1852 TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8608
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 263,106
Proofs: Unknown
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±26.8
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - ±90%
Other - ±10%
Weight: ±258 grains
(±16.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 648, illustrated, sold for $4,485.00 From the Bowers and Merena sale of
the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, October 1982, Lot 689; earlier
from John H. Clapp and Elmer S. Sears
NGC AU-55. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet
of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 191 sold for
$517.50
PCGS AU-53. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7708, not illustrated, sold for $603.75
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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