3884

1908-D $10 Motto MS68 PCGS. Ex: Eliasberg. In his

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:100,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1908-D $10 Motto MS68 PCGS. Ex: Eliasberg. In his
<B>1908-D<$10> Motto MS68 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: Eliasberg. In his 1980 book on ten dollar gold pieces that had been offered at public auction since 1944, David Akers stated that the 1908-D Motto was: "One of the most underrated dates of the Indian Head type." Those words still ring true today. The 1908-D had a mintage of 836,500 pieces, but apparently a substantial portion of the production entered circulation as there are several hundred pieces known today in various circulated grades. There also are a substantial number of Uncirculated coins that have been certified, and like the 1908-S, there are several high grade coins that were set aside at the time of issue.<BR> Of course, at the MS68 level, this piece is among the finest known. In fact, only two other pieces have been so graded, one by PCGS and one by NGC. It is not known if the NGC coin is a resubmission of this piece. At least one other MS68 actually exists. That coin was sold as lot 3007 of the Michaels Collection in January 2004. Judging from the photograph in that auction catalog this piece appears to be significantly finer. The Michaels catalog stated as much: "David Akers states in reference to the coin offered here [the Michaels coin] that 'This is truly an exceptional coin, the likes of which many specialists in this series have never seen <I>unless they are familiar with the Eliasberg coin which sold in 1982.' "</B></I> [emphasis ours] The Michaels coin brought $86,250.<BR> This is a truly spectacular coin. The surfaces are covered with thick mint frost. Like the Morse coin that we sold in November of last year, this piece also has a fine-grain texture and it displays rich orange-gold and lime green coloration on each side. Examination with a magnifier shows no obvious or mentionable marks on either side of this pristine coin. It is essentially perfect and undoubtedly the finest known 1908-D Motto tens in existence.<BR><I>Ex: Eliasberg (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/82), lot 848.</B></I><BR><I>Indian Eagle Selections from the Dr. St <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:3884 <BR><BR><B>Winning Notification and Billing:</B> After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. <BR><BR>This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to <font color='#0000ff'><u><a href='http://pages.ebay.com/liveauctions/help/before/laabsentee.html'>learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works</a></u></font><font color='#000000'>