1799 $10 Large Stars Obverse MS(PCGS#8562)

1799 $10 Large Stars Obverse MS (PCGS#8562)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: This is an infrequently offered certified grade for a challenging early gold type, one that will prove popular with many collectors. Rich deep honey-olive color is enhanced by overtones of medium orange and lighter pinkish-rose. The surfaces are free of sizeable or otherwise individually mentionable marks and display an uncommonly smooth appearance in an early eagle that saw this extensive commercial use. The strike is bold and generally even with only light wear that is more in line with what one might expect to see in a certified AU grade. There is some glossiness and faint hairlines that point to an old, light cleaning, but much frosty luster persists, and the eye appeal is pleasing. A desirable piece that will see spirted bidding. BD Die State b/b.<p>Of the ten different 1799 die pairs identified by Bass and Dannreuther, only two used the same Large Stars obverse die. The reverse die proved to be resilient as not only was it able to coin an estimated 12,500 to 17,500 eagles in 1799, it was also used to strike the entirety of the 1800 eagle mintage as well as a few thousand eagles in 1801. Often considered one of the most available of the Heraldic Eagle $10 gold pieces, the 1799 BD-10 variety should be examined in the context of the entire series, which is challenging overall. Many serious collectors are content with adding just a single specimen to represent the type, which makes the BD-10 even more desirable.