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1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colorado) $10

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:30,000.00 USD Estimated At:60,000.00 - 65,000.00 USD
1860 Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colorado) $10
<B>1860 Clark, Gruber & Co &#40;Denver, Colorado&#41; &#36;10 Gold.</B> <B>PCGS graded MS-62.</B> The Pikes Peak. Rich golden toning on both sides. Semi prooflike surfaces. K-3, R.5. An intermediate-late die state, lacking only the die crack from the bottom of the R and through the E in GRUBER. Always an interesting issue with the Mount Fuji shaped obverse die created back East by someone who had never seen the real Pike&#39;s Peak that lies jutting over the western approaches of the present city of Colorado Springs. Very scarce as such and always in demand by territorial collectors, this is a lovely piece that exhibits just a wonderful rich vein of reddish-amber patina over the yellow-gold color of the native Colorado ore used to strike these coins. A small planchet flake is located above the R in GRUBER, otherwise just a few small field marks are present on each side. A great deal of discussion also surrounds a coin&#39;s strike. This has impeccable detail with no sign of weakness to the main central devices, a key point when evaluating such an historic offering. <B>Pop 7; 2 in 63 best by PCGS.</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 10137&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;60,000-65,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 88787<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/34jpegs/088787.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/34jpegs/088787N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>