1880-O TEN DOLLARS OR EAGLE
PCGS No: 8689
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 9,200
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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Recent appearances:
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 734, not illustrated, sold for $1,092.50 From Lester Merkin's sale of April
1969, Lot 461
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-60.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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