1872-S TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8665
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 17,300
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±26.8
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±258 grains
(±16.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco) below the eagle on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 4 AU-58's.
Recent appearances:
NGC AU-55. Ex- Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7,
2000, Lot 7712, illustrated, sold for $2,357.50
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 703,
illustrated, sold for $4,370.00 Purchased
from William Youngerman on January 6, 1973
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 704,
illustrated, sold for $1,092.50 Purchased
from Stanley Kesselman on June 3, 1968
PCGS AU-53. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
747, illustrated, not sold
ANACS EF-45. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s,
"Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001,
Lot 9087, not plated, unsold
NGC EF-45. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1486, illustrated, sold for $690.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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