1846/'5'-O $10 MS(PCGS#8596)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3240

等级

AU53

价格

34,749

详细说明

1846/'5'-O Liberty Head Eagle. Winter-4. AU-53 (PCGS). This About Uncirculated eagle retains traces of semi-prooflike reflectivity in the fields, the texture otherwise softly frosted and appreciably lustrous. Well struck in most areas and awash in pretty color in bold orange-honey. The 1846-O has a mintage of just 81,780 pieces, far fewer than the 571,500 pieces reported for the 1847-O. While the latter is the most plentiful No Motto eagle from the New Orleans Mint, the former is among the rarest. This is particularly true in the finest circulated and Mint State grades, with Southern gold expert Doug Winter commenting in his 2006 New Orleans Mint reference: "[The 1846-O] is especially hard to find in higher grades and coins with good eye appeal are nearly unheard of." This is just such a coin, and it is sure to appeal to astute bidders. We anticipate strong competition when it crosses the auction block. Winter-4 is a rare die marriage of the 1846-O eagle. Once regarded as an overdate, the bottom of the digit 6 exhibits a large dot within its loop, the result of a damaged date punch. The present example was struck from a reverse die with a prominent crack through the mintmark that also engages the branch stem and the letters TE in TEN. A second crack goes through the letter I in AMERICA before extending into the lowest arrow head and the eagle's left talon. The presence of these cracks point to the early withdrawal of this die, which probably explains the rarity of the Winter-4 attribution among extant 1846-O $10s. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 8; 20 finer, just four of which are Mint State (MS-61 finest). PCGS# 8596. NGC ID: 262X. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.