Lot 1539
The Classic Rarity 1875 $10 Gold PCGS Graded VF 35. PCGS graded VF-35. This is the lowest mintage of any regular issue United States gold coin! A total of just 100 were coined, with 20 additional proofs. Since the time of issue, most have long since disappeared. Today, it appears that between four and eight are known, Breen says four to six, Akers said five to six business strikes survive, "including two of horrendously low quality" of the non proof regular issue coins. This coin is one of the better ones, there are a couple of higher grade examples, and then a couple of lower grade ones. Original dirt clinging to the devices, attesting that it hasn't been cleaned or fussed with. In searching for an identifying mark, we came up short, there simply aren't any standout bagmarks or other abrasions, the only one that might work is a shallow vertical scratch up from above the center of Liberty's nose and it ends close to the inner point of the fifth star. On the reverse, there is a tiny tick mark just on the end tip of the lowest olive leaf in the branch. Currently residing in PCGS holder #5691889. A splendid coin in every way, and one of the great highlights of the Kardatzke Collection. One of 3 reported in the PCGS Population Report (in the category of VG-VF), with 6 graded higher.
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