1799 $10 Small Obverse Stars, BD-1, R.7, AU58 PCGS....

Description

1799 BD-1 Eagle, AU58
The Finest Example Known
1914 Gable Collection Coin

1799 $10 Small Obverse Stars, BD-1, R.7, AU58 PCGS. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/b. Ex: S.H. Chapman's Gable Collection sale. The present coin is the finest of only eight known survivors of this rare die marriage. The variety was unknown in gold prior to 1972 when Harry W. Bass, Jr. acquired his example from a Lester Merkin auction. Well before that time, a photo of the unique Judd-26 copper pattern served as the only known representation of these dies.

Until recently, the 1799 BD-1 eagle from the venerable S.H. Chapman's Gable Collection May 1914 sale was unknown. However, the present example has been plate matched to lot 208, bringing the total population to eight: a 110-year rediscovery!

This well-made coin has brilliant and lustrous yellow-gold surfaces with hints of delicate orange in the peripheral areas. The only identifying marks are a small nick on the drapery just above and right of the date, and a small inclusion over the fourth cloud, between the T and E in STATES.

Roster of Known BD-1 1799 Small Obverse Stars Tens:
1. AU58 PCGS. Finest example. S.H. Chapman's Gable Collection sale, May 1914, lot 208. The present coin.
2. AU55 NGC. Perfect obverse, early reverse. FUN Signature (1/2018), lot 5061.
3. AU55. Superior (10/2001), lot 2874. Not attributed in the catalog.
4. AU53 PCGS. ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/1994), lot 5817; Anthony J. Taraszka Collection (Stack's Bowers, 8/2019), lot 4016.
5. AU50 PCGS. Heritage (12/2009), lot 1742.
6. AU Cleaned PCGS. Lester Merkin (2/1972), lot 433; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation (Heritage, 10/2022), where it sold for $38,400.
7. AU Cleaned NCS. Benson Collection (Goldberg Auctions, 2/2003), lot 2083; Baltimore Signature (Heritage, 3/2009), lot 3057.
8. MS61 SEGS (AU58, Scratched, Tooled). Goldberg Auctions, (2/2006), lot 1232.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 45724, Base PCGS# 98562, Greysheet# 198076)

Weight: 17.50 grams

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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