2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 5 and 6

1862 $10--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Only 10,995 Eagles were struck in 1862 at the Philadelphia Mint, and heavily circulated examples far o

1865 $10 AU53 PCGS. The 1865 is an impressively scarce Civil War issue with only 3,980 business strikes produced. Akers made the comment in his book o

1865-S $10 865 Over Inverted 186--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. This is an early die state with much of the underdigits still in ev

1867 $10--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net AU50. The surfaces are mostly orange-gold in color with remarkably few abrasions for a circulated Eagle from

1868-S $10 XF40 NGC. A scarce issue of only 13,500 struck. Circulated with no distracting marks. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1868-S $10 AU50 PCGS. Produced to the extent of just 13,500 pieces, the 1868-S is in the same rarity class as such other S-mint Eagles as the 1858-S,

1869 $10--Damaged, Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40. Highly polished on each side with several large gouges. Still, a very elusive issue with a mi

1869-S $10 AU50 PCGS. In October of 1868, the Philadelphia Mint shipped six obverse and two reverse dies to the San Francisco mint. But only 6,430 Eag

1870 $10 AU50 ANACS. The 1870 is a low mintage issue with only 3,990 business strikes produced. It is an underrated date and is little known outside t

1870-CC $10 AU50 NGC. Winter 1-A. Formerly offered as lot 8285 in our 2001 FUN Sale, where it was described in part as, "Both sides display a d...

1871-CC $10 AU50 PCGS. Winter 1-A. With two AU pieces being offered in the Ashland City Collection and now this AU, it would appear that the FUN Sale

1872-CC $10 Fine 12 Polished Uncertified. A glossy example with a typical strike that gives the appearance of greater wear than the coin actually has.

1872-CC $10 AU50 PCGS. Winter 1-A. Formerly offered as lot 7901 in our 2001 Atlanta Sale, where it was described as, "The '72-CC ranks high...

1873-CC $10 XF45 PCGS. Winter 2-B. Only 8-10 pieces are estimated to survive in XF of this rare Carson City issue. The surfaces are bright overall but

1874-CC $10 VF35 PCGS. Winter 1-A. Generally not found any finer than VF or possibly XF, this is a pleasing coin for the grade with lightly abraded su

1875-CC $10 AU53 PCGS. Winter 1-A. While most Carson City collectors are aware of the absolute rarity of the 1875-CC, few ever get the chance to appre

1876-CC $10 XF45 PCGS. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. This coin is equal in grade to the 1876-CC Ten in the Ashland City Collection that we are also

1876-CC $10 AU53 NGC. Winter 1-A. Like the 1875-CC in AU53 above, this piece is another Carson City Ten whose absolute rarity tends to overshadow its

1876-S $10 XF40 NGC. The S-mint only struck 5,000 Eagles this year and this is a circulated example with no unsightly abrasions. Important notice: We

1877 $10--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Although not without its problems, this is an important coin that should have little trouble finding i

1878 $10--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF45, traces of reddish patina still cling to the devices; 1890--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF45, myria

1878-CC $10 AU58 NGC. A fully original example with deep orange-gold color on the obverse and reverse. There are some light, scattered marks on the su

1878-S $10 XF40 PCGS. Bright and rich in color, although rather baggy with several small obverse spots. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning l

1879-CC $10 AU50 PCGS. Winter 1-A. Formerly offered as lot 7196 in our 2000 Santa Clara Sale, where it was described in part as, "The lowest mi...

1879-S $10 MS60 NGC. Olive-gold fields with yellow-gold peripheries and marks consistent with the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1880-CC $10 AU58 NGC. Winter 1-B. If the position of the mintmark makes it difficult to pin down which of the three varieties this coin is, the extens

1881 $10 MS63 NGC. Lustrous with a minimum of abrasions and a pleasing orange-gold color. The strike is sharp. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

1881-CC $10 AU58 NGC. A band of bright luster connects the stars and peripheral legends. A sharply struck representative that has good eye appeal due

1881-CC $10 MS62 NGC. Winter 1-A. According to Doug Winter's latest Condition Census, this should be a lower Condition Census piece. However, NG...

1882-CC $10 AU50 PCGS. Winter 2-A. The misplaced digits in the denticles are quite prominent on this piece. Well struck, the surfaces show a warm gold

1882-CC $10 AU55 PCGS. Winter 2-A. This is an especially choice piece that has significant portions of mint luster surrounding the outer devices and e

1882-CC $10 AU58 PCGS. Winter 2-A. This interesting variety is actually a mispunched date. Two lunules of the top of the two 8s in the date were mispu

1882-CC $10 AU58 NGC. Winter 2-A. Another example of this scarce mispunched date. At the AU58 level, this and the coin above are Condition Census qual

1883-CC $10 XF45 NGC. Original golden-brown color. The luminous traces of peripheral luster are particularly noticeable on the reverse. Richly detaile

1883-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A. This coin is equal in grade to the Ashland City specimen that we are also auctioning at the 2003 FUN Convention. It

1883-CC $10 MS61 NGC. Lightly marked with bright, prooflike fields and appealing, even, yellow-gold color. Most examples of this issue are either exce

1883-S $10 MS63 NGC. The otherwise orange-gold coloration lightens to golden-rose shades in the center of the obverse. Both sides are sharply struck w

1884-CC $10 MS60 NGC. Winter 1-A. Like the AU53 coin in the Ashland City Collection, this piece is also atypically well defined. The peripheral stars

1884-S $10 MS60 NGC. Although the surfaces of this coin feature myriad abrasions, no one mark is detracting from the overall eye appeal.From the Colle

1885 $10 AU58 ANACS, semi-prooflike luster surrounds the devices; 1888-S AU58 ANACS, the obverse of this near-Mint example is quite clean, but the bru

1885 $10 MS64 PCGS. A conditionally challenging example of this otherwise common issue. Only seven other pieces have been so graded by PCGS with none

1885-S $10 MS63 PCGS. Another conditional rarity from the 1880s, this is one of only five pieces certified as such by PCGS with none finer. This coin

1886-S $10 MS63 NGC. A well struck and lustrous piece that has olive color at the borders and pinkish hues in the centers. Attractive and only lightly

1887-S $10--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU50, a hairline scratch runs from star 10 to star 13 in the right obverse field; and a 1906-D

1887-S $10 MS62 NGC. Lustrous, lightly marked specimen that is well struck. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 p

1888-O $10 AU58 NGC. The 1888-O is one of the more frequently encountered O-mint Tens, in spite of is limited original mintage of 21,335 pieces. This

1888-O $10 MS61 NGC. A sharply struck example that has extensive luster and a moderately abraded obverse field. Struck from lightly clashed dies. Just

1889 $10 MS61 NGC. The 1889 is a scarce issue in Uncirculated condition. A mere 4,485 pieces were produced and today NGC only reports that 13 other pi

1889-S $10 MS63 PCGS. A boldly struck example that has undisturbed luster and nicely preserved surfaces. A tiny streak of grease (as made) is noted ne

1890 $10 MS62 NGC. This coin was previously offered as lot 2461 in our September 2002 Long Beach Bullet Auction, where it was cataloged as: "We...