1878-S TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8682
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 26,100
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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Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2460
at $977.50
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 726, not
illustrated, sold for $1,380.00 Purchased
from John Smies on June 22, 1967
EF-40. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 727, not
illustrated, sold for $316.25 Purchased
from Leo Young on April 14, 1967
VF-25. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1490, not illustrated, sold for $288.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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