1797 $10 BD-4, Large Eagle MS(PCGS#45719)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4224

等级

AU58

价格

171,031

详细说明

Choice AU 1797 Heraldic Eagle $10 1797 Capped Bust Right Eagle. Heraldic Eagle. BD-4, Taraszka-12. Rarity-4+. AU-58 (NGC). Fully brilliant light yellow-gold with traces of prooflike character close to the obverse motifs and distributed through the better protected reverse fields to an even greater extent. Light handling marks are mostly visible on the obverse where the broad open fields of this design are most vulnerable, but there really are no sizeable blemishes worthy of individual mention beyond a small one nestled against the eagle's tail feathers at lower right. Nicely struck with good central detail. The eagle's breast feathers are virtually complete and well separated from the upper border of the shield. The earlier die state for the variety (BD d/a), without reverse breaks. The mintage for the 1797 Heraldic Eagle ten provided in most numismatic references is 10,940 coins, based on Walter Breen's assumption that production from the new Heraldic Eagle reverse dies began on June 7, 1797, with coins bearing that date continuing to be delivered through January 30, 1798. According to Mint records, 10,940 eagles were delivered during that period. Based on a more exhaustive study of die states and emission sequences, as well as modern estimates on the number of coins extant, John W. Dannreuther (2006) provides a broader range of 8,750 to 12,500 coins struck for the 1797 Heraldic Eagle. The author estimates that 3,500 to 5,000 examples were coined from the 1797 BD-4 dies, of which only 90 to 110 coins are extant in all grades. PCGS# 8559. NGC ID: 25ZY. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]