united states - Coin Auctions
Lot 64 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84Group of 20 Mixed Colonials grading Fair to EF. Includes 7 Wood's Hibernia Halfpennies 1723 & 1724, 2 Wood's Hibernia Farthings 1723, 3 New Jersey 1786 & 1787, 1 Nova Constellatio 1783, 2 St Patrick Farthings, 1 Vermont Landscape 1785, 1 Washington & Independence 1783, 1 French Colonies 1713 billon 30 Deniers, 1 French Colonies 1742 billon Sou Marque, and a 1775 Machin's Mills Halfpenny Vlack 4-75A. Some are nice while others are scruffy. Inspection is recommended. Lot of 20 coins. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
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 Lot 84 - united states liberty cap half cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841794 C-2a R2+ F12+. Small Edge Letters. Sharpness VF20, perhaps a bit better, but cleaned and retoned glossy light chocolate brown with hints of lighter pinkish steel brown toning on the highpoints. No roughness, only a few minor contact marks. The only notable mark is a light scratch arcing across the lower half of the neck. M-LDS, Manley state 3.0, with strong die clashmarks around the portrait. A decent piece that should improve as the retoning progresses. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states liberty cap half cents |
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 Lot 100 - united states liberty cap half cents - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841797 C-1 R2 Plain Edge, 1 Above 1 AG3. Double Struck off Center. Glossy medium chocolate brown in protected areas with lighter steel brown toning covering the devices. The planchet is mostly smooth and attractive but there are traces of reddish verdigris around UNITED. Basically just a well-worn half cent. The date is complete and easily readable, including the 1 Above 1 feature, but it is not strong. Double struck. The first strike was 20% off center to K-2 while the second strike was centered on the planchet. Obvious evidence of the first strike shows on both sides, strongest in the field before the bust and along the right edge of the reverse. EDS, Manley state 1.0, prior to swelling on the obverse. Weight 86.7 grains. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states liberty cap half cents |
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 Lot 43 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841787 New Jersey Maris 55-m Rarity-4 U over S Variety F15. Sharpness VF20 but covered with fine granularity under rather glossy chocolate brown toning with lighter brown toning on the devices. No notable verdigris or contact marks. The bottom edge of the date is off the planchet but it remains easily readable and the legends are clear. The second U over S feature in PLURIBUS is obvious. A decent example of this popular "Redbook" variety. Weight 130.7 grains. Listed on page 69 in the "Redbook." Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
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Lot 11 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84Pair of Wood's Hibernia Halfpennies, 1723 & 1724. Includes 1723 VF20 net G6 for pits (this piece displays die cracks that are not represented in the Martin reference on the series), and 1724 Martin 4.30-K-1 VF35 net F15 for light corrosion. Listed on pages 44-45 in the "Redbook." Lot of 2 coins. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
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 Lot 27 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841788 Massachusetts Cent Ryder 11-C Rarity-5 PCGS graded VF20. Variety with a period following MASSACHUSETTS. Slightly glossy dark chocolate brown and steel with lighter chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. A glass reveals microscopic roughness in the fields and protected areas but there is no verdigris. The only mark is a dull dent on the second M in COMMON. The date and legends are complete and clear. A decent example of a tough variety. Listed on page 59 in the "Redbook." Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
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 Lot 38 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841788 Connecticut Miller 16.4-L.2 Rarity-5+ VG10. Draped Bust Left. Off Center. Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel blending to darker chocolate and olive brown in protected areas. No corrosion or verdigris, and the only marks are a few shallow planchet chips on the rim behind the seated figure on the reverse. Very late die state, the latest seen, with a massive die crack across the reverse plus an additional crack arcing down through the shield to the rim. A much later die state than seen in the Perkins or Ford collections. These dies were worn out. Struck slightly off center to K-4 leaving the date and parts of the legends off the planchet. The dies were in medal alignment, head-to-head rather than the normal head-to-foot orientation. Listed on page 62 in the "Redbook." Weight 116.2 grains. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
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 Lot 6 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841723/3 Rosa Americana Halfpenny with Crowned Rose Breen-121 Martin 2.4-E.2 AU50. Variety without a stop following a large 3 that was punched over a small 3. Mint state sharpness but there is a patch of corrosion at GEOR. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and void of defects. Frosty light brown and golden tan mixed with medium chocolate brown. An interesting variety that's rated Rarity-5 by Martin. Listed on page 43 in the "Redbook." Weight 128.9 grains. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
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 Lot 22 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841758-A. French Colonies Billon Sou Marque. NGC graded MS-64. Paris mint. Listed on pages 52-53 in the "Redbook." Light gray toning with original underlying mint luster. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
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 Lot 49 - united states colonials - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #841795 Talbot Allum & Lee Cent Breen-1035 PCGS graded AU55. Medium chocolate brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas on both sides. No defects, just a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. Nicely struck on a defect-free planchet. Listed on page 76 in the "Redbook." Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84united states colonials |
