1859-O TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8629
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,300
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±26.8
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - ±90%
Other - ±10%
Weight: ±258 grains
(±16.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Images courtesy of Heritage
Numismatic Auctions
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 4 AU-55's.
Recent appearances:
SEGS AU-55 Cleaned, Repaired
Mount Removed. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"October 2000 Long Beach Sale", October 5-7, 2000, Lot 9004,
illustrated, sold for $3,680.00
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7330, illustrated, sold for $13,225.00
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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