1852 $10 U.S. Assay Office MS(PCGS#10001)

1852 $10 U.S. Assay Office MS (PCGS#10001)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

Losbeschreibung: 1852 United States Assay Office of Gold $10 Gold. K-12a(1). Rarity-6. 884 THOUS. MS-60 (PCGS). Bright and lustrous for this elusive Territorial gold coin, which is rarely found at all and let alone in Mint State. The surfaces have scattered light marks from bag handling, and even the best of these known merits a grade of MS-64 (PCGS) as these were not found in quantities and had the trials of surviving the California Gold Rush. Boldly struck on all devices including the shield, claw and arrows at the center of the obverse. On the reverse the engine turned design has a large inset rectangle which proudly states UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE OF GOLD SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 1852. Bright yellow gold with a dash of green when examined under a light and sweet for the modest grade assigned.