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1797 $10 Bust. Lg Eagle NGC MS61

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1797 $10 Bust. Lg Eagle NGC MS61
<b>1797 &#36;10 Capped Bust. Large eagle. NGC graded MS61.</b> NGC Pop: 25/14. When the first quarter eagles went into production, in 1796, they bore the same obverse as on the eagle and half eagle, but a modified reverse, generally known as the heraldic eagle. The eagle while front-facing, has its head turned to the left and holds in its beak a ribbon inscribed E PLURIBUS UNUM, Latin for &#34;One Among Many.&#34; A shield is set atop the eagle&#39;s breast. A bundle of arrows are in the left talons and an olive branch in its right talons; this is similar to the Great Seal of the United States. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the design, as on the small eagle 1797. A semicircle of clouds stretches from wing to wing, with 13 stars positioned between the clouds and the eagle in arrangements that vary from die to die. Mint engraver Robert Scot&#39;s new reverse was introduced on the eagle in mid-1797 on the &#36;10 denomination, so eagles of this year are found with both reverse design types, small and large eagle. The estimated mintage of the 1797 capped bust, heraldic eagle &#36;10 is 10,940.

A pleasing Mint State example and a grade that is rarely offered for sale. Frosty surfaces play host to robust luster effects with only minor hairlines and a few tiny marks on the portrait and lower part of the draper. Given the proper amount of strike pressure, the coin would have been 100% brought up by the dies. However, there are a few soft areas at the hair that are often encountered on this date but so slight as to scarcely deserve mention. The reverse is especially bold on the eagle&#39;s neck feathers and shield. This variety has a uniquely designed shield whose central point is below the two outer points. Die break from rim to cloud between S and O on the reverse. A very presentable example of a scarce, early American gold coin.

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