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1930-S $10 Indian

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:30,000.00 USD Estimated At:60,000.00 - 65,000.00 USD
1930-S $10 Indian
<Our item number 136711><B>1930-S &#36;10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-65.</B> A well struck gem with gorgeous original surfaces throughout as evidenced by the natural russet toning spots on both sides.<BR><BR>A widely sought, rarely available key to the Indian &#36;10 eagle series, the 1930-S is the only gold delivery of the 1927-1931 years insofar as the ten-dollar denomination is concerned. To some, it may surprise that most have survived in Mint State grade. Rarer than even a limited original mintage of 96,000 coins might imply, and the issue is believed to have seen widespread melting in the Mint. Only a few got into collectors&#39; hands. For this reason, the &#39;30-S is not rightly thought of as a condition rarity. However this doesn&#39;t mean the issue isn&#39;t an absolute rarity with precious few coins in existence at all grade levels.<BR><BR>Catalogers take tremendous pride when given the opportunity to describe a 1930-S Indian Eagle in Gem condition. The fact that this coin is a smooth-looking, blast- of-gold honor-roll specimen makes it all the more enjoyable to examine and describe. Both sides gleam with dominant reddish-gold color that yields to lighter rose-colored tinting in a few isolated areas on the obverse such as within the feathers. Pleasingly sharp striking detail is seen inside and out, as is flowing mint frost that defines the word &#34;exceptional quality&#34; &#40;even by the standards of this well-produced issue&#41;. There are scarcely any abrasions to be found. The eye appeal alone places it close to an even finer Gem rating. In closing, a coin that will easily serve as a centerpiece in an advanced collection of 20th century gold. <B> Pop 15; 3 in 66, 1 in 67</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 8883&#41;</B>. <BR><BR>So what would &#36;10 buy you in 1930? Using prices from Morris County, New Jersey &#40;of all places&#41;, &#34;a survey of retail prices advertised in the Daily Record, October 1-15, 1930&#34; we find that Women&#39;s shoes, leather heels, cost &#36;10.00 a pair; a Housekeeper, &#36;30.00 a month; a Hungarian cook, 12 years experience, &#36;75.00 a month.<BR><BR>Bread, Victor&#39;s &#40;big pan loaf&#41; 5¢ &#40;that&#39;s a lot of loaves for &#36;10!&#41;; Eggs, 39¢ a dozen; Beef, prime rib, 29¢ a pound; Toilet paper, American 20¢ for 3 rolls; Morristown, 5 room house for sale, &#36;3,500 &#40;meaning 350 of these lovely gold coins&#41;; Mt. Tabor 5 room house for rent, &#36;20.00 a month; Kittens, angora, &#36;5.00 each &#40;two for a 1930-S &#36;10, a bargain&#41;, Typewriter, Underwood Standard, &#34;like new,&#34; &#36;37.50. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;60,000 - 65,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 136711<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136711.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/136711N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>