1839/8 $10 Type of 1838 MS(PCGS#8576)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

7188

Erhaltungsgrad

AU53

Preis

7.800

Losbeschreibung

1839/8 Liberty Head Eagle. Type of 1838, Large Letters. AU-53 (PCGS). This lovely example exhibits subtle orange-apricot highlights on dominant honey-olive color. Traces of prooflike reflectivity are seem in the protected areas around the design elements, which display appreciable luster in a softly frosted texture. Sharply defined throughout the focal points, with fully original surfaces. The 1839 Type of 1838 eagle is a very scarce coin in all grades, with perhaps just under 250 examples known, by far the vast majority of which are well circulated. While just a hair more available than the first year of issue, there is quite a bit of competition between type collectors and classic period gold specialists when an example appears at sale, regardless of condition. As an upper end AU-53 with superior quality and eye appeal, this specimen will attract significant attention from numismatists of all stripes. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - CBL Set. PCGS# 8576. NGC ID: 262E. Click here for certification details from PCGS.