Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 80

June Pre Long Beach Sale

Standing Liberty Quarter Dollars

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 444		1916. PCGS graded Good-6. Popular key date. Even wear. Only 52,000 struck. Half of the date visible. Full rims and otherwise detail of Very Good. The Mint got consistent negative comments from banks and the public about the swift wear seen on the Standing Liberty Quarter dates (similar negative reviews plagued the Buffalo Nickels). 1916 is the Key Date in the series due to being the initial year of issue with a low mintage (PCGS # 5704) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 445		1917. Type 1. NGC graded MS-64 Full Head. Frosty and lightly toned. A very choice, sharp example. There is a minor scuff in the left obverse field, precluding a higher, MS65 grade. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $341
Lot 446		1917-S. Type 1. PCGS graded MS-65 Full Head. CAC Approved. A hint of light gold tone on both sides. Bold and beautiful, with outstanding luster. A solid Gem. United States silver coins struck in 1916 and early 1917 possess a rough surface luster, almost velvety, unlike any before or since with a few exceptions in the Commemorative Half Dollar series. The velvety look is most notable on sharp Mint State specimens of the new designs Type One Standing Liberty Quarter from all three Mints. The closest one can come in comparison is on the very rare Satin Finish Proofs also struck in the teens. The present San Francisco Mint Standing Liberty Type 1 Quarter shows this textured luster to perfection (and, we might add, it is quite alluring). We envisage collectors near and far express their opinion about its beauty and artistry with a firm bid in line or exceeding our estimate. Pop 146; 86 finer, 3 in 65+, 68 in 66, 4 in 66+, 9 in 67, 2 in 67+ (PCGS # 5711) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,173
Lot 447		1917-S. Type 1. NGC graded MS-65 FH. Nice even toning. Pop 91; 92 finer . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,115
Lot 448		1917-D. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-67. CAC Approved. Light gold toning on both sides. Almost a full head. A significant transitional year in the Standing Liberty Quarter series, 1917 witnessed the production of the first of the modified Type 2 examples following a new model and galvano submitted to the Mint by designer Hermon MacNeil. As opposed to their Type I counterparts, these new coins display several important modifications to the design. The most notable of these are the addition of chain mail breastplate similar to the ones MacNeil and others had adorning their sculptures and statues. MacNeil had been upset with the 1916 and 1917 Type 1 coins, and the Treasury Secretary allowed him to provide models for a revised design. The Denver Mint's initial delivery in the Type 2 Standing Liberty Quarter series is a respectable 6.2 million pieces in keeping with the high wartime production levels of 1914-18. However, only 5% of these coins are believed to have been struck with Full Head definition. This '17-D Type 2 is definitely one of the "sleepers" in this series in the finer Mint State grades, especially in so superb a preservation as the current Lot. Examples are rare even at the MS65 level, and should any other Superb Gem MS67s be graded, we would be delighted to hear of it; this is easily among the finest survivors. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5716) . Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,750
Lot 449		1919. NGC graded MS-64 Full Head. Mostly untoned with the date and softly struck. A very frosty coin. Once heavy Wartime production in 1917-18 trailed off, the number Standing Liberty quarters made in 1919 declined noticeably. Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $470
Lot 450		1920. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Head. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Light hint of gold tone. Well struck and very attractive with its beaming white frostiness (PCGS # 5735) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $881
Lot 451		1920-D. PCGS graded MS-64. The head and shield almost full. A frosty, lustrous coin. Unusual to find 1920-D well struck like this. It should receive multiple bids from collectors in the know. Pop 84; 70 finer. (PCGS # 5736) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,468
Lot 452		1923-S. PCGS graded AU-55. Lightly toned, a lustrous example. The 1923-S is scarce in all grades (PCGS # 5744) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,586
Lot 453		1924. PCGS graded MS-67 Full Head. Fully white and well struck. An example whose rich frosty white luster pulsates with an inner energy like atomic fission. No more than the luster comes a desirable strike. This elusive Standing Liberty Quarter is struck with scientific exactness throughout the head on Liberty as well as other key grading and focal points such as her drapery, the shield and surrounding cloth, the eagle and all reverse stars. Spot-free and shimmering with just-off-the-dies fresh look. Pop 10; 1 finer in 67+ (PCGS # 5747) . Note: In an effort to increase the longevity of the date area in circulation, the Mint began to conduct experiments with this feature of the Standing Liberty Quarter in 1924. Beginning with the 1924, 1924-D, and 1924-S deliveries, coins of this type would display thinner, markedly tapered digits in the date. This is the same date logotype that would be employed on the Recessed Date deliveries of 1925-1930. The 1924 has long been compared to the 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928 in terms of overall availability in the non-Full Head state, however, opinion suggests that the '24-P is much rarer than those deliveries and more closely aligned to the 1923 when one considers the total number of coins known that are sharply struck. Estimated Value $8,000 - 8,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,694
Lot 454		1924-S. PCGS graded MS-67. CAC Approved. Frosty with a hint of tone. Mostly white. The head is almost full. A wonderful coin. With perhaps no more than 2% of the original mintage delivered with Full Head definition, the 1924-S is clearly where the sophisticated buyer will accept a non-full head without any qualms in this challenging Standing Liberty Quarter series. The Superb Gem specimen in this lot is also a condition rarity with only two in its PCGS category. The surfaces mute as to grade-restrictive abrasions: nothing but Pristine mint-fresh surfaces and luster. There is also no toning to speak of -- a feature that allows full play upon the vision of the frosty-white luster. The strike is impressive for not only the issue, but the Type. Liberty's being the only aspect that is less than full, and all four digits in the date are crisply defined. There is strong detail across obverse where only one or two shield rivets and the eagle's breast feathers on the reverse are the only points where we mention weakness, solely for the sake of accuracy. A worthy addition to the finest collection. The year 1924 is the last time the Mint struck Standing Liberty Quarters with the date on a raised cartouche. Beginning in 1925, and continuing through the rest of this series in 1930, the date is in a recessed area to better protect against defacing in circulation. Pop 2; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5750) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,869
Lot 455		1927-D. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Head. A nice white gem. This beautiful fully struck �27-D Standing Liberty coin exhibits the silver satin luster and die-fresh look one expects on a well presented, fully struck example. Exactly what collectors hope to find in the grade. Elusive as a Gem and better, the mintage came to under one million pieces on the 1927-D. In taking stock of the coin's detail, we find clockwork precision at the main devices on both sides, including the important Full Head. Mint technicians always objected to modern coins created after 1907, where some of the design features are right up against the rim (Standing Liberty Quarter and Walking Liberty Half Liberty heads being two problematic instances). This caused the dies to "pull" metal away from the rim during production and so leave portions of the raised border uneven. And uneven borders caused coin operated vending machines to reject these, which drew negative feedback to the Mint's hierarchy! If the press was operated at a higher pressure to compensate, then a "fin" or knife rim would result. Again, a highly objectionable feature to the always proud Mint staff whose intention was to create consistent, attractive strikes and thus avoid bad publicity. The Standing Liberty quarter is infamous for its flat head Liberties on most dates. The much rarer full heads, when offered for sale, will often achieve auction results that are double or tripe the price the flatter heads receive. Pop 14; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5763) . Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,694
Lot 456		1928. PCGS graded MS-65. Vivid frosty white coin. The head is almost full. Pop 76; 26 finer, 1 in 65+, 20 in 66, 3 in 66+, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 5766) . Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 457		1928-S. PCGS graded MS-67 Full Head. The obverse has light golden toning. The 1928-S is among the fairly common S-mint issues in the later, post-1925 series. An original mintage of 2.6 million pieces is certainly adequate for an S-mint Quarter of this type, and the 1928-S has the added advantage of having been gorgeous luster and was struck when coins were kept from entering circulation by active collectors and hoarders. Even so, the majority of survivors are weakly struck or worn to one degree or another, so that Mint State examples cannot be described as common in any sense of the modern tern. Coins with Full Head striking definition are even rarer still, and they account for only 5% or so of the original mintage Far and away among the finest '28-S Quarter survivors, and an exemplar of the grade according to this major certification service as far as we can see. This exquisite Superb Gem is highly lustrous with a vivid frosted look to the surface beneath the toning. It has a "look" that does not suggest dipping or any other kind of numismatic intrusion. Exceptionally crisp, the strike is enviable. Advanced SLQ collectors will want to take full advantage of the fleeting opportunity that this lot represents, particularly if they are competing for high-ranked honors on the PCGS Registry. Pop 13; 1 finer in 67+ (PCGS # 5771) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 458		1929-S. NGC graded MS-67 Full Head. Frosty with a hint of light tone. A fantastic coin, with riveting appeal from crystal-white fields. Struck with controlled precision throughout the outer peripheral areas, and also bold in the key central areas like Liberty's body, her head, and the shield, to name a few areas. Nothing is compromised, everything shimmers with luster and fine detail. Pop 23; 7 finer, 6 in 67 Star FH, 1 in 68 Star . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 459		1930. PCGS graded MS-67 Full Head PQ. CAC Approved. Nice light toning on both sides. A rare high quality Full Head coin for the date, this example displays almost enthralling luster whose satin surface is untoned, with sharp detail including Liberty's head. Far in most as the luster goes, so too are the designs: Fully struck in all areas with pinpoint accuracy. Tied for Finest graded at PCGS. Pop 35; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5779) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,405
Lot 460		1930-S. NGC graded MS-66 Full Head. A fully frosty white gem with exceptional lovely strike and pastel luster. Pop 85; 32 finer, 2 in 66 Star, 1 in 66+, 27 in 67, 2 in 68. Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 461		A group of Standing Liberty Quarters in a plastic holder. Consist of: 1917-P Variety I (2); 1917-D Variety I (2); 1917-P Variety II (2); 1917-D Variety II (1); 1918 (1). Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details	Realized $1,116