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Sale 60
Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction
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Lot 3784 |
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1851-O $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck with semi-reflective fields. Popular as a No Motto type, and featuring the desirable O mintmark for New Orleans. The surface is smooth as it avoids most contact marks seen on others in this decade. Pop 107; 12 finer (PCGS # 8607) .
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200.
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Lot 3785 |
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1852 $10 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Light gold tone over choice, very attractive surfaces. The date digits on the 1852 issue were delicately impressed into the die whereas dates in the 1840s tend to be heavy and bold (PCGS # 8608) .
Estimated Value $850 - 900.
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Lot 3786 |
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1888-S $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice golden toning and frosty luster. A couple of scuffs near star 13 (PCGS # 8714) .
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
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Lot 3787 |
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1907. Wire Rim, Periods. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely light golden toning. As we have commented before, 1907 was a watershed year in American numismatics. Abandoned were several second-rate coin designs that had outlived their usefulness. President Theodore Roosevelt, spearheading the reform, ordered the Mint to bring its coinage design up to twentieth century standards. This was an era when politicians and statesmen were flexing the government's muscles, so to speak. America's brand-new navy, christened the Great White Fleet was steaming around the world on its grand tour. What we were telling the competing great powers was that America was one to be reckoned with; America, too, could throw its iron muscle around. Regardless of one's assessment of nationalism, whether it be all mighty or all foolhardy, Theodore Roosevelt was the leading figure in its "awakening." These elegant Ten Dollar Pieces by Augustus Saint-Gaudens were one of his more visible aspects of this modernization, and should be cherished as others cherish artifacts from prior, historic openings.
The Saint-Gaudens 1907 Wire Rim $10 is a rare and popular transitional coin, one of a mere 500 pieces made without intentions of circulation, technically making the Wire Edge ten a pattern (Judd-1774). This issue was the closest the mint came to reproducing the artistic design as conceived by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Theodore Roosevelt. The presently offered coin has beautiful subtly variegated color with only the faintest marks, none of them singular or important. Liberty's satin profile is impeccable! The die polishing marks (common to all specimens) are more pronounced on the reverse fields while overall the coin has a bright peaceful sheen. Pop 32; 28 finer (PCGS # 8850) .
Estimated Value $50,000 - 55,000.
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Lot 3788 |
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1914-S $10 Indian. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. In a new secure plus holder. Well struck with rich golden toning. Clean as a whistle, as one would expect from the Premium Quality addition we've made to the grade; however, what really sets this coin apart from others is its intense velvety luster that rolls around each side. Meticulous strike on every device is what collectors hope for in a branch mint Indian $10 Eagle, and this coin, unlike those that don't quite make the "full" grade, is extra crisp, twice as sharp as an average specimen. For that reason, the numerical condition is conservative. Pop 107; 72 finer (PCGS # 8877) .
Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500.
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