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1869 $10 Ten Dollar, Judd-781, Pollock-866, High R.7,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1869 $10 Ten Dollar, Judd-781, Pollock-866, High R.7,
<B>1869<$10> Ten Dollar, Judd-781, Pollock-866, High R.7, PR64 Brown NGC.</B></I> This die trial issue is of the ten dollar gold piece, but it is struck in copper with a reeded edge. Although such issues are called "die trials," this was a time of Mint shenanigans of various kinds, and many such pieces were made for sale to advanced collectors or to augment the cabinets of highly placed Mint officials. Swirling rose-brown and sky-blue colors enrich this magnificently struck near-Gem. No hairlines or contact is evident; a small spot below star 8 is of little concern. The Judd reference estimates that only three specimens of this rare die trial are known.
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