1799 $10 Small Stars Obverse MS(PCGS#98562)

1799 $10 Small Stars Obverse MS (PCGS#98562)

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

详细说明: 1799 Capped Bust Right Eagle. BD-2, HBCC-3183, Taraszka-14. Rarity-5+. Small-Stars Obverse. MS-61+ (NGC). The NGC insert incorrectly attributes this coin as an example of the Large-Stars Obverse <em>Guide Book </em>variety. Certainly among the scarcer die marriages of the 1799 Capped Bust Right Eagle, BD-2 has an extant population of only 35-45 coins per John W. Dannreuther in the book <em>Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties: A Study of Die States, 1795-1834</em> (2006). The present example is a late die state with several peripheral die cracks (as struck) on the obverse, the most prominent of which extends over the top of Liberty's portrait from the rim outside the letter L in LIBERTY. Medium-gold color blankets both sides and is a bit brighter on the reverse. The surfaces exhibit a nice satin-to-softly frosted texture with only light scuffiness to the obverse seeming to preclude a higher grade. Well struck and overall sharp, this conditionally scarce Ten is sure to appeal to both the early gold specialist and the advanced type collector.