1803 $10 Large Reverse Stars MS(PCGS#98565)

1803 $10 Large Reverse Stars MS (PCGS#98565)

August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night

详细说明: 1803 Capped Bust Right Eagle. Taraszka-30, HBCC-3199, BD-5. Rarity-4+. Large Reverse Stars. Extra Star. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. Here, indeed, is another "find" for the connoisseur and specialist. Deep golden surfaces exhibit a plentiful amount of luster and richly varied orange toning highlights. A moderately scarce and downright neat variety, a tiny star is seen in the rightmost cloud on the reverse, about one-quarter the size of the stars in the field above the eagle’s head, and no doubt from another, smaller denomination. As noted in the Bass-Dannreuther reference:<br />                     There have been several theories to explain the extra star. The punch that made the extra star is smaller than any used on eagles, so it may have been an intentional addition to this reverse die by a Mint employee. It is hard to imagine an accident causing this feature, as a punch would have had to drop into this working die at some point. This is another early gold mystery that defies explanation.<br /> <br /> A pleasing example of a scarce and interesting variety of which perhaps only 100 or so specimens are known in all grades.