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1861 $10 Clark, Gruber & Co. Ten Dollar AU58

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1861 $10 Clark, Gruber & Co. Ten Dollar AU58
<B>1861 $10 Clark, Gruber & Co. Ten Dollar AU58 NGC.</B></I> K-7, R.4. The only variety of the year for the Clark, Gruber tens. When the first gold coins of this firm were minted in 1860 the location was the Jefferson Territory. A year later, when the current coin was minted, it was renamed to Colorado Territory. Denver, at that time known as Denver City, was a small outpost that had been established just a few years prior. The issues of Clark, Gruber & Company are as historic as they are popular. As Breen (1988) put it, "It has been well said that the history of the beginning of commerce in Colorado Territory is the history of this firm." This piece displays clean fields and a light yellow-gold coloration. The strike is better than average for the issue. Listed on page 367 of the 2008 <I>Guide Book</B></I>. Census: 28 in 58, 14 finer (1/08).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)