1908 $10 Matte PR (PCGS#8890)
The Regency Auction XXI May 2017
- 拍卖行
- Legend Rare Coin Auctions
- 批号
- 490
- 等级
- PR67
- 价格
- 1,012,222
- 详细说明
- ULTRA HIGH END! A spectacular SUPERB GEM Matte Proof $10, tied for FINEST graded by PCGS. The first year of proof $10 Indians, and only struck with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. The mintage was 116, and a decent number of these were saved, with perhaps 55-70 examples known in all grades, mostly in the PR64 to PR66 range. Remarkable surface quality! The microscopic facets from the sandblast matting process sparkle in the light. The surfaces are amazing, with absolutely perfect smoothness. The strike is razor sharp, every detail sculpted into the gold planchet. The wire rim, around both the obverse and the reverse, is knife sharp. Even using a strong glass, you will not find anything on either side to distract the eye or diminish the eye appeal. The mint did conduct various experiments with finishes for proof gold in 1908. With the introduction of the Indian Head eagle type, the mint ended the polished brilliant finish used on Liberty Head issues. Most PRs were struck using the sandblast, Matte finish as offered here, but a small number of Satin and even a reported Roman finish proofs were struck as well (in very small numbers, perhaps a total of 3-4 are estimated to survive). The Matte finish that is so desirable by collectors today, were not appreciated by contemporary collectors, leading to the change to Satin finish in 1909, then Roman finish in 1910. These also proved very unpopular, and Mattes were reintroduced in 1911 and continued to be struck to 1915. The green-gold color is exactly how these should come, but over the years they have been dipped and conserved in an effort to get into a high grade holder. This cataloger remembers speaking with “old timers” who would comment whenever a bright yellow Matte Proof gold coin appeared at auction about how the coin had been ruined. This coin is a great exception to the unfortunate reality. This coin is fully natural with amazing eye appeal. PCGS 3, NGC 10, CAC 2. There are no comparable examples that have sold in auction! This is NOT the PCGS PR66+ CAC that sold in April 2016. While no PR67 examples graded by PCGS have ever sold publicly, the PCGS Price Guide does list a value of $150,000 in this lofty grade, and keep in mind this is one of, if not THE FINEST examples of this rare PR issue. If you need just one Proof Indian Head $10 for a proof gold type set, you owe it to yourself to bid on this SUPERB GEM! PCGS # 8890 Cert. Number 83580281 PCGS # 8890
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