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1799 $10 Capped Bust. NGC graded MS-61.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:12,500.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 28,000.00 USD
1799 $10 Capped Bust. NGC graded MS-61.
<Our item number 101890><B>1799 $10 Capped Bust. NGC graded MS-61.</B> Lovely toning. Semi reflective. The so-called Irregular Date layout. The distance between the bust and final 9 is much less than the distance between the hair curl and 1. All other 1799 obverse dies have the opposite layout, with the digit 1 much closer.<BR><BR>This choice Mint-State example from an old time collection represents one of just two relatively plentiful varieties among 1799 eagles and is the third most common variety among all early ten-dollar gold coins from 1795 to 1804.<BR><BR>The obverse shows thirteen stars divided 8 left and 5 right. Denticles crumbled below stars 1 and 2. Bright orange-gold patina in the fields. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are impressive for their sharpness of strike, and the frosty textured surfaces are quite choice, the reverse deserving a point or two choicer than the obverse because of the protecting design. <B>Pop 44; 144 finer.</B> <BR>Estimated Value $25,000-28,000. <BR>< BR>Our item number 101890<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/37jpegs//101890.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/37jpegs//101890N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>