1866-S TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8650
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 11,500
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±26.8
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±258 grains
(±16.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Recent appearances:
NGC AU-50. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7334, illustrated, sold for $3,795.00
NGC AU-50. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7711, illustrated, sold
for $4,025.00
A strong Extremely
Fine. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19,
2000, Lot 1813, plated, sold for $1,092.50
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9086, not
plated, sold for $2,990.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single AU-58.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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