1856 C-1 Breen 1-A (with lump on I in UNITED) R5. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC. Prooflike. Mint red mellowing to light steel brown, two-thirds of the red remaining. The best identifying marks are a small planchet flake in the field left of star 12, as struck, and a small splash of slightly darker toning at the brow lock. A beautiful example, very attractive and nearly a gem. VEDS, Manley state 2.0 with slightly reflective fields, especially on the obverse. The lump on the I in UNITED is clear. Our grade is MS64. Weight 84.0 grains. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 65RB (the following lot). (PCGS # 35337) Estimate Value $2,000 - UP Ex William K. Raymond 9/8/1976-R. Tettenhorst-EPNNES-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 56.4.3).

Price Realized: $3220

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 220.

1847 Second Restrike Proof Breen 1-C R6-. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. CAC. Reverse of 1840. Light steel brown faded down from mint red, a third of the red remaining. The obverse fields are highly reflective with deep mirrors while the reverse is not quite as reflective. Those mirrors are moderate to deep thanks to the microscopic die polishing lines running NE-SW that cover the fields on that side. Very attractive with outstanding eye appeal. The best identifying marks are a tiny spot of silvery toning at the dentils over star 5 and a speck of darker toning on the neck. Our grade is Proof-65. Weight 78.4 grains, Breen's series IV. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only RB graded. (PCGS # 35388) Estimate Value $15,000 - UP Ex Thomas L. Elder 7/10/1920:792-Philip M. Showers, Stack's 1969 (privately)-Willis Harrington duPont-Fred S. "Freddy" Werner 2/1976-Superior Stamp and Coin Company, Inc., 2/1976-Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.) 4/20/1976-R. Tettenhorst-EPNNES-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 47.3.1).

Price Realized: $57500

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 182.

1847 Second Restrike Proof Breen 1-C R6-. PCGS graded Proof 66 Red & Brown. CAC. Reverse of 1840. Light steel brown faded down from mint red, a third of the red remaining. The obverse fields are highly reflective with deep mirrors while the reverse is not quite as reflective. Those mirrors are moderate to deep thanks to the microscopic die polishing lines running NE-SW that cover the fields on that side. Very attractive with outstanding eye appeal. The best identifying marks are a tiny spot of silvery toning at the dentils over star 5 and a speck of darker toning on the neck. Our grade is Proof-65. Weight 78.4 grains, Breen's series IV. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only RB graded. (PCGS # 35388) Estimate Value $15,000 - UP Ex Thomas L. Elder 7/10/1920:792-Philip M. Showers, Stack's 1969 (privately)-Willis Harrington duPont-Fred S. "Freddy" Werner 2/1976-Superior Stamp and Coin Company, Inc., 2/1976-Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.) 4/20/1976-R. Tettenhorst-EPNNES-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 47.3.1).

Price Realized: $57500

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 182.

1840 Second Restrike Proof Breen 1-C R6+. PCGS graded Proof 66 Brown. CAC. Reverse of 1840. Very attractive iridescent lilac, rose and blue steel. The fields are highly reflective with deep mirrors on both sides. The only defects are a small spot on the top of the inner hair bun and a speck on the rim between stars 10 and 11. Late die state with buckling in the center of the reverse. Weight 78.3 grains. The weight, high wire rims, and later die state place this as one of Breen's series VI strikes. A beautiful half cent. Our grade is Proof-65. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; second finest behind the preceding lot. (PCGS # 35345) Estimate Value $10,000 - UP Ex George W. Rice, St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co. #16 4/1906:1257 ($31)-Peter Mougey-William H. Woodin, Thomas L. Elder #43 9/1910:323-Elmer S. Sears-Albert Holden 1913-R. Henry Norweb Family collection (The Honorable Raymond Henry Norweb [October 1, 1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb)-Emery May Holden Norweb (March 27, 1984)-Raymond Henry Norweb, Jr., Auctions by Bowers and Merena, Inc., 10/12/1987:95-R. Tettenhorst-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 40.3.3).

Price Realized: $26450

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 151.

1832 C-2 R7 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 66+ Red & Brown. CAC. Mint red mellowing to blue steel, 90% of the red remaining on the obverse, 35% on the reverse. The fields are very attractive with moderate to deep mirrors on both sides. The best identifying marks, and they are trivial, are a small spot of steel toning left of star 10, a speck over the 2, and traces of carbon dust at the dentils over star 5. Outstanding eye appeal. The obverse and reverse are illustrated in the color plates at the back of the Breen encyclopedia. A fabulous half cent. Our grade is Proof-65. Weight 83.6 grains. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only one graded for the variety. (PCGS # 35298) Estimate Value $25,000 - UP Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. 51st Catalogue, 6/19/1958:1206 ($290.00)-Doris E. Nelson-Toby and Doris E. (Nelson) Szymanski (the "TAD" collection) Stack's 3/15/1975:851-R. Tettenhorst-EPNNES-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 32.2.2).

Price Realized: $212750

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 130.

1832 C-2 R7 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 66+ Red & Brown. CAC. Mint red mellowing to blue steel, 90% of the red remaining on the obverse, 35% on the reverse. The fields are very attractive with moderate to deep mirrors on both sides. The best identifying marks, and they are trivial, are a small spot of steel toning left of star 10, a speck over the 2, and traces of carbon dust at the dentils over star 5. Outstanding eye appeal. The obverse and reverse are illustrated in the color plates at the back of the Breen encyclopedia. A fabulous half cent. Our grade is Proof-65. Weight 83.6 grains. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only one graded for the variety. (PCGS # 35298) Estimate Value $25,000 - UP Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. 51st Catalogue, 6/19/1958:1206 ($290.00)-Doris E. Nelson-Toby and Doris E. (Nelson) Szymanski (the "TAD" collection) Stack's 3/15/1975:851-R. Tettenhorst-EPNNES-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 32.2.2).

Price Realized: $212750

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 130.

1829 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC. Choice lustrous steel brown and olive with 25% of the original mint color remaining. The eye appeal is outstanding. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a tiny, very lightly abraded spot near the dentils right of star 7 and another over star 11. MDS, Manley state 1.0 late or 2.0 early, showing a short, dull spike up from the top of the C in CENT. The fields are slightly prooflike and the reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW. Our grade is MS64+. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the second finest graded in RB for the variety behind the following lot. (PCGS # 35268) Estimate Value $7,500 - UP Ex Howard Rounds Newcomb (valued by Newcomb at $2.00) 1935 (privately)-B. Max Mehl 1935 (privately)-Col. E. H. R. Green 6/8/1936-Green Estate (appraised by F. C. C. Boyd for the Estate at $15.00 on 8/9/1937) sold in April 1943 for $30.01-the Newman/Johnson partnership-Eric P. Newman-EPNNES November/December 1980-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 29.1.4).

Price Realized: $18400

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 118.

1804 C-12 Stemless Wreath R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Highly lustrous steel brown and chocolate. The defects are trivial and include a spot of microscopic planchet roughness in the field over the end of the upper hair ribbon, a small rim nick opposite the mouth, and a faint hairline between the R and I in AMERICA to the leaf below. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 in 65BN, 1 in 65+BN (the preceding lot). (PCGS # 35173) Estimate Value $4,000 - UP Ex R. T. Davis, Stack's 2/1968:4-George F. Scanlon, Stack's 10/24/1973:7-R. Tettenhorst-EPNNES-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 04.12.2).

Price Realized: $4830

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 76.

1803 C-3 R2. PCGS graded MS-66 Red & Brown. CAC. Mint red fading to bluish steel brown, nearly a third of the mint color remaining. The surfaces are covered with choice satiny mint luster and the eye appeal is outstanding. The identifying marks are a speck of carbon over the 0 in the date, a tiny splash of darker steel toning connecting the tops of the E and R in LIBERTY, a faint hairline scratch above the E in CENT, and a small nick on the jaw at the throat. M-LDS, Manley state 4.0. Our grade is MS64. Tied for finest known honors and listed first in the Breen/Hanson census (page 219 in Breen's encyclopedia). The reverse is illustrated in the color plates at the end of the Breen encyclopedia and also to show his die state VI on page 219. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only example of the variety in RB. (PCGS # 35135) Estimate Value $25,000 - UP Ex Thomas Cleneay, S. H. & H. Chapman 12/9/1890:1947-Peter Mougey-William H. Woodin, Thomas L. Elder 9/1/1910:295-Henry Chapman-the Honorable George M. Parsons, Henry Chapman 6/24/1914:1951-unknown-Philip M. Showers, Stack's 1969 (privately)-Willis Harrington duPont-Fred S. "Freddy" Werner 2/1976-Superior Stamp and Coin Company, Inc., 2/1976-Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.) 4/20/1976-R. Tettenhorst-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 03.3.3).

Price Realized: $287500

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 57.

1794 C-8 R5. PCGS graded EF-45 Brown. CAC. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. Lightly worn with smooth surfaces that offer great eye appeal. The notable marks are a nick-like rim chip below the right ribbon end and a minor planchet lamination at ES-O, both as struck, plus a tiny pinprick or planchet chip on the jawline. EDS, Manley state 1.0, before the die crack from the dentils down through the second T in STATES. The reverse is misaligned slightly to K-3 but the obverse is almost perfectly centered on the planchet. Plated in the Breen encyclopedia (page 116) to illustrate his state III, and the reverse is plated on page 14 in the second edition of the Cohen book to show the unbroken die state. Our grade is VF30+, close to VF35. Near the top of the condition census for this very scarce die variety. Weight 109.1 grains. The attribution and Missouri Cabinet provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; tied for finest graded of the variety. (PCGS # 35060) Estimate Value $10,000 - UP Ex Philip M. Showers, Stack's 1969 (privately)-Willis Harrington duPont- Fred S. "Freddy" Werner 2/1976-Superior Stamp and Coin Company, Inc., 2/1976-Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.) 4/20/1976-R. Tettenhorst-EPNNES-Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 94.8.3).

Price Realized: $32200

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From Goldberg's sale of the Missouri Cabinet Collection, 1/26/2014, lot 21.