1798/7 $10 9X4 Stars MS(PCGS#8560)

The June 2013 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2515

等级

AU58

价格

450,636

详细说明

1798/7 Capped Bust Right Eagle. Taraszka-9, BD-1. Rarity-4+. Stars 9x4. AU-58 (NGC). This eagle is elegantly preservation with bold visual appeal. There are no signs of toning, with the surfaces uniformly bright yellow-gold with the fields reflective. The strike is sharp on the devices, with Liberty's curls fully brought up and the finer details on the eagle's wings&nbsp;are nearly complete. There are minute signs of handling and brief circulation of course, as such an important coin would have been examined countless times by admirers through the ages. No adjustment marks are seen, and the only identifying marks are a thin scratch in the field below the shield nearly touching the branch tip. There are two short&nbsp;lint marks caused by the coiner wiping the dies now and then with a heavy cloth, something like burlap, and the thread fragments that were left on the dies imparted their shadowy presence into the struck coin. One is located at the top of E of STATES, the other at the center of the three stars on the far right above the eagle. Certainly in the top third of those&nbsp;known of this important variety.<br /> <br /> The Heraldic Eagle reverse design was first launched in 1797 and continued into 1798 for this issue of ten dollar gold eagles. A few back dated 1795 Heraldic Eagle reverse half eagles are known as well, but these were struck in 1797. The other major change in 1798 was the arrangement of the obverse stars; on this die the stars were arranged nine on the left and four on the right. A second obverse die for ten dollar gold eagles employed the seven stars left by six stars right arrangement, and curiously was also an overdate die of&nbsp;1798/7. The common reverse die used to coin both varieties of 1798/7 eagles is one of the few believed to be designed by engraver John Smith Gardner in 1796. Gardner was employed at the Mint until March 31, 1796 when he left over a pay dispute. He was brought back in for several weeks in the summer of that year and