 E-MDS (b) EF40 net F15 for dark toning and verdigris mixed with fine hairline scratches; 1848 N-32 R5 VF25 net VG10 for uniform fine granularity; and 1856 N-2 R1 VF30+ nice for the grade. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details	Realized $235
Lot 101		1848 N-11 R5-. PCGS graded EF-40. Attractive glossy medium brown and light chocolate. The only marks are two dull, shallow nicks in the field close before the nose. No hint of roughness or verdigris. Rare Terminal Die State (TDS) die state e, with 3 rim cud breaks on the reverse. Our grade is VF25, tied for CC#11 for the die state in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $100-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $188
Lot 102		1848 N-38 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous bright original mint red just starting to fade to light steel brown on the highpoints, about 70% of the mint color remaining. This cent offers great eye appeal. The only flaws are a thin, shallow diagonal scrape on the cheek and a couple tiny ticks in the hair over the B in LIBERTY. Otherwise this cent is a gem. EDS, die state a. Fine die lines are visible at UNITED and ERIC. Called MS63 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30604. Our grade is MS64, CC#1 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Naftzger provenance are shown on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Willard C. Blaisdell (from his date set) 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:892. The Blaisdell and Naftzger collection envelopes are included. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,760
Lot 103		1852 N-12 R1. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. CAC Approved. Highly lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with generous traces of mint red showing on the obverse. This cent offers great eye appeal. The only marks are a speck of carbon midway between star 1 and the throat, a couple more at the dentils near star 2, and a spot of dark toning (not carbon) that connects star 13 to the adjacent curl. None of these spots is at all distracting. MDS, die state b. The repunching on the date that is seen in the early state is gone, the fields are flowlined, and a die crack connects the bust tip to star 1. This is Newcomb's old #13. Called MS63 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #55143. Our grade is MS63 as well, tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label. Estimated Value $1,500-UP. Ex S. M. Koeppel 11/8/1945-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1118. Comes with the Naftzger collection envelope. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 104		1853 N-10 R1. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with 25% of the original mint color remaining. This cent offers great eye appeal and it is nearly flawless. The only defects, and they are trivial, are a few barely visible specks of darker steel toning on both sides, a very shallow low spot on the neck (caused by debris on the die), and a light nick in the field just right of the main curl. MDS, die state b. The delicate repunching on the date is visible, clearest inside the top of the 8. Our grade is MS64. Estimated Value $2,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,468
Lot 105		1854 N-19 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light chocolate brown and steel with traces of faded mint color remaining in protected areas on both sides. The notable marks are a tiny, barely visible scratch at the dentils tips left of star 1, a very shallow low spot on the neck (caused by debris on the die), and a small planchet void on the rim over the second S in STATES (as struck). MDS, die state b, with a die crack that arcs from the rim at star 3 through the top of the head to the rim at star 9. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#5 with several others in the Grellman census. An attractive example for the grade. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 106		1854 N-28 R5-. NGC graded AU-55. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Excellent eye appeal; just minor contact marks from choice. The notable marks are a dull rim nick over the E in STATES and a shallow dent on the top of the T in CENT. EDS, die state a. The vertical die polishing lines above the C in CENT are sharp. Our grade is XF40+, very close to EF45, and CC#7 in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $300-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $764
Lot 107		1856 N-2 R1 Italic 5 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Frosty light olive and steel brown with underlying very faded golden mint color showing through in protected areas. No marks, but the obverse is coated with a very thin layer of "Care" or some similar protectant (which could be removed easily). M-LDS, die state e, with a die crack from the rim down to the left point of star 8 and a sharp die line up from the upper point of star 4. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $294