1801 $10 BD-2 MS(PCGS#45734)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

4331

Erhaltungsgrad

MS64

Preis

83.375

Losbeschreibung

1801 Capped Bust Right Eagle. Taraszka-25, BD-2. Rarity-2. MS-64 (NGC). This coin is of amazing quality for an early United States eagle of the Capped Bust design and one of the finer examples to be certified. Liberty sports a fair degree of frost from the dies, the delicate textured appearance as intended but of such a delicate nature that this frost vanishes after brief circulation or handling. The surrounding fields are satiny and smooth with minimal signs of bag handling. Further enhancing the surfaces are the complete lack of adjustment marks, which are so commonly seen on the early eagles, particularly around the rims. The strike is sharp too, with bold definition on all of Liberty's curls and the eagle's feathers too.&nbsp;A few obverse and reverse stars are less than full, as always seen on this date and a reflection of the primitive coining presses used at the Philadelphia Mint during the time these were struck.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1801 the Philadelphia Mint was under close scrutiny, some in the government wanted to close the Mint down as a wasteful use of money and contract out&nbsp;coinage to a private firm. In the end the Mint won out and coinage continued. How such a stunning coin could survive all these years is a testament to the growing wealth of America and all that this country represents. Tied with a group of a few dozen or so at this grade level and at most two have been seen finer at NGC. Worthy of the most advanced connoisseurs collection.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers</strong><br /> As one of the finest known of the variety and, indeed, of the general design type, this coin will play to a wide audience as it crosses the block. The specialist will find it to be of magnetic attraction, and anyone assembling a high-grade set of United States coins by design types will find it equally appealing.