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1796 $10 Bust PCGS EF45

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:40,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD
1796 $10 Bust PCGS EF45
<Our item number 127378><B>1796 &#36;10 Capped Bust. BD-1, Breen-6832. PCGS graded EF-45.</B> Even wear and mostly untoned. A well preserved golden toned example with a small display of bright gold luster around some of the devices, luster that is naturally toned a lovely orange shade in among the reverse letters. Nicely struck by the dies, also, in fact fully so at the key areas of Liberty&#39;s hair and cap as well as on the eagle and palm branch. Definitely this coin&#39;s attraction is enhanced by this and by its choice smooth surfaces. <BR><BR>Just one die variety is known for the 1796 capped bust eagle. The obverse stars total 16, reflecting Tennessee&#39;s admittance as a new state, arranged eght and eight. LIBERTY is positioned higher on the obverse than on the 1795 varieties, starting from the peak of Liberty&#39;s cap &#40;farther left than on the 1795 coin&#41; and ending adjacent her forelocks. The palm branch on the reverse now bears 11 leaves instead of 13 or nine as in 1795. The mintage is 4,14 6. <B>Pop 8; 54 finer.</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 8554&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;40,000 - 45,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 127378<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/127378.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/127378N2.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/127378N3.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/127378N4.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>