2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 4

1859 $10 XF45 ANACS. The devices have pleasing detail, while the stars are flatly struck. The borders have flashy luster. The lower obverse field has

1859 $10 AU50 PCGS. The borders have abundant hints of prooflike luster. The fields have scattered minor contact marks, as is usual for No Motto Eagle

1859 $10 AU58 PCGS. Rich orange-gold color. Well struck on the major devices, although most of the deeply hubbed stars lack complete centril details.

1860 $10 AU50 PCGS. An attractive example due to the bold strike and abundant peripheral luster. Moderately but not excessively abraded. Only 15,055 p

1860-O $10 VF35 ANACS. A circulated example, but problem-free for the grade. The remaining luster has a violet hue. The final No Motto O-mint issue, a

1861 $10 XF45 PCGS. Rounded central bun variety. A bold example, but the surfaces are faintly granular and have a few wispy abrasions. A few die clash

1861 $10 AU53 ANACS. Ample prooflike luster outlines the stars, legends, and devices. The portrait and the eagle are sharp, while a few stars lack cen

1861-S $10 Fine 12 ANACS. A well worn and glossy survivor that has golden-brown color in the fields. A pinscratch is carefully concealed between the b

1862 $10 AU50 ICG. Rich burnt-orange color. Well struck except for the lowest stars. Typically abraded, but without any singularly bothersome bagmarks

1862-S $10--Polished--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF30. Traces of mint luster cling to the devices, but unfortunately the coin has been heavily polished. T

1863 $10 AU50 PCGS. The 1863 Ten Dollar is a very rare issue. Only 1,218 business strikes were struck, and as one might expect very few have survived

1864 $10--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. Only 3,530 pieces were struck of the 1864 Eagle, and it is well known to gold collectors a

1865-S $10 865 Over Inverted 186 VF30 ANACS. Evenly and noticeably worn over the devices, with smooth surfaces that show no obvious or distracting abr

1866 $10 MS61 NGC. Doubled Date. The 1866 is a very elusive issue with only 3,750 business strikes produced. High grade (AU and better) pieces are ext

1867-S $10 XF40 PCGS. One of the many unsung rarities of the Liberty Eagle series, the 1867-S is extremely rare in all grades. PCGS has encapsulated j

1869-S $10 AU55 NGC. Formerly offered as lot 8264 in our 2002 FUN Sale, where it was described as, "The '69-S is an elusive With Motto Ten ...

1870-CC $10 VF20 ANACS. Winter 1-A. According to noted branch mint gold expert Douglas Winter, the 1870-CC is not only the rarest Carson City Eagle, b

1870-S $10--Polished--ANACS. VF Details, Net Fine 12. A heavily polished example that has unnaturally reflective surfaces. The left obverse field has

1870-S $10--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A vandal of the past has scratched an X into the left obverse field, and there a few spec

1871-S $10 VF35 PCGS. The hints of remaining luster have an occasional purple tint. The reverse field has a couple of tiny contact marks, but the coin

1873-S $10 XF45 NGC. Although the Philadelphia Mint shipped four obverse dies west for delivery of the 1873-S Eagle, only one variety was known to Bre

1874 $10 AU50 PCGS, richly detailed and with much luster, relatively unabraded; 1895-S XF45 PCGS, a few minor obverse abrasions, the borders have plea

1874 $10 MS62 PCGS. While the 1874 is always available for a price in lower (circulated) grades, Uncirculated pieces are very elusive. This fully stru

1874-S $10--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. This is an orange-gold example whose surfaces are deceptively free of sizeable handling marks. Of co

1874-S $10 XF45 PCGS. A pleasing Choice XF example of this popular and scarce S-mint Ten. Typically struck with some softness on the central devices a

1874-S $10 XF45 PCGS. This coin is similar in both overall and high grade rarity to the 1873-S Eagle that we are also offering in this sale. Unlike th

1875-CC $10--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. The 1875-CC is a very rare Carson City issue with only 7,715 pieces struck. It is considered an ext

1875-CC $10--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF30. A lightly cleaned example of this rare issue. Only 7,715 pieces were struck, only about 1% of which

1876-S $10 VF20 ANACS. A thoroughly circulated example of this rare and desirable issue. A scratch is noted above the beak of the eagle. A scant 5,000

1877-S $10 XF45 ANACS. A bold example that has ample bright luster. Both sides have several unimportant abrasions. Only 17,000 pieces were struck. Imp

1877-S $10 AU50 PCGS. Sharply struck and only lightly abraded. The stars and legends have bright luster. An attractive example. The 1877-S is a very s

1878 $10 MS60 NGC. An impressive representative that has a bold strike and only lightly abraded surfaces. The luster is bright and extensive. Although

1878-S $10 AU53 PCGS. A nicely struck example of this low mintage issue, which has no shortage of bright luster on the stars, legends, and devices. Th

1879 $10 XF40 Uncertified, pinkish luster on the devices, relatively unabraded; 1880 VF30 Cleaned Uncertified, the reverse has a few noticeable abrasi

1879 $10 AU50 ANACS, the luster is subdued but quite extensive, a scratch below star 8, sharply detailed; 1880-S AU53 ANACS, the obverse has faint sli

1879 $10 AU50 PCGS. A well struck coin that has the usual number of minor luster grazes in the fields. The borders have impressive bright luster. Impo

1879 $10 MS61 NGC. Sharply struck with a very clean reverse and extensive bright mint luster. The reverse legend has faint die cracks, as made. Import

1879 $10 MS63 NGC. A well struck coin with bright luster and a seemingly pristine portrait. The reverse is especially well preserved. At one time quit

1879-CC $10 AU50 PCGS. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The 1879-CC is currently unknown in Mint State, and with good reason. The paltry original mint

1879-S $10 VF20 Uncertified, some traces of mint luster remain; 1880-S VF20 Cleaned Uncertified, relatively unabraded; and an 1888-S VF30 Cleaned Unce

1879-S $10 AU55 PCGS, lustrous at the margins with a bold and lightly abraded appearance, the mintmark leans heavily to the right; and an 1889-S AU55

1879-S $10 MS61 NGC. A sharply struck Eagle that has abundant bright luster. The date has traces of dirt, and there is a small scrape near the E in LI

1880-O $10 AU53 ANACS. Sharply struck with pleasing luster, but moderately abraded. The stars are die doubled, and the lower reverse legends are light

1880-S $10 AU58 NGC. Sharply struck with abundant luster. The fields are not too heavily abraded. A minor scratch crosses the right wing of the eagle.

1881 $10 MS61 PCGS, lustrous but with somewhat scuffy fields, there is an interesting area struck from an unfinished portion of the reverse die near 1

1881 $10 MS63 ANACS. Well struck and lustrous with an especially clean reverse. The cheek has good eye appeal. Perhaps a better candidate for a type s

1881 $10 MS63 NGC. A well struck example with good luster and relatively unabraded surfaces. AMERICA is strike doubled. A high mintage but conditional

1881 $10 MS63 PCGS. Rich honey-gold color. Lustrous and well struck, with a few light abrasions in the fields that are appropriate for the grade. The

1881 $10 MS64 NGC. This is an original, frosty representative with swirling, satiny fields. The original lemon-gold color darken slightly around the b

1881-CC $10--Damaged, Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF30. Lightly cleaned, and with a pair of noticeable contact marks on the lower obverse. The bor