1912-S TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8872
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 300,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Augustus
Saint-Gaudens
Diameter: 26.8
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 258 grains
(16.7 grams)
Edge: Raised stars
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco) left of the arrowheads on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Stack's
"William Thomas Michaels", January 21, 2004, Lot 3019,
illustrated, no prior pedigree, sold for $27,000.00
About Uncirculated. Ex-
Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1719,
sold for $276.00
Brilliant Uncirculated,
close to Choice. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1854, plated, sold for $603.75
Brilliant Uncirculated and
nearly Choice. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1855, not plated, sold for $1,495.00
EF-45. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1530, not illustrated, sold for $253.00
Extremely Fine. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1323, not plated, sold for $414.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
The PCGS Population Report,
January 2004" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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