Q. David Bowers
S.H. and H. Chapman's sale of the Ralph Barker Collection, July 7-8, 1904, was typical of many cabinets of the era in that it contained at least one of each Gobrecht date.
1836 C. GOBRECHT F. infield. Br. Proof. $125.00.
1836 C. GOBRECHT F. on base. Br. Proof. $15.00.
1838 Obverse as last, but [with] stars. Br. Proof. $142.00.
1839 EF. A Proof with field abraded, hairmarked. $32.00.
Lyman H. Low's sale of the H.G. Brown Collection, Part I, October 11, 1904, had these Gobrecht dollars:
1836 Liberty Seated. Br. Proof, slightly hay-marked. $14.00.
1836 As last. Has been plugged, still in fair condition. $3.00.
1838 Liberty Seated. Br. Proof. $150.00. 1839 Milled edge. EF, and very rare. $50.00.
The Waldo C. Moore Collection sold by Ben G. Green, May 13, 1905, offered what were probably specimens of Judd-60 and J-104:
1836 Flying eagle. Slight edge nicks. VG. Very rare. $7.20.
1839 Proof, brilliant, but shows effects of cleaning. Sharp, beautiful coin. Excessively rare. $45.
The George Rice Collection, sold by St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, April 13-14, 1906. One of each Gobrecht dollar date was included.
1836 Flying eagle dollar. C. GOBRECHT F. on base of figure. Plain edge. Br. Proof. Rare. $18.00.
1838 Same, without signature, milled edge. Br. Proof. Excessively rare. $190.00.
1839 Br. Proof. Extremely rare. $56.00.
The Anders and Handshaw Collections sold by Thomas L. Elder, May 23, 1907, offered these: 1836 Liberty Seated. Reverse, an eagle flying.
GOBRECHT in the field. Excessively rare. ONLY EIGHTEEN MADE. Perfect and bright Proof. $100.00.
1836 Similar, but GOBRECHT on base. Proof. Very rare. $15.00.
1836 Similar to last. Plugged between head and flag [sic], otherwise about fine. $7.00.
1839 Similar but without GOBRECHT on base. VF. Extra rare. $51.00.
Henry Chapman's sale of the Matthew Adams Stickney Collection, June 25-29, 1907, contained one of each Cobrecht dollar date:
1836 [Gobrecht). Br. Proof, slightly chafed in field. Very rare. $14.50.
1838 Reverse, eagle flying left, as last, no stars in field. Edge milled. Sharp, even impression. Br. Proof. Excessively rare. $200.00.
1839 Same design as last in every particular except the date. Edge milled. Br. Proof. $55.00.
Lyman H. Low's sale of the Dudley R. Child Collection, February 25, 1908, offered a Gobrecht dollar which proved to be inexpensive:
1836 GOBRECHT on base. VF. $5.00.
The Bristol, Church, and Bishop Collections sold by Thomas L. Elder, January 16, 1909, included these Gobrechts:
1838 Gobrecht type. Reverse, flying eagle. Br. Proof. Extremely rare. $210.00.
1839 Similar type. Br. Proof. Very rare. $70.00.
Lyman H. Low's sale of the R. T. Rose collection, September 9-10, 1909, offered this dollar duo:
1836 Gobrecht. VG; neatly plugged above head. $6.40.
1839 Liberty Seated. [Gobrecht] Proof; slightly chafed in portions of field. $50.00.
Thomas L. Elder's sale of the Peter Mougey Collection, September 1-3, 1910, included a truly memorable offering of Gobrecht silver dollars.
1836 Gobrecht. Brilliant Proof. $21.00.
1836 Gobrecht. Same obverse type as last. The reverse has no stars in fields. Almost unique. Only about three known! Br. Proof. $340.00.
1836 Gobrecht. Same obverse, but with Gobrecht's name in the field. Reverse of 1838. Without stars in the field. Only two or three known, and has not been offered at auction, so far as I can learn. $438.00.
1838 Gobrecht's design. Liberty Seated. Reverse has no stars in the field. Extremely rare. Proof. $400.00.
1839 .Same obverse and reverse as last. The edge milled. Bright Proof. Extremely rare. I hold the record for this coin, $71, in one of my recent sales. $55.00.
1839 Same obverse and reverse as last, but the edge is plain! Brilliant, glittering Proof. Only two known! $390.00.
B. Max Mehl's sale of the P.H. Griffith Collection, March 20, 1912, included these:
1836 On base the artist's name, G. GOBRECHT F. P.r. Proof. $26.50.
1839 Liberty Seated. 13 stars, date below. Reverse, flying eagle as on preceding, but plain field, no stars. Same inscription. Milled edge. Br. Proof. $67.50.
B. Max Mehl's sale of the H.O. Granberg Collection, July 14, 1913, included these Gobrechts just the tip of the iceberg of what Granberg had at the time, for dollars of 1836-1839 were one of his favorite specialties. The condition of the following indicates that these must have been Gulled out:
1836 Dulled Proof. $18.50. 1836 About Fine. $16.50.
1836 Poor, date good. $2.00.
1836 Br. Proof. $16.50.
1838 Liberty Seated. Br. Proof. $27.50. 1839 VF. $42.00.
1839 Fine. Very skillfully plugged through the third star from bottom to right of Liberty. $31.00.