1914-D $10 MS(PCGS#8876)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2252

Grade

MS65

Price

14,030

Lot Description

The luster of this engaging Gem is astonishing at first glance, exhibiting a matte-like texture in the fields and more of a satiny finish across the design elements. Faint suggestions of pinkish-apricot and reddish-rose iridescence paint each side, enhancing overall smooth and virtually undisturbed surfaces. A sharply produced and impressively preserved example.<p>The 1914-D is one of the more available of the branch mint Indian eagle issues with a mintage of 208,000 pieces. The coins were struck at a time of growing hostility in Europe and economic skittishness at home. The great melts of the 1930s claimed many coins, while some eagles were shipped abroad in the form of foreign payments where they remained until after World War II before returning stateside. The majority of survivors are heavily bagmarked, the telltale signs of this storage and transportation in sacks. Gem Mint State examples are in short supply and with only a handful of specimens that may be considered finer, this a splendid example fit for the finest of eagle cabinets.