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1909 $10 MS66 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:24,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1909 $10 MS66 PCGS
<B>1909 $10 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The two new coin designs of 1907, by celebrated sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, were quite different from one another. His design for the ten dollar gold coin, as shown here, features a bust of Liberty facing left and wearing an Indian warbonnet. His other design, for the double eagle, has a standing, striding full figure of Liberty. As noted by Breen, in his <I>Encyclopedia</B></I> (1988): "For the new eagle design, Augustus St. Gaudens (in consultation with Pres. Theodore Roosevelt) decided to use not a standing figure but a head, feeling that the heroic effect of any standing figure, as chosen for the double eagle, would be lost in smaller diameter."<BR> The business strike mintage of the 1909 Indian eagle was limited to only 184,789 pieces, the second-lowest total for a With Motto issue of this type from the Philadelphia Mint. This date is underrated in terms of rarity when compared to the better-known 1908-S, according to Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth (2006). <BR> Richly frosted, this coin shows pleasing radiance that accents the crisply struck design elements. The color alternates between lime-green and rose across both sides. Surface marks are minimal, as expected for a Premium Gem. It is difficult for us to imagine a much more attractive representative of the issue. Both major grading services combined have certified only 12 coins at MS66, with a mere five pieces finer at MS67, as of March 2008. <BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Augustus Saint-Gaudens<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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