1878 $10 MS(PCGS#8680)

February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2119

Grade

MS61

Price

2,160

Lot Description

Vivid warm yellow-gold color blends with softly frosted luster on both sides of this gorgeous Mint State eagle. Sharply struck and visually appealing with incredible mint flash. Beginning with this issue ten-dollar gold coin production at the Philadelphia Mint increased to levels not seen since before the Civil War. While the 1878 is readily obtainable by the standards of its era, it is scarce when compared to many later-date issues of the type.