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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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1800 $10 BD-1, High R.3, MS60 PCGS. Bass-Dannreuther Die State c/e. A heavy die crack connects the tops of LIBERTY, and clashed denticles are seen over STAT. Star 7 is boldly recut. A single pair of dies (BD-1) was employed to strike as many as 12,500 or as few 5,999 ten dollar gold coins in 1800. The latter total is the officially reported figure, but it is likely that additional coins were struck in 1801 given a survival rate of about 200 to 300 coins. In fact, this reverse was used to strike 1801 BD-1 eagles, and the late die state of this coin suggests it was actually minted after those coins.
This is a fully struck lemon-gold example in Mint State that surely ranks among the finest representatives of this popular turn-of-the-century date. Abundant luster remains, and the strike is needle-sharp on the central hair curls and the eagle's neck feathers. Scattered marks are evenly distributed with a couple of small planchet voids on the obverse, namely in the field right of the neck. A small rim nick above the first S in STATES is mentioned for accuracy. Encapsulated in a first generation holder. Population: 1 in 60, 45 finer (6/17).
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1800 $10 BD-1, High R.3, MS60 PCGS. Bass-Dannreuther Die State c/e. A heavy die crack connects the tops of LIBERTY, and clashed denticles are seen over STAT. Star 7 is boldly recut. A single pair of dies (BD-1) was employed to strike as many as 12,500 or as few 5,999 ten dollar gold coins in 1800. The latter total is the officially reported figure, but it is likely that additional coins were struck in 1801 given a survival rate of about 200 to 300 coins. In fact, this reverse was used to strike 1801 BD-1 eagles, and the late die state of this coin suggests it was actually minted after those coins.
This is a fully struck lemon-gold example in Mint State that surely ranks among the finest representatives of this popular turn-of-the-century date. Abundant luster remains, and the strike is needle-sharp on the central hair curls and the eagle's neck feathers. Scattered marks are evenly distributed with a couple of small planchet voids on the obverse, namely in the field right of the neck. A small rim nick above the first S in STATES is mentioned for accuracy. Encapsulated in a first generation holder. Population: 1 in 60, 45 finer (6/17).
HID02901242017